The product was met with massive demand, and Jeffrey got more orders coming in.
The farm's products were not ready yet, so Shawn had to expand his acquisition.
Thanks to the low purchase price in other towns, there was still enough purslane left in the fields.
Coupled with the setback of the vegetable king, Kevin, in New York City, the acquisition price fell again.
Shawn was lucky this time. With a wave of his arm, countless people arrived with even more purslane to sell.
With the huge supply and Shawn's fame, his product became the undisputed giant in New York City in a short time.
Within a few weeks, Shawn's net worth had reached five million dollars.
On the other side, the big shots behind the purslane craze realized that the market was no longer under their control.
The brands they created were no match for Shawn.
After they went public, no matter how they advertised, the sales effect was not even half as expected.
They had no choice but to gather again to discuss their countermeasures.
In a towering building with a long table, many people of various ages and attires were seated.
However, the only difference was that their expressions were extremely ugly!
It was as if they were at a funeral.
The old man sitting at the head of the table knocked on the table, breaking the silence.
"Tell me, how's the situation now?"
A young man hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said, "Currently, the brand we are growing is completely done for. We have laid down tens of millions of advertisement investments and hired professionals to design the products. Yet, there are no sales at all!"
"How did this happen? Wasn't it very stable previously?" The old man suppressed his anger and asked.
Another middle-aged man stood up and said, "When Shawn's product went public, our sales fell at 20% a day. Less than 20% of the supermarkets in New York City are willing to accept our products."
"Damn it, what's going on?" The old man slammed the table angrily and shouted.
They had already paid a considerable price to create the purslane craze.
They had thought that it would be a wonderful opportunity, but who would have thought that not only did they not make a killing, they even lost a few billion dollars!
Money was a small problem, but the biggest problem was embarrassment.
As the masterminds, when had they been forced into such a state by ordinary people?
They had become the laughing stock of Wall Street now.
No one dared to look the old man in the eye.
Suddenly, laughter was heard.
The old man looked over angrily, "Brady, why are you laughing?"
"Don't be nervous, old man. I don't mean anything by that." Brady did not bother to hide his sarcasm, he continued: "Haven't you noticed by now? You're already in someone else's trap."
The old man asked: "What do you mean?"
Everyone looked over curiously, they had no idea what was going on.
According to their intelligence, Shawn's side might not even know of their existence.
Since he did not know, he definitely could not set a trap.
"Hehe, Shawn is a talented person. Don't you think this incident is too much of a coincidence?" Brady said.
The old man responded: "What do you mean? We've all looked into it. There's nothing artificial about it."
"So that's what makes Shawn brilliant." Brady laughed: "I was skeptical before, but now I'm pretty sure Shawn's been setting a huge trap since the first day he collected the purslane."
"That's impossible. According to our intel, Shawn was completely unaware. He might have gotten some information from somewhere, but it's impossible for him to know the details. We've investigated all his connections, including Jeffrey," a middle-aged man retorted.
"Stupid!" Brady said bluntly: "Have you ever thought that Raul might be Shawn's accomplice?"
"They set up a scheme to get everyone in the neighborhood into the trap. They planned this performance for everyone in the neighborhood. For example, Shawn's first acquisition, Raul's high-priced monopoly, until Raul broke down and Shawn picked up the mess, triggering everyone's sympathy."
Everyone gasped at Brady's analysis.
"If that's really the case, then this Shawn is too terrifying."
"That's right. How did he do so much without any intel?"
"Did he think that he would get away with it?"
"Based on our intelligence, Shawn's starting capital comes from his parents' entire fortune."
Brady shook his head and smiled, "That's the scary part about him. Have you thought about it? The acquisition was fine, but the problem was the price he sold it to Jeffrey. If it were you, are you sure you could sell it to Jeffrey for $7?"
Everyone looked at each other.
They had information on Jeffrey.
He was just a small businessman.
He was definitely not stupid given his status.
It was impossible for him to use this price to buy purslane.
The strangest thing was that he actually made money after buying it.
This was with the fact that he did not know that much information to begin with.
"Now you know how scary Shawn is, don't you?" Brady laughed: "Everyone, including Raul, Jeffrey, all the residents of the neighborhood, Nina from the Soro Times, and so on. They're all Shawn's pawns. Using those pawns, Shawn acted in an incredible show for the world to see."
"Of course, that's only one of the reasons. The most important thing now is how Shawn managed to pull off such a massive scheme despite only having limited information. That's the most terrifying part about Shawn."
"Everyone here is a business owner, a well-known boss in Wall Street. Why don't you consider it for a while? If you were Shawn, would you be able to do what Shawn did in his current situation?"
Brady stood up, his eyes darting to the people seated around him.
Everyone who met his eyes lowered their heads helplessly.
They knew that even with their current status, they could not do such a shocking thing.
After all, this was not in line with the principles of business.
After a moment of silence, the old man cleared his throat and said, "What do we do now? Shawn has become the purslane leader of New York and has seriously affected our plans."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
If it were anyone else, it would be fine. Even if it was the vegetable king, Kevin, they could suppress him.
But Shawn?
Everyone fell silent. The things that Shawn had shown so far were truly terrifying.
No one dared to offend this mysterious genius.
Seeing that no one spoke, Brady smiled and said, "I suggest we invite him to join our plan. Don't forget, we don't have a choice right now."
Everyone suddenly felt how terrifying Shawn was as realization sank in.
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