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Chapter 185 Phoenix Nirvana (Part 2)
"To be a corrupt official, one must be cunning; to be an honest official, one must be even more cunning. Otherwise, how can one compete with those corrupt officials?"
This is the last words of Bao Longxing's father in Stephen Chow's absurd film "Nine-Rank Sesame Official."
The same film can yield many interpretations depending on the viewer. In Wei Yuan's eyes, the film employs a humorous yet scathing approach to depict the darkness of the political arena and the helplessness of society.
When one wants to be a villain, they are forced to become treacherous; when one wants to be a good person, they must be even more treacherous. Otherwise, how can they withstand the traps set by those deceitful individuals?
Wei Yuan's methods against Xu Feng may not be considered clean, but for someone like Xu Feng, Wei Yuan is merely returning the favor in kind.
Who is Xu Feng?
He is someone who would sacrifice his own happiness for profit, marry a woman who keeps him awake at night, and create a scam that turns his childhood friend into a scapegoat to suffer for his own gain.
Such a person is naturally difficult to deal with.
Therefore, Wei Yuan does not hesitate to use various tactics. Fortunately, Xu Feng has always looked down on him, while Wei Yuan constantly thinks about how to understand Xu Feng's character.
He continuously simulates in his mind how Xu Feng would retaliate after he makes his move based on Xu Feng's personality.
Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy leads to victory in every battle.
While Wei Yuan is focused on figuring out Xu Feng, Xu Feng has never taken this young man seriously. Even when he prepares to strike, Xu Feng believes that this kid cannot stir up much trouble. Little does he know that Wei Yuan is about to unleash a tsunami upon him.
It is precisely their differing mindsets that lead to Xu Feng's swift and complete defeat.
At this moment, the victor, Wei Yuan, after completing an interview with the television station, still cannot enjoy the joy of being a winner.
No matter what, the moment the battle's assembly call is sounded, as long as the enemy is not dead, the war cannot be considered a victory.
This is the conclusion for Wei Yuan. In his words, this is merely the first half. Although he feels quite satisfied with his performance, he still does not become complacent.
Friends who enjoy watching sports competitions know that there are countless examples where a team holds an advantage in the first half only to be overtaken in the second half. Until the last moment, it remains uncertain who will emerge victorious.
Therefore, Wei Yuan does not let up for a moment. His entire mental state is maintained in an excited combat readiness; he must continue to exert himself and strike Xu Feng down so that he cannot rise again, fighting to the bitter end.
After the interview concluded, those Pharmaceutical Manufacturers gradually prepared to leave. Even though it was Wei Yuan who had summoned them, throughout this process, they had merely acted as spectators, waiting for Wei Yuan to take charge.
Of course, Wei Yuan did not disappoint them; he successfully resolved the matter. As long as he continues to execute his plan, Xu Feng and his pharmaceutical factory will surely be finished.
As for whether this will affect the reputation of these Pharmaceutical Manufacturers or whether they will be able to recover their overdue payments, Wei Yuan does not concern himself with that.
Since they prefer to protect themselves and enjoy watching from the sidelines, waiting for Wei Yuan to handle things, Wei Yuan naturally understands the saying about sweeping one's own doorstep and not worrying about others' frost.
Anyway, after Xu Feng's downfall, whether those companies that once placed orders with Xu Feng will suffer reputational damage is something Wei Yuan cannot answer; they can only hope for the best.
During the journalists' interview, they pushed Wei Yuan forward to avoid being caught up in any turmoil. So regarding Wei Yuan's example, it aligns with a modern translation from the Bible: "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at him."
Now everyone knows that the scoundrel is Xu Feng. However, when it comes to who boldly stepped forward to denounce Xu Feng to prove their innocence, the public most remembers a name called Wei Yuan and also Phoenix Pharmaceuticals; the rest remain unknown.
As for those overdue payments, Wei Yuan directly responded to them: "We should trust the government on this matter and leave it to them to handle. In due time, Xu Feng's assets will naturally be compensated proportionally according to the list and amounts of those injured."
Wei Yuan's kind of rhetoric made those larger-scale manufacturers shake their heads in dismay; everyone knows that such words mean that money has likely gone down the drain.
Wei Yuan did not bother with them; since they were willing to be spectators, let them be. Naturally, after the interview, he planned to continue executing his strategy.
This is only the first half, but it has already been exciting enough to keep the whole city on edge, eagerly anticipating the second half.
With such a big commotion, it’s impossible for this storm to settle down after being resolved; otherwise, wouldn’t Wei Yuan have played for nothing?
Of course not. After everyone dispersed, various media that Wei Yuan could control began to lively broadcast today’s events. The spectacular scenes made the audience exclaim: it turns out that television news can sometimes be more captivating than soap operas.
At night, everything temporarily returned to calm.
Due to the relevant departments adhering to a nine-to-five work schedule, the drugs moved out from Xu Feng’s factory had already left Datong Town by nighttime.
Wei Yuan had this time difference in mind when he decisively instructed the driver to first take the truck to Luoxia Mountain, while the goods were temporarily unloaded.
At this moment, Wei Yuan was at Luoxia Mountain, accompanying his Cousin and mother. After dinner, the three gathered in front of the television.
The news was broadcasting today’s events. Wu Shuzhen felt delighted to see her son handle Xu Feng so skillfully. After all, it was this scoundrel who had ruined her happy family and led to today’s situation.
The news anchor from Jinghai Television Station was an older woman who had once been quite beautiful in her youth. She spoke in a pleasant tone as she reported today’s headlines.
“Today, a sudden incident occurred where a group of over a hundred people surrounded the Xu Feng factory. The leader turned out to be just a twenty-year-old boy, who was previously very prominent and was dubbed the Divine Healer, possessing extraordinary medical skills. His name is Wei Yuan.”
Hearing her son’s name, Wu Shuzhen was already overwhelmed with excitement.
“According to him, this time he stepped forward mainly because one of the injured victims was from a company called Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, whose boss is his uncle.”
Then the somewhat appealing female host continued, “However, according to our reporters’ interviews, the CEO of Phoenix Pharmaceuticals claimed that Wei Yuan is the company’s largest shareholder and that its development mainly relies on this twenty-year-old boy’s management.”
It was evident that such a phenomenon is rare in China; a boy so young could actually be the main decision-maker of a company. Xie Ge glanced at Wei Yuan, smiling.
Wei Yuan knew that after he had taken out all his savings, his uncle had already registered Phoenix Pharmaceuticals and transferred the majority of the shares into his own hands. According to his uncle's will, he only had one daughter, Xie Yufei, and he hoped that Wei Yuan would take good care of this cousin in the future.
In traditional Chinese culture, it is not suitable for girls to inherit family businesses. Moreover, Xie Yufei was still young, and the new company was being prepared entirely by Wei Yuan, with the funds also coming from him. This decision seemed fair.
"Now these people have moved all the drugs out of the factory and plan to hand them over to the relevant departments for testing. If the reported drug addiction incidents were indeed produced by Xu Feng's factory, this action would be equivalent to drug trafficking. Our station will follow up on this matter."
This was just a report from the television station. At the same time across the country, many local newspapers had already received this news and were considering publishing it. However, the newspaper in Jinghai City was the first to make a decision.
Traditional media showed its disadvantages at this time because, simultaneously, major portal websites and well-known forums had friends from Wei Yuan's Fan Club writing posts as soon as they left Xu Feng's factory.
By evening, these posts had already been published on various forums and portal websites. Due to the high attention from netizens regarding Xu Feng's incident, these posts were set as front-page headlines by forum administrators and website editors in less than two hours.
Thus, following Food Safety, drug safety once again sparked nationwide online attention and scrutiny. In just a few hours, it had garnered millions of clicks, easily surpassing any other news.
Moreover, with attention came discussions. Unlike previous topics of debate, this time it was clearly one-sided.
Wei Yuan had previously instructed his team to create a column specifically about drug addiction, conducting real interviews to showcase various cases where individuals became addicted due to accidental drug ingestion, leading to an inability to control themselves and severe impacts on their families and careers. These stories were truly heart-wrenching.
Therefore, this renewed discussion led everyone to believe that drug safety was even more critical than Food Safety and that those who profited from addictive drugs must be dealt with strictly.
Due to the severity of the incident, a special task force was established directly by the provincial public security bureau to investigate the matter. Now they only needed to wait for the test results; Xu Feng would definitely face dire consequences.
However, Wei Yuan's goals had not yet been achieved. As Yuan Ziyi pointed out, he had spent so much time and effort; if it were merely for revenge, it would seem somewhat irrational.
While many could understand this approach, wouldn’t it be more practical if he could also gain some benefits while seeking revenge?
Now things were escalating under Wei Yuan's planning; even Yuan Ziyi was astonished at Wei Yuan's capabilities. Clearly, the opportunities she mentioned had already been created by Wei Yuan himself.
Unfortunately, Wei Yuan's main firepower is focused on Xu Feng, which somewhat benefits Shen Qingyi. After all, with such a significant event, dragging Shen Qingyi down is not a difficult task.
However, regardless of the circumstances, Wei Yuan has executed the preliminary revenge plan effectively. Once the test results come out, Xu Feng's days will be numbered.
As for stirring up such a huge commotion at this time, could it really just be for revenge?
Undeniably, this is the most crucial factor supporting Wei Yuan, but he is no longer the naive person he once was; he knows how to maximize his own interests.
That is why he chose to have Cousin Xie Ge register the name Phoenix Pharmaceuticals at the very beginning of this plan, as he anticipates that after this incident, everyone across the country will remember the name of a pharmaceutical company: Phoenix Pharmaceuticals.
At this moment, concerns about drug safety have already caused widespread panic. After all, it is better to believe there is something than nothing at all. Moreover, for those who have encountered some dark sides of society, they have long heard of such addictive substances.
Thus, overnight, aside from Wei Yuan's planning, many people who resonated with the situation personally rushed to various forums to share their experiences of being unable to extricate themselves after using addictive drugs. Due to the authenticity of these narratives, they vividly depicted the physical and mental trials during drug cravings, making readers feel deeply connected.
Consequently, this type of writing known as "scar literature" suddenly became popular online. Some stories were true while others were fabricated; some individuals genuinely wanted to share their experiences while others merely sought fame and attention.
Everything felt like murky waters; at this moment, the most rational individuals knew how to fish in troubled waters.
An author named Murong Xuecun once wrote about his four admonitions for life: do not take true feelings towards children lightly, do not sacrifice for slogans, obey leaders when you meet them, and stir up trouble first when encountering issues.
Wei Yuan particularly favored the last one: stir up trouble first when encountering issues.
Yuan Ziyi had also mentioned this phrase to him; he wondered if she had seen it from this source?
But where it came from is not important; what matters is truly understanding and being able to act on it.
Clear waters yield no fish. When everyone can see through the surface situation clearly, it becomes exceedingly difficult to manipulate things beneath. If Wei Yuan were to do nothing and rely on reporting to let the government handle it, he would likely only watch in disappointment as Xu Feng escapes.
But now he took the initiative to throw a large stone into the water, stirring up all the mud and making the water murky, obscuring visibility for everyone.
Just like the current situation, no one knows how serious the issue of drug safety has become, nor does anyone know if Xu Feng's drugs truly have problems. Everyone is living in fear of the unknown.
Only Wei Yuan is particularly clear about what is happening. He knows that this is the best opportunity for him to develop while everyone else is still reacting.
Revenge is certainly something he intends to pursue, but focusing solely on revenge can lead one into a kind of madness, resulting in a loss of rationality. In a battle of wits and courage, losing one's mind means failure. Only by breaking free from this madness can success be possible.
This reflects the Zen principle of looking infinitely far.
Only by broadening your perspective can you grasp everything within it; if you concentrate solely on a specific point along the way, you will only perish at that location.
Now is the best time to rise.
Wei Yuan is leveraging Xu Feng's situation to create chaos and panic among the people. At this moment, when everyone begins to worry about drug safety, those large Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and companies will find themselves in trouble.
Because they become the primary targets of suspicion, no one believes anymore that big companies are necessarily legitimate. As major pharmaceutical companies face increasing doubt, it is precisely then that Phoenix Pharmaceuticals spreads its wings, soaring between the earth and sky, making a stunning debut and transforming into a phoenix.
The public will inevitably feel disappointed regarding drug safety issues and harbor doubts about major pharmaceutical enterprises. Wei Yuan is preparing to bring Phoenix Pharmaceuticals into the spotlight to dispel this skepticism.
Building a corporate image cannot be achieved overnight; however, during times of frequent crises, there can be shortcuts to success.
At this moment, after finishing his meal, Wei Yuan said to Xie Ge: "Uncle, please come with me."
Upon hearing Wei Yuan's words, Xie Ge followed him outside. The two began walking down towards Luoxia Mountain. After walking less than a hundred meters, they arrived at Xie Ge's Pharmaceutical Company.
By this time, Wei Yuan had already arranged for the factory workers to take a month off with pay, all funded by him personally.
The Boss seemed to have nothing more to say, so all the factories indicated that after the holiday, they would definitely continue working with Wei Yuan. However, it was strange that before the holiday, Wei Yuan gathered them together to move all the valuable machines and materials from the factory to another location.
When the two arrived here, Xie Ge unexpectedly discovered that Flying Eagle and Liu Lei were standing in front of his factory, accompanied by several tall and strong individuals who looked quite intimidating.
“Wei Yuan, aren’t these your friends? Why are they here?”
Seeing Flying Eagle and Liu Lei, Xie Ge immediately expressed his confusion and asked on the spot.
Because so many people did not seem to be there to discuss matters with Wei Yuan, but rather appeared ready to cause trouble, Xie Ge felt nervous. After all, he was somewhat afraid that Wei Yuan, blinded by hatred, might do something impulsive.
“What are you planning to do?”
In his view, it was only a matter of time before Xu Feng was finished; there was no need to take action against him at this moment.
Wei Yuan naturally thought of this as well. He had gathered these people not to cause trouble for Xu Feng, but for himself.
With a mysterious expression, Wei Yuan said to Xie Ge: “We’re preparing to set fire.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Ge’s face instantly changed.
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