In this current climate, the already popular Galactic Automobiles became even more sought after. In such circumstances, where would other automobile manufacturers go? How would they find a way forward?
Honghe Automobiles, which originally had the best domestic sales, was affected the most.
“Young Master Fu, there’s a new activity from Su Jing’s side,” A young man suddenly rushed into the office and reported.
“What the hell did he do now? Did wings sprout from his back and took him away?” Fu Hongxue raised his head and asked two rhetorical questions in succession before he rubbed his forehead, and sighed.
In these past few days, he had been incredibly busy with the affairs of the group. Moreover, he offended Su Jing and his company’s talents were poached away by him, leading to a scolding from his father.
He had no mental capacity to pay attention to external news, so he was unaware of the Lantian Silver Thread Rice situation.
“Yesterday, Lantian Silver Thread Rice was launched. The regular Lantian Silver Thread Rice is priced at 10,000 Yuan per Jin(0.5 kg), while the premium Lantian Silver Thread Rice is priced at 100,000 Yuan per Jin (0.5 kg),” The young man explained.
“Why would he do something so outrageous? I’m sure no one is buying it,” Fu Hongxue sneered as he spoke.
“No, actually… on the first day, the sales of Lantian Silver Thread Rice exceeded 20 Million Yuan, and on the second day, it exceeded 30 Million Yuan. The trend suggests that it will continue to rise,” The young man revealed.
“What?” Fu Hongxue stood up abruptly, unable to accept what he had just heard. Su Jing had seized the business that originally belonged to his family in the automotive industry.
Not only did it leave his family with no profits, but he also effortlessly created a rice variety and made heaps of money. How could Fu Hongxue find balance in his heart?
“That bastard! Is there some divine force supporting him? I refuse to believe it. You go and find a way to obtain some Lantian Silver Thread Rice seeds,” Fu Hongxue said and then remembered something. “Wait, first make a call to Huo Yunshu.”
Knowing Huo Yunshu well, Fu Hongxue thought that Huo Yunshu had probably taken the initiative. Since they had become allies due to Su Jing, they should be able to exchange information at this time.
In fact, it wasn’t just Huo Yunshu and Fu Hongxue. Many others had already set their sights on Lantian Silver Thread Rice. How could such a miraculous and highly profitable rice variety not attract anyone’s envy?
The scale of Lantian Silver Thread Rice cultivation was quite large, with numerous farmers’ employees.
Even with strict management, it was clearly impossible to prevent any rice grains from leaking out. Therefore, some people managed to obtain a few rice grains through certain underhanded means.
Subsequently, they began cultivating these seeds in secret. Huo Yunshu and Fu Hongxue were the most proactive as they even hired renowned botanists to carefully cultivate the rice seed and hoped to start Lantian Silver Thread Rice cultivation as soon as possible.
However, they soon discovered a strange phenomenon. The rice grains could sprout, but they would wither before growing. Regardless of how favorable the environment was, the situation didn’t improve much.
The botanists tried various methods, and occasionally, they managed to keep one plant alive, but it appeared sickly, with almost no possibility of bearing rice grains. The botanists couldn’t understand the underlying reason.
How could they know that Su Jing cultivated the seeds using Live Soil, a technology far beyond Earth’s capabilities?
Huo Yunshu and Fu Hongxue didn’t give up. They tried to obtain more rice grains and sought the assistance of better experts. It cost them a significant amount of money, but there were still no results.
As for other covetous individuals, their chances of success were even slimmer. After failing once or twice, most people didn’t dare to continue. Lantian Silver Thread Rice was not a cheap commodity, and not everyone could afford to play with it.
Those who were envious couldn’t help but feel helpless in such a situation. They thought that Su Jing, with such a heaven-defying rice variety, must have considered the possibility of someone stealing the seeds.
He must have taken some precautions to prevent others from reaping benefits from his genius idea and invention. It was indeed not so easy.
Just as Lantian Silver Thread Rice was gaining immense popularity and attracting countless envious eyes, another explosive news emerged. Su Tobacco Company officially launched its products, offering various grades of cigarettes.
The lowest-priced box was 50 yuan, while the highest-priced box was 100,000 yuan. Well, the 50 yuan box, although slightly more expensive compared to regular cigarettes, was not unreasonable.
The Chinese soft pack cost 60 yuan per box. Compared to the sky-high price of 11,000 yuan per Jin(0.5 kg) for Lantian Silver Thread Rice, this price was already quite reasonable.
This was Su Tobacco Company, which was also a legendary collaboration between Su Jing and the Country in the tobacco industry. One couldn’t expect a lower price.
However, the price of 100,000 yuan per box for the highest grade couldn’t help but make people scoff inwardly. It was excessively high-priced. Did that mean one cigarette would cost 10,000 Yuan?
Many people wanted to say, “Why don’t you go and rob a bank instead?” However, the memory of the Lantian Silver Thread Rice incident was still fresh in their minds. Surprisingly, almost no one came forward to oppose Su Jing this time. Everyone was just observing the situation.
“For the 100,000 yuan per box one, it’s definitely unaffordable. But for the 50 yuan per box, I can buy it to give it a try.”
“I heard that the government is going to vigorously promote this Su Tobacco, even granting Su Jing a 10% stake in the national tobacco corporation. It shows how amazing this tobacco is.”
“I’ll also buy a box to taste and see how good Su Tobacco really is.”
The tobacco company was a state-owned enterprise, and its promotional efforts were practically at a policy level. In an instant, it spread throughout the country.
It was a far cry from the situation when Lantian Silver Thread Rice initially had only exclusive stores. On the day Su Tobacco Company launched, many people across the country, with a “give it a try” mentality, rushed to be the first to get their hands on it.
Fifty yuan wasn’t much, and anyone could afford to try it.
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