The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 700 - 699. Arabian Nights!

A few minutes later, people began setting their computers to sleep mode, punching out, and heading downstairs of the office building to find food. The Baked Fish Quartet successfully teamed up and took the descending elevator together.

"Xiao Zhang, didn’t you say you were going down to the pharmacy? Are you sick?"

"The weather’s been unusually hot lately, maybe Sister Zhang has heatstroke?"

Dressed in a pink shirt, Xiao Zhang shook her head upon hearing this, leaning against the elevator wall and chatting casually, "Not at all. I need to make a trip to the factory this afternoon; Secretary Yang asked me to pick up a bottle of Cloudscape Pharma’s Anti-Reduction Ointment on the way, saying it’s for the lab there to study."

"Oh—so that’s it. Is that the Anti-Reduction Ointment from Cloudscape Pharma that was announced at yesterday’s press conference?"

"Yes, I don’t even know what’s so special about this ointment that they made such a big deal with a press conference."

"Cloudscape Pharma has been making a lot of big moves lately, snatching up many of our projects."

"Shh—keep your voice down, better to discuss these things privately."

The elevator wasn’t just carrying them; if such words reached the ears of the higher-ups, who knows what kind of trouble they might find themselves in.

The group exchanged looks and shifted the conversation. When the elevator reached the first floor, Xiao Zhang bade everyone goodbye to head to the pharmacy, while the other three made a beeline for the bake fish restaurant.

However, five minutes later, just as the trio had ordered their meals and started a game, ready for a fierce competition, Xiao Zhang walked in looking utterly defeated.

"Hey? What happened to you, wilted by the sun outside?"

"Don’t even mention it; I couldn’t get the medicine!"

Xiao Zhang looked deeply affected, even shocked, "You guys have no idea, the moment I asked the front desk lady, she hit me with ’all sold out,’ not a single bottle left!"

Sister Chen, nonchalant, had already tapped the start button on her phone and the game’s female voiceover began to play, "If it’s gone, it’s gone. We are in the busiest part of the East District of the Imperial Capital, everything sells fast. There’s another pharmacy just down the street, we can check there after we eat."

"No need to look, the pharmacist lady said all the pharmacies within ten miles are sold out. I didn’t give up and was ready to order online, but to my utter astonishment, I checked three different apps, and they were all out!"

No sooner had these words fallen, the other three, who were not paying much attention, suddenly froze, putting down their phones and looking up in shock.

"What? All gone? You’re joking, right?"

"No... Didn’t this Anti-swelling Medicine just come out yesterday? Am I remembering it wrong?"

"You’re not wrong, it was indeed released yesterday. The lady said they sold more than half of it just last night, especially after midnight!"

"What about the other half?"

"Snatched up first thing this morning, she said if I had gone before work, I might have been able to grab a bottle."

Xiao Zhang felt like his worldview was shattering, "And do you know, I thought this pharmacy sold out because they didn’t stock much, but she actually said they initially stocked a whole five hundred bottles!"

Five hundred bottles, mind you, packed in ten specialized medicine boxes, all sold out in less than a day.

Incredible!

It’s like a tall tale!

Xiao Zhang was in despair, even the much-anticipated baked fish didn’t taste good anymore, "It’s over, without the medicine, what am I supposed to give to the lab?"

Sister Chen and the other two were dumbfounded, and after a long moment, they managed to utter, "Our Du Corporation... is it really that far behind Cloudscape Pharma?"