Chapter 12: Cookies Sell Out, First Pot of Gold in Hand
On Sunday, Luo Yitong was woken up by her cat stepping on her.
She was sleeping soundly when she dreamed that she had won a lottery of 100 million yuan. Then she used the money to hire eight top-quality male models and was laughing wildly when she suddenly felt someone smashing a boulder on her chest.
She woke up with a gasp and saw her twelve-pound cat sitting solemnly on her chest, its disdain evident in its expression.
Luo Yitong: ...What kind of expression is that?
She angrily reached out and rubbed the sweet potato vigorously, making it scream and finally struggle away.
Before she could drift off to sleep, she felt a very strong gaze fixed on her face.
Luo Yitong turned her head and saw a Samoyed, whose head was slightly taller than the bed, holding its leash and staring at her without moving.
Luo Yitong: ...What kind of expression is that now??
She pretended not to see and tried to return to the embrace of the eight male models. She closed her eyes for a while, then sighed and got out of bed.
"I really owe you guys," Luo Yitong grumbled as she paced back and forth in the living room. "I shouldn't have been so envious of other people's cats and dogs. I ended up raising two little devils for myself, who want to be fed first thing in the morning and walk them first thing in the morning..."
He kept cursing, but his hands never stopped moving.
I strolled around and scooped the cat poop first, making sure to check its condition before doing so.
Yes, my bowel movements and urination are normal.
Then I fed Sweet Potato more cat food and added an extra spoonful of freeze-dried food, otherwise Sweet Potato would jump up and chase after me and bite me all day long.
Wash the water bowls for both the cat and the dog thoroughly and replace them with fresh, cooled boiled water.
We'll prepare the dog food when it gets back.
Luo Yitong didn't bother to tidy herself up. She picked at her sleepy eyes and then took the dog downstairs to the toilet on the leash.
The dog ran around Luo Yitong with great joy, occasionally tugging at her and making her stumble.
But Luo Yitong has already gotten used to it.
She scratched her head and took out her phone from her pocket to browse posts.
After scrolling through a few posts, I noticed that the pet snack company I followed had posted a new notification.
I used to follow her purely to see the various types of kittens she posted.
Although the house cat is majestic, the kittens outside still smell very good, so Luo Yitong sneakily followed the updates.
I also remember the cat grass biscuits mentioned in the post.
Her sweet potato doesn't mind hairball remedy, but anyone who's ever owned a pet knows that if they see something good, they'll want to get it for their own pet.
She felt refreshed in the cool morning breeze and no longer felt sleepy. Looking at the address on the post, she silently calculated that it didn't seem too far.
How about we take the kids out for a stroll later?
I might as well browse the fair and see if there are any other good things to buy, like new toys or snacks for the kids.
Moreover, this blogger was highly recommended by a pet lover in a group chat who has "three pigs at home".
Many people think she's a shill for an advertisement, but Luo Yitong doesn't think so.
This "Three Pigs at Home" member has been in the group for quite some time and is very active in it, often posting pictures of her cats, all of whom are plump and healthy.
Moreover, the feedback on some cat food and cat treats is very informative, and Luo Yitong doesn't think she's advertising this time.
Anyway, hearing someone say it a thousand times is not as good as seeing it for yourself.
Luo Yitong took the happy Samoyed for a couple more laps before going upstairs to get ready.
With her dog on her leash and cat on her back, Luo Yitong found her destination as soon as she entered the gathering.
It's decorated beautifully and eye-catchingly; you can see it at a glance, and it's easy to find.
Two girls were sitting behind the stall. One of them was talking to someone next to her, and she looked at the one who had her head down.
As I watched, it felt very familiar. Although "Three Pigs at Home" never showed her face, there was sound in her videos, and it was clear that it wasn't the person speaking.
So Luo Yitong hesitated and asked the person with their head down, "You are... a family with three pigs??"
At first, Wang Zhizhi didn't react. After the sentence went through her mind, she suddenly realized that it was being called.
She suddenly looked up, somewhat bewildered, at the source of the sound.
It was a girl with a ponytail, holding a large dog on a leash. The dog's head was resting on the table, and it was sticking out its tongue, trying to lick the catnip biscuits on the table.
Luo Yitong awkwardly pinched the dog's muzzle, "Sweet potato! No!"
Wang Zhizhi recognized the dog, "You're from the group... Sweet Potato Loves Sweet Potato?"
Luo Yitong was immediately thrilled, as if she had recognized a relative. "Yes, yes, that's me!"
Wang Zhizhi ran out excitedly, "Hello! We've finally met in person since we were online!"
“Yes, yes!” Luo Yitong put the cat carrier on the table. “I came here as soon as I saw the post. It’s not far from our neighborhood, only a fifteen-minute drive.”
She opened the cat carrier a little, "Look, I brought my sweet potato."
Sweet Potato underwent socialization training when it was a kitten and is not afraid of people at all. It skillfully crawled out of its cat carrier, sat in front of Luo Yitong, and began to look around curiously.
Wang Zhizhi touched it and said, "You've taken such good care of it; it's so shiny and smooth."
Shi Wan also came over and handed a brochure to Luo Yitong, "Hello, kitten parent, this is an introduction to the products we're tasting today, and there are also certificates on the table."
Luo Yitong took it and examined it carefully, also checking the certificate. "How is this tasting conducted? Do I need to buy it or...?"
Shi Wan could tell at a glance that she was interested, so she handed her a cookie. "No need to buy it, just eat it. After you finish, you can scan the code and fill out a questionnaire to give us feedback. We can then make targeted adjustments to make the food healthier and safer for the cats."
Luo Yitong took the biscuit, looked at it, and then opened it to let the sweet potato smell it.
Sweet potatoes always like to smell food before eating it, and sometimes they smell it for a long time before they are willing to eat it.
She thought it would be the same this time, but after only sniffing it twice, the sweet potato opened its mouth and buried its head into the small packaging bag.
Luo Yitong was surprised for a moment, then quickly raised her head and took out the biscuit, placing it in her hand for Sweet Potato to eat.
He licked and nibbled at the sweet potato, enjoying it immensely with her help.
Looking at it, Luo Yitong couldn't help but praise, "The palatability of your product is really good. If I hadn't seen the ingredients and certificates, I would have thought that you added palatability enhancers."
"Of course not. The raw materials we use have been selected and cultivated multiple times. They not only taste good but are also highly nutritious. We absolutely do not add any palatability enhancers," Shi Wan explained patiently.
After finishing the biscuit, Sweet Potato sniffed around before quietly licking its paws.
Luo Yitong scanned the questionnaire QR code, quickly filled it out, and then asked, "Where can I buy this? I want to buy some."
“You can buy it here,” Shi Wan introduced the gift box next to her and gave her a coupon. “You get a coupon for participating in the tasting event, so you can use it if you buy it now.”
"So cheap?" Luo Yitong was incredulous when she heard the price. She thought these cookies would cost at least 40 or 50 yuan a pack, but a pack was only 29.9 yuan.
After using a 5 yuan coupon, it's only 24.9 yuan, which is roughly 20 yuan.
She thought that a product being promoted so enthusiastically must not be cheap.
She decisively pulled out her phone, "Give me one box first, which code should I scan to pay?"
As the sun rose higher, more and more people gathered, most of them with their cats and dogs.
Shi Wan and Wang Zhizhi stood on either side of the booth, handing out quite a few promotional leaflets.
The returns are also substantial.
The gradually decreasing number of cookie boxes gave Shi Wan a boost of confidence.
She took a moment to open the achievements page and saw that the turnover had reached an astonishing 1,800 yuan!
Shi Wan: ...
Sell them slowly.
In summary, with Wang Zhizhi's help, Shi Wan's activities went quite smoothly on the first day, and the parents who bought cat grass biscuits were very cooperative.
None of the negative situations that Shi Wan had anticipated occurred. In fact, her stall often attracted other customers because people would stop in front of it with their pets.
Several employees from pet food companies also came over and exchanged business cards with her.
Shi Wan: Awkward.
She didn't have a business card.
I've thought of everything, except for business cards.
I suffered because I had never been a leader.
She kept this in mind, smiled as she accepted the business card, and said that she hadn't brought it with her this time, but would bring it next time.
The staff member opposite didn't show any other emotion; after exchanging a few pleasantries, they returned to their own stall.
By the time the market closed, Shi Wan had distributed most of the promotional leaflets she brought, and sold two-thirds of the catnip cookies she had brought.
The remaining items were packed up and moved back to the van. Shi Wan then took Wang Zhizhi into the mall for a meal.
They were exhausted that day.
The rally lasted for a week. Wang Zhizhi went back to work on the second day. Shi Wan had gained experience on the first day, so she wasn't too overwhelmed when she was alone.
While waiting for the guests to arrive, they made sure to contact a courier station near the farm in advance and negotiate the price for sending the package via WeChat.
They agreed to meet at the designated location at 7 p.m. to pick up the package she was going to send that day.
The online tasting went better than she expected; the fifty samples were snapped up in almost two hours, so Shi Wan urgently added another hundred samples to her inventory, but it didn't last all morning.
After thinking for a moment, she posted a message to thank everyone for their support and explained that the last fifty samples would be available in the afternoon, and no more would be made after they were all gone.
Once it's available for resale, it will be sold normally.
The post didn't cause much of a stir. Those who didn't manage to snag a few items complained a bit and that was it. But a very few people persisted in criticizing her for putting on a show.
Shi Wan glanced at it and then ignored it.
It's all unnecessary to give him a second glance.
Cat grass biscuits thus slowly but steadily made their way into the market.
As Shi Wan busied herself, without her even realizing it, "Meow Paws in Business" had gained a small group of fans eager to become its advocates.
What Shi Wan saw was a surge in the number of orders.
Although the first thing Shi Wan did upon returning to the farm after the daily market closed was to check the remaining orders in the order system.
However, the ever-increasing number of orders still kept her extremely busy.
When she sits in the warehouse packing, Tangyuan brings over a few of the larger cats to help.
Although it gave Shi Wan a much-needed breather, the pressure of shipping orders was still immense.
Every day when Shi Wan logs on, she sees endless packages being packed and goods being shipped.
After the rally ended, Shi Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she could finally devote herself to the daily routine of production, packaging, and shipping. But when she opened the backend, she found an even larger number of orders.
"More than five thousand orders??" Shi Wan looked at it again and again, and then everything went black.
"Hire! We must hire!" Shi Wan looked at the cats who came to help with packing and the cats who worked four shifts in Factory No. 1, all of whom seemed a bit listless, and she made up her mind.
"It's time to hire some cat staff for the farm!"
A note from the author:
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Meow Meow Mimi Farm is sincerely recruiting:
We currently need ten general assembly line workers, one management staff member with special skills, and several logistics and packaging personnel.
Excellent compensation and attractive benefits!
Cat lovers, please sign up as soon as possible!
Tangyuan: (licking) Will a cat really come?
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