As Shu Ziyi exclaimed "Buy it!", the crowd at the scene rushed forward like madmen, snatching up the products. Some consumers who had come for rectification also couldn't resist, fearing they would miss out if they were any slower.
Simultaneously, specialty stores in major shopping malls reopened, introducing an upgraded version of Hong Yan.
Online viewers became even more frenzied, flooding the official website of Shengshi Group like a torrent to snatch up the products.
The fifty thousand sets of Hong Yan were completely sold out within a mere three minutes!
By the later stages, online pre-orders reached one million sets.
On some e-commerce platforms, scalpers who managed to acquire the products were selling them at over fifty percent markups, yet they were still in high demand.
Shengshi Hong Yan series of cosmetics had truly exploded.
Furthermore, observant individuals noticed that other products on Shengshi's official website, driven by the Hong Yan series, also saw sales increases of varying degrees.
Thus, the channel blockade action by the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce against Shengshi Group was a complete failure.
However, this was far from over. That afternoon, the police mobilized, striking with full force and arresting all the troublemakers who had previously maliciously blocked the entrances to Shengshi's headquarters and factory.
The scale of the police force, numbering in the thousands, shocked Hangjiang.
Within the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce, everyone found the situation peculiar and made calls to inquire about the situation through their connections. However, most of the replies were vague evasions. Before this, they had already utilized all the connections they could leverage, but now the situation was completely beyond their control.
"Director Chen, are you saying that the top leader, the one with immense influence, has issued a directive to strictly and severely rectify the business environment?"
Lin Shuzheng held the phone, his expression shocked.
It was an operation personally overseen by a provincial governor, no wonder there had been so little prior warning.
Yet, Shengshi's background and connections were this strong?
Zhou Mingfeng, Wen Ze Zhong, and others also hung up their calls.
As patriarchs of prominent local families, their connections and backgrounds were also extraordinary. Once the incident occurred, they could investigate the full extent of what had happened.
However, they couldn't reach that influential figure.
Zhou Mingfeng said with a dark expression, "Mr. Su, this is driven by the will of the higher-ups. They struck with full force, and all those unsavory methods have been exposed."
Su Yuhua was not flustered by these matters.
These events did not yet involve the high-ranking members of the Chamber of Commerce.
He could only feel a strong sense of powerlessness.
Shengshi had now torn through the market and was on the verge of soaring, while conversely, the momentum of the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce would soon decline.
All his actions since returning to Hangjiang had been in vain.
He had suffered a complete defeat in this round against Chen Fan!
The atmosphere in the conference room became dead and silent.
Yuan Liangping looked dejected.
Lin Shuzheng, Wen Ze Zhong, and other patriarchs remained speechless.
As the saying goes, "With an initial burst of energy, the second is weaker, and the third is exhausted." Repeated failures to deal with Shengshi had led to the disintegration of morale.
"Mr. Su, perhaps we were wrong from the start. We shouldn't have chosen Shengshi to establish our authority."
After a long pause, Lin Shuzheng said, "In the financial market, we can still achieve something."
Su Yuhua inwardly sneered at this.
Choosing not to target Shengshi, thinking they could bypass Chen Fan and Long Teng?
Did they think they wouldn't encounter any resistance when making money in the financial market?
The vast territory of Dahua spanned immense distances, and there were countless consortiums. If the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce wanted to cut leeks, they would inevitably encroach upon the interests of other consortiums and face resistance.
Ultimately, it was because the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce's strength was insufficient. Chen Fan's disruption from the very beginning had led to a smaller scale for the Liangjiang Chamber of Commerce, resulting in a congenital deficiency.
"Enough, you may all disperse!"
Su Yuhua waved his hand. "We will make new plans and arrangements for the next step."
"Victory and defeat are common in warfare. If we lost this battle, we'll find another one to win."
Lin Shuzheng and the others glanced at Su Yuhua, said nothing more, and stood up to leave.
Yuan Liangping remained seated, not moving.
"Liangping, this is actually nothing," Su Yuhua said slowly. "Life has its ups and downs. What does it matter if you lose a hundred times? As long as you win the final one, you are still the winner!"
Yuan Liangping looked up at Su Yuhua.
"Third Uncle, I'm not reconciled. We aren't even dealing with Chen Fan, just his subordinate Jiang Tiansheng, and we still couldn't win?"
Yuan Liangping said with a face full of resentment and hatred, "I dream of stepping on Chen Fan beneath my feet, making him beg for mercy like a dog!"
Su Yuhua chuckled inwardly.
Just you?
However, he did not voice his thoughts and instead smiled, "Actually, we still have one path to take!"
"What path?" Yuan Liangping's eyes lit up.
"Humane destruction!"
Su Yuhua said.
Yuan Liangping froze, then bitterly shook his head.
He thought it was some new method, but it was just violence. He had tried it before, but it hadn't solved Chen Fan.
"Come with me!"
Su Yuhua said.
Yuan Liangping was dismissive but still followed Su Yuhua out of the Chamber of Commerce. After driving around for a few laps, they arrived at an electronics factory in the suburbs.
Entering the factory, Su Yuhua led him to the outside of a warehouse. He knocked on the door, and a small door opened in the warehouse.
Walking into the warehouse, four or five robust men were guarding the entrance. Upon seeing Su Yuhua, they bowed respectfully but remained silent.
Su Yuhua gestured with his hand.
One of them lifted a piece of oilcloth.
Yuan Liangping looked over, his face filled with horror.
He saw a pile of firearms and munitions packed in boxes, stacked together, creating a visually striking scene.
"Third... Third Uncle?"
Yuan Liangping's expression trembled.
"The reason you failed to achieve humane destruction is simply that your firepower was not strong enough!" Su Yuhua said, patting Yuan Liangping's shoulder. "Jiang Shaolong's incident proves that even the most formidable martial arts are just flesh and blood; they cannot withstand bullets!"
Yuan Liangping broke out in a sweat.
If any trace of these items were discovered, it would be a major case.
"Third Uncle, where did these things come from?" Yuan Liangping couldn't help but ask.
"Siam!"
Su Yuhua said calmly, "In Siam, you can get as many of these things as you want."
It was a place where firearms were not prohibited.
"In fact, you don't need to do much yourself. You just need to gather people," Su Yuhua said. "If I hadn't just returned and had no trusted people to use, I wouldn't have needed to trouble you. You have some connections in Jiangbei, right? Find people from the underworld in Jiangbei; a hundred or so would be enough!"
"With such a force, even an immortal couldn't escape!"
Yuan Liangping's heart pounded violently.
"You don't even need to show your face. As long as the money is sufficient, do you think we can't find desperate individuals?" Su Yuhua narrowed his eyes and said. "Let's go, we'll leave now. You can consider it for a day."
"But don't take too long, the opportunity is upon us!"
"Shengshi won this round and is celebrating extravagantly, a time of utmost relaxation. They won't expect us to go all out and carry out humane destruction against them!"
"After success, everyone just drops their guns and runs. Even if they suspect it was us, they won't be able to produce any evidence!"
Yuan Liangping's breathing became rapid.
He dazedly left with Su Yuhua, got into his own car, his hands still trembling slightly.
Su Yuhua, however, ignored him and left directly in another car.
After instructing the driver on their destination, he tapped his thigh lightly with his fingers, his eyes narrowed.
If it weren't absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to take this step.
But he had been back for quite some time, and he had lost to Shengshi in business. He had no other choice.