Chapter 73 1/2

Since that night, when Shengquan felt hungry and won a lottery to acquire the snail noodle factory, her management approach has been to change the recipe and reselect ingredients.

After all, it was a factory on the verge of being sold, and business couldn’t be booming. Upon investigation, she found that the factory used to do well but faced management issues and couldn’t compete with others in the industry, leading to its current state.

Shengquan didn’t expect it to make her wealthy. After all, it was acquired through a lottery, and although winning a snail noodle factory after craving snail noodles seemed a bit far-fetched, the idea of eating snail noodles produced by her own factory was satisfying.

She could trust the food’s safety completely, and the taste and ingredients could be adjusted according to her preferences. She didn’t know about the factory’s production environment before, but after taking over, the only requirement for the production environment was cleanliness.

If it could be clean and tasty since it was her own, why not?

After a long period of adjustment, the snail noodle factory now perfectly matched Shengquan’s taste, and in terms of hygiene, it was undoubtedly among the best in the industry (after all, the boss had to eat it too).

Shengquan was quite satisfied. She even considered that when she had more money in the future, she might invest in instant noodles, hot dry noodles, spicy and sour noodles, beef tripe noodles, and so on.

Don’t ask her why she, being wealthy, liked to eat these. Personal taste—just like how she loved some snacks knowing they were junk food.

However, this snail noodle factory, due to its closure for adjustment and the lack of deliberate advertising, was currently not very well-known and was renamed “Fragrant Fragrant Snail.”

Shengquan’s original plan for it was to insist on quality, accumulate old customers over time, and slowly build it into a brand.

while also producing the flavors she liked.

But now, just as the snail noodle factory was taking its slow first step, netizens had given it a rocket boost and sent it soaring into the sky.

These days, after finishing a call, Shengquan opened Weibo and found her name trending at number three.

Shengquan, who was skilled in buying hot searches for promotion, muttered to herself, “…”

This time, she really didn’t buy it.

Looking around, she pulled up a small chair, sat down, and started scrolling from the beginning.

After about ten minutes, Shengquan finally understood the whole story. The reason behind the trend was that during the hiring of drone experts, those drone enthusiasts got wind of the news. Some technically unsatisfactory enthusiasts discovered that Xingmang Entertainment did not promote “five hundred drones,” so they spontaneously spread the screenshots online.

In the middle, when reporters came to interview the leaders responsible for flood relief, they directly mentioned her name and sincerely praised her actions on camera.

Lastly, there was that photo, which not only portrayed the merciless flood and the compassionate rescuers working in such dangerous conditions but also explicitly showcased the role of the five hundred drones.

All the enthusiasm that everyone had brewed up before couldn’t help but ignite at once.

Like Shengquan in her past life, most people, when seeing a disaster, would want to do something to help. But with school and work, who could truly drop everything and rush to the front lines of the rescue?

At most, they donated money and left messages online, “praying for safety” across the internet.

So, when someone appeared, they were heading to the front lines, purchasing a large amount of supplies, and taking all available transportation to the disaster area.

There is no expectation of returns.

There is no desire for fame.

She was the fastest-arriving entrepreneur on the scene and also the most generous donor. She had done so much, yet remained anonymous.

How could such a person not be admired by netizens who could only offer blessings to the disaster area over the internet?

They couldn’t go to the disaster area in person, so why not support a conscientious business that was working hard for disaster relief?

【Not only Shengquan, I checked the list, and artists under Xingmang Entertainment have also made donations. Whether following the boss’s example or for whatever reason, they didn’t deliberately promote it. I’ve liked and followed each of them.】

【And also! Have you seen those tall guys and girls in black outfits in the photo? Those are all Xingmang security guards and trainees. They’re also participating in the disaster relief!】

【Not only that, I saw directors Xu Man and Wan Bao, too. Are those behind them the crew members? Rumor has it that the actors from the crew also wanted to come, but they were restrained. Oh, Xingmang is really putting in all their efforts for disaster relief!】

【I saw the amount Jiang Zhen donated. Could he have donated half a year’s salary?】

【Hua Qing, Ming Qi, and Lin Aike too. Oh, all the artists under Xingmang are doing great.】

In conclusion: silent disaster relief with no expectation of returns? We don’t allow it!

As for why it’s “Fragrant Fragrant Snail”…

Because not everyone is a fan, and Shengquan’s biggest company is Xingmang Entertainment.

Just when they didn’t know where to start, someone discovered “Fragrant Fragrant Snail.”

The price of a bag of snail noodles wasn’t expensive, and Fragrant Fragrant Snail’s price was already quite affordable. Moreover, buying it meant they could eat it themselves.

So, one bag after another, and even buying it by the box. After everyone bought out one flavor, they would contact customer service to hurry up and restock.

As Shengquan scrolled through, she could even find the entire process of netizens buying out Fragrant Fragrant Snail.

【There’s even a tomato flavor; buy it!】

【You guys are too fast! I just wanted to buy, and I found out the tomato flavor is already sold out.】

【Spicy and smelly have been restocked! I just bought ten bags, hahaha!】

【Laughing to death, I just saw the restock announcement and was about to buy, but it’s already sold out again.】

【The extended version is still not sold out! Let me contribute to the rush!】

【Just got off work, rushed over after seeing the news, and they’re all sold out. Even the store announcement has changed, hahaha!】

【Hahaha, I saw that too! After selling out, people kept asking customer service if there were any left. Since the customer service couldn’t keep up with responses, they changed the announcement to “Really sold out! Not a single bag left!” Hahaha!】

The more Shengquan read, the happier she became. Subconsciously, she wanted to reply with, “Hahaha, too bad I missed it; otherwise, I would have contributed to the sell-out, hahaha.”

Then Shengdong reacted.

Oh, no, she’s not a silly netizen anymore.

She’s the business that got sold out.

The current general manager of Fragrant Fragrant Snail, whom Shengquan directly promoted from the factory’s management, was quite old—almost fifty years old. He was known for being honest and straightforward, doing things by the book, and having integrity.

Shengquan valued this about him. Managing a food factory’s general manager didn’t need to be too slick and flexible; following regulations was sufficient.

Her original plan was to separate the selling company from the factory once Fragrant Fragrant Snail gained a bit of fame. But isn’t it still not well-known?

Now, the honest and straightforward general manager, who only knew to follow orders faithfully, found himself in a daze and joy at the same time. He had to come to the head office to ask what to do.

He looked puzzled. “I told them it’s really sold out; I asked them to consume rationally, but they seemed even more eager to buy. They’ve been urging us to work overtime and produce more.”

Shengquan: “…”

Not surprising at all.

Netizens are like that. In this situation, the more the manufacturer says they’re out of stock and the more they discourage impulsive buying, the more people want to buy.

This honest general manager surely hadn’t thought about intentional promotion, but things were just so strange. Without meaning to, his response increased the enthusiasm of netizens even more.

Although they didn’t deliberately advertise, who wouldn’t make money if they had the chance?

Shengquan pondered for half a minute, “Work overtime according to the sales volume; pay attention to employees’ rest time. Overtime pay should follow regulations. Also, this month, everyone will probably work hard. Increase the end-of-month bonus according to performance.”

“Hey, alright!”

Shengquan: “Indicate in the store that, as a gesture of gratitude to the public, for every pack of snail noodles sold, Fragrant Fragrant Snail will donate twenty cents to flood relief until the end of the relief efforts.”

“Twenty cents?” The general manager’s tone became cautious. “Chairwoman, I have no objection to donations, but isn’t twenty cents too much? We’re already selling Fragrant Fragrant Snail at an affordable price. The cost has increased a lot due to better ingredients and equipment. Now that we finally see a hope for profit with so many people buying, if we really donate twenty cents for every pack, it’s a considerable loss.”