Chapter 40: Such a Good Thing Came Knocking?

Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Such a Good Thing Came Knocking?

Chen Shengfei came out of the restroom, feeling much more refreshed.

After sending the message to Boss Zhang, he thought of his cousin, who had been transferred to You City last year to serve as the director of the tourism bureau.

Admittedly, being the tourism bureau director in a small county like You City was only a township-level position, and the bureau itself was a minor government office with little influence. However, if he did a good job, there was still potential for success.

After all, many places were now seeing the benefits of tourism. If you could create an attraction that went viral online, you could reap the tourism rewards to no end.

This was true for Ming City, and it was true for its subordinate You City as well.

But You City had been trying for so long without achieving anything significant, and none of its tourist spots had ever gone viral online.

’In his opinion, Boss Zhang’s farm was destined to be a hit.’

Thinking this, he found his cousin’s number and gave him a call.

As soon as the call connected, he asked, "Zhao Han, where are you?"

Zhao Han’s voice came through the phone. "Fei, I’m in Ming City for a tourism development seminar!"

Chen Shengfei laughed. "I brought my wife to You City today to see a rapeseed Flower Sea. This place is incredible, absolutely the best in the country. And the food at the farm’s restaurant definitely ranks among the top in all of Ming City."

"Fei, that’s not a funny joke at all." Zhao Han was clearly stunned by his cousin’s words.

As the person in charge of tourism for You City, how could he not know if there was a Flower Sea there?

He’d never heard of one.

Chen Shengfei teased, "Zhao Han, this Flower Sea just opened today. It seems you really don’t know about it. Your tourism bureau is slacking off! I’ll send you a couple of videos I just took."

After hanging up, he took out his phone, opened WeChat, and sent the two videos he had just filmed of his wife.

「Ming City.」

Zhao Han was a bit bewildered after his cousin’s call.

’Someone in You City created a rapeseed Flower Sea?’

The key thing was, he knew his cousin’s personality. He wouldn’t pull this kind of prank on him. Since he was praising it so highly, it meant this rapeseed Flower Sea must be truly exceptional.

When he received the WeChat message, he immediately checked it. The moment he saw the two videos of the rapeseed Flower Sea his cousin sent, an expression of disbelief spread across his face. "Is this for real? This is a Flower Sea in You City?"

The Flower Sea in the video was unbelievably beautiful.

He worked in tourism himself and had a keen eye for landscapes. One look was enough for him to know that if this rapeseed Flower Sea was promoted well, it would definitely become a hit.

This was truly great news for him.

He immediately took out his phone to make arrangements.

’The boss who managed to create this rapeseed Flower Sea must be a capable person. I can have my subordinates notify him to come to the tourism bureau and fill out a subsidy application for a tourism landscape project.’

This was a support policy from the higher-ups, and all the scenic spots in You City were currently benefiting from it.

Depending on the scenic area’s condition, it was possible to receive subsidies of hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of yuan.

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After dropping Fu Yao off at No. 1 High School, Zhang Lin picked up his phone and saw a WeChat message from Chen Shengfei.

He knew the [Constipation Relief +2] attribute would be potent, but he hadn’t expected the effect to be this good, or this fast.

’This is a godsend for anyone suffering from constipation.’

If he were to sell this Honeysuckle Tea, it could definitely become a signature product for his farm.

According to the recipe’s ratio, a 500ml bubble-tea-style cup would only need one gram of Honeysuckle. That meant 500 grams could make 500 cups of 500ml Honeysuckle Tea.

With the effect Chen Shengfei described, if he sold one cup for 200 yuan, 500 cups would bring in 100,000 yuan.

A normal person would never spend 200 yuan on a cup of Honeysuckle Tea. But for someone suffering from severe constipation, they would definitely spend that money without hesitation to end their misery in such a short time.

Crucially, once the product became famous, the amount of money it made wouldn’t be as important as its ability to draw in customers.

’This has a lot of potential,’ Zhang Lin thought.

However, to sell this Honeysuckle Tea for 200 yuan a cup, he couldn’t just use any old cup. He’d need to use an exquisite bubble tea cup at the very least. Moreover, he’d need to hire someone to design the exterior with a custom Li Yuan Farm logo and pattern.

With that in mind, he rode his scooter over to Millennium Advertising. They had made his directional flags and promotional banners before, and the collaboration had gone smoothly, so he could naturally hire them again for the design.

As for the background image, he could still use the previous promotional picture. The shot of Fu Yao in the rapeseed Flower Sea was perfect.

When he arrived at Millennium Advertising, he gave Lin Yao, the person he worked with last time, a call.

"Boss Zhang, welcome, welcome!" Lin Yao immediately came out to greet him enthusiastically. "What can I do for you this time?"

Zhang Lin smiled and explained, "This time, I need a logo and exterior design for my Honeysuckle Tea cups. I also need a new promotional ad design, probably on a banner about two meters tall and one meter wide. For the promotional text, please help me write that it has refreshing, cooling, and constipation-relieving effects."

Advertising a product as having a therapeutic effect was technically against regulations.

However, Honeysuckle itself has medicinal properties, including the ability to treat constipation, which gave him a loophole to exploit in his advertising.

But when Lin Yao heard Zhang Lin’s words, he subconsciously asked, "Boss Zhang, your Honeysuckle Tea can treat constipation? Is the effect strong?"

Zhang Lin smiled and nodded. "The effect is quite good. Mr. Lin, are you constipated?"

Lin Yao hastily shook his head and denied it. "How could it be me? I’m asking for a friend."

Seeing Lin Yao’s reaction, Zhang Lin seemed to understand. He smiled and said, "When it goes on sale, Mr. Lin can have your friend give it a try."

"I will, I will!" Lin Yao quickly replied. "I’ll definitely have my friend try it then."

After signing the contract with Millennium, Zhang Lin returned to the farm to check on the morning’s business performance.

In just one morning, the rapeseed Flower Sea had sold 153 tickets, and the restaurant had served 16 tables of guests.

These numbers might not seem like much for a major, well-known tourist attraction, but compared to other scenic spots in You City, this was a huge number of visitors. Besides, this was only the first morning. The hype hadn’t fully built up yet, and the online marketing campaign hadn’t even begun.

Moreover, 153 tickets at 50 yuan each totaled 7,650 yuan. Adding the spending from the 16 tables of guests, a quick calculation showed another 5,345 yuan in earnings.

He had already brought in 12,995 yuan in a single morning.

The number of visitors would only increase in the afternoon, not decrease. The revenue generated by the Flower Sea today could easily double. Once the promotions started gaining traction, that number could double and then double again.

Thinking of this, he felt it was time to start promoting online. After all, the first half-day of business had gone well, and many visitors had already filmed and uploaded videos.

Zhang Lin immediately took out his phone, logged into Tiao Yin, and re-uploaded a video of the rapeseed Flower Sea featuring Fu Yao as the model. Then, he tried repeatedly purchasing DOU+ promotions, spending a total of 10,000 yuan.

Investing 10,000 yuan in DOU+ couldn’t compare to those who dropped 100,000 at a time, but for promoting a scenic spot like his, it was a significant amount. The video quality was solid, it had the [Photogenic +1] attribute, and visitors were continuously uploading their own videos. Going viral was practically guaranteed.

This time, after investing in DOU+, he finally wasn’t throttled by the competitor protection agreement he’d encountered before. Once the DOU+ promotion started, the view count quickly surpassed 2,000 and was still rising rapidly, along with the likes and comments...

Just then, Zhang Lin looked at the game in his mind again, because another milestone had been triggered.

[Your farm is starting to get on the right track and you have begun online promotion. Please attract enough followers for the farm’s account. When you have enough followers, you will receive a corresponding milestone reward!]

Zhang Lin looked at this milestone. The threshold for this new milestone’s initial reward was much higher than the "Host Visitors" milestone.

The initial reward for the "Host Visitors" milestone only required hosting 100 visitors, but this "Attract Fans" milestone required attracting 10,000 followers to get the first reward.

However, judging by the increase in video views, likes, comments, and other metrics, once this round of DOU+ promotions ended and he launched another, the video would definitely take off!

Just as Zhang Lin was thinking this, his phone rang. It was an unknown number.

But he answered it anyway.

When he heard what the person on the other end said, a look of surprise couldn’t help but appear on his face.

’Something this good is just falling into my lap?’

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