The next day, at the newsstand next to the Marine base, two clerks yawned and groggily opened the door.
Sales yesterday were mediocre—apart from that 'idiot,' only one or two units were sold.
They thought phones weren't very popular and even wrote a self-criticism report overnight, which is why they opened a bit later today.
But as soon as they opened the door, they were stunned. There was a massive crowd gathered outside, all wearing the same uniform!
Marines!
"What's going on? Is Boss Morgans being arrested because he owes money?" one clerk muttered softly.
"I don't know. Why are so many Marines here? We haven't done anything illegal!" The other clerk also looked bewildered.
While the two clerks were still confused, the Marines who had been waiting outside for two or three hours saw the newsstand open and immediately rushed over.
"A phone! Give me one!" A Marine held money in his hand and slapped it directly onto the clerk's face. "Hurry up, I've been waiting for so long!"
"They're really open! Damn it, why did they open so late today? Morning drills are about to start!"
"Yeah, they almost made me late! Quickly, give me two phones!"
"Let me go first! I've been waiting for four hours!"
"Damn Coby, I wanted to watch longer yesterday, but he wouldn't let me! I have to buy one today so I can watch every day!"
"Goddess! Goddess Hancock! I never thought I could openly look at Goddess Hancock without fear of turning to stone anymore!"
"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and give me a phone!"
If the large crowd hadn't been afraid of collapsing the newsstand, they would have rushed inside long ago.
The two clerks immediately realized that these guys were here to buy phones!
Oh my god!
Luckily, they hadn't submitted the self-criticism report they prepared. They never expected their luck to turn around and the phones to sell like hotcakes!
"Don't rush, don't rush, line up one by one!" one clerk quickly started maintaining order.
"Limited spots, no purchase for those not in line." The other clerk went inside to get the phones and also bundled the newspapers to sell along with them. After all, it was all profit, and it would boost newspaper sales too.
"Newspaper + Phone Grand Opening Special, 200 Berries!"
"Here, this is your phone. The manual is inside. Please take it."
The Marine saw his new phone, snatched it immediately, and joyfully tore open the phone box.
Seeing the brand new phone, he casually tossed the phone case away. As for the manual, he didn't even look at it!
Because yesterday, Coby had already demonstrated the phone's powerful features over a dozen times, making them incredibly envious.
"Hahaha, a phone! I finally bought a phone!"
"Beauties, goddesses, Hancock—they're all mine now!"
"I'm going to register a TikTok account right now and follow her!"
The other Marines all looked at him enviously, then urged those in front to buy faster.
"I bought one too!"
"It really is only 200 Berries—that's too cheap!"
"I bought one too! Holy crap, the phone camera is really clear, and you can zoom in! Now I can peek into the girls' dorm... Hiss!!!"
"Quickly shut up! Is that something you can say!"
The person quickly closed his mouth, looked around, and saw everyone glaring at him. He immediately realized he had said the wrong thing and scurried away sheepishly.
The popularity of the phone was completely different from yesterday—it was like two extremes.
Sales were also very fast. In just a moment, about three to four hundred phones were sold out.
It was also thanks to the hard work of the News Coo brothers, otherwise, they wouldn't have lasted even three to five minutes before selling out.
"Brothers at the back, no need to queue anymore. Today's phones are sold out. Please come back tomorrow," the clerk said with some regret, as the more phones they sold, the more commission they received.
"What? Sold out!" The Marines at the back were stunned. They had woken up before dawn to wait at the store entrance and had even queued for over ten minutes, only to be told they were sold out?
"Damn it! What kind of lousy store is this? The phones are sold out, but why aren't the newspapers sold out!"
"Quickly get us another hundred units! Marine Headquarters doesn't allow hunger marketing!"
"Exactly! Quickly tell your headquarters to send more goods, otherwise, Marine Headquarters won't need a newsstand anymore."
Meanwhile, the Marines who had bought phones shook their heads and sighed, looking disappointed at those who hadn't managed to get one. "Look at the quality of you people. The clerk already said the phones are sold out—don't make things difficult for them."
"Yeah, aren't new phones arriving tomorrow? Just come back and buy one then."
"Sigh, I just came a tiny bit earlier, and I can't believe I actually managed to snag one. Wow, the beauty on here is really pretty—followed!"
Saying this, he raised his phone in front of everyone, making it visible to almost everyone, and then decisively clicked the plus sign below the beauty's video avatar to follow her.
"Damn it!!!"
The Marines who hadn't bought phones were about to explode with anger, looking like they were going to smash the store.
The two clerks immediately shrank their necks in fear, quickly appeased the crowd, and hurriedly took out a Den Den Mushi to call their boss.
"Idiot, why use a Den Den Mushi? Just video call the boss directly."
One clerk reminded, then opened TikTok, found the boss's private message, clicked the plus sign, and initiated a video call.
Beep beep beep...
And those Marines looked at the phone in the clerk's hand, wanting to rush up and snatch it, but they held back.
Soon, the video call connected.
Morgans looked at the two guys with displeasure—he had just been meticulously editing a video and was interrupted.
"You two better have a good reason!"
Seeing their boss angry, the two clerks couldn't help but swallow. "Um... B-b-b... Boss, the phones, the phones..."
"The phones didn't sell, right?"
Morgans looked as if he had anticipated everything. He didn't blame the two from the start but instead comforted them:
"It's normal for the public to be slow to accept something new like phones at first. But we must maintain an optimistic and professional spirit. We need to constantly explain to them, and once they understand, they will definitely fall in love with phones."
"Don't you agree?"
"So, maintaining good patience is the key to success."
Hearing that Morgans wasn't blaming them but was instead comforting them, the two clerks were moved to tears.
They really hadn't followed the wrong boss.
"No, no, no... Boss, the phones are sold out! They're all sold out!"
"Mhm mhm, I knew you understood what I meant..."
Before he could finish speaking, Morgans immediately reacted, his whole body of bird feathers bristling. "What did you just say? The phones are sold out?"
The two clerks cried tears of joy, finally able to stand tall in front of their boss. "Yes, Boss, you didn't hear wrong—the phones are really sold out!"
Saying this, they turned the phone camera around. Morgans saw the Marine customers crowding the store entrance and was completely stunned!
"Hiss...!!!"