The directive was for Wang An to personally make a trip and also to deliver some gifts on behalf of Sun Fuan.

This directive made Wang An realize that the relationship between Hu Xiaobei and Sun Fuan was indeed not simple.

Thus, he quickly called Station Director Sun at the TV station, making everything thoroughly heated and lively.

Hu Xiaobei was unaware of these developments, as he stood on the second floor of the shop with Guo Meiyu at that moment...

"The interior here is genuinely exquisite, sister-in-law, it seems you really put your heart into it before."

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's compliment, Guo Meiyu smiled, "Of course, this place is Lin Yongqiang's stronghold, we naturally had to decorate it better, otherwise, his shop would outshine ours."

Hearing this, Hu Xiaobei nodded his head.

Soon, Hu Xiaobei looked through the window at the 'Yongqiang Brand' fruit and vegetable specialty store across the street...

Compared to the crazy queues on his side, the specialty store over there was extremely deserted.

Although more than a dozen staff members were energetically promoting at the door, not a single person was willing to enter the shop.

Some even walked around just to avoid being disturbed by them.

"Serves them right, they brought this upon themselves!"

Hu Xiaobei knew that their current notorious reputation was all because they recklessly raised prices and lost credibility, so they were not worth any sympathy...

...

"It's over, it is completely over!"

After seeing a middle-aged woman dodge him like avoiding the plague, a person silently sighed.

He was an employee of the 'Yongqiang Brand' store.

Before, he had witnessed its brilliance, but now, he clearly saw its downfall.

He knew there were many reasons for this, among which the biggest was Lin Yongqiang's crazy price increases, driving customers away.

Previously, the aggressive onslaught from 'Xiaobei Brand' would have been a good opportunity for him to retain his customers and look for a chance to counterattack.

But he did not do so; instead, he opted for immediate profit by drastically raising the prices.

This made all the customers incredibly dissatisfied, and eventually, almost all of them left...

While he was reflecting on this, he heard someone calling him, "Zhang, don't exert yourself too much, it's already over for us. Anything we do now is useless!"

"Yes, I know."

He sighed deeply while speaking!

He knew that 'Yongqiang Brand' was like a leaking ship despite him continuously bailing out the incoming water, it was futile because the scooping was just too slow...

"Who else can be blamed for such a mess! It's all because of that damn Lin Yongqiang recklessly raising prices! They brought this on themselves!"

Shaking his head, the employee walked back cursively.

Zhang silently sighed too and returned.

He had once greatly admired Lin Yongqiang.

But now, having witnessed Lin Yongqiang's pricing tactics, he was completely disillusioned.

So now, hearing others curse Lin Yongqiang, he said nothing...

...

"Eh? What did you say? A new shop is opening in Provincial City? What are we waiting for, hurry up and get ready to collect protection money!"

In a villa area of Provincial City, a man smoking a cigarette spoke excitedly!

After saying this, he quickly extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

Seeing his boss's impatient demeanor, the subordinate hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Boss, let's just forget it this time. This seems to be a troublesome person. Let's not look for trouble! If things go wrong, we might suffer losses."

Hearing such a cautionary statement, he touched the heavy gold chain around his neck, weighing a full pound, and asked, "Troublesome? Does he have any backing?"

Having collected protection money in the Provincial City for so many years, he had always had good days precisely because he never offended people with connections...

Glancing at the boss, the previously speaking subordinate quickly said, "He doesn't have any background, just a farmer."

Hearing this, he said directly, "A farmer? And you say he's troublesome? Are you stupid?"

Chided in such a manner, his mouth twitched, and he said, "Boss, hear me out. Previously, Yongqiang Brand's Lin Yongqiang wanted to deal with this guy but ended up failing. He's really not easy to handle."

"Lin Yongqiang? That loser doesn't compare to me. Enough talk, get ready. I want to see for myself if this man possesses any supernatural abilities. If not, on my turf, he should keep his tail tucked and pay up without a fuss!"

"Yes! I'll arrange it right away."

Although he still felt it was not quite right, he went ahead and quickly issued the orders.

Trouble is brewing!

While Hu Xiaobei was getting ready for the grand opening, the queue outside was growing longer...

At the same time, the Provincial Television broadcasters, Lin Yongqiang, and those who collected protection money were all rushing in his direction...

But Hu Xiaobei was unaware of all these developments...

Looking through the window at the queue of thousands outside, Hu Xiaobei exclaimed, "There are really a lot of people out there, Sister-in-law, do we have enough stock for today?"

Hu Xiaobei knew that today was the opening day, and if the stock was too low, it would upset many people...

"Xiaobei, don't worry! Since before, I've been stocking up here. We definitely have enough to accommodate everyone."

"That's good. It's about time. Let's get ready..."

Hu Xiaobei hadn't finished speaking when suddenly he saw fleets of cars appearing.

Hu Xiaobei noticed, and Guo Meiyu, standing next to Hu Xiaobei, noticed too.

After taking a closer look, she said, "Xiaobei, isn't that the broadcast van?"

Hearing Guo Meiyu's uncertain remark, Hu Xiaobei laughed, "It's not that it seems to be; it definitely is."

Before had seen a broadcast van.

So, he immediately recognized it, all those grandly approaching were broadcast vans...

"Are so many broadcast vans here for us?"

Guo Meiyu was uncertain because she knew that it shouldn't be possible.

She had no connections in Provincial City.

"Could it be that Xiaobei knows someone from the television station?"

Muttering this, Guo Meiyu looked at Hu Xiaobei...

After glancing at Guo Meiyu, Hu Xiaobei said softly, "I think they're here for us now!"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei speak so confidently, Guo Meiyu excitedly clapped her hands, "That's really great! I was just worried about how to promote us, but now with the television station assisting us in the promotion, we can really save a lot on advertising costs."

While Guo Meiyu cheered happily, Hu Xiaobei narrowed his eyes.

Hu Xiaobei knew that he did not know anyone at the Provincial Television Station, so logically, these broadcast vans shouldn't have appeared.

"Perhaps Governor Sun Fuan tipped them off."

Thinking that the only acquaintance he had in Provincial City was Sun Fuan, Hu Xiaobei speculated.

While Hu Xiaobei speculated, many people outside were also shocked by the sudden appearance of the broadcast vans…

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