The Glamorous Comeback of the Ousted Heiress

Chapter 408: 158 counter kill_2
 

The countryside in Xiangcheng is now seeing a rise in the cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine.

Profit from the price difference.

By the way, Xiaoqi also wants to expand the market in the eastern part of the city.

Bai Lian bowed her head to write, “There are already a few Xuankang traditional Chinese medicine shops in Xiangcheng. Gather those traveling doctors… those old Chinese medicine practitioners, have them get certified, and employ them to offer free consultations at the shops.”

We need to let people witness the value and effectiveness of complete traditional Chinese medicine.

The Great Internal Paste is now available in hospitals and represents a notable brand of Xuankang Pharmacy.

Several traditional Chinese medicine shops have opened in Xiangcheng, but their influence is still not strong enough. To spread their influence, we need to open shops not only in the four major cities but also in Jiangjing.

With Director Chen’s support, opening stores in Jiangjing shouldn’t be a problem.

The problem is how to gain a firm foothold in Jiangjing.

“I’ll go and report this,” Xiaoqi said politely, considering this a possible strategy, “Xuankang can’t rely solely on the Great Internal Paste. We have become too prominent recently, and the major pharmaceutical companies will definitely try to suppress it, especially the international pharmaceutical giant Luo Family, who will certainly react to a decrease in sales of their injury ointment. We need to integrate our product line, launch more medicines; otherwise, our cash flow won’t keep up… Will people come for free consultations?”

“First, let them get certified, then recruit some traditional Chinese medicine doctors who can perform acupuncture,” Bai Lian stopped writing, leaned back, and drew out the dagger tied to Mao Kun’s knee, its cold light reflecting off her face, “Teach them a set of acupuncture techniques and find an opportunity to introduce it.”

According to Lance, the effects of acupuncture for myopia are quite good, and there has been no rebound even after several months.

Bai Lian had tried it on herself and felt this set of medical acupuncture could be promoted by Xuankang Pharmacy of Xiangcheng.

Xuankang Pharmacy has gained a certain level of public trust with the government’s assistance, and tourists from other places have recently been bringing back the Great Internal Paste as a special product.

Besides tourism, it has also created another path for Xiangcheng.

The Xiangcheng officials are also strongly supporting their industry.

With a good reputation, the myopia acupuncture treatment won’t be considered a fraud.

“Okay,” Mao Kun took a drag of his cigarette, not daring to glance at the dagger, “I’ll find someone to do it.”

His dagger was custom made by his godfather; it was sharp enough to sever hair with a blow.

Xuankang Pharmacy, Bai Lian was technically a shareholder, Mao Kun provided the personnel and funding, which initially even came from his adoptive father, Xiaoqi contributed ideas, Xun Chun occasionally helped Xiaoqi with designs…

As for Xiaowu…

He would cheer for Xiaoqi and Bai Lian.

Bai Lian’s left index finger slowly ran across the dagger, a drop of fresh blood sliding down her fingertip. In the lamp’s light, she gently smeared the drop of blood on the edge of the blade and chuckled softly, “Barren mountains and treacherous waters…”

In the light, her smile didn’t reach her eyes; her dark pupils even seemed to reflect the glint of blades and swords.

“Are there still people at the fighting arena?” she licked the bleeding finger and turned to Mao Kun.

**

The Pu Family.

Mrs. Pu was in the hall, occasionally glancing at Pu Xiaohan’s room, “Xiaohan has been in there for so long, is everything alright? Could she be thinking of something drastic?”

She suddenly stood up again.

“I just went in to bring some fruit,” Mr. Pu comforted her, “It’s okay, she’s just editing her video, working very hard.”

Inside the room, Pu Xiaohan was editing the video of the day.

By half-past midnight, the video of her eating a large bowl was finally uploaded.

After posting the video, Pu Xiaohan turned off her phone and took a cup to go out for water, only to be surprised when she opened the door to find her parents right outside her bedroom.

“Mom, Dad?” Pu Xiaohan touched her head, puzzled, “What are you doing?”

Mrs. Pu, holding a rag, was wiping Pu Xiaohan’s doorframe, “Cleaning…”

Pu Xiaohan, still confused, filled a cup with water and then returned to her room.

A certain ancient residential area in Xiangcheng.

After taking a bath, the dashing Jiang Fulai tied the sash of his black bathrobe and casually wiped his hair before tossing the towel aside. He clicked on the video of Pu Xiaohan eating a large bowl,

saved it, and then edited out a part in the middle. Leaning back on the washbasin, Jiang Fulai watched it twice.

Finally, with a grand gesture, he threw one hundred thousand yuan worth of popularity into the video.

The success of Pu Xiaohan’s account was by no means unattributed to Mr. Jiang’s efforts.

**

Online, the video posted by Pu Xiaohan was pushed to almost everyone who had followed the matter.

Even those who had not followed her could still come across this video in their feed.

Some started off with insults, while others clicked to watch the video immediately.

The beginning of the video was very dark, featuring only two vigorously written words—

[Xiangcheng*Gambling with Liquor]

Followed by the four characters shattering and the accompaniment of music, what appeared was a montage of Xiangcheng’s eastern tourist area, interactions of tourists on the stage, volunteers distributing bottled water and calligraphy, and the joyous smiles of men and women, old and young…

The video slowly converged from the scattered scenes to focus on a guzheng musical instrument, which someone placed on their lap, and a pair of hands were placed upon the strings, hands that—if one were to describe them—shone with a pearly luster under the light, distinct in their articulation.

The face wasn’t in shot.

Listening to the voice, it was female. Her slender fingertips flicked a string, producing a sound that was distant, almost ethereal, “Even the low tones with heavy accents are not difficult to present. Fingers placed here need to exert more force, hence the entire arm’s strength must be channeled down to the fingertips, to finally burst forth like this—”

“Zheng—”

“The sound quality is very rich.”

The fingering of this song was not difficult, but “Gambling with Liquor” did not have a guzheng score to begin with. Bai Shaoqi’s score was entirely her own creation, and naturally, it fell short when compared to Bai Lian’s original.

Subtitles were provided alongside, and at this moment, even those who didn’t understand the guzheng could easily grasp the forceful method Bai Lian taught.

The third segment, Bai Lian replayed the music that Pu Xiaohan used in the middle of her video.

Viewers could only see the hands on the screen, flickering almost like afterimages.

Though it was a quiet courtyard, for a moment, it felt as if one could see a warrior charging over on horseback, with gusts of yellow sand swirling up.

At the end, there was a line of text—

“Although Xiangcheng is quite poor, most of the people here are very kind. I hope everyone won’t dislike this place because of me. I never said that Teacher Bai Shaoqi didn’t play well. I was just expressing my view on the song ‘Gambling with Liquor.’ Lastly, as everyone knows I’m a fan of the Bai Family, my first two videos were about them, and the prototype for the previous face-changing video was General Bai Li. I thought using a song that depicts his daughter, a song that portrays the Bai Family’s military, would be more meaningful…”

A three-minute video.

Not very long, Bai Lian proved through actions that this section should be played with such vigor.

She convinced all the netizens with her skill.

[Who would believe that, until today, I always thought that Bai Shaoqi played quite well. It turns out that her way of playing really can be described as mild…]

[I wanted to say this yesterday, but since all the hot comments were scolding the blogger, I didn’t dare to speak up]

[Most are just bandwagoning. When someone watches a video without a thought as to whether it’s right or wrong, hot comments quickly occupy their brain, subconsciously making them believe it’s correct]

[Hot comments are also man-made. Everyone should pay more attention to ordinary people’s comments and not just focus on the hot ones, otherwise, it will affect your judgment and cognitive level over time]

[…]

Bai Shaoqi blended drum sets and other sound effects to adjust the grand atmosphere of the song. Her understanding wasn’t wrong, but today, Pu Xiaohan’s video proved—

This song doesn’t need drum sets, doesn’t need electronic sound adjustments, only a guzheng is required to bring out the battlefield’s vigor!

Soon, someone posted screenshots of two comments from yesterday under the video: [Don’t ride the coattails of anything that comes by, when you don’t have a clue. Can you understand the style of ‘Gambling with Liquor’ better than @Bai Shaoqi?][For your information, Bai Shaoqi will be a student of President Jian in the future~]

Wind under the Eaves: [@Pu Xiaohan ‘Gambling with Liquor’ is of this style, get it?](46985 likes)