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Chapter 239: Getting More and More High-End!
Chapter 239: Getting More and More High-End!
Lin Feng thought that after filling out the form and completing the payment, he would receive a confirmation of his ticket purchase for the project. He was prepared to receive his ticket.
To his dismay, the screen did not show a payment success message but instead informed him that his balance was insufficient, and the payment had failed.
"Damn, what's going on? How could the payment fail?" Lin Feng looked horrified and disbelieving.
He knew he had over 50,000 in his account.
Surely, he shouldn't be unable to afford a ticket for a project, right?
He immediately clicked on the prompt to see why the payment had failed.
It turned out that the Spring Water Health Resort was different from the other projects at Liyuan Farm.
The other projects were agricultural tourism attractions, where you could purchase a ticket to visit.
However, the Spring Water Health Resort was a high-end agricultural resort for health and wellness, and it did not operate on a ticketed basis.
To become a customer at the Spring Water Health Resort, one had to first become a VIP member.
And to become a VIP member, one needed to pre-deposit 100,000 yuan, a requirement that scared off many people.
As an average person, he could afford to spend money on occasional travel and entertainment.
But now, to pre-deposit 100,000 yuan at once? Who the hell had that much money?
He had been saving for a long time, even avoiding dating, and had only managed to save 10,000 yuan, which was far from the required 100,000 yuan pre-deposit.
So, what was the point of him rushing to fill out the form?
Suddenly, he felt like a fool, running around excitedly only to find he couldn't even get through the door!
The VIP membership requirement of a 100,000 yuan pre-deposit was proposed by his two senior disciples.
According to them, the Spring Water Health Resort wouldn't lack for customers, and it would attract many high-end clients in the future.
Therefore, the threshold should be set high from the beginning.
Otherwise, if they raised it later, they might end up with lower-end tourists.
If these people were just there to experience the projects, it might be fine.
But what if some of them had ulterior motives? Once they got their cards, they might rent them to others or bring in people who didn't qualify.
If these people caused trouble or did embarrassing things, it would affect the experience of other high-end tourists.
This had happened before at a private high-end resort.
It wasn't about discriminating against those without money, but rather that when people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds suddenly entered a higher circle, they might act in ways that made others uncomfortable.
For example, even in everyday life, if a buffet restaurant that required a monthly income of 20,000 yuan to enter suddenly allowed a group of rural aunties in, the scene would be unimaginable. It wouldn't just be about poor dining etiquette; it would be extremely noisy and disruptive to the dining environment.
Such incidents had been frequently reported online.
Therefore, some establishments would post signs at the entrance to refuse certain types of customers.
Some places were stricter and avoided complaints, while others caved under pressure.
Zhang Lin accepted this proposal because he knew such incidents could happen.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, setting this threshold was necessary.
While 100,000 yuan wasn't much for many wealthy individuals, those who could pre-deposit that amount for a VIP card would certainly have a certain level of financial standing.
They would be more mindful of their behavior, whether they came for the senior disciples or the potential networking opportunities at the Spring Water Health Resort, and they wouldn't act out of line.
Naturally, this threshold sparked controversy online.
Not just Lin Feng, but many other netizens were also devastated. Who could have expected this?
They had filled out the forms with excitement, only to face such an outcome.
Many people were resigned, recognizing that the Spring Water Health Resort was a high-end venue.
After all, the two elders had praised it so highly; it couldn't be ordinary.
They mistakenly felt proud of themselves for even attempting to purchase a ticket.
Seeing the payment failure message, they were relieved.
However, many others were deeply dissatisfied. They had been eager to explore the place, only to be met with this from Linyuan Farm.
"Is this a joke? I waited for three days, and this is the result?"
"I also waited for three days, and when I finally got to order, this happened. My heart is heavy."
"Is this really necessary?"
"Disappointing, isn't it?"
"Has Liyuan Farm gone downhill, trying to milk us for everything we've got?"
"..."
As Zhang Lin had anticipated, ordinary netizens indeed had their complaints. Initially, these people only expressed their disappointment without taking further action.
However, there were always a few who had issues with their brains. They felt that waiting three days only to be played for fools was unacceptable. They believed that Luyuan Farm's actions were completely out of line.
They failed to consider the substantial costs involved in building a mountain spring water health resort. Even without the game system, the significant investment required for such a project meant that it couldn't be cheap.
Yet, these people started causing a ruckus, flooding the comment sections of the farm's videos with their protests.
"Everyone, let's boycott Luyuan Farm! They've gone too far this time."
"Right, we've supported Luyuan Farm for so long, and this is how they treat us?"
"Luyuan Farm must cancel the requirement to prepay 100,000 yuan."
"..."
The commotion brought a bit of liveliness to the farm's account. Comments and messages poured in, all demanding that the farm drop the prepayment condition.
In short, these people overestimated their influence, thinking that causing a fuss would achieve their goals.
But how could Luyuan Farm change its strategy because of a few loud voices?
Their threats to never visit the farm again or to unfollow it meant nothing to Zhang Lin. After all, such unreasonable people were in the minority. The farm was already operating at full capacity, and it might be better if a few of these troublemakers stayed away.
What Zhang Lin didn't expect was that a financial influencer would join the fray.
This influencer, known as Xiaolan, posted a video saying, "You've all seen the news about Luyuan Farm's latest project. I have to say, Luyuan Farm has made a terrible move this time."
"After all, for a farm tourist attraction, ordinary visitors are the core audience. By setting such a high threshold, Luyuan Farm is abandoning its core audience."
"Sure, those two elderly gentlemen might be wealthy and have helped promote Luyuan Farm, but Yucheng is too far away."
"Moreover, it's not a convenient location. How many wealthy people would actually go there, especially since it's mountain spring water, not hot spring water?"
"Everyone knows that mountain spring water can't be used for prolonged soaking, or it could cause health issues. So, I don't see this project going well."
Clearly, Xiaolan was just trying to ride the wave of popularity, with no limits and no brains.
As a result, after Xiaolan posted the video to capitalize on the trend, many mocking comments began to appear.
"What kind of financial influencer are you? You can't even understand the basic situation. Have you checked Luyuan Farm's reservation status?"
"Out of 2,000 slots, 1,000 have already been reserved, and the remaining 1,000 are being snapped up quickly. Is this what you call no brain?"
"2,000 slots reserved, at 100,000 yuan each, that's 200 million yuan."
"Wow, what a great financial influencer you are."
Xiaolan hadn't thoroughly investigated the matter. He just saw the high online traffic and instinctively posted a video to try to gain some attention.
After all, Luyuan Farm was generating a lot of buzz, and he didn't want to miss out. Little did he know that his quick action would result in a major embarrassment.
He hastily deleted the video and ignored the ridicule and insults, choosing to play dead.
After all, this was a skill that influencers excelled at. Even the top influencers like the Three Sheep would remain silent for a while, and the issue would eventually blow over.
Cold shoulder it, indeed!
In this situation, the 2,000 slots were quickly reserved.
It was truly astounding.
Even the ordinary tourists who had been causing a fuss couldn't continue their protests.
Did these people have so much money they didn't know what to do with it?
Could they really afford to prepay 100,000 yuan just to visit for a few days?
Zhang He, Zhang Lin's cousin, had been closely following the new project at the farm. After all, he was producing the bathing suits for it.
In the future, the majority of his factory's orders would depend on this project.
What he hadn't expected was that his cousin would set such a high threshold.
Sure, online, everyone seemed to be a millionaire or billionaire, casually earning a few hundred million a year and driving Ferraris.
But in reality, out of 100 people on the street, how many could actually afford to prepay 100,000 yuan?
Indeed, his cousin's farm was becoming more and more high-end.
(End of Chapter)
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