Beast Tamer: The evolution path I made up has come true!

He plans to wait until the regular version has established a good reputation and demonstrated its strength in the market before launching it to the market.

At that time, we will be able to more accurately earn money from wealthy beast tamers.

Just as everyone was eagerly awaiting the release of the drug.

At 1 a.m., a multi-encrypted online meeting was held.

Those who are able to enter this conference room are all big shots who control a lot of resources in the wind attribute potion industry.

Since Tianfeng Bio's collapse, these companies have outwardly distanced themselves from it, publicly supported the federal antitrust investigation, and even adopted a righteous stance of actively cooperating with the drug's market launch.

But behind the scenes, they spent a lot of money to assemble a team of top-level pharmacists in the industry and used multiple spirit-type pets to help decipher Su Mo's potion formula.

On the huge conference projection screen, Su Mo's publicly published papers, snippets of his live broadcasts, and Rong Sheng Pharmaceutical Factory's recent massive purchase records of spiritual materials were broken down into countless details by these spirit-type pets and pharmacists, and compared in the spiritual power model.

Finally, from the vast and complex network of spiritual ingredient recipes, the name of a basic resource was extracted and marked in red on the screen.

Breeze Grass

In the conference room, several leaders of Wind Resources Company stared at the names of the materials on the screen and fell into deep thought.

"Su Mo's potions contain a total of twenty-eight auxiliary materials, most of which are common items that can be easily mobilized at any time."

The person in charge of intelligence analysis zoomed in on the report and explained methodically: "The only material that stands out is the Breeze Grass, which serves as a carrier of wind-attribute energy and is the irreplaceable main ingredient in the entire formula."

"The amount of 'Breeze Grass' sap needed for one dose of medicine is indeed not much, but if Su Mo's current production capacity is combined, the demand for 'Breeze Grass' will become extremely large."

The person in charge adjusted his glasses and concluded: "Based on the logistics clues we have tracked, Rongsheng Pharmaceutical Factory currently has enough Breeze Grass in stock to meet the needs of the first small-scale pre-sale."

"As long as we use our funds to secure the supply of Breeze Grass from major producing areas in the coming months through various channels, Su Mo's medicine production line will be forced to shut down due to the supply disruption."

As soon as he finished speaking, the executives present exchanged glances, and their previously serious expressions gradually eased.

Su Mo's new drug patent has been granted, and with Tianfu University and the Federal backing him, it is clear that applying pressure openly or using underhanded methods will not work.

After all, Du Zhou serves as a cautionary tale.

However, in normal commercial shopping sprees and market purchases, no one can find fault with it.

This is a legitimate and legal business strategy.

They could easily use a complex network of agencies to secretly intercept large quantities of Breeze Grass from its source.

Once the market is short of supplies, the price of Breeze Grass will inevitably rise.

At that time, the retail price of two thousand yuan that Su Mo set to benefit the common people will become a shackle that binds him.

"Once he is forced to raise prices due to cost pressures, our media outlets and online trolls can immediately step in and stir up trouble."

Another executive sneered and chimed in, "At that time, his carefully cultivated image as a beacon of humanity will be condemned by the entire internet, and his reputation will be ruined."

The elderly man sitting at the head of the table nodded slightly in satisfaction and said, "When he is unable to move an inch under the heavy pressure of public opinion and funding, and his production line is paralyzed, we will take advantage of the situation to launch an alternative drug that is reverse-engineered based on his drug."

"As long as we have a sufficient supply of goods, we can not only legitimately take over his lower-tier market, but also make him lose everything."

"Then let's proceed according to this plan."

"We contacted distributors in major production areas and trading markets, raised the purchase price slightly, and tried to get as much of the Breeze Grass market share into our own warehouses as possible."

The old man beside him nodded, then picked up the teacup on the table, gently skimmed off the foam, and said: "It's good that young people have scientific research talent, but the rules of business operation still need to be taught to them by the market."

"Without raw materials, I'd like to see how he'll ship these orders."

As the conspiracy was finalized, an invisible net was quickly spread.

In just three days, dozens of trading companies with clandestine backgrounds flooded into the Breeze Grass Market.

They waved huge sums of money around, signing exclusive sales contracts directly with major production areas regardless of cost.

The market price of Breeze Grass tender leaf juice, which was originally only 150 yuan per liter, was driven up to the sky by this group's buying spree.

Three hundred, six hundred, one thousand... and finally it stopped at the one thousand eight hundred yuan mark!

A staggering twelvefold increase!

The heads of the various planting bases were all beaming with joy.

Many farmers who originally planned to switch to planting other spiritual plants even dug out old seeds from their warehouses overnight, wishing they could plant Breeze Grass all over the dirt road in front of their homes.

Meanwhile, the resource giants hiding behind the scenes, through layers of shell companies, swallowed up all the available resources on the market.

Chapter 100 Let the Bullets Fly for a While (5,000 words)

At this moment, more than a dozen production lines at Rongsheng Pharmaceutical Factory are running at full speed.

Seeing the purslane in the workshop turn into a pale blue liquid and mix with other auxiliary materials through the pipes, the entire management team beamed with uncontainable joy.

Old Chen rubbed his hands together excitedly, his eyes brimming with excitement as he said, "Great! The purity of this batch of finished products is even higher than expected, and the production line is operating perfectly!"

Lin Zhixia, who was standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense little face immediately showed a relaxed smile.

Mr. Lin was all smiles, looking at the production line and saying, "As long as this batch of finished products is successfully delivered, Rongsheng will have really made a splash in the industry this time!"

"Of course, I also have to thank Researcher Su for his trust!"

"Once this batch of goods is shipped out, I'll host a celebratory banquet for everyone!"

However, no sooner had Boss Lin finished speaking than the office door was pushed open.

The purchasing manager rushed in without even saying hello, panting heavily and covered in sweat.

Seeing the purchasing manager's appearance, Mr. Lin immediately had a bad feeling.

As the chairman of the pharmaceutical company, Mr. Lin naturally knew the purchasing manager's temperament. His panicked state meant something must have happened, so he quickly asked, "What happened?"

Feeling the gazes of everyone, the purchasing manager took a deep breath and quickly said, "President Lin, the Breeze Grass in our warehouse can only last for three more days!"

Upon hearing this, Boss Lin merely frowned and replied matter-of-factly, "If you're out of stock, then arrange to restock!"

"What's the big deal? Why are you panicking like this? Just contact those five long-term cooperative planting bases and ask them to send over a batch of grass tomorrow as an express delivery."

Old Chen, who was standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head with a smile, jokingly saying, "That's right. You, Old Li, are usually such a steady person. Why are you so easily startled today? I thought the boiler on the production line had exploded."

"No! I've already contacted them, and they say it's impossible to get any stock right now!"

Upon hearing this, the purchasing manager quickly explained, "I don't know what's wrong with them, they'd rather pay us the penalty for breach of contract than continue shipping!"

"A friend of mine at the base gave me a heads-up: someone offered more than ten times the price and bought up all their goods for the next six months!"

As soon as the purchasing manager finished speaking, the smile on Old Chen's face froze.

The others present also suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.

At this point, the purchasing manager added, "And it's not just these five companies. I contacted other planting bases in the trading market and found that all the Breeze Grass has been bought up! Now you can't even buy a single blade of grass on the market!"

After listening to the supervisor's report, Mr. Lin, who had been in the business world for many years, immediately understood what was going on. He said, "One company breaking the contract can be attributed to greed, but the simultaneous shortage of goods in all production areas is clearly a scheme orchestrated by someone behind the scenes to target Researcher Su."

The other party used legitimate business methods to buy up goods at a premium, cutting off the supply of Breeze Grass at the source.

Even if Rongsheng Pharmaceutical were to file a complaint with the regulatory authorities now regarding the other party's malicious hoarding, the investigation and wrangling process would still take a considerable amount of time.

What the other party wants is precisely this time difference.

Once the factory's inventory runs out and the production line is forced to shut down, leading to a shortage of new drugs on the market, the outside world's trust in Su Mo will naturally be severely impacted.

Once this was understood, the atmosphere in the office became increasingly heavy.

Looking at the ever-increasing material price list on the terminal, Lin Zhixia said anxiously, "Dad, I just checked. Not only have the large sources of goods been bought up, but even the small quantities of goods flowing out on the black market are being sold at an exorbitant price of 1,800 yuan per liter."

"If we buy these loose samples, the material cost of a single dose will exceed the price of two thousand yuan set by Senior Su. We will lose more than a thousand yuan if we produce one dose."

"Moreover, this small amount of loose goods cannot fill our production line. Once the warehouse inventory is used up, the production line will still have to stop."

Faced with this situation where even a skilled cook can't cook without rice, Boss Lin looked at the rapidly spinning machines outside the workshop, gritted his teeth, and a resolute glint flashed in his eyes as he said, "Buy it! Buy it on the black market!"

Then, Boss Lin turned to the purchasing manager and said decisively, "No matter how high the price goes, we'll buy as much loose stock as we can on the black market!"

"Since Researcher Su trusts us so much and has entrusted such an important order to Rong Sheng, we must produce the drug even if it means losing money. We absolutely cannot cut off his supply at this critical juncture!"

Hearing her father's resolute words, Lin Zhixia nodded heavily.

While buying up loose goods at high prices on the black market can keep the production line going for a little longer, it is ultimately not a long-term solution.

Once the limited supply on the market is exhausted, the production line will still have to stop operating.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhixia took a deep breath, opened the terminal and said, "Dad, I'll contact Senior Su right away."

"The other side came with great force this time, and the raw materials have been completely blocked. This matter is beyond the scope of our factory's ability to handle, and we must inform Senior Su as soon as possible."

Inside Tianfu University, Su Mo sat in a chair looking at the material quotation sent by Lin Zhixia and a series of breach of contract notices from the planting base, his eyebrows slightly raised.

Xu Qingshan, sitting next to him, had a face so dark it seemed like it could drip water, and he said sternly, "These profit-driven vampires are far too audacious!"

"Du Zhou had barely been sent to the detention center when they dared to openly collude to monopolize materials. It seems the last anti-monopoly investigation didn't really hurt them!"

While reviewing the abnormal procurement records from Rongsheng Pharmaceutical Factory, Shen Qinghe calmly analyzed, "Professor Xu, they've learned their lesson this time."

“These shopping orders were all broken down into smaller ones and distributed among dozens of companies in various regions and under the names of shell companies, and they were purchased at high prices in accordance with market rules.”

"If we want to define their malicious monopoly from a legal perspective, we will need at least half a month to collect evidence."

After listening to Shen Qinghe's clear and logical analysis, Lin Zhixia, on the projector screen, lowered her head, her voice filled with deep guilt and self-reproach, and said, "Senior Su, I'm sorry..."

"If our pharmaceutical factory were larger, with its own Breeze Grass cultivation base, or if we had invested heavily in stockpiling enough raw materials from the beginning, perhaps we wouldn't be so tightly controlled by them..."

Hearing Lin Zhixia's apology, which was tinged with tears, the atmosphere in the entire laboratory became somewhat oppressive.