CHAPTER 47: CHAPTER 47: COMPANY CRISIS, DELAYED NEW REWARD!

The next day, Lin Fan woke up, but the system was silent.

Lin Fan found it a bit strange. Was there no sign-in reward today?

He asked the system in his mind, but the system didn’t answer, remaining completely silent.

This system was truly incredible, as if it could handle any reward, but sometimes it seemed a bit indifferent and arrogant.

Lin Fan could only feel helpless about this. After waiting for a while and seeing that the system remained silent, Lin Fan got up.

A new day, Lin Fan planned to do some food deliveries today; after all, he had nothing else to do.

But just then, Lin Fan received a call from Zhang Dafu.

"Boss, there’s an issue at the company. Our goods have been returned. Can you come to the company?" Zhang Dafu said.

Lin Fan had handed the Blue Moon to him to manage. Now that there was a problem, he was unable to handle it and could only report to the boss, with a bit of unease in his voice.

Lin Fan frowned, "Alright, I’ll come over now."

Blue Moon was a local hand soap brand in Yun City, co-founded by Zhang Dafu and several classmates a few years ago. Later, Zhang Dafu’s classmates gradually withdrew their shares, making Zhang Dafu the sole owner until Blue Moon was acquired by Lin Fan.

The primary market for Blue Moon Hand Soap was in Yun City, but they also had sales in other regions. As a company with assets worth hundreds of millions, it had become a fairly well-known brand, and its products sold quite well.

But this time, there was a large-scale return of goods, and products were unsellable!

Blue Moon warehouse.

Accompanied by Zhang Dafu, Lin Fan arrived at the warehouse, which was filled with returned products!

Zhang Dafu said, "The returns are a minor issue. The biggest problem is that all our orders have been canceled, and our production line is forced to shut down. If this continues, the company will have to close down..."

Lin Fan asked, "Why is this happening?"

Lin Fan didn’t really care if Blue Moon would shut down. He bought Blue Moon out of pure indulgence with money, so it wouldn’t matter if it collapsed. However, as the owner of Blue Moon, he needed to understand the cause and couldn’t let the company fail without knowing why.

Zhang Dafu felt somewhat guilty, "Well..."

Lin Fan frowned, "Is it possible that there’s a quality issue with our products?"

If it were truly a quality issue, Zhang Dafu would be responsible, and Lin Fan wouldn’t let him get away easily.

Zhang Dafu quickly said, "No, boss, I specialize in making hand soap and prioritize quality. Our quality is absolutely fine; it’s just... someone else’s products are better than ours, and they have better marketing strategies."

Lin Fan made a noise of acknowledgment, "Are you referring to Red Sun Hand Soap?"

Lin Fan once worked at Blue Moon and knew the hand soap market quite well. When Zhang Dafu said that, Lin Fan immediately thought of the competitor, Red Sun Hand Soap.

Red Sun Hand Soap was founded by Zhang Dafu’s classmate Chen Jianfeng.

Chen Jianfeng, who co-founded Blue Moon with Zhang Dafu, had a falling out with him and left with other partners to establish Red Sun.

Unexpectedly, Red Sun defeated Blue Moon in just a year or two!

Zhang Dafu nodded, "Yes, it’s Red Sun. Over the past two years, they’ve gradually eaten away at our market, leaving us with almost no room to survive."

Lin Fan said, "Red Sun Hand Soap is indeed good. Their products have a unique fragrance that’s quite pleasant."

Zhang Dafu sweated and said, "Their product formula includes a spice, which was actually my idea. I once got drunk and mentioned it, and by the time I realized it, Chen Jianfeng had registered it as a patent. I had no evidence and could only let it be."

Lin Fan sneered, "So, Chen Jianfeng stole your formula!"

Zhang Dafu replied, "Uh... and there’s nothing I can do about it."

Lin Fan said, "I won’t let Chen Jianfeng get away with it. Since he stole your formula, no matter how much it costs, I’ll hire the best lawyer to seek justice for you!"

Zhang Dafu was deeply moved. The boss was so good, and most importantly, he had no shortage of money!

Zhang Dafu said, "Boss, tomorrow is the product conference. Unless we can come up with a product better than Red Sun, the situation tomorrow won’t be optimistic. Also, Chen Jianfeng will definitely be there to mock us."

Lin Fan asked, "Do you have a better formula than theirs?"

Zhang Dafu smiled bitterly, "No, product research is very costly. After Red Sun emerged, I was unconvinced and invested a lot of money in research, but to no avail, and now it’s too late."

Lin Fan frowned, realizing the difficult nature of this problem.

While he wasn’t short on money, technology is sometimes not something money can buy.

Of course, he could also spend money to crush Red Sun, but such an approach wouldn’t have an immediate effect and would be a waste of money, not worth it.

"Ding!"

Just then, the system prompt sounded!

Lin Fan thought there were no sign-in rewards today, but to his surprise, it came at this moment.

"System Alert: Today’s sign-in is available. Sign-in reward is a mysterious hand soap formula. Do you want to sign in?"

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment and inwardly shouted furiously, "Sign me in immediately!"

What a pleasant surprise.

Just when he needed it most, the system provided a formula.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for completing the sign-in. A mysterious hand soap formula has been stored in the host’s memory. Please retrieve it."

Indeed, a hand soap formula appeared in Lin Fan’s mind!

Being well-versed in hand soap, Lin Fan read through the formula,

and was overjoyed!

This hand soap formula was incredibly powerful!

Not only did this hand soap possess powerful cleansing capabilities, but it also had skincare properties, which were even stronger than those of expensive skincare brands!

If this hand soap were to be produced, Lin Fan believed it would definitely become a hit; it was simply the Coca-Cola of hand soaps!

With the formula in hand, I own the world!

At this time, Zhang Dafu continued with a sorrowful and guilty look, "It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have trusted Chen Jianfeng and shared the formula with him. Now, I don’t know what to do. If Blue Moon collapses, I’ll have let the boss down..."

Lin Fan remained completely calm, with a plan already forming in his mind.

"I have a hand soap formula," Lin Fan said.

Zhang Dafu was stunned, "What, boss, you have a hand soap formula?"

Lin Fan said, "That’s right. This formula needs to be kept as secret as the Coca-Cola recipe. I’ll tell you half of it, and I’ll keep the other half myself."

With Zhang Dafu’s previous experience, secrecy was absolutely necessary.

Lin Fan then shared half of the formula with Zhang Dafu. This half pertained to the cleansing capabilities, while the other half, related to skincare, Lin Fan kept to himself.

Though it was only half of the formula, the knowledgeable Zhang Dafu was already extremely excited upon hearing it.

He dropped to his knees.