The reporters below were shocked at first, but then they also lifted their microphones and began to ask Gu Xiyan about the sales approach of the Beauty Pill.
Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "Just now a fellow journalist asked me how to buy the Beauty Pill, and now I will tell everyone how to buy it. Due to some reasons, our collaboration with some distributors from Jinyu Group has been terminated, preventing us from launching a comprehensive nationwide sales effort. For now, we will start selling in our specialty stores in River City…"
Upon hearing this, some reporters frowned and asked, "Does your company not consider online sales?!"
Gu XIyan shook her head and replied, "We're not considering it at the moment, but it will be rolled out later on."
Continuing, Gu Xiyan added, "Everyone, please be assured that although the Beauty Pill is currently only available in our offline stores in River City, very soon, we will be cooperating with Xu Group, Jiang Group, and Snow-hidden Group to build new specialty stores in major cities across the country. It won't take long."
Xu Tianzheng and Jiang Wangchuan below were immediately overjoyed upon hearing Gu Xiyan's words.
They had not expected that, by coming to support Mu Jinyu, they would receive such great benefits!
Mei Yinxue's expression remained calm and natural, indicating indifference; after all, they were like family and didn't need to fuss over such matters.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Tianzheng turned to Mu Jinyu and said respectfully, "Doctor Mu, for this… thank you so much…"
Jiang Wangchuan expressed his gratitude as well.
They had considered refusing the offer, but Mu Jinyu's gift was too generous, almost tantamount to giving them money. They really couldn't refuse!
"It's nothing," Mu Jinyu said with a slight shake of his head. "There are many things in business I don't understand, so I will have to trouble you guys later on."
To Mu Jinyu, it seemed rather trivial. They had been looking for partners to sell the Beauty Pill anyway, to expand the market. It just so happened that Lin Pharmaceutical had rejected them and even banned them.
They had specially come to show their support today, and this was his way of returning the favor.
Moreover, Xu Tianzheng had sold the Jinyu Company to him at an extremely low price. Additionally, when they had submitted the Beauty Pill for testing and other procedures at the Bureau of Drug Supervision, it was only due to the agencies' convenience opened up by them that their Beauty Pill was approved for the market so quickly.
After all, he was not short on money anymore, so sharing a piece of the cake with them would only make his own life easier.
Since Gu Xiyan had made her point clear, the press conference naturally came to an end swiftly.
All the reporters and media personnel quickly stood up to leave, pondering various headlines in their minds, ready to make a big news story.
[Shocking! Miraculous Elixir emerges, capable of reversing aging!]
[Shocking! Burly, rugged men transform into popular young idols after taking it!]
[Jade Bee Dew is outdated, the best Beauty Medicine turns out to be this!]
"..."
The more they thought about it, the more excited they became. They were also somewhat anxious, as during the press conference, a few live streamers were present. Although they weren't top influencers and the audience wasn't very large, the news had certainly already spread. They needed to hurry.
One after another, the journalists made a swift exit, all aiming to create a big news story and clinch today's headlines.
Lin Xiaoru, with a face ashen with rage, and Chen Xuyang, pale-faced, left the conference hall in a sorry state.
They had come today to witness the embarrassment of Mu Jinyu, but instead of enjoying the joke, they were slapped in the face repeatedly in quick succession!
They truly had no face left to stay any longer.
The Gu family members felt equally uncomfortable, some preoccupied with Jade Bee Dew and worried about how its sales would decline once the Beauty Pill went on sale.
Others, like Chen Jiaomeng, put on a brave face, hoping to collaborate with Gu Xiyan!
"Xiao Yan, we're all one family. We did misunderstand you before. We should have listened to your advice. Look, we're not selling Jade Bee Dew anymore. Let's collaborate together, and sell Beauty Pills. Let's strive to make our Gu family the fifth major family in River City as soon as possible!"
Chen Jiaomeng, accompanied by several people, approached with a forced smile and spoke to Gu Xiyan, who was coming down from the stage and directing the staff to dismantle it.
Hearing this, Gu Xiyan turned and gave them a glance, looking at Chen Jiaomeng's ingratiating smile with a feeling of revulsion.
She would not forget the disgusting things the Gu family members had done today—nearly the whole family had come to gloat over her supposed downfall, with all their cold sarcasm and ridicule. At the press conference, when there were hardly any journalists questioning her, it was her own relatives who were the first to jump out, accusing her of cheating and claiming that the three individuals were stooges she had hired!
With undisguised annoyance and indifference, Gu Xiyan said, "Sorry, third aunt, I'm not the one who can decide on the collaboration."
The Gu family members who had followed Chen Jiaomeng felt that Gu Xiyan was bluffing them, but Chen Jiaomeng believed it was true. After all, she looked down on Gu Xiyan and thought she had only got to this point by clinging onto someone more powerful.
What could she possibly decide in such a significant matter?
Therefore, Chen Jiaomeng did not try to get any closer to Gu Xiyan. She immediately turned around and walked toward Mu Jinyu, wearing a phony smile, and said, "Young Master Mu, Young Master Mu, I am Xiyan's third aunt, we..."
Mu Jinyu was speaking with Du Xiangcheng and others when he heard this. He turned back, glanced at Chen Jiaomeng, and upon seeing Gu Xiyan's helpless and disgusted expression not too far away, he knew the purpose of this woman's visit.
"General Gu's third aunt, are you looking to represent the Gu family in discussing a collaboration with Jinyu Group?" Mu Jinyu asked.
Chen Jiaomeng was startled, not expecting things to go so smoothly. She nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, we're all one family, after all. What happened before was our fault, but it was all a misunderstanding..."
"Misunderstanding? Ha!"
Mu Jinyu directly cut off her words, sneeringly said, "What misunderstanding? Your Gu family stole trade secrets from our Jinyu Group. We have already collected enough evidence and will be mailing you the lawsuit soon enough so don't be anxious!"
Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Chen Jiaomeng's face turned ashen.
If the Beauty Pill, a drug with terrifying effects, had not emerged out of the blue, they could have managed to make quite a bit of money with the Jade Bee Dew even if they were sued and lost the case. During that lawsuit period, a litigation from Jinyu Group wouldn't bother them at all.
But now, although they had made a considerable amount of money from the Jade Bee Dew, they hadn't yet recouped the capital invested. With the emergence of the Beauty Pill, they found themselves in an embarrassing situation, and the litigation from Mu Jinyu would push them to the brink of no return!
"Don't do this!"
Chen Jiaomeng displayed a horrified expression and quickly yelled out, "Young Master Mu, don't be so ruthless. We're all one family. You can't do this to us!"
And at that moment,
The secretary who had just followed Du Xiangcheng's instructions to investigate Face of Jade Group and to carefully check if there were any issues with Jade Bee Dew rushed over to Du Xiangcheng and respectfully reported,
"Governor, the investigation results are in. Jade Bee Dew indeed has very serious issues. While it won't kill people, its effects are too potent, easily irritating the skin and causing various allergic reactions, even leading to disfigurement. I have already alerted the drug regulatory authorities to go to Face of Jade Company..."