Chapter 29: Reporter Interviews

Open the video sent by Maya Su. The first thing that appeared in the video was a girl with a pretty face, holding a microphone. "Hello everyone, I am Harper Mi, a reporter from the county TV station. I saw such a scene on my way to work." Soon, the screen turned, and a long team appeared on the screen. Francis Wang took a closer look and was shocked. My God, isn’t this the entrance to the Fresh Fruits Fruit Store in the center of the county? What's the situation? "You must have seen that there is a long queue in front of this fruit shop. What are they doing in such a long queue? Are they lining up to buy fruit? Seriously, in more than 20 years of living, I have never encountered people who came to queue up to buy fruit in the morning. Let us interview them randomly and find out what happened." The camera follows. "Excuse me, sir, are you queuing up to buy something?" Reporter Harper asked. "Yeah, wait in line to buy oranges." The old man said. “Queue to buy oranges?” Harper let out an exclamation. If they want to buy oranges, they can get them anytime. But why do they queue up to buy? "It's so crazy." Harper shook her head and said, "Is there anything different about the oranges in this fruit shop?" "It is said that the oranges from this fruit shop are particularly effective in curing coughs." The old man said, "My little grandson got pneumonia and was hospitalized in the county hospital. He coughed so badly that he had been bleeding for two days and was still coughing all night long. Yesterday morning, a kid with pneumonia came to the next ward. The cough was worse than that of my little grandson. After eating oranges from this store, he stopped coughing in the afternoon. He took an X-ray and found that the pneumonia was cured. He was discharged from the hospital last night. This matter is widely spread in the hospital. ” As the old man spoke, he pointed at the people in the queue and said, "He, and he, are all from the hospital." "Yes, we are all from the hospital." Soon, two people in the long queue greeted reporter Harper. "Are the oranges in this store so magical?" Harper couldn't believe it. "Yeah, it's amazing." The old man nodded and said, "Now the whole hospital is buzzing with this news. Many people are queuing up." "Okay, thank you, sir." Harper Mi left the old man and then said to the camera, "The old man just said that they are lining up here to buy oranges from this fruit shop. Oranges from this fruit shop can relieve coughs and reduce phlegm and are more effective than transfusion. Is it true, or is it an exaggeration? I can’t conclude. Now, let's interview another citizen.” "Let's interview a citizen at the front of the queue. I guess he has been waiting in line for a long time, right?" "Excuse me...sir, have you been waiting in line for a long time?" Harper handed the microphone to a middle-aged man and asked with a smile. "More than three hours." The middle-aged man yawned and said, "I came here at two o'clock in the morning. Look at my mobile phone. It was fully charged when I came here. Now it is almost shut down due to playing." "Coming in line to buy oranges after two o'clock? Isn't this crazy?" Harper shook her head in disbelief. "Not crazy!" However, the middle-aged man said with a serious face, "You don't know how good these oranges are. That's why you feel crazy. Let me tell you, this orange, called Qingshan Orange, has only been on the market these two days. Not only does it taste delicious, but it can cure illnesses.” "To tell you the truth, I work in a chemical industry park. The air in the park irritates the throat. People in our company all have throat inflammation. Every day, our throats are dry and astringent, which makes us uncomfortable. Yesterday, the boss gave me a Qingshan orange. I didn't expect my throat to feel much better after eating it. No longer dry or astringent. Do you think it's magical?” "Today, I specially lined up to buy Qingshan oranges. I heard that in this fruit store, the purchase of Qingshan oranges is limited. Each person can only buy two pounds. If you arrive late, they will be sold out." "You think it's crazy that I come to line up at two o'clock to buy Qingshan oranges? Look at the guys at the front. They arrived when I came around two o'clock. They laid the floor in front of the store last night." Following the direction pointed by the middle-aged man, Harper saw that there was indeed a floor covering on the ground, but it had been put away now. Finally, Harper said to the camera: "Have you seen it? It turns out that citizens lined up here early in the morning to buy oranges. This is simply an incredible thing. Moreover, the oranges sold for eighty-eight dollars a pound. Unimaginable.” "If I didn't have to go to work, I think I would also line up here to see if the eighty-eight dollars a pound of oranges are as amazing as everyone says. I will continue to pay attention to this matter. Thank you all for viewing, I am Harper Mi, a reporter from the county TV station." A video that lasted only a few minutes. Francis was stunned when he saw it. He never imagined that without any publicity, Qingshan Orange would become so popular in Qingshan County that people would queue up all night to buy Qingshan Orange!!! "Hey, have you watched the video?" At this time, Maya's sweet voice came again on the phone. "Yes." Francis took a deep breath. His heart was so shocked that he no longer felt sleepy. "So why don't you go pick oranges quickly?" Maya said anxiously, "I have sent the driver to Qingshan Village. After you pick the oranges, you and the driver transport them here. Now I go to the store to appease those people waiting in line." "Okay, I'll go right now!" Francis agreed, and after hanging up the phone, he pulled the flat cart and ran towards the orange garden. This time, because there were nearly three thousand pounds of oranges, Francis made three or four trips back and forth before he finished pulling the oranges. After he pulled all the oranges back, the driver sent by Maya also came to Qingshan Village. Orange packed up and set off towards Qingyang County. When he arrived in front of the fruit shop in Qingyang County, Francis was shocked when he saw a dark crowd of people lined up in two rows, even lining up across the road. More people are lining up now than what he saw in the video before. At the front of the queue, Maya was comforting the people lining up. Seeing Francis Wang appear, Maya Su breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "You're finally here, huh? There seem to be a lot of oranges today." "Yes, three thousand pounds!" Francis said with a smile, "This time, we no longer need to limit the purchase to two pounds. We can relax the quantity to five pounds!" "Nice!" Maya was very happy. The more Qingshan Oranges there were, the more money they would make. And as time went by, the influence they could have would become greater and greater. Next, it's a busy time. There were so many people queuing that the fruit shop clerk was overwhelmed. Maya and Francis finally joined them. In one morning, all the Qingshan oranges were sold out. Three thousand pounds of Qingshan oranges were all sold out for more than 250,000 dollars, which was more than all other fruits put together. After a busy morning, Maya and Francis went to have dinner together. After eating, Francis back to Qingshan Village, while Maya returned to the fruit shop. At this time, an uninvited guest came to the fruit shop.