I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 194 The Blind God of War, truly lives up to his name!

[Having learned my lesson in the cornfield: Brother Xian, you old bastard, that's too much! You have a new song but you won't sing it, are you just keeping us hanging?]

[Ugly people should read more books: What kind of person are you? You either don't say anything, or you say something but don't sing? Do you want me to tip with my Carnival card or not?]

[Liu Yong: Brother Xian, I'm from Haizhou Old Winery. Can you help our winery?]

[My Future Girlfriend Isn't My Sister: Haizhou Old Winery? You're still alive? I thought you'd all gone out of business! Even Brother Xian can't sell this expensive wine; it's always sluggish!]

……

Ye Xian was talking to everyone about the background of the song "I Remember" when he suddenly saw someone spamming the screen. Looking at the big screen, he immediately noticed that the topic of Haizhou Old Wine was being spammed.

Is Haizhou Laojiu (a liquor brand) going out of business?

Although Ye Xian has been selling this wine, recently the sales have been slow and steady. One reason is that he is not short of money now, and the other is that this wine is more like a keepsake.

He knew this wine was on the expensive side. Although it was grain-based, he didn't want his fans to buy this kind of unknown wine. After becoming a top influencer with millions of followers, he didn't put many bottles on the shelves during each live stream. He would sell to those who wanted to buy, and if no one wanted to buy, he would leave them there as gifts.

Many of Ye Xian's fans are aware of the significance of this wine, so they don't specifically buy it. Instead, they buy other products from Qiuye Yanxuan to express their support for Ye Xian.

So, when Ye Xian suddenly heard the news that "Haizhou Laojiu is going to go bankrupt," he was a little taken aback.

Is this winery still alive?

Ye Xian clicked on the other person's avatar and selected to connect via voice chat.

"Hello, Brother Xian!"

The person appearing on the screen was a middle-aged man with thick glasses, a kind and honest face, and a slightly yellowed white shirt.

"Hello! Big brother, you're much older than me, so please don't call me Brother Xian anymore, just call me Ye Xian."

Ye Xian dared not be presumptuous, since the other party was around the same age as Ding Zhan, and calling him "brother" was a bit too much for him to handle.

"Alright, Ye Xian, hello. My name is Liu Yong, and I am the factory director and general manager of Haizhou Old Winery."

"I apologize for coming to see you today, but it's because our winery is now struggling to stay afloat. In addition, we were hit by a typhoon recently, which destroyed some of our factory buildings, and our employees haven't been paid for almost three months..."

I was really out of options. I heard from others that you sell Haizhou aged liquor in your live stream, so I thought I'd ask you for help.

After listening for a few minutes, Ye Xian understood what was going on.

This is the reality faced by local wineries: they are well-known locally, but outside their region, no one recognizes them, and even less so outside their province.

In recent years, sales of baijiu (Chinese liquor) have been continuously suppressed by major wineries, making it increasingly difficult for small wineries.

There are no sales, but the expenses are high.

A major problem with small distilleries is that there is a lot of embezzlement, even more people drawing salaries without working, a lot of people not doing their jobs, and even more people causing trouble. This is a common problem in many older distilleries.

In addition, small wineries like to invest their profits recklessly. Today they invest in a food processing line, tomorrow they invest in a plot of land, build a couple of houses, but they can't sell many of them, while they give a lot to their long-term employees.

Therefore, the money owed to banks by small wineries is not small. In the end, they become insolvent and can only go bankrupt and be sold to capital.

The problem is that after the capital buys the goods, it's not a real investment. Instead, the money is transferred out after a quick accounting, and then nothing is done. Instead, the money is pumped out of the cellars after many years and sold to some large wineries as a base for blending.

The liquor that was given to the driver who caused the accident as payment was actually from the winery. After passing through several hands, it ended up in Ye Xian's hands.

Each distillery has a batch of wine specifically used to settle debts. The quality and taste of this wine are no different from the wine the distillery usually sells; it's just a different package, and its main selling point is to offer a high price to settle debts.

Liu Yong was unwilling to accept the fate of Haizhou Laojiu (a type of Chinese liquor), so he sought investment everywhere, hoping to save the distillery. Hearing that a big star had emerged in Haizhou and that this star was also selling his liquor, Liu Yong went to him for help.

[My younger brother's grown up and he's started talking back: Tsk tsk tsk, just hearing the story of this distillery sounds like it's full of decadence.]

[Going shopping with a baby bottle in his mouth: The liquor stores in my hometown are like that too; I heard it's even more chaotic there. The general manager of this distillery definitely didn't tell us the whole story.]

[I have spicy strips, follow me: Why bother helping a winery like this? Let it go bankrupt, saves us from scamming more people! Wasn't that how Brother Xian got scammed?]

[Bai Si Bu De Qi Jie: You can't say that, after all, it involves the lives of hundreds of people. If Xian Ge can help now, then he should.]

……

The fans in the live stream were saying all sorts of things. Ye Xian thought for a moment and asked, "How do you want me to help?"

Upon hearing that Ye Xian was willing to help, Liu Yong was overjoyed: "Help us sell some liquor! You know our Haizhou Old Liquor, it's pure grain liquor, definitely not blended liquor."

Just as Ye Xian was about to speak, he saw Ding Zhan walk over and shake his head at him. He nodded to indicate that he understood, and then said, "To be honest, I don't have a good impression of Haizhou Laojiu. Even though I'm from Haizhou, I sell Haizhou Laojiu because it was given to me by someone else to pay for my parents' lives."

However, the distillery is facing difficulties now, and so many people are struggling financially. As a local, I can't just stand by and do nothing. Tomorrow, I'll have my agent go to your place to investigate before deciding whether to help you. But don't get your hopes up too high; after all, I don't have much money myself.

Liu Yong thanked him repeatedly: "Okay, I will definitely make good preparations to welcome you."

Ye Xian snorted, "Don't bother preparing, save the money to pay your employees' salaries."

Ye Xian ended the live stream and looked at the screen, where he saw many fans arguing again.

[The Dream of 300 Million Virgins: Brother Xian, that's how it should be. No need to give them the cold shoulder. They don't even have money to pay salaries, yet they're still thinking about putting on a show.]

[Human scum has no limits: Brother Xian, listen to my advice, factories like this are bottomless pits! The debts are unbelievable! Don't fall into their trap.]

[If you can't be patient, you'll end up being incredibly cute: This is absolutely a bottomless abyss! Brother Xian, you don't earn money easily, don't get scammed!]

[Nowhere to Place the Egg: The problem is, what about those hundreds of people? So many employees, it's so pitiful!]

……

Li Xin and Duan Fei also chimed in with advice: "Brother Xian, nobody knows how deep this water is. You need to be careful!"

Ye Xian laughed: "Thank you for your concern. I won't act rashly, after all, I don't have much money. I'll have Uncle Ding check the situation tomorrow."

Okay, that's the end of that topic. Has everyone bought their late-night snacks yet? If not, let Qiu Mama provide the links.

As Autumn's mother began selling her goods, Ye Xian walked over to Ding Zhan and asked, "What's wrong?"

Ding Zhan said in a low voice, "The Haizhou Old Winery's insolvency has been making a lot of noise these past few days. Don't let Liu Yong's honest appearance fool you; he's already taken several mistresses."

Ye Xian was stunned: "Wow, you're having so much fun?"

Ding Zhan added, "You don't drink, so you don't know much about these things. These old distilleries are in a mess."

Ye Xian nodded and said, "I guessed that. I just thought that Qiuye Yanxuan would eventually enter the real economy, and Haizhou Winery might be an opportunity."

"Don't you dislike alcohol?"

Ding Zhan asked in surprise.

Ye Xian laughed: "I don't like alcohol. The problem is, this winery is insolvent. We should be able to buy its land and factory at a low price. Go and check it out tomorrow. If it's not too troublesome, we can take over the factory and do something else."

Ding Zhan, who was usually refined and composed, was unusually embarrassed at this moment: "Haizhou Laojiu also owes me a lot of money."

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P.S.: Today's Recap

Haizhou aged liquor inventory: 6005 bottles

(End of this chapter)