Chapter 163: Item Taken Down, It Feels So Good!

As the cold winter descended, the "wealthy and imposing" Shen Yan prepared to install radiators in his home. Living in the damp and chilly south, the effectiveness of an Air Conditioner in winter was greatly diminished; without two hours of running, one could hardly see any effect.

By comparison, radiators were much more practical. Although the electricity bill was expensive and might cost several hundred a month, it was merely a drop in the bucket for Shen Yan.

After some inquiries, he determined that five radiator units were needed based on the floor area. Including labor and other costs, the total expense came to twelve thousand, with direct on-site service.

Thus, Shen Yan led several workers back home, and they immediately set to work with a clatter. At this time, Chen Shanni and Wu Yueer had also returned to the residential complex. During a break from taking out the trash, Chen Shanni heard movement next door, ran over to take a look, and discovered the Shen Family was installing radiators.

Her eyes lit up instantly.

The Shanghai Little Rich Woman immediately asked, "Shen Yan, how much does it cost to install a set of radiators? I want to install one here too."

The house belonging to the Chen family in Shanghai used a floor heating design, which was warm and pleasant to live in. However, this apartment in the complex had already been fully renovated, and tearing it apart to reinstall was too much trouble; radiators were undoubtedly the best choice.

Shen Yan truthfully replied, "Twelve thousand."

"Then could I trouble you to help me contact them? I'll just get the same installation as you," Chen Shanni said without hesitation.

Sigh! In my youth, I didn't know the value of a rich woman, mistakenly treating a young girl as a treasure.

The key was that the rich woman was also so young and beautiful. Shen Yan felt his guts turning green with regret for a moment. Having wasted his time in his previous life, it would have been so good to find a little rich woman to support him with this appearance.

He gave Chen Shanni a thumbs up and praised, "No problem, a Shanghai Little Rich Woman is truly generous!"

Being teased by Shen Yan like this for the first time, a rosy flush appeared on Chen Shanni's pretty face. She subconsciously reached out to tuck her hair and said, "You are the one who is truly hiding your capabilities. You spend money without any scruples; it seems you haven't earned little money outside."

Relying on that monstrous memory, Chen Shanni felt that it was simply effortless for Shen Yan to earn money.

Shen Yan laughed it off, then picked up his phone to contact the building materials market. Before long, another construction team arrived at the scene.

Because there were outsiders working in the house and the noise was constant, Shen Yan simply didn't go to his two afternoon classes. As for Chen Shanni, a goody-two-shoes who had always followed the rules, she had no intention of skipping class at all. Plus, she trusted Shen Yan one hundred and twenty percent, so she entrusted the task of supervising the workers to him.

At two in the afternoon, Shen Yan received a message from the Taobao backend confirming that the shop's image theft was verified. Since they had stolen all the images at once, there was no need for an appeal.

The two items were directly taken down, the shop was penalized with a deduction of 12 points, and the shop was suspended for seven days.

It felt so good!

Shen Yan clenched his fist in satisfaction and pulled out a lollipop to suck on.

Inside a clothing store in Yuhang District.

A woman in her thirties was sitting upright in front of a computer, looking at the rising data in the merchant backend, unable to suppress the smile on her face.

This person was the culprit Shen Yan had plucked from the list of suppliers: Zhang Qunying.

Zhang Qunying operated a clothing store locally and often needed to purchase goods from major factories and wholesalers to sell in her shop.

By chance, Zhang Qunying heard that Yancheng Clothing Factory was engaged in online store sales, and the volume was very hot, so she couldn't help but have some small thoughts.

Opening Taobao to take a look, good heavens! A two-star crown shop meant this online store had sold at least twenty thousand pieces of clothing.

Having worked in the clothing industry for many years, Zhang Qunying did some quick mental math and estimated the approximate profit of the online store.

This emerging industry definitely had great potential!

Although Zhang Qunying didn't know how to run an online store, in the face of money, people could unleash infinite potential. After pondering for several days, she finally figured out how to upload items, but she hesitated when it came to product selection.

She didn't know how to take photos, didn't know how to break the deadlock, and problems like shipping, express delivery, after-sales, and capital were like mountains blocking her path, leaving her at a loss.

After thinking it over, an idea came to her. Since someone was already paving the way ahead, why not borrow from them, take it one step at a time, and see how it goes? How would she know if she could do it without trying?

Thus, she unhesitatingly stole the two items from Yancheng Clothing and cleverly utilized a price difference strategy. After all, greed for small gains was a deeply ingrained nature of the people.

Perhaps someone would really be attracted by this small profit and place an order?

She thought: It's a business with no capital anyway; as long as there is a transaction, I can earn a profit from it...

As for Yancheng Clothing suffering losses, what the hell did that have to do with her!

And the facts were just as she had guessed. The images of the two shops were exactly the same, and Taobao allowed for seven-day no-reason returns. Plus, Zhang Qunying repeatedly guaranteed that the clothes in both shops came from the same factory.

There were indeed a few individuals who placed orders with the idea of giving it a try.

After some back and forth, although it took a lot of time, this online store was actually built up by Zhang Qunying. In the last two days, sales began to surge, with daily sales reaching over twenty pieces.

The road to success was right before her eyes.

"Ding-dong!"

The man beside her saw another customer inquiring and was overjoyed, praising, "Qunying, you are really amazing, you actually figured out a way to make money. Maybe we can buy a big house this year."

"You don't even look at who I am!" Zhang Qunying wore a smug expression.

However, just as the two were immersed in fantasies of a beautiful life, a heavy blow struck suddenly.

"Clang!"

A notification sound, distinct from a customer inquiry, rang out. The couple thought another order had been placed, but looking at the special prompt box on the screen, rows of question marks couldn't help but appear over their heads.

"No, Qunying, what does this prompt box mean?" The man hadn't realized the severity of the problem yet and looked at Zhang Qunying in confusion.

Zhang Qunying was equally bewildered.

The content of the prompt box was actually not hard to understand. In summary, the shop had violated rules by using images from another shop, constituting an infringement. The platform had taken down the two items, deducted 12 points, and suspended the shop for seven days.

"Violated rules by using images from another shop!"

As if remembering something, Zhang Qunying's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly opened the links to the two items, and the page showed that the items had been taken down and could no longer be purchased or ordered normally.

The merchant backend showed the products were permanently taken down for violations and the shop was suspended for seven days.

Zhang Qunying was struck by lightning. She only stole someone else's images; why did they have to make such a big scene over a disagreement?

Uh...

The man was silent for a long while before saying, "Qunying, the platform doesn't seem to allow stealing other people's images. It looks like we've fallen into a big trap."