Chapter 99 National Game
Chapter 99 National Game
Chapter 99 National Game
"Honey, there's a package for you. I brought it up from downstairs. What did you buy? It's such a big box." The man put the package on the ground.
The wife heard the noise and came out. She looked at the bread box and said, "Huh? It really arrived?"
"What do you mean?" the man asked, puzzled.
The wife said, "This is a real-world reward from QQ Farm. The advertisement said that once you reach level 100, you can grab 10..."
Ten thousand loaves of bread? That's what I stole.
The man exclaimed in surprise, "So fast? You've already reached level 100?"
"OK."
The two squatted on the ground, tore open the bread box, took out one of the loaves of bread, and muttered as they looked at the ingredient list, "Can something given away for free be any good? It can't be a counterfeit or substandard product."
Upon closer inspection, the man noticed that the ingredient list showed the bread was not expired and it also had a food safety certificate.
The wife urged, "Honey, why don't you try it and see if it tastes good?"
The man muttered, "Are they using me as a guinea pig?" Despite his words, he tore open a piece of bread and took a big bite. His eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "Wow! This bread is delicious! Wow! Free stuff can be this good? Can I get another one?"
The man took another bite and handed the bread to his wife, urging her to try it too. His wife looked at him suspiciously, wondering if he was pretending the bread was bad and trying to fool her. This wasn't the first time he'd done something like this.
However, she still took the bread, complaining, "It's all your drool, who wants to eat it?" But she didn't hold back and took a bite. Sharing happiness and hardship is the way to go, after all.
The result was an amazing bite. The bread was soft and fluffy, the milk was rich and creamy, and the filling in the middle was a delightful texture.
The wife gave a soft hum and said, "Mmm, this is really delicious."
At this moment, the man found a small red card in the bread box. He took the card out and said in surprise, "Look, if you write a good review on QQ Space, you can get a cashback reward of 2 to 5 yuan."
"Let me see." The wife took the card, read the text, and exclaimed in surprise, "Is there really such a good thing? Not only do you not have to spend money to play games, you can even make money. I'll write it, I'll write it. I have a lot of QQ friends, and since I've taken this benefit, I have to do my part."
A woman logged into QQ and meticulously wrote a post on her QQ Space about how she won some freebies from QQ Farm, and how amazing and delicious this soft white bread was. Shortly after posting, she received many likes and interactions from her friends.
The younger sister left a message: "Big sister, you've reached level 100 so quickly? I'm only level 50!"
A colleague commented: "No wonder you keep stealing my vegetables, it's infuriating!"
The wife chuckled, saved a screenshot of the post to her desktop, and then, following the instructions on the card, added a business QQ account.
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She sent the screenshot as verification, and just 4 minutes later, customer service replied: "Dear, we have received your message. Your comment is a high-quality comment, so we will give you a 5 yuan cashback~ Please provide your bank card account or Alipay account."
The wife provided her bank account number, and soon a text message arrived, confirming that 5 yuan had indeed been deposited into her bank account.
"Wow, the money really arrived!" The wife quickly called her husband over. "Honey, hurry up, level up your QQ Farm to level 100 and go grab some bread!"
The man complained, "By the time I reach level 100, all the bread will be gone."
"Give me your account, and I'll play for you."
"Okay then."
A little while later, the doorbell rang. The wife went to open the door, and there stood her younger sister, Mingmei.
Mingmei is 23 years old and already married. She came to visit with her child.
The child immediately spotted the bread box on the ground, staring at it intently, unable to look away.
The wife smiled and said, "Go get it if your little darling wants some."
The child turned to his mother, Mingmei, who smiled and said, "You should say thank you, Auntie."
"Thank you, Auntie." The child said in a childish voice, then ran to get three breads, one for himself, one for his mother, and one for his aunt.
The wife smiled and said, "This child is so polite."
Mingmei tore open the bread packaging, took a bite, and exclaimed in surprise, "This is the bread you got from QQ Farm? It's so delicious!"
"Yes, that's it."
Mingmei then saw the slogan on the packaging: "One loaf of bread equals one glass of milk." She was immediately struck by this statement and couldn't help but think: this must be a very nutritious bread. Buying one for her child every day, along with an egg, would be simple, convenient, and would ensure her child got the necessary nutrition.
She asked, "Sister, where can I buy this bread?"
Remembering what the QQ customer service representative had said, the wife replied, "They sell them on Taobao. Just search for 'Three Little Bees Flagship Store' and you'll find it. But you can also get them for free. Just level up your QQ Farm to level 100 and you can try to grab them. Plus, you get cashback for writing a good review; I just got 5 yuan."
Mingmei exclaimed in surprise, "I really don't understand how people do business these days. But my QQ Farm level is only around 50. I can't wait any longer, so I'll just buy it directly."
After spending some time at her sister's house, Mingmei took her child back to her own home.
In the evening, after finishing her housework and tutoring her children, she turned on her computer, logged into Taobao, and found the Three Little Bees soft white bread.
Even at this point, Mingmei still harbored some distrust, fearing she might buy counterfeit or substandard products.
But when she saw the store's cover, product details, and tens of thousands of genuine reviews, her doubts vanished instantly, and she immediately clicked to place an order and bought a box.
In the break room at Alibaba headquarters.
Wang Zaixing was chatting with Lin Mu: "Dayan, you've made quite a splash this time. Have the specific figures come out yet? This is definitely another classic marketing case that will be written into the history of the industry."
While eating pastries, Lin Mu replied, "The data hasn't come back yet. The data should look good, but it's hard to say about profitability. President Gu has really gone all out this time."
Wang Zaixing felt the atmosphere was set enough, so he said, "Dayan, I have something to tell you. I saw that Three Little Bees' shop on Paipai.com is also selling this bread. You've had such a smooth collaboration with the Tencent team this time, so be careful not to get poached. Paipai is very powerful right now. If they offer a high price and poach the entire Three Little Bees company, you'll be in trouble."
"Huh?" Lin Mu blinked. He had never heard Boss Gu mention opening a shop on Paipai.com. He would have to talk to Boss Gu about this when he got back.
However, he did not believe that Boss Gu would betray him.
The two people's interests are already closely intertwined, and Paipai.com is indeed unreliable due to the rampant counterfeit goods there. No matter what price they offer, it's just an empty promise.
He believed that Boss Gu would definitely understand this.
Then, Wang Zaixing brought up another small matter: "By the way, I also managed to snag some physical bread on QQ Farm, but it's been a week now and it still hasn't shipped. Is there a huge backlog in the logistics? How much longer will it take to arrive?"
Lin Mu said, "We're both in Hangzhou, so it should arrive in three days at most. Send me your order number, and I'll check with them. They've been very busy lately, so they might have missed your order."
At the Three Little Bees Company, Boss Gu received a message from Lin Mu and quickly replied: "President Lin, that Paipai.com store is a pirated store. My operations team has already told me. I reported it, but Paipai.com is protecting it to the death, and there's nothing I can do."
I've also spoken with the QQ Farm team, but Mr. Xu's side is powerless to help either; they're not in the same department. I'm currently trying to figure out a solution, preparing to report them to the Industry and Commerce Bureau and then hire a lawyer to sue them.
"Regarding your friend's order number, I checked, and we indeed don't have a record of it. There must have been a mistake somewhere that caused the order to be missed. I'll personally send you a replacement copy. I'm really sorry."
A few days later.
Boss Gu was so busy he barely had time to breathe, but he enjoyed it immensely. Just as Lin Mu had predicted, QQ Farm became a national-level game, and the three little bees also went viral, with all aspects of the data being outstanding.
He is already preparing for a second collaboration with the Five Minutes team, planning to stock up on another 10 boxes.
Just then, the pirated bread he had ordered from Paipai.com arrived. His assistant brought the package in, and Gu Ming opened it, his face turning as black as the bottom of a pot.
The packaging of the counterfeit bread was exactly the same as the genuine product; it was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye.
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