Chapter 186 All the Medicine Sold Out? Couldn’t Be More Fake

Chapter 186 All the Medicine Sold Out? Couldn’t Be More Fake

Under Neo's management, their medication launched smoothly. Sales over the first two weeks met their expectations.

A week later, the advertisement featuring Harry as spokesperson officially aired.

Evelyn watched the commercial on television. Harry's young face did appear cute and handsome, but his eyes were utterly lifeless.

A child this age should be at his most lively and cheerful, yet he was putting on an adult's façade.

Any mother with children could see at a glance that Harry wasn't actually happy—he was merely pretending to be.

She refused to believe that once the ad went public, no one online would notice something was wrong with Harry.

Urgent footsteps suddenly sounded outside. Evelyn shook her head helplessly as Kevin burst in. "You saw it too?"

Kevin glanced at the commercial on screen, feeling both helpless and at a loss. "When the ad first launched, it aired during prime news slots. Now it's running during every major time block."

"But I have to say, the effect is impressive. In just over a week, their product has sold out completely online."

"Not only that, major pharmacies can barely keep it in stock. People online are already claiming their medication works wonders."

At the mention of this, Kevin ground his teeth in frustration. Their team had worked countless sleepless nights to develop this new medication.

They'd managed to minimize side effects on children while effectively targeting and eliminating viruses, achieving both symptomatic and root-cause treatment.

Yet in the end, someone else was reaping all the benefits.

Seeing his tense expression, Evelyn shook her head with a smile. Kevin grew more anxious. "How can you still smile at a time like this?"

"Can you please think about this calmly?"

Evelyn sighed, understanding Kevin's anxiety was justified. After all, no one wanted to see their collective efforts come to nothing.

"We developed medication for children. Who do you think would buy it all out? Are they stockpiling it at home? It has an expiration date."

"Besides, parents these days aren't fools. They'll definitely research carefully before using it. Many ingredients won't work for certain children."

At her reminder, Kevin finally caught on. "Now that you mention it, you're absolutely right."

"Someone's deliberately inflating sales numbers and manipulating public opinion to make people think their product is more effective and widely accepted."

Once Kevin's initial reaction passed, his mind engaged.

Evelyn nodded with a smile. Everything was unfolding as she'd predicted. "If I'm not mistaken, it's Hannah again."

After all, the product was endorsed by Harry. Impressive sales figures would benefit him as well.

When they'd launched their medication early and Hannah made no move, Evelyn had realized her opponent must have prepared in advance.

Now it was clear—Hannah had her plan all along.

Launch early? So what? What mattered was whose sales were higher and whose product performed better.

Unfortunately, Hannah didn't understand that medication wasn't an instant-results product. Reputation couldn't be built in a day.

People differed, and children's constitutions varied. Among similar products, capturing even 0.1% of the market would be considered excellent performance.

"So we're just going to do nothing?"

Kevin found this hard to believe, shocked that Hannah could go this far.

"Ignore them. Focus on our own customer service. Record detailed information on everyone who purchases our medication, and track post-purchase reactions and physical responses. This will prepare us for future product upgrades and adjustments."

Seeing Evelyn's calm composure, Kevin's anxious heart finally settled.

As long as she had a plan and strategy, there was nothing to worry about.

That afternoon.

Evelyn called Louis, and they agreed on a meeting place.

When she arrived, Sophie was already there playing with Julie and Leo, accompanied by a handsome young man.

Seeing this, Louis grew curious. "You said you had something urgent. Do you have other plans?"

Evelyn nodded. "Remember I told you the endorsement shoot wasn't going well, so I asked Sophie to recommend a director? We explained the situation, and apparently he wants us to shoot as a complete family—says it'll be more effective."

When Sophie first mentioned it, Evelyn had been quite happy. The thought of all four of them shooting a commercial together would be a first.

With both parents present, the children would perform more naturally.

Once the ad aired, those outside rumors would collapse on their own—far more effective than hiring PR firms and revealing more details.

However, she hadn't expected Sophie's Mr. Bennett to be so young.

When the parties met for formal discussion, Louis remained composed, conversing pleasantly with Mr. Bennett.

"I won't elaborate too much—everyone should have some understanding already. Sophie and I are good friends, so I know something about your situation."

Hearing this, Evelyn felt embarrassed and shot Sophie a glare, knowing she had a big mouth.

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Samuel Bennett. I mainly focus on public service announcements, occasionally shooting some commercials, but with my experience, advertising shouldn't be a problem."

"I've already reviewed your product details. Plus, your family of four has great chemistry. If everything goes smoothly, we can finish in one day."

Hearing this, Evelyn was surprised. That efficiency was remarkably high.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

With that, Sophie suddenly stood up, and the two little ones immediately followed.

The four of them proceeded to shoot that day's promotional advertisement.

Samuel held his camera, continuously filming. The four quickly got into character, and the children's performance was exceptionally outstanding.

Evelyn couldn't help but feel grateful. Compared to that Aaron from before, though Samuel was young, he was quite skilled at directing children.

After the shoot wrapped, they just had to wait for post-production results.

"Thank you for today," Evelyn said her thanks while gathering the children, planning to take them home first.

Though the shoot went smoothly, the children were still young and were already getting sleepy.

Samuel's smile remained warm, but his gaze toward Evelyn held obvious intensity. "It's nothing—we're all friends. It's what I should do."

"Besides, I'm charging my regular rate, so no need for courtesy."