I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"I have good news for you."

"The samples are ready, and after comparison, the effects are in no way inferior to the Alluring Beauty Cream!"

Inside the Meng family's private club, Meng Changkong was smoking a cigar while two graceful young women were massaging him from the front and back.

"That's great!" Li Jianghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his face beaming with joy.

He held an unlit cigar in his hand, and a beautiful woman was serving him beside him.

Previously, Li Jianghe had contacted all the distributors of Qingcheng Beauty who he could reach, claiming that he had products with effects no less than Qingcheng Beauty Cream, but at a much lower price.

What businessman doesn't pursue profit? After confirming that Li Jianghe wasn't just bragging, the distributors all decided to stop cooperating with Qingcheng Beauty.

At that time, Meng's Pharmaceuticals had not yet produced product samples, and Li Jianghe was always worried. Now, hearing Meng Changkong say this, he was finally relieved.

Meng Changkong exhaled a smoke ring, reached out and pinched the woman's soft breasts a few times, quite pleased with himself. "With the help of a benefactor, my Meng's Pharmaceuticals is about to take off!"

He wanted to benefit both of them equally, and since he had two benefactors, he naturally couldn't let either of them go.

The woman gave a coquettish hum, her face flushed with shyness. She had made a good living today, so her acting skills had to be top-notch.

"You two deserve immense credit for this; I will remember it!"

Meng Haochen, standing to the side, was also very smug. Thinking of Qin Ge, he gritted his teeth and said, "Once we ruin Qingcheng Beauty, I'm going to smash Qin Ge's glasses!"

"No, he's not wearing glasses. I'm going to smash his nose, then stomp on him and grind him down, making him kneel and lick my shoes!"

"Then we'll skin him alive, slice by slice!"

As he spoke passionately, the broken bridge of his nose, which Qin Ge had stepped on, began to ache again, intensifying his hatred.

"So petty!" Meng Changkong glared at his son, displeased. "Qingcheng Beauty is just the beginning. Our goal isn't just some insignificant Qin Ge!"

"I will trample the Shen family, the Xia family, and even Hu Qingshan under my feet. The Meng family will become the kings of the East China Sea!"

"We are willing to serve the Meng family and it would be an honor!" Su Wenbin and Li Jianghe said in unison. They thought that the benefactor Meng Changkong was talking about was themselves, and they were so proud of themselves.

Meng Changkong laughed heartily, and everyone else joined in, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

On that day, the efficient and decisive Gu Caiwei completed all the preparations, and the new product, Wei Rou Beauty Cream, was ready to go into production the next day.

Although she blushed and her heart raced a little, she ultimately chose the name "Wei Rou".

Meanwhile, Meng Changkong's counterfeit version of the Alluring Beauty Cream—Meng's Beauty Cream—had already started production that day, with several production lines operating simultaneously.

However, Meng Changkong was not in a hurry to sell; he wanted to store enough stock to deliver a heavy blow to Qingcheng Beauty!

Five days later, Meng Changkong felt the time was right, and Meng's Beauty Cream officially went on sale!

However, Meng Changkong, Li Jianghe, and the others, who were full of enthusiasm and hope, were all dumbfounded.

The anticipated booming scene did not materialize. Instead, retail sales were sluggish, and not a single distributor showed up, as if they had absolutely no interest in Meng's beauty cream.

Even the agents that Li Jianghe had arranged for all disappeared.

This doesn't make sense!

Meng Changkong deliberately priced Meng's Beauty Cream at 90% of the price of Qingcheng Beauty Cream, and promised results. If the promised results were not achieved, a full refund would be given, plus ten times the compensation!

The difference in effect is negligible, so why wouldn't you buy the cheaper option?

"Li Jianghe!"

"Where are all the promised distributors?"

Meng Changkong's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"I...I don't know either!" Li Jianghe stammered, "I've tried contacting them several times, but it's like they've all agreed to either not get through or no one answers!"

Meng Changkong's gaze turned icy. "They've breached the contract!"

"Threaten them, sue them according to the order contract, and make them pay damages for breach of contract!"

"We have to find a way to break this deadlock, otherwise, with so much inventory stuck in my hands, do you know how much I'll lose?"

"Mr. Meng, I... I didn't sign any contracts with them, it was all verbal." Li Jianghe was almost crying.

"What did you say?" Meng Changkong roared, slapping Li Jianghe across the face. "You're truly a hidden dragon and a phoenix, no wonder Qingcheng Beauty Salon fired you!"

"I must have been blind to hire such a piece of trash like you!"

"What the hell are you all standing there for? Go find out what's going on, especially what Qingcheng Beauty is up to right now!"

They quickly found the cause without much effort.

The Alluring Beauty Cream is currently on sale at a 20% discount as part of a promotion!

Needless to say, a 20% discount is definitely better than a 10% discount.

"Damn it, Gu Caiwei's got some skills!" Meng Changkong's eyes narrowed, a sharp glint in them. "She anticipated our moves and acted ahead of time!"

"We were too careless; we haven't been paying attention to Qingcheng Beauty's updates these past few days."

"But it's okay, once we find the cause, it's not a big problem. If they sell at 20% off, we'll sell at 30% off. Let's see who can outlast us!"

Selling at a 30% discount still yields a profit, and Meng Changkong's primary goal right now isn't to make money, but to undermine Qingcheng Beauty!

He wanted to offer a token of loyalty to the powerful figure behind him.

On the day the new product went into production, Gu Caiwei offered double overtime pay, instructing the marketing department to work overtime to sell off the remaining stock of the Alluring Beauty Cream as quickly as possible.

She wasn't targeting Meng's Pharmaceuticals; she just wanted to clear out the inventory before the new product was launched.

Who knew that by sheer chance, they would nip Meng's Pharmaceutical in the bud, which was just beginning to take off.

Around noon, Fang Jing rushed into Gu Caiwei's office. "President Gu, Meng's Pharmaceuticals has made a move; they've lowered the price."

"They're really going all out!" Gu Caiwei chuckled. "How much stock do we have left?"

"Based on the sales progress of the past few days, we expected to clear out the stock in another three days, but now that Meng's Pharmaceutical has entered the market, it's hard to say!"

"If they lower their prices, we'll lower ours too. The boss and General Manager Su have already given me the details; even a 50% discount or lower is fine!"

"Okay! I'll get right on it!"

It wasn't just because Qin Ge and Su Wan were there to back her up; Gu Caiwei knew that once the new product was launched, the old product would be less meaningful. It could continue to be sold, but there was no need for it.

She needs to focus all her time and energy on the new products; the new products are the top priority, and she can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small things.

On the other side, Meng Changkong and his group were completely dumbfounded when they learned that the Qingcheng Beauty Cream had been reduced in price again.

Half price?!

Gu Caiwei, that damn woman, is really ruthless. Does she not want to live like this anymore?

What's the point of selling it at half price? Are we doing charity?

Meng Changkong was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder. He had long been prepared to fight a price war, but he hadn't prepared this much!

Is it really that direct and unpretentious?

What decent person would wage a price war like this? The price drops to half in the blink of an eye, how can he compete?

The distributors that Li Jianghe had contacted had just placed orders with Meng's Pharmaceutical at an 80% discount on Qingcheng Beauty Cream, only to find out that the price had dropped to 50%, leaving them completely bewildered.

One phone call after another came in, and without any preamble, they berated Li Jianghe mercilessly.