<h4>Chapter 42</h4>


    The director thought the nned trending topic wouldn''t take off.


    After several rounds of discussion, a social news story instead topped the trending list.


    The news reported that a Japanese tradingpany had acquired a firm called Micro Light Pharmaceutical Company. This enterprise had donated to disaster-stricken areas multiple times but remained rtively unknown until now entering the public eye.


    Most critically, Micro Light Pharmaceutical had alreadypleted the acquisition process.


    [Does anyone not know? Traditional Chinese medicine sells well abroad, but the distributors are all foreign tradingpanies, while the herbs are bought from us at low prices. Chinese medicine is practically being renamed.]


    [Ah! I''m so angry, why does this always happen! This is clearly our own traditional cultural heritage, yet it''s always taken away by others, utilized, and then widely promoted...]


    [This pharmaceuticalpany''s backbone is too soft, isn''t it? They sold out just like that?]


    [Brother, this is business, do you know what they mean by ''the business world is a battlefield''? What good woulde from refusing to sell? Should the wholepany go without food and drink, relying on you to work for free out of love?]


    There was a flurry of online arguments, with various viewpoints, but overall, the incident left manyizens feeling quite frustrated.


    At this point, aizen started a thread:


    "120 million for a low-price acquisition? Think that''s surprising? There''s even lower! It''s practically pure freeloading!"


    This post quickly gained more attention amidst the unfolding events.


    [This is outrageous, I can''t believe it. One million! They only paid one million for the acquisition! Can this kind of acquisition really be approved?]


    [What do these foreign investors take us for? Do they still think we''re as gullible as we were twenty years ago?]


    [Uh, actually, we''ve always been easy to bully. You just haven''t been paying attention. Many brands have been suppressed to the point of copse and eventually had to be acquired by foreign capital at low prices.]


    [What? Is that true?]


    [To be honest, how is this acquisition contract any different from the Treaty of Shimonoseki back then?]


    Asizens grew increasingly angry, Dou Dawei received a call from Sheng Yuxiao.


    "Now, go online, register an ount, and make an announcement," Sheng Yuxiao said concisely on the other end.


    Dou Dawei hurriedlyplied.


    So, amidst the chaos, a newly registered ount named "Thousand Gold Pharmaceutical Official" posted a Weibo message: [Everyone, don''t worry, we haven''t been acquired.]


    Many curiousizens quickly flocked to thements.


    [Thousand Gold Pharmaceutical? Never heard of it]


    [It''s that local pharmaceuticalpany that was offered one million, it''s been around for many years, is it really unable to continue operating?]


    [Looking at the IP address above, your area doesn''t seem very economically developed.]


    [Oh, Thousand Gold Pharmaceutical, I recently saw their job postings on a recruitment website. Last year, locals said their factory was about to copse, but they''ve somehow held on until now and are still hiring on arge scale. Did they perhaps secure an investment? But who would invest in a factory that clearly seems to be failing?]


    [This pharmaceuticalpany has several really impressive forms! All of us locals know about it, but unfortunately, it hasn''t been doing well since the old chairman passed away]


    Dou Dawei clutched his phone tightly, watching the eager discussions ofizens as the ount''s follower count soared and it was propelled onto the trending list.


    This was the highest level of attention this small pharmaceuticalpany from an economically underdeveloped region had ever received.


    He patiently waited for the right moment, and whenizens demanded proof of identity, he posted the business license and his own photo.


    As more and moreizens asked if some industrial tycoon had seen the news and invested out of unwillingness to let a traditional enterprise fall into such a dire situation, Dou Dawei recorded a video.


    "Yes, we did indeed secure arge investment. It was before the news broke, when I was at my wit''s end. You might not believe it, but it''s like something out of a movie - it was an ident, a coincidence... I was funded by an underage rich second-generation."


    When this video was released,bined with the IP address, thepany''s location, and Dou Dawei''s key phrases like "ident," "coincidence," and "underage rich second-generation," someone finally pieced it together—


    [Oh my god, could it be that Sheng Yuxiao invested?]


    Manyizens hadn''t watched "Exchange Lives" and weren''t familiar with the country''s wealthy individuals, so they asked who Sheng Yuxiao was.


    Helpfulizens began to exin in thements.


    [He''s the crown prince of Sheng Corporation, who went to South Province to film a show. This pharmaceuticalpany is also in South Province. I suggest you rewatch the highlights of the third episode. The show mentioned that Sheng Yuxiao followed Li Xiaoya''s choice and invested in some unknown project. Oh right, Li Xiaoya is a child from a mountain vige in South Province. Sheng Yuxiao really listens to her.]


    [Everything matches up! So thepany Sheng invested in was this pharmaceuticalpany! I watched the entire live broadcast of the show that day! It was indeed before the news came out! Which means that at that time, Young Master Sheng had no idea the incident would gain so much attention, he just invested purely.]


    [The investment was decided by Li Xiaoya. At the time, everyone thought it was absurd to let a child make the decision, but now looking back, this is simply a wonderful coincidence, the most beautiful destiny! Li Xiaoya is from South Province, and with just one word, she saved a localpany! And preserved our integrity!]


    [Aww, that''s great news, this perfectly soothes theizens'' concerns. I''m going to watch that show right away]


    Dou Dawei''s pharmaceuticalpany was pushed onto the trending list, and the residual heat also benefited the "Exchange Lives" production team.


    Suddenly, everyone was asking about Sheng Yuxiao''s background, who Li Xiaoya was, and why Sheng Yuxiao listened to her.


    Many people, driven by immense curiosity, started to watch the show''s rey.


    The director had no idea what had happened, waking up to find his show had inexplicably be even more popr.


    He approached Li Xiaoya and Sheng Yuxiao, unable to hold back: "Look, look at what they''re saying online. This show is really interesting, bringing more opportunities to poor and backward areas. Although the camera only focuses on the exchange participants, the actual significance radiates to all the local people. ...They''re even praising the director as a great benefactor!"


    The director could barely contain his excitement, his mouth spreading into a grin: "No one has ever praised me like this before."


    And now, not only had they gained fame, but money was also pouring in along with the rising view counts and ratings!


    "I have a premonition that our viewership ratings will skyrocket to new heights. Not everyizen can be sick and need to buy medicine at the hospital. They have nowhere else to pour out their emotions except into our show!" The executive producer grew increasingly excited as he spoke.


    Sheng Yuxiao merely responded with a simple "Oh."


    Then he turned to Li Xiaoya and said, "You see, the choice you made was right. Absolutely right. You saved apany, rescued a man who was on the brink of bankruptcy and might have jumped off a building, you''ve created more job opportunities for countless local residents, and you''ve brought joy to innumerableizens."