Chapter 845 — Hiring a Spokesperson

"He's probably lost a lot of money recently. And with the shantytown demolition, he hasn't managed to take the initiative either, so he likely hasn't made much off that either. It's only natural that he'd start thinking of other ways to earn." Wei Zhao had more or less guessed Zhao Qibing's intentions. "That so-called Medicine King may have real skill in treating illness, but this kind of thing is just one willing to strike and the other willing to take the blow — it has nothing to do with us."

"Yeah, so let's ignore him. It's not our concern for now." Fatty Lai nodded as well.

No matter how much Zhao Qibing kicked up a fuss, as long as he didn't provoke Wei Zhao, it didn't matter. Wei Zhao merely smiled and let it go, because there were more important matters waiting for him — the first batch of products from Doctor Guan's Pharmaceuticals was about to hit the market.

"Forget about him. You asked me over to talk about the product launch, didn't you?" Wei Zhao had been quite idle these past few days. Tang Yun's family troubles had been resolved; he had no idea whether those two bastards Zhong Yongliang and An Jianwen had been discharged from the hospital; Zhao Qibing had quieted down a good deal; and Zou Ruoming, whenever he saw Wei Zhao at school, was even more fawning than if he'd run into his own father. All of this had earned Wei Zhao a few easy days.

Every day, aside from accompanying the Young Miss and Xiao Shu to and from school, he would meet Tang Yun during the breaks. It was a plain, unhurried life.

This was the life Wei Zhao yearned for — a life without strife, where he could protect the ones he loved and quietly savor every little detail of life.

Wei Zhao didn't know how long this could last. If it were possible, he hoped it would continue forever.

But though the calm, unruffled days brought him comfort, he still kept his guard up at all times. Yu Kun had gone back. No matter how one looked at it, after sending that tiger back to the mountains, Wei Zhao couldn't shake a nagging sense that he'd left a lingering threat behind — it was just that the Yu family had shown no sign of movement for now.

As for Zhao Qibing, Wei Zhao didn't believe he would simply let things slide. Who knew whether the man would dream up some absurd new trick to come at him again?

"Yes, the first batch of our wound medicine is completely ready and can be launched at any time," Fatty Lai said. "However, when our company opened, we never held any ceremony. Even though Doctor Guan's Pharmaceuticals now has a formidable reputation out there, a new product still calls for a proper launch event!"

"A launch event? That much trouble?" Wei Zhao hadn't imagined that bringing a product to market would require such a complicated process.

"Yes, it's really just a way to showcase the company's strength. It's just like the Qibing Real Estate Company and their building completion ceremony," Fatty Lai said. As a business expert, he naturally discussed such matters with authority. "Except their completion ceremony happened to be ruined by us."

"I see. Then you decide." Wei Zhao felt that as a hands-off boss, he was hardly doing his duty. He knew nothing about business. Without Fatty Lai — this younger brother he'd encountered halfway along the road — he and Guan Xuemin alone would have found it truly difficult to prop up the company.

"All right, so I'll make the decision." Fatty Lai nodded. "We've already built up a good deal of momentum for the company, so now is the perfect time to launch. Once our product hits the market, plenty of media outlets will hype it up for us for free... However, following the common practice of many companies, at a new product launch they usually invite celebrities to boost the excitement..."

"Celebrities? Do you know any?" Wei Zhao was not particularly interested in celebrities, and he rarely watched television. To him, celebrities weren't nearly as cute as the girls at home.

"I don't know any..." Fatty Lai said with a wry smile. "But money can make the devil turn the millstone. As long as we're willing to pay, finding a spokesperson is easy enough."

"Oh, then do as you see fit." Wei Zhao shrugged, sounding unconcerned.

"Then, Leader, do you have any good candidates in mind?" Fatty Lai knew that many manufacturers hired celebrity endorsers not only to bring popularity to their products, but also because the bosses themselves were often fans of those celebrities. So he wanted to ask Wei Zhao which star he liked.

"Candidates?" Wei Zhao was taken aback. He didn't know any celebrities, so how could he name anyone? But then a name suddenly popped into his head. "Isn't there a celebrity named Xu Shilan?"

Wei Zhao remembered buying Xu Shilan's albums for the Young Miss and Xiao Shu, and he had also seen them watching her concert in the villa. She was a rather eye-pleasing, youthful girl bouncing around on stage — though he had no idea whether she would still look good after taking off her makeup.

"Ah — yes, there is!" Fatty Lai was startled to hear that name, then quickly nodded. "Leader, Xu Shilan is a top-tier pop idol..."

In his mind, Fatty Lai calculated how much it would cost to bring Xu Shilan in as their spokesperson. Xu Shilan was incredibly popular right now; countless middle school students were her fans, so her asking price and conditions were bound to be high. But since Wei Zhao had mentioned her, Fatty Lai didn't raise any objections. He would simply do his best.

"Oh, then let's hire her." Wei Zhao didn't think Xu Shilan was anything impressive, nor did he take the matter to heart. He had merely heard that the Young Miss, Xiao Shu, and Tang Yun were all her fans, so he just wanted to bring her in to make those three happy. As for Wei Zhao himself, he had never even looked at the big star closely, so naturally he couldn't claim to be a fan.

"All right, I'll do my best!" Fatty Lai nodded, jotting it down. Then he said, "By the way, Leader, will you be attending the launch event that day?"

"Me? Count me out." Wei Zhao shook his head. This pharmaceutical company had been created originally for a bit of fun — he wanted to earn some pocket money from it. But as the "friendship" between him and the Young Miss and Xiao Shu deepened, he no longer felt like he was living under someone else's roof, even though he wasn't sure whether it truly counted as friendship. At any rate, the Young Miss no longer showed any sign of looking down on him, and she was, after all, someone very indifferent to money.

So by now, the pharmaceutical company was being run as a public-spirited undertaking. Short-term profit was likely out of the question, and the drug prices had been set deliberately low, purely to rival Divine Doctor Kang's Golden Wound Medicine.

Fatty Lai knew that Wei Zhao had always been low-key. His question had been casual, and since Wei Zhao would not attend, he didn't press the matter. Instead he went on, "Leader, regarding Kang Xiaobo and Xiao Fen, here's how I've arranged things. Do you think it will work?"

"Tell me." The reason Wei Zhao had started this pharmaceutical company was, in part, for Kang Xiaobo and Xiao Fen. Wei Zhao did not have many friends, but Kang Xiaobo counted as one, so Wei Zhao would do everything in his power to help him.

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