Chapter 375 - 350: An Unconventional Advertisement! Status and Position Are All Given by President Lu

Chapter 375: Chapter 350: An Unconventional Advertisement! Status and Position Are All Given by President Lu

Yasna thought His Excellency the Governor was a huge spendthrift.

But His Excellency had given the order, so he had no choice but to follow it and have his men prepare all the products for shipment.

Besides, he was also very curious how His Excellency the Governor planned to give away products worth more than ten billion Xuanfeng Coins.

So, he headed to Wind Manor bright and early the next day.

As Lu Feng had given instructions beforehand, the guards at the gate led him inside the moment he arrived. "Mr. Yasna, the Governor is already waiting for you inside."

When Yasna entered the main hall, he saw His Excellency the Governor already sitting at a tea table, sipping tea.

The person brewing the tea was none other than Black Snake.

The thought of the Qingfeng Tea brought back a pleasant memory, and he hurried over to greet him.

"Your Excellency," Yasna said.

"You’re here? Have a seat. Tea first," Lu Feng said, seeing Yasna had arrived. He gestured for him to sit down.

Black Snake had already poured a cup of the freshly brewed tea for Yasna.

Yasna picked up the cup and drank it down in one gulp.

He didn’t know how to properly savor tea, so he gulped it down like an ox drinking water.

However, this didn’t stop him from enjoying the rich fragrance and alluring aroma of the Qingfeng Tea.

Seeing Yasna down the tea in a single gulp, Black Snake felt the urge to teach him how to properly appreciate it.

But considering the man’s status, he held his tongue.

’After all, our countries and cultures are different. It’s normal for him to be unfamiliar with tea culture,’ he thought.

After a few cups of tea, Yasna finally got down to business. "Your Excellency, you mentioned yesterday that you wanted to give away those products. How should we go about it?"

Lu Feng took out a file and handed it to Yasna. "This contains information on a number of individuals, including their addresses, personal details, phone numbers, and the like."

"Use the information in this file to mail them the nutrition supplements. Remember to indicate that they are a gift from our Xuanfeng Alliance."

"Also, include an invitation card from the Xuanfeng Alliance. Let them know we’ll be hosting a trial event for this supplement sometime soon."

"You know how effective our product is, so you can guess my objective, can’t you?"

Yasna was no fool.

He simply wasn’t accustomed to the business practices of a prosperous nation.

In Boya, every bit of funding had to be used as sparingly as possible.

Boya’s commerce wasn’t developed, and it had no inflow of foreign capital. So, from their perspective, giving away ten billion Xuanfeng Coins’ worth of products at once was a sign of someone who had no idea how to manage finances.

But when he considered the Xuanfeng Alliance’s wealth and the product’s miraculous effects, the pieces clicked into place, and he understood the Governor’s intentions.

’The people on this list must all be overweight.’

’Either that, or they’re the bosses and senior executives of weight-loss and health supplement companies.’

Once these items were sent out, the health supplement companies would surely have them tested, perhaps even running human trials.

They would discover the product’s incredible effects.

Then they would inevitably decide to cooperate with the Xuanfeng Alliance, placing orders to become distributors for the product.

And as for the overweight individuals, that went without saying.

They were undoubtedly desperate to lose weight. When they used the supplement they received and discovered it actually worked, they would be thrilled.

But just as they realized it was working and were getting excited about their weight loss journey, the product would run out. Imagine their anxiety.

So, what would they do?

They’d have to buy more, of course.

Besides, these were likely all well-known people.

So, when they succeeded in losing weight using the Xuanfeng Alliance’s product, the impact would be enormous.

At that point, every overweight person would want to buy the Xuanfeng Alliance’s nutrition supplement.

In other words, His Excellency the Governor was using ten billion Xuanfeng Coins’ worth of products as a form of unconventional advertising.

And Lu Feng’s objective was exactly that.

Unlike other products, the effects of a nutrition supplement aren’t immediately visible. So, he had devised this unconventional advertising method to achieve his goal.

He had tasked Xiaozhi with specially gathering data and selecting every person on the list he gave to Yasna.

They were either involved in the weight-loss product business somewhere in the world...

...or they were famous celebrities.

Truly.

If it weren’t for an AI as ridiculously powerful as Xiaozhi, no one could have possibly collected such comprehensive information.

In certain industries, people would be clamoring to buy this information alone.

"Your Excellency, I understand your plan. I’ll go back and have my people send the products to everyone on this list right away," Yasna said immediately.

"Good. Go get it done," Lu Feng nodded.

With that, Yasna left Wind Manor.

As soon as he returned to the factory, he gathered his staff and began packaging the products. After filling out the addresses from the list, they would be able to mail everything out.

「Wind Manor.」

After Yasna left, Baguda arrived. He respectfully handed a document to Lu Feng and reported, "Your Excellency, this file is for the procurement of cruise ships and freighters for the harbor. It requires your signature."

"Also, with the harbor now under construction, we need to consider its management. We can appoint some officials, but none of them have any experience with harbor operations."

"Therefore, we need to recruit an experienced director to lead the commercial side of the operation."

Lu Feng took the document and glanced over it.

It was normal to start preparing these things before the harbor was even completed.

He signed it without hesitation.

The matter of a director for the harbor, however, did require some thought.

Just as Baguda said, they needed a specialist to manage it.

Even in a place like Dragon Country, you wouldn’t find a government official with the professional expertise to manage something like this.

They simply wouldn’t have the capability.

Every profession has its experts; you had to rely on specialists.

Typically, officials handle the administration, while a dedicated director handles operations.

This was even more true for the officials here in the Xuanfeng Alliance.

Their own capabilities were barely adequate as it was; managing a complex harbor operation was completely out of the question.

After all, commercial harbor operations were one of the more difficult fields in business. You couldn’t do it without exceptional ability.

So, he said to Baguda, "Regarding the professional director, contact Qingfeng Network Company. Have them post a recruitment ad for us in Dragon Country."

"Oh, and add this to the job posting: besides the compensation package for harbor management, the position will also come with the section-level benefits of our Xuanfeng Alliance."

Clearly, this meant that Boya Natural Harbor was to be operated as an official government enterprise.

After all, given the current state of the Xuanfeng Alliance, no private company could handle the harbor’s operations. The Xuanfeng Alliance government had to do it itself.

"Understood, Your Excellency. I’ll go contact the people at Qingfeng Network Company right away," Baguda said before leaving Wind Manor. Once outside, he immediately dialed Wang Kai’s number.

「Dragon Country.」

Qingfeng Network Company had long since cemented its status as one of the three giants of the internet industry.

In fact, it was already on track to surpass giants like Penguin and Douyin.

Qingfeng Network Company had even begun to venture into e-commerce, and its initial attempts were proving highly successful.

This development had a certain other tech giant crying that the wolf was at the door.

As the head of Qingfeng Network Company, Wang Kai was naturally becoming a household name in the country, on par with figures like Boss Ma.

After all, Boss Ma’s stake in Penguin was only a single-digit percentage.

Wang Kai had also received a 5% equity award in Qingfeng Network Company, putting his own stake in the single digits and making him a shareholder in one of the three behemoth corporations.

Penguin’s Ma could make the rich list with a single-digit stake in Penguin.

Naturally, so could Wang Kai.

His name had appeared on the most recently published rich list.

This newly-minted billionaire was, crucially, still single. Countless beautiful women were making eyes at him, including some of the most famous and sought-after actresses.

As a result, he’d been quite "busy" lately. He often had to "work" from his hotel room, and he’d leave feeling sore all over.

It just goes to show, you have to have money. Once you have money and power, some things just come knocking on your door.

His phone rang.

Seeing the call was from Baguda of the Xuanfeng Alliance, he answered immediately.

’He must be calling about something important.’

He didn’t dare to be slow to answer.

He knew that in the Xuanfeng Alliance, Baguda was President Lu’s spokesman.

He might be on the rich list back home.

He might be an influential figure.

But he knew his place.

He was only in his current position because President Lu allowed him to be.

If President Lu wanted to replace him, he would be nothing in an instant.