Chapter 179 Scalper
Chapter 179 Scalper
"I may not necessarily go. If necessary, I can ask people from the company to go there on business trips."
Bai Xi declined politely.
Then the three of them shook hands and went downstairs together. Yang Ru suggested going to the "flagship store" to take a look.
Bai Xi thought about it and felt that there was nothing particularly important next, so he agreed.
"I think there are a lot of people, but it's okay to just pass by and take a look. Wait a minute, I'll find a mask."
Five minutes later, Bai Xi walked out of the office again, wearing a mask and sunglasses, and even changed his hairstyle. Even if an acquaintance did not look closely, they would not be able to recognize him.
Yang Ru and Wang Chuanfu were stunned.
Facing the two strange looks, Bai Xi shrugged:
"It may sound a bit narcissistic to say this, but if I were to appear on the street now, I would most likely be surrounded."
"Safety first."
......
The lights are coming on on the university road.
Young men and women all came out to play and go shopping, and the whole street was crowded with people.
However, throughout the whole day today, the most popular thing on the whole street is still the offline flagship store of "Bai Ze Tong Ming".
Some students line up here when they get up in the morning to buy breakfast. After a day of classes, they come out for dinner in the evening, and there are still queues here.
Even those who had not paid attention before became curious now.
Some young people couldn't walk anymore when they passed by here. They stood there and searched what "Bai Ze Tong Ming" was. Then they saw various videos that went viral on the Internet and stood there shouting 666.
There were even people who joined the queue.
After all, we have come.
Wang Tao had already adopted a control mode in the morning, letting in one person at a time and issuing numbers to people in line outside, but by the evening, there was not much stock left.
Excluding the few hundred units that were sold out in the morning, Wang Tao's plan after the control is to sell another 500 units today, and the same will be true every day thereafter.
Although the strategy of letting one person out and one person in has made the store more orderly, the waiting time outside has also been extremely prolonged. Some people have no intention of leaving quickly after entering. They play to their heart's content in the product experience area on the second floor, or find the engineers on site to ask about the parameters in detail, and they can't wait to take the manual away directly.
This is what enables 500 bionic aircraft to operate from morning to night.
The most outrageous person had been in there from morning to night, and even ordered takeout at noon, with the attitude of not leaving until the door was closed.
But for some people, the longer the line is, the more excited they get.
When Bai Xi and the others went there, they happened to encounter an emergency.
At the door of the store, Wang Tao was arguing with someone.
"Go away, you are not welcome here!"
"Why? This street belongs to your family, right?"
Bai Xi didn't rush forward, but called someone out of the store and asked, "What's going on?"
The man looked puzzled, and only after hearing Bai Xi's voice did he dare to confirm that it was his boss, and then he replied, "This person is a scalper, a gang. He queued up several of us and then hawked his goods on the street."
"The most outrageous thing is that he traded his number in the front row for one in the back row, and when the number in the back row was about to be called, he could go and trade for another one in the back row..."
"They do this for free all day, blocking customers as they leave the store to collect their purchases. They harass them for hundreds of meters. Some young students are too timid to sell what they just bought."
Bai Xi was shocked. He knew that scalpers were awesome, but he didn't know they were this awesome. What's the difference between this and forced buying and selling?
"Can't you drive him away?"
The employee sighed, "Boss Wang tried several times, but they were just a gang of four or five people circling around here. Isn't this just getting impatient..."
People like this have long been accustomed to being driven away, and they all have the mentality of being a rolling pin. This street is indeed not opened by "Bai Ze Tong Ming", and there is no way to stop these people from coming here.
If you do anything extreme, this group of people might be even happier and make you cry, make a fuss, or even commit suicide by hanging yourself.
You see, whatever you say comes true.
Wang Tao is an engineer by profession and is a bit stubborn. He has been enduring it for a whole day, and he didn’t get enough rest last night, so he is really angry.
He pushed and yelled at the scalper to drive him out, and the scalper yelled, "Come and take a look! 'Bai Ze Tong Ming' is bullying customers! They won't let ordinary people line up! They even beat people up!"
How could Wang Tao, a tech geek, stand this? His face turned red and he clenched his fists tightly, ready to explode at the next moment.
At this moment, a hand gently patted his shoulder. He turned around angrily and was about to open his mouth to scold, but when he recognized his boss, his anger was half released and he said breathlessly:
"Boss Bai, these guys are going too far!"
Bai Xi said nothing, but waved his hand and pulled Wang Tao away a little. This kind of person was getting more and more excited, and then said:
"Next time you encounter this kind of situation, call the police station directly and tell them there's a large crowd here. Request them to come out and maintain order. One or two officers standing there will be more effective than you going up and reasoning with them."
Wang Tao was still furious: "What should we do now?"
Bai Xi pointed at the team and said, "Have all the people who have taken numbers register their mobile phone numbers. They will be required to verify their mobile phone numbers before entering the store. If the mobile phone number does not match the number called, they will not be allowed in. Just do it, and they will disperse on their own."
Wang Tao clapped his hands: "Yes! That makes sense!"
When Wang Tao asked someone to register the phone number, Bai Xi turned to Yang Ru and Wang Chuanfu and said:
"Excuse me, this is the company's first public sale and we lack experience."
Wang Chuanfu laughed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Scalpers are just that, and you can't control them. I remember one time my sister-in-law went to Pengcheng for medical treatment, and she was also very annoyed by the scalpers."
"But the premise is that the sales prospects of 'Bai Ze Tong Ming' are good, so scalpers will appear. We are a little envious."
Bai Xi spread his hands and said, "This kind of 'good' is unacceptable. If there are too many scalpers, it will only bring negative effects."
Sure enough, after Wang Tao and the people in line registered everyone's phone number, the scalper stopped. There must be other people waiting in line like them, but the business of selling numbers could not be done.
As for those who block the store entrance to collect goods from students...
They can try to see if Xiao Rui's methods are tough enough.
A dangerous smile appeared on Bai Xi's lips. She was not a generous person.
The person who bullied her wants to get away with it?
It's a beautiful thought.
But in the final analysis, "Bai Ze Tong Ming" was too inexperienced on the market, but there were too few sales channels. Increasing production is one aspect, and offline product stores will naturally expand accordingly.
The three of them continued forward, leaving the area of University Road. Yang Ru suddenly asked, "Boss Bai, do you regret holding this public sale?"
Today's scalpers are just the tip of the iceberg, and "Bai Ze Tong Ming" will still face many problems in the future.
In his eyes, Bai Xi's importance far outweighs these mundane matters. If these trivial matters affect her mood...
Apart from anything else, if it causes the research speed of military bionic aircraft to slow down a bit...
He felt it wasn't worth it.
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