Lin Qi was very good at persuading people, especially when he used his "dream" to persuade them.
People could not possibly produce one million at once to give to capitalists, but they could spend two dollars every day on a pack of cigarettes.
If one million people bought Every Moment cigarettes every day, with each person buying just one pack, Every Moment's daily turnover would be at least two million.
That was sixty million a month. There was no healthier cash flow than that. Seven hundred and twenty million in annual capital flow was enough to tempt even major conglomerates.
Of course, it had not reached that level yet, but it might.
People began to reminisce, and Lin Qi did his best to offer them some assistance. Ever since women and teenagers had begun smoking as well, cigarette sales had broken through their restraints and risen wildly. In fact, the entire market had long since surpassed Kolef.
Shi Haoyun wanted to buy Every Moment's tobacco business mainly because of its Kolef brand. A tobacco company like Shi Haoyun's, which had fought its way up from the bottom, had one major weakness: it lacked a high-end brand it could truly present with pride.
Back when people still regarded Kolef as a tobacco product, Kolef had been a high-end commodity. But creating a high-end brand was difficult.
More people in the market accepted Every Moment, and its publicity was excellent. More importantly, Every Moment's service, its tobacco-growing regions, and its custom services had left the rich very satisfied.
Once the rich were satisfied, the Middle Class would blindly follow, and then the entire society would lean in the same direction.
But cigarettes were actually the true future.
A Middle Class person might use part of his wealth to buy a box of