Chapter 488: Chapter 488

Ding Fan stayed in the Small World with Ye Ningqing for a full three days before coming out.

First, Ye Ningqing's injuries were very serious, and without relying on Dual Cultivation for a complete recovery, Ding Fan did not feel at ease coming out of the Small World. Second, both Ding Fan and Ye Ningqing were experiencing the forbidden fruit for the first time, both were insatiable, so for the past three days, the two of them were glued to each other, not wanting to part even for a moment.

Ding Fan came out of the Small World alone; though the channels in Ye Ningqing's body were now all connected, Ding Fan still left her some beginner cultivation techniques.

At this time, Ye Ningqing was in the Small World, digesting the cultivation techniques Ding Fan had taught her over the past two days.

The Dual Cultivation in the Small World these past three days not only connected Ye Ningqing's channels, but Ding Fan's cultivation level had also skyrocketed like a rocket shooting up.

In just three days, Ding Fan's cultivation level had already jumped to that of an Eighth Level Qi Practitioner.

Such a terrifying advancement speed left even Ding Fan astounded. This was the first time he had tried Dual Cultivation in his two lifetimes, and he had not expected such miraculous effects.

Just as Ding Fan came out from the Small World, a knocking sound came from the hotel he was staying in.

Ding Fan's Divine Sense swept over and, to his surprise, the person knocking at the door turned out to be Hu Jin.

Immediately, Ding Fan went to open the door.

"General Manager Ding, so you were really in the hotel? I've been calling you for quite some time," Hu Jin said with a long sigh of relief after seeing Ding Fan open the door.

For the past two days, Ding Fan was in the Small World, unaware of the outside world, and his phone had been blown up with calls, but because he was in the Small World, there was no way to receive any signals from outside.

"What's happened at the company?" Ding Fan frowned as he looked at Hu Jin's expression.

Although the Dancheng Branch Company still belonged to Qin's Group, the company's operations had long been out of Qin's Group's control.

Hu Jin was now the deputy general manager of the branch company, meaning that apart from Ding Fan, her position was the highest within the company.

Ding Fan knew Hu Jin's character well; if there were no difficulties, she would not have taken the initiative to find him.

"General Manager Ding, the agents of the Calming Pill in Japan have approached us and laid out many harsh conditions," Hu Jin said, frowning.

The Calming Pill was now well-known, and the market had even extended overseas. Just a few days ago, Oxi Company from Europe had established a partnership with the branch company.

"If Japan doesn't want to do business with the Calming Pill, then let's not do it," Ding Fan said indifferently.

Hu Jin took one look at Ding Fan and then said, "General Manager Ding, I'm afraid the situation is not that simple. I don't know by what means these Japanese agents managed it, but they have linked up with Oxi Company. Oxi Company has already expressed to the media that they stand with Japan in their decision!"

On hearing this, Ding Fan's eyebrows knitted together slightly.

Due to the war decades ago, Ding Fan had a deep-seated discomfort toward Japan, and after his conflict with Ninjas in Myanmar while helping to rescue hostages, his dislike for the country had only intensified.

With the Calming Pill's current success, he had not expected Japan to team up with Europe's Oxi Company to enter the fray.

He did not care much about Japan, but Oxi Company was the gateway to opening up the European market, and even Ding Fan understood that losing Oxi Company would impact the branch company greatly.

"What conditions did Japan propose?" Ding Fan inquired.

"Their conditions are simple, they want the price of our Calming Pill to be reduced by half!" Hu Jin declared.

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Reducing the price by half was quite drastic; such profits being cut down so mercilessly. The Japanese move was certainly heavy-handed.

Hu Jin continued, "In front of the media, the Japanese agency tested our Calming Pill and claimed it is all made from wild grass, suggesting that our pills aren't worth that much. They even used the media to attack us, accusing us of lacking medical ethics, for seeking thousands, even tens of thousands of times the profit from something that costs mere cents...

Therefore, the Japanese agents stated that if we don't reduce the price to less than half, they will no longer collaborate with us. Europe's Oxi Company expressed the same opinion."

Upon hearing this, the corners of Ding Fan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

This was clearly Japan searching for trouble when there was none. Cultivators seek pure hearts and few desires. Yet, faced with such a situation, Ding Fan could barely restrain his urge to curse the ancestors of these Japanese agents.

They presented themselves as virtuous, magnanimously declaring that the Calming Pill should be reduced in price. In doing so, the company's revenue would be directly halved.

And even if the branch company agreed to this, the ones receiving gratitude would still be the Japanese agency. Such a nauseating nation, eager to appear honorable while committing contemptible acts.

"What's the name of that Japanese agency?" Ding Fan asked.

"It's called Xiaodao Trading," Hu Jin responded.

When Ding Fan heard this name, for a moment he did remember that when he had just taken over Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory, there was a Japanese pharmaceutical factory called Asahi Pharmaceutical Factory that had jumped out at the time.

Back then, Asahi Pharmaceutical Factory suppressed Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory in the market and various other aspects, and even spent a lot of money to poach Jiangyuan's employees. If Ding Fan hadn't stood up at that time, Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory would probably have been squeezed out of existence by now.

Ding Fan did remember that the owner of Asahi Pharmaceutical Factory was called Xiaodao.

Vaguely, Ding Fan felt that there was some connection between Xiaodao of Asahi Pharmaceutical Factory and this Xiaodao Trading.

Hu Jin continued, "General Manager Ding, the most troublesome issue right now is that Xiaodao has actually reported our Zhunxing Pill's high profits to the Red Cross Society. They are using the so-called 'ultimate version' of the Zhunxing Pill as an excuse, saying that an ordinary pill is being sold for one hundred thousand US dollars, claiming that this is an utterly conscienceless act. Moreover, Xiaodao has also complained about traditional Chinese medicine, calling for the World Red Cross Society to completely cancel this witchcraft..."

Ding Fan's eyebrows furrowed tightly.

By now, Ding Fan could tell that their opponents had clearly planned to target Zhunxing Pill, Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory, and even traditional Chinese medicine in Huaxia Country.

Their appetite was indeed not small.

Hu Jin said, "That Xiaodao Trading has been heavily publicizing in the media, with various mainstream media responding in kind. Now many people are discussing our Zhunxing Pill, discussing our Chinese medicine... This Xiaodao Trading has directly pushed us into the spotlight."

Ding Fan pondered for a moment and then said, "I'm aware of the matter."

"General Manager Ding, what should we do now?" At this moment, Hu Jin truly placed her hopes on Ding Fan.

Although previously in Hu Jin's eyes, Ding Fan was nothing more than a Demon King of Chaos who was just getting by day-to-day, how could she still think so after all that he had done.

Hu Jin believed that Ding Fan definitely had the ability to solve this issue.

"I'll need to think about it," he said.

Hu Jin nodded, "But General Manager Ding, it was not easy to open the overseas market. Right now, domestically, our Zhunxing Pill is gaining strong momentum. It would be such a pity to close off the overseas market amidst such a favorable situation..."

Hu Jin was genuinely worried that Ding Fan would adopt a solitary approach, keeping Zhunxing Pill within the country and missing the opportunity to expand overseas.

"Don't worry, I won't give up on the overseas market." Ding Fan understood Hu Jin's underlying message and immediately flashed a smile at Hu Jin.

This Xiaodao Company from Japan, asking for price drops and such, those were minor issues now. The rival had implicated Chinese medicine, which was essentially an attack on an entire industry!

An attack on Huaxia Country's medical treasures!

Knowing she wouldn't be much help staying by Ding Fan's side, and having told him everything she needed to, Hu Jin promptly excused herself.

Now, at the branch company, representatives of pharmaceutical firms from all over the country were coming to discuss business. If Ding Fan was not around, and she as the vice president weren't present either, that would be far too irresponsible.

After Hu Jin left, Ding Fan immediately took out his phone.

The first call naturally went to Red Spider's Zhunxing.

Red Spider was a well-known assassination organization throughout Yahuan State, and Ding Fan, wanting to find out about something, naturally went through Red Spider.

"Brother Fan, is there anything you need me to do?" As soon as the call connected, Zhunxing on the other end cut straight to the point without any idle chatter.

"Look into Xiaodao Trading from Japan. The more detailed, the better," Ding Fan said.

Ding Fan liked such no-nonsense communications. It was all so simple, just one sentence; why add unnecessary pretense and affectation that was never needed?

After instructing Zhunxing, Ding Fan then directly stepped out of the room.

Right now, Ye Ningqing was cultivating in the Small World. Although Ye Ningqing was also practicing cultivation, her cultivation level was not high, and the necessities of eating, drinking, and bodily functions were still required. The Small World did not have that many living supplies, so it was natural for Ding Fan to restock.

Ding Fan went to a supermarket and then purchased plenty of essential items.

"...Regarding the World Red Cross Society publicly criticizing Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory, Mr. Wang Yongliang, as the president of the Dancheng Chinese Medicine Association, what is your view on this?"

"This is a disgrace to our Chinese medical community, a deviant... Selling herbs worth just a few dollars to patients for one hundred thousand, and in US dollars at that... This is simply selling one's conscience and professional integrity for money. I suggest that all my colleagues in the Chinese medical community isolate Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory... let them roll out of the pharmaceutical industry!"

On the television, a plump, middle-aged man spoke eloquently.