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As he spoke, Long Guangsheng pulled a small bottle labeled "Blue Light Pharmaceuticals" from his pocket and shouted to the crowd, "Take a good look, everyone! This is a brand-new product independently developed by Blue Light Pharmaceuticals. It can instantly repair any external injury, whether it's a knife wound, a scrape, a burn, a gunshot wound, a scald, or a bite. Just one gentle spray, and you'll heal in no time. It's an essential remedy for protecting yourself, at home or on the road!"

The man from the Red Cross was dumbfounded and immediately objected. "What are you talking about? Stop spouting nonsense! If injuries like these could heal instantly, what would we need doctors for?"

Long Guangsheng smiled. "How about a wager? What will you say if I can heal the wound instantly?"

The man clearly refused to back down. "If you can, I'll write my name backward from now on."

While the two argued, Yellow Hair lay on the ground, his face pale and his eyes almost rolling back into his head. He tugged at Long Guangsheng's clothes. "Brother Long, quit screwing around and spray me already, or I'm really going to die."

Long Guangsheng snapped back to his senses. Without further hesitation, he pulled off the cap and sprayed the wounds on Yellow Hair's back. "Time to witness a miracle!"

As black powder sprayed out of the bottle and covered Yellow Hair's injured back, no one in the crowd dared make a sound. Every pair of eyes was fixed on the man on the ground.

The Red Cross man looked disdainful and snorted. "Heh. You think this filthy black powder can heal a wound instantly? Are you out of your mind?"

"Shut up!"

Long Guangsheng's furious shout frightened the man into silence.

What happened next was utterly unbelievable.

After only a few dozen seconds, Long Guangsheng brushed all the powder off Yellow Hair's back.

The instant the powder was cleared away, his mangled, bloody back was revealed to have miraculously healed, without the slightest trace of injury.

The man from the Red Cross was instantly struck speechless. His eyes bulged, and he sat on the ground as stiff as a wooden dummy.

The silent crowd began to murmur. The noise grew louder and louder, filled with incredulous remarks and cries of astonishment.

Seeing that he had achieved the desired effect, Long Guangsheng slapped Yellow Hair awake where he lay facedown. Then he stood and announced to the crowd taking photos and videos, "This is a new product that Blue Light Pharmaceuticals will be releasing soon. The launch will be held at Blue Light Pharmaceuticals in two days. Anyone who wants it can come and buy it there."

"Holy shit, this medicine is incredible! Does that mean we won't even need to go to the hospital when we get hurt?"

"Yeah, I'm definitely going to buy a bottle."

"I've got to post this video online right now. It's going to go viral."

With the crowd thoroughly worked up, Long Guangsheng slipped away with Yellow Hair.

The same scene played out in busy shopping districts throughout Zhonghai City. Although some of the participants made mistakes for various reasons along the way, the overall results were excellent.

Almost immediately, the internet was flooded with promotional videos of Blue Light Pharmaceuticals' new product. Within just a few hours, each video had racked up millions of views.

The story even shot into the top three trending searches, under the headline "Blue Light Pharmaceuticals' New Product May Change All of Humanity!"

Looking at the various posts and promotional materials online, Liu Yan grinned from ear to ear.

Of course, this was not solely thanks to Long Guangsheng's staged performances. Zhang Jing had also hired a large army of paid online posters to fan the flames. It was the combination of online and offline efforts that produced such impressive results.

Not only did the businesses that had previously cut ties with Liu Yan come back, but companies that had never worked with her also approached her seeking partnerships. Liu Yan was happily busy all day.

In the end, she had no choice but to hand her phone over to Zhang Jing, leaving her fully responsible for organizing and compiling the inquiries. Only then could Liu Yan take a break.

In the conference room, Chen Hao and Liu Yan sat across from each other, discussing the upcoming product launch.

The light brown medicinal ash from before could not compare with the furnace ash from the Eight Trigrams Furnace, either in speed or healing effectiveness, but that would not interfere with their launch.

With the supply issue resolved, the next question was how to price the new product.

Liu Yan laid out her plan. "We've tentatively named the new product 'Blue Light Potion.' Because of the raw material's unusual properties, we can't extract anything from it or process it further, so I'm using a polymer-based pressurized vacuum spray technology. For security reasons, though, I've only brought in trusted employees who have worked for me for over ten years. That severely limits production. We can make just under a thousand bottles a day."

"A thousand bottles?" Chen Hao thought it over. A thousand a day meant ten thousand in ten days. His current stock probably would not even last half a month.

As for when he could get more raw material, that was still anyone's guess.

Such a huge output would put considerable pressure on Chen Hao, and there was no need for that.

After a long moment of thought, Chen Hao decided, "A thousand bottles a day is too many. My supply of raw material is limited. I simply can't keep up. We need to take the scarcity approach, so our output will be ten bottles a day!"

"Ten bottles a day." It was not that Liu Yan failed to understand the reasoning, but she had not expected Chen Hao to slash production so drastically.

Despite her surprise, Liu Yan ultimately agreed with his scarcity-marketing strategy. "All right, we'll do it your way. Next up is pricing."

With her years of business experience, Liu Yan naturally understood the market better than Chen Hao.

Chen Hao asked her, "What do you think would be a suitable price?"

Liu Yan considered it for a moment. "The effects of our Blue Light Potion are extraordinary. It's absolutely unique, and we're the only supplier. So I think we should charge at least one million per bottle!"

"One million!" Even Chen Hao was startled.

Of course, he understood what a worldwide sensation the Blue Light Potion would cause once it was released. Still, he had thought five hundred thousand a bottle was the absolute ceiling. He had not expected Liu Yan to go even further and charge a million.

Seemingly noticing his concern, Liu Yan explained, "At present, Blue Light Potion definitely isn't something everyone can afford. Although the pharmaceutical industry's purpose is to serve everyone, that's part of our future plans. This product can change all of humanity, and no one else has anything like it. As long as we market it properly, we won't have any trouble selling it."

If they really followed Liu Yan's plan, selling ten bottles a day at one million each would bring in ten million a day. That meant three hundred million a month, 3.6 billion a year, and over ten years...

The further Chen Hao calculated, the less he dared continue. He had never imagined that the first business venture he led would be a project bringing in billions a year. It was beyond his wildest dreams.

Still, Chen Hao did not think that was enough. They had now confirmed that there was a clear difference between the effects of furnace ash and medicinal ash.

Medicinal ash could only heal ordinary external injuries and wounds, such as minor cuts and burns.

It probably could not fully repair deep injuries like those Chu Mengling had previously suffered to her face.

Furnace ash was different. Not only did it work faster, but it also had a pronounced ability to rapidly heal bone injuries and deep wounds.

With that in mind, Chen Hao decided to introduce an upgraded version. "The light brown medicinal powder I supply from now on will have somewhat weaker medicinal effects. We'll use that for the standard version and make an upgraded version with the black powder. We'll release only one bottle of the upgraded version per day, priced at two million."

"No problem! Next, we need to discuss how to split the profits," Liu Yan said directly.

Chen Hao tossed the question right back to her. He was quite interested in hearing what she had in mind. "What do you suggest? Let's hear it."

Liu Yan thought for a moment before saying, "Since you're supplying all the raw materials, you should get the larger share."

She looked at him with a bright smile. Chen Hao smiled too. "But? Go on!"

Seeing that he had guessed what she would say next, Liu Yan gave a helpless smile and continued, "But I'm providing the premises, labor, and everything else we need at this early stage. Besides, you're now a shareholder in the company, so we have to take the company's actual circumstances into account. Therefore..."

Her smile grew wider, like that of an innocent child who had gotten the toy she wanted. "Therefore, you can have no more than forty percent of the net profits."

Chen Hao was not fond of haggling. Besides, the person he would be bargaining with was his future wife, and he could not bring himself to be ruthless with her. In any case, forty percent of the monthly net profits would be more than enough for him to live comfortably. "All right, then. It's settled."

Liu Yan was surprised by how readily he agreed. She had actually thrown out forty percent on a whim. Chen Hao had complete control over this medicine, and even if he did not partner with Blue Light Pharmaceuticals, plenty of other companies would be begging to work with him.

She had been prepared to accept an even split, or even forty percent for herself and sixty percent for him. Yet, to her surprise, when she proposed forty percent for him and sixty for herself, he agreed without a word of protest.

"You're not even going to haggle?" Liu Yan asked in astonishment.

Chen Hao smiled. "I've always been someone who puts the bigger picture first!"

His sudden mock solemnity made Liu Yan laugh, and the atmosphere in the office grew much more cheerful.

In another, lavishly appointed office, Kang'ai Technology's Wang Xuemin sat with Uncle Ming.

Holding a phone, Uncle Ming said gravely to Wang Xuemin, "Mr. Wang, how can you still sit there so calmly? Look at this news! Who knows where Blue Light Pharmaceuticals got this miraculous stuff? It can actually heal wounds instantly. What are we going to do?"

Wang Xuemin showed none of Uncle Ming's concern. Instead, he wore a faint smile and leisurely sipped his tea.

When Wang Xuemin said nothing, Uncle Ming grew even more anxious. "Say something! The whole city is talking about it now, and the product launch is in two days. If that bitch Liu Yan really manages to turn things around, I might actually lose my bet with her!"

Wang Xuemin set down his teacup and smiled casually. "Come on, Uncle Ming. You're a man who's seen the world. How can something completely fictitious frighten you this badly?"

Uncle Ming was puzzled. "What do you mean, fictitious? These videos are real, and there were so many witnesses. How could it be fake?"

Wang Xuemin explained with a smile, "It's all a publicity stunt. Hire any magician, and never mind wounds—they can even put a severed head back on."

Uncle Ming looked astonished. "You're saying this is magic?"

Wang Xuemin nodded noncommittally. "What else do you think it is? Think carefully. Could something that instantly heals wounds possibly exist in this world? Liu Yan is just creating hype. I cut off her supply chain yesterday, and her factory has completely stopped production. Of course she's desperate. She's just trying to stir up some momentum online. She's grasping at straws, making one last rally before the end."

After another sip of tea, Wang Xuemin continued, "Blue Light Pharmaceuticals may be getting attention now, but in two days, she'll have to face all those reporters and experts at the product launch. I'd like to see how she gets out of that!"

After hearing Wang Xuemin's explanation, Uncle Ming's worries immediately eased considerably. He thought for a moment before saying, "That makes sense. If it's really as you say, Wang, then Blue Light Pharmaceuticals is playing with fire and is bound to get burned!"

Their self-assured exchange sent the two veteran businessmen into hearty laughter.

"In two days, bring every media outlet you can contact. I'll sit back and wait for Blue Light Pharmaceuticals to collapse. Then I'll make that slut Liu Yan get on her knees and beg me." The malice in Wang Xuemin's expression as he spoke was chilling.

Whenever he thought of Liu Yan's exquisitely beautiful face and the alluring figure that could drive any man wild, Wang Xuemin's heart raced uncontrollably.

Uncle Ming knew exactly what Wang Xuemin wanted from Liu Yan. He chuckled. "Once you get that girl Liu Yan under you, Wang, all of Blue Light Pharmaceuticals will be yours for the taking. We'd better agree now—we split the shares fifty-fifty."

"Hahaha, naturally. Come on, have some tea!"