The entertainment empire began with Liu Yifei's premarital pregnancy.

"System, open the holiday gift pack!"

Lin Bufang did not hesitate at all.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have opened the White Dew Festival Gift Pack and received the reward: a cold medicine recipe.]

"A cold medicine formula?"

Lin Bufan looked at the documents in his hand.

I had just signed with a pharmaceutical company, and they gave me a cold medicine formula.

Does that mean...?

Lin Bufan's heart stirred.

According to the system, the cold medicine he checked in with was very effective.

Normally, it takes at least a week for a person to recover from a cold and fever, mainly due to the body's own immune system.

Cold medicine can only alleviate symptoms and speed up the course of treatment.

If the medicine works well, it may cure the cold in five days; if the cold is severe, it may last for a month.

The cold medicine formula that Lin Bufan just signed in can cure mild colds within three days, and even severe colds will not last more than seven days.

Furthermore, it can reduce physical discomfort caused by a cold during medication.

"This cold medicine will definitely cause a sensation in the market once it hits the market," Lin Bufan thought with some anticipation.

Once Jinma Pharmaceutical completes the acquisition, they will launch this cold medicine and be able to seize the market.

Moreover, it is a traditional Chinese medicine and does not cause any harm to the human body.

Cold medicine may seem insignificant, but its market value in China is at least 30 to 50 billion yuan a year.

Even if this drug only accounts for 20% of the national market share, it can still generate over 10 billion yuan in revenue a year. As for the profit...

That's one way to put it.

The biggest investment for pharmaceutical companies is actually in research and development costs, while production costs account for a relatively small portion of total costs.

So, to put it simply, with revenue of tens of billions, the profit margin is about 70%, and in the domestic market alone, it can earn at least 70 billion a year.

A drug with such good effects should definitely be available on overseas markets.

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"What? It's all over the internet? How is that possible..."

Zhang Zilin woke up to a phone call from her agent, and was completely stunned after hearing what he said.

The reason is that Zhang Zilin's application to become Lin Bufan's personal assistant in Kyoto was exposed online.

"Linlin, this matter has caused a huge uproar online..."

"Sister Chen, this is a misunderstanding. Actually, it was my best friend who made the decision on her own. I have already spoken with Mr. Lin, so how could this be..." Zhang Zilin's face was somewhat unpleasant.

"Sister Chen, should I explain this to the public?"

"There's no use doing anything now. Remember not to respond to anything. If any reporters try to interview you, refuse them all. This matter can only be handled quietly. Once time has passed, people will naturally stop discussing it."

After the agent, Sister Chen, finished speaking, she hung up the phone immediately.

"Give it the cold shoulder..."

Upon hearing those three words, Zhang Zilin slumped onto the sofa, her face ashen.

It's worth noting that this past year was precisely the time she was expanding her influence, and now, because of this incident, she's become famous online.

However, it had a very significant impact on her reputation.

If it's left unresolved, who knows how long it will circulate online? Is she supposed to just wait and see?

If she has to wait that long, even if the topic eventually fades away, her future will be ruined.

Zhang Zilin roused herself, got up, turned on her computer, and checked what people were saying about her online.

"Tch, so what if she's the Miss World champion? She still wants to get into Director Lin's bed."

"What the person upstairs said was really harsh, but that's the gist of the matter."

"Zhang Zilin looks quite innocent, but she's nothing special after all!"

"But it's understandable. If I were Zhang Zilin, I would have done the same."

"Director Lin's previous personal assistant is now the risk control director of the well-known investment bank Zhewei Capital. It's a pity I'm not a woman."

Zhang Zilin's expression changed frequently as she looked at the messages on the forum.

All of the above are still acceptable to her.

As for the things she couldn't accept, she didn't dare to look at them at all; the insults were just too nasty.

"What should I do now?"

Zhang Zilin sat in the chair, her eyes somewhat vacant.

Her agent's words echoed in her ears, and she could imagine that her agent might have given up on her.

As a model, especially as the Miss World global champion, fame is the most important thing to her.

While many Victoria's Secret supermodels have far more scandalous private lives, that's in other countries, and the situation is completely different from that in China.

Unless she abandons the domestic market now and turns to overseas markets, she can ignore these comments in China.

Zhang Zilin knew very well that although she had won the Miss World title, she was only well-known in China, and her international reputation was only so-so.

If she were to go abroad, who knows what kind of situation she might encounter.

Moreover, unless there is truly no other way in China, she really doesn't want to develop her career overseas.

"Ring ring ring"

Just then, a phone rang.

"Feed?"

Zhang Zilin didn't even look at the caller ID before answering the phone.

"It's me!"

Shen Xiuying's voice came through the phone.

"Mr. Shen?"

Hearing Shen Xiuying's voice, Zhang Zilin asked with some confusion, "President Shen, what's going on...?"

"You know what's going on online, right?"

Shen Xiuying asked directly and bluntly.

"Mr. Shen, those messages online, could they be...?"

A thought suddenly flashed through Zhang Zilin's mind. She knew that Shen Xiuying was in charge of Jingyi, a subsidiary of Kyoto Entertainment, and wanted to sign her.

However, due to contractual reasons, I have been hesitant to agree to their request.

Could it be that the news circulating online was leaked by Shen Xiuying?

If that's the case, then everything makes sense.

"You don't actually think I told everyone about your situation, do you?"

Before Zhang Zilin could finish speaking, Shen Xiuying interrupted her directly: "I can tell you that Kyoto has the capability, but I, Shen Xiuying, disdain to do so."

If it's a small company, they can use some dirty tricks.

However, Kyoto is not a small company; its subsidiaries are all seeking to go public, so it is absolutely impossible for them to use such methods.

"I've already investigated this matter for you. It was your best friend who took money from a few media outlets to leak the news."

In fact, before making this call, Shen Xiuying had sent someone to find out what happened after she learned about the incident.

Ultimately, she learned that Zhang Zilin's best friend had paid 20 yuan to expose the matter to the media.

Clearly, Zhang Zilin was betrayed by what she considered her best friend, and for a fairly good price.

08 in 20 was not a small sum of money.