Super-rich: Spending money is just a job!

Chapter 275 Scenic Area Industry 1

In the late afternoon, Duan Xiaomai was tidying up her newly completed work in her family's batik shop. It was a rather complex piece, using various hand-dyeing techniques, including binding with thread, drawing with wax, and applying several layers of dye. The resulting effect was naturally very intricate and exquisite.

Creating such a piece takes about a month, and the price is naturally quite high; a one-to-one piece costs a thousand. She produces one batch of goods per month, and can only produce a maximum of ten finished products at a time. The main problem is that batik is troublesome; the intricate patterns, some as fine as a hair, require drawing stroke by stroke, and Duan Xiaomai hasn't yet found a way to improve efficiency.

Such complex works are sought after by buyers, who are said to be selling them in big cities.

Duan Xiaomai had no idea how much the fabric that cost over a thousand yuan could sell for in the store.

I heard that the boss who bought the goods from them is a charitable and poverty alleviation worker who is involved in promoting the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.

Xiaomai found this to be quite useful; several more girls in her village have started learning cloth dyeing this year. She learned it from her sister and then came to open a shop and set up a stall in this scenic area.

This scenic spot doesn't have a lot of visitors. It's right next to their village, and the locals who open shops here can get a discount on rent.

So her sister took the money and helped Xiaomai rent a shop. They sold simple dyed handkerchiefs and canvas bags to tourists, earning about a thousand or two a month. Then Xiaomai would put more effort into making more complex pieces and handing them over to buyers, which would bring in around ten thousand yuan. This was much better than going out to work.

Her sister told her to work hard for a few years, buy some houses or shops, and then she wouldn't have to worry about being poor anymore.

Xiaomai thought her sister was right, mainly because her sister was the most ambitious person in their family, and listening to her sister was definitely the right thing to do.

The channel for receiving these goods was found by her sister; outsiders have no idea how profitable their craft is.

Her sister said that they should learn from the Han Chinese and not flaunt their wealth.

Xiaomai worked diligently, occasionally glancing up at the street outside. Since it wasn't a holiday, there weren't many tourists, so she could work when she wanted and rest when she didn't; the job was quite leisurely.

Xiaomai noticed that a lot of people had suddenly appeared on the street outside.

This morning,景区 management came to inspect the sanitation situation, saying that town leaders would be coming to inspect the work this afternoon.

Xiaomai has a good impression of the town's leaders, who have created such a great scenic area for them. Many people from nearby villages work here, some own shops, some drive cars, and some work as tour guides; many people rely on this scenic area for their livelihood.

She stepped out of the store and looked around to see which leader had arrived.

The woman selling tea at the shop next door is livestreaming on her phone. They sell tea, and now they're getting into livestreaming to sell their products.

Hua Mei's sales style is very casual. She just walks around her own store, and if customers watching the live stream on their phones see a product they like, she introduces it and lets them take a picture of it in their shopping cart.

However, her Douyin shop only had average sales and not many customers; sometimes she only got two or three orders a day.

Hua Mei said that she is usually bored to death when she runs her shop, so she does a live stream to talk to people. The netizens on the Internet are very interesting.

Hua Mei noticed people coming to the street outside. She walked out holding her phone, chatting with her online friends, "Hey, it's not a holiday today, why are there so many people?"

Hi, MaiMai.

Friends, this is my good neighbor, Mai Mai. Newcomers may not know her; she's the owner of the tie-dye shop next door.

MaiMai, say hello to your online friends!

Xiaomai smiled and waved at Huamei's phone.

Hua Mei probably hadn't received the notification. She asked, "Strange, why are there so many people here today? Mai Mai, do you know?"

Xiaomai said, "The administrator said that town leaders came to inspect."

"Oh, MaiMai said it's because the leaders are here to inspect."

As soon as Hua Mei finished speaking, a number of cars stopped at the end of the street, and a group of cadres in white shirts and black trousers got out of the cars.

Mai Mai saw their town mayor get out of the car. "Hua Mei, look, the mayor is here."

"It really is him! It's the mayor! Look, everyone, the one in the middle with the really shiny head is our mayor. He's the one who built this commercial street. He's really good at finding investors. Our street is doing really well!" Hua Mei invited the netizens to watch the excitement.

At this point, the viewers in Hua Mei's live stream started to get excited.

Netizen A commented in the live stream: "Hey, I was just saying that Hua Mei was actually seriously selling goods on her live stream today, and sure enough, she went off-topic and started showing us the show. I bet this town mayor is super smart, incredibly smart, hahaha."

Netizen B jokingly commented: "The mayor is here, my god, he's really dazzling, he's so reflective."

Hua Mei laughed hysterically at the comments and said into her phone, "How can you guys be so funny? Don't talk nonsense, our town mayor is really nice."

Netizen C: "Hey, look, the civil servants in their town are so good-looking."

Wow, what a beautiful girl! Hey, look! Do you know that pretty girl? What's her job?

"They're really, really beautiful. Your province is full of beautiful girls."

"Impossible, this girl is clearly Han Chinese, definitely not from a minority group." One netizen observed very carefully.

"Didn't you all notice that this girl's identity is unusual? She's definitely not an ordinary civil servant. Look, their town mayor reached out to shake her hand from afar." Another sharp-eyed netizen spotted the highlight.

"Seriously, that beautiful woman has quite the presence. A group of people were surrounding her; she looks like a big shot. Is she some kind of young female entrepreneur?"

"Ah, I know her. This beautiful woman is indeed a big boss. She's the owner of the Mengzhixuan Museum. She appeared in Mengzhixuan's videos, where she was introduced as the president of Mengzhixuan. Have you ever bought anything from Mengzhixuan? They're really expensive in Western Europe. A new porcelain cup costs several hundred euros, and it's only the size of your palm. I've seen foreign students buy them."

"Wow, a real beauty and a big shot, but I can't see her clearly because she's blocked by a wall of people."

Netizens made a request: "Hua Mei, can you come a little closer? We want to see beautiful women."

Hua Mei naturally wouldn't refuse. She took a few steps forward because the town mayor and the beautiful boss's group had already approached and seemed to be inspecting the shops on the commercial street.

This young female tycoon is none other than Xiaomeng; she's currently showing her business to the town mayor.

"Oh, Mayor, you're too kind. You didn't need to come all this way. I just came to take a look around." Xiaomeng felt she was troubling him too much.

The town mayor was very approachable. "No trouble at all. Mr. Lin's investment in our town has solved many employment problems for us. He is a great benefactor to our town."

After exchanging a few polite words, everyone slowly began to walk into the scenic area.

A large group of people moved around Xiaomeng. When Xiaomeng moved, they moved; when Xiaomeng stopped, everyone quickly stopped to introduce her.

Soon they arrived at Duan Xiaomai's shop. Xiaoli whispered to Xiaomeng, "Boss, the owner of this shop is one of the dyeing craftsmen of our Mengzhixuan."

"Oh, is her surname Duan?" Xiaomeng looked over curiously and saw Duan Xiaomai, dressed in traditional Bai ethnic clothing, and Hua Mei, who was holding a mobile phone next to her. They were standing outside the crowd, looking at her curiously.

"Hello." Xiaomeng waved to them and pointed to Hua Mei's phone, "Are you live streaming, beautiful?"

As soon as Xiaomeng appeared, the number of people in Huamei's live stream suddenly increased, but she didn't notice it at first because she was busy answering Xiaomeng's questions.

"Yes, yes, hello boss, I'm live-streaming. I sell tea."

"Selling tea? Is it from your local area? What kind of tea is it?"

Hua Mei was a little nervous. "It's Pu'er tea. The Pu'er tea my family sells comes from a nearby tea factory."

Xiao Meng nodded, leaned over to look at the phone screen in her hand, and found that there were quite a lot of viewers in her live stream. "Beautiful lady, you are so amazing! Tens of thousands of people watch your live stream. Your business must be very good."

"Wow, your online friends all have such sweet tongues! Hello friends, welcome to Kunming! Oh, this friend wished me wealth. Thank you, and I wish everyone prosperity, peace, and joy."

"Wow, beautiful lady, the viewers in your live stream are so generous! So many people are giving you tips, amazing!" Xiaomeng glanced at Hua Mei's phone a few times and then stopped looking, just praising Hua Mei for her good live stream skills and giving her a thumbs up.

Hua Mei's live stream chat exploded with all sorts of comments, the barrage of messages was so fast that it was impossible to read what the viewers were saying.