The aunt shook her head, "This isn't good business, it's just good marketing." She retorted when she heard Liu Yifeng's words.
Liu Yifeng felt that what the aunt said was more fitting to the current situation than his own words, and he couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up.
He felt that now was not the time to expose them and wanted to see what other secrets were hidden in this butcher shop.
He then followed the aunt to the butcher shop. Earlier, he had to queue to buy meat, and now, coming to the back, he had to queue to sell meat. It was truly making the most of everything to attract customers.
"Old Wang, look, I brought you another customer. You should thank me." When it was the aunt's turn, she enthusiastically introduced Liu Yifeng to the pork seller, Old Wang.
However, the other party didn't seem very happy, perhaps because Liu Yifeng was young.
"I told you, I need people here, don't bring anyone else." He took the meat from the aunt's hand, gave her money, and sent her away.
Then, when it was Liu Yifeng's turn, the pork seller, Old Wang, looked stern. "If you bought it, why are you selling it? That aunt just bought too much. Hurry up and go."
His tone was not friendly, clearly showing he was asking Liu Yifeng to leave.
"But the aunt just told me that this piece of meat can be exchanged for double the price, and I saw that she also exchanged money just now. Why can't I?"
Liu Yifeng was not easily fooled. Since he was here and knew about this matter, he wouldn't spend another cent on this harmful meat.
The pork seller frowned. After thinking for a while, he took the meat from his hands and gave Liu Yifeng double the money.
"Go quickly, go quickly! This Aunt Qiao really says everything!" He couldn't help but complain, giving Liu Yifeng double the money, hoping to have some peace.
Looking at the double money in his hand, Liu Yifeng fell into deep thought. However, he did not leave completely, but observed from the side.
Before long, people of Aunt Qiao's age continued to come, showing that this customer-attracting event was indeed booming.
He stayed there for nearly half a day, and only left when their pork stall closed for the day.
"How was it? Did you find anything unusual over there?" Lu Fei anxiously asked Liu Yifeng about the day's situation when he returned.
However, looking at Liu Yifeng's expression, it didn't seem like something that could be easily resolved.
"I have a general understanding of the situation. Because their store has too many positive reviews, if we expose them directly, it might be disadvantageous to us. Moreover, the people who give them good reviews are paid to do so, so it will be difficult to handle."
Liu Yifeng had already considered this point when he came. After all, they were the only victims, and the other victims had already received money, so it was unlikely anyone would come forward. This was the most difficult part.
"How can this be? Isn't this clearly deceiving consumers? Why do they have to do this? Can't they get good reviews by selling good pork? I really don't understand."
Lu Fei shook his head. It was indeed difficult to empathize with such people. Even if they were poor and couldn't sell their products, they shouldn't solve problems in this way.
Liu Yifeng remained silent. It seemed he had no good solutions at the moment.
So, Lu Fei also left and returned to his desk to check the reviews for this store. Indeed, there were many. Occasionally, there were a few negative reviews, but they would be followed by positive reviews a few days later, presumably because the buyer had paid to resolve them.
Seeing this, Lu Fei seemed to have a new idea. A sly smile appeared on his lips, and he began typing furiously on his phone.
A day later, Lu Fei indeed received a call from the merchant.
"Yifeng, Yifeng, that unscrupulous grilled meat seller just called me!" Lu Fei said anxiously when he received the call.
Liu Yifeng frowned. "Why would he call you?"
He clearly remembered that he had used his own phone number when ordering the meal. Why would he call Lu Fei?
"It's like this. After you told me about that matter, I was very angry, so I picked up my phone and left a review on their merchant page. Although it might not have any effect, at least we can still get something out of it. I didn't actually expect them to call me, but who knew they would call today."
Lu Fei explained the whole story to Liu Yifeng in detail. It seemed that the other party really cared about their store.
"Then what did you say?" Liu Yifeng gave Lu Fei a thumbs-up. He had no solution at first, but now, they had taken the initiative to contact him.
Lu Fei looked proud. "Of course, I refused. But I think someone else will call. Otherwise, it will definitely affect their good review rate."
Seeing Lu Fei like this, Liu Yifeng smiled. "Well done. But next time they call you, just arrange to meet them. This kind of thing still needs to be discussed in person."
Liu Yifeng originally didn't know what to do, but after Lu Fei came, he did. It was clear that the merchant cared about good reviews, so they had to have a good talk with him.
Lu Fei nodded. "You still want to negotiate with him? There's nothing to negotiate in this kind of matter. Since they did such a shameful thing, we must expose them. Otherwise, there will be many more victims like us, who might not even dare to speak up and just take money to resolve it. If this problem isn't solved thoroughly, it will definitely cause problems in the future."
Liu Yifeng also agreed with Lu Fei's statement. Since they had discovered this matter, he would not stand idly by.
"Let's first investigate the other party's background. Perhaps there are other solutions, and we can try to resolve it in the most peaceful way." Liu Yifeng did not want to cause public outcry. After all, his current identity would surely cause a lot of trouble if any news broke out.
Lu Fei could see Liu Yifeng's concerns and felt that his thoughts were reasonable, as this matter was neither too big nor too small.
The next day, just as Lu Fei had predicted, the other party called again. It seemed they were indeed insistent on maintaining their good reviews.
So, Lu Fei handed the phone directly to Liu Yifeng, afraid that he might lose control and ruin their plan.
"Since you want to resolve this issue of good reviews, let's meet. After all, we haven't met you, and we don't know if what you say is true or false. You choose the time and place. Once you've chosen, send it to me."