Chapter 50: Is This Test Report Worth 2.5 Billion?

The next afternoon, Li Enhui returned to the company, and her assistant immediately excitedly brought the sales data to report the progress.

“President, our promotional campaign has really worked. So far, we’ve sold 120,000 sets,” the assistant said happily, quickly handing over the report to Li Enhui.

Li Enhui looked over the sales report, a proud smile curling at the corner of her lips.

“The people from Longguo are always like this. No matter what problems foreign brands have, as long as there’s a discount, they’ll get through the crisis. As long as the consumers don’t have issues, we can slowly wear down the Sihai Group over the next two or three years and see what they can do to us. Inform the factory to work overtime—no matter how many sets sell, we have to take them all!” Li Enhui said with a smile.

Her assistant nodded quickly and rushed to call the factory.

Li Enhui took out a mirror to look at her face, fuming, “Those six savage women really infuriated me. If I ever get the chance, I’ll repay them a hundredfold, even a thousandfold! And that Yang Chen—he’s just despicable. I was so forward with him, yet he rejected me. It’s such an insult to my pride. No man has ever resisted my advances before—what an unappreciative scoundrel.”

After calming herself, Li Enhui called Chairman Park Zhengguo.

“Chairman, you truly have foresight. Those Longguo people didn’t disappoint. We only offered a half-price promotion, and they immediately started snapping up the products. Since last night until now, we’ve sold over 120,000 sets—they’re going crazy. The Sihai Group only sells about a thousand boxes a day, how can they compare with us?” Li Enhui said with a smile.

Park Zhengguo laughed heartily. “If I don’t understand Sihai Slimming Pills, do you think I don’t understand the Longguo people? They can’t live without international brands. Even when national pride is at stake, as long as international brands offer discounts, they’ll still line up to buy. Besides, what happened isn’t a big deal—just a common tactic in business competition exposed. They simply can’t resist our half-price promotion. Haha…”

“I’ve already told the factory to work overtime producing. This time, no matter how many we sell, we’ll take them all. Then we’ll release a performance report so everyone can see whose products are truly popular,” Li Enhui said proudly.

Park Zhengguo nodded approvingly. “Well done. This misfortune turned into a blessing for us. We should even thank the Sihai Group. When you send the battle report, remember to add a line ‘Thanks to the Sihai Group’—give them a good jab.”

Li Enhui gritted her teeth. “Understood! Chairman, rest assured, I will seize the opportunity to humiliate them thoroughly, or else I can never rid myself of this grudge!”

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After experiencing the “King Zhou capturing concubines” game, Yang Chen fell in love with that lifestyle. He really hired craftsmen to renovate the indoor swimming pool, planning to turn it into a den of indulgence.

What’s the point of making money if you can’t enjoy it?

Yang Chen was overseeing the work when Chang Sheng called.

“Director Yang, haha… the test results are out. The GRM weight-loss pills contain small amounts of sibutramine, amphetamine, fenphen, and ephedrine—all banned substances. Long-term use can cause severe damage to the heart, blood vessels, and nerves, even death in serious cases. I’m about to make this public and see how they respond,” Chang Sheng said excitedly.

Yang Chen laughed. “Don’t rush. Let them ship more so more consumers receive the product. Only then can these weight-loss pills become financial products. If you announce it now, they’ll stop shipping, and how can we then claim compensation three times over? This time, we’ll make them spit out every penny they earned in Longguo—no cent should return to their country.”

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“Haha… understood! Then we’ll wait until most consumers have received the product before making it public. By the way, don’t forget to attend tonight’s auction,” Chang Sheng said.

Yang Chen replied, “Okay. I’ll be there on time. Remember to bring the GRM test report; it might come in handy.”

After hanging up, Yang Chen resumed discussing the renovation with the craftsmen.

At 7:30 p.m., Yang Chen arrived at the State Guesthouse with Li Mei.

They hadn’t eaten dinner, saving their appetite for delicacies like king crab and Boston lobster.

Yang Chen’s plan was that if the agents felt the starting bid was too high and didn’t show up, they would enjoy the feast themselves.

Fortunately, the situation was quite good. Vice presidents from online and offline channels—Jingdong, Ali, Baixin, Tongrentang, and others—all came to participate in the auction.

Yang Chen and Li Mei started eating as soon as they arrived. Chang Sheng organized everything, so Yang Chen didn’t need to worry—he just needed to eat, drink, and enjoy himself.

He had never dared dream of feasting on king crab, Boston lobster, imported salmon, and Wagyu steak before—not even once a year.

Thanks to Wang Sihai and the 3 trillion in debt.

Yang Chen was eating a crab leg when Chang Sheng quickly approached and whispered, “Director Yang, several channel heads think the starting price is too high. Can it be lowered by half?”

“Absolutely not! The starting price I set is already the lowest. Not a penny less,” Yang Chen said firmly.

At that moment, the channel heads approached, all holding wine glasses.

Chang Sheng hurriedly greeted them and introduced Yang Chen.

Yang Chen put down his crab leg and shook hands with each of them.

Jingdong’s Vice President Yu Lei smiled, “We’ve long heard of your reputation, Director Yang. It’s an honor to meet you in person. You are truly an outstanding figure, dignified and imposing.”

Yang Chen smiled, “Vice President Yu, do you always flatter General Manager Liu like this?”

Everyone laughed heartily.

Yu Lei chuckled, “Just telling the truth, not flattery. Director Yang, do you think the starting price can be lowered? Ten billion online, fifteen billion offline—it’s really quite high.”

Baixin Pharmacy’s Vice President Guo Wenkai added, “Actually, we thought the starting price was a bit high before, but could accept it. However, with GRM’s sales surging lately, we have to reconsider how much market share Sihai Slimming Pills can really have. Ten billion online and fifteen billion offline still feels too high.”

Other channel heads expressed similar views, essentially worried that the red-hot GRM sales meant they might take a long time to recover their investment if they won the high-priced auction rights.

Luckily, Yang Chen had foresight and reminded Chang Sheng to bring the test report.

Yang Chen smiled, “General Manager Chang, please show the GRM weight-loss pill test report to everyone.”

Chang Sheng nodded and quickly had his assistant produce the report.

He handed it to Jingdong’s Vice President Yu Lei, with the other channel heads crowding to look.

After reading the report, all the channel heads looked stunned.

Yang Chen smiled, “Is this test report really worth 2.5 billion?”

The heads all gave awkward smiles, then quickly called their staff to immediately pull all GRM products from the shelves.

Yu Lei asked puzzled, “Director Yang, why not make this test report public? That way, fewer consumers would be harmed.”

Yang Chen smiled, “They finally got their hands on these financial products. I can’t cut off their income. Once everyone has received the products, I’ll announce it. Then they’ll be able to claim triple compensation and make a big profit, and turn around to buy our Sihai Slimming Pills. That’s a win-win.”

Yu Lei gave a thumbs-up. “Director Yang, you’re truly resourceful. No wonder the Jiangcheng city government and so many creditors entrusted Sihai Group’s management to you. Looks like tonight will be a fierce battle. Winning the agency rights means tapping into the windfall from consumers using GRM compensation money to buy Sihai Slimming Pills.”

Yang Chen smiled, “So, do you all still think the starting bids of ten billion online and fifteen billion offline are too high?”

The channel heads didn’t answer but all smiled happily.