The original potion had already consumed tens of billions in research and development funds. How much would this perfect-grade formula be worth?
Probably an astronomical figure!
For a moment, Lu Yuan's heart pounded fiercely, but he quickly calmed down.
The next question was, how to monetize this formula!
Even for an ordinary medicine, from completion of research to market launch, it must pass through numerous hurdles. The various procedures alone are beyond the capability of an ordinary person.
Let alone a Martial Artist Specialized Potion.
Not to mention anything else, with Lu Yuan's grassroots background, he couldn't even apply for a patent for this formula.
As for collaborating with large corporations.
That wasn't realistic either.
In this dog-eat-dog society, Lu Yuan had neither strength nor background. Taking such a formula to seek cooperation with those large corporations would be no different from a lamb delivering itself into the tiger's mouth.
He would probably be devoured without even a trace left, not even knowing how he died.
"I need to think this through carefully."
Lu Yuan took a deep breath, settled his mind, and began to plan carefully.
"Great-Horned Savage Bull blood, Armored Storm Bear heart tendon, Fire-Scale Lizard testicles…"
An hour later, looking at the formula materials in his mind, Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh.
They were all just ordinary Demonic Beast blood, muscle, and other bodily tissues. Right, after all, it was only a Qi-Blood Strengthening Potion for ordinary people. How could it require many high-grade materials?
The value of this formula lay in its various data!
The refining process was also simple. Following the formula's instructions, as a top student in pharmacology, Lu Yuan could completely produce this potion himself.
"Only ten thousand yuan!"
Searching for the raw materials online, he easily found everything he needed. The total price for one batch was actually only 10,125 yuan.
Yet, the selling price of one dose of this potion was 660,000 yuan!
"These profiteers!"
After a moment's thought, he understood. Neither the materials nor the process for this potion was difficult. The reason it was so scarce, aside from its genuinely good effects, was actually a tactic of scarcity marketing by Star Glory Group.
But this worked in his favor. If the materials were too expensive, Lu Yuan truly couldn't afford them. However, he did have tens of thousands of yuan.
Before selling this perfect-grade formula, Lu Yuan first needed to know the specific effects of this potion. The most direct method was to make one and try it out.
In fact, every potion must undergo extensive clinical trials to confirm its effects before being launched on the market.
"Huh? What's going on!"
He clicked to pay, but it prompted payment failure.
Insufficient balance!
Previously, Su Tiantian only gave Lu Yuan two hundred yuan in pocket money each month, but he had just used the card meant for 'saving up to buy a house.' He deposited money into it every month, and over the past year, there should have been at least forty to fifty thousand yuan. How could the balance be insufficient?
Frowning, Lu Yuan immediately opened his online banking to check.
"…Damn!"
Seeing the series of expenditure records, Lu Yuan couldn't help but curse aloud.
They had agreed not to touch this money, saving it to buy a house. Yet, Su Tiantian had spent it all on cosmetics, clothes, and visits to various restaurants, bars, and other venues.
Not only was there not ten thousand yuan left, there wasn't even a single yuan now!
What was most infuriating was that many of the expenditure records came immediately after the deposit records. In other words, the money he had just deposited was immediately squandered by Su Tiantian.
No wonder Su Tiantian had never let him check this card, saying that not knowing the amount would better motivate him to earn money. So all the money had been spent by her.
In other words, Su Tiantian had never intended to save up money to buy a house from the very beginning, and naturally, she had no plans to marry Lu Yuan either.
"What a fucking idiot I am!"
Now that he knew all this, Lu Yuan wished he could slap himself hard across the face.
Su Tiantian was a very vain girl. The reason she chose Lu Yuan as her boyfriend during university was because he was handsome, and showing him off in front of her classmates gave her face.
After graduation, they didn’t break up. Aside from his physical prowess, on one hand, Lu Yuan was easy to control, and on the other, she probably hadn’t found a suitable replacement yet.
Now that she had latched onto Liang Kai, even if Lu Yuan hadn’t caught them in the act, Su Tiantian would have kicked him to the curb sooner or later.
"That bitch!"
Having figured all this out, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but curse again.
He wished he could call Su Tiantian over immediately and take out his anger on her.
But venting could wait. The immediate problem was money.
Getting Su Tiantian to pay him back was basically impossible because she had no money to begin with.
He could only wait for his salary. Besides his base pay, the commission from the deal he signed with Liang Hongyun alone amounted to a staggering five hundred thousand.
Come to think of it, Lu Yuan actually had to thank Liang Kai for this deal.
Although it was the High-Martial Era, Martial Artists were still a minority, and pharmaceutical companies like Xingyao were not uncommon. Especially with industrial mechanization, as long as raw materials were sufficient, production capacity was never an issue.
To put it bluntly, there were too many wolves and not enough meat. Forget closing deals, most pharmaceutical salespeople didn’t even have the connections to reach those Martial Artists!
It was only through his old classmate Liang Kai’s connections that Lu Yuan managed to get in touch with Liang Hongyun.
It suddenly dawned on Lu Yuan now. After a whole year since graduation, Liang Kai had actively helped him, probably with his sights set on Su Tiantian from the start. After all, even back in school, Liang Kai had harbored ill intentions toward Su Tiantian.
"I’m such a hopeless fool!"
Lu Yuan slapped himself, then let out a long sigh.
The next day.
"Xiao Lu, come to my office for a moment."
Lu Yuan was on the phone, diligently trying to develop clients, when Zhao Mingcheng opened his office door and called out to him.
What did Zhao Mingcheng want with him?
Frowning, Lu Yuan got up and headed to Zhao Mingcheng’s office.
"Xiao Lu, what exactly happened with Liang Hongyun?"
As soon as he entered, Zhao Mingcheng snapped at him without any pleasantries, then went straight to the point.
"This morning, the customer service team did a follow-up call. They said Liang Hongyun’s attitude was very cold, and she even had a few minor issues with our product! Based on the current situation, the likelihood of Liang Hongyun continuing to purchase our products is very low!"
"I’m not sure what happened."
"If you’re not sure, then who is?!"
Zhao Mingcheng’s voice suddenly rose, his face darkening.
"Liang Hongyun just signed a big deal with you the day before yesterday, and today her attitude has done a complete one-eighty during the follow-up. Something must have happened in between—something you did that upset her!"
Lu Yuan remained silent.
He actually knew the reason very well: it was because he had refused Liang Hongyun’s visitor pass.
"I don’t care what the reason is. Liang Hongyun is a major client, and we must hold onto her!"
Zhao Mingcheng snorted coldly, then softened his tone slightly.
"After work today, go to Cuihu Mansion and smooth things over with Liang Hongyun. We can’t afford to lose this client."
"…Alright."
After a brief hesitation, Lu Yuan nodded.
If this had been before, he would have refused without a second thought.
But now, knowing that Liang Hongyun was Liang Kai’s mother, he felt less resistant—even harboring a faint sense of anticipation.
Of course, the most important thing was still money.
Although Zhao Mingcheng was no good, he was right about one thing: Lu Yuan absolutely had to hold onto this client, Liang Hongyun.
After getting off work in the afternoon, Lu Yuan picked up two small complimentary gifts from the company, rode his little electric scooter, and once again arrived at the Cuihu Mansion residential complex where Liang Hongyun lived.
"The owner of Building 27 says she's not receiving visitors today."
At the security guard booth, the guard put down the phone and waved Lu Yuan away without hesitation.
Not receiving visitors?
Lu Yuan frowned. Liang Hongyun didn't want to see him.
Thinking about it, it made sense. He had previously refused that visitor card—to put it bluntly, he had been ungrateful. With Liang Hongyun's status, she wasn't someone he could refuse or meet whenever he pleased.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment. He absolutely couldn't just go back like this. If he didn't manage to see her today, he might really lose this big client, Liang Hongyun.
"Brother, could you make another call for me? Just say I'm here about Liang Kai."
Lu Yuan walked up to the booth window and handed over a pack of good cigarettes.
"You… alright, I'll ask for you again."
The guard pocketed the cigarettes and dialed the number once more. After a moment, he waved Lu Yuan over.
"Alright, go on in."