seattlejaycees Chapter 270 - 267: Sold Out Instantly, Forced to Restock!
Chapter 270 - 267: Sold Out Instantly, Forced to Restock!
Inside the yurt.
Ranch employees kept placing beef sauce on the table.
More and more people were buying it, and soon, the quantity of beef sauce was running out.
Zhu Huo went to the cold storage truck to fetch two boxes, placed them on the ground, and said to Hadan and Bugude, who were collecting payments at the front:
"Almost sold out! Less than 10 boxes left."
Hearing Zhu Huo’s words, everyone else was surprised.
"So soon?"
Jiang Feng was also inside the yurt, but he was resting while sitting down.
Ma He lamented: "We’ve been busy from the moment we set up the stall, so it’s normal to sell this fast."
Hadan, who always had lots of ideas, looked at Jiang Feng and suggested with a smile:
"Manager, I think next time we should set the price higher, at least 100 yuan per bottle for such good beef sauce."
"It’s only 60 now; the price is too low."
Hearing this, Jiang Feng waved his hand and said:
"I’m just joining in the fun at the harvest festival to make the atmosphere more festive."
"This price is quite suitable."
Actually, he had already made quite a bit of profit.
The cost for pure beef was about 250,000, and ten thousand bottles of meat sauce could sell for 600,000, generating more than double the profit.
A turnover of 600,000 in one morning wasn’t unusual; in the South, during festivals, a stall auction price could reach several million, and selling compression films in a day could earn hundreds of thousands.
As long as there was sufficient customer flow, money could be made quickly.
Jiang Feng’s beef sauce became famous, attracting the market crowd to come and buy, so it quickly sold out, making a lucrative profit.
There were still many people outside.
Moreover, as time passed, more and more people came to the harvest festival to buy things, with more and more people lining up.
The harvest festival is a celebrated holiday, and government departments now love doing this, as it’s considered an achievement.
So those leaders placed a great emphasis on promotion work.
This year, Jiang Feng’s beef sauce was so popular, making it an excellent promotional point.
Several reporters came over, along with staff from the dedicated government departments, seeking out Jiang Feng for an interview.
Jiang Feng wasn’t averse to interviews promoting his hometown and, of course, spoke candidly, calmly offering his best wishes for the future without uttering any flattering words.
When he returned to the yurt, the employees informed him that the beef sauce was sold out.
Jiang Feng was also a bit taken aback.
"The harvest festival gathering lasts three days; I had planned on at least two days to sell out,"
Jiang Feng sighed.
A stock of ten thousand was no small amount.
Even with high foot traffic, the purchase rate is generally low, so it could last a while.
Frankly, it’s mainly those who like Jiang Feng who made the purchases, at most a couple hundred people, because this is the remote Mongolian Grassland, not many internet users are here.
But Jiang Feng’s beef sauce, due to its quality, became a hit at the harvest festival, with many stallholders rushing to buy.
The beef sauce indeed became a sensation.
At the yurt’s entrance, Hadan held a large loudspeaker and shouted to the outside crowd:
"Everyone, it’s sold out, there’s really not a single bottle left."
"Please stop lining up."
Hearing Hadan shout like this, many waiting in line were displeased.
"How’s it sold out? I’ve been waiting forever!"
"Is there really none left? Can I pay extra?"
"Please sell a bit more!"
At this moment, Bugude stepped out and shouted: "We just said only 50 bottles were left and told those in the back not to line up, but you didn’t listen..."
Seeing these two young folks arguing with customers, Jiang Feng quickly came out to stop it.
There was no need to argue over such matters.
Jiang Feng walked to the entrance, took the loudspeaker, and addressed everyone with a smile:
"Everyone, I’m sorry, we didn’t prepare enough for today; the beef sauce I made is indeed sold out."
"The cold storage truck is over there, the doors open, and there’s really nothing left."
"However, to thank you all for your support, I’ll go back right now and make another batch overnight."
"We’ll continue selling tomorrow."
"You all know I’m live streaming, and the production process will be broadcasted."
"There’s really nothing left today, I apologize!"
The people lining up were already somewhat upset hearing there was no more beef sauce, and Hadan and Bugude’s words made them even more unhappy.
But what Jiang Feng said settled everyone’s anger.
Furthermore, Jiang Feng was indeed polite and courteous.
After seeing his demeanor, everyone’s anger vanished, and they felt it wouldn’t be right to demand more since everything was sold out.
"Manager, work hard to make more; I really want to buy some."
"It’s really sold out; it’s a pity I came late today."
"We lined up too late ourselves."
Everyone chimed in.
With Jiang Feng speaking, Hadan and Bugude didn’t say anything more.
This scene was being live-streamed by a drone.
Seeing Jiang Feng effortlessly manage the situation, netizens admired him even more.
[The manager’s emotional intelligence is really high; he’s indeed a cultured person, different!]
[The manager knows how to talk well.]
[No wonder watching his live streams feels good!]
[Beef sauce sold so fast, it’s really popular!]
The barrage was very lively.
At the Xilinhot harvest festival gathering, Jiang Feng’s beef sauce was indeed a hit.
Next, Jiang Feng started up his car and drove straight back to the ranch.
On the way, he contacted local ranch owners to buy some cattle.
The neighboring Mandula Map was quite surprised:
"You want to buy beef cattle from me? And already slaughtered ones?"
"That’s not a problem, I’ve been looking for a market recently, selling some to you would be good."
"But why are you buying from me?"
Jiang Feng replied on the phone:
"I’ve already sold all the cattle I was supposed to, leaving only some cows and beef cattle that are only one or two years old."
"I usually sell cattle after they are about three years old. Now, I have three hundred left and plan to raise them longer."
"Therefore, I’m thinking of buying some from others."
"I’m making beef sauce and need about the amount equivalent to twenty heads."
Upon hearing this, Mandula Map replied, "No problem, the beef sauce you make is really good, leave me some once it’s done."
Jiang Feng delivered ten jars of beef sauce to Mandula Map, who praised it greatly, which is why he wanted more from Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng naturally agreed.
Back at the ranch, Jiang Feng called over Old Sun and had Zhu Huo assist.
The live stream continued.
Jiang Feng switched to live streaming on his phone for a while and charged the drone.
After it was fully charged, he switched back to drone live streaming.
Mandula Map brought over the chopped meat, and Jiang Feng went to the kitchen, directly using two stoves at once, cooking the beef sauce in big pots.
Hadan and Bugude went to the city to buy vegetables, bought scallions, ginger, and garlic thoroughly, and also bought a lot of sesame and other ingredients.
At the Harvest Festival location, many people were focused on Jiang Feng’s live stream.
Seeing Jiang Feng start making beef sauce on the live stream, everyone admired him quite a bit.
Indeed, they didn’t expect it to be so popular; ten thousand bottles sold out in just one morning.
Jiang Feng’s movements were incredibly swift.
Of course, the live stream only showed his slicing and cooking scenes. Some secret parts were not visible to people.
The parts he demonstrated in making beef sauce were no different from online tutorials.
Many people thought it was because he used grassland beef, which was chunky; hence the beef sauce was so popular.
After cooking the beef sauce, it was funneled into custom glass bottles and sealed with a bottling machine.
The whole process was as smooth as a production line.
Zhu Huo, Old Sun, Hadan, and others took turns mincing the meat while Jiang Feng was responsible for the production.
Pot after pot of delicious beef sauce was made and then bottled.
Today, the ranch was especially busy.
Jiang Feng’s girlfriend Liu Yiyi had returned to her home in Hulunbei’er the day before yesterday, taking Milk Candy and two Little Border Collies with her, leaving Jiang Feng with two.
Both were meteorite-colored, with mottled gold patterns and very cute.
Now these little guys are especially favored. Their grandmother, the golden Border Collie Wealthy, took care of them, cuddling the puppies to sleep every day.
Lucky was forced to sleep in another nest.
At seven in the evening, Jiang Feng sat down to eat and asked:
"How much have we made?"
Ma He, responsible for bottling and sealing, replied:
"800 bottles. A pot can roughly make 20 bottles; cooking two pots at once is about 40 bottles."
Jiang Feng nodded.
The task is indeed quite large, but they’ll do their best.
It’s the Harvest Festival, so it’s best if we truly have a harvest.
After dinner, Jiang Feng continued making beef sauce with the employees, even Niu Erhu from the cattle farm came over to help.
Jiang Feng, feeling everyone was working hard, promised to give everyone a bonus at the end of the month.
Upon hearing about the bonus, the employees worked enthusiastically.
Just like that, the ranch’s kitchen stove never stopped.
Jiang Feng hadn’t been this tired for a while, but this time, since things were happening, he needed to do his best to get it done.
The live stream stayed on.
Locals who knew about it admired him a lot.
Of course, some would say it’s just for money, working from dawn to dusk, many people are this tired.
Others said, with a fortune in the tens of millions, he’s still willing to stay up late personally making beef sauce; that is indeed impressive.
Online, opinions varied.
Jiang Feng didn’t bother much about it, only wanted to make all the beef he bought.
He did take several breaks, drank some water and coffee, and even had two late-night snacks.
Finally, they finished at four in the morning.
In life, there will sometimes be moments of working late into the night. When things happen, you face them.
It’s Jiang Feng’s first time returning to his yard at four in the morning since coming to the ranch.
He glanced at the live stream situation; because it was four in the morning, only more than 10,000 people were left in the live stream.
Jiang Feng wondered what those who hadn’t slept at this time were doing.
Actually, most of these people were on night shifts, the kind where they couldn’t sneak sleep, only watching live streams and browsing videos for distraction.
It seems many people’s lives are tough.
"Today’s live stream is ending here; thank you all for watching."
"Logging off now, goodbye."
Jiang Feng bid farewell to the viewers in the live stream.
Then he returned to his room to sleep.
A few dogs woke up from the noise, glanced at Jiang Feng, then closed their eyes and went back to sleep peacefully.
Accompanying Jiang Feng working late were Old Sun and Niu Erhu.
The other employees were asked by Jiang Feng to go to sleep at 11 PM since the ranch work would continue tomorrow. Once they got up, they could continue to deal with ranch tasks.
The Harvest Festival was busy and a bit tiring.
Thankfully, despite the busyness, the harvest was bountiful, and it was worth it.
People never reject hard work, only afraid it won’t pay off.
With substantial rewards, even if exhausted, one would feel fulfilled.