Chapter 327 - 303: Preparing to Go Fishing! An Instant Frenzy

Chapter 327: Chapter 303: Preparing to Go Fishing! An Instant Frenzy

The plane landed at Xuanfeng Alliance International Airport.

As soon as they got off the plane, Yang Ming excitedly handed his phone to Lu Feng. "Xiaofeng, look! Something’s happened over in the Beautiful Country."

They had dealt with the F.B.I.’s people in France, so naturally, they were paying close attention to the agency.

Therefore, after the long flight, he had immediately checked for related information as soon as he got a signal. To his surprise, he found an astonishing piece of news.

Lu Feng took the phone and saw the headline on it.

The news was simple: all of the F.B.I.’s intelligence personnel had been exposed.

Their undercover agents and spies, in particular—not a single one was spared. Their detailed files had been posted online.

This had naturally caused an uproar.

These agents were now being relentlessly targeted by various factions, and the Beautiful Country was scrambling to rescue them.

This was Xiaozhi’s payback.

With all this trouble, they probably wouldn’t have the energy to bother him for a while.

Or, for now, they wouldn’t dare.

At least, not until they could confirm their network was secure from another hack.

"Xiaofeng, was this his handiwork?" Yang Ming asked in a low voice.

He was, of course, referring to the God of Hackers.

He was so mysterious that none of them had ever met him.

Lu Feng just nodded, offering no further explanation.

After all, to the outside world, Xiaozhi’s identity *was* the God of Hackers.

Just then, Xiaozhi’s voice suddenly piped up. "Master, they won’t be troubling you for the time being, but it seems they’ve started targeting me. They’ve formed a special task force just to find me!"

Lu Feng was taken aback.

’That makes sense. With their agents exposed, their first suspect would naturally be the Xuanfeng Alliance. After all, as far as the world knows, the Alliance has a God of Hackers.’

But they would be wasting their time.

How could they possibly find an artificial intelligence?

No matter how much time they spent, it would be futile.

But on second thought, he realized he could approach this differently.

’They targeted me, and I just got their people killed. They’re not just going to let that slide. For now, they’re too busy to do anything. But once they’ve dealt with this crisis, those guys will be back to cause me problems.’

’So, why not give them a target? Do a little fishing.’

’If I bait them enough, they’ll eventually get worn down, right?’

’Aren’t there still a few hackers locked up in Xuanfeng Alliance Prison No. 1?’

’They were captured back when that capitalist tycoon, Aubens, was targeting the Xuanfeng Alliance.’

At the airport arrival gate.

Baguda was already waiting with a welcome party. When Lu Feng and his group emerged, Baguda excitedly hurried over to greet them.

How could he not be excited?

The Xuanfeng Facial Mask had secured 100 billion Dragon Country Yuan in orders from a single expo. Once those products were sold and everyone learned of the mask’s effects, how explosively popular would it become?

Baguda eagerly reported, "Governor, over 50 of the new recruits from Dragon Country have arrived. They’re all top students and graduates from the Dragon Country University of Agricultural Sciences. I’ve already had Mr. Black Snake start arranging their work assignments."

At this, the smile on Baguda’s face grew even wider.

He had originally intended to just hire some farmers, but to his surprise, they were all university and graduate students. This far exceeded his expectations.

He then added, "Oh, and we’ve also begun producing the facial masks at full capacity over the past couple of days. The first batch has already been sent to our distributors in Dragon Country."

"Mm," Lu Feng said, listening to Baguda’s report as they walked toward the airport exit.

...

「Dragon Country, Modu.」

After receiving a phone call, Huang Xin led a group of his employees to Modu International Airport. Even several managers from the Nawei Women’s Plaza headquarters tagged along.

The first shipment of Xuanfeng Facial Masks had arrived. He hadn’t expected the Xuanfeng Alliance to be so quick.

He had just signed the contract in France, yet two days later, a shipment of masks worth ten million yuan had already been sent by the Xuanfeng Alliance and air-freighted to Modu.

When he’d first signed the deal for the Xuanfeng Facial Mask, he had been under immense pressure from the executives and directors at corporate headquarters.

After all, among the three distributors in the country, the total orders amounted to 28 billion yuan. Their company, Nawei Women’s Plaza, was responsible for 10 billion of that.

The deposit alone was one billion yuan.

For them, placing such a massive order on a single facial mask product was an extremely risky move—a terrible decision, even.

’Of course, if the chairman hadn’t given me the authority and I hadn’t signed it, I’d be kicking myself right now.’

Moreover, when he’d brought back some sample Xuanfeng Facial Masks, he’d had them tested right in front of the board members. After seeing the results, they all shut their mouths. In fact, they changed their tune completely, praising him for making a brilliant decision.

Huang Xin soon arrived at the airport and collected the shipment of masks.

He immediately gave orders to the managers who had come with him: "Get the Xuanfeng Facial Masks on the shelves as quickly as possible. The regular ones are priced at 50, the premium at 140, and the collector’s edition at 2,000!"

This was the pricing they had agreed upon with the other two distributors. The regular and premium versions were marked up by 40% over the purchase price, while the collector’s edition was marked up by a full 100%.

After all, they had salaries to pay. They had to make a profit.

The managers sprang into action immediately.

It wasn’t just the Xuanfeng Alliance that had been working quickly over the past two days; Nawei Women’s Plaza had been just as swift. They had already issued orders to set up dedicated Xuanfeng Facial Mask counters in all their locations.

Furthermore, these counters were playing promotional material for the Xuanfeng Facial Mask. Huang Xin had even provided footage from the expo, which was playing on a constant loop.

When customers at Nawei Women’s Plaza saw that a top global skincare brand like Ouya was so threatened by the Xuanfeng Facial Mask that they resorted to slander and dirty tricks, they had become intensely interested in the new product.

’If even Ouya can’t compare to the Xuanfeng Facial Mask, it must mean the Xuanfeng Facial Mask is the best in the world.’

Women are very serious when it comes to their appearance. So, if you’re going to use a facial mask, of course you should use the best in the world.

So, many of them had gone online to look up information, and the more they read, the more they were stunned by the Xuanfeng Facial Mask’s results.

Most importantly, Huang Xin had brought back some samples. Over the past two days, the new counters had been holding promotional events, allowing a few "lucky customers" to try the masks for free.

The event, of course, drew a huge amount of attention. When people saw the effects of the Xuanfeng Facial Mask with their own eyes, they were utterly astonished.

Thus, countless people were already eagerly anticipating the release of the Xuanfeng Facial Mask.

When word got out that the Xuanfeng Facial Mask was about to be stocked, a large crowd had gathered around the counter well in advance.

When Huang Xin arrived at the plaza with the shipment of masks, they stocked the shelves as quickly as they could.

And then, it immediately turned into a buying frenzy.

Chen Xue and Lin Li’s favorite pastime was strolling through the nearby Nawei Women’s Plaza. Both had great figures and pretty faces. Dressed in elegant attire, with expensive watches on their wrists, they had the classic look of wealthy socialites and easily drew gazes wherever they went.

Even the other female shoppers at Nawei Women’s Plaza would cast envious glances their way.

Upon entering Nawei Women’s Plaza, however, the two of them headed straight in a specific direction.

"Xiaoli, hurry up! I heard the Xuanfeng Facial Masks are in stock!"

"Yeah, my cousin was at the expo in France. She told me how miraculous these Xuanfeng Facial Masks are. We have to buy the best ones."

The two of them rushed to the Xuanfeng Facial Mask counter, only to find it completely mobbed.

"Give me a box of the premium!"

"I want two regular ones!"

"..."

Clearly, in just two short days, thanks to the promotion by Nawei Women’s Plaza, the Xuanfeng Facial Mask’s reputation as the world’s number one mask was firmly established in the public consciousness.

Coupled with the filmed testimonials from the lucky customers over the past two days, countless patrons of Nawei Women’s Plaza were left in awe. Was there any reason *not* to fight for one?

By the time Chen Xue and Lin Li got there, the shelves for the regular and premium versions were already completely empty. Only the collector’s edition section still had products.

Many customers hesitated, eyeing the collector’s edition masks.

After all, a single mask was 2,000 yuan. A box of 20 was 40,000 yuan.

A 40,000-yuan box of masks was something most people couldn’t afford. No matter how much they wanted to be beautiful, they had to consider whether they had the means.

But Chen Xue and Lin Li didn’t hesitate. They hurriedly squeezed their way to the front and said to the salesclerk, "We’ll take four boxes of the collector’s edition."

Four boxes of the collector’s edition masks. That came to 160,000 yuan.

The salesclerk immediately retrieved the masks for them. As the two paid by card, the surrounding crowd watched with undisguised envy.

It was impossible not to be envious. Beautiful, with great bodies, and wealthy—it was the kind of life every woman dreamed of.

After paying, Chen Xue and Lin Li basked in the envious stares.

’After all, this face and figure cost 300,000 yuan. If it didn’t make people envious, wouldn’t the money have been wasted? It would be a disservice to all the times they, two girls from the countryside, had gone under the knife to become beautiful.’

’For a woman, only by investing in her looks could she hope to earn even more.’

As the two left the plaza, their phones buzzed in unison. It was an @all notification from a group chat called "Xin Guose Beauties."

"Tonight, Young Master Wang is coming to Xin Guose. Rumor has it he’ll be with four other young masters and the superstar Lin Gou. Sisters, find a chance to get into their private room. Keep them company, and the tips won’t be small. The rest is up to your own abilities..."

Seeing the message, the two women exchanged a look and immediately rushed home. They had to use their new Xuanfeng Facial Masks right away. Tonight’s success would depend on the results.

Half a day passed in a flash.

Huang Xin soon received a call from the plaza. He couldn’t contain his excitement. "The entire 15-million-yuan shipment of masks sold out within an hour of being stocked?!"

Holy cow!

Huang Xin immediately reported the news to the board of directors, which in turn stunned the board at Nawei Women’s Plaza.

They had been in the women’s products industry for so long, but this was the first time they had ever seen a product sell this frantically.

It wasn’t just Nawei Women’s Plaza. The other two domestic distributors had also received their first shipments. Even though their promotional efforts weren’t as effective as Nawei Women’s Plaza’s, the masks still sold out in a mad rush.

But the real frenzy began after customers actually *used* the Xuanfeng Facial Masks. That’s when things went wild.

Having experienced the mask’s effects firsthand, users couldn’t help but rave about it to everyone they knew, posting videos and sharing their results online.

Overnight, the entire internet was flooded with talk of the Xuanfeng Facial Mask. All other brands were instantly rendered obsolete.

Meanwhile, Lu Feng was leading Yang Ming and Red Lizard to Xuanfeng Alliance Prison No. 1.

’He had a fishing trip in mind, and he had to choose his bait carefully.’