I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 623 - 621: Wild Consumption
More and more mysterious figures appeared on the front lines of disaster relief and rescue operations, and a large number of people were evacuated from the hazardous areas and subsequently placed in safe zones.
Of course, many people were left behind on this day forever, as the psychics were not omnipotent. They could only do their best in search and rescue efforts.
But then a new problem arose. Although the people were safe, the floodwaters had damaged the city's infrastructure, with many factories submerged and a great deal of food contaminated. Suddenly, Nanhe City's supplies became extremely scarce.
At this time, the national cohesion immediately stood out, with large amounts of donations pouring in from across the country. No amount was too small, be it a dozen or twenty, no amount was too large, be it thirty thousand or fifty thousand. Many enterprises, individuals, internet celebrities, and stars all took up this social responsibility.
Wuli Taotao donated 3 million Huaxia currency!
Angela Babe donated 1 million Huaxia currency!
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This was support from the entertainment industry.
PDD donated 5 million Huaxia currency!
Li Jiaqi donated 2 million!
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This was the strength of the internet celebrity and esports circles.
Xinzang Tiaodong donated 100 million!
Tengxun donated 100 million!
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These were donations from businesses.
What was particularly touching was that many businesses already in difficult straits also generously opened their wallets without regard for the future.
The national brand Hongxinerke had been reporting losses for several years, with last year's report showing a deficit of 220 million. Yet, even under such circumstances, they still managed to donate 50 million Huaxia currency to support the disaster-stricken area.
Huiyuan Juice had recently announced bankruptcy and restructuring, and this same enterprise made a very admirable decision; they donated a hefty 5 million Huaxia currency. Compared to the giant corporations, this figure might seem insignificant, but it was all they could muster from their dwindling resources.
Mixue Bingcheng also donated 22 million, despite their modest profit margins of one or two Huaxia currency per item.
For a moment, netizens online were touched by these conscientious national enterprises.
In contrast, some cola and some dashes seemed somewhat embarrassed. Of course, it's not about moral coercion from the netizens; it's just that without comparison, there is no hurt.
"Damn, I'm getting old, my eyes tearing up from 'Rasengan,'" even Zhang Menglong felt a bit teary-eyed after seeing this information.
Indeed, as many netizens said, many businesses might have had marketing motives, but even if it was for marketing, they did not hesitate to donate. So what if it was for marketing?
"No, I must go and support them!" Zhang Menglong opened the live video streaming platform app and went directly to Hongxinerke's livestream.
As a company that emerged in the last century, Hongxinerke had experienced a rise and fall. They were the first sports brand to go public in the nation, and during Zhang Menglong's childhood, their name and slogans were often heard.
However, indeed, in recent years, the brand had all but disappeared. Although they still had stores in many third- and fourth-tier cities, first-tier cities had long been dominated by Nike and Adidas.
Hongxinerke had five live broadcasting rooms, and their traffic was not high. At peak times, a few hundred viewers was considered quite good, with daily orders ranging between fifty thousand to one hundred thousand.
In the live broadcasting room, a host was explaining the products as usual. With just a few dozen to two or three hundred online viewers, the room was relatively quiet, and while there were occasional sales, they were pitifully few.
"Babies, this pair of shoes is really comfortable for running, and the price is really affordable, only 199, and they'll last you for several years. If you like them, just place your order through the link," the host said without air conditioning in the room. After saying a lot, the host went to the side to take a sip of water and cast an inquiring glance at the central control.
The operators shook their heads. Sales were disappointing today; after several hours of live broadcasting, they hadn't even reached a hundred thousand. Everyone had a look of defeat.
They didn't have much budget for traffic promotion, and relying solely on manpower for broadcasting was really difficult.
"Hong Yi, let the tech team make an adjustment, bump their live rooms to the top of the list and hurry to have people post about it online!" How could they let such national enterprises go bankrupt? They must be supported!
"What? A nearly bankrupt company still donated 50 million?"
"I've heard of this brand; I bought a lot of their stuff when I was a kid!"
"Let's go and support their live room!"
"Guys, if this enterprise goes down, it's related to every one of us!"
Actually, many people already knew about Hongxinerke's good deed, but they couldn't do much more than admire it.
But those posts suddenly woke them up. They could go and buy products from them to show support. The most expensive items were only a couple of hundred; who couldn't afford that?
Anyway, we always have to wear clothes and buy shoes, right? Why not just buy them from whoever's selling?
"Vivi, this... this... the numbers in our livestream..." the person in charge of the broadcast stared at the screen, eyes suddenly lighting up with excitement, "we broke a thousand!"
"Wait a second, now it's over five thousand!"
"Over ten thousand now! And it's still increasing!"
"What?" The host named Vivi immediately stood up and walked in front of the camera.
Before she could even see what had happened, another voice came from the person in charge.
"Vivi, all the links we just put up have been snapped up!"
"Snapped up? Didn't we put up more than a dozen links, each with a stock of two to three hundred?"
"All gone, in just one second!"
"What?" The host looked at the livestream, where the barrage of comments was nearly blinding.
"Why are you still standing there, stunned? Post more links!"
"Hurry up, you don't need to keep talking, just post the links, we'll buy them ourselves!"
"Put up your most expensive stuff!"
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"Quick, go adjust the inventory!"
The operators of the livestream immediately got busy, with massive amounts of stock being transferred over, but even their pace of posting links couldn't keep up with the viewers' speed of placing orders.
"Sorry, we're out of this style!" the host apologized.
"You still have one on you, hang the link for that one!"
"Everyone, be sure to pay attention to the shoe sizes, we're covering shipping insurance for all of you, so if the size doesn't fit, you can send them back for an exchange!"
"Impossible, if the size isn't right, it's definitely my feet that are to blame!"
"If the size is wrong, I'll chop off my own feet!"
"I solemnly declare, today I bought a complete outfit from Hongxin Erke, if I don't look good wearing it later, it's because I'm not handsome enough, it has nothing to do with Hongxin Erke's products!"
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Host: "Sorry everyone, we're truly out of stock on this item, not a single pair left, even the ones on the host's feet are already packed for you all!"
"Just send me the tag, I'll sew it on myself!"
"I don't need the shoes, just send me the shoebox."
"I only need one shoe!"
"Who the hell bought 15 pairs by themselves? Are you freaking a centipede or what?"
Host: "Babies, we've sold out of all our clothes!"
"Bring out the down jackets, I'll turn on the AC and wear them!"
"Pre-sell the down jackets, ship them to me in November!"
"Post the links for sewing machines and fabrics, I'll make them myself!"
Host: "Babies, because the volume of orders is just too big, our shipment may run a bit late."
"No problem, we can just confirm receipt ourselves, if the platform penalizes you for slow shipping, we'll blow up the platform!"
Host: "Our boss said, everyone please don't shop blindly, make sure to consume rationally!"
"You guys are the ones wildly donating, and we're supposed to consume rationally?"
"We want to shop wildly!"
"Tell your boss to mind their own business!"
"Bring it on!"
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