Chapter 715: Crazy Promotion

In a private room at Qingfeng Shan Zhuang, Tang Qingfeng held a heavily made-up sexy woman in his arms, biting into a grape she had handed him, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Meanwhile, across from him, Luo Bin, who had just joined the investment department, was earnestly reporting his work,

"Boss Tang, we have already opened sixteen chain stores in Modu's core area. Because we were running promotions early on, we have a daily floating loss of about fifty thousand yuan."

"As long as we can disgust Chen Yang, losing fifty thousand yuan is no big deal." Tang Qingfeng was not at all surprised by Luo Bin's report; he cared more about Chen Yang's reaction. "By the way, I heard that many people from the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company have come this time—are they preparing work for their offline chain store?"

Luo Bin shook his head slightly and said, "Those people only stayed in Modu for one night, then all left. According to feedback from our surveillance personnel, they all took different transportation to the Jiangzhe region."

Tang Qingfeng immediately stopped stroking the woman beside him, lowered his head to think for a moment, then said to Luo Bin, "What about Chen Yang? What is he doing?"

Luo Bin immediately replied, "Chen Yang has been staying at Tangchenyipin these past few days."

"He hasn't gone out? Are you sure?" Tang Qingfeng frowned, looking at Luo Bin with suspicion.

Luo Bin hesitated, then said, "The security at Tangchenyipin is very tight; our people can't get in, so we can only monitor from outside. I'm also not sure whether he secretly left in someone else's vehicle."

Tang Qingfeng snorted coldly, "This guy couldn't possibly stay cooped up at home all the time; he must be plotting some scheme!"

Luo Bin cautiously asked, "Boss Tang, should we send someone to install a listening device at Chen Yang's residence? That way we could clearly know his every move."

Tang Qingfeng immediately looked at Luo Bin as if he were an idiot and scolded, "Are you a pigbrain? Chen Yang is now living with that woman from the Chu Family. Installing a bug there—are you wishing we had even more people lying in the hospital?"

Upon hearing that, Luo Bin immediately dismissed the idea.

Tang Qingfeng sighed, and after a while continued, "What about the woman who helped Chen Yang purchase those shops—any recent movement?"

Luo Bin replied, "The woman surnamed Xu almost every day goes to look at shops. Yesterday she also bought several shops in Green Bank District."

Upon hearing that, Tang Qingfeng fell into deep thought again. After a while, he raised his head and asked Luo Bin, "All Chen Yang knows is buying shops; he doesn't even open them for business—what exactly does he intend to do?"

Luo Bin carefully recalled for a moment, then said, "Boss Tang, I recall that the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company's official website stated this was Chen Yang's personal action. So could it be that he's buying shops purely as an investment?"

"Impossible!" Tang Qingfeng immediately rejected Luo Bin's guess, saying sternly, "If it were just investment, why are the shops he bought all 160 square meters? I remember their chain stores in Xingcheng are all that size."

Luo Bin pondered, then said, "If they're preparing for a chain store, the current inactivity likely means they're waiting for the completion of Kunshan's large transfer hub. After all, to compete with us, they first need to ensure sufficient supplies."

Tang Qingfeng felt Luo Bin's speculation had some merit. The Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company's supplies are all in Dongjiang Province. Without cold storage reserves, not only could they not compete with East Prosperity International, but even daily goods supply would be impossible to meet.

To be safe, he also had Luo Bin send people to watch Modu's cold storage facilities. If anyone rents a cold storage on a large scale, they must notify him immediately.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang indeed did not leave Tangchenyipin these past few days.

Xu Mengyao handled the shop-related work, Deputy Mayor Wang took care of the transfer procedures, and without participating in malicious bidding at East Prosperity International, everything went very smoothly.

As for the game company side, we must wait until Wang Lei's team secures the agency rights before we can restart. For now, there's nothing else he needs to worry about.

Therefore, Chen Yang's work consists of staying at home and listening to telephone reports from the market department elites dispatched to the Jiangzhe region.

Because the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company enjoys a good reputation, related investment cooperation has proceeded smoothly. Over the past few days, most of the reports Chen Yang has received have been good news.

Of course, Chen Yang also sent people to secretly investigate Green Countryside's sales situation. He also knew that although their business was decent, they were merely making a loss while shouting for profit. Continuing like this, the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company's offline chain store might not even open before they already develop thoughts of retreat.

To make Tang Qingfeng sleep uneasily, he posted a notice on the company's official website announcing that the project for the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Modu offline chain store has entered the launch stage.

As for how to launch it, how to launch it, Chen Yang didn't write. He's just waiting for Tang Qingfeng to imagine it himself.

And Tang Qingfeng's reaction was indeed intense. After entering May, all of Green Countryside's chain stores launched a crazy discount campaign, with some agricultural products' prices even falling below fifty percent of market value.

Such a explosive promotion immediately triggered a huge buying frenzy. Many locals eager for a bargain, the elderly men and women, would line up at the store entrance before dawn each day.

Tang Qingfeng also wasn't idle; he spent a large sum inviting TV station reporters for on-site interviews. At the same time, he hired many online shills to further boost Green Countryside Chain Store's popularity.

Under the promotion of media and shills, Green Countryside Chain Store's business was extraordinarily booming—each day, within less than two hours of opening, all agricultural products were snatched up by consumers!

"Boss Tang, our promotion must be stopped immediately!" Luo Bin, although just transferred from the securities department, still keenly spotted the drawback. He told Tang Qingfeng, "If our chain stores only open two hours a day, their presence is too low. Over time, consumers will get the mistaken idea that after a certain time they no longer need to shop at our stores. That's dangerous!"

Tang Qingfeng thought it over and found Luo Bin's point very reasonable. He told Luo Bin, "Go gather the managers of all branches for a meeting. Have them stagger the discount times for different agricultural products. We must ensure that during prime hours every day, customers come into the stores to shop."

Luo Bin nodded, was about to leave, but Tang Qingfeng called him back.

"By the way, has the Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company already started renovations?"

"Reporting to Boss Tang, the shops under Chen Yang's name are still being run by the original tenants. My people inquired and found they haven't received any notice to vacate."

"What on earth is Chen Yang up to?"

"Boss Tang, I suspect they've been frightened by our campaign and are now thinking of other countermeasures."

"I hope so! If this kid doesn't take the bait, that would be too boring!"