Matsumoto tossed the box on the table and said bluntly, "You know better than anyone how effective our Dragon Horn Powder from Japan is. Every year, countless tourists from your Dragon Country flock to our pharmacies in a mad rush, even buying up all our stock. And now you turn around and bring this ’trash’ with such a similar na—a blatant copy of our product—and you want Matsumoto Pharmacy to sell it?"
The look on his face clearly said, ’Are you out of your mind?’
Facing President Matsumoto’s disdain, Sun Qingshuang didn’t get angry. Instead, he smiled.
"President Matsumoto, let’s not jump to conclusions."
Sun Qingshuang picked up the Dragon Bone Powder and said confidently, "I know its na is very similar to your company’s product. But I must tell you, its effects, as well as its core ingredients, are worlds apart from your Dragon Horn Powder."
He emphasized his words, "Your Dragon Horn Powder abandoned the use of real Dragon Bone long ago because the raw materials are scarce. But this Dragon Bone Powder I’ve brought, its core ingredient is made from the highest quality, genuine fossilized Dragon Bone, prepared according to ancient thods! Its effect isn’t just good—it’s miraculous! If you don’t believe , you can try it yourself."
President Matsumoto pursed his lips, his face full of disbelief.
Besides, his throat was perfectly healthy. How was he supposed to test it?
Was he supposed to go to a hospital and find a patient with a sore throat?
Just then, he suddenly rembered sothing and pressed the button for the internal office line.
"iyue, co to my office for a mont."
Soon, there was a knock on the office door, and a young, beautiful professional woman walked in.
She wore a sharp business suit, her long hair draped over her shoulders. With her lovely features, she was iyue, the finance manager of Matsumoto Pharmacy.
"President, you wanted to see ?" Her voice was a little hoarse when she spoke.
"iyue," President Matsumoto pointed to the Dragon Bone Powder on the table and said in a half-joking tone, "Didn’t you say yesterday your throat was sore and our Dragon Horn Powder wasn’t helping much? Co, this Mr. Sun from Dragon Country has brought us a ’Divine dicine.’ You can test it for and see just how divine it really is."
His tone was full of ridicule, clearly intending to make Sun Qingshuang look like a fool on the spot.
iyue looked a little embarrassed.
Because her sore throat wasn’t from being sick.
But she didn’t dare disobey the president’s order.
"Alright."
Sun Qingshuang opened a packet of Dragon Bone Powder and handed it to her.
iyue took the powder, hesitated for a mont, but still poured it into her mouth.
The next second, her beautiful eyes flew wide open!
An unprecedented, intensely cool and soothing sensation instantly enveloped her faintly aching throat.
The feeling was indescribable, like a parched seedling instantly drenched by a welco rain.
She could clearly feel the powder dissolving in her throat, forming a cool, protective film. It was as if all the tiny abrasions were being smoothed away, one by one, by this gentle yet powerful force.
She couldn’t help but let out a contented sigh.
"How is it, iyue? Is it so disgusting you want to throw up?" President Matsumoto was still joking from the side.
iyue didn’t answer right away.
She closed her eyes, quietly experiencing the marvelous change in her throat.
After about a minute or two, she slowly opened her eyes, looked at President Matsumoto, and said in a voice that was clear, loud, and crisp:
"President, my throat doesn’t hurt anymore! It doesn’t hurt at all!"
The entire office instantly fell deathly silent.
The smile on President Matsumoto’s face froze.
He stared at his subordinate in disbelief, then looked at the box of "knockoff" from Dragon Country on his desk. His mind was in a whirl.
iyue was his subordinate.
She wouldn’t lie to him.
He also knew iyue’s sore throat wasn’t due to inflammation.
Even Dragon Horn Powder had only a diocre effect on it.
But now, in just a few minutes, she was... cured?
Watching President Matsumoto, who looked as though he’d seen a ghost, Sun Qingshuang smiled and upped the ante: "President Matsumoto, you can let more people try it."
"Fine."
Matsumoto still wasn’t convinced.
iyue was, after all, just one person.
Could it be a coincidence?
Or perhaps a strong placebo effect?
As a prudent businessman, he couldn’t make such a major business decision based on a single case.
He pondered for a mont, then said to Sun Qingshuang, "Sun Jun, please wait a mont."
Then, he picked up his phone and sent a ssage to the company’s internal work group chat:
[@All Employees, is anyone currently suffering from a severely uncomfortable throat due to a cold or other reasons? Please co to my office imdiately.]
As soon as the ssage was sent, a response appeared in the group chat.
[Marketing Dept. - Kada]: President, ! I’ve had a bad cold for a week. The fever’s gone, but my throat has been sore and itchy, and I can’t stop coughing. I’ve been taking Dragon Horn Powder for days, and it hasn’t helped.
[President Matsumoto]: Kada Jun, get over here now!
In less than five minutes, a haggard-looking man in his thirties walked into the president’s office, coughing as he went.
"President, you wanted to see ?"
Kada’s voice was a grating rasp.
"Kada Jun, thank you for coming." President Matsumoto pointed to the "Dragon Bone Powder" in Sun Qingshuang’s hands and ordered in a tone that brooked no argunt, "Here, take this."
Kada didn’t know what was going on, but he obediently did as he was told.
As the cool, soothing powder slid down his throat, which felt like it had been scraped with sandpaper, Kada experienced the sa effect as iyue!
His violent, uncontrollable coughing miraculously... stopped the mont the powder entered his mouth!
He felt as if his throat had been nourished by a tily spring rain. The fiery, burning pain and the maddening itch were fading at an incredible speed.
"Ahem... ahem..." He tentatively cleared his throat and found that the cough was no longer so gut-wrenching. The feeling of a foreign object in his throat had also mostly subsided.
"What... what is this Divine dicine?" Kada stared at the empty packet in his hand, his face a mask of shock.
This ti, President Matsumoto was completely convinced!
If iyue’s case could have been a coincidence, then Kada’s imdiate and dramatic results were irrefutable proof!
The efficacy of this "Dragon Bone Powder" from Dragon Country had reached an unimaginable, market-shattering, terrifying level!
Without any further hesitation, his face broke into a wide, businessman’s smile. He gave Sun Qingshuang a deep bow.
"Sun Jun! You must give the exclusive distribution rights for ’Dragon Bone Powder’ in Japan to us, Matsumoto Pharmacy! We are willing to sign a five-year long-term contract, with an initial order of one million boxes! No, two million!"
Sun Qingshuang smiled.
He knew he had made the right move.
The two parties imdiately began discussing the details of their partnership and signed a valuable long-term cooperation contract.
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