Chapter 53: Something’s Happened

Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Something’s Happened

The moment Chen He saw the sea of rapeseed flowers, he knew he was in trouble.

Li Yuan Farm’s sea of rapeseed flowers was actually that beautiful. A single glance was enough to see it surpassed the center of their Meizhou sea of rapeseed flowers.

Then, he realized something was terribly wrong. With a sea of rapeseed flowers like this, a larger crowd wouldn’t expose the farm’s flaws; rather, the truth about their slander campaign would come out faster.

When that happened, all the money his boss spent to discredit Li Yuan Farm would go down the drain. Forget climbing the corporate ladder; he might even lose his job.

The thought of how hard it was to find a job in this day and age made him even more dejected. He had no desire to admire the sea of rapeseed flowers anymore and could only walk away, crestfallen.

The entrance and exit to the Li Yuan sea of rapeseed flowers were not far apart. Just as he came out of the exit, he heard a wave of complaints from the entrance:

"Why do I have to wait in line just to see a Flower Sea?"

"Exactly! We have to wait an hour for the next group to go in!"

"..."

Facing the complaints, an attendant patiently explained, "Everyone, we are truly sorry. It’s because our farm has a limited capacity that we have no choice but to do this. If too many people go in, it will affect everyone’s viewing experience. Otherwise, there would be no reason for our farm to turn away business by limiting ticket sales."

The attendants, recruited through the game, always faced the tourists with a professional smile. No matter how irritable the visitors were, they would politely explain the situation, making it impossible for the tourists to lose their temper.

Chen He’s mouth fell open when he heard this. He didn’t know what to say. ’So this is the real reason Li Yuan Farm is limiting ticket sales?’

’Because of limited capacity.’

’This is unbelievable.’

’What a criminal waste.’

’If our company had this much traffic, we would have rolled out all sorts of measures to cash in long ago. Limiting it makes no sense.’

’And is the You City Tourism Bureau full of fucking idiots? How could they not come knocking to seek a partnership in this situation, help manage the flow of visitors, and take the opportunity to promote tourism in You City?’

’Truly, a tourism bureau of fucking idiots and a small-time farm boss with absurdly good luck.’

’They’re actually limiting the number of visitors.’

’Goddammit!’

’Other places would go to any lengths to get this kind of traffic.’

’And they get it but don’t even know how to use it.’

"No, I can’t just sit here and wait to be destroyed!" Chen He muttered to himself.

At that moment, Zhao Han, who had just arrived at the Tourism Bureau for work, suddenly sneezed. He felt inexplicably irritated, especially after seeing that Li Yuan Farm’s online popularity had reached a new high today.

The key issue was that Li Yuan Farm was being slandered online for limiting tickets.

He knew it was because of Li Yuan Farm’s capacity issues, but if their tourism bureau had already connected with Li Yuan Farm, they would have long since negotiated a partnership and been happily sharing the visitor traffic.

’That fucking idiot, Chen Ting!’ Zhao Han thought, unable to resist cursing him again.

Just then, his phone rang. Seeing it was Chen Shengfei’s number, he immediately answered with a wide smile, "Fei!"

"I’m outside. Hurry up and come out!" Chen Shengfei’s voice came through the phone.

"Coming," Zhao Han said, rushing out the door.

The success or failure of their strategy for Li Yuan Farm all came down to today.

Once outside, he saw Chen Shengfei in a Maybach and quickly got into the passenger seat. "Fei, I’ll have to ask you to put in a good word for me with that Boss Zhang today."

Chen Shengfei could only say awkwardly, "I’ll try my best. To be honest, I’ve only met that Boss Zhang three times myself!"

With that, he started the car and left the Tourism Bureau, heading for Li Yuan Farm. The 20-minute drive wasn’t long, and they soon arrived at the Li Yuan Farm parking lot.

Arriving at Li Yuan Farm again, Chen Shengfei looked at the bustling crowds of tourists around him, his face full of surprise. "It’s only been a day, and there are already this many tourists?"

Zhao Han explained, "More than 5,000 tourists are expected today, and Li Yuan Farm even had to limit ticket sales due to capacity issues."

"Holy shit, they’re that incredible?" Chen Shengfei was genuinely shocked. What farm could achieve this just three days after opening?

’They’re one of a kind!’

Then, he looked at Zhao Han in astonishment and teased, "Is your You City Tourism Bureau full of morons? Giving you a heads-up was useless, and now you have to resort to this method to make a connection!"

"..." Zhao Han was struck speechless. Finally, he could only join in the complaint, "We really are morons!"

Seeing his helpless expression, Chen Shengfei asked, "So, should we go find Boss Zhang now?"

"Let’s look around first," Zhao Han said, steadying his nerves.

...

In the service center, Lin Nan and a chef carried out two large containers, both filled with Honeysuckle Tea, of course.

The special Honeysuckle Tea recipe required 1 gram of Honeysuckle for 500ml of tea. 500 grams of Honeysuckle had been used to brew 250,000ml.

Seeing this, Zhang Lin immediately had Lin Nan place the Honeysuckle Tea on a newly cleared sales counter.

Lin Mengxi, who had just finished filming with her crew, saw this and walked over curiously. "Boss Zhang, what’s this?"

Zhang Lin explained, "Honeysuckle Tea. It’s a new product from our farm."

"Selling herbal tea at a farm is a great idea!" Lin Mengxi nodded in approval, though she didn’t pay much mind to the Honeysuckle Tea itself.

After all, Honeysuckle Tea wasn’t uncommon. People from small towns drank it often, and in rural areas, many families would frequently brew a pot to keep around and drink like water.

Just then, Lin Yao from Millennium was led in by an attendant. He was carrying some folded equipment and a rolled-up advertising poster.

"President Zhang, I’ve brought the advertising display for the Honeysuckle," Lin Yao said with a smile as soon as he saw him.

"Thank you for the trouble, Mr. Lin," Zhang Lin replied with a smile.

"Let me help you assemble the display stand, President Zhang!" Lin Yao didn’t waste any time. He crouched down, assembled the stand, then unrolled the poster and placed it on the frame.

Lin Mengxi was just watching out of curiosity. It was clearly a promotional ad for the Honeysuckle Tea, and it seemed Boss Zhang was taking it quite seriously.

She wasn’t surprised to see effects like "cooling and thirst-quenching" and "reducing internal heat," but when she saw "treats constipation," she paused. ’Honeysuckle has that effect?’

But when she read the part about the "exclusive Honeysuckle Tea recipe" and the prices—200 yuan for a 500ml cup and 100 yuan for a 200ml cup—she was completely stunned.

’A whole 500 grams of Honeysuckle only costs a few dozen yuan!’

’And now Boss Zhang is charging 200 yuan for a 500ml cup of Honeysuckle Tea? You only need one or two grams to brew 500ml, right?’

’My god, what kind of Honeysuckle Tea is this expensive? Just because of an "exclusive recipe"?’

While Lin Mengxi was still in shock, Lin Yao spoke up embarrassedly, "Boss Zhang, I mentioned before that a friend of mine has severe constipation. Could I trouble you to pack a cup to go?"

Zhang Lin gave him a strange look, then personally took a bubble tea cup, filled it with Honeysuckle Tea, and handed it over. "Mr. Lin, this cup is on the house for your friend."

"Thank you, Boss Zhang," Lin Yao said hurriedly. After taking the Honeysuckle Tea, he couldn’t wait. He said a quick goodbye to Zhang Lin and rushed outside. Once out of the service center, he glanced back guiltily before stopping at a trash can and chugging the tea.

He finished the entire cup in one go and tossed it into the trash can. But when he turned around, he froze. The beautiful woman who had been standing next to Boss Zhang earlier had come out with a few people and was staring at him with a strange expression.

Lin Mengxi was definitely bewildered. After all, he said he was getting it for a friend, but then he chugged it all himself.

’Isn’t that a classic case of "asking for a friend"?’

Embarrassed, Lin Yao could only pretend nothing was wrong. He turned and headed for the ticket office. He had already booked a ticket, and since he was here, he planned to go to the Flower Sea to shoot a few videos.

But while waiting in line to have his ticket checked, he felt a strange rumbling in his stomach, as if some valve was about to open. His face lit up with joy, and he rushed towards the restrooms in the service center.

Zhang Lin was in the middle of giving Zhao Lin instructions about the Honeysuckle Tea when he saw Lin Yao hurrying towards the restrooms. A faint smile appeared on his lips.

’As expected...’

’It’s just that the Honeysuckle’s effect is clearly exceptionally good, for it to work in such a short time.’

He immediately gave another instruction to Zhao Lin: "Remember to inform customers who buy the Honeysuckle Tea that it’s best to drink it at home. Otherwise, our farm won’t have enough restrooms."

’It’s a good thing I realized this problem early. If a lot of people bought the Honeysuckle Tea and there weren’t enough restrooms... that scenario is hard to imagine.’

"Okay, Boss!" Zhao Lin nodded immediately.

Just as Zhang Lin walked out of the service center, he ran right into Chen Shengfei and Zhao Han.

"Boss Zhang!" Chen Shengfei greeted him enthusiastically.

Zhao Han also looked at Zhang Lin immediately, his face full of surprise.

’This is Boss Zhang?’

’He’s so young. No wonder he didn’t fall for Chen Ting’s act.’

’That fucking idiot, Chen Ting!’

He cursed him again in his head.

"Mr. Chen!" Zhang Lin responded with a smile, then glanced at Zhao Han beside him. "This must be the friend you mentioned, Mr. Chen?"

"He’s my cousin. His surname is Zhao," Chen Shengfei introduced with a smile.

"Mr. Zhao, hello," Zhang Lin said politely.

"Boss Zhang, hello," Zhao Han replied at once, trying his best to appear modest and make a good impression.

As the three of them were talking, they suddenly heard a sharp curse from inside the lounge.

Zhang Lin frowned. He walked inside to find the lounge in an uproar, with many tourists filming the scene with their phones.

Something had clearly happened.

...