I Can Meet with Dead Scientists-Chapter 338 - 196: Old Su’s Arrangements and Product Explosion (7.2K)

Last night's counterattack process, although very smooth.

But as the initiator of the event, Xu Yun was actually tense from beginning to end, never daring to relax for a moment.

Plus, the company headquarters was far from Xu Yun's little nest, even by taxi it would take over an hour.

So when he got home, it was the latter half of the night.

Xu Yun dragged his slightly tired body, washed up briefly, and went to bed immediately falling into a dream.

By next noon.

Half-past twelve.

Still half asleep, Xu Yun suddenly heard the ringing of a phone in his ear.

"If before nightfall I have time, I'll dig out your eyes~"

A few seconds later.

Xu Yun groggily extended a hand from the covers.

He fumbled around the pillow with his hand, felt a vibrating object, opened his eyes, and brought it before him.

At this moment.

The phone displayed an incoming call, noted conspicuously as Gu Qunqing.

Xu Yun yawned and answered:

"Hey, Aaron, what's up?"

As soon as he spoke.

Gu Qunqing's slightly excited voice came through the receiver, vibrating Xu Yun's ear uncomfortably:

"Dr. Xu, it exploded!"

Xu Yun was slightly stunned, and a doubt rose uncontrollably:

"What exploded? Another big one from Deng?"

"No, no."

Even though he couldn't see anyone, Xu Yun could imagine Gu Qunqing shaking his head rapidly—the head above.

Then he heard him say:

"It's our product that exploded, after 12 hours online, 'One Ant Buster' sales have already surpassed seventy thousand units!"

Seventy thousand.

This number struck Xu Yun like a bolt of lightning, making his whole body tremble, instantly dispelling his drowsiness.

He sat up straight, surprised, and said:

"Seventy thousand? How can there be so many?"

According to Gu Qunqing's previous model design.

Unexpectedly.

The first-day sales of 'One Ant Buster' should be around twelve thousand, and reaching seventy-five hundred by noon would be quite good.

Moreover, by the time Xu Yun left the company in the early morning, the sales of 'One Ant Buster' still aligned with this model pattern, even if there were discrepancies they wouldn't be too significant.

But why after a sleep....

This number suddenly multiplied by nearly ten times?

Thinking of this.

A thought suddenly popped into Xu Yun's mind, and he quickly asked:

"Aaron, could it be that someone placed bulk orders, intending to carry out malicious refunds?"

'One Ant Buster' is a biological insecticide, and such products have a rigid after-sales requirement on e-commerce platforms:

If the buyer does not open the packaging after receiving 'One Ant Buster', they can choose to return it for a refund within seven days.

This situation is extremely common on Taobao, one of the consumer rights enjoyed during online shopping.

In the current e-commerce circle, the peak period for concentrated returns is naturally the 7-14 days following Double Eleven.

This consumer right also leads to a virtual inflation of Double Eleven's sales volume, and every year Taobao has to invest a lot of manpower, materials, and even computing power in handling returns.

For instance, during Double Eleven in 21, the one-day sales volume hit 540.3 billion, seemingly setting an annual high.

But in reality.

The return rate within seven days post-Double Eleven reached as high as 20%, with the return rate from live commerce peaking at 60%.

Therefore, in commercial competition.

Malicious refunds have also been a common strategy.

However, with the development of the e-commerce industry, most manufacturers have given up on this method—because the return of goods barely impacts the production of products and cannot severely damage the supply chain of most manufacturers.

So they mostly focus their efforts on marketing, using information channels' navy for slander.

But Huadun Biotech is different.

'One Ant Buster' has a high production cost, and the settlement on Taobao requires a receipt settlement period.

Before the product can significantly return funds.

Each production of a cockroach medication by Huadun Biotech reduces the working capital in their accounts.

This situation is somewhat similar to the advance payment of a construction team, except it isn't as difficult to settle as a project payment, which could drag on for years without resolution.

In addition.

The production line of the factory is limited, and the daily output is fixed.

So if competitors employ such tactics, the company would become extremely passive.

Unless the other party admits on Ali Wangwang that they plan to maliciously refund, even if you know they will do so, you have to ship the goods.

This is an open conspiracy, for example, during the previous sensitive period, some mask manufacturers used such tactics to disgust competitors:

At that time, the society had just resumed production, and masks not only had immense demand but also high profits.

So some competitors placed orders on the platform, making the opposite party's production capacity completely serve them.

Upon receiving goods, they wouldn't confirm but delay until the last day to request a refund, and apply for arbitration if refused.

The goods remained untouched in packaging, naturally resulting in a refund agreement.

They then deliberately delayed returning the goods, waiting until the final refund deadline to send them back.

In this back and forth, over ten days would pass.

By then, the price of masks had fallen significantly from before, leaving merchants wanting to cry helplessly, accepting their fate.

Does this method lack honor?

Obviously, it lacks it.

But is it effective?

The answer is equally clear.

The effectiveness of 'One Ant Buster' is self-evident to industry insiders, so if competitors use such tricks, Xu Yun wouldn't be surprised at all.

However, Gu Qunqing's next words brought him a small sense of relief:

"Dr. Xu, don't worry, these are genuine sales volumes."