Chapter 418 - 393: Irresistible! Unstoppable

Bowens and his cohort were all shrewd characters, each more cunning than the last. They were all veterans of the business world.

They were all deceiving and scheming against one another, each hoping to use the others as pawns while they secretly contacted the Xuanfeng Alliance to reap the rewards for themselves.

In a situation like this, anyone who fell for it would undoubtedly be sold out and left helping the victor count their money.

After Yasna returned to his office, his secretary reported that they had already received inquiries from several large, international eyeglasses companies.

In contrast, only a few of the smaller eyeglasses companies had sent in applications to cooperate.

Yasna was a bit confused. Generally speaking, these smaller companies should have been the ones most eager to apply for a partnership, seeing it as a chance to rise up and surpass the larger corporations.

After all, their product only targeted a single issue: myopia.

The business opportunities for an eyeglasses company were vast. For example, they could still produce cosmetic contact lenses, contact lens solution, sunglasses, fashion glasses, and a whole range of other products.

These products also had a sufficiently large market. If a smaller company could use the Xuanfeng Alliance's product to get a leg up on the competition, they could make a fortune in these other areas as well.

So for these smaller companies not to send in applications… 'There must be something fishy going on.'

Just then, a subordinate rushed in to report, "Mr. Yasna, we've received word that Bowens and the other large eyeglasses companies are uniting everyone to boycott us. They're refusing our terms to force us to back down."

"Heh, Bowens and his people have already sent in their applications to cooperate," Yasna said with a chuckle.

He finally understood what was happening.

No wonder only a few of the smaller companies had applied. They had clearly been duped by the larger ones.

'How shortsighted. They're being played for fools.'

'This is for the best, though. Shortsighted people tend to screw things up.'

'Smart people, on the other hand, are less likely to overreach.'

Like the few small companies that knew to seize this opportunity and send in their applications.

These were the companies worth supporting. 'It would be interesting to help them go head-to-head with the big players on Yigui Road.'

Before long, a few more small eyeglasses companies and firms in related industries caught on and sent them applications for cooperation.

「Two days later.」Yasna decided enough time had passed and had his secretary send out invitations, summoning the companies that had applied to a meeting at the central building to discuss the specifics of the partnership.

Bowens and his group were also quickly invited. But when they saw each other in the conference room, the bosses and representatives of the major eyeglasses companies could only stare at one another, their faces awash with embarrassment. It was clear that none of them had fallen for the ploy.

Their presence meant they had tacitly accepted the Xuanfeng Alliance's draconian terms. They were prepared to hand over all distribution channels for the myopia treatment project to the Xuanfeng Alliance. After signing the relevant contracts, the first batch of product orders reached 20 billion bottles.

However, the delivery would be made in batches, depending on the Xuanfeng Alliance's production schedule.

This was also the first time the Xuanfeng Alliance had signed an order of this magnitude.

After all, with so many refugees from Myanmar, it was imperative to get the industrial chain up and running as quickly as possible.

After signing the contracts and securing the distribution rights, Bowens and the other big company executives all settled in to watch the show.

"The people from the Xuanfeng Alliance are too arrogant. They've seized our channels for the myopia treatment project, but they don't understand that without our help with promotion, it will be very difficult for them to roll out their product," Bowens said with a derisive sneer.

"That's right. Their promotions will never be as effective as ours. There's a cultural difference. Their marketing will always be less effective," chimed in the boss of another eyeglasses company.

A third person agreed, "That's true. If they let us handle the promotion, it would save a lot of time."

But while they said this, they knew perfectly well that they would have made the exact same choice in the Xuanfeng Alliance's position.

After all, only channels you control yourself are truly yours to command.

A slower rollout didn't matter in the long run.

It was just that seeing the channels they had worked so hard to build get taken away by a single draconian clause left a sour taste in their mouths. They just had to vent a little.

That was how they all felt about the Xuanfeng Alliance right now.

With these thoughts in mind, Bowens and the others returned to their respective countries at top speed.

Now that they had secured the distribution rights for the product, they had to start making plans.

At the very least, they could start squeezing the market share of the other domestic eyeglasses companies.

They predicted that this medicine wine for treating myopia would become a massive hit.

It would bring them countless profits.

Since they could no longer oppose the Xuanfeng Alliance on this project, they had no choice but to shift their focus.

But not long after, these same people were all left dumbfounded.

They had assumed the Xuanfeng Alliance would struggle with promotion without their help. Who would have thought that on the exact same day, people all over the world would see a news advertisement for the Xuanfeng Medicine Wine.

Moreover, it was launched simultaneously in every country, spreading across all kinds of websites at the same time.

This was simply incredible.

'How could all those website owners have agreed to this? Even if they did, how could the timing have been coordinated so perfectly?'

Then they remembered the Xuanfeng Alliance's God of Hackers.

'Could they have used hacking to pull off this promotion?'

'That's against the rules. It's a serious violation.'

But when they tried to contact the website companies that had run the ads, they discovered that no illegal hacking had been involved.

On the contrary, the heads of these companies were all aware of and had consented to this wave of promotion.

In truth, those bosses wanted to complain, but they didn't have a choice. Refusing was not an option.

After all, the Alliance had thrown some dirt they had on them right in their faces, directly trading blackmail material for publicity.

They didn't even want to pay them for it.

But they could only agree helplessly, because if that information got out, the consequences would be extremely severe.

Some of them stood to lose half their fortune, so even under threat, they could only comply.

They had no idea how the Alliance had obtained this leverage; some of it was stuff they themselves had forgotten...

All they could say was that it was utterly terrifying. They could only tell themselves it was like spending money to buy peace of mind.

But this move truly shocked Bowens and his group.

The crucial point was, why had the Alliance also included footage of them—the heads of major international eyeglasses companies—in the advertisements?

They had no idea when someone had filmed them.

It was all footage of them begging Yasna for a partnership, looking as desperate as could be.

For anyone who recognized them, wouldn't their first, subconscious reaction be to believe in the medicine wine's effectiveness?

And indeed, countless people with myopia saw this AI-driven news advertisement.

Among those who recognized Bowens and the others, many were instantly convinced that the medicine wine was effective.

And when the identities of Bowens and his group were revealed to the wider public, everyone became utterly certain of the Xuanfeng Medicine Wine's efficacy.

If the medicine wine didn't work, why would the bosses of these eyeglasses companies be so desperate? After all, even the chairman of an industry-leading group like Bowens was acting this way.

The Xuanfeng Alliance's product must be so effective that it was completely irresistible, impossible for them to compete with.