This morning, the five individuals who had just joined the Starry Sky Group yesterday had all arrived. Liu Hui summoned them to the conference room in the Group's office building, and then also called in the leaders of various departments. He first announced their personnel appointments, and then delineated the work responsibilities for these five managers.

The five professional managers each introduced themselves at the meeting, subsequently presenting their work plans and clearly outlining their arrangements for the coming period. During the meeting, to bolster everyone's confidence, Liu Hui had Zhao Yuanhua announce the progress of the clinical trials for Starry Sky Pharmaceuticals' newly manufactured myopia treatment.

"Boss, esteemed colleagues, because our myopia treatment drug is fast-acting and has shown no toxic side effects, it has already concluded Phase I clinical trials. It is now entering Phase II. If all goes well, it will proceed to Phase III in half a month. Once Phase III is complete, our drug can officially launch. Gentlemen, I have personally witnessed the miracle of our drug. One patient with severe myopia recovered to his former best vision in just two hours after receiving the injection of our myopia treatment. Even more astonishingly, his deformed eyeball returned to normal," Zhao Yuanhua declared with excitement.

The crowd erupted in murmurs, creating a buzzing sound of discussion. Liu Hui was delighted by their reaction. He clapped his hands and laughed, "Everyone, you were previously unaware of the true situation regarding this drug. After hearing Director Zhao’s words today, you should have a clearer picture! The standard of our drug far surpasses anything in the world. Alright, once you leave, cooperate closely with Director Zhao and strive to bring our medication to market as soon as possible."

The group left the office in a state of excitement, while Liu Hui kept Jiang Lu and Li Zhi behind.

"Director Jiang, Director Li, I didn't elaborate during the meeting, but what I need to tell you now is that within the next year, the sales revenue from our myopia drug must exceed two hundred billion US dollars."

Li Zhi remained remarkably composed and stated, "If our drug is indeed this powerful, and the pricing is right, I am confident I can make it sell worldwide. Forget two hundred billion dollars; two trillion dollars wouldn't be out of the question."

"My pricing strategy is already set: the wholesale price will be one thousand RMB domestically and one thousand USD internationally."

"Boss, I have two questions. First, why the distinction between domestic and international pricing? Second, isn't the price too low? Considering that previous myopia treatments were priced around this level, yet they couldn't cure it," Li Zhi inquired.

"The reason I delineate domestic and international pricing isn't due to excessive patriotism. The common people here already work hard enough; I cannot bear to burden them further. Where I can help within my capacity, I will. As for overseas consumers, they don't carry that same psychological weight; they have money anyway. Regarding the second point, in the field of treating myopia, we are an emerging force—a novice, to put it simply. Once our drug launches, we will inevitably face encirclement and suppression from established vested interests. At that moment, consumers will be our greatest supporters. If we set the price too high, losing consumer backing, our drug, no matter how good, will be rejected by the market. Therefore, adopting a low-price strategy to seize the market will be welcomed by consumers, reducing resistance significantly. Furthermore, using a product like this allows us to build a positive corporate image, so when our new products launch later, consumers will recognize and support us," Liu Hui explained.

"Boss, what sales methods do you plan to adopt for the international market?" Li Zhi asked.

"I plan to implement a regional master agency system. Based on certain standards, we will divide the international market into several major regions and then auction the master agency rights for these regions. Afterward, we will jointly determine the secondary agents for the next tier of regions with these master agents. Our drugs will then flow through the regional master agents to the lower-tier secondary agents, who will then bring them to the sales terminals, finally reaching the consumer directly," Liu Hui articulated his plan.

"Boss, this way we can quickly push the product to the sales terminals, but we will forfeit a portion of the profit," Li Zhi cautioned.

"Our company is newly established and not yet powerful enough, so we must win over as many allies as possible. By sacrificing a portion of the profit, we can utilize this drug to build a network spanning the globe, binding our interests with theirs. Then, if we ever encounter trouble in the future, they will be our greatest assistance," Liu Hui chuckled.

Liu Hui hadn't noticed this issue before; the Han Tang Hospital failed because he insisted on keeping everything for himself, failing to forge any alliances. Consequently, when he was ousted, no one was willing to help him. This time, he absolutely would not repeat the same mistake.

"Boss, I understand your intent. I will immediately begin working on dividing the market regions and vetting potential regional agents." Li Zhi was sharp and immediately grasped Liu Hui's thinking.

"Director Jiang, your task going forward is to establish the framework for the Group company and then do everything possible to ensure the smooth operation of the pharmaceutical factory and meet all the requirements of the sales division," Liu Hui instructed Jiang Lu.

"I will handle it, Boss. I'll communicate and negotiate with Director Zhao and Director Li of the pharmaceutical company shortly to ensure nothing delays your important matters," Jiang Lu replied concisely.

"Oh, right, continue refining your employee experience point plan. For now, we won't implement that management method. We will discuss adopting it once your employee experience point plan is fully perfected," Liu Hui added.

"Understood, I will have people continue to refine it," Jiang Lu affirmed.

"If there is nothing else, you may both go now!"

Jiang Lu and Li Zhi promptly left, and Liu Hui returned to his own office. He took out the voice recorder, put on the earpiece, and intently listened to Xiaoyaozi’s explanations. It took him the better part of the morning just to grasp the basics of the cultivation method, but he couldn't understand it thoroughly enough and dared not attempt it casually.

Liu Hui opened a website and searched online for some of the terms Xiaoyaozi had mentioned, gaining further insight into the cultivation method. He continued this process—listening to the recordings and consulting reference materials—until closing time, finally clarifying the introductory cultivation method for the Heaven and Earth True Scripture.

That evening, he returned to his room early and assumed the cultivation posture on his bed, slowly trying to sense the changes in his body. Alas, there were no noticeable sensations. However, he was unwilling to give up; this was a precious cultivation technique others only dreamed of. His current strength was too meager; facing masters from major families or organizations, he was no match. Therefore, he had to enhance his own power as much as possible, as his personal strength remained his greatest reliance.

The sky slowly brightened. Liu Hui spent the entire night cultivating like this. He jumped off the bed, stretched his now numb legs and feet, and yawned, but his face was etched with disappointment. Despite his all-night persistence, he hadn't felt any 'qi sensation' in his body, let alone any of the initial signs Xiaoyaozi had described. This couldn't mean Xiaoyaozi had tricked him with a fake manual; so, what was the reason he couldn't cultivate any qi sensation? Was his innate talent too poor?

Carrying this doubt, Liu Hui contacted Xiaoyaozi. Xiaoyaozi soon appeared on the screen.

"Senior, I have a question."

"Little friend, speak if you have one!" Xiaoyaozi's face was flushed with good health.

"Does this Heaven and Earth True Scripture of yours have any requirements concerning the cultivator's aptitude?"

"We cultivators of the Dao must possess a Spiritual Root to cultivate the Dao, so the Heaven and Earth True Scripture requires a Spiritual Root to be practiced. Why, did I not mention this to you?" Xiaoyaozi widened his eyes.

"Senior, when did you ever tell me that Dao cultivation requires a Spiritual Root? You have ruined me! I cultivated all night and couldn't generate a single bit of qi sensation," Liu Hui lamented, frustrated.

"Oh, my apologies. Without a Spiritual Root, the body cannot store energy. No matter how much energy one cultivates, it will ultimately dissipate, making Dao cultivation impossible. I was too excited yesterday after receiving those hundred attribute crystals and completely forgot to mention this crucial detail," Xiaoyaozi quickly apologized.

Liu Hui was not easily placated. He suspected the old man had deliberately omitted the issue of the Spiritual Root, fearing that mentioning it would stop Liu Hui from trading with him.

"So, what now?" Liu Hui stared at Xiaoyaozi.

"I have a Spiritual Root detection orb here. Let me test you first," Xiaoyaozi retrieved a sphere from his spatial storage and traded it to Liu Hui.

Liu Hui took the sphere and asked, "How is this thing used?"

"Place your hand on the sphere, then gather all your mental focus to feel the connection with it."

Liu Hui placed the sphere on the desk, covered it with his right hand, and gathered his entire spirit to sense it, but felt nothing. The sphere remained unresponsive. Liu Hui’s heart sank halfway. He switched his left hand onto the sphere, focusing all his mental energy to perceive it, yet the sphere showed no reaction either.

"Senior, what does this signify?" Liu Hui asked Xiaoyaozi.

"This signifies that you lack a Spiritual Root and are not suited for Dao cultivation," Xiaoyaozi stated helplessly.

Liu Hui, speechless, returned the sphere to Xiaoyaozi and asked, "Senior, if one did possess a Spiritual Root, how would this sphere react?"

Xiaoyaozi said nothing, simply placing his hand on the sphere. Immediately, the sphere burst forth with a brilliant radiance.

"This is the manifestation of having a Spiritual Root." Xiaoyaozi lifted his hand, and the dazzling light vanished instantly.

"Senior, are there many Dao cultivators in your world?" Liu Hui finally touched upon the core issue.

"Heh heh, in my world, cultivating the Dao is also exceedingly difficult because so few people possess Spiritual Roots. Thus, Dao cultivators are quite rare!" Xiaoyaozi chuckled.

"Old fellow, you are a charlatan! You cheated me out of my attribute crystals. You clearly knew Dao cultivation required a Spiritual Root but concealed this prerequisite, hurting my pure feelings!" Liu Hui finally couldn't contain his outburst. Seeing hope appear only to be abruptly crushed, this sharp swing from elation to despair made Liu Hui slightly lose control.

"Cough, cough, Little friend, don't be angry. Let me see if there is any way to compensate you for your loss," Xiaoyaozi looked extremely embarrassed.

"Compensate? How? Are you going to give me your body? Wait... there might be a way!" Liu Hui suddenly jumped up; he had thought of a possibility.

"Little friend, what did you think of?"

"Old fellow, give me some of your blood." Liu Hui produced a test tube and traded it over.

Xiaoyaozi took the test tube, sliced his arm with his finger, and a stream of fresh blood flew into the air. With a gesture of his hand, the blood immediately flew into the test tube he held.

"Old fellow, fill this test tube completely." Unhappy about Xiaoyaozi deceiving him, Liu Hui deliberately provided a large test tube.

Xiaoyaozi, feeling guilty towards Liu Hui, smiled wryly and let another stream of blood fill the tube until it was full. He then traded it back to Liu Hui. Liu Hui looked at the substantial volume—a full 400 milliliters of blood—and a smile spread across his face. Without giving any thought to Xiaoyaozi's feelings, he terminated the call.

Liu Hui closed the communication with Xiaoyaozi and immediately contacted Zeg. Zeg appeared just as quickly.

"Respected Lord Zeg, greetings."

"Haha, Lord Liu Hui, I was just about to contact you. Hmm, something seems odd. Why is it that every time I intend to contact you, you contact me first?" Zeg began pondering this anomaly.

"Lord Zeg?" Liu Hui called out cautiously.

"Oh, we can think about that later; let's discuss the important matters first. The biological specimen you gave me yesterday—we have studied it. The potential for modification in that creature is too small."

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