The headquarters of the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce.
"What? In six minutes, one hundred thousand sets of the Red Face series were snapped up?"
Yuan Liangping's face turned grim upon receiving the news.
The other chamber of commerce directors present also looked troubled.
The total sales of one hundred thousand sets of the Red Face series of cosmetics were not particularly high, amounting to about 150 to 160 million.
After deducting costs, Shengshi's profit would not be substantial, and considering the production cycle of a series of products, the actual profit was minimal.
However, this momentum did not bring them any joy.
Lin Shuzheng said in a deep voice, "Mr. Su, the internet is being controlled by Wangyi Group. Malicious smears are being deleted. Rumor has it that Wangyi Group also holds shares in this series of products, and Li Xiangbei has completely sided with them."
"Although we've bribed some local media, their impact is minimal!"
Su Yuhua was also in a bad mood.
Chen Fan refused to hand over the Dragon-Patterned Compass and reconcile, and now Shengshi was showing signs of recovery. These were not good omens.
At this stage of commercial competition, it was essentially a battle to the death.
In other words, if Shengshi did not fall, once it recovered, the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce would not have an easy time.
In terms of the collapse and disintegration of trust, the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce would be even more vulnerable than Shengshi.
After all, the structure of the chamber of commerce was far more loose than that of a group enterprise like Shengshi.
"Is the item I asked you to prepare earlier ready?"
Su Yuhua looked at Yuan Liangping and asked.
Yuan Liangping nodded, "It can be released at any time, but it's hard to say how effective it will be!"
"Contact Xundawen, Wangyi's competitor. Whether it's through paid articles or hiring trolls, let the matter explode. We must make the reputation of Shengshi's Red Face series collapse!" Su Yuhua said in a deep voice, "By tomorrow, I want to see widespread news about the Red Face series of cosmetics causing poisoning and disfigurement!"
The directors nodded and went to make arrangements and busy themselves.
At the same time.
Chen Fan also received a call from Jiang Tiansheng.
The computer in front of him was open to Shengshi's official website, displaying several zeros. There wasn't much joy on his face. "Don't just celebrate. Go find Li Xiangbei and continue to control the internet. Don't hesitate to delete the posts that need deleting."
"Understood, Mr. Chen!"
After hanging up, Chen Fan smiled and made another call.
"Yo, the sun is rising in the west? Chen Tianjiao, you actually deigned to call me?"
A sarcastic voice came from the phone, belonging to Chen Xing'er.
"I need your help with something!" Chen Fan stated directly.
"Help with what? I won't help!"
Chen Xing'er sneered.
Chen Fan said helplessly, "If you help me this time, I'll return to Kyoto soon, it won't take too long."
"Speak."
Chen Xing'er's interest was immediately piqued.
Chen Fan said, "Please put in a word for me with that big shot in Liangjiang, to seriously deal with commercial behaviors such as deliberately smearing business rivals and malicious competition, and to restore integrity to Liangjiang's commerce!"
Chen Xing'er on the other end was a little stunned. "What do you mean?"
"A local company in Hangjiang called Shengshi is suffering from malicious suppression by its rivals, which is disheartening to patriotic businessmen who abide by the law!"
Chen Xing'er thought for a moment and said, "You can go and say it yourself."
"It's not appropriate for me to go at the moment!" Chen Fan added, "By the way, the clothes Su Yingxue made for you are ready. Come and get them next time!"
"Keep them safe for me, don't open them, understand?"
Chen Xing'er said gleefully.
After hanging up, Chen Fan twitched the corner of his mouth.
Just taking a beating and not retaliating was never his style.
Su Yuhua and the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce had been acting too brazenly; it was time to teach them a lesson.
...
The next day, the news of the Red Face series selling out in six minutes continued to ferment in Hangjiang's business circles.
Many people only then remembered to check online reviews and feedback from consumers.
They discovered that after the initial sale, the vast majority of customers who had used the products left positive reviews.
Excluding those who gave malicious ratings, the actual positive review rate was very high, reaching over eighty percent.
Many people suddenly realized that Shengshi's Red Face series of cosmetics might indeed become a hit.
Whether it could save Shengshi was unknown, but it would certainly bring considerable profits to Shengshi.
The development over the next half month far exceeded everyone's expectations.
First, the Tang family announced a strategic cooperation with Shengshi Group, offering Shengshi Group prime retail space free of charge to establish Shengshi Red Face specialty stores.
It was worth noting that the Tang family owned several high-traffic shopping malls in Hangjiang. Previously, Shengshi Group had not had much commercial cooperation with the Tang family, and therefore had not set up shop in their malls.
This time, the Tang family directly allocated the best locations in their malls to Shengshi Group, which was enough to spark speculation.
Even more unexpectedly, the Shengshi Red Face specialty stores sold out on their opening day. In the following days, countless people lined up to make purchases, directly driving traffic to the entire shopping mall.
If it were only these, the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce could still cope.
After all, no matter how popular a product was, it was difficult to compensate for the losses incurred by the severed sales channels.
However, since Chen Fan had made a move, it would naturally not be that simple.
Three days after the Tang family and Shengshi Group began their cooperation, the Zhong family of Jinling announced that the Shengshi Red Face series of products were all created by Old Master Zhong and that Shengshi Group held exclusive agency rights.
The Zhong family, although a pharmaceutical family, produced cosmetics and skincare products as a side business. However, in the cosmetics industry, they were almost god-like.
Many major brand cosmetics and skincare products on the market today had some connection to the Zhong family, and their reputation was excellent.
Therefore, with the golden signboard of the Zhong family, many people's concerns were immediately alleviated.
In the following days, the Dai family and the Yan family successively announced in-depth cooperation with Shengshi Group to jointly establish offline specialty stores.
The day after their cooperation was announced, Shengshi Red Face specialty stores began to appear like mushrooms after rain in major shopping malls across Hangjiang, completely igniting the market.
Concurrently, other products from Shengshi Group, leveraging the momentum of the specialty stores, entered major shopping malls.
As a result, the sales channels that the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce had painstakingly severed were completely restored within half a month, and even became stronger than before.
Mr. Long was not one to act unless he did, and when he did, his actions were thunderous.
One day, as Chen Fan was listening to Jiang Tiansheng's report, an assistant rushed into the office.
Jiang Tiansheng's expression turned grim, and he rebuked, "What happened to cause such a panic?"
"Mr. Chen, Chairman, there are a group of people outside... who want to see you," the assistant said, panting.
Jiang Tiansheng frowned slightly. "Who are they?"
"People from the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce," the assistant replied.
"What do they want?"
Jiang Tiansheng's frown deepened, and he turned to look at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan smiled. "Let's go, let's meet them."