Chapter 70

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"It's not too valuable, just a copy of the introduction of this chair you're sitting on, which should be enough to buy one like it."

Seeing the message, Ye Qing smiled and typed a reply.

"I just clicked a few times yesterday and spent a million."

Chang Yu: "......"

Both were telling the truth, but neither believed the other.

In a high-end apartment in the inner ring of Yanjing, a handsome young man sat on a Herman Miller ergonomic chair, typing rhythmically as he chatted with Ye Qing.

He was Chang Yu, the author of "I Am Truly a Superstar," which was a sensation on Qidian, the largest original platform in the country.

His success was inseparable from his hard work, spending at least eight to nine hours a day facing the computer to create.

Long hours of desk work without an ergonomic chair to protect the lumbar and cervical vertebrae would be irresponsible to one's health, making it very easy to develop herniated discs and cervical spondylosis.

The chair he was sitting on was a flagship product from the American company Herman Miller, costing over 8,000 RMB when imported to China.

He found the chair very comfortable and of good quality. However, after sitting on it for too long, many of the adjustment joints had loosened, so Chang Yu decided to get a new chair.

Herman Miller was his ideal choice, but shopping was a process of comparing and selecting. Chang Yu casually set the price filter to the highest.

A high price meant fewer customers, and indeed, none of the items on the first page had been sold.

Redwood chairs, deer skin chairs, presidential chairs...

These were all for show, good for appearances but uncomfortable for long periods of sitting.

However, a chair with a very different design from traditional chairs caught Chang Yu's attention—the Mechanical Ergonomic Chair!

This chair lacked the height adjustment pump and casters that were standard on even ergonomic chairs.

A chair without a height adjustment pump was a symbol of low-end. Yet, this large and sturdy Mechanical Ergonomic Chair had a folding mechanical structure underneath, somewhat like a robotic arm.

The description explained that the mechanical structure under the chair could be adjusted to any height and moved 180 degrees in all directions.

This... was simply more impressive than an excavator, if the advertisement wasn't exaggerated.

Tens of thousands of functional experiences...

Chang Yu definitely didn't believe it, but the chair was very appealing to look at.

Yes!

Compared to the boss chairs with intricate carvings and patterns, which used dozens of stitching techniques just to cover the leather, this chair was strikingly simple.

There was nothing fancy about it, just leather covering. Yet, the combination of these simple, clean lines gave Chang Yu the illusion of seeing a high-tech seat from a manned spacecraft.

The Mechanical Ergonomic Chair fully embodied what simplicity and mechanical beauty meant.

However, the price of this chair was quite high.

But a high price didn't mean he couldn't afford it. Chang Yu thought that if the seller could provide a bit more introduction about this chair, he might just buy it.

The problem was that the seller seemed to have no intention of selling.

Some sellers liked to use marketing tactics, such as placing an extremely expensive item in the store to attract attention quickly.

Then, they would place normally priced items in the store for people to buy.

This was like a free advertisement, and the effect was unknown, but it cost nothing.

This expensive item was mostly for show, but there were no other products in this store, which puzzled Chang Yu.

Seeing Ye Qing's message about clicking a few times and spending a million, Chang Yu smiled and decided to show him that he wasn't just talking.

...

Ye Qing was having the laborers load the packed Mechanical Ergonomic Chair into the van. The chair took up a lot of space, so only two could fit in the van. He planned to drop one off at the old factory for his father later.

Just as the van was leaving the Ring Sea Avenue and entering the city, Ye Qing received a notification that someone had purchased an item and requested quick shipping.

"Really, someone bought it?" Ye Qing was surprised. He checked the order and saw that it was Chang Yu who had bought it.

Ye Qing retracted his previous evaluation and mentally labeled Chang Yu as "discerning."

There happened to be a SF Express office nearby, and the chair was already packed and ready.

Since the buyer was so straightforward, Ye Qing, who had promised free shipping, was also straightforward and sent it via SF Express, even using the air route.

The whole process took less than ten minutes, and Chang Yu, on the computer, was stunned.

He thought Ye Qing wouldn't ship the item because it was a falsely priced advertising product that might not even exist.

Without the item, the seller would naturally have to negotiate to cancel the order.

But now it was shipped...

Shipped...

Chang Yu thought he might have encountered a scammer who would send a regular chair.

But that didn't matter; if the product description didn't match, he could return it unconditionally. Even if the seller refused, the website staff would refund the money.

After shipping the item, Ye Qing didn't reply to Chang Yu, and Chang Yu didn't reply either. Both were very straightforward.

The next afternoon, when Chang Yu received a call from the courier, he was chatting with a group of authors in a WeChat group.

Chang Yu had bought quite a few things online recently, so he didn't know which item had arrived. He asked the courier to bring the item up.

"You should come down and help me carry it; it weighs over a hundred pounds."

"Over a hundred pounds?" Chang Yu thought for a while and realized it could only be the chair.

The seller was really generous, sending it via SF Express.

He went downstairs and helped the courier carry the chair into the elevator. By the time he struggled to move it into his study, Chang Yu was drenched in sweat.

Even if it was a scam, the scammer was serious.

The outer packaging of the chair was very sturdy and neatly wrapped, with the tape wound so neatly it looked machine-made, with no crooked spots.

While looking for scissors, Chang Yu took a picture and posted it in the author group, saying the 50,000 RMB Mechanical Ergonomic Chair had arrived.

Previously, in the group chat, Chang Yu had already introduced the chair and shared the product link, jokingly saying he would use his personal experience to teach everyone a lesson not to act impulsively.

As soon as the picture was posted, the authors in the group perked up.

Hepburn: "Open it quickly, I can't wait to see it."

August Eagle: "God Yu, why not just return it without opening it to save the trouble of repacking?"

Full Metal Jacket: "Open it quickly, a 50,000 RMB chair, I want to show off and say I know a rich person."

I Am the Manager: "God Yu, why not do a live stream so everyone can see it?"

I Am the Manager's suggestion was met with immediate enthusiasm from the group, who urged him to start the live stream to let everyone see the new technology, the Mechanical Ergonomic Chair.

The group was full of top-tier authors who spent long hours writing and often suffered from occupational diseases. They were the most demanding when it came to chairs and the most frequent buyers of ergonomic chairs.

Chang Yu confidently started the live stream, as they were all friends, and he was used to chatting with them from all over the country. Letting them see a joke was no big deal.

The live stream started, and over seventy people joined, all well-known authors, many of whose IDs had higher search indices than celebrities.

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