The Zhou family.
"Was it Dongfengdu who made the move?"
When Zhou Rongsheng heard the manager's report, his face turned ashen.
Originally, they wanted to monopolize the acquisition of raw materials for Bai Nu Ge, but unexpectedly, Bai Nu Ge sold its own raw materials.
They don't lack anything!
"Yes..." The Zhou family steward was somewhat nervous, "The pills that Bai Nu Ge made before have always been worried about not having a market..."
After all, the amount of pills that female cultivators could purchase was limited, so any surplus pills were always sold off at Dongfeng Ferry.
They've stopped making low-grade pills altogether, and the Hundred Women's Pavilion is still selling the pills they stockpiled before.
Zhou Rongsheng's face was very ugly: "The Zhou family actually made a wedding dress for her!"
I thought the Hundred Women's Pavilion would be in trouble if they ran out of raw materials. I didn't expect An Zhengzheng to give up the market for low-grade pills altogether.
If he were to ask An Zhengzheng, An Zhengzheng would tell him that this is called corporate transformation.
The Zhou family has suffered a huge loss, buying back the pills that An Zhengzheng bought at a low price at a high price.
"...Such a talent for business is truly terrifying."
Zhou Rongsheng had been in business for many years and had never encountered such a person before.
But only An Zhengzheng knew that in her previous life, her family business was facing a market of 1.4 billion people.
In the cultivation world, having 100,000 people would be considered quite good.
This management experience and modern knowledge is a combination of East and West, and the textbooks are the crystallization of the wisdom of countless people.
They are completely incomparable.
Zhou Rongsheng said coldly, "...to actually be defeated by a little girl."
The Zhou family steward sighed inwardly.
If the master were more amiable, he could have easily cooperated with the Hundred Women Pavilion, just like the Qi family.
But all that trouble happened because of the eldest son.
Just as he was thinking of Zhou Xu, Zhou Rongsheng asked, "Where's that rebellious son? Haven't they found him yet?"
The Zhou family steward straightened his back and said nervously, "We really don't know where the eldest young master has gone."
"They must have used some kind of undetectable magical artifact; we can't find it at all!"
No one expected that the magical artifacts poured on Zhou Xu back then would now become the best tool for him to escape.
Zhou Rongsheng was truly disappointed in this son.
"Let him drink for a few days to vent his frustrations, and that will be enough. He's actually degenerated to this state; it's a waste of the clan's efforts to raise such a cowardly and incompetent brat!"
He doesn't resemble a man from the Zhou family at all.
In his distress, he thought of Zhou Yu'er again.
"The fifth wife's daughter?" The Zhou family steward didn't pay much attention. "I heard she went too, but I don't know where she went. She left a letter for the fifth wife."
They ran away again.
Zhou Rongsheng was furious: "Find them! Find both of them!"
The Zhou family steward quickly agreed.
However, those who are determined to hide are usually impossible to find no matter how hard you look.
Zhou Xu disappeared without a trace.
At first, there was a lot of discussion, but later there was no discussion at all.
On the contrary, An Zhengzheng has generated a lot of discussion.
Bai Nu Ge still sells elixirs and talismans, and its cultivation manuals remain bestsellers.
Dongfeng Ferry also saw the release of many pills and talismans that had not been processed with Linggu powder, and they were reasonably priced.
This immediately drove down the price of low-grade pills.
This marks the beginning of An Zhengzheng leading the female cultivators into the male market.
After all, with increased productivity, there has to be a market for it, and the market for female cultivators is already saturated.
The raw materials that the Zhou family purchased at high prices had to be reduced in price after being made into pills.
Otherwise, compared to the price of Dongfengdu, it simply wouldn't sell.
In the end, they lost a lot of money, but it all helped build An Zhengzheng's reputation.
"Sir, they're all demanding an explanation right here in front of our shop..."
The Zhou family steward was quite helpless.
Originally, An Zhengzheng purchased materials from female cultivators at low prices, but the feedback was good; they could buy finished pills at half price.
As a result, the Zhou family raised the price of raw materials, and after discovering that they were losing money, they wanted to buy them back at the original price.
Those male cultivators who sell materials would never agree!
They had long heard that the Zhou family was buying materials at high prices, and they had worked hard to grow a lot of them. Now the Zhou family was suddenly going to lower the price back to the original price. Wasn't this just ripping them off?
The Zhou family's actions not only failed to stop the Hundred Women Pavilion, but also put them in a difficult situation.
There is now a situation where raw materials are not selling well in the market.
The Zhou family insisted on buying it at the original price, but their reputation was severely damaged.
When the news reached An Zhengzheng, she simply smiled faintly.
"Young lady, we can produce fewer and fewer low-grade pills."
Madam Pei was very worried: "Those female cultivators are still in seclusion. The Zhou family will definitely take advantage of this time to seize the market again."
An Zhengzheng calmly replied, "Let them be. We have our own rhythm."
“In business, the most important things are integrity and reputation, otherwise consumers… uh…” An Zhengzheng corrected herself, “otherwise customers won’t buy it.”
The Zhou family's attempt to take this action is completely self-destructive.
She told Lady Pei, "Don't worry about them."
“Production at Bai Nu Ge has slowed down recently, so it should be much easier to manage. You and Yi Rou will have to work hard.”
"...What do you mean by that, young lady?"
"I need to go into seclusion for a while, about three months."
An Zhengzheng packed everything away, but left behind a magical artifact that could communicate.
Lady Pei asked in confusion, "Seclusion? Why the sudden decision to go into seclusion?"
"A contest of magical skills."
An Zhengzheng was determined to prepare wholeheartedly for the martial arts competition.
Nowadays, the Hundred Women's Pavilion is operating discreetly. The cultivation techniques in the magazine are already available, and the process for obtaining basic pills is also going smoothly.
With An Yirou, Lady Pei, and An Qinghuan around, there's absolutely no need for An Zhengzheng to be in charge.
During these three months, An Zhengzheng buried himself in his training on his own mountain.
Little did they know, there were significant developments outside.
The Jade Scroll Forum was in an uproar because of the female cultivators' performance in the annual assessment.
It started with the female cultivators of Siyue Sect sharing their progress.
People from other sects asked skeptically, "Is this really true?"
Their assessment wasn't as quick as Siyuemen's, but when the results came out, people from other sects were also stunned.
Although the female disciples of their sect did not have time to apply for jobs as female workers, they did have transactions with the Hundred Women Pavilion.
They also managed to buy half-price pills from the Hundred Women Pavilion by selling raw materials, which allowed them to improve their cultivation much faster than in previous years.
Although not as obvious as the female cultivators of the Siyue Sect, it was still an improvement over before.
This sparked controversy among various sects.
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