Chapter 167

Many major pharmaceutical companies united together.

They discussed how to encircle and crush Huachuang.

Although Song Mo's backer was extremely powerful, whether powerful foreign capital or state-owned enterprise investment.

It made Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group an extremely hard bone to chew.

But the arrow was already on the string, must be fired.

They had no other choice.

Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group was like a young devouring beast that had squeezed into the market, continuously swallowing their profits, and if they did nothing now, once Huachuang fully grew up.

They would truly be powerless against it.

At that time, they would be fish on a chopping block, completely at the mercy of others.

Therefore, soon, a storm targeting Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group.

Began.

……

"Shocking! Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group's drugs are made from expired herbal ingredients!"

On the headline news, an article with bold black letters prominently appeared before netizens, drawing attention.

The article never directly presented evidence that Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group used expired herbs, but constantly implied it subtly.

Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group used expired herbs from the start to seize market share, thus cutting costs.

Otherwise, why would their medicine be so cheap?

The article never mentioned the excellent efficacy of Huachuang's drugs, only fixating on how unbelievably cheap they were.

But the problem was, many people in the comment section agreed, believing cheap goods meant poor quality.

In today's world, all crows are black—how could anyone pass up easy profits by deliberately lowering their margins?

Not only on headline news,

But also on Sina News, Zhihu, Little Red Book, and even Kuaishou and Douyin, countless similar articles appeared.

It was utterly overwhelming.

Because they felt threatened.

The pharmaceutical giants spared no expense on advertising, treating money like water, recklessly burning it on buying trolls and fabricating dirt.

Negative news about Huachuang surged like a wave, covering the entire internet.

This tactic seemed foolish.

But it was effective.

For the majority who didn't understand, when they saw negative news about a company every day on Douyin, Toutiao, and other apps,

Even if they only harbored doubts, they wouldn't buy any Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group products offline.

Simply to avoid risk.

That was human nature.

The pharmaceutical giants exploited this psychological trait—but if anyone thought their tactics stopped there, they vastly underestimated them.

Soon, Huachuang Pharmaceutical Group faced endless lawsuits.

People caused disturbances at Huachuang's offline pharmacies, claiming they bought Huachuang's medicine and it ruined their health, demanding compensation.

Similar incidents occurred repeatedly.

It disgusted everyone in the entire Huachuang Group.

But the more pressure they faced, the stronger Huachuang's cohesion became.

……

Song Mo had already prepared to move in a week.

As for Dushima Yingxue, she could go to the park near Song Mo's new home to practice.

And Adelin would go to Huachuang Headquarters for learning and work exchange—then she could meet Song Mo.

In the room, Xia Rou walked in holding her phone.

"Husband, look—there are tons of haters under your account!"

"They say you're just a pianist who knows nothing about the pharmaceutical industry, using your influence and fame to deceive netizens!"

"Total nonsense!"

Since the pharmaceutical giants had launched a business war,

They had no morals or boundaries left.

They knew clearly that Huachuang's reputation rested mostly on Song Mo.

Because Song Mo had a massive fanbase, wildly promoting Huachuang Pharmaceutical products across the internet—if they didn't suppress them, Song Mo would eventually make a comeback.

Moreover, with fans backing Song Mo,

Even if Huachuang were banned nationwide, it could still cling to life—give Huachuang even a sliver of chance, and in the future, when it grew strong, they would all be doomed!

How to eliminate Song Mo's fans?

Kill them one by one?

That joke was ridiculous.

The best solution they could think of was to make fans unfollow him.

And the strategy they used? Smear Song Mo!

Song Mo was talented—that couldn't be smeared.

But there were endless ways to smear a person.

If he had looks, smear his character!

If you're talented, then smear their professionalism!

Thus, under capital's manipulation, another major internet celebrity with millions of followers, Li Jia Qi, began to speak with sarcasm and malice.

After selling cosmetics, he turned his sights directly toward Song Mo's Huachuang Group.

"I've always said it— the cosmetics I recommend to my little pigs are all top-tier brand names. Look at our Huaqizi eyebrow pencil: seventy-nine yuan per stick. It's expensive, yes, but you get what you pay for."

"Original price one hundred thirty-nine yuan; today, I'm selling it to my family members for seventy-nine yuan— just covering cost!"

"After all, we're not like some company that uses expired herbs and other junk to make products and sell them to the public."

"It's cheap, sure, but safety isn't guaranteed. With so many lawsuits flying around these days, I think that company is bound to collapse soon."

Li Jia Qi's sarcastic digs, combined with the online uproar, made it perfectly clear to everyone who he was targeting.

Isn't it just Song Mo?

Li Jia Qi started his sarcasm again.

"Some people, though handsome and good-looking, are full of malice; they're clearly artists, yet insist on meddling in medical research."

"They make obscene profits using expired herbs at rock-bottom costs, yet expect everyone to thank them. Family members, it's just too much…"

…

The internet was in chaos.

Xia Yu and Xia Rou were deeply worried.

But Song Mo appeared utterly calm.

He had anticipated this situation from the start—even expected it to be worse than this.

Song Mo smiled faintly, utterly unconcerned.

"So what if the whole internet hates me? I think it's actually great."

"I don't have that kind of money for advertising. Now someone's giving me free promotion, pouring in cash without counting the cost—even blackening me overseas."

"I'm grateful to them before I even get the chance to thank them."

Song Mo's Prestige Value kept rising.

Being hated and famous is still fame—his visibility skyrocketed straight up.

His Prestige Value jumped from eighteen million to forty million.

Song Mo glanced briefly at the online news.

"You don't need to worry."

"As long as I'm still paying salaries, Huachuang's morale won't break."

"With such immense external pressure helping me reorganize Huachuang's internal unity and boost employee cohesion—why not take advantage?"

Song Mo planned to let the storm brew fully.

When the time came.

He would unveil something that would shock the world.

At that moment, all the black fame would turn to pink.

It's like black wood ear fungus turning into pink wood ear fungus,

How beautiful a thing that would be!

&&

At this moment, An Yinuo and Lin Weiwei were ecstatic.

They both felt they had seized the perfect opportunity!

Adding flowers to brocade is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow!

Help Song Mo when he's at his lowest.

After he survives this crisis, won't he forget the past unpleasantness?

(End of Chapter)