Having made a military pledge, Qin Guang did not immediately head to the Wu Group's bidding office.
Instead, he first went to a pharmacy, bought some medicinal herbs, and returned home to create a batch of pills for treating menstrual cramps using ancient methods.
Qin Guang tentatively called it Second Generation Cold Palace Spirit.
Compared with the original Cold Palace Spirit by Jiang Group, the pills Qin Guang refined using ancient methods not only had much better efficacy but also cost less to produce than the Jiang Group's Cold Palace Spirit.
All for the Wu Group's bid this time.
Several elite generals from Jiang Group's marketing department had returned in defeat.
It wasn't that the marketing staff of Jiang Group were not skilled, but rather that the Cold Palace Spirit medicine was truly subpar.
Though cheap, its efficacy was poor.
Ordinary hospitals wouldn't want it.
Not to mention the hospitals under the Wu Family's banner.
The Wu Family was the wealthiest in Ningzhou City, with the Wu Group valued at over ten billion, and all their hospitals were high-end private ones.
Such hospitals, when selling medicine, care not about price but efficacy.
The original Cold Palace Spirit was just too ineffective; the Wu Group only looked at it once before unceremoniously rejecting it, not even granting Jiang Group the qualification to participate in the bidding session.
The Second Generation Cold Palace Spirit, personally refined by Qin Guang, was his greatest reliance for completing this mission.
He placed several Second Generation Cold Palace Spirit pills into a porcelain bottle.
Qin Guang drove to the Wu Group Building, but to his surprise, he was not even allowed through the door.
Only after inquiring did he find out that Wu Group's bid committee had blacklisted Jiang Group.
Qin Guang wanted to go upstairs to explain to the bid committee about his development of the Second Generation Cold Palace Spirit, but the security asked him to make an appointment. When he called the bid committee for an appointment, as soon as they heard the name Jiang Group, they hung up immediately.
"Fuck, won't they even grant an audience? The Wu Family really puts on airs."
Driven out of the Wu Group Building, Qin Guang was speechless.
He did have a way to sneak past the security unnoticed and enter the bid committee office.
But this was a sales pitch, not a thievery.
Not taking the regular channels would only disgust those present, even if he managed to meet the members of the Wu Group's bid committee.
Qin Guang had no choice but to wait outside the Wu Group Building.
And he waited until the sun set.
He watched as other employees of the Wu Group left the building one after another, finishing their shifts.
Not a single member of the bid committee had left their office.
Qin Guang had to keep waiting.
Finally, at 8 PM, he saw the head of the bid committee and several members emerge from the building.
"Hello, I am a marketing representative from Jiang Group. We have developed the Second Generation Cold Palace Spirit, which is highly effective for treating cold womb and menstrual cramps. I would like to participate in your bidding session."
Qin Guang quickly approached, holding out the porcelain bottle containing the Second Generation Cold Palace Spirit pills.
"A marketing representative from Jiang Group?"
The leader of the bid committee was taken aback, not expecting someone to be promoting at the company door.
"Leader, I know about Jiang Group. We've seen their Cold Palace Spirit before. It can't be said to be completely useless, just basically ineffective."
"I also know this Jiang Group. They had never been involved in the pharmaceutical industry before, yet they set up a research institute and dared to make medicine."
"Such rubbish, I advise you to give up."
"Your medicine has no advantages other than being cheap."
"The hospitals under the Wu Family are all high-end private hospitals. They would not use such rubbish, to avoid tarnishing our reputation."
The other members of the bid committee laughed one after another.
Qin Guang did not expect them to be so harsh, but since he was there to sell, he had to endure it.
"The first generation Cold Palace Spirit was somewhat ineffective, but it has been phased out. We have developed the Second Generation."
He stepped forward, his tone somewhat submissive, "You are all experts. It'll only take a minute to briefly hear me out on the pharmacology, and you will understand."
The lead sneered coldly and pushed Qin Guang aside, "Get lost. We are exhausted from working overtime every day. We have no time to listen to your nonsense."
"What kind of attitude is that? His clothes are soaked through; it's clear he has been waiting outside the whole day. Can't you spend a minute listening to the pharmacology?"
Just then, a young woman in her late teens approached from behind, speaking righteously.
Qin Guang's eyes lit up immediately.
The girl was too beautiful, not only possessing a stunning face but also a great figure. Even wearing a loose white coat, it could not hide her curvaceous form.
Based solely on looks, this girl was on par with Jiang Qingxue.
Most importantly, Qin Guang recognized that the girl was also a member of the Wu Group's bid committee.
"Oh, so 'the young miss' has arrived. If you have the time, then listen to him," said the committee leader dismissively.
Most members of the bid committee were pharmaceutical experts in their forties.
Only Wu Yue was eighteen or nineteen, a recent graduate.
Normally, a pretty and young girl like Wu Yue would be popular among a group of older men.
However, it seemed that Wu Yue was related to the upper echelons of the Wu Group.
And she was completely intolerant of any under-the-table dealings during the bids, resulting in the bidding team not gaining any benefit since its inception.
Therefore, the entire bid committee did not like this 'young miss'.
"Hah, the Cold Palace Spirit is such trash that even if a second generation product has been developed, how much better could it possibly be?"
With a cold snort, the leader turned and left with the other committee members.
Wu Yue ignored the committee leader and other members and stepped forward, asking Qin Guang, "Your Cold Palace Spirit has a second generation product? Is it much stronger than the first generation?"
"Of course," Qin Guang replied with a smile, full of confidence in the medicine he had personally created.
Wu Yue said, "Alright, give me the medicine. I'll take it to the research institute for analysis. If it's really as you say, then Jiang Group will earn a place at the bidding session."
"There's no need for that, going to the research institute is not as fast as a field test."
Qin Guang waved his hand, smiling as he looked at Wu Yue, "If I'm not mistaken, you are currently on your period, and you suffer from severe cold womb and menstrual cramps, right?"