A Million a Month!

Early in the morning, Qin Lin got up and looked at the game screen in his mind.

The watermelons in the 24 plots and the red strawberries in the 6 plots had all ripened.

He controlled the Game Character to harvest them, putting all the watermelons and red strawberries into the storage room. Then he hoed up the withered watermelon and strawberry vines and planted new watermelon and strawberry seeds.

Today, he had to go out and promote his red strawberries, too.

The red strawberries produced by the game all had special attributes, so he wasn't worried about being unable to sell them. For convenience, he planned to sell them to RT-Mart again, but he needed to consider what wholesale price to set.

Ordinary red strawberries in Youcheng County wholesaled for around 15 yuan per jin, but the strawberries produced by his game shouldn't be worth only that much.

So he first went online to check the general wholesale prices for red strawberries.

There were quite a few varieties of red strawberries, and prices varied widely by region. He skipped the ordinary ones and focused on varieties sold in bulk at prices higher than regular strawberries.

Among them, Cream Strawberry wholesaled for as much as 30 yuan per jin, Daliangshan Strawberry went for 36 yuan per jin, and Miaoxiang Strawberry for 29 yuan per jin...

These were all specialty varieties that were a cut above ordinary red strawberries.

He'd eaten most of these strawberries before. The Quality 1 strawberries produced by the game tasted far better than any of them, so setting a wholesale price of 30 yuan per jin would be no problem.

Since RT-Mart had sold his watermelons as a special-quality product, his strawberries could be sold as special-quality red strawberries, too.

At the warehouse, Qin Lin entered the game again and went to the storage room.

This batch contained a total of 423 watermelons, with another 5 Quality 2 watermelons beside them.

As for the strawberries, he'd harvested 300 jin, with another 2 jin of Quality 2 strawberries beside them.

Qin Lin picked up a few and immediately saw their description.

[Red Strawberry: Quality 2]

[Description: High-quality red strawberries produced by the game. Their texture, flavor, fragrance, and other qualities far surpass those of Quality 1 red strawberries. An irresistible treat for the taste buds.

Deliciousness +2, Sweetness +2, Texture +2, Aftertaste +2]

After seeing the attributes, Qin Lin popped one into his mouth.

As soon as he tasted it, he couldn't help closing his eyes and savoring it.

Its sweetness flooded his taste buds and left him craving more, so he couldn't resist popping another one into his mouth.

Just like the Quality 2 watermelons, the attribute bonuses had turned these Quality 2 strawberries into a delicacy fit for a king.

Back in college, his rich roommate had once bought imported, creamy strawberries that cost 200 yuan per jin. Their flavor was nothing compared to these.

Qin Lin started hauling this batch of watermelons, then delivered the watermelons that Liu Dasheng and the other Bosses had ordered wholesale that day. In total, they weighed 4,098 jin, bringing in 6,147 yuan.

Afterward, he took 2 jin of Quality 1 red strawberries and headed to RT-Mart again to discuss them with Manager Chen.

At a wholesale price of 30 yuan per jin, selling just the 300 jin harvested that morning would earn him 9,000 yuan from this batch alone—more than he made from the 24 plots of watermelons.

"President Qin, you're here! I actually wanted to talk to you about something." Manager Chen was clearly very welcoming when he saw Qin Lin arrive.

Over the past ten days or so, he'd already pocketed more than 10,000 yuan in kickbacks from Qin Lin. He'd even gone from calling him Xiao Qin to President Qin. Besides, he had something to discuss with Qin Lin this time, so naturally he was even more courteous.

Manager Chen even took the initiative to lead Qin Lin over to a tea table. As he brewed the tea, he poured Qin Lin a cup.

In the south, many people liked to conduct business over tea, especially those who wanted to appear important. Even lots of little street-side shops kept a tea table, as if it made them seem more professional.

Qin Lin asked with a smile, "Manager Chen, what did you want to talk about?"

Manager Chen smiled and got straight to the point. "President Qin, we've been working together for more than ten days now. To be honest, your watermelons are excellent and sell well."

"I already have enough of the watermelons you supply, but we also have an RT-Mart in Shacheng, and they want to stock your watermelons too. We'll take as many as you can supply."

Qin Lin understood what he meant.

It was probably a slight shift in supply and demand.

The game's produce wasn't just good at selling—it could also be sold for more than ordinary produce, couldn't it?

His watermelons gave Manager Chen a chance to earn kickbacks, and, more importantly, they increased RT-Mart's profits. That meant Manager Chen could take credit for it as well. He suspected Manager Chen had been the one pushing for the Shacheng branch to get involved, too.

Unfortunately, there were only so many plots in the game, so he could only supply that many watermelons each day.

"Manager Chen, I'm really sorry, but I can only supply so many watermelons each day. There's nothing I can do about that. I do have another product I can offer wholesale, though: strawberries. I can supply at least 500 jin a day. You can try some first." Qin Lin began with an apologetic remark, then used the opportunity to promote his strawberries, placing the ones he'd brought on the table in front of Manager Chen as he spoke.

Manager Chen looked at the strawberries and, out of habit, picked one up to taste. The moment he bit into it, surprise appeared in his eyes.

As the purchasing manager of RT-Mart's Youcheng branch, he'd tasted plenty of red strawberries, whether they'd been allocated by headquarters or purchased by him personally. But none of them came close to these in flavor.

Even the high-altitude specialty strawberries he'd bought before at 55 yuan per jin hadn't tasted this good.

After finishing the first one, Manager Chen immediately picked up a second, then a third...

After eating more than ten in a row, he was sure these weren't ordinary strawberries. Just like the watermelons, they'd be easy to sell. He immediately asked the question he cared about most: "President Qin, what's the wholesale price for these red strawberries?"

Qin Lin explained, "Manager Chen, these are special-quality strawberries. They wholesale for 30 yuan per jin."

"Only 30..." As soon as Manager Chen heard the price, he said, "President Qin, I'll take everything you have. But you'll need to add 2 yuan to the price on the invoice."

He'd already figured out how to handle it: buy the strawberries from Qin Lin at 30 yuan per jin, report the wholesale price as 32 yuan, and sell them for 40 yuan or even more. That would generate profit for the supermarket and earn him a good deal of credit.

"Manager Chen, I understand. If anyone asks, the wholesale price is 32 yuan," Qin Lin replied with a smile. After all, he'd already gotten the price he wanted.

Manager Chen's smile widened. He poured Qin Lin another cup of tea, then raised his cup as if toasting him with wine. "President Qin, here's to a successful partnership."

"Here's to a successful partnership!" Qin Lin picked up his cup and clinked it against Manager Chen's. After draining his tea, he stood up and said, "Manager Chen, I'll bring over one batch of strawberries first. I'll bring the other batch along with the watermelons this evening."

Manager Chen nodded. "All right, President Qin. Just come to me for an order slip whenever you need one."

After settling the sale of the strawberries, Qin Lin left the RT-Mart office in high spirits and went to buy several special baskets for carrying them.

Strawberries weren't like watermelons; he had to be more careful when transporting them.

After that, he went to the warehouse and took out all 300 jin of strawberries.

If another 300-odd jin ripened by evening, then the strawberries from these six Level 2 plots would bring in 18,000 yuan.

Add that to his daily income from watermelons, and he wouldn't be far from making a million a month.