Chapter 222: Cannot Let the Selfless President Su Be Wronged

The afternoon of the third day.

A new representative from Sakura Country arrived low-key in Long Country, and together with two subordinates, all wearing masks, they arrived at the Tianqi Group headquarters campus.

A staff member of Tianqi Group led them into a small conference room and reminded them:

"Our boss has given instructions; only one of you may go in."

The staff member did not know the specific identity of the other party and was merely speaking according to Su Xin's instructions.

The leader of the three Sakura Country representatives said politely: "It is fine for me to go over."

"Very well, please remove all electronic devices and metal objects and place them in the box here, or hand them over to your two companions for safekeeping."

The leader obediently took out all personal belongings, underwent a security check, and followed the staff member into another small conference room.

Not long after.

Su Xin pushed the door open and walked in.

Countless Sakura Country netizens were ecstatic, crazily praising him on the Tiantian Forum and various other channels.

"President Su, our country's financial situation has been very poor for those two years, and we have no money to subsidize the public. If the public has to bear it entirely on their own, the price pressure is too great. Could you see if you can add a little more, for example, 310,000 per dose? That extra 10,000, plus the profit of the Destiny Potion itself, should be enough to cover the overtime pay for the pharmaceutical factory employees."

At that moment, the conference room door was pushed open again.

And that is not to mention that people in Long Country only need to pay a little over 70,000.

Many Sakura Country netizens continued to protest, with the scale even larger than before.

People do not worry about scarcity, but rather about inequality.

While countless Sakura Country netizens were protesting, many others were still defending Tianqi Group:

"I am Shen Guya, I have long admired President Su's great name; it is a great honor to meet you for the first time."

"As for the Destiny Potion, you can communicate directly with the president of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company, Qi Yuanxin, later; I will say a word to him."

"Then when does President Su need them?"

Shen Guya hurriedly stood up and bowed, saying: "Then many thanks to President Su!"

"President Su is truly too great; he must have been unable to bear seeing the tragic plight of cancer patients and finally put aside his grievances with Sakura Country."

"Click!"

"We must make those old bastards pay the price!"

Shen Guya quickly put a bright smile back on his face and looked at the person who had entered.

"Just send them over within a month. I will arrange for someone to contact you later, and he will tell you the specific handover process."

With a bitter smile, Shen Guya opened his mouth to plead, harboring a glimmer of hope:

Su Xin shook his head indifferently:

"That's great, our Sakura Country finally has Destiny Potion available too!"

"For now, only five are needed. I will arrange for someone to send you a message regarding subsequent requirements."

"In that regard, I have communicated with the president of Tianqi Pharmaceutical. If we arrange for more overtime, the monthly production capacity can increase by about 70,000 doses, totaling 800,000 doses a year."

Su Xin changed the subject and said:

"Continue the protests!"

Damn it, we lowered our status and paid such a huge price to negotiate the introduction of the Destiny Potion, yet the public still refuses to let us off? Instead, the momentum of the protests is growing larger?

This left Shen Guya and the others dumbfounded.

If it were just five people, it would not be much pressure for them.

"The production of the Destiny Potion is very troublesome; it is not something that can be expanded just because one wants to. The current production capacity is actually already at its limit."

Shen Guya's expression stiffened.

"Strongly protest! We want fair prices! We do not want to be treated differently!"

"Tianqi Group is price-gouging!"

Shen Guya nodded, secretly feeling relieved in his heart.

If there were no such restriction, with their capabilities, it would not be difficult at all to catch five people. After all, so many people travel to Sakura Country every year; quietly snatching a few would basically have no major impact.

But the next second, Su Xin continued:

And at Tianqi Group, it would be one thing if the low-level staff member did not know his identity, but Su Xin knew his identity clearly and still deliberately slighted him like this; it was simply an insult to Sakura Country.

Seeing Shen Guya's sincere appearance, the corners of Su Xin's mouth twitched slightly.

The most critical thing is that the ordinary public does not care about your tariffs or transportation costs; they only know that the unified supply price of Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company to the outside world is 300,000.

The reason he put on such a helpless and submissive appearance was just to deliberately show weakness to Su Xin, hoping that the other party would not make things difficult for him in other aspects later.

"Therefore, the price for the portion of Destiny Potion provided to you must be increased by 30% on the original basis. Rounding it off, that is 400,000 Long Coins per dose. What do you think?"

"Since you were able to come in person, you must have agreed to my conditions, right?"

Originally, according to the standard supply price of 300,000 per dose, plus tariffs and transportation costs, and then adding the profit of the intermediary agents, it would have been between 400,000 and 500,000 Long Coins per dose by the time it reached the hands of patients in Sakura Country.

This person immediately stood up, took off his mask at the same time, bowed slightly toward Su Xin, and said in fluent Long language:

Under the secret manipulation of Tianqi Group, the public opinion in Sakura Country was quickly reversed.

In fact, he did not care at all whether the quantity was enough or not; he only cared whether there was any.

This is a huge pressure for the vast majority of families.

"The only problem is that we are not sure about safely delivering the materials to your Laboratory; this aspect requires President Su to make proper arrangements."

Su Xin shook his head:

Even if Sakura Country is 100,000 more expensive than other countries, that is still 400,000.

Now that another 100,000 Long Coins have been added out of thin air, it is an even greater blow to those cancer-stricken families.

"President Su, our Sakura Country has over one million new cancer patients every year. This total of 800,000 is simply not enough. Could you see if you can arrange for more? How about simply arranging for a few more factories to produce it? If President Su finds it troublesome, we can invest in and build those factories ourselves."

"It's not even one o'clock yet; surely the overtime arrangements are too few. The factory workers will have no complaints, so you need to spend more money to improve everyone's sense of well-being. Add to that triple the overtime pay, plus the extra wear and tear on machines and equipment from continuous overtime—all these increased costs must be accounted for."

He then asked:

By then, the public will be unable to do anything to Tianqi Group and will surely vent all their anger on us or the distributors.

He was actually afraid that Su Xin would ask for dozens of people; if that were the case, even they wouldn't find it easy to bring them over, and the more people there were, the greater the risk of exposure.

Shengu Yashu thought to himself.

"Even if the price of the Destiny Potion doesn't come down this time, at least in the future, President Su won't treat us differently like this again."

Shengu Yashu smiled and nodded.

"At the end of the day, we still have to blame those guys who ordered the assassination of President Su. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be treated differently by President Su."

"Therefore, not only can we not blame President Su, but we must also find a way to vent some frustration for him! We absolutely cannot let such a selfless President Su suffer any grievances!"

"I can arrange for the various pharmaceutical factories to work more overtime; whatever is produced in excess will be supplied to you."

Su Xin smiled faintly: "I have actually seen you on television before; please sit."

Su Xin said again:

Even compared to every other country, Sakura Country is 100,000 more expensive than anywhere else in the world.

If they cannot obtain the Destiny Potion, the public will blame them for handling things poorly.

"I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first. You wait here for a while; the person I've arranged will come over very soon to coordinate the material cooperation matters with you."

The news of the cooperation between Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company and Sakura Country soon sparked heated discussions on the internet.

"No problem."

Shengu Yashu smiled bitterly:

"This matter cannot be blamed on Tianqi Group, and even less on President Su. That he can put aside his grudges and sell the Destiny Potion to Sakura Country is already a display of selflessness. We should be grateful!"

"Don't worry, I will make the arrangements."

Su Xin said nothing, pulled open the large door of the conference room, turned his back to him, walked straight out, and then gently closed the door.

It was 100,000 more expensive than the ex-factory price for others.

"Make those old fogeys step down, and let President Su see our attitude of gratitude."

This caused public opinion in Sakura Country to explode instantly.

"Are you kidding? Everyone else is 300,000, why do we have to pay 400,000?"

"This is the price after our careful calculation; it cannot be changed. When production capacity is reallocated in the second year, there will be no need to arrange extra overtime for employees, and it won't be such a high price then."

If people discovered the price had become 400,000 or even 800,000 when they went to use it at the hospital, it would surely cause a massive riot.

Shengu Yashu was displeased.

"Hello, I am President Su's bodyguard, Xiang Lianyun. The boss sent me over to coordinate with you."

"That is only natural."

Su Xin stood up and smiled:

Shengu Yashu did not dare to haggle too much and just said with a bitter smile:

But then, everyone noticed what was mentioned in the press conference—the unit price of the Destiny Potion supplied to Sakura Country was 400,000 Long Coins per dose.

"Due to the limited production capacity of the Destiny Potion, and because the supply volume for each country has already been planned, it is not convenient to make major changes."

"President Su is awesome!"

With his status and position, how long had it been since he was treated so rudely? Even when going to the big brother Yingjiang Country, he would be treated with courtesy.

Looking at the price of the Destiny Potion, the bulk of its cost clearly could not be labor.

"Then let's talk about the cooperation for the Destiny Potion next."

He kept cursing Su Xin's picky conditions in his heart; aren't they just experimental subjects? Why must they be Sakura Country people? And they have to attach detailed personal information—is he afraid we would fake it and use people from other countries?

Shengu Yashu nodded helplessly: "Alright then, everything shall be as President Su says."

But if they obtained the Destiny Potion, yet the quantity was insufficient, that would not be their problem, but rather that Tianqi Pharmaceutical Company's production capacity was insufficient.

"We can only try our best to find some loners; it's best if they work alone in big cities and have simple interpersonal relationships, so that it can be handled in a low-profile manner."

But if all five are young Sakura Country people, these people often have broad social circles and are quite active in local social relations; once they go missing, it might cause a relatively large impact.

Even if workers were arranged to work extra overtime, the increased costs certainly wouldn't be much, yet now Su Xin had directly raised the supply price by more than 30 percent; he was simply treating them like suckers.

"Yes."

"Alright, I will arrange it after I go back."

Su Xin deliberately put on an arrogant posture, sat straight down opposite Shengu Yashu, and after the other party also sat down, he said:

"Alright then, I will arrange for someone to come over and coordinate with you as soon as possible. Please also ask President Su to arrange for the pharmaceutical factories to work overtime as soon as possible to produce more Destiny Potion."

"This increased price of 100,000 Long Coins is the evil consequence brought about by those old fogeys! It cannot be borne by Tianqi Group, nor can it be borne by us!"

"However, there are a few requirements: all five must be Sakura Country people, they must be physically healthy, between the ages of 20 and 50, and please attach their detailed personal information."

"May I ask how many President Su needs? When do you start needing them?"

"Protest your mother! We finally managed to introduce the Destiny Potion; if you guys protest again and cause the cooperation to be canceled, I'm going to set your house on fire!"