I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Chapter 500 I was shocked! Really?

Shen Kang sat in front of the computer, opened the homepage of Anjia Housekeeping, and first browsed through Anjia Local Community.

The opening of Anjia Hutong has not made Anjia Tongcheng Hui (Anjia Local Community Center) deserted. On the contrary, compared to when it first opened, Anjia Tongcheng Hui now has more members, more people, and is more lively.

This is because, for members of Anjia Tongcheng Hui, Anjia Tongcheng Hui and Anjia Hutong meet different needs and do not conflict with each other. They like both: they like Anjia Tongcheng Hui because this social circle is of high quality and they can also socialize upwards; they like Anjia Hutong because they can lower themselves to show off.

It's like Yin Mingyang playing Dota.

Yin Mingyang likes to play in the high-level rooms on HaoFang because everyone's skill level is about the same, making the games more interesting and helping him improve his own skills.

However, sometimes Yin Mingyang likes to go to the QQ platform to 1v5 and stomp on noobs, just to show off and have fun. But he can't stay on the QQ platform for long, because if he stays there too long, he will become noobs himself.

The users of Anjia Tongcheng Hui share a similar mindset with Yin Mingyang.

Therefore, there are still quite a few posts in Anjia Local Community.

From this, we can basically see the level of Anjia Tongcheng Hui.

One post was titled "Does anyone know a cardiology specialist at the Provincial People's Hospital? My elderly relative needs a stent implanted, and I'd like to find a reliable surgeon."

Someone replied, "Let me ask for you. My uncle just had it done last month. The surgeon was Director Zhao, who is very skilled, but it's hard to get an appointment."

Someone else said, "I know Director Zhao. I can pass on a message for you if you need it."

Another post is titled: "My child will be starting primary school next year, and I'm considering international or public school. Any advice from those who have been through this?"

Several people also replied below.

"It depends on whether you choose the public school system or not. If you choose the public school system, you can lay a foundation in public schools; if not, you can send your child to an international school as soon as possible."

"My child attends an international school; their English is really good, but their Chinese is definitely weak."

"I suggest you try the lottery first, and then we can talk about it if you don't get a spot."

Another post is titled "I've been looking at that new development in the south of the city lately, does anyone know anything about it that says it's worth investing in?"

"I looked at that development. The apartment layouts are nice, but the surrounding amenities will have to wait another two years. They might bring in a bilingual kindergarten. This is just hearsay, don't take it too seriously, just for reference."

"If you're considering investing, I suggest waiting a bit longer; if you're buying for your own residence, that's fine."

"I just placed an order for two units last week. I think this development is good and the price will rise in the future."

"High-end".

As Shen Kang watched, he couldn't help but sigh.

He felt that he had achieved some initial success, but if he calculated his net worth and put it into this category, he would just be an ordinary person.

After watching for a while, Shen Kang closed the Anjia Local Community page and entered Anjia Hutong.

There's definitely more people than you think; this place is much more lively and has a real sense of everyday life.

One post was titled "Looking to enroll my child in an advanced math class, any recommendations?"

Someone replied, "What grade is your child in? Don't apply if your child is below third grade, it's useless."

"The one my family attends is alright, but it's expensive, three thousand a semester."

"Three thousand is too expensive? We offer one-on-one service for one hundred and fifty per hour."

Another post was titled, "Looking to buy a new car, any recommendations around 15 yuan?"

Someone replied, "For family use, buy a Japanese car; it's worry-free."

"Don't buy domestically produced cars; they'll rattle everywhere after two years."

"I just picked up a Corolla last month, it cost 150,000 yuan, not bad."

"Is yours the lowest trim level?"

"Enough is enough."

Shen Kang looked at the post and sighed. More than ten years later, the lowest-spec version of this thing cost 90,000 yuan, but now it costs 150,000 yuan. Selling cars in China is really profitable now.

Then continue reading.

Which hospital offers the best service for my parents' medical check-up?

Someone replied, "Don't go to a public school, the lines will kill you."

"Meinian Health is alright, but they love to push sales." "I booked a private appointment for my dad, it cost over two thousand, it's expensive, but it's worry-free." "Over two thousand is expensive? My dad's gastroscopy cost a thousand."

In general, the discussions in Anjia Hutong are not about things like "pork at the market has gone up by 5 cents again," because these days, those who can afford Anjia Housekeeping are basically middle-class.

However, compared to the "international schools" and "should I buy two houses for investment" offered by Anjia Tongcheng Hui, it is indeed significantly different.

To be precise, Anjia Hutong should be the "spirit realm" between the "celestial realm" and the "human realm".

Further down lies the real human world.

But it doesn't matter. For the members of Anjia Tongcheng Hui, this is paradise.

After learning about the latest developments on the two forums, Shen Kang decided to stop looking at them for now and prepare to do the next thing.

However, before doing anything, he needs to confirm one thing.

Unlike Lide, whom Tao Yinchu described as having "nine methods," he only had two plans, but those were basically enough.

Once this is confirmed, he can decide which solution to use.

"Hey, Huang Jing—"

Shen Kang picked up his phone and called Huang Jing, getting Gu Pengfei's phone number.

After hanging up, he called Gu Pengfei, "Hey, Brother Dafei, this is Shen Kang—"

Gu Pengfei was quite surprised when he received Shen Kang's call. After asking, he learned that Shen Kang had obtained his phone number from Huang Jing.

"—Is there something you need?"

Gu Pengfei was just an ordinary college student, and he didn't have time for small talk. After asking a question, he ran out of things to say and went straight to...

He asked Shen Kang what he wanted to see him about.

That's fine too.

Then he heard Shen Kang's voice on the other end of the phone: "Actually, it's nothing much. My house is going to be renovated recently, and we're currently working on a design plan. I think the current plan is a bit outdated, but as you know, I spend all my time reading books and don't know anything about interior design, so I'd like to find a more high-end option for reference."

"After thinking it over, it seems that among the people I know, only your Uncle Gu, the manager, is the most high-end. The key is that he is Philips' manager. Philips is an international brand. For him to be Philips' manager, his taste must be very high, and his home must be decorated with great taste."

When Shen Kang mentioned "tasteful", his accent changed, sounding like the frequent mix of Chinese and English in Hong Kong films.

Gu Pengfei likes watching the Young and Dangerous movies and often watches Hong Kong films. He finds them particularly appealing and also feels that this "weird Shen Kang" seems to have a certain "taste" in addition to being a book lover.

"So I was thinking, if you ever go to your uncle's house, could you take some pictures for me? I want to see how people with a taste decorate their homes, so my designers can broaden their horizons and get some inspiration."

After saying that, Shen Kang added, "I know we're not very close, and it's a bit of a hassle for you. If it's inconvenient, then it's fine; I was just saying it casually."

Gu Pengfei replied directly, "No trouble at all!"

Shen Kang is now being hailed as a "legendary" figure in their circle.

When someone comes to me for help, I feel so proud!

Moreover, it's just a small matter of taking a few photos. If I refuse it, and Shen Kang mentions it, it will get back to the industry. How can I maintain my "Big Fei" persona?

"Perfect timing, I'm right here."

As Gu Pengfei spoke, he glanced to the side.

This was a bedroom, with a large 1.8-meter bed at the back, covered in dark gray bedding without a single wrinkle. A brass-framed lamp sat on the bedside table, giving it a very retro and tasteful feel.

There was a row of wardrobes on one side, and each wardrobe served as a desk. On the desk was a Lenovo brand computer, and Gu Pengfei was sitting in front of it.

He came to Uncle Ya's house for dinner with his parents today.

Gu Jinhua is currently talking to his father in the study, while his mother and aunt are watching TV in the living room. They're watching a show called "Phoenix Wears Peony," but he couldn't stand it anymore, so he came here to surf the internet.

"What a coincidence?"

Shen Kang on the other end of the phone was also somewhat surprised.

He had planned a series of backup plans, and at the latest by tomorrow, he could have Gu Pengfei go to Gu Jinhua's house to take photos. However, he didn't expect that Gu Pengfei was already at Gu Jinhua's house. This saved him a day of trouble.

"Yes, my family is having dinner at my uncle's house today—"

Gu Pengfei explained why he was at Gu Jinhua's house.

After chatting for a while, Gu Pengfei patted his chest and assured him, "Leave this to me. I'll take the photos and send them to you right away." Then he hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Kang added Gu Pengfei on QQ. Since his phone couldn't receive MMS messages, he could only send them through QQ.

After waiting a short while, Gu Pengfei sent over the photos one by one.

It has an entryway, a living room, and a bathroom.

After sending the message, Gu Pengfei also sent a message on QQ: "I thought your QQ name would be something like 'Books are the ladder of human progress,' but instead it's something like 'General Manager Wang of AAA Building Materials Wholesale'?"

Shen Kang casually replied, "I read books to make money, so there's no conflict."

I think I might like you.

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"I thought someone like you would be all high and mighty, saying that reading is just reading for learning. But you just said it's for making money, no pretense, I like that."

"That's my flaw; I'm an honest person who doesn't talk much."

While chatting with Gu Pengfei, Shen Kang looked at the photos Gu Pengfei had sent him.

The most important thing is to look at the photos of the bathroom.

In the photo, three electric toothbrushes are placed on Gu Jinhua's bathroom sink, and An Jia's electric toothbrush is clearly visible.

"Wow, he actually used it?"

Shen Kang was somewhat surprised.

When he bumped into Gu Jinhua in the mall and enthusiastically gave her an electric toothbrush, he originally just thought that when his employees came to visit, he could say, "Philip's manager is using it too," which would be a selling point.

After all, he's not a very honest person. If someone doesn't have an electric toothbrush at home, and he still has his employees say "Philip's manager is using it too," then he's lying, and he feels guilty.

As for whether Gu Jinhua used his electric toothbrush or not, or whether he took it home, he didn't know and didn't care, since Gu Jinhua had accepted it, right?

He's an honest man; once someone accepts his money, he truly treats it as their responsibility.

Unexpectedly, Gu Jinhua actually used it. His original trick could actually work a second time.

Now we can proceed with the first plan directly, and there's no need for the second plan.

Shen Kang directly downloaded the set of images and saved them.

After chatting with Gu Pengfei on QQ for a while, he said like a cool and aloof god, "I'm not chatting anymore, I'm going to read a book," and ended the conversation.

Then, he picked up his phone and called Shi Jian again.

Now, Shi Jian's team has expanded to seven employees, all of whom are under his management and all have some form of physical disability.

After explaining the tasks to Shi Jian in detail, Shen Kang called Xu Yan from Anjia Household Services' media department to inform him and get a heads-up, so as to avoid a situation where the two sides end up fighting over something that seems like a case of the pot calling the kettle black.

After communicating with both sides, Shen Kang logged into his highest-level account and began a series of operations, creating 7 [items/items] for Shi Jian's side.

He created an account and sent it to Shi Jian via QQ.

After doing all that, he was done. He leaned back in his chair and stared at the computer screen.

Scarcity marketing is something that needs to be done, but the difficulty of scarcity marketing varies depending on the product.

It's like this: you can sell a piece of dog poop and a piece of gold using scarcity marketing, but obviously, selling gold is much easier.

What he needs to do now is to further enhance the value of Anjia's electric toothbrush, making it easier to implement scarcity marketing later.

And here, we need to borrow Manager Gu from Philip—

Shi Jian's side moved very quickly.

After waiting for a while, Shen Kang browsed Anjia Hutong again and soon found a new post.

"Anjia is engaging in false advertising; Philip's manager doesn't even use Anjia's electric toothbrushes!"

Shen Kang clicked on it.

"I didn't want to post this, but I just couldn't stand it anymore."

"When the cleaning staff from Anjia came to my home for their service, they recommended their S1 electric toothbrush before leaving, saying that Philips' manager also uses their electric toothbrush." ​​I actually believed them at the time, thinking that if Philips' manager used it, it must be pretty good. Later, I asked around and found out that Manager Gu had never used any Anjia products; he used Philips' own brand at home!"

"I just want to ask the An family, have you considered how others feel when you're patting yourselves on the back like this? If they find out, it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to sue you for defamation! —"

The post was lengthy and detailed, expressing deep sorrow, profound grief, a willingness to learn from past mistakes, a sense of vindication, and a profound sense of loss at Jieting.

"Brother Jian's writing is quite good."

Shen Kang watched with great interest.

The post ends with a single sentence.

"—Finally, let me leave you with this: A business thrives on its products, not on extortion!"

Shen Kang's account has been switched to a secondary account. He immediately replied to boost the popularity of this post.

"I'm shocked! Really?"

It wasn't just Shen Kang.

"Really? My housekeeper told me that even Philips' manager uses it, and I bought it because I thought if they all use it, it must be good. And you're saying it's false advertising and a scam?"

"I'm waiting for a follow-up. If it's true, I won't dare use any products from the Anjia brand anymore."

"It can't be that bad. It was probably just something the cleaning staff said casually. Anjia has never advertised this."

"Isn't what the cleaning lady said exactly what An Jia taught her? Otherwise, how would she know that Philip's manager is using it?"

The initial popularity of this post came from the comments of these "strangers who didn't know each other".

But soon, real users began to flood in.

After all, this is the community of Anjia Home Services, and the fact that a post criticizing Anjia Home Services for false advertising has appeared on this community is really explosive, much more attractive than something like "What car would you recommend for 15 yuan?"

The number of replies to the post is also increasing rapidly.

"Is this for real? I've been using Anjia's services for a few months now, and they've always seemed like a very nice and well-behaved company. They wouldn't do something like this, would they?"

"By the way, is Philip's manager surnamed Gu?"

"I used to have a pretty good impression of Anjia, but if this is true, I probably won't buy anything from them anymore. Of course, I'll still use their cleaning services."

"Could it be some competitor trying to smear Anjia?"

Shen Kang just sat in front of the computer, scrolling through the screen.

After scrolling for about an hour, this post became the most popular post in Anjia Hutong.

On the one hand, it was because the post was indeed explosive; on the other hand, it was also because the administrator, Xu Yan, was quietly helping behind the scenes.

Now, the most popular comment under this post has appeared.

Shen Kang has become somewhat path-dependent, and he has also ported the "automatic pinning of hot comments" function from the Beiming Community.

In Anjia Hutong, popular comments are also pushed to the top.

Currently, the most popular comment under this post is: "Does anyone know Philip's manager? Maybe we should check?"

There were many replies following this popular comment.

Some people suggested that they try asking around in the Anjia Local Community, where people might be more likely to know Manager Philip.

Some busybodies even started new threads outside, inviting people from Anjia Local Community to come and see if anyone knew Manager Philip.

And soon enough, a true "immortal" was indeed "descending to earth," drawn in by this post that had reached the top of the trending charts.

They attracted it.

He didn't reply to anything else, but instead followed up on the most popular comment in the post with a reply: "I don't know Philip's manager either, but I can ask around on Anjia Local Community, maybe they know someone."

Afterwards, he left Anjia Hutong, clicked into Anjia Tongcheng Hui, and enthusiastically posted a thread about what happened in the "lower world," quite with great enthusiasm.

He now has a feeling that he, as an "immortal," came with the collective will of the vast mortal realm below.