Ch.199199. Farming Boom

“Pfft… haha, did you know all the 5-star hotels in Seoul are going crazy right now? Top-tier hunters from around the world. Chairmen from the highest ranks of the business world. They’re all coming to Korea to shop for cosmetics and eat omakase for dinner, and there are no rooms left because they’ve booked all the suites at 5-star hotels! Some are even renting entire floors for their entourages. Anyway, Seoul police are patrolling everywhere, and all the Hunter Association staff are on high alert near the hotels in case something happens, haha.”

“Wow… is it that serious? Isn’t that kind of inconsiderate?”

“Inconsiderate? Haha, do you have any idea how much money these people spend in Korea? The amount they drop in just a few days is probably more than what you spend in a year.”

“They’re just buying Farming Company products and spending at hotels anyway.”

“Sigh, never mind. Let’s drop it.”

Originally, it felt like a special event.

A good item appeared, so an auction was being held in Korea—maybe I should go to Korea.

When wealthy people travel abroad, everything they do costs money.

Moving costs money.

Eating costs money.

Buying things costs money.

Sleeping costs money.

Of course, as mentioned, rich people won’t go to nearby markets to throw their money around, so the money will inevitably only be spent in certain places.

But just coming to Korea and spending money is meaningful consumption, and on top of that, Korea keeps being mentioned around the world.

Once or twice might not matter.

No, that’s not right. Even if it happened just once, like when an SS-grade necklace appeared in China, more people would remember China. But when items that create a global buzz appear once or twice a month, after about a month, people couldn’t help but remember Korea.

“What exactly does Farming Company do?”

That’s the question that naturally comes up.

What kind of operation makes wealthy people with heavy wallets come all the way to Korea in person?

And repeatedly, at that.

Moreover, when the world-famous SS-grade hunter Kelin, who even bought a vacation home in Korea, talked about this on YouTube, it couldn’t help but become even more famous.

These are Farming Company products that ordinary people can’t even dream of seeing or affording.

Currently, the only place accessible to ordinary people is Farming Distribution, which belongs to Farming Company.

Various products from what used to be Gwangjin Distribution.

As Farming Company became famous, Gwangjin Distribution, which naturally changed its name to Farming Distribution, couldn’t help but be mentioned.

At first, people were curious about what Farming Distribution did.

Then, as word spread, even ordinary people started seeking it out.

“What? Farming Distribution has the lowest prices in the market?”

“Why are they giving out so many discount coupons?”

“Wait a minute. Delivery within 30 minutes of ordering? Isn’t this just a delivery app?”

While they charge 7.6 million won for cosmetics, daily necessities and various other items for ordinary people are actually much cheaper to buy from Farming Distribution than from large supermarkets.

High volume, low margin.

The slogan that Farming Distribution would take only minimal profits to benefit all citizens living in Korea resonated with ordinary people.

“What? They’re taking money from the rich and giving benefits to us?”

“What’s with the 10,000 won coupon for signing up for membership?”

“Farming subsidies are crazy.”

“This is even a one-time offer per account. Insane.”

“I’m switching right away. Ditching Market Curry.”

“How do they make any profit like this?”

“They were a truly patriotic company after all.”

Well, I didn’t want to be a pushover who just gives everything away.

Dad said that with this level of generosity, without exaggeration, Farming Distribution wouldn’t make a single won in profit.

It might even operate at a loss, he said.

But I told him I didn’t care and to just secure as many customers as possible.

Farming Distribution is just bait to make people aware of Farming Company.

While many ordinary people will use it, some of their family members might be hunters, and some might bring in valuable unidentified items whose worth can’t be determined elsewhere.

Usually, people would sell such items through private transactions or to other distributors, but if Farming Distribution becomes famous, they’ll know they can sell here for a higher price or with better benefits, allowing me to collect them in my collection box.

Whether those unidentified items have value or not doesn’t really matter.

Items containing chaotic energy will provide sufficient experience just by going into the cauldron.

And if even 10% of them turn out to be useful items, they’ll cover all losses.

Just considering the money made from selling one fan, Farming Distribution could operate at a loss for 10 years.

And Dad didn’t particularly mind being in that position.

He actually liked it.

“Hehe. This dad lives for the joy of seeing Hyunjong’s expression. Just invest a lot. I’ll work until my bones dissolve in my old age.”

“After seeing the auction prices this time, I’ll invest 300-500 billion won. Please promote the purchase of unidentified items well.”

“We’re already buying plenty. Employees are searching through secondhand markets and Hunter Association sites to make purchases.”

I’m fortunate to be surrounded by such hardworking people.

Anyway, my ideas have fortunately resonated well in the market, and the VIPs and VVIPs who came this time were enjoying guava snake omakase for 7.6 million won per person while staying in Korea, and were also waiting for the upcoming auction of the Corrupted Thousand-Year-Old Snake’s Pill.

The omakase price was entirely determined by Kim Sujeong as she pleased, and she set that ridiculous price thinking it would collaborate well with the cosmetics.

Even so, it didn’t take long for all seats to sell out despite increasing the time slots and seating capacity.

It seems that shopping, eating omakase, and attending auctions have become the routine for VIPs and VVIPs when they come to Korea.

As people get caught up in the Farming Company boom, even those who couldn’t afford VIP or VVIP memberships due to lack of funds began to take an interest in Farming Company.

It’s like a luxury brand boom.

– Buying Farming Whitening Cream. Will pay 10 million won.

– Does anyone know where to get Farming Whitening Cream?

– Selling Farming Whitening Cream for 14 million won!

Hoarding. Black market trading.

These phenomena are happening for cosmetics that disappear when used, not even luxury bags with skyrocketing prices.

There were many people saying they would wait near Farming Department Store when news of restocking was heard, since only VIPs and VVIPs could make reservations and purchase.

Whatever helps Farming Company gain recognition, I didn’t particularly try to stop it.

Right now it’s just Farming cosmetics, but as time passes, more diverse products will be available at Farming Company, and more people will visit.

Fortunately, the image has been transformed from a new company obsessed with money selling products at crazy prices to a patriotic company that extracts money from the rich to benefit ordinary citizens, which seems good.

While I wonder if image is that important, seeing how quickly YouTube subscribers are increasing because of it, there’s no reason not to do something that brings such benefits at little cost.

“Oppa. Let’s do our Diamond Button unboxing ceremony.”

There were quite a few things to do after coming out.

I had to film YouTube videos before the VVIP-exclusive auction scheduled for three days later, and also look for any other items worth buying.

“Sure.”

I don’t understand how unboxing YouTube’s honorary plaques for reaching 100,000, 1 million, or 10 million subscribers counts as content, but since they’re using it as an excuse to do a Q&A that people are curious about, I just went along with it.

“Then we’ll take questions until 8 PM tomorrow and film in the evening.”

Anyway, it was what I wanted.

To make myself known to the world.

To become someone the world looks up to.

Would people even have anything to be curious about regarding me?

Just a few months ago, I was thinking that.

Now, I’ve become, if not the center of the world, at least a hot topic rising in the world and receiving attention.

While I was wondering what questions would come in,

I got a phone call.

“Who is this?”

“…It’s Lee Sumi. The one who made the gray wolf leather armor set.”

“Ah! Hello? Oh, hi. I must have deleted your number when I changed phones.”

I quickly changed the contact from just “Lee Sumi” to “Armor Craftsman Lee Sumi” while taking the call.

Why did she call?

It had been so long that my memory was hazy, but I was actually planning to contact her since I had brought a lot of guava snake leather, so this was good timing. As I was about to bring it up, Sumi mentioned her business first.

“The ogre leather you left with me before. I succeeded in making it into an armor set. Can you visit when you have time?”

“Oh!”

Come to think of it, I do remember leaving the leather from the Corrupted Ogre I killed.

Since I don’t get hit much, I’ve just been casually wearing the gray wolf leather armor set.

“I’ll come by.”

I had plenty of leather piled up anyway, so I made an appointment.