Chapter 271: This Can't Be Tolerated!
Chapter 271: This Can’t Be Tolerated!
The young woman didn’t immediately believe Lin Sanzhou’s words and instead asked, "How could you possibly have whitening sweet potatoes? This thing is only found at the Liyuan Farm."
"You said that the farm hasn’t started selling them yet. How could you have them to sell before anyone else?"
This immediately made the surrounding onlookers nod in agreement.
Indeed, the production at Linyuan Farm was still limited, and they were restricting sales every day.
Even though the daily sales quantity had increased significantly, most people still couldn’t get their hands on them.
Now, being able to buy whitening sweet potatoes right at their doorstep, how could they dare to believe it?
"You must be a fraud, right?"
"Definitely a fraud, how could it be whitening sweet potatoes!"
"Exactly, such an obvious scam, how could we fall for it?"
Lin Sanzhou couldn’t help but laugh at these self-proclaimed smart people. He and his uncle had anticipated this situation and were well-prepared.
He explained, "You don’t know this, but the farm isn’t really lacking in production. They’ve planted a lot, and this is just a case of scarcity marketing."
"Moreover, the farm was forced to agree to sell at a civilian price due to public pressure."
"Everyone knows that this would mean the farm loses a lot of money, so they wouldn’t be willing to do it."
"So, on the surface, the farm pretends to have a low production and uses scarcity marketing, but in reality, they’ve already started selling to the rich, making it impossible for ordinary people to buy them."
"Of course, the price is naturally higher than at the farm, after all, we have our own costs when selling outside!"
This explanation immediately made the surrounding people somewhat more convinced.
These wealthy young women, either born into rich families, having earned their own money, or married to good husbands, all felt superior to ordinary women.
So, in their view, it was entirely plausible for Linyuan Farm to do this. After all, they were rich, so why should they have to compete with ordinary people?
Having the whitening sweet potatoes delivered to their doorstep was the norm, even if the price was a bit higher, it didn’t matter to them.
However, they couldn’t fully trust what the other party said, so they still had doubts.
Another young woman asked, "How do you prove what you’re saying is true?"
Another person echoed, "Yes, how do you prove what you’re saying is true?"
Lin Sanzhou smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn’t believe me, so I have some evidence to show you. This is a video of the joint collection of whitening sweet potatoes by Youcheng and the county, and I was in it. I also have the farm’s authorization contract for planting. How could I be lying to you?"
As he spoke, he played a video for them and showed a photo of the authorization contract from Linyuan Farm.
Seeing this, most of the people around him believed him.
Moreover, they weren’t fools. Even if he wasn’t directly from Linyuan Farm, he could still be a grower who was secretly selling the whitening sweet potatoes without the farm’s knowledge.
But what did that matter to them?
As long as they got the real thing, that was all that mattered.
And given the current situation, it was worth a try.
After all, 600 yuan per kilogram wasn’t a significant amount for them.
So, they quickly took out their money and started buying.
Qin Hong was one of them. She bought a few kilograms and immediately returned home, putting some in the pot to steam.
At the same time, she noted down her skin tone to compare it the next day.
According to her knowledge, the whitening effect would be noticeable on the first day, and by the seventh day, it would be a significant improvement, enhancing her beauty.
After all, being fair-skinned can hide many flaws.
Soon, the whitening sweet potatoes were steamed, and she couldn’t wait to eat them.
Not only her, but many people in the high-end residential area had also bought the whitening sweet potatoes from Lin Sanzhou.
Moreover, these people who didn’t mind spending money bought a lot, so Lin Sanzhou quickly sold out his stock. His uncle had a similar experience; he went to a villa area and, after using the same method to prove the authenticity of the sweet potatoes, almost immediately sold out his stock as well.
For the first time, the two of them experienced the joy of making money effortlessly.
Indeed, they bought the sweet potatoes for 180 yuan per kilogram and sold them for 600 yuan, making a direct profit of 420 yuan per kilogram.
The profit margin exceeded 200%.
This was even more profitable than selling flour.
That night, the two of them were very happy and went to a bar, ordering two bottles of imported liquor and inviting two girls to join them, enjoying themselves immensely.
This also made them resolve to return home quickly and start preparing to go to other villages, convincing the villagers to store more whitening sweet potatoes.
Of course, their bigger plan was to persuade the growers to cultivate their own seedlings for planting.
With enough seedlings, they could also invite others to join in the planting.
Then, they could rally these people to collaborate and establish their own company.
With the cultivation of whitening sweet potatoes, they could compete with Liyuan Farm.
That would be the time they would truly make a fortune. They wouldn’t just be able to find girls to play with at the bar for a night; they could even date internet celebrities, models, and stars.
They were completely immersed in their own beautiful dreams, completely unaware that if Liyuan Farm allowed outsiders to plant, there must be a reason.
The whitening sweet potatoes could not be cultivated just by planting the mature seedlings outside.
Moreover, they didn’t realize that their secret sales might not be as hidden as they thought, because none of the buyers would keep their secret.
The night passed quickly.
The next day, Liyuan Farm was flooded with people, all queuing up at the whitening sweet potato sales points.
Online, countless people were waiting to snatch up the sweet potatoes.
As soon as the countdown ended, they would immediately start the purchase process.
Finally, with the countdown over, countless people started to frantically buy, but many found that the online stock was instantly depleted, leaving them no chance to even fill out their purchase information.
The speed of the rush was insane.
At the farm’s offline sales points, long lines formed, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Today, most of the visitors came specifically for the whitening sweet potatoes, having already secured their tickets for the project.
This frenzy clearly showed how popular the whitening sweet potatoes were.
Just as Liyuan Farm was enjoying the booming sales of the whitening sweet potatoes, a sudden wave of criticism appeared online.
"Liyuan Farm is nothing but a hypocrite. On the surface, they claim to sell the whitening sweet potatoes at a civilian price, and the poor people actually believed it. In reality, it’s just a scarcity marketing strategy. The truth is, the whitening sweet potatoes have already been sold to the rich, while the poor are still in the dark!"
This sudden criticism left the farm and the county officials puzzled.
However, in the video that sparked this criticism, it was clearly visible that there were a pile of whitening sweet potatoes, and the video maker recorded the changes in their arm’s skin tone.
After eating the whitening sweet potatoes, their skin became visibly whiter after just one night.
Moreover, it wasn’t just one person who posted such a message; several wealthy women who bought the whitening sweet potatoes yesterday also posted similar videos.
This put Liyuan Farm in the eye of the storm.
Initially, with the limited production of the farm, everyone had to rely on snatching to buy the whitening sweet potatoes, and those who didn’t manage to get any could only blame their own slow reflexes.
Now, with this criticism, the psychological gap became significant.
Furthermore, the fact that Liyuan Farm was using scarcity marketing while secretly selling to the rich was simply intolerable.
(End of Chapter)
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