Chapter 522: 【522】Is soone causing trouble again?_1
After the al with the employees of Dogtail Grass Company, Tang Feng went back to Elegant Pavilion directly.
Investing in the movie company was just a whim of his; the antique shop was his real trade.
When he arrived at Elegant Pavilion, he saw from afar a large group of custors protesting loudly at the entrance.
A sense of dread imdiately sank in Tang Feng’s heart. Had soone co to make trouble again?
He only understood the situation as he drew closer.
It turned out that these custors had co for the reputation of the place, wanting to buy antiques.
But recently, Elegant Pavilion had been severely understocked and literally had nothing to sell.
The custors were protesting because they thought Elegant Pavilion was using scarcity as a marketing strategy.
Ge Hui was desperately trying to explain to the custors, but they were too incensed to listen.
So people even took the opportunity to clamor that if Elegant Pavilion couldn’t produce anything to sell today, they wouldn’t leave.
Seeing that Ge Hui was having difficulty coping, Tang Feng had no choice but to step forward, “Everyone, please calm down. I am Tang Feng, the owner of Elegant Pavilion.”
“Mr. Tang is here, let’s all stop and listen to what Mr. Tang has to say first.”
“Mr. Tang, I’m a fan of yours, can you give an autograph?”
“Mr. Tang, what’s the deal with Elegant Pavilion? Are you not interested in making money?”
“Yes, I ca from the neighboring city for its reputation, but who knew after three visits I would co back empty-handed…”
With the appearance of Tang Feng, the scene beca even more chaotic.
Tang Feng felt a headache coming on as he hurriedly apologized to everyone, “I’m truly sorry. On behalf of Elegant Pavilion, I apologize to everyone. Upholding a responsible attitude towards our consurs, we refuse to substitute inferior products for good ones, hence our very high standards for our stock. We are already coordinating as much as possible to restock. It won’t be long before new stock arrives, please give us a little more ti.”
His earnest words, however, clearly did not satisfy the crowd.
“Mr. Tang, Elegant Pavilion’s responsibility towards consurs is sothing we all know, that’s precisely why we ca to your shop.”
“Yeah, a few of my friends have bought several antiques from Elegant Pavilion. After having them appraised back ho, wow, they really are treasures.”
“Exactly, we ca all this way because Elegant Pavilion has a reputation. Who knew we’d find no stock after several visits.”
“Mr. Tang, give us a straight answer, when exactly will you have stock? It would save us wasted trips.”
“Right, we just want to hear a firm date…”
Listening to everyone’s questions, Tang Feng could only give a precise date, “I assure you all, within three days, we will definitely have stock!”
“Alright…”
Cheers and applause imdiately erupted from the crowd.
“With Mr. Tang’s word, we can rest assured.”
“Yes, then let’s all head back for today and co back after three days.”
“Anyway, I only trust Elegant Pavilion now. I’m not confident buying from other antique shops.”
“Let’s disperse, let’s disperse. Give Mr. Tang so ti to prepare the stock…”
Satisfied with Tang Feng’s promise, everyone left contentedly.
Once the crowd had dispersed, Ge Hui ca over with a worried look on his face, “Mr. Tang, how could you promise them stock within three days?”
Tang Feng glanced at him and headed inside the shop, “Did you see the scene just now? If I hadn’t said that, they might’ve torn the shop down, right?”
“But we really can’t produce any stock. I’ve already called to rush them several tis, but even the supplier is out of stock.”
Ge Hui’s face was clouded with distress.
Originally, Tang Feng and Qin Yanan had taken hands-off approaches, an excellent opportunity for him to shine.
But he had just run into such a situation.
“What exactly is going on? It’s been so long, they should have restocked by now, right?” Tang Feng frowned, sensing sothing peculiar about the situation.
In theory, those few suppliers were quite capable.
It had been such a long ti, it was impossible for them not to replenish their stock.
Ge Hui scratched his head, “It is indeed a bit strange. Several suppliers we have regular contracts with, all of a sudden, can’t produce any stock. Especially Tianshui Company. They are one of the largest antique suppliers in Zhonghai and have never run out of stock before. I don’t know what’s going on recently.”
Hearing this, Tang Feng felt even more that there was sothing odd, “Have you called Tianshui Company? What did they say?”
Ge Hui nodded hastily, “I’ve called several tis already, but they keep replying that the company is coordinating channels and will inform us imdiately once there’s news.”
After pondering for a mont, Tang Feng looked up and ordered Ge Hui, “Give Tianshui Company’s information and contact details, I’ll talk to their boss.”
“Okay.”
Ge Hui quickly found the detailed information about Tianshui Company.
After a brief review, Tang Feng had a general understanding.
Tianshui Company was one of the large antique suppliers with a top ranking in Zhonghai.
Nearly every antique shop had stock supplied by their company.
Moreover, Tianshui Company had an excellent reputation for the stability of its goods, the high quality of its antiques, and the rarity of fakes.
The owner of the company was nad Zhao Tianshui, definitely a prominent figure in the antique industry.
After looking over the information, he imdiately called Tianshui Company.
However, no one answered the phone there.
Having no other option, it seed he had to make a personal visit.
“Ge Hui, you take care of the shop; I’m going out for a bit.”
“Ah? At least have a sip of water first.” Ge Hui was bringing over a cup of tea when he saw Tang Feng about to leave again before he had even ward his seat, imdiately displaying a look of concern.
“Stop with the pretense; just make sure the shop is well looked after. If anything goes wrong, I’ll hold you accountable,” Tang Feng said, now immune to his nonsense, and quickly left Elegant Pavilion.
As he drove to Tianshui Company, he saw an ambulance parked at the entrance before he could even get out of the car, with the scene looking ssy.
A bad premonition suddenly surged in his heart, and he hastily left his car on the side of the road and exited the vehicle.
At that mont, he saw several dical personnel coming out with a stretcher, and there was a person lying on it, motionless, his condition unknown.
“What happened?” Tang Feng asked a bystander who was watching the commotion.
“Alas, Zhao Tianshui, the boss of Tianshui Company, suffered a sudden cerebral hemorrhage; he’s probably beyond help now,” the man said with a kind of schadenfreude in his voice, then sighed with a few sour remarks about “money not being omnipotent.”
Tang Feng didn’t listen any further and quickly walked towards the stretcher.
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