Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

Chapter 283 Investment 7

In a British school, during recess, girls are eating and chatting.

A girl suddenly exclaimed, "Mary, you look especially sexy today! Oh my god, you're so adorable! Your makeup is so flawless, the lip gloss and blush are just right, and they complement your outfit perfectly. What? Did you change your makeup?"

Another girl said, "Really, Mary? Tell us quickly, which brand of makeup did you switch to?"

The girl called Mary replied nonchalantly, "No, my makeup is still the same as before, I haven't changed it. Hehe, maybe it's my crystal pendant that's working. You know, crystals can change the magnetic field. My sister told me that; she's a tarot expert."

Yes, this girl's sister is indeed a tarot card expert, which is a respectable profession in Europe, and she lives quite comfortably off it. In China, this profession has another name: fortune telling.

But to a group of superstitious girls, advice from a tarot card expert was undoubtedly authoritative, and their eyes lit up. "Oh, right, we've heard that too. Crystals are really that magical. So, is it the crystal pendant you're wearing? Wow, it's so beautiful."

Mary proudly puffed out her chest and swept her hair back so her girlfriends could see it more clearly. "That's right, it's this rose quartz. It's a genuine natural crystal."

If you look closely at it against the sun, you can see the naturally formed patterns inside. Did you see them? Don't they look a bit like scattered flower petals? My sister chose this for me; she said only such a perfect natural crystal can truly work its magic. (Actually, it's just some white, translucent, flocculent inclusions.)

After showing it to all her friends, Mary continued to show off, "My sister told me that the color of this crystal is called peach blossom pink. Do you know what peach blossom is? Chinese people believe that peach blossom pink crystals can help enhance one's charm and can quickly help the owner find love."

The girls at the table looked at the natural crystal pendant with a mixture of envy and jealousy. "Oh, I'm so envious. Natural mineral crystals must be very expensive. Did your sister buy it at a jewelry store? She really loves you, giving you such an expensive gift!"

"Yeah, I wish my sister was this rich. My sister just steals my cakes."

“My sister has never come home since she got married, let alone sent me any gifts. Mary, you are so lucky.”

Mary enjoyed being envied by her "plastic" best friend. "Of course," she said, "to buy real natural crystal, you have to find a reliable jewelry store. Otherwise, it's easy to buy fakes made of glass."

Just then, a guy who was considered handsome at school came over and struck up a conversation with Mary, inviting her to his graduation prom.

Now the girls were even more convinced of the "efficacy" of the crystal pendant, and a group of girls regretted not being able to own a natural crystal.

Fortunately, big data discovered their needs and soon matched the girls who loved watching short videos with some sales information for crystal products, including some promotional videos for Mengzhixuan natural crystal jewelry.

Suddenly, many people flocked to Mengzhixuan's online shopping website, discovering a dedicated section selling crystal blind boxes at various price points. There were crystal balls, beaded necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and crystal nests—a truly dazzling array.

Especially the less expensive beaded bracelets, which can be bought for only ten or twenty euros, have tempted many people to get hooked.

After receiving the goods, these people discovered that they had actually bought natural crystals at such a low price, and it felt like they had found money.

Some people still didn't believe it, so they sent it for testing, and mineral experts all said it was natural crystal.

As a result, all kinds of crystal products from Mengzhixuan sold out quickly.

Small pendants that previously sold for one or two hundred euros in jewelry stores are now available for just a few dozen euros. Gold and pink crystals, believed to bring wealth and love, are even sold without any markup, for only eighty-eight euros. They sell out as soon as they hit the shelves.

After experiencing initial success, some people moved on to the next level, spending even more money to buy larger, more expensive natural crystal pendant bracelets and blind boxes. The quality improved exponentially, naturally leading to greater satisfaction. Some even became resellers, livestreaming themselves opening blind boxes and reselling high-quality ones at inflated prices.

Some serious crystal enthusiasts, after discovering the Dream Pavilion website, started buying crystals like they'd lost their minds, spending money like water.

The main reason is that Mengzhixuan Crystal offers such high value for money, significantly higher than similar products in other local jewelry stores.

Furthermore, Mengzhixuan naturally carries the label of being a Chinese brand. The whole world knows that when it comes to metaphysics, no one can compare; their theories are so elaborate and compelling that it's impossible not to believe. Buying crystal products from Chinese people also includes consultations about symptoms, allowing for targeted purchases, which is quite addictive.

Mengzhixuan's customer service staff was limited. To cope with the sudden surge in inquiries, Lu Lu had to return to China to find senior students in the relevant disciplines and customize an AI customer service system to handle the situation.

Of course, the results are also very obvious. The combination of AI and human customer service can answer any question, and the answers are even very professional and considerate, which makes online shoppers very satisfied and improves the efficiency of product transactions by a lot.

Looking at the financial report in her hand, the CEO of Mengzhixuan, an elderly white woman, sat in her office grinning like a demon from the Black Mountain. She was rolling in money, her commissions were about to be plentiful.

The increased traffic brought by crystal products also attracted visitors to other intangible cultural heritage crafts on the website.

As mentioned earlier, Europeans love to hear stories. Xiaomeng didn't just tell stories to the crystal ball; she told stories to all the other handicrafts as well.

Each product comes with a video; just click on it to start playing a short film that Xiaomeng had commissioned to be produced.

The content is consistent: a group of handsome men and beautiful women with an oriental flair, dressed in Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) from various dynasties, or even modified versions of traditional Chinese clothing, explain the history and origins of various intangible cultural heritage crafts in the videos. They trace the origins back to unearthed artifacts of the same type, mentioning which museums they can see in, and comparing unearthed artifacts with modern crafts.

It's essentially a science video, and it's all free to watch.

Foreigners who watched their advertisements felt like they were watching educational videos, their minds were filled with a lot of knowledge about Chinese culture.

Foreigners spread the word, and started using the Mengzhixuan shopping website as a platform for watching short dramas or documentaries. This caused a surge in downloads and usage of the Mengzhixuan shopping website app.

When they learned that these intangible cultural heritage items and crafts had histories spanning hundreds or even thousands of years, and that many of these items were originally reserved for imperial use and enjoyed only by royalty, they were convinced. They simply yearned for the things that only the ancient nobility and the elite could afford.

Many of them bought the product out of curiosity after watching the video. Although it was a bit pricey, quite a few people could still afford it.

It was incredible as soon as I bought it; it was truly the kind of quality only royalty could enjoy. Mengzhixuan is such a conscientious merchant, selling such fine products to their country. When have people ever seen anything so exquisite? It's absolutely great value for money.

This caused a significant increase in sales data for all categories of Mengzhixuan products, with many items becoming out of stock.

Now, all the intangible cultural heritage studios and workshops can operate at full capacity without worrying about producing too many works and affecting prices.