130: You do your thing, I'll do mine. Let's get ready to livestream and sell hot pot base! (Midnight)

Mo Ji Snacks closed up quickly, leaving Mo Li alone in the store.

Mo Li scrolled continuously through the comment section on his phone, and the more he looked, the more he felt someone was deliberately guiding the public opinion there.

Less than an hour after the video was posted, it had over 200,000 views, but the comments already exceeded 20,000.

Comments initially saying that the high price was justified or that Mo Ji Snacks was worth the cost were nowhere to be found.

All that remained were comments criticizing Mo Ji Snacks for selling overpriced food.

This clearly showed that hired trolls were manipulating the comments!

Mo Li smelled a strong scent of conspiracy.

But Mo Li didn't understand: what was the point of just criticizing Mo Ji Snacks for being expensive?

As he had said before, Mo Ji Snacks being expensive wasn't a new development, so harping on this point wouldn't have much impact.

Just as Mo Li was racking his brains, his phone suddenly rang.

It was a call from Tang Guoer, and he quickly answered.

“Someone is attacking Mo Ji Snacks online, did you see it? What do you think?”

“Me? I'm watching it on my phone, of course...

”

“Huh... you still have the mind to joke, so it means the matter isn't that serious? Where are you? I'll come find you so we can talk face-to-face.”

“I'm at the shop, just come over...

”

Soon, Tang Guoer appeared at the entrance of Mo Ji Snacks.

It was approaching October, and the weather was gradually cooling down.

Tang Guoer had exquisite makeup on her face, making her look particularly beautiful.

She was wearing a fitted t-shirt on top and tight jeans below, perfectly showcasing her flawless curves.

In reality, Tang Guo seldom dressed this formally in front of Mo Li.

Usually, she was either bare-faced or wore simple, light makeup.

This made Mo Li feel somewhat surprised.

Tang Guo took a few steps into the shop and sat directly across from Mo Li. Noticing Mo Li's strange look, she immediately explained, “I was originally filming a shop-exploring video, but when I saw someone attacking Mo Ji Snacks, I lost the mood to film.

What can I do?”

Case closed!

So, she only dressed formally because she was going to be on camera.

In other words, as soon as Tang Guoer heard someone attacking Mo Ji Snacks, she immediately dropped her work and rushed over.

Without hesitation, she immediately asked what she could do.

It must be said that she was a truly dedicated shareholder; she hadn't taken that dividend for nothing.

Mo Li got up and poured a cup of water for Tang Guo.

“No rush. Have some water first to calm your nerves...”

After handing the cup to Tang Guoer, Mo Li calmly told her, “To be honest, I haven't figured out what the other party is trying to achieve yet, so I plan to hold my ground for now.”

Tang Guoer looked at Mo Li with some worry.

“The Mo Ji Snacks account's private messages must be exploding with criticism, right? Why don't we try explaining first?”

Mo Li chuckled inwardly.

I never even check the private messages on the Mo Ji Snacks account, so why would I care if they're exploding?

It's just a 99+ icon, nothing more.

On the contrary, rushing out to explain before figuring out the opponent's true intentions could easily put them in a passive position if the opponent had further moves planned.

Tang Guoer was merely worried, which led her to panic and grasp at straws.

Of course, this wasn't her fault; handling these matters wasn't her strength. She had her own strengths.

And her strengths could be put to great use in this very incident!

Seeing that Tang Guoer was still worried, Mo Li simply took her right hand, squeezed it gently, and gave her a reassuring look.

“I know you're worried, but don't rush. Let's get a clear picture of the situation first... Don't worry, nothing major will happen to Mo Ji Snacks.”

Held by Mo Li's grasp and hearing his words, Tang Guoer immediately felt much more at ease, though she wasn't sure why.

She secretly glanced at her right hand, which Mo Li was holding, and then quickly looked away.

With somewhat flickering eyes, she said to Mo Li, “I understand... I trust you can handle it. Also, if there's anything you need me to do, just say the word.”

“Don't mention it, I actually do need your help this time...

“What do you need me to do? Tell me, and I'll get it done right away...”

”

Mo Li squeezed Tang Guoer's right hand again, telling her to calm down.

“I said don't rush. This matter still needs to wait a bit... Simply put, I need you to help me with product placement. Don't worry, you won't do it for free; I'll give you a commission.”

Tang Guo immediately thought of the hotpot base she had sampled recently and looked at Mo Li with disbelief.

“Are you talking about the hotpot base? But as far as I know, producing hotpot base requires a lot of paperwork...”

”

“Don't worry, I guarantee it's legitimate hotpot base with all the proper documentation. You'll see the sample in two days. In seven days, you'll help me sell a batch.”

Tang Guoer bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Mo Li, “I don't really care about the commission. Just tell me if doing this will help Mo Ji Snacks deal with this crisis.”

“Absolutely.”

“Alright! It's settled then. In seven days, I'll help you livestream the sales...

Mo Li and Tang Guoer discussed some more details about the sales, and only after settling everything did Tang Guoer leave Mo Ji Snacks feeling reassured.

After Tang Guoer left, Mo Li once again fell into contemplation alone.

Mo Li carefully considered that given Carb Queen's personality—never doing anything without profit—her making this video was definitely more than just a simple personal grudge.

If it were purely a personal grudge, she would have made a video targeting Mo Ji Snacks a long time ago.

Why jump out now, neither earlier nor later, but precisely when Zhou Ji Snacks and Mo Ji Snacks were facing off head-to-head?

Who would believe she wasn't being paid to do this?

If he didn't know that Sun Chuan was behind Zhou Ji Snacks, it might be hard to guess who Internet Celebrity A Miao took money from.

Unfortunately, there were no “ifs.”

Since Sun Chuan was behind Zhou Ji Snacks, it could only be Sun Chuan who paid her to cooperate with Zhou Ji Snacks in a coordinated attack as revenge.

Once the main enemy was identified, it was easy to counter.

Engaging in online verbal warfare was useless; Sun Chuan was virtually invisible online, so the culprit wouldn't be harmed in the slightest.

“You fight your way, I fight mine.” Starting the widespread sale of hotpot base with great fanfare was the true heavy blow against Sun Chuan!

Given Tang Guoer's current fan base, having her promote the product wouldn't necessarily lead to immediate sellouts, but achieving decent sales results was certain.

This hotpot base was of excellent quality, and Mo Li believed that as long as they achieved some sales, word-of-mouth reputation would quickly form.

After that, a few more livestream sales, coupled with An Ran's promotion within her circles, would allow them to seize some of Sun Chuan's current hotpot base business.

At that point, Sun Chuan would be the one panicking.

As for what Internet Celebrity A Miao would do next?

Was it important?

Not important at all. White cannot be blackened, and black cannot be whitened. Mo Ji Snacks, with its genuine ingredients, had nothing to fear!

Mo Li stroked his chin.

“The key to the livestream sales is settled. Next, I need to arrange packaging and shipping.

”

Mo Li had already planned for this issue.

This was thanks to Mo Li having previously worked at a logistics company.

Not only did he know that “Cloud Warehouse” companies existed, which offered one-stop warehousing and distribution services for e-commerce and livestream sellers, but he also knew the contact information for several of them.

They only needed to transport the goods to the warehouse, and the Cloud Warehouse company would package and ship them according to the orders.

A professional team, absolutely reliable!

The only problem was that this was the first time selling the hotpot base.

It was unclear how much they would sell now, or how much they would sell in the future. There were too many unknown factors, so negotiating a partnership might be difficult.

Mo Li thought for a moment, then quickly took out his phone, preparing to contact two companies to discuss possibilities.