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Old customers gradually brought in new ones, slowly encroaching upon the market. By the time those established pharmaceutical brands realized what was happening, Guang Medicine had already made a name for itself among a broad customer base and secured a certain market share.
At this point, Guang Medicine began a large-scale advertising blitz, quickly establishing its brand in the mid-range market. However, these established brands were not so easy to deal with. With Guang Medicine's lower prices, they also slashed their prices, engaging in a price war. In such a battle, Guang Medicine was certainly at a disadvantage.
Nevertheless, Liu Qingyun had prepared countermeasures: the Intermediate Version of the Mental Energy Refinement Potion and the Intermediate Version of the Mental Energy Refinement Technique. This potion had been handed over to the First Research Institute for study by Lin Yao. They did not keep it; instead, they researched and improved it before returning it to her.
Even the materials that Lin Yao had been struggling to find were provided for her, along with their original sources. After Lin Yao obtained the improved formula and successfully produced the potion, she took it to the First Research Institute for testing before handing it over to Liu Qingyun.
However, due to Liu Qingyun's own business plans, he initially did not sell it in stores. He intended to launch it at this moment to catch his competitors off guard. Presenting the test results from the First Research Institute, Liu Qingyun promoted both the Intermediate Version of the Mental Energy Refinement Potion and the Intermediate Version of the Mental Energy Refinement Technique online.
He accompanied this with statements from Academician Zheng of the First Research Institute and Director Wang Fuqing of the Pharmaceutical Research Department, asserting their effectiveness. Together, they claimed that consistent use could achieve a cleansing effect on mental energy!
This was a significant blow to his competitors. What price did mental energy cleansing potions command? Many people had only heard about them online, with auction prices reaching several billion. Even at that price, they were still hard to come by. After all, mental energy cleansing potions were lifesavers for those whose mental energy had collapsed; ordinary people could hardly even access them.
But now there was news that a potion affordable for ordinary people could achieve similar mental energy cleansing effects! This was a boon for everyday individuals! As long as one was an ability user, frequent use of their powers would inevitably lead to some form of mental disturbance.
This disturbance could manifest as mild issues affecting sleep—leaving one restless night after night—or more severe impacts on emotions and mental state, disrupting every aspect of life: learning, daily activities, and work alike.
Other mental enhancers on the market can only provide calming and stabilizing effects; they cannot completely cleanse the mind. As a result, most ability users suffer from long-term mental disturbances. Although they have grown accustomed to this way of life, when someone tells them that it is possible to completely eliminate these effects, how could they not go wild with excitement?
Consequently, not only did the established brands see their prices drop and customers flock back, but many of their old clients and some high-level ability users were also drawn in. The demand for the new enhancers surged, nearly selling out in no time.
The established brands were unwilling to lose so easily and resorted to various tactics. They employed all sorts of old tricks in business competition, taking turns to execute their plans: poaching their pharmacists, bribing others to undermine them, and restricting their access to raw materials.
However, Liu Qingyun, with the support of the four shareholders of the new enhancers, addressed each of these challenges one by one. Every pharmacist and employee in the new enhancer department was required to sign a confidentiality agreement. Even if they worked elsewhere in the future, they could not formulate or sell their products or leak any recipes. Violating this agreement would be illegal, resulting in the revocation of their pharmacist qualifications and potential imprisonment.
Pharmacists had a bright future ahead; as long as they stabilized their promotions, they would undoubtedly rise above others. Therefore, few would risk their futures for short-term gains.
The plan to poach pharmacists was clearly unfeasible. As for bribing others to undermine the new enhancers, it was already too late. When the new enhancers began distributing low-level products and occupying the lower market segment, they had already established a stable customer base and reputation.
The subsequent promotion of mid-level products was also conducted gradually through a mentorship approach, allowing the advantages of low prices and high quality to take root in people's minds. Regardless of any smear campaigns, the efficacy of the products spoke for itself.
No matter how much blackening occurred, it only affected a small portion of people's judgments and could not deter large clients from flowing in. Restricting raw materials was even more challenging. The fact that these mid-level products could maintain such low prices indicated that their raw materials were not rare high-end goods.
Aside from a few slightly precious main ingredients, other auxiliary materials were either readily available or could be cultivated using wood-type abilities. Moreover, before launching the promotion, Liu Qingyun had already prepared by applying for funds and stockpiling a significant amount of materials.
With this, restricting raw materials fundamentally did not strike them. Those commercial competition tactics ultimately not only failed to harm the Guangyao agents but instead backfired on the old-established pharmacies, severely impacting their industries.
When Liu Qingyun planned to expand production and lower prices to deliver a powerful blow to these established pharmacies, Lin Yao stopped him. "If it weren't for our dominance in Guangyao, I would want to see a flourishing of various pharmacies on Yunmeng Star. The pharmacy industry here has been stable for too long; our current strike is enough to make them reconsider their strategies. I believe that soon, we will see many pharmacy brands launching new products."
Liu Qingyun replied, "Boss, my vision is not as broad as yours."
Meng Xingchen, however, disagreed. "Boss, if you ask me, you're still too lenient. These people have used such tactics against us before; we should retaliate fiercely to ensure they don't dare reach out again. As my dad says, if they dare to extend their hands, we should crush them decisively!"
If it were merely internal competition, Lin Yao wouldn't mind spending more time taking down a few old pharmacies to establish Guangyao's authority thoroughly. However, the more pressing issue was the betting agreement—if they won, everyone would rejoice; if they lost, they would all descend into hell together.
"Xingchen, could you help me arrange a meeting with your dad? I have some matters I'd like to discuss with him."
Meng Guangwei was the chairman of Meng Pharmaceuticals. This year marked his third year of natural life on Yunmeng Star, and he was in his prime. However, he had gradually stepped back from the forefront after teaching his eldest son, Meng Xinghai, how to take over the family business following his graduation from university.
In such circumstances, it was indeed difficult for an ordinary person to arrange a meeting with him. Having Meng Xingchen set it up provided her with a valid reason to meet him.
Before long, Meng Xingchen responded, "My dad asked me to invite the Guangyao team to visit the Meng estate; he also wants to meet you."
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