novelraw Chapter 289 : Need to Change Approach
Chapter 289 : Need to Change Approach
Chapter 289: Need to Change Approach
An afternoon passed by, and the sales from the stall were still miserably low.
By now, the group had almost completely given up.
Seeing this scene, Wu Di and Ma Xiaoshuai exchanged a wry smile.
Among them, only Wu Di was the one who really wanted this credit the most, because having this credit would benefit him whether he graduated early in his senior year to start preparing for the civil service exam or not.
But now, seeing that others had lost patience, Wu Di could only clap his hands with a smile.
"Since business is not good, everyone doesn't need to stay here anymore."
"It's rare for us to come out, those with families can take a stroll around the nearby scenic area, I'll stay here and keep an eye on things."
Hearing this, everyone agreed happily and dispersed towards the opposite scenic area.
Only Wu Di, Su Qing, and Sun Hao remained on site.
Looking at the few small goods left, Sun Hao smiled bitterly: "Originally we were discussing how much more to stock up if the goods weren't enough, but now it's good, these probably won't be sold out in three days."
Wu Di laughed after hearing this: "Doing business is never that easy."
"I was originally hoping Old Chen could think of some good solution, but now it seems Old Chen has probably given up too."
He had just seen Chen Fan take Su Ruochu and Ma Xiaoshuai away with his own eyes.
"Sigh, in my opinion, let's just go with the flow for this credit. Maybe others aren't selling well either."
On the other side, Chen Fan, Su Ruochu, Ma Xiaoshuai, and Song Linlin formed a group of four, strolling leisurely in the scenic area inside the Drum Tower.
Su Ruochu held an ice cream in her hand and scooped out a spoonful to Chen Fan's mouth.
After eating it, the two smiled at each other.
It had been a long time since the busy period that they had a chance to go on a date like this.
Beside them, Ma Xiaoshuai was examining the shops in the scenic area, mumbling about whether he should learn from them and try changing the goods they sold.
Su Ruochu, on the other hand, looked at Chen Fan curiously: "Do you have a solution?"
Chen Fan: "What solution?"
Su Ruochu: "Of course for the business! If the goods don't sell, how will you deal with it later?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Don't worry about that, there are still two days left. I'll definitely be able to sell them all."
"You're boasting again, I don't believe you."
Su Ruochu pouted, and Chen Fan leaned over to tease her: "But I really thought of a solution now."
"Want to make a bet?"
"What bet?"
"If I can find a way to turn a profit, you'll stay with me tonight instead of going back to the dorm?"
Su Ruochu's pretty face turned red, and she lightly kicked Chen Fan's leg.
Chen Fan smiled and asked, "Want to bet or not?"
"No way! You have ulterior motives."
Chen Fan laughed heartily, then raised his hand to call out to Ma Xiaoshuai ahead.
"Alright, stop wandering around. I thought of a solution."
"Let the two of them play here, you come with me to buy some things."
Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned: "Buy more? Our current goods can't even sell."
"That's exactly what I'm worried about. What if these goods don't sell and we're stuck with everything? Then we'll lose big."
"No more nonsense, hurry up and drive, follow me to one place."
Ma Xiaoshuai was curious, "Where are we going?"
"You'll know when we get there." Chen Fan left him in suspense, urging him to leave quickly.
The two left in Ma Xiaoshuai's car and didn't return until after an hour and a half.
Seeing Chen Fan carrying a box out of the car, Wu Di couldn't help but smile and joke: "What were you two up to?"
"I said these can't sell anymore, why are you still stocking up?"
Chen Fan took out a box of chalk and handed it to Wu Di, "Less talking, hurry up and write a few sentences on the cardboard."
"Write what?"
Wu Di looked puzzled, and when he saw Chen Fan opening the box, he suddenly froze.
"Why did you buy so many rings...wait! You can't be planning to toss rings, can you?"
Chen Fan poured out the plastic rings from the box.
"These things can't sell, which means tourists are not interested. If that's the case, then let's try a different approach."
After speaking, he waved to Su Ruochu and the other girl who happened to be walking over.
Seeing Chen Fan's plan, the two girls also became interested and volunteered to write the advertisements.
"How should we write it?"
Chen Fan thought for a moment and said, "Write 'Toss rings for 5 mao each, 25 rings for 10 yuan, 50 rings for 20 yuan'..."
"Oh, and write another line in a prominent place, 'Grand prize: one Nokia mobile phone.'"
After saying that, Chen Fan really took out a brand new unopened phone box from his pocket and placed it at the farthest spot.
With these preparations, the stall took on a new approach and reopened for business.
"Look here, look here! Toss rings for 5 mao each, 10 yuan for 20 rings plus 5 free rings..."
"The highest prize is a Nokia mobile phone, free if you toss it!"
With Ma Xiaoshuai and Wu Di's hawking, they really attracted a few passing tourists.
After glancing at the advertisement board, the girls were tempted, and the guy beside them smiled and said, "Give me the 10 yuan set."
"Watch me win that phone by tossing the ring."
Song Linlin and Su Qing exchanged a delighted look, quickly counted out 25 rings and handed them over.
"Good luck, handsome!"
Su Ruochu stood by the side, responsible for collecting money.
As these two tourists stopped by, the surrounding passersby began to curiously gather around.
"A phone?"
"It can't be just a model, right?"
"Hey, that phone model costs over a thousand or two."
In those days, mobile phones were still luxury goods that many couldn't afford to buy.
Unexpectedly, a stall was offering a brand new phone as a prize for tossing rings. Although everyone knew it was very difficult to win, many still held hopes of striking it rich.
What if...
What if they actually won it?
Especially those family units or couples, they were more interested in this.
Luo Wenjie went around the scenic area with a group of girls. This guy was generous, buying the beauties multiple rounds, and since he was the only guy with several girls, he attracted many envious and jealous looks along the way.
Luo Wenjie was in a great mood and didn't forget to buy a bag of ice cream for Wu Di and the others manning the stall on his way back.
But as he entered the square, he saw from afar that their original stall location was now packed with a crowd.
Bursts of laughter occasionally erupted from the throng.
"What's going on?"
Luo Wenjie was startled: "Why are there so many people? Did someone cause trouble?"
He hastily shoved the bag of ice cream into Liu Qianqian's arms, rolled up his non-existent sleeves, and quickly squeezed into the crowd.
But once inside, Luo Wenjie was dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Why did they switch to tossing rings?"
Ma Xiaoshuai stood at the stall, occasionally picking up a small plush toy.
"Congratulations, sir, you tossed and won a plush toy."
"Haha, beautiful lady, keep trying..."
"Oh, too bad, you were so close."
"Miss, how about another 10 yuan? I think you'll definitely win next time."
Luo Wenjie scanned the surroundings with a dumbfounded expression.
"What the heck is going on here?"