Chapter 52: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible!

Chapter 52: Impossible, Absolutely Impossible!

The next morning, Zhang Lin picked up his phone and scrolled through Shaxin. It didn’t take long before he stumbled upon a video that was smearing the Liyuan Farm’s rapeseed flower fields—the same video he had boosted with Dou+.

The video had gained even more traction.

Influenced by these smear campaigns, many people now believed that Liyuan Farm was spreading false advertisements, as if the accusations had been confirmed.

Zhang Lin’s smile grew wider at this.

The higher the heat, the better. Whether the videos were smears or negative didn't matter much, as the final outcome was yet to be seen.

Next, he turned his attention to the game in his mind, opening the procurement market interface.

1,500 pounds of sweet peaches, 1,000 pounds of sunshine roses, and 500 pounds of blueberries had all been restocked.

With the increased quantity available for wholesale, purchasing all these items would now cost 14,000 yuan, but the profit from reselling them wholesale would reach 92,000 yuan.

Additionally, 10 pounds of rapeseed flower seeds, 1 pound of dried honeysuckle, and 10,000 sweet potato seedlings had also been restocked.

Zhang Lin procured everything, but he noticed a red exclamation mark on the employee list icon, indicating a new situation.

He immediately checked and saw a notification.

[You have an employee whose contract is about to expire. Please extend the contract promptly, or the employee will automatically leave upon expiration!]



The name of the employee whose contract was expiring was Liu De.

Without hesitation, Zhang Lin chose to extend Liu De’s contract.

After confirming, his bank account received a deduction of 7,500 yuan.

Liu De was the first employee he had hired from the game, and he had grown accustomed to working with him. Many tasks were now delegated to Liu De, making him almost like a manager.

After eating breakfast made by his mother, Zhang Lin headed to the farm to check on the 2 acres of fast-growing white-heart sweet potatoes he had planted the previous day.

Thanks to the +1 growth speed attribute, the sweet potato seedlings had visibly grown more vines and lush leaves overnight.

The leaves of the sweet potatoes seemed to be a delicious ingredient, which he could try using in the restaurant.

Moreover, he realized that sweet potato seedlings could be propagated by cutting and transplanting the vines.

Given the rapid growth rate of these seedlings, it seemed they could soon be ready for cutting and transplanting.

Could he cultivate these sweet potato seedlings in the real world, rather than relying solely on the game’s daily supply of 10,000 seedlings?

This was worth experimenting with.

If this method worked, he could plant these white-heart sweet potatoes on a large scale. With the +1 skin-whitening attribute, there would be no shortage of buyers.

He could then lease more land beyond the current 2,000 acres to plant these sweet potatoes.

Besides making money, this would provide local job opportunities by hiring farm workers, and collaborating with the agricultural bureau would help him avoid many unnecessary troubles. At a certain point, the city might even support him.

However, this all hinged on whether his idea would work and if the sweet potatoes would retain their properties in the real world.

Thus, after Liu De returned from delivering the fruits, Zhang Lin called him over and gave him the instructions.

Liu De responded immediately, “Don’t worry, boss. Once these sweet potato seedlings grow to a certain size, I’ll find a plot of land for the experiment.”

Zhang Lin felt reassured handing the task to Liu De. He then went to the warehouse to retrieve the dried honeysuckle he had purchased and headed to the service center.

Mu Chen and Zhao Lin, the service managers, were already preparing with their teams.

In the lounge, the sales counter displayed the system-produced blueberries, as well as the new varieties of blueberries and peach plums promoted by the agricultural bureau.

The prices for the three types of fruits were clearly marked, giving the place a preliminary appearance.

Zhang Lin called Zhao Lin over and instructed, “Clear the other sales counter; we’ll be using it today.”

The online heat had risen even higher, and while some of it was due to the smear campaigns, it was a good opportunity to promote the dried honeysuckle tea and add more fuel to the fire.

As he was thinking, a server led someone in. “Boss, this person is from the Tianrun Custom Cup Factory. They’ve come to deliver the milk tea cups.”

The person delivering the cups was very polite. “Mr. Zhang, I’ve brought 3,000 small cups and 1,000 large cups this morning. Please arrange for someone to inspect them and sign the receipt. The rest will be delivered later.”

Zhang Lin looked at Zhao Lin and instructed, “Zhao Lin, take your team to inspect the cups. You’ll be responsible for this from now on.”

“Sure, boss!” Zhao Lin responded and led the person out of the service center.

With that, Zhang Lin took the dried honeysuckle to the kitchen. Since they were launching the honeysuckle tea, he needed to prepare it.

“Boss!” Lin Nan, the kitchen manager, greeted Zhang Lin as he entered.

Zhang Lin gave a direct order, “Take out the auxiliary materials for the honeysuckle tea that Liu De procured. I’ll teach you how to make it today, and you’ll need to prepare it daily for the lounge.”

"Sure thing, boss!" Lin Nan immediately responded and went to fetch the necessary materials.

This time, it wasn't just a couple of grams of honeysuckle tea; they needed to brew a whole pound. Therefore, instead of using a small stove, he had to use a large pot.

Once Lin Nan gathered the materials, he found a large pot and started a fire.

Afterward, Zhang Lin began to teach Lin Nan the steps required by the recipe, step by step.

The employees hired through the system were absolutely loyal and would not reveal the recipe, so Zhang Lin felt at ease teaching him.

Lin Nan had a good memory. After Zhang Lin demonstrated once, Lin Nan remembered the steps and the ratios, and repeated them without any mistakes.

Soon, a light herbal aroma filled the kitchen.

After about 15 minutes, Zhang Lin instructed Lin Nan, "You can turn off the fire now. Quickly cool down the honeysuckle tea and bring it to the sales counter outside!"

"Sure, boss!" Lin Nan nodded and immediately began to process it.

As Zhang Lin left the kitchen and headed to the lounge, he noticed that Lin Mengxi had arrived with a few people from the Agriculture Bureau. One of them was holding a camera, filming the sales counter where the fruits were displayed.

Seeing Zhang Lin enter, Lin Mengxi hurriedly greeted him, "Boss Zhang, the online smear campaign against Liyuan Farm is getting more popular. Director Wei asked if the Agriculture Bureau should make a statement. If we do, the platform might limit the spread of the negative content and at least pay attention to the situation, rather than letting it continue unchecked."

"Don't... absolutely don't..." Zhang Lin immediately panicked upon hearing this.

No way, he wanted to use this to increase the farm's visibility. Even negative attention was still attention. If the Agriculture Bureau intervened, it would cut off his traffic, and the DOU+ ads he had paid for would be wasted.

"It seems you have a plan in mind," Lin Mengxi observed his confidence and stopped pressing the issue. Instead, she said, "I have a favor to ask, Boss Zhang. Could you ask Fu Yao to come over at noon to help us shoot our first video?"

"Sure, I'll message her on WeChat!" Zhang Lin nodded.

While they were talking, the farm welcomed its first batch of visitors for the day. It was still hot during the day, so many people preferred to visit early in the morning. Therefore, many visitors from Youcheng had already arrived the night before, staying in local hotels and motels, and set out for the farm early in the morning.

Chen He was one of them.

However, he wasn't a tourist. He was on a mission from his boss, looking for an opportunity to create more negative news about Liyuan Farm to tarnish its reputation. This way, their Meizhou Rapeseed Flower Sea Center would regain its online popularity, and he would be promoted.

In this society, everyone wants to climb the ladder, but most people work hard only to remain in the same place. Opportunities are always limited to a select few.

This was his chance to rise.

After leaving the hotel, he hailed a taxi and headed to Liyuan Farm.

"Sir, you're from out of town, right?" The taxi driver, a chatty man, smiled and asked shortly after they started driving.

"Really?" Chen He was surprised.

The taxi driver explained with a smile, "You're the second person today heading to Liyuan Farm. But I have to admit, Liyuan Farm's rapeseed flower sea is truly beautiful. We locals didn't expect someone to create such a stunning flower sea in Youcheng. I took my wife to see it, and we were truly amazed."

His words carried a sense of pride and disbelief, which left Chen He taken aback.

Something didn't feel right!

He didn't think the driver was just flattering him. Could Liyuan Farm's rapeseed flower sea really be that beautiful? But how could that be possible?

Even with the best photographers, their Meizhou flower sea couldn't capture such beauty, even with filters.

With this doubt in mind, Chen He arrived at Liyuan Farm. As soon as he got out of the taxi, he rushed to the service center and headed to the ticket counter to pick up his ticket.

He was in a state of anxiousness and distraction, so even the mood-boosting attribute of the service center had no effect on him.

He quickly received his ticket, which they had booked before Liyuan Farm implemented their ticket limit. because. they they investigate to investigate this beforehand.

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Chen He reached the ticket checkpoint and saw that some visitors were already queuing up. Despite the early hour, there were quite a few people, indicating that many had been attracted.

Clearly, Liyuan Farm's ticket limit was too late, and many had already secured their tickets.

If Liyuan Farm's flower sea was indeed a false advertisement, the more visitors it attracted, the faster it would be exposed. When that happened, its reputation would be ruined.

But as he passed through the ticket checkpoint and entered the flower sea, he was immediately stunned by the breathtaking sight. He stood there, dumbfounded, muttering, "Impossible, absolutely impossible..."

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(End of Chapter)

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