WBSGVS Chapter 250 Part 1

Chapter 250

It wasn’t that the director had given up on himself—it’s just that by the fifth day, when he came into work and saw the flood of glowing reviews and the skyrocketing sales figures, he knew he’d messed up.

He had gotten to know Jiang Zheng in the first place to ride on his coattails.

But that was also how he came to realize Jiang Zheng was not easy to deal with. When Jiang Qingli appeared, he had originally planned to switch sides. But this time, Jiang Zheng offered real money—straightforward benefits that made him cave and choose to cooperate.

And now, this was the result—

“Wow! This little hot pot is the best I’ve ever had!”

“Tianshui’s self-heating hot pot is incredible!”

“The newest version sold out before I could even buy it, so I went with an older one instead. I heard the old ones didn’t taste that great before, but this time? Total game-changer!!!”

“The packaging’s changed too—everything got a full upgrade!”

“After reading everyone’s reviews, I bought a box of the previous version I’d tried before. Holy crap, it’s different. The beef used to be so tough, but this time the quality’s way better. The flavor too! For this price and this quality, it’s worth it. It does taste like eating a legit hot pot!”

“As a long-time Tianshui customer, let me just say—the upgrade is chef’s kiss!”

“Let me spill a little insider info: rumor has it the upgrade happened because the boss’s daughter taste-tested everything herself. Word is, the whole company smelled like a self-heating hot pot for days. They almost got sick of eating it!”

“I knew it! Only young people truly understand the taste buds of other young people! I love this upgraded version—even if it costs a little more!”

Reading all these over-the-top compliments, the director could only sigh. Who would’ve thought what he dismissed as some spoiled rich girl’s little game of pretend marketing would go viral? Everyone knows how internet users hate being bombarded with overhyped promos. The more aggressively something’s marketed, the more backlash it usually gets.

But this product? Despite being everywhere, there was no backlash.

Because it was that good. It appealed to the masses. The self-heating packs were top-quality. The hot pot flavor came through perfectly. And that emotional three-minute promo video? It hit right in the feels. There was barely any criticism.

He might as well resign.

After all, Jiang Zheng definitely wouldn’t let this slide. That payment he took wasn’t a small sum. He took the money, failed to deliver, and had no intention of returning it. Resigning was the best way out.

Either way, he still came out ahead.

The day he resigned, Qingli let him walk without fuss. Jiang Xi had already told her the director was shady, but they needed someone at the time, and she was monitoring everything closely anyway, so it wasn’t a big risk. Now that the new product had successfully launched and things had stabilized, his departure didn’t affect anything.

Since he hadn’t managed to do any real damage, Qingli didn’t go for the jugular. She made sure his salary was settled—and in the process, obtained some chat logs.

But she didn’t expose them right away.

With that leverage in her hands, Jiang Zheng wouldn’t sleep well for a single night. Why give him the luxury of a quick, clean break?

And sure enough, Jiang Zheng was exactly as Qingli had predicted.

He hadn’t slept a single good night since.

After calling the director that morning on the fifth day and hearing back once, he couldn’t get through again. That’s when he knew something was up—and he’s been stewing in anxiety ever since.

He’d backstabbed his people before, sure—but back then, he could play it off like his cousin was just immature and needed to be checked. But this time it was business, and he used underhanded tricks. No one in the industry wants a guy like that lurking behind the scenes.

Especially Jiang Xi. Was she going to let him off the hook this time?

Jiang Zheng was terrified and out of sorts. He kept making mistakes at work, but since he was part of the Jiang family, no one dared call him out. They just quietly fixed things. Meanwhile, he looked worse by the day, with dark circles under his eyes, totally haggard.

And worst of all… when he tried to go ahead with his original plan and expose the endorser’s supposed scandals, he realized—damn it—this “nobody” didn’t even have any real dirt to dig up.

He tried to pivot and find something wrong with the product itself—but in the sea of positive reviews, his attempts barely made a ripple and were drowned out immediately.

The whole situation gave Jiang Zheng a metaphorical heart attack. The looming sense of doom, the feeling of being crushed and unable to fight back, was suffocating. Now, just catching a coworker glancing at him felt like mockery. He was supposed to be a Jiang family heir. A man. And yet he couldn’t even compete with his teenage cousin. What a joke.

But he had no way to fix things. He didn’t even dare go to Grandpa Jiang, terrified that the one person who always backed him would finally give up on him too.

So Jiang Zheng could only wait, anxious and helpless, for Qingli to make her move.

From the sixth day onward, sales of the self-heating hot pot exploded!

It became a full-blown internet sensation. No more paid reviews—now influencers were buying it themselves just to jump on the trend.

The hype got so out of control that, within just half a month, even the warehouses—stocked in advance—were completely sold out. The product was officially out of stock.

Demand far exceeded supply. Customers swarmed stores with questions. Distributors kept urging for restocks. But the factory could only produce so much per day.

The company hesitated about whether to submit a proposal to build another production plant. Qingli didn’t even blink: “Build it! We’ll be fine.”

With her green light, the branch GM jumped into action.

Big decisions like this needed headquarters’ approval, so Qingli’s branch sent the expansion request up the chain. All the senior execs got the email.

Most of them didn’t know much about her branch or what was going on. But when they saw “Jiang Qingli” on the report, everyone took a closer look.

And when they did, they were stunned.

Wait—hasn’t this little Miss Jiang only been running that branch for three months?

How did she turn around a struggling company that fast?

Once they dug into the details, all they could say was: impressive.

The next morning, people flocked to Jiang Xi with praise.