bestfiction Chapter 100 At this point, he already regretted it.
Chapter 100 At this point, he already regretted it.
Those who finally managed to snag the item didn't forget to post screenshots of their purchase in the comments section, showing off their good fortune.
Those who didn't manage to snag a deal were already frustrated by the manipulation, and now the bragging only fueled their anger.
The two groups in the comments section were so divided that they were about to come to blows.
"Hey you, don't you know how old you are? You bought yourself an old-fashioned phone? How can you be so shameless?!"
“It’s none of your business if I have presbyopia. Besides, I can’t just buy it for my mom.”
"My mom's old phone had some program pre-installed on it, and it keeps deducting extra charges from her phone bill every month. It's driving me crazy."
"I trust Yuan's products. Mr. Yuan himself promised that they were specifically designed to prevent malicious deductions. I have to buy one for my grandma!"
No matter how heated the comments section got, the Yuan family managed to capitalize on this wave of attention.
In the field of senior-friendly mobile phones, Yuan's brand has a significant presence in consumers' minds.
Before this, many major mobile phone brands had invested a lot of money and time in how to update and replace their phones.
The elderly population, due to their weak purchasing power, has never been given enough attention.
This resulted in many of their products being counterfeit or knock-off devices.
Some manufacturers, driven by profit, maliciously install illegal programs in the factory settings, causing phones to be charged unauthorized fees.
Yuan's new product not only fills a gap in the market for senior-friendly mobile phones, but also, thanks to the previous announcement, has established a good relationship of trust with consumers.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Yuan family will be the biggest winner in the business world recently.
Yuan Yangyang sat in Yuan Sizhe's office, staring at the ever-increasing sales figures on her phone, her jaw practically dropping in astonishment.
“Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands…” Yuan Yangyang was counting the sales volume when Yuan Sicheng pulled her up.
"Let's go, Dad wants us to go back right away!"
Yuan Sicheng's face was ashen. Seeing Yuan Yangyang's confusion, he explained.
“Dad said the Lan family is here again.”
Yuan Yangyang immediately understood.
Because the Yuan Group also issued another announcement today, which clarified its marriage alliance with the Lan family.
It seems the Lan family has come to settle scores.
Today was a memorable day for the Lan family.
Seeing that the Yuan family's press conference was a complete success, many business partners were eager to cooperate with them.
President Lan was also envious and regretted not having persuaded President Yuan to agree to the marriage yesterday.
Otherwise, if he announced the marriage now, he could have gained some attention.
Perhaps the company's stock price will stabilize and won't fall further.
Mr. Lan had only made a casual complaint, but his mother overheard it.
He immediately said, "We're going to have to arrange a marriage sooner or later anyway, so we might as well announce it now."
Mr. Lan hesitated, "Isn't this a bad idea?"
"What's wrong with that? Even if the Yuan family knows we're trying to ride on their coattails, they'll just be unhappy at most, but they won't do anything to us."
"Besides, we're going to be in-laws, so there's no need to fuss over such a small thing."
Seeing the Yuan family's growing popularity, Lan's father was indeed envious.
However, he didn't do it too openly, but only had people spread rumors to imply that the Lan family wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Yuan family.
Sure enough, once the news was released, the Lan family's stock market, which had been falling for several days, finally stopped.
"I told you to listen to me, and you were still hesitant. Now you believe me!" Mother Lan said smugly.
"Yes, yes, yes, listening to my wife will bring me good fortune. I'll listen to you from now on!"
"If you ask me, those who refused to cooperate with us before were short-sighted. Now they're probably regretting it to death," Mother Lan praised.
Mr. Lan also recalled that due to the influence of online public opinion, two long-term partners did not renew their contracts after the expiration.
Mr. Lan was depressed about this for a long time.
Now, with Lan's mother's flattery, his mind started to work.
They actually dialed one of their partners' numbers directly.
Over the phone, he directly told her about the marriage alliance between his family and the Yuan family.
As he had expected, the other party immediately agreed to renegotiate the contract and, as an apology, offered a 0.5% discount.
After hanging up the phone, Mr. Lan was very pleased with himself.
It feels like the downward trend of the past few days has finally been completely reversed.
Seeing the company's stock market data gradually recover, Mr. Lan felt a great weight lifted from his shoulders.
But before he could even catch his breath, the real bombshell was just beginning.
The reason was that he saw the news online that Yuan Niaoniao had been taken away for investigation, and related information about the incident was constantly being dug up by netizens.
When Mr. Lan saw this news, he felt like the sky was falling.
The most important reason why he was so sure that the Yuan family would compromise and form a marriage alliance with them was because of the material testing report provided by Yuan Niaoniao.
He felt that as long as he had this list, it was equivalent to having a handle on the Yuan family.
However, it has now been revealed that Yuan Niaoniao once used fake documents to deceive the authorities and delivered substandard materials to the Yuan family.
Mr. Lan couldn't help but wonder if the test report in his hand was also fake.
Mr. Lan immediately found the receipt and examined the issuing agency closely. It turned out to be the same fraudulent agency that had been exposed online.
Mr. Lan held the test report that proved the product was substandard, feeling it burning hot in his hands.
Before he could come up with a solution, even worse news came one after another.
Surprisingly, the Yuan Group officially denied the rumors, stating that all of their children are currently single and that whether they date in the future, and with whom, will be entirely up to their personal wishes.
They explicitly stated that the group would not engage in marriage alliances and had never had the idea of exchanging a child's happiness for personal gain.
The release of this news was a complete slap in the face to the Lan Group.
After all, President Lan had just announced that the Lan and Yuan families would form a powerful alliance through marriage, only to be contradicted by the parties involved, who clearly stated that they would not form a marriage alliance.
Mr. Lan was furious; he even smashed two cups.
Immediately afterwards, all the good news brought about by the previous marriage turned back on them.
The stock price fell even faster than before, and its credibility was even questioned because of this incident, causing the stock price to hit the daily limit down.
His clients, who had previously expressed interest in collaborating with him, had initially agreed to continue their partnership after the news of the marriage alliance broke.
Now look what's happened! They're calling one by one, making it clear that they're no longer willing to cooperate.
They even reneged on the promise of a collaboration opportunity.
"This is outrageous!" Father Lan slammed his fist on the table in anger, but all he could do was rage helplessly.
"No, I have to go to the Yuan family and demand an explanation."
Mr. Lan walked out excitedly, intending to settle accounts with Mrs. Yuan.
At this point, he already regretted it.
If he had known this would be the outcome, he would never have announced the marriage before it was finalized, simply out of envy of the Yuan family's popularity.
But what Yuan did was really unfair. Even if he did something inappropriate, Yuan's father shouldn't have made such a big fuss about denying it. Wasn't that just embarrassing him?
His company was also greatly affected as a result; Yuan's actions were extremely unethical.
When Lan's mother learned that Lan's father was going to settle accounts with the Yuan family, she insisted on going with him.
She was even more determined to get Yuan's fourth son and her Sitong engaged, no matter what.