My version of Heavenly Dao is too old, so it's full of bugs.

Chapter 235 The Heavenly Emperor's Special Envoy is Actually a Live-streaming E-commerce Influencer
After reaching an agreement with Yu Bingtong, the rest was simple. Since all the directors of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group were here, a board meeting could be held on the spot.

Upon hearing Li Wei's terms, the board members nearly exploded. They had always known that Li Wei was greedy, but they never expected that this kid would be so greedy that he even dared to ask for shares!
So, is this kid going to swallow up the entire Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group tomorrow?
The board members were so angry they almost suffered a brain hemorrhage on the spot!

But whether on Earth or on the Celestial Planet, business competition is just that ruthless.

With the conversion of Yu Zu, the Smallpox Department disintegrated, and the remaining gods of the Smallpox Department were also placed under the supervision of the Plague Department. The Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group suddenly lost its biggest backer. Without sufficient "power and protection," they could no longer maintain this business on their own!

Therefore, they now have to rely on Li Wei!

The Heavenly Emperor's special envoy represents the Heavenly Emperor and holds the moral high ground. Combined with the powerful forces accumulated by the Central Plains Pharmaceutical Group, he possesses absolute power in the mortal realm, and no one dares to provoke him easily!
While it may not be able to pull Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group out of its predicament, it can at least help them get through the most difficult time!
So the board members finally had to accept the cruel reality—now it was their Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group that needed Li Wei, not the other way around!
Only Li Wei can help them get through this crisis!
The directors exchanged glances, then quickly sighed and said, "We need to contact the higher-ups. Let them decide whether to transfer the shares!"

Despite being a board member of the Zhongren Group, they are actually just agents of the gods and divine blood families in the mortal realm. Therefore, important matters such as equity ownership ultimately require the approval of the true gods.

Soon, the gods received a call from the mortal realm.

When the gods learned that a mortal dared to extort them at this time, they were furious.

But there was nothing they could do; the situation was what it was, and they had no other choice!
The gods behind Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group are mainly from the Plague Department. This time, the gods of the Plague Department suffered heavy losses. Not only were their divine positions squeezed out, but their original heavenly duties were also taken over by the Plague Department, and many of their interests in the Nine Heavens were stripped away.

This is where Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group becomes exceptionally important!

This is one of their most core industries, generating hundreds of billions in profit every year. Over a thousand years, it has provided trillions of resources for the gods of the smallpox. They simply cannot afford to lose this industry!

[Fine, give it to him! If our smallpox tribe can use this opportunity to pledge allegiance to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, it could be a new way out.]

Now that they have lost Ancestor Yu Hualong, the Smallpox Tribe can no longer remain independent. However, if they were to submit to other Heavenly Court forces, their fate would certainly not be good. Only by submitting to His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor can they gain more say in the matter.

Thinking of this,

The gods finally made a decision together, granting Li Wei a 1.2% stake in Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group.

This is 0.03% less than the equity promised by Yu Bingtong. But even this small amount of equity has caused a huge uproar among the various deities, making it impossible to allocate any more!

Li Wei didn't want to truly incur the wrath of the true god, so he agreed to a 1.2% stake.

So now it was Lausher's turn to step in!

He personally helped Li Wei complete a series of equity transfers, uploading various documents to the Heavenly Dao Records for filing. Even after it was all done, he still couldn't quite believe it and asked, "You really became a shareholder of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group?"

"Heh! It's all these guys' fault for committing the sin of arrogance. If they had signed a contract when they gave me the Divine Decree of the Ancestral Emperor, none of this mess would have happened."

Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group initially believed it could control Li Wei, so it didn't sign any supplementary contracts when it gave him the goods.

Of course,
It's impossible to sign a contract for something like this.

After all, the fact that the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy had the power to select Zhongzhou Group as the sole supplier had such a huge impact that no one would easily leave any written evidence.

In any case, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group believes that with their power, Li Wei would absolutely not dare to go back on his word.

But who could have imagined that things would change so drastically?

With the completion of the equity transfer, Li Wei developed a strong connection with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, and could sense the vast assets of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group even across infinite time and space.

After Yu Hualong's death, a large amount of capital began to frantically sell off Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical's stock, causing the stock price to drop from over 2000 to over 80, which was as exciting as a roller coaster ride!

It seems that the market generally believes that for Zhongzhou Pharmaceuticals, losing its founder is a bigger blow than the Tiandao 7.19 version update!
Even so, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group still has assets of around 30 trillion yuan. If their stock price were to rise, it would easily surpass 100 trillion yuan!
"Stocks really are the most profitable!"

Thinking of this, Li Wei quietly contacted Xiao Zi: "How are my stocks doing?"

During this period, he had already handed over the management of his stocks to Xiao Zi, and even the cultivation he gained when he killed demons in Tianlang City was traded to Xiao Zi and invested in stocks.

Xiao Zi chuckled, overjoyed: "After I sensed through you the matter of Bo Xun converting Yu Hualong, I had already sold most of the shares of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group and started shorting Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical!"

"With Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical's stock plummeting, we've made a killing! We have nearly 500 billion in cash alone!!"

In just two days, Li Wei's assets increased from over 10 billion to over 50 billion, a more than 50-fold increase!

So even he couldn't help but take a deep breath upon hearing this: "That's good! Next, you should acquire as many shares of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group as you can. If you can't acquire them, then short other pharmaceutical stocks!"

"understand!"

After ending the call with Xiao Zi, Li Wei led the leaders of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, the leaders of the Immortal Mansions in various cities, and the Divine Blood Families to the entrance of the camp to hold a new press conference.

Because of the disappearance of Tianlang City, major newspapers have deployed a large number of reporters to the outskirts of Tianlang City to keep a close eye on the situation.

After it was confirmed that Bo Xun had established the Heart Tribulation System and torn apart 72 cities from Zhongzhou to create the Blissful Demon Land, reporters from major newspapers were so excited they were almost going crazy, and they kept trying to interview Li Wei.

This is huge news!
However, they were unable to enter Sirius City to obtain firsthand information, so now they can only get information from Li Wei.

Especially after the demons opened a time tunnel and transported a large army of evil spirits from the Southern Demon Continent, the reporters became even more excited. They all wanted to know what Li Wei, the acting Heavenly Emperor's special envoy, would do next.

Where will the situation in Zhongzhou ultimately lead?

So the reporters surrounded Li Wei's tent, having already set up all sorts of equipment, waiting for Li Wei to appear.

It is worth mentioning that,
There is no internet disconnection in the Paradise Land!

So in addition to filming, the reporters were also broadcasting live.

Countless cultivators from the five states were continuously following the earth-shattering changes in Tianlang City through the live broadcast.

When Li Wei appeared, the popularity of the live stream surged again.

"It's Inspector Li! He's going to hold a press conference!!"

The cultivators from the five states had already gotten to know Li Wei through the news of the past two days, and knew that he was the new Heavenly Emperor's special envoy. So when they saw him appear, they knew that he must be announcing something important, and they quickly called their family and friends to the live broadcast room.

The reporters who had been waiting for a long time immediately surrounded him. Since returning from Tianlang City, Li Wei hadn't had time to change his clothes. Coupled with the incident with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, he not only looked haggard and his clothes were disheveled, but he was also covered in blood, with visible wounds of all sizes all over his body.

But it didn't look like a mess.

Even through the screen, everyone could feel Li Wei's soaring will; his eyes seemed to burn with the fire of a million spirit stones, even more intense than before he went to Tianlang City to rescue people.
It seems that nothing could destroy his fighting spirit, such as Mara converting the true god, the 72 cities along the eastern coast of Zhongzhou being split off and transformed into the Blissful Demon Land, and the gathering of all kinds of demons and monsters in Tianlang City to form a large army!

It didn't break his spirit!
This feeling became even more pronounced when everyone saw the group of cultivators following behind Li Wei.

The people from Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group looked utterly devastated, their faces pale and grim. Meanwhile, the mayors and patriarchs of the Divine Blood Clan were filled with tension and unease, as if they feared that the evil forces from Tianlang City would suddenly attack.

Comparing the two,

Li Wei appeared even more valiant and iron-willed, and when he stood on the podium, the reporters and audience members subconsciously felt much more at ease.

"Inspector Li, may I ask what exactly happened in Tianlang City? Why did the lightning tribulation system in the 72 cities of Zhongzhou suddenly fail?"

"It is said that two gods perished in this battle. Is that true?"

"Does the Heavenly Court have a way to counter the Heart Tribulation System?"

Li Wei raised his hand and pressed it slightly, and the reporters immediately fell silent.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd,
Li Wei suddenly took a deep breath and said, "Everyone! Before we start the press conference, I have something to say!"

"When we entered Tianlang City for rescue this time, we were suddenly attacked by a demon god! General Jiutian Leigong descended to earth to kill the demon but was instead controlled by the demon. At the critical moment, Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group stepped forward and summoned Bixia Yuanjun, the chief goddess of the Heavenly Court's Smallpox Department, Lord Yu Hualong, to descend to earth to kill the demon!"

"For the sake of all living beings, Lord Yu risked his life and descended to the mortal realm himself!"

"But unexpectedly, Mara was cunning and hid inside the demon god's body to ambush Lord Yu. Now, he has been converted by the demon and perished. Let us all mourn for him!"

Although the reporters had already received the news, they were still shocked to hear Li Wei say it in person. The Thunder God of the Thunder Department, along with the chief god of the Smallpox Department, had actually fallen just like that.

For a moment, everyone was overwhelmed with emotion and silently mourned for the two true gods.

Regardless of what the two true gods did in their lives, now that they have died to save mortals, everyone will naturally give them the respect they deserve.

At the edge of the crowd, the representative of the Bian Que Group couldn't help but sneer: "It was clearly a transaction, but in this kid's mouth it's become a true god taking the initiative to descend to earth to save people. Lord Yu Hualong has really gained a good reputation after this."

The representative from the Northern Wilderness Pill Cauldron was also dissatisfied: "Heh, Lord Yu Hualong's conversion by Mara is already a disgrace in his later years. Even if we give him the name of saving people, what difference does it make?! He has still fallen into demonic ways!"

"Death is a serious matter! Gentlemen, please be careful what you say!!"

"Aren't we all already prepared to divide them up? Why be timid? After all, their Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group doesn't even have its founder anymore, how can they compete with us!"

"But they've already reached an agreement with Li Wei. If they offer assistance in the name of the Heavenly Emperor's special envoy, we really can't take any action."

"Hahaha! Li Wei is a smart man. Why would he offend us for the sake of a power that is about to collapse? He will make the right decision!"

The spokespeople for the major corporations still looked down on Li Wei from the bottom of their hearts.

So after Yu Hualong died, they didn't even go to Li Wei to negotiate terms, but instead waited for Li Wei to come to them and beg for their help.

But I never expected this...
next moment,
Li Wei suddenly raised his head and said to the reporters, "The Heavenly Court rewards merit and punishes demerit! This time, the Yu family patriarch took the initiative to descend to the mortal world to save people and sacrificed himself for it. He is truly a model for the gods of our Heavenly Court!"

"Even before being converted! The Yu family patriarch did not forget his heart to save people and eliminate demons. He actually used his last divine power to send a message to the Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group, instructing his descendants to complete the work he had not finished, to contribute every drop of sweat to the Heavenly Court's conquest of the demon, and to shed every drop of blood to help the Heavenly Court subdue the seventy-two coastal cities of Zhongzhou!"

The representatives of the surrounding superpowers sensed something was amiss and instinctively tried to stop Li Wei.

But the directors of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group had long been on guard against such guys. When they saw them make any moves, they immediately locked onto them with murderous intent, as if they were ready to take them down with them at any moment.

As a result, the delegates were immediately hesitant to act rashly and could only watch Li Wei continue his performance, stirring up the crowd.

On the high platform,

Li Wei's face was full of righteousness, and he said with utmost openness: "In order to carry forward the last wishes of the Yu family patriarch, and to promote the charitable medical spirit of Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group in fearlessly saving lives and risking their lives to save others, and to reward cultivators who are willing to contribute their strength to saving lives and eliminating demons, I hereby represent the special envoy of the Heavenly Emperor to formally sign a strategic agreement with Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group!"

"From now on, all war medicines will be procured from Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group!"

Of course!

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Representatives from a group of large corporations clenched their hands, their eyes filled with anger.

Li Wei actually chose the soon-to-collapse Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group?
Is this guy crazy?
Doesn't he know the consequences of offending us?

Li Wei not only ignored their anger, but also intensified his statement to the camera: "Everyone! Although the soul of Lady Bixia Yuanjun has been converted by Mara, I believe that Her will is still resisting! She is still thinking of us and has not given up hope!"

"So if you, like me, want to pray for Him, let's buy the medicine from Zhongzhou Pharmaceutical Group together and spread His spirit of rebellion throughout the five states!"

At this point, Li Wei suddenly raised his arm and shouted!
"A single spark can start a prairie fire!!"

"Fellow family members! Let us unite to defeat Mara and rescue the true god! Let us tell those evil demons and heretics that humanity will never yield!!!"

The deceitful and fraudulent aliases are making their move!

Throughout the Three Realms and Five Continents, countless cultivators were stirred by Li Wei's words and shouted the slogan together.

"Buy Zhongzhou Pharmaceuticals, support the Zhongzhou God!!"

"Buy Zhongzhou Pharmaceuticals, support the gods of Zhongzhou!!!"

Stirring hearts and captivating all beings!
Li Wei is undoubtedly the biggest influencer in the Five Continents right now, and he has completely boosted the sales of Zhongzhou Pharmaceuticals!
As a result, the stock price skyrocketed!
(End of this chapter)