The group owner @everyone; something big must be happening. The few people who were chatting idly fell silent instantly.
Fang Ming didn't bother with any vague testing and got straight to the point.
[Nameless Guide]: "I just received word from my disciple. That guy named Qin Xiao has quite an appetite. Not only is he targeting @Soldier King Lone Wolf's sister, but he's also plotting to bring down a conscientious enterprise in Rong City."
[Nameless Guide]: "This conscientious enterprise possesses Providence. He wants to plunder their Providence to strengthen himself."
Fang Ming was a master in this Chat Group, but in reality, he was just a minor character.
Encountering such an unsolvable matter, he naturally came to the Chat Group for help.
And which of these protagonists in the group wasn't proud? Upon hearing this, their tempers flared immediately.
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "Plundering... Providence??"
[Soldier King Lone Wolf]: "Damn it, isn't it enough for this Qin Xiao to bully an orphan girl? He also wants to destroy a conscientious business? If this piece of trash were at the border, I'd make him vanish from the face of the earth!"
[Peking University]: "This is not only illegal but also heartless..."
[Nameless Guide]: "The core product of that company is called 'ice skin dew,' and the main ingredient is rhodiola rosea. Now that the raw material supply is cut off, Qin Xiao is waiting for them to breach their contracts and go bankrupt."
Fang Ming only stated the facts and didn't directly ask for help; after all, he had to maintain his persona as a master.
Moreover, he didn't hold much hope.
After all, one cannot make bricks without straw. rhodiola rosea, a plateau medicinal herb, held a high status in this world's setting. Even if there was a divine doctor in the Chat Group, it would be impossible to obtain so many herbs in a short time.
However, the next words from 'Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine' showed Fang Ming the power of a divine doctor protagonist.
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "rhodiola rosea? ice skin dew? For beauty?? I thought it was some miracle drug for a terminal illness!!"
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "For this kind of beauty and skincare formula, the core pharmacology is nothing more than promoting blood circulation, removing stasis, and antioxidants. rhodiola rosea is indeed good, but in my opinion, using it for beauty products is a complete waste of a heavenly gift, and it's not irreplaceable."
[Peking University]: "How so?"
The high schooler in the group became Fang Ming's spokesperson.
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "I think the 'sedum sarmentosum' seen everywhere by the roadside is quite good. Although this grass is very cheap, its medicinal properties are thirty percent similar to rhodiola rosea."
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "As long as you steam the sedum sarmentosum with strong liquor three times to remove its cold nature, then supplement it with Bletilla Striata and Angelica Dahurica in a three-to-one ratio, and finally add a bit of 'catalyst,' the effect will be absolutely explosive—at least three times that of rhodiola rosea!"
Fang Ming watched, dumbfounded.
sedum sarmentosum?
Wasn't that just a weed seen everywhere in roadside flowerbeds? Something that costs a few bucks for a large handful!
After being processed by this divine doctor, it could actually be more effective than premium rhodiola rosea that costs thousands per pound?
This was a total dimensional strike!
[Peking University]: "Replacing rhodiola rosea with sedum sarmentosum? Isn't that too exaggerated? Is this the charm of Chinese medicine? Is this the power of knowledge? I want to switch to the science track..."
[Soldier King Lone Wolf]: "Although I don't understand it, it sounds impressive. It's like using a homemade detonator to blow up the enemy's elite equipment. Thrilling!"
Fang Ming suppressed his inner joy and continued to speak in the group.
[Nameless Guide]: "Young man, your medical knowledge is very solid."
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "Senior, you flatter me."
[Soldier King Lone Wolf]: "@Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine, what was the catalyst you mentioned?"
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "Haha, it's actually nothing. It's just old aloe juice. It needs to be from the roots of a plant over three years old; that's where the activity is strongest."
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "This formula is very simple. With current pharmaceutical technology, mass production is entirely achievable. As long as Senior gives this formula to that female CEO, that warehouse of rhodiola rosea Qin Xiao hoarded will probably just rot in his hands or be burned as firewood."
[Nameless Guide]: "Very well. Your solution not only resolves the crisis but also gives Qin Xiao a hard slap in the face. I'll credit you for this!"
[Marvelous Doctor of Chinese Medicine]: "Hehe, Senior is too kind. I'm just glad I could help..."
Having secured the solution for Mu Qingxue, Fang Ming was in a great mood.
He closed the Chat Group, carefully memorized the formula and production process from the chat history, then opened a new document and began typing away to create a file.
After finishing the file, Fang Ming checked the time.
It was after four in the afternoon.
"I hope she hasn't been too badly frightened by Qin Xiao, otherwise this play of a hero saving a beauty... oh no, a master guiding the way, won't be as interesting."
The Chat Group could connect to a phone, and using phone functions through the Chat Group could also block all of Fang Ming's personal information.
Unless someone had a system stronger than the Chat Group, they wouldn't be able to trace it back to Fang Ming.
However, Fang Ming didn't have Mu Qingxue's contact information, so he had to first look for the phone number for the front desk of Yunlan International online... It was after five in the evening, at the top-floor CEO's office of Yunlan International.
The setting sun was like a puddle of spilled low-quality red oil paint, splashed across the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, exuding a blood-like color that made one feel anxious.
Crash!
A freshly printed report was slammed onto the desk by Mu Qingxue. The documents slid off and scattered all over the floor.
"This is too much..."
Mu Qingxue rested her forehead in her hands, her long fingers running through her hair. Her usually meticulous hairstyle now looked a bit messy.
On that face that was usually cold and proud, only deep exhaustion and helplessness remained.
Just half an hour ago, the supply chain had collapsed one after another.
Besides the "accidental" fire at the Sus Pharmaceutical Industry warehouse, the two other backup herbal suppliers also suddenly changed their minds, preferring to pay the penalty for breach of contract rather than ship the goods.
Their reasons were bizarre—some said the roads were blocked, others said the herbs were moldy—but Mu Qingxue knew the truth in her heart.
This wasn't a natural disaster; it was a man-made one. It was that lunatic Qin Xiao trying to force her to submit.
"Three hundred million for thirty percent of my shares and the formula..."
Mu Qingxue gritted her teeth, her eyes slightly red.
This wasn't financing; it was highway robbery. It was pushing Yunlan International to its death!
Once she signed that contract, she, Mu Qingxue, would no longer be the master of Yunlan, but a dog of the Qin Family.
But if she didn't sign... in three days, if the ice skin dew couldn't be delivered on time, the penalties for the pre-sale orders alone would cause the company's cash flow to break.
Bankruptcy,It seems to be a foregone conclusion..
"Could it be... I really have to go beg him?"
Mu Qingxue looked at her private phone on the corner of the desk. The words Qin Xiao said before leaving were like venomous snakes, hissing and flicking their tongues.
Just then.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Urgent knocking on the door sounded, interrupting her thoughts.
Before Mu Qingxue could speak, the office door was pushed open a crack.
A small head peeked in. It was her administrative assistant, Xiao Ai, who looked panicked, holding a landline receiver in the middle of a call.
"C-CEO Mu."
"Didn't I say? I'm not seeing anyone!"
Mu Qingxue suddenly looked up, her gaze as sharp as a knife. "Even if the sky is falling, don't bother me! Get out!"
She was currently on the verge of an emotional breakdown and didn't want her subordinates to see her in such a wretched state.
Xiao Ai shrank her neck in fear, but she didn't back out. Instead, she held up the receiver and stammered:
"N-No, CEO Mu, there's a phone call. Someone is looking for you."
"Hang up!" Mu Qingxue waved her hand impatiently.
"B-But..."
Xiao Ai swallowed hard, her voice trembling. "That person said he knows how to solve the problem of the rhodiola rosea supply being cut off. He also said... if you don't take this call, Yunlan International can just file for bankruptcy tomorrow..."