The Price of Greed

Synopsis

Five years ago, when the onion crop in Kolville was failing to sell, Bobby Green led the farmers to kneel before Helen Gray, a top university graduate, begging her to help market their produce. Moved by their plight and her father's encouragement, Helen resigned from her prestigious corporate job and became their sales agent.The task was arduous. Helen wore herself out running around the city, even being hospitalized three times due to exhaustion from securing deals. Her immense effort finally paid off; the onions were sold, and the villagers prospered.However, five years later, led by the village chief's daughter, Irene Green, the very farmers Helen had saved surrounded her home. Instead of gratitude, they accused her of greed. They believed her help was an obligation and that she had no right to the meager 0.2 dollars per kilograms profit she took. They ignored her explanations about the necessary costs of building sales channels and jointly reported her to the trading company.Heartbroken and disillusioned, Helen vowed never to represent Kolville again and switched her efforts to neighboring Jadeville.Irene boasted that she could outsell Helen, but reality struck hard. She failed to sell a single kilogram and was cheated by a live-stream company. With no capable agent, the Kolville onions rotted in the fields, while Helen successfully sold the entire Jadeville crop.Blinded by resentment, the Kolvillers set fire to Helen's new warehouse for Jadeville, only to find she was pr