Chapter 110: Truly Remarkable

Xu Fei glanced behind him and pointed toward the cinema.

“Brother An, do you see that?”

“Huh? Yeah, I see it.”

An Lao San followed his gaze. The cinema was unusually quiet, as if no one had left yet, but An Lao San knew the earliest show wouldn’t start until one in the afternoon. It was only ten in the morning now.

“What’s going on? What do you want me to look at?”

Curious, An Lao San looked at Xu Fei.

Xu Fei pulled out a stack of large-denomination bills from his pocket.

“Brother An, take this money. Later, go buy some movie tickets. Remember, only the best seats. It’s up to you.”

An Lao San eyed the money.

“That’s a lot! If you buy that many, it’s got to be a few hundred tickets at least.”

Xu Fei nodded and handed the money to him.

“Hey Fei, why do you want to buy so many movie tickets?”

Xu Fei glanced at the TV set in front of him.

“You’ll see soon enough.”

An Lao San shook his head, knowing Xu Fei was full of schemes, and didn’t ask further. He took the money and headed toward the cinema.

Meanwhile, Zhang Mingyang pulled Chen Da and Wang Yiming over.

“Fourth brother, the eldest and second brothers are here. How do you want to sell? We’ll follow your lead.”

Xu Fei smiled, telling the three not to rush.

“Wait a bit.”

“It’s been half a day already; how come not a single TV has sold?”

Zhang Mingyang said, pulling Chen Da.

“Boss, your voice is loud—why don’t you try shouting?”

Chen Da nodded. Standing by the TV, he took a deep breath but, for some reason, couldn’t get a single word out.

“What’s wrong, boss?”

Chen Da looked back at Zhang Mingyang.

“Third brother, I... I’m too embarrassed!”

Zhang Mingyang pursed his lips and shook his head.

“What did you guys come here for anyway?”

He then looked toward Wang Yiming.

“And you, second brother?”

Wang Yiming hurriedly waved his hands.

“Come on, don’t put me on the spot.”

He then walked up to Xu Fei.

“Fourth brother, you said the demand for TVs would far exceed supply, so why isn’t anyone buying?”

Xu Fei looked around.

“We’re not selling because no one is interested. That means there are buyers, but they don’t trust us yet.”

“So what do we do?”

Xu Fei thought for a moment.

“Just wait for Brother An’s stuff to arrive. I guarantee, all thirty TVs will sell.”

“Really?”

Xu Fei nodded.

At that moment, An Lao San came running out of the cinema.

He greeted the group and handed a stack of movie tickets to Xu Fei.

“What’s this? Are you inviting us to the movies?”

Zhang Mingyang glared at Xu Fei with a scolding look when he saw so many tickets.

“You didn’t have to buy this many! Aren’t you wasting money?”

Xu Fei looked at Zhang Mingyang, who was blaming him.

He smiled and handed about thirty tickets to Zhang Mingyang.

“Third brother, take these.”

“For what?”

Zhang Mingyang took the tickets, puzzled.

“Take these tickets and stand by the cinema entrance. When the eldest brother arrives with people, give the tickets to them.”

“Just these?”

“Go.”

Zhang Mingyang was full of doubts but had no choice but to follow Xu Fei’s plan. Right now, his ideas seemed the best.

Zhang Mingyang went to stand by the cinema entrance without a word.

Xu Fei turned to Chen Da.

“Big brother, someone will come to buy TVs soon. Remember, I’ll arrange for them to go watch a movie. You’re responsible for leading them to the cinema.”

Chen Da didn’t fully believe Xu Fei.

Who would really buy a TV?

But Xu Fei was the best businessman among them.

He nodded.

Then An Lao San came over.

“Brother An, you and Second Brother drive to the nearby busy streets. Drive slowly. Second Brother, you’re in charge of shouting.”

“What should I shout?”

Xu Fei handed him a prepared script.

“Just shout this.”

“Got it.”

An Lao San and Wang Yiming got into the car.

The truck slowly pulled away from the empty lot in front of the cinema.

Chen Da glanced at Xu Fei.

“Fourth brother, is this really going to work?”

“Don’t worry.”

Xu Fei walked over to a bench, leaned back, and closed his eyes to rest.

Half an hour passed.

A woman appeared from a short distance away.

She looked about thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old, wearing a clean white blouse and green military-style pants.

She walked to where the TVs were stacked.

“Excuse me, are these TVs for sale?”

Chen Da saw business coming and smiled.

“Yes, they’re for sale…”

The woman glanced at Chen Da.

“You say if you buy a TV, you can watch a movie? Is that true?”

“Huh?”

Chen Da was taken aback and looked back at Xu Fei.

Xu Fei nodded.

“Yes, if you buy a TV, we’ll take you to the movies.”

The woman laughed.

“Really? Nowadays, you have to beg people to buy TVs, but you’re giving away movie tickets? I’ll buy one.”

She took money from her pocket.

“Are all these TVs here?”

Chen Da nodded.

“Yes, all made in Nanjing. Don’t worry, they just arrived from the factory.”

“Alright, how much?”

“Five hundred and fifty.”

The woman counted the money and handed five hundred and fifty to Chen Da.

“Give the money to him,” Chen Da said, pointing to Xu Fei.

At that moment, Xu Fei got up from the bench.

He walked to the woman and smiled as he took her money.

“Sister, I’ve received your payment. Now, follow him to get your movie ticket.”

“That’s right, come with me.”

Chen Da smiled and led the woman over to Zhang Mingyang.

When Chen Da returned, Xu Fei had the TV ready.

The woman looked at the movie ticket in her hand.

“You’re really giving these away?”

“Of course.”

“Alright, I’ll tell the others to come too.”

Xu Fei nodded with a smile.

“Sister, please help spread the word. This event might only happen once this year, so don’t miss out.”

“Only once a year? I’m lucky to catch it.”

“Exactly.”

The woman smiled and hailed a tricycle by the roadside.

Xu Fei had Chen Da help load the TV onto it.

Watching the woman leave, Chen Da said,

“Hey, are you really giving away movie tickets with the TVs?”

A man spoke up.

Chen Da smiled and nodded.

“Yes, buy a TV, get movie tickets. That lady just bought one and took her tickets.”

Without hesitation, the man asked,

“How much?”

“Five hundred and fifty.”

The man immediately took out money, counted it, and handed five hundred and fifty to Xu Fei.

“And the movie tickets?”

Chen Da quickly pulled the man aside.

“Big brother, come with me to get your tickets.”

After that, over a dozen people arrived.

One by one, the TVs were sold.

Chen Da looked at Xu Fei with admiration.

“I’m telling you, Fourth Brother, this buy-a-TV-get-movie-tickets trick is brilliant.”