When the show first started airing, Shen Zhuo's sales were steadily increasing, and the show had already returned to its previous hot streak.
However, before long, Shen Zhuo's live stream suddenly lost a large number of viewers.
The operations assistant quickly investigated the reason and discovered that a lot of the lost popularity had gone to Chu Yu's group next door, and they were all shouting to support domestic products.
At that moment, the operations assistant sensed something was wrong.
Sure enough, influenced and impacted by Weibo's support for domestic products, the big-name skincare and cosmetic series that were most attractive to consumers in Shen Zhuo's live stream now became the most useless things.
Ironically, some domestically produced snacks sold well in Shen Zhuo's live stream.
Only those big-name overseas skincare products are ignored.
The live stream chat was flooded with comments like. "[Seriously? Still selling foreign goods? Streamer, please feature some domestic brands!]"
With sales already poor, Shen Zhuo's face darkened when he saw similar comments.
Seeing that Shen Zhuo was in a bad mood, the assistant quickly stepped forward to calm things down.
"Dear customers, today's live stream mainly features products from well-known international brands. Both domestic and imported products have their advantages, so please buy according to your needs."
Thus, under the barrage of criticism from netizens, Shen Zhuo had no choice but to temporarily suspend his live stream.
After the live stream ended, Shen Zhuo angrily threw things to vent his anger.
Upon seeing this, the assistant was so frightened that he could only lower his head and remain silent.
After Shen Zhuo finally vented his anger, he turned to his assistant and asked, "What's the deal with that Secluded Orchid brand that's all the rage on Weibo right now?"
Shen Zhuo knew very well that Chu Yu's live stream was so popular today mainly because of the Secluded Orchid brand.
The assistant looked up awkwardly and explained, "This Secluded Orchid brand is actually... a niche domestic brand that you rejected before."
Shen Zhuo deals with numerous products every day, so naturally he wouldn't remember a relatively unknown brand like Secluded Orchid.
His expression gradually turned serious, and he realized the grave mistake he had made.
If Shen Zhuo had known earlier that the Secluded Orchid brand would win the Monde Selection Gold Award, he would never have let the product go to Chu Yu.
However, there is still a chance to salvage the situation.
The Secluded Orchid brand is currently enjoying great popularity, and its sales are expected to remain strong for at least the next month.
If he can secure the collaboration with the Secluded Orchid brand now, the buzz will naturally shift to him.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhuo immediately gave instructions to his assistant. "Contact the owner of the Secluded Orchid brand now and tell them that I can lower the commission rate to the lowest possible level so that they can host a live stream specifically for their brand."
It is well known that top livestreamers charge a certain percentage of commission for selling products.
Industry leaders like Shen Zhuo command consistently high commission rates for their live-streaming sales.
Therefore, Shen Zhuo was confident that since he had already offered the most favorable terms, the owner of the Secluded Orchid brand would definitely change his mind.
The assistant, tasked with a mission, found Zhang Xiaodong's phone number and dialed it.
Shortly after, the call was answered, and Zhang Xiaodong's voice came through, "Hello? Who is this?"
The assistant quickly identified himself, "Hello, I'm Mr. Shen Zhuo's assistant. I'm calling to discuss potential future collaborations. We can promise to apply for the lowest possible commission rate for your product sales."
This reminder also brought to Zhang Xiaodong's mind that some time ago, when he tried to recommend his brand to Shen Zhuo, he was rejected and dismissed without even meeting him.
Zhang Xiaodong's face instantly turned cold. "No need. I have no intention of cooperating."
The assistant tried to salvage the situation, but before she could even speak, the other party hung up, leaving only a dial tone in her ear.
The assistant shook his head and sighed, then turned back to the live broadcast studio and reported to Shen Zhuo, " The Secluded Orchid brand said they have no plans to cooperate at the moment."
Shen Zhuo immediately frowned. "How is that possible? What did you tell him? Did you mention that I was willing to lower the commission to the minimum?"
The assistant nodded quickly, "We've already said that, but they still have no intention of cooperating."
Actually, the assistant knows the whole story best.
That day, Zhang Xiaodong, with a cooperative attitude, waited downstairs for half a day, but Shen Zhuo rejected him without even meeting him in person.
Now that they've suddenly become popular, they're offering all sorts of conditions to collaborate. It's obvious they're just wavering between two sides.
It would be strange if Zhang Xiaodong agreed to cooperate.
Shen Zhuo, blinded by profit and data, couldn't understand the real reason he lost this major collaboration. Instead, he angrily vented his anger on his staff.
"You're all a bunch of useless trash! You can't even handle a small domestic brand, what use are you!"
Furthermore, due to the current backlash against overseas brands among netizens, Shen Zhuo's live stream has had to be postponed indefinitely.
In Chu Yu's live stream next door, the number of viewers continued to grow, and had now exceeded two million. The entire live stream started to experience buffering issues.
Fortunately, Jiang Taolin had already upgraded the website server after the previous GI Magazine incident, which prevented the website from crashing when the live stream's popularity surged.
At this point, only an hour and a half had passed since the broadcast started.
However, all the products that were linked in the live stream have sold out, with only the GI Magazine pre-sale remaining.
This sales speed has directly broken the sales record for the entire live-streaming industry.
Seeing the barrage of comments in the live stream, Chu Yu kindly reminded everyone, "Everyone, all the products in today's live stream are sold out. Next up is the pre-sale of GI Magazine."