Thirty thousand units of starch sausages??
Are you trying to make the diners of S Province puke their guts out?!
Thirty thousand units over thirty days means three million starch sausages. Even the popular ham sausage from Meili Brand wouldn't guarantee sales of thirty thousand units in thirty days!
Liu Chen sat on the flight from C City to Beijing, countless plans flashing through her mind. But no matter how she promoted it, she couldn't increase the consumer base in S Province.
This was a pie, and she needed to spread chili sauce on it. But the pie itself was only so big. Even if she covered it with chili sauce, thirty thousand units might be barely achievable. But even Meili Brand, which had been operating in S Province for so long, hadn't managed it. Could she do it in a month?
Liu Chen couldn't come up with a single solution even after landing and taking a taxi.
Since the last flight of the day arrived in Beijing at 4 PM, when Liu Chen opened the door, everyone was still gathered around the coffee table and dining table in the living room, modifying pictures on their laptops or memorizing lines.
Hearing the door open, Mi Zhuzhu, who was the first to turn her head towards the door, saw Liu Chen. She practically sprang off the sofa and ran towards the door:
"Chenchen, how is it? How is Auntie's health?"
Before Liu Chen returned to C City, she wasn't sure if her mother would insist on a second child, so she had only said she was going back to see her mother due to her health.
Seeing Mi Zhuzhu's concerned expression, Liu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, took off her coat, and hung it on a dining chair.
"Actually, my mom isn't sick, she's pregnant."
The four people in the living room said in unison: "What?!"
Mi Zhuzhu's eyes, adorned with double eyelid stickers, widened. Liu Chen could even clearly see that Mi Zhuzhu had been lazy; only one eyelash had mascara on it.
"Wait, but Uncle Chen Long isn't... infertile?" Ren Mo asked incredulously, sitting at the dining chair.
Liu Chen sat down on a single-seater sofa, leaning her head back and resting her hands on the armrests. She took off her slippers, sat cross-legged on the sofa, and stretched, loosening her muscles before saying:
"It's asthenospermia, but he still has sperm, just with low motility, so it's difficult to conceive. If we calculate, they probably conceived around July when they had their wedding in Sanya."
Upon hearing "asthenospermia," Ren Mo subconsciously turned to cover Sang Ling's ears, only for Sang Ling to directly push his hand away.
"Asthenospermia isn't something you can't hear about!"
Ren Mo's hands were pushed away, but he didn't mind, and continued to ask:
"Then, what about Grandpa Chen's bet with you?"
Liu Chen suddenly remembered that Ren Mo had been at the dinner table when the bet was proposed.
"I suggested voiding the bet, and Grandpa helped me register a brand under the company. Now, the first product under my Meimei brand has been launched, and it should be visible in major supermarket chains in the next couple of days."
Liu Chen finished in one breath but found everyone in the living room silent.
Finally, Mi Zhuzhu broke the silence, saying:
"Chenchen, don't be sad. Let's look at it from another angle..."
Hearing Zhuzhu's words, Liu Chen suddenly realized the reason for everyone's silence and felt a mix of amusement and helplessness.
"Zhuzhu, I'm not sad. In fact, I had to agree to the bet with Grandpa. Now, with the existence of a younger sister or brother, I can do what I truly want to do: create my own brand from scratch, and in the future, build my own factory."
Liu Chen spoke with a calm, natural demeanor, but those in the living room clenched their fists.
"Chenchen! I believe in you! The brand you create will definitely grow big and strong! Become number one in the country! Number one in the world!"
Hearing Zhuzhu's words and then looking at the serious expression on her face, Liu Chen couldn't help but laugh. As she laughed, she pinched Zhuzhu's cheek and said:
"Then thank you in advance for our Zhuzhu's blessings~~ Oh, right, I also brought some finished products back with me this time. They're in my suitcase, I'll get them for you."
With that, Liu Chen lowered her crossed legs, slipped on her slippers, walked to her suitcase, laid it down, unzipped it, and took out a box of ham sausages.
Mi Zhuzhu had been following Liu Chen's every move. At this moment, she squatted beside the suitcase and was the first to see the raw wood-colored packaging box with the words "Meimei" on it.
"Hmm, Chenchen, this packaging is quite memorable."
At this moment, Lai Jielun came from the kitchen with scissors and handed them to Liu Chen. Liu Chen took them and cut the tape on the cardboard box, skillfully pulling out a package of ham sausages.
"The color of this packaging is so eye-catching! I love it!" Mi Zhuzhu took the Meimei starch sausage handed to her by Liu Chen and looked at the peach-pink plastic packaging with some joy. Almost reflexively, she pulled out her phone from her pocket, held up the sausage at a forty-five-degree angle, and took several photos.
After Mi Zhuzhu finished, Sang Ling took it and started taking pictures on the table.
From this action, Liu Chen could see the difference in their Weibo styles. Mi Zhuzhu's photos were more casual, sharing-oriented, while Sang Ling treated every Weibo post like homework, ensuring it was perfect before posting.
However, their actions suddenly gave Liu Chen an idea.
"Since the pie in S Province is so small, why can't I expand to other pies? Online shopping is quietly emerging in big cities, though mostly for clothing and accessories.
If I registered on Taobao and sold ham sausages at this time, I might become the first food e-commerce enterprise to officially join Taobao!"
With this thought, Liu Chen quickly got up and hurried into the bedroom, bringing her laptop to the living room. While explaining her idea to her friends, she opened Taobao and found the phone number for consultation.
Liu Chen's phone was on speaker, and she inquired with Taobao customer service about the difference between corporate and individual store applications. Since there was no specific distinction yet, she decided to use the documents for "Sister Liu Frozen Goods," for which her mother had changed the legal representative, to apply for the Taobao store.
As the original and copies of the documents were in C City, Liu Chen called Chen Long. Chen Long, who was accompanying her mother at the store, received the call and immediately took a photo of the business license and sent it to Liu Chen via QQ.
In one afternoon, Liu Chen successfully applied for the Taobao store "Sister Liu Frozen Goods." Mi Zhuzhu, who had been watching, saw the simple page and decisively took over Liu Chen's laptop.
"The store's homepage doesn't do our product justice. Let me see how I can fix it."
Lai Jielun quickly brought the warm pearl milk tea from his book to Mi Zhuzhu's lips. Mi Zhuzhu drank while studying how to decorate the Taobao store.
At the same time, Sang Ling's photos were finally edited, and Ren Mo's photos of the Meimei sausage were also edited.
"I've signed three girls and boys from our school. Once your store is ready, I'll send them the photos and copy for Meimei sausage."
Meanwhile, in the Carrefour hypermarket in C City, on the neatly arranged ham sausage shelves, the brightly colored Meimei sausages remained unpurchased.
In the 99 Supermarket, Zhu Dian placed the ham sausages in a prime position on the third shelf, the spot that an adult shopper would first glance at while standing.
"Huh? This ham sausage seems to be new? The color looks interesting?"
A junior high school girl with a backpack walked to the shelf, saying this as she picked up a sausage priced at one yuan.
"It's quite cheap, probably starch sausage?"
At checkout, the cashier saw the pink Meimei sausage and smiled, saying:
"You're the first customer to buy Meimei sausage in our store. According to the manufacturer's promotion, you can get another pack of Meimei sausage for free."
"Really?! That's great!"
The girl, disbelievingly, confirmed it again before returning to the shelf to get a pack of ten Meimei sausages. After paying, she took the plastic bag and, as she walked, posted in her QQ classmate group:
'Wow, I just bought Meimei ham sausage at 99 Supermarket. The auntie said I was the first customer to buy Meimei ham sausage, so I got a free pack. She said it's a promotion from the manufacturer!'
Monster Meng Meng Da: 'No way! Really? There's a 99 Supermarket near my place, I'll go try it!'
The junior high school girl replied to messages on her QQ phone while walking home.
Mei Shaonü: 'Hurry up! There are ten in a pack. I'll bring them to school tomorrow, and we can have an extra snack in the morning!~~'
Upon arriving home, the junior high school girl placed the bag of sausages on the dining table, took off her backpack, and went to the bathroom to wash her hands.
"Jingjing! Help Mom go downstairs and buy a big sausage. Mom forgot to buy ham sausage for today's sausage soup!"
Jingjing, who had just finished washing her hands, heard this and quickly took out the winning pack of Meimei sausages from the plastic bag. She went to the kitchen and handed it to her mother, who was stir-frying.
"Mom! Here!"
Li Guifen, over forty, looked at the peach-pink plastic casing and frowned immediately. She had been buying ham sausage for over a decade, and regardless of the brand, the packaging was almost always bright red. At first glance, the peach-pink color made it seem like a counterfeit product.
"Where did this come from? The color looks a bit strange?"
Jingjing noticed her mother's doubt and quickly explained the process of how she bought the sausage.
When Li Guifen heard it was from 99 Supermarket, she grudgingly believed that there might not be a quality issue with the peach-pink ham sausage.
"Alright, go clear the dining table. I'll finish this soup, and then I'll serve the dishes. Your dad will be home from work soon too."
As she spoke, Li Guifen cut into the Meimei ham sausage, peeled off the peach-pink outer skin, and saw the normal meat color inside, sighing with relief. Fortunately, only the outer packaging was different; the inside color was normal.
After a few cuts, the ham sausage was diagonally sliced and thrown into the boiling pot. Bubbling vigorously, a fragrant aroma soon wafted from the kitchen through the screen window.