At ten sharp that morning.
Autumn Forest Group's livestream had yet to begin, but its viewer counter had already leaped to a number that sent tremors through the entire Douyin platform-three million.
In the server room at headquarters, warning lights flashed wildly. The programmers stared nervously at the load data, feeling as though the scorching machines might give out at any moment.
The camera came on.
Song Qiuya wore a fitted deep-purple suit, her long hair tied back with meticulous care. Through the high-definition camera, her cool, stunning face radiated an imposing aura that kept strangers at bay.
She wasted no words on an introduction. One glance was all it took for Qin Chuxia beside her to understand and project an image of the sales terms onto the livestream's backdrop.
"During this livestream, Fat-Burning No. 1 will go on sale worldwide simultaneously, with a limited supply of thirty thousand boxes."
Song Qiuya's voice rang clear and cool, traveling across the internet to every screen around the world.
"At our chairman's request, prices will be adjusted by tier."
On the screen, line after line of staggering prices struck everyone like sledgehammers to the chest.
[Huaxia region: 19,888 yuan/box (ID required; limited to one box per person per year).] [Friendly Neighboring Nations (Iron Brothers and others): 39,888 yuan/box.] [Ordinary Trade Partners: 99,888 yuan/box.] [Designated countries (including the US, Japan, the UK, and others): 198,880 yuan/box.]
The wildly scrolling barrage of comments stopped.
Three full seconds of dead silence.
It was as though time had frozen.
The next instant, all that pent-up emotion erupted like a nuclear blast!
"Holy shit! What am I looking at? They're fleecing them right back! This is a textbook case of turning the tables!"
"Hahahaha! We used to swallow our tears and pay inflated prices. Today,