Dragon Kingdom, Shaocheng.
It was the height of midday.
Inside a private travel agency called "Youth Travel" in downtown Shaoxing.
Qiu Guangwen, the owner of the travel agency, was currently leaning back in his office chair, dozing off with his eyes closed.
With the summer vacation coming to an end, a large number of students will soon return to school.
The bustling summer travel season is drawing to a close.
There has been a significant decrease in inquiries and registrations for tourism projects.
Even if there are any, they are mostly middle-aged and elderly tour groups that focus on low-cost travel.
After two months of continuous work, Qiu Guangwen can finally breathe a sigh of relief and has a rare moment to relax and take a nap.
"Ring ring~"
Suddenly, the landline on the table rang loudly, startling Qiu Guangwen awake from his sleep, who was dreaming of counting money.
"Hello, this is Youth Travel Service. Welcome to call for inquiries."
Qiu Guangwen slid his chair, closed his eyes, and answered the phone, speaking in a drowsy voice.
I assumed it was another individual tourist calling to inquire about tour prices.
Similarly, the conversion rate is very low; usually, a phone call is all it takes for the transaction to end.
Those who genuinely want to travel come directly to our office for consultation.
"Hello, we are a company in the Rocky City. We found your travel agency on the website."
"I'd like to inquire whether you can accept international tour groups here?"
"Our company has about twenty people planning a group trip to Lanting Scenic Area in Shaoxing..."
A young man's voice came through the phone.
"What, international tours? A company in Rocky City?"
Qiu Guangwen, who was squinting, frowned.
I couldn't tell if I was dreaming or if the other person was just drunk and talking nonsense.
How did someone from Rocky City, USA, end up contacting a private travel agency in Shaoxing to inquire about travel services?
Qiu Guangwen subconsciously assumed the call was from a colleague or someone else playing a prank on him.
“We all have passports and flew from Rocky City to Shaoxing on our own.”
"All you need to do is arrange for a tour guide and staff to pick us up at the airport, and arrange our accommodation and meals..."
Before Qiu Guangwen, whose sweet dream had been interrupted, could utter a rebuttal with his eyes closed, he hung up the phone. The other end continued to speak politely and courteously.
"ah?"
Qiu Guangwen was so shocked that he couldn't sleep.
I suddenly opened my eyes and looked at the landline screen.
What appeared on the screen was a long string of overseas phone numbers.
Moreover, with his years of experience running a travel agency, Qiu Guangwen recognized him at a glance.
This phone number is an overseas call from the United States!
Yes! Yes! Sure!
"We can provide a complete travel service, including airport pick-up, which will definitely satisfy you and your company!"...
After confirming that the call was coming from overseas and that the customer was genuinely inquiring about tourism services.
Qiu Guangwen practically jumped up from his seat.
He quickly picked up the microphone and resumed his professional tone.
"Okay, we'll contact you as soon as we've arranged your flight and itinerary, and you'll need to pay the deposit!"
"Please add me on WeChat later, thank you!"
After confirming that the travel agency on this side could make an appointment to provide the service, the person on the other end left a WeChat contact number and hung up the phone.
Looking through WeChat, I found an ID named "John Liu Qiang" with a location in a beautiful country overseas.
Travel agency owner Qiu Guangwen was stunned once again.
He reached out and patted his cheeks to make sure he wasn't dreaming.
"Lingling~"
However, before he could send a message, he continued chatting with this "John" for a few more minutes.
The phone on the table rang again.
The caller was "Amy" from New York City, USA.
The other party, also speaking somewhat broken Mandarin, expressed a desire to book a tour service at the Lanting Scenic Area in Shaoxing.
"Yes...yes..."
Staring blankly at yet another string of overseas numbers on the landline, Qiu Guangwen responded mechanically.
"That's great! Please make sure to book at least a four-star hotel for us. There are many company executives and leaders among the travelers on this trip!"
This time, the boss, Qiu Guangwen, kept his mouth open and never closed it again.
The initial excitement of unexpectedly receiving a large overseas order gradually turned into doubt and suspicion.
Is this yet another new type of scam?
Completely bewildered, Qiu Guangwen stood there deep in thought, staring at the anti-fraud posters specially put up by the police station on the wall.
Even hesitant.
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