Only selling 200 jin?
Not even one extra pound?
What an amazing way to sell this!
"Brother, we have the goods, why are you only selling 200 jin? If you're worried about not being able to supply enough, we can just build a few more ponds."
Ye Cheng shook his finger. "A-Yong, you don't understand. This is called scarcity marketing. The less there is, the better people think it is. It's psychology. Just do as I say."
Damn, Ye Cheng was also hurt by this hunger marketing strategy back then.
Damn that rice phone, they started with this kind of gimmick when it first came out, I tried to buy it several times but failed.
Finally, in a fit of anger, he declared, "I won't buy it! Fine, I won't buy it!"
However, regardless of whether Ye Cheng buys it or not, the Xiaomi phone is still incredibly popular.
Why?
Because there is profit to be made.
There is no shortage of scalpers in China. As soon as something becomes profitable, scalpers will appear.
From train tickets to milk tea to mobile phones, scalpers are everywhere.
As long as the quality is good and there's a profit margin, Ye Cheng believes that 200 jin of crayfish won't be enough for scalpers to snatch up.
While Duan Yong was still processing Ye Cheng's words, the older woman jogged over with the contract.
Ye Cheng looked it over and saw no problem. It would cost 700 yuan per month for three years, 8400 yuan per year, and 3000 yuan in total.
After paying, the woman left happily.
Ye Cheng calculated his savings and found that he only had a little over 70,000 yuan in cash left. He needed to hurry up and make some money.
After exchanging keys, Ye Cheng took Duan Yong to buy some cleaning tools. The two of them thoroughly washed the floor and wiped the inside of the water tank.
Since it's a newly opened business, Ye Cheng ordered two more large flower baskets to attract customers, which is necessary at the beginning.
Most importantly, Ye Cheng got a large blackboard and wrote the following on it with thick chalk:
They only sell 200 jin (100 catties) per day.
These large characters are so well-written that they can be seen from 100 meters away.
"Ah Yong, when the flower baskets arrive tomorrow, hang up the blackboard too."
Duan Yong looked at the large characters with a bitter expression, nodded, and wondered if Brother Cheng's method would actually work.
After finishing all that, it was almost dinnertime, and the two of them were too lazy to rush back to the village, so they went straight to the small restaurant where they had lunch.
As soon as the owner saw them, he greeted them warmly, "Young men, I heard you've rented a shop?"
Aunt Qi just came over and gave me a 200 yuan red envelope.
"Okay, it's rented out. We'll open tomorrow. Boss, cook us some dishes to go with rice, hurry up, we need to go back after we eat."
"Okay, no problem, it'll be quick."
The boss gave the order to the kitchen, then turned around and chatted with Ye Cheng and the others, "Young man, what kind of seafood do you sell? We're already so familiar with each other, can you give me a discount?"
Ye Cheng smiled slightly, "Boss, we sell crayfish, do you know how to cook them?"
Upon hearing about crayfish, the owner immediately stood up, slapped his thigh, and said, "Of course I know how to make crayfish! They used to sell very well."
"But isn't it past season now?"
The boss asked curiously.
"The wild ones are out of season. Ours are raised on our own farm. They are large and hygienic, and we guarantee they are better than before."
"Hehe, young man, I'll take a look tomorrow. If it's really as good as you say, I'll buy ten pounds tomorrow."
The boss spoke very generously, but Ye Cheng smiled calmly and said, "Boss, we only sell 200 catties of crayfish a day, at 15 yuan per catty. Are you sure you want them? If you are, I can reserve 10 catties for you this week, but it's hard to say what will happen next week."
"15? Per jin?" The shopkeeper's mouth dropped open, his face filled with disbelief.
Are these two idiots? 15 yuan per pound, even lean meat isn't that expensive.
He glanced at Ye Cheng, still looking confident.
Forget it, these two don't seem like they'll last long.
“Well, 15 yuan per jin is too much for my small restaurant. You should sell it to big restaurants instead.”
He neither bought Ye Cheng's nor forced him to. After having dinner with Duan Yong, he hurried back to the village.
The shop owner watched the two figures walk away and shook his head dismissively. "15 yuan a pound? Only a fool would buy that. Just wait, the shop will go out of business in less than a month."
It was almost 8 o'clock when Ye Cheng returned to the village. Just as he turned on the light, Han Xiaotao came over.
Seeing her timidly clutching the hem of her clothes, Ye Cheng's Adam's apple bobbed violently.
"Sister-in-law Han, what's wrong?"
Han Xiaotao's expression was a little strange. She looked up at Ye Cheng, then lowered her head again and remained silent.
Seeing her like this, Ye Cheng knew that she needed something from him.
He thought for a moment, and then an idea struck him. "Are you thinking of helping out at the agritourism business?"
Han Xiaotao suddenly raised her head, nodded, and then felt a little embarrassed. "Brother Cheng, I want to find a job that I can hold for a longer period of time."
"Okay, I got it. Go find Aunt Zhang tomorrow. Anyway, I was planning to have you two manage this agritainment business together. But let me make this clear first, you still have to do the work on this project."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Cheng, thank you, Brother Cheng." Han Xiaotao was overjoyed to hear that she could go to the farmhouse, and ran off with her things.
Why.
Ye Cheng sighed. The team was getting bigger, and it was harder to manage.
The next day, Ye Cheng was planning to go out to sea, but he received a call from the repair shop saying that the big ship had been repaired.
Wow!
If big ships are good, then why bother with small ships?
Without a second thought, Ye Cheng immediately called Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng, preparing to set sail. They were determined to catch something in the net today.
The three arrived at the dock, where Chiang Kai-shek was already waiting.
"Old Jiang, is the boat ready?" Ye Cheng asked excitedly.
"Okay, the parts arrived yesterday, I installed them and now you can try starting it up."
Instead of letting Xiao Hu go, Ye Cheng rushed forward himself and lit the fire!
After a loud rumble, the ship started moving.
"Let's go to sea!"
Ye Cheng excitedly shouted to Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng.
The only large ship at the dock was about to set sail, and several business owners came over to offer their congratulations.
The more fish the fishermen catch, the more they can sell.
Old He even came up to him and said, "Second brother, I heard that patrol boats have been patrolling the sea these past few days. Be careful, some places don't allow nets to be pulled in, so don't end up having to pull in the nets halfway through."
Speaking of this, Ye Cheng had also seen it. "We saw it before, isn't it finished yet? How many days will it take to patrol?"
Old He gave a wry smile. "No, apparently it's a bunch of people reselling counterfeit mobile phones. I don't know why, but they decided to go through our area. The police still haven't found their route."
"Okay, I'll try to avoid them."
After saying goodbye to everyone, the three of them set sail in their boat, facing the morning sun.
Big ships are so much more enjoyable than small ships; you can see further from a higher vantage point, and the ride is especially exhilarating.
This is similar to how many people in later generations like to drive SUVs—they simply like the view from there.
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