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Looking at the time, it was clear that there would be no more fishing today. In just ten minutes, it would be time to close up, so he hurriedly packed his things to head back to the shop. He certainly couldn’t delay the young lady from finishing her shift!
As Shi Tian returned with the fishing gear, Su Xueyi quickly got up to help, but Shi Tian declined her offer. After bringing the fishing gear up to the second floor and washing his hands, Shi Tian returned to the shop ten minutes later.
“Boss, did you catch any fish?” Su Xueyi asked eagerly as soon as Shi Tian walked in. She had seen him reeling in a fish earlier, and it looked like a decent size; it had taken him quite a while to bring it in!
Hearing this, Shi Tian’s face fell. “Don’t mention it. After all that effort, I ended up catching a shark, and then I released it!”
To maintain what little pride he had left, Shi Tian conveniently omitted the fact that it was a small shark.
“A shark? You caught a shark? That’s amazing, Boss!” Su Xueyi exclaimed, her eyes wide with astonishment. The thought of a shark immediately brought to mind the large and ferocious species found in Hai Li!
Although she was studying at the Tropical Ocean Institute, her major was Visual Communication Design—not marine biology. Her expertise lay in designing packaging and planning advertisements. If she were tasked with designing a webpage, she might struggle with coding, but creating backgrounds and interfaces was right up her alley.
Shi Tian didn’t have the heart to discuss the shark further; after all, the one he caught was hardly impressive and not something he wanted to boast about.
“Time to clock out! Let’s hurry back to school! Do you have classes tomorrow?”
“No classes tomorrow or the day after. There are fewer classes in our senior year. I’ve already started working on my graduation project!”
Upon hearing that Su Xueyi had no classes, Shi Tian’s eyes lit up. “If you’re free, come work here! You can do your graduation project anytime; just bring your computer along. When there are no customers, you can work on your project here!”
With Su Xueyi free tomorrow, Shi Tian felt he could finally get some things done. He didn’t plan on wasting time hanging around with these people; instead, he wanted to check out nearby rivers to spread some warmth and develop a few reliable fishing spots to share in their group chat—something to liven things up and boost their popularity.
Spreading warmth wasn’t a long-term solution. Initially, he thought that once the shop started doing well, he could stop this practice. However, it seemed that relying solely on business wasn’t going to cut it.
To earn points in bulk, spreading warmth was one method, but he needed other sources of income as well!
Sitting on his chair and spinning around in circles made his head dizzy, yet he still hadn’t come up with any good ideas!
Where did fishermen get their hooks? Most likely from online purchases! Should he open an online store? That seemed unrealistic for now.
He had never run an online store before, but he knew how competitive it could be. With so many shops already established ahead of him, who would even notice if he opened one?
Live streaming? There were countless fishing streamers out there; those with skills were all part of fishing associations while others relied on gimmicks like changing rods or even diving. He lacked both charisma and technical skills—how could he compete with them?
He certainly had the looks, but the fishing crowd was mostly made up of older men. What good were looks? The ladies in the Fishing Circle were rarer than national treasures!
The online approach wasn’t working; the other option was to go offline! But how could he expect so many Fishermen to come to his shop to buy Fish Hooks? That seemed unrealistic! If they didn’t come, he had to take the initiative to find them. After going around in circles, he realized he was back to the idea of spreading warmth!
Suddenly, Shi Tian stood up! Wait a minute! If he went to find the Fishermen, that would be a one-on-one effort, and this method was too inefficient! With Sanya being so large, he couldn’t deliver warmth by himself!
He needed agents! He needed free labor! He could have them help him with deliveries; that would surely increase efficiency! Free labor was easy to find. There were dozens or even hundreds of Fishing Tackle Shops in Sanya. If he delivered Hooks to them, whether they gave them away as gifts or sold them as products didn’t matter— as long as they reached the Fishermen, his Points would come rolling in!
He opened the map and searched for Fishing Tackle Shops, marking them one by one. Tomorrow, he would deliver to one area and see how it went! They couldn’t possibly refuse what he was giving away! Once the items were in their hands, whether for attracting business or making a profit, as long as they reached the Fishermen, that was all that mattered!
The larger stores specialized in Fishing Gear, but there were also small supermarkets and convenience stores selling Fishing Gear. These were also key targets. Although their sales weren’t high, they had a steady customer base.
He searched rivers, lakes, and reservoirs on the map; wherever there was water, there were bound to be people fishing. Convenience stores near these areas would definitely sell Fishing Gear!
And he couldn’t forget about the convenience stores in coastal fishing villages. Even if the profit was small, selling a few sets of Hooks would still be worth it!
For now, he would focus on this area and see how it performed. If it worked well, he could then turn to online sales and supply those stores specializing in Fishing Gear at low prices, building up the reputation of Xingpai Fish Hooks first!
With his goals set, Shi Tian felt much better! After enjoying some skewers of barbecue sent over by Sun Lang, he began calculating how many Hooks to deliver tomorrow.
A pack contained ten thousand pieces, with a market price around a hundred yuan. But Shi Tian wasn’t foolish enough to send them out like that; such low-quality items wouldn’t attract attention from other Fishing Tackle Shops!
Instead, he decided on smaller packaging—five hundred pieces per pack—keeping the same model consistent across each pack. He would send each shop a sample to let them taste the quality.
He still needed to send out Pin Gou. They were slightly more expensive, but Fishing Tackle Shops paid more attention to these types of hooks. He could send out one hundred or eighty sets per store at a low price, encouraging them to reorder from him—that was the right approach!
However, with only a little over one yuan for wholesale price per board of five sets of Pin Gou, this price made Shi Tian feel a bit pained! How low could he go compared to others? He couldn’t possibly drop it down to fifty cents per board! That price would be less than giving them away for free!
After thinking for a long time, Shi Tian ultimately decided on giving them away for free! However, he needed to modify the packaging—he would print a suggested retail price on it and temporarily set it at twenty yuan! This way, it seemed more upscale.
His hooks were superior in both line quality and hook quality compared to market brands; pricing them at twenty yuan was completely justified given their quality!
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