Great, it's a scalper, we're saved!

Chapter 59 Those liars deserve to die!

After finishing the meal, Chen Jianping cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, then filled a basin with hot water and wiped his wife's entire body clean.

A bathroom is too much of a luxury for the elderly couple; it's impossible for them to take a bath every day.

However, with the summer heat and his wife bedridden, Chen Jianping helps his wife clean and wipe her body every day.

After all that trouble, it was already past 7 p.m.

"I'm going out to pick up some things."

After resting for a while, Chen Jianping glanced at the clock on the wall and spoke.

"Be careful on the road, and come back soon."

Liu Cuifang wasn't surprised. Every night, Chen Jianping would go out to collect some recyclables to supplement the family income. Although she felt sorry for him, she could only give him a few words of advice and there was nothing else she could do.

Chen Jianping nodded, quietly left the room, and soon the sound of the tricycle creaking away could be heard in the courtyard.

After leaving home, Chen Jianping would usually go to a basketball court not far from his home, where young people would play every night and leave behind a lot of water bottles.

But this time, Chen Jianping changed direction and headed towards the vegetable market.

Scavenging for scraps was just an excuse; Chen Jianping had new plans for today.

About ten minutes later, a figure riding a tricycle appeared at the market. Chen Jianping parked the vehicle at the entrance and went inside.

Although it was past 7 p.m., it was the time when countless office workers were getting off work, and the vegetable market was quite lively at this time, with many people coming and going.

"Xiao Li, are you busy right now?"

Chen Jianping walked into a seafood shop and asked a question.

The stall owner was a young man who looked to be almost 30 years old. He was engrossed in scrolling through short videos on his phone, leaning against a whirring electric fan.

Hearing that someone was taking care of him, Li Shaodong looked up and, upon seeing Chen Jianping, immediately frowned and pursed his lips.

"Old Chen, that's not fair of you."

"Those prawns weren't selling, and I already told you they were free, so why did you secretly slip me money?"

As Li Shaodong spoke, he pulled out several crumpled banknotes from his bag and stuffed them into Chen Jianping's hand.

"I can't accept this money."

Chen Jianping immediately raised his hands and stepped back, trying his best to dodge.

"If your Aunt Liu finds out, she'll scold me to death tonight."

After some refusals, seeing Chen Jianping's resolute expression, Li Shaodong had no choice but to put the money back in his bag.

He was known as a kind-hearted person in this market. Ever since he learned about Chen Jianping's family situation, he had been thinking of helping them in any way he could. He would often give Chen Jianping any fish or shrimp that he couldn't sell.

However, he also knew Chen Jianping's character very well. The old man was a good person, but also very serious and determined not to take advantage of others.

"You won't take the money, so what are you doing here? I have some small grass carp here, do you want them?"

Then, Li Shaodong pointed to the basin in front of him and asked.

There were two grass carp in the bright red plastic basin, but they were upside down and their bodies were stiff, clearly indicating that they had been dead for some time.

"I'm not here to buy fish."

Chen Jianping waved his hand, then, after a moment's hesitation, said, "Xiao Li, could you do me a favor?"

"Tell me, I'm definitely willing to help if I can."

"You know how to shop online, right? Could you buy me a TV online? I heard it's cheaper online."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shaodong's face showed a hint of surprise. After looking Chen Jianping up and down, he smiled and said, "Old Chen, did you win the lottery? How come you're willing to buy a TV?"

"Sigh, you know your Aunt Liu's situation. She's been lying at home all day. She's lived half her life, she can't just keep staring at the sky, can she? I was thinking of buying a TV for her home, it might make her feel better."

Chen Jianping sighed and said this.

Upon hearing this, Li Shaodong immediately stopped smiling and his expression became somewhat serious.

"Old Chen, those TVs aren't cheap. Even if you buy them online, the cheapest one will cost over a thousand yuan."

"It's alright. I've saved up some money over the years, more than 1000 yuan in my savings account. Do you think that's enough?"

Chen Jianping tentatively asked.

"OK!"

Li Shaodong gritted his teeth, patted his chest and said, "It's definitely enough. If it's not enough, I'll make up the difference for you. It's just a few hundred yuan, consider it a token of my respect to Aunt Liu."

"That won't do. The amount should be exactly what it should be."

Chen Jianping hurriedly declined, while Li Shaodong smiled and shook his head, then took out his phone and opened Pinduoduo.

After typing in the word "television", a wide variety of products immediately appeared before my eyes.

"42-inch for 2500."

"31-inch, 1900 yuan."

"55-inch for 3700."

"These aren't cheap."

Looking at the TVs on the homepage, Li Shaodong couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

He knew that the goods on Pinduoduo were relatively cheap, but he didn't expect that even if the price was cheap, it didn't seem to be that much cheaper than a television.

Immediately, Li Shaodong opened the product sorting and selected prices from low to high.

Instantly, a television caught Li Shaodong's attention.

"Um?"

"249? And shipping included?"

"Shunwei Electric Appliances? What brand is that?"

After selecting prices from low to high, the prices of TVs on the homepage dropped instantly.

Among a group of 32-inch TVs priced at over 1000 yuan, this TV, priced at 249 yuan, stands out.

A TV for just over two hundred yuan?

How the hell is this possible?!

Two hundred yuan probably wouldn't even buy a TV case, right?

Li Shaodong recalled that his family had recently bought a 55-inch TV, and the cardboard box used for the TV had been sold for 100 yuan on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app).

A TV for just over 200 yuan? And shipping included?

Are you sure the price wasn't mislabeled when it was listed?

Immediately, Li Shaodong clicked on the product page for this TV.

After a brief glance, Li Shaodong shook his head with a pursed mouth and left.

"Xiao Li, why did you quit? I think this 249 one looks pretty good."

Upon seeing Li Shaodong return, Chen Jianping, who was watching from the side, immediately asked.

"Old Chen, this is clearly a scam shop."

Li Shaodong shook his head helplessly.

"Look, the cheapest other TVs cost over 1,100 yuan, but this one is only 249. Do you think that's possible?"

"Moreover, this shop just opened today, and it hasn't received a single order yet."

"They probably plan to scam one person, then close the shop and run away."

As a fishmonger, Li Shaodong didn't know anything about the parameters of a television set.

However, he knew very well that a new store with zero sales, coupled with such an obviously unreasonable price, was definitely up to something and was probably a scam.

"They run an online store, how could they be a scammer?"

Chen Jianping said this with a puzzled look.

The television, priced at only 249 yuan, undoubtedly struck a chord with Chen Jianping.

This price is amazing, just over 200 yuan, which is several times cheaper than other TVs.

If we buy this TV, then even if we use all the money left in our savings account to buy food for our spouse, we can still buy a lot.

"Old Chen, you don't understand. There are a lot of scams online."

Li Shaodong pursed his lips and said this.

Next, I clicked on the TV that was the second to last in price.

"Look at this TV, it costs 1,150 yuan, and it sold over 300 units. You pay 1,000 yuan, and I'll make up the remaining 150 yuan, okay?"

"I still think the 249 one is better."

"I already told you, that's obviously a scam shop, it's a fraud."

"There aren't that many bad people in this world. If someone dares to open a shop and sell it, it can't be fake."

"Ugh."

Upon seeing the stubborn Chen Jianping, Li Shaodong couldn't help but sigh deeply.

These online scammers deserve to die.

A low price was all it took to fool that old man into a frenzy.

How can these scammers be so heartless? Aren't they just preying on unsuspecting elderly people?

Moreover, the elderly people who can afford to watch TVs costing over 200 yuan are basically those from very poor families.

These scammers are utterly despicable! They've committed such a heinous crime!

"Okay, then I'll buy this one."

Li Shaodong took a deep breath and finally agreed.

However, although he verbally agreed, Li Shaodong had a very clear idea in his mind.

This TV, priced at 249, is worth buying.

If a television set were actually delivered, that would be wonderful for everyone.

But if the store simply closes down and runs away, you can just buy a machine that costs over a thousand yuan and pretend it's the one that costs 249 yuan.

He simply couldn't bear to see Chen Jianping, who had been stubborn and naive his whole life, fall into a state of self-blame in his old age.

Those scammers deserve to die!!!

With a sigh, Li Shaodong paid for the 249 television set.

"Thank you, Xiao Li. I'll go to the bank tomorrow to withdraw the money and return it to you."

Upon seeing that the order had been successfully placed, a smile immediately appeared on Chen Jianping's face.

"It's okay, no rush."

Li Shaodong waved his hand absentmindedly, his mind filled with profanities directed at the company called Shunwei Electric Appliances.

……

Haizhou ranks among the top ten most well-known cities in China, partly because it is a famous tourist destination and partly because it is a famous "internet celebrity" city.

It's not that Haizhou has many popular tourist attractions, but rather that many MCN companies that have signed contracts with online celebrities are located in Haizhou.

At this moment, in a conference room of an office building in Haizhou CBD.

Three or five people sat at the conference table, waiting quietly.

boom--

The conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and a plump middle-aged man rushed in.

"Brothers, I'm not going to waste any more time. The person we're going to take on next requires our full effort."

As Zhou Hai spoke, he turned on the TV in the conference room and projected his phone screen onto it.

Everyone immediately looked over, and a familiar figure appeared on the television screen—it was Zheng Fan.

"Isn't that Zheng Fan? The guy on CCTV's live broadcast?"

"I see him trending on social media every day."

Discussions immediately broke out in the meeting room.

"Brother Hai, aren't we here to expose fakes? There's nothing to expose about Zheng Fan. Saying he's a fake scalper won't generate much traffic."

One of the staff members asked curiously.

Although their team consists of only five or six people, they are very famous in China and are a well-known anti-counterfeiting team.

Businesses targeted by them have always suffered dire consequences. At best, they face compensation; at worst, they are imprisoned.

"In the past, Zheng Fan really had nothing to do with our business."

"But today, this kid deliberately walked right into our line of fire."

Zhou Hai said this casually, and then showed everyone Zheng Fan's live stream video from today.

As soon as the video finished playing, the meeting room erupted in chaos.

"This kid's actually started making televisions?"

"Over 200 yuan? That's outrageous."

"The cost is only a little over a hundred yuan??"

bang bang bang-

Zhou Hai patted the conference table, and everyone immediately fell silent.

"As you can see, this kid acquired a contract manufacturer and plans to produce televisions himself."

"Everyone knows what's wrong with this TV, right?"

"As for Zheng Fan's popularity, I believe everyone is very aware of that."

"Next, we're going to expose this fake television!"

"As long as we succeed! I don't need to explain how much benefit it will bring, everyone understands in their hearts, right?"

Zhou Hai said this in a serious voice.

Upon hearing this, all the staff members nodded in agreement, their expressions filled with excitement.

For an anti-counterfeiting team, what is most important?

That is brand recognition and success stories!

As long as you have a high enough brand awareness and a lot of successful cases, your deterrent effect on manufacturers will increase dramatically!

Given Zheng Fan's current popularity, if the exposé is successful, the entire team will reach a new level!

"But Brother Hai."

Just as everyone was getting excited, a staff member cautiously spoke up: "Didn't Zheng Fan list out the specifications of the TV? There's no false advertising involved."

As soon as he finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent.

Yes.

Combating counterfeits requires addressing counterfeit and substandard products.

Although the TV set made by Zheng Fan has very poor specifications, he clearly stated the information, so it's a case of willing buyer and willing seller.

There's absolutely no fake information to refute here.

"hehe."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Hai's expression was not tense at all; instead, he let out a cold laugh.

"After following me for so many years, where have all your brains been?"

"Zheng Fan did write down all the configuration information, but do you know what his purpose was?"

"It's for the sake of selection, for hell!"

"This is just like the guy who offered a lot of money to have a child. When you see a guy offering a lot of money to have a child, you must find it very ridiculous."

"But that just proves you're not the scammers' target audience!"

"Zheng Fan wrote down the configuration in order to filter out those who understand configuration."

"Sell it to people who don't understand hardware configurations!"

"And who are these people who don't understand configuration? They are all people with low levels of education and from poor families."

"Can't you see this simple logic?"

Zhou Hai said solemnly, his voice resounding.

Upon hearing this, the staff members nodded in sudden realization.

That makes a lot of sense.

Anyone who knows how to read TV specifications would definitely not have the desire to buy Zheng Fan's TV after seeing its specifications.

This actually helps Zheng Fan better deceive those who don't understand.

"Brother Hai, how do we expose these fakes?"

Someone asked excitedly.