As soon as the Yanhuang Ministry of Health made its announcement, all the online voices defaming and cursing Ian vanished without a trace.
At the same time, countless diabetes patients flocked to Zhao Family pharmacies of all sizes to buy Ian Song Brand Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills.
When patients came to buy the medicine, pharmacy staff would ask about their condition and recommend the appropriate quantity based on severity.
There are more than 110 million diagnosed diabetics in the Yanhuang Republic, but even with the Ministry’s announcement, not many patients came to buy the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills at first.
According to statistics, only about 100,000 boxes of Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills were sold on the first day.
At 1,000 yuan per box, that’s 100 million yuan in revenue; after deducting costs and pharmacy commissions, about 70 million yuan in profit remains.
On the second day, sales dropped significantly, with only 80,000 boxes sold.
On the third day, 60,000 boxes were sold.
But on the fourth day, sales surged, with over 500,000 boxes sold.
This was mainly because Gaopeng Shangguan deliberately arranged for follow-up media coverage on several dozen patients with mild diabetes; after two days of taking the pills, all had fully recovered.
As soon as the report came out, more and more diabetes patients rushed to buy the pills, and those who were cured recommended it to their diabetic relatives and friends. So, on the fourth day of the Ian Song Brand Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills launch, there was a buying frenzy.
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
Sales of the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills had reached over a million boxes per day, with daily profits of around 700 million yuan.
After ten days of word-of-mouth, the miraculous effects of Ian Song Brand Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills spread overseas. At first, foreigners were skeptical, wondering how a country like Yanhuang, known for copying others, could develop such a miraculous medicine.
Despite their doubts, many international powers mobilized their intelligence networks to investigate and had people buy some of the pills for research.
With over 400 million diabetes patients worldwide, if such a miraculous drug really exists, it would make a fortune.
The results of their investigation left foreign powers both disappointed and excited.
They were disappointed that the Yanhuang Republic, which they looked down on, really did create a miracle drug that cured diabetes. But excited that if they could replicate it and promote it in their own countries, they'd make a killing.
However, after thorough research, their pharmaceutical experts couldn't figure out all the ingredients in the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills.
Another week passed.
More and more diabetes patients were cured after taking the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills, and the reputation of this miracle drug grew until it was nearly universally known. Plus, the drug wasn’t expensive at all: mild cases could be cured with half a bottle for just 500 yuan, moderate cases needed 1,000 yuan, and severe cases could be cured with two bottles for 2,000 yuan. Except for the poorest villagers living deep in the mountains, even ordinary farmers could afford it.
As the spokesperson for the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills, Jane Liang’s popularity also soared.
As for Ian Song, his Faith Power increased even more than he expected, reaching 300 million. In other words, thanks to the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills, he gained seventy to eighty million Faith Power.
Bear in mind, only a bit over a thousand 'ten-thousand boxes' of Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills were sold in 17 days.
Even if it’s one box per person, that’s just a little over ten million Faith Power.
But after thinking it over, Ian realized the reason: every patient has family and relatives. When they’re cured by his medicine, not only the patient but their loved ones also feel grateful to him.
At the same time, Ian Song received news that someone was smuggling the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills abroad, where the price was multiplied several times, yet foreign patients still bought them eagerly.
Meanwhile, the US, Albion, France, Germany, and even the Polar Bear nation all contacted the Yanhuang government, seeking to purchase a batch of Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills.
In response, officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to consult Ian Song for his opinion.
He was the Yanhuang Republic’s only Supreme Marshal. Even though both ministries were major departments, they didn’t dare offend him. If it were any other company, they’d have simply issued an order without consulting the business at all.
Ian Song had no objections and fully supported the idea, but he insisted that he set the export price for the Rapid-Acting Diabetes Pills.
‘Mr. Song, since this concerns national diplomacy, do you think you could...?’ Minister Chu of Foreign Affairs asked cautiously, misunderstanding Ian’s intentions and thinking he wanted to gouge foreign countries.
‘Don’t worry, Minister Chu. Hear me out first!’ Ian Song raised his hand and continued, ‘I’ll sell to any country at a 5% wholesale discount, but their retail price must not exceed 1,000 yuan in Yanhuang currency. If they sell above that price, I’ll cut off their supply!’
Minister Chu breathed a sigh of relief, glad that Ian wasn’t raising the price. But another issue came up: ‘Mr. Song, we can’t really control the retail price in other countries, can we?’
Ian Song gave a cold smile: ‘I didn’t create this medicine to make money, and I won’t let it become a tool for foreign capitalists either. If profit were my goal, I could double the price and people would still buy it. Bottom line: any country willing to accept my terms can get the drug; those who refuse, no shipment. And the contract must specify: any country that raises the price unilaterally will be permanently barred from all my miracle medicines, now and in the future!’
Hearing Ian Song’s domineering stance, both ministers could only smile wryly, but in the end, they agreed.
After seeing the ministers off, Gaopeng Shangguan rushed in: ‘President Song, there’s trouble at the pharmaceutical factory!’
‘Oh? What happened?’
‘Someone sneaked into our lab trying to steal our secrets,’ Gaopeng Shangguan said gravely.
‘Did you catch them all?’ Ian Song asked again.
‘All caught!’ Gaopeng Shangguan nodded.
Inside the factory, Ian Song had stationed eight shapeshifting demon cultivators as guards. Even the weakest among them was at the Golden Core level—no ordinary person could possibly steal anything under their watch.
‘Where are those people? Do we know which faction sent them?’ Ian Song asked again.
‘They’re from Fusang!’ Gaopeng Shangguan replied.
‘No wonder!’ Ian Song said dismissively. ‘Hand them over to the police!’
‘Okay!’ Gaopeng Shangguan nodded.
‘You’ve worked hard lately! Here, take this!’
Ian Song tossed Gaopeng Shangguan a bottle of pills: ‘The green pills are Bone-Washing Pills—they’ll greatly improve your aptitude. Take one white pill a month, and in at most half a year, you’ll break through to the Innate Realm!’
After Gaopeng Shangguan left, Ian Song called Minister Zhou at the Ministry of Commerce: ‘Tell the Fusang ambassador that their price for my medicine will be doubled, but the retail price must still be set at 1,000 Yanhuang yuan!’
‘Why is that, Mr. Song?’ Minister Zhou didn’t understand why Ian Song suddenly changed his mind.
‘My pharmaceutical company just caught a group of people trying to steal trade secrets—they were from Fusang,’ Ian Song said calmly.
‘Those damned little devils never change!’ Minister Zhou cursed angrily.