Ring ring ringâ
The phone suddenly rang; it was a video call from Xu Li.
Today was the birthday of one of Xu Liâs close friends, and the three women had stuffed themselves and then went to the karaoke bar to sing all night.
Xu Li had informed Jiang Tao in advance and sent quite a few pictures of them eating and singing.
Both of Xu Liâs close friends were well-known to Jiang Tao.
One was an unmarried older single woman, the other divorced and single.
An all-women gathering, coming home a bit late, Jiang Tao didnât need to worry about any trouble.
Jiang Tao put down the empty wine glass in his hand and swiped a finger to accept the video call.
The screen flashed, and Xu Li appeared on the screen wearing a light blue silk nightgown.
The smooth fabric of the nightgown shimmered slightly under the soft light.
Her long hair was casually tied into a loose bun, with a few strands falling on her shoulders, adding a touch of casual elegance.
Most of her fair shoulders were exposed as Xu Li once again played the role of the "temptation to return home."
Todayâs outfit was even more alluring than yesterdayâs.
"Honey, does this nightgown look good?"
Xu Li said while placing the phone on the nightstand to capture her whole body.
She even spun around on the floor, showing off a 360-degree view.
"Yao Jing, eat my Old Jiangâs stick!"
"No way."
"By the way, honey, did you ask Shan Yufei yet? You know Sun Na, sheâs great; I think they could give it a shot."
After showing off her outfit, Xu Li cuddled up with the phone on the bed, jabbering away.
After discussing setting up her friend, they chatted about what they ate and drank.
Who they ran into while shopping, and what happened while singing.
The couple chatted via video call for over two hours before hanging up.
After ending the call, Jiang Tao checked the time on his phone.
Without realizing it, it was already 11:41 PM.
In less than 20 minutes, tomorrowâs intelligence system would refresh.
Jiang Tao naturally wasnât sleepy, lit a cigarette, and waited for the update.
...
Meanwhile.
In a small one-bedroom apartment in Ping County.
A woman in a fluffy sleepwear with a messy hair bun was sitting in front of her computer, pulling her hair.
"Iâm going insane!"
"A whole day, and sales are at zero!"
"Whatâs wrong with Second Brotherâs taste!"
"What to do, what to do! Thatâs over 60,000 yuan! The manufacturer probably wonât take returns!"
"Why did I answer his call, why did I help the wrongdoer~~"
At this moment, Jiang Bing deeply regretted helping her second brother find the original manufacturer.
She regretted even more assisting him in placing an order for 10,000 Ultraman hairpins!
After buying the hairpins for her second brother, Jiang Bing listed them on her store as instructed.
As a result, a day passed, and the sales of the Ultraman hairpins remained at zero!
Just thinking about the 10,000 hairpins she had on hand made Jiang Bing feel overwhelmed!
How could someone cause such a huge mess!
Jiang Bing no longer even cared about the big red envelope her second brother promised. She just hoped he and her second sister-in-law wouldnât fight over the New Year.
The time on the bottom right corner of the computer hit midnight.
Jiang Bing was about to get up to brush her teeth and sleep when a notification suddenly dinged from the store manager, popping up with a message.
"Huh? Two orders just got placed!"
Seeing the store managerâs message indicating someone ordered the Ultraman hairpins, Jiang Bingâs eyes lit up.
She quickly grabbed the mouse and opened her seller dashboard.
The Ultraman hairpins Jiang Tao stocked came in two styles, blue and pink, each priced at 19.8 yuan.
Just now, a customer ordered one of each, totaling 39.6 yuan!
Ding dong!
While reviewing the first order, another new one popped up.
"Another Ultraman hairpin?"
Seeing the seller dashboardâs repeated alerts for Ultraman hairpins made Jiang Bing slightly frown.
"Could it be Second Brother trying to inflate sales since his hairpins werenât selling?"
Ding dong!
As Jiang Bing the "Sherlock Holmes" was deducing the truth, another order notification popped up.
Unsurprisingly, it was another Ultraman hairpin order!
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Ding dong!
Seeing the orders continually popping up, Jiang Bing realized the situation wasnât how she thought.
Opening the dashboard, she checked the order statistics.
In just one minute, more than a dozen people ordered the Ultraman hairpins.
The total sales were 51 items, amounting to 1009.8 yuan!
In her six years of running the store, this was her quickest sale to surpass a thousand yuan!
In less than a minute, to be precise, 53 seconds, the storeâs revenue broke a thousand!
"Whatâs happening, how did it suddenly explode in sales!"
Just minutes ago, Jiang Bing was worried about the Ultraman hairpinsâ sales.
And then, a few minutes later, sales started exploding!
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding dongâ
Listening to the constant ding-dong sound from the seller dashboard.
Jiang Bing was instantly as thrilled as if sheâd taken a stimulant, all sleepiness gone!
Over her six-year store history, sheâd never witnessed such a scene!
"Forget sleep!
"Tonight, Iâm witnessing history!"
...
In Beijing, in the Xiaoshanhe Urban Village, in Jiang Taoâs rental room.
At midnight, Jiang Tao also turned off his phone to open the intelligence systemâs panel and clicked refresh.
[Todayâs Intelligence 01]: Yesterday, while stopping by the lottery shop in Xiaoshanhe Village, relevant intelligence was gatheredâ
Among the scratch cards currently sold in the shop, one can yield a 20,000 yuan prize!
[Todayâs Intelligence 02]: Yesterday, when you and Xu Li talked about the prize Sun Na won at her companyâs annual meeting, relevant intelligence was gatheredâ
The 10 yuan lottery ticket Sun Na won will yield a 3,000 yuan prize tomorrow!
[Note]: The winning ticket of Sun Na can be replicated by the host up to 10 times.
Exceeding this limit will cause the winning number to change due to irresistible forces.
...
"One is a scratch card, the other a lottery ticket; both pieces of todayâs intelligence are related to lottery tickets!"
Seeing the two latest pieces of intelligence refreshed today, Jiang Taoâs eyes lit up!
Last night, when Xu Li chatted with Jiang Tao, she mentioned that Sun Na had a bit of bad luck this year.
During her companyâs annual meeting, Sun Na only won a consolation prize worth 10 yuan, including five lottery tickets.
Who wouldâve thought that consolation prize turned out to be a winner, and not just thatâa third prize!
Good thing it was only a third prize.
If it had been a first prize, Sun Naâs company might have sued her for it.
"Sadly, it can only be replicated ten times."
"If there were no limit on replicating, just this piece of intelligence would be enough for financial freedom!"
"Tomorrow, Iâll have Xu Li ask Sun Na for the lottery number and play it ten times. Itâs like free money."
"The scratch card at the lottery shop..."
"Iâll need to scratch it early tomorrow morning, or I might get scooped if I go late."
"Looks like Iâll need to take another day off tomorrow! But itâll be worth it!"
Having analyzed the two pieces of intelligence, Jiang Tao had plans in mind.
Lights off, time for bed!