Chapter 142: Chapter 142: You Take The Seat _1
Such a commotion, and within just one night, everyone in Hai City already knew about the Spirit Spring Water.
However, all of this was under Qin Tianyu’s control, and his intention was to create momentum.
Water that costs fifty thousand a bottle, what’s so good about it? Why is it so expensive? What does it even look like? All kinds of speculations flew around, but Qin Tianyu didn’t utter a word about it.
Seeing the matter gradually slipping out of control, Old Master Qin couldn’t help but question Qin Tianyu, "Tianyu, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Qin Tianyu replied with a smile, "Dad, this is all Mr. Ye’s idea. I just need to cooperate fully, don’t worry, I can handle it."
"But... selling a bottle of water for fifty thousand, isn’t that a scam? Our Qin Family has never engaged in such deceitful business for generations," Old Master Qin said with difficulty.
Old Master Qin had such suspicions, and Qin Tianyu just kept smiling, saying nothing.
After an entire night passed, the hype around Spirit Spring Water only continued to rise.
Finally, at noon the next day, Qin Tianyu sent his men to publicly reveal the details about Spirit Spring Water.
Thereafter, Qin Tianyu specifically set up a company and put Lin Bingqing in charge, with full responsibility for the sales of Spirit Spring Water.
Once the momentum was built up and the effects of Spirit Spring Water were known to all, the fifty-thousand-a-bottle Spirit Spring Water sold out on the first day.
Everyone was buying frantically. Before nightfall, all one hundred bottles of Spirit Spring Water were sold out.
This tactic was hunger marketing, and it worked extremely well.
In the streets and alleys of Hai City, everyone was talking about it.
Spirit Spring Water could remove scars, strengthen the body, be used for beauty and skincare, and even make one look younger.
With so many benefits, some elite families even thought that selling it for fifty thousand a bottle was too cheap; if it were sold for a hundred thousand or even a million, then nobody would be fighting over it.
Xia Ningning and Xu Lele also joined in the discussions.
After trying it, they were full of praise.
They had used all the cosmetics on the market, but no matter how they compared, none could outdo this little Spirit Spring Water.
In a video, Xu Lele expressed her concerns, "Ningning, could this Spirit Spring Water have any side effects? It’s just too miraculous, it always makes me feel a bit unreliable."
"And besides, your Xia Family also has a cosmetics business; this Spirit Spring Water is directly taking away all of your customers."
Xia Ningning wasn’t the slightest bit bothered and said, "I’ve experienced it myself and indeed, I’ve never heard of such Spirit Spring Water before, and its effects are remarkably good. If it’s truly a good product, fair competition is no problem, competition promotes development."
"I have already started to investigate, and I will understand it thoroughly very soon. For now, I only know that Spirit Spring Water is a Qin Family product, and I’m fairly confident in the Qin Family’s reputation."
What no one knew was that the biggest beneficiary of Spirit Spring Water was the lurking Xu Ling.
After several setbacks, she had a sudden realization that depending on people was far inferior to relying on oneself, and depending on men was definitely not a long-term plan.
Seeing Ye Ming’s value skyrocket, she could no longer sit still. Seizing the opportunity of the Spirit Spring Water frenzy, she went all in and bought more than a dozen bottles.
Afterward, she sold them in the black market at a markup of twenty thousand each and immediately sold out.
In just one night, she made a profit of over two hundred thousand, which greatly tempted Xu Ling.
She secretly swore to become the one and only female CEO in Hai City, to trample Ye Ming beneath her feet, and right now, she needed to accumulate capital.
So the next day, she spent all her savings and even mortgaged her family’s house to buy thirty bottles of Spirit Spring Water, secretly doubling the price.
Several days later, Spirit Spring Water shone brightly on the market, breaking out of Hai City and reaching Yanjing.
The supply could not meet the demand, forcing Ye Ming to have Lin Bingqing urgently absorb Spiritual Energy to increase production.
During these few days, Xu Ling’s net worth skyrocketed, placing her among the elites of Hai City. She drank red wine every day and enjoyed life, grinning from ear to ear.
That very evening, the developer of Spirit Spring Water, the Qin Family, suddenly released news that there was food for everyone to eat and money for all to earn by offering proxy rights.
Xu Ling immediately became restless. She started her fortune with Spirit Spring Water, though by means not exactly honorable.
Now that she had the opportunity to sell Spirit Spring Water openly and legitimately, she certainly wanted to compete for it.
This decision baffled Qin Tianyu.
"Mr. Ye, why are you doing this?" Qin Tianyu asked, puzzled.
Ye Ming explained, "The trading of Spirit Spring Water on the black market is already rampant. Rather than letting scalpers make money, it’s better we become the scalpers ourselves."
"Establishing multiple distributors also makes it easier to manage, saving us a lot of trouble."
After hearing this, Qin Tianyu couldn’t help but give Ye Ming a thumbs up.
He, a man with many years of business experience, hadn’t thought of this. He was only focused on hoarding Spirit Spring Water to dominate the market, but if they distributed it widely, allowing everyone to buy it, it wouldn’t be long before Spirit Spring Water spread to neighboring cities, growing even larger and stronger.
Qin Tianyu couldn’t even begin to fathom how large it could become.
Just like the last time, the business meeting was held in a private club within the city, but this time the event was on an unprecedented scale, completely filling the modest venue.
Li Jinhai, who had been so brash and overbearing last time, now sat beside Ye Ming with a smile, saying cheerfully, "Mr. Ye, the issue last time was my fault. Please don’t hold it against me."
"If there’s anything upsetting you, feel free to slap me twice to vent your anger."
"If that’s still not sufficient, how about I let you take over my position as the president of the business association?"
Seeing Li Jinhai be so eager to please Ye Ming, several other bosses in attendance were somewhat surprised.
Although Ye Ming was a business prodigy who had expanded the Protective Jade Amulet and Herbal Pill business to such great heights, this time the protagonist wasn’t him—it was Qin Tianyu!
The people present were unaware that standing behind Qin Tianyu was Ye Ming.
Only Li Jinhai, who knew the situation, tried so hard to ingratiate himself with Ye Ming.
"President of the business association? I don’t seem to have much interest in that. Can it give me money?" Ye Ming asked indifferently.
Li Jinhai immediately replied, "As long as you take the position, money will certainly be plentiful. Moreover, all the merchants big and small in Hai City will have to obey your commands, and no one would dare to defy you!"
"Just give the nod, and the presidency is yours."
What Li Jinhai said was also the will of those above him.
He was merely a representative, or rather, a puppet, acting on behalf of higher-ups. Now, he was offering his position to Ye Ming to truly take charge.
