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After exchanging a few words with Shen Kang, Lu Lan turned around, preparing to sit down and chat with the man next to her, when a woman rushed in from the entrance of the rest area.

The woman quickly glanced around the doorway and immediately spotted Lu Lan. She ran over and blocked Lu Lan's path in a few steps.

Shen Kang hadn't sat down yet when he glanced over and recognized the person as a Philips sales clerk from their uniform—he had seen them when he passed by Philips' counter on his way up from downstairs.

You Junjie and the others naturally recognized them and looked over.

After the saleswoman from Philip stopped Lu Lan, she was slightly out of breath and her first words were: "Manager Lu, something terrible has happened, a fight has broken out..."

Lu Lan was taken aback.

Before she could speak, the man next to her said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Looks like one of your employees got into a fight. Manager Lu, you'd better hurry up and handle it. Otherwise, if you come down for an inspection and your employees are fighting in public right under your nose, when word gets back to headquarters, they'll think you, the big boss of the Southwest region, have no control over your subordinates. I think we'll just have this coffee next time."

The saleswoman, catching her breath, finally finished speaking: "...Our people are fighting with Oral-Bee's people!"

The man next to him froze.

"Which side won?"

"I don't know, they're still playing..."

The saleswoman answered the question instinctively, but stopped abruptly halfway through—although she wasn't familiar with Manager Lu's voice, it was a male voice, definitely not Manager Lu's. Besides, Manager Lu was standing right in front of her; she clearly saw him, but he hadn't spoken.

The saleswoman instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man holding a cup of lemon tea, looking at her with great interest, behind and to the side of Manager Lu.

It seems that the question "Which side won?" was said by this boy.

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Lu Lan silently turned her head and glanced at President Shen, who was watching the drama unfold behind her. Not knowing what to say, she took a deep breath, turned back, and asked, "How did they start fighting?"

The female sales clerk said, "It was that male employee from Oral-Bee who kept saying strange things to Sister Xiao Zhao and taking advantage of her. Brother Li couldn't stand it anymore and cursed at him a couple of times. Then the other party cursed back, and then the two sides started fighting."

The man next to Lu Lan immediately denied it: "Impossible! Our Oral-Bee training for employees is extremely thorough; there's absolutely no way we would do such a thing!"

Lu Lan said, "There might be some misunderstanding."

Then he asked the saleswoman, "Where is your store manager?"

"The store manager was also fighting."

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Shen Kang, not sitting down, grabbed his lemon tea and came upstairs, standing next to the two of them, enjoying the gossip up close. He would occasionally chime in with a few words of fairness: "It might just be a joke, but then again, there's a limit to jokes... Standing up for a girl is quite manly; in our school, that would be considered heroic. But then again, in a society governed by law, it's always wrong to strike first..."

The man next to Lu Lan was clearly one of Oulibi's men. Lu Lan's "it might be a misunderstanding" attitude initially seemed to calm them down, but somehow, they slowly started getting angry again.

You Junjie and the others watched from the sidelines.

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They passed by that counter when they came up. Although I don't remember what the saleswoman looked like, I do have some recollection of her uniform and know that she was Philips' employee.

After listening to their conversation, they glanced at Lu Lan a few more times, thinking, "The head of Philip's Southwest Region? Doesn't that mean he's in charge of business in several Philip's provinces?"

Looking at Shen Kang again, who was standing between the two like a peacemaker, trying to please both sides, and recalling how Manager Lu had come over to greet them earlier, they felt a little uneasy.

Wan Zihao shrank back a little in the chair and quietly drank a cup of milk tea.

As for Shen Kang, after "persuading" her for a while, Lu Lan, although increasingly angry, still knew what was important and stopped arguing with the man next to her.

"Let's go down first."

The matter still needs to be dealt with first.

After saying that, he quickly left the rest area. The saleswoman who had come to report the news also hurriedly followed.

The men fighting with Philip's men were O'LeBee's men. The man who came with Lu Lan naturally followed after Lu Lan went downstairs.

Shen Kang, holding a cup of lemon tea, turned around and grabbed his snakeskin bag, intending to follow. However, as he stood up, he glanced up and saw You Junjie and the others, and called out, "I'm going to watch the fun. Are you coming?"

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The group exchanged glances and then stood up.

"Together, together."

Two groups of people came down from the third floor, one after the other, and headed to the counters of Philips and Oral-Bee.

When Shen Kang and his group arrived, the matter seemed to have been initially resolved, and no one was fighting anymore.

The mall's security guards also came over, but there was no fighting anymore; the guards just stood by and watched.

The bespectacled man next to Lu Lan was indeed an employee of Oral-Bee. He was currently standing in front of the Oral-Bee counter, making the Oral-Bee employees stand still and coldly watching them.

Most importantly, I looked at one of the men—he had some marks on his face, cuts on his hands, and his clothes were disheveled; he seemed to be the main person who had attacked earlier.

However, the reason the man was so cold was mainly because when he rushed over, he saw that this employee was being beaten by one of Philip's employees, who was riding on top of him. Obviously, he was no match for the other employee, which was what made the man most angry.

Oral-Bee is now preparing to enter the retail market, but they lost their first battle with Philips. This is not a good omen...

Oral-Bee primarily focuses on professional fields like dental recommendations; retail stores are not their forte.

Oral-Bee's ability to hold the top market share in China is also related to its channel positioning: in China, the proportion of customers who specialize in dental care and are willing to buy electric toothbrushes is much larger than that of the general population. Even in sales channels like Anjia, which specifically targets the mid-to-high-end market, the proportion of people willing to buy electric toothbrushes is not as high as that of Oral-Bee's channels.

It can be said that Oral-B is a high-end upgraded version of the electric toothbrush in the "special sales channel" of Anjia.

They precisely sell electric toothbrushes to the groups in this country who need them, and naturally, they sell them.

With such success, they don't care too much about retail channels. In their view, they are fishing in an artificially cultivated fishpond; once the net is cast, it's full of fish. Selling electric toothbrushes in domestic retail stores, on the other hand, is like casting a net into the ocean—the efficiency is far too low.

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Even when distributing goods in this "mass market," they don't set up special counters or anything like that. They just supply goods to some large chain supermarkets and stores. As for how the other party sells them, they don't care much.

But that was before.

Now, a new strategic plan has been released by the top leadership, which believes that the domestic electric toothbrush market will enter a period of rapid growth. At that time, it won't just be people who specifically seek dental care who will buy electric toothbrushes; more and more ordinary families will also become consumers.

Therefore, Oral-Bee is entering traditional channels such as department stores, which is why there is an Oral-Bee counter here now.

To lose the very first fight, even in a physical sense, is not a good omen...

The man remained silent and cold.

On Lu Lan's side, she had Philip's employees lined up and was giving them a lecture with a rather unfriendly expression. Philip's employees all had their heads down, looking like quails.

Shen Kang and the others stood by and watched.

"I came down too late and didn't see how they played. What a loss."

Shen Kang took a sip of his lemon tea, feeling somewhat regretful.

As You Junjie and his companions watched this scene, they recalled what had happened before: when they passed by here, they saw Oral-Bee and Philips toothbrush counters shouting and soliciting customers at each other, and when they saw that other electric toothbrushes didn't have their own counters and were just sold together on the counters, they even thought that Philips and Oral-Bee were like two peerless swordsmen dueling.

Unexpectedly, what they intended as a metaphor turned into a real physical confrontation.

And the boss of Anjia, whom they previously considered a "spectator," was also present and was indeed a spectator—literally.

All of this made You Junjie and his group feel that it was truly amazing.

Besides them, there were quite a few onlookers at the scene.

After watching the fight, some people had already dispersed, but some still lingered nearby, seemingly wanting to wait and see if things would take a turn for the better and start another fight.

After watching for a while, Shen Kang saw that it seemed the two families wouldn't fight anymore. He also noticed that it was getting late and the computer parts should be installed by now. So he prepared to say goodbye to You Junjie and the others and go get his things.

But then the phone rang.

Upon picking it up, Shen Kang was surprised to find an unexpected phone number.

Then, he answered the phone, glanced at the large crowd around him, and addressed the person on the other end of the line as "Boss."

The person on the other end of the phone was a little confused, but the next moment, they heard a slightly noisy voice coming from Shen Kang's phone, which had poor sound shielding. It was estimated that Shen Kang was in a crowded place.

The person on the other end of the phone then understood why Shen Kang called himself "boss," and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile, thinking to himself, "This kid is so young, where did he learn all these things from?"

Then she said, "Xiao Shen, are you free today? I'd like to invite you to dinner. Qiqi is home too; she was talking about you when your An family came to our house to sell electric toothbrushes last time."

The person on the other end of the phone was Fang Tianming. As for Qiqi he mentioned, she was naturally his daughter, Fang Shiqi.

On the other end of the phone, Shen Kang became even more puzzled when he heard Fang Tianming invite him to his house for dinner.

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Fang Tianming also mentioned Fang Shiqi, which made him think even more.

Could it be that my jinx has come true? This father-in-law actually has his eye on me and wants to set me up with his daughter? ...

After thinking for a moment, Shen Kang spoke up: "Actually, I really miss you, Boss. Since you're treating me to dinner, I have to go. But there's one thing I need to clarify first: is this dinner being paid for by you, Boss, or by Fang Shiqi?"

Fang Tianming on the other end of the phone was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Tianming didn't answer immediately, but instead asked, "If I invited you, would you come?"

Shen Kang said, "Boss, if you invite me, I'll definitely go. But if Fang Shiqi invites me, then I might have something else to do and can't go."

He knew that building a good relationship with Fang Tianming would be very helpful to his career, but he wouldn't do it if it meant selling his sexuality.

There was a moment of silence on Fang Tianming's end, as if they were somewhat shocked by his bluntness. After a while, a voice came again: "Then come on over, it's my invitation. Qiqi has piano class today, she's not here."

Fang Shiqi, who was just at home a moment ago, is gone now.

"OK."……

After chatting casually with Shen Kang for a couple more minutes, Fang Tianming hung up the phone, but instead of putting his phone away, he stared at it for a while, lost in thought.

He fully understood the meaning behind Shen Kang's words.

In plain terms, it means telling him directly that I'm not interested in his daughter and there's no possibility of anything between us. If you're trying to get me to have dinner, say something, or help me out of consideration for her, then forget it. But if you're just here for me as a person, and not because of her, then I'd be very happy to be your friend.

After staring blankly for a while, Fang Tianming came to his senses and shook his head.

"interesting……"

He had met a great many people. If it were anyone else, and they really had some kind of possibility with his daughter, and his "future father-in-law" was being so proactive, they would probably be scrambling to get involved.

Even if someone truly has no interest in their daughter and isn't going to make a move on her, for the sake of their own interests, they will most likely feign interest and try to maintain appearances to avoid breaking off the engagement.

This Shen Kang is something else. He came out and made it clear right away, as if his daughter were some kind of venomous snake or ferocious beast that he should avoid at all costs.

"You brat."

Fang Tianming thought to himself, then couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Do you really look down on my Qiqi that much?"

Then he shook his head again.

To be honest, before this, although he didn't have any objection to his daughter liking Shen Kang, he just thought it was "not bad." But now, the more Shen Kang declined, the more he felt that having such a young man as his son-in-law seemed like a really good thing. At least, if the two of them really got together, he wouldn't have to worry that Shen Kang was after something else.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Shen Kang hung up and said goodbye to You Junjie and the others. He went upstairs to check, and his computer parts were indeed fixed. So he took his things, planning to go home first, and then go to meet Fang Tianming, whose invitation was of unknown origin.

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