Chapter 150: Shen Xian Played the Game with His Own Life as a Stake, Settling the Fate of the Realm in a Single Move

The cameraman took short, quick steps forward and aimed the lens at the feet of a red-crested wild goose.

Attached to its slender ankle was a coin-sized tag featuring a QR code.

"Every single goose comes with its own QR code and an authentication certificate!" Ning Cai explained as she pulled out her phone to scan the code.

Moments later, the screen redirected to a dedicated interface.

The goose's weight, hatching date, and unique serial number were displayed with crystal clarity.

"Look everyone, the serial number of this goose is 000013. This is an authentication certificate issued by the Wildlife Conservation Association!" Ye Yuning pulled a document out of the folder Shen Xian had given her.

The golden-yellow certificate was packed with detailed data, such as the trace elements contained within the goose's body and checks to ensure heavy metals did not exceed safety limits.

At the bottom was the official seal of the Wildlife Conservation Association.

Though called a certificate of authenticity, it felt more like a comprehensive medical examination report for each individual goose.

And the date of issuance was none other than yesterday!

Even Ye Yuning felt a surge of profound shock when she saw the QR code and the certificate.

Where on earth did Shen Xian come up with such an idea?

Naturally, Shen Xian had drawn inspiration from the famous Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

Every single Yangcheng Lake hairy crab came with a QR code, but whether they were truly authentic lake-harvested crabs remained a murky question...

"Due to the tight schedule and the limited staff at the Wildlife Conservation Association, we've only certified a little over a hundred geese for this first batch. With so many geese here at the base, it will take another ten days or so to complete the certification for all of them."

"However, we can guarantee that every single goose shipped out and delivered into the hands of our customers will have been fully certified!"

"Therefore, customers never need to worry about whether they are accidentally buying uncertified wild red-crested geese!"

The livestream chat instantly erupted.

"Damn, what a brilliant idea!"

"This gives me total peace of mind. I'm definitely buying!"

"With this authentication certificate, there's zero room for worry!"

The chat room was flooded with opinions and scrolling comments.

Yu Tianshou already sensed that something was terribly wrong, feeling that the interview was veering completely off course.

"This doesn't feel right..." Zhou Wan muttered.

Ning Cai nodded. "I can feel it too. This interview is losing its original flavor."

Key trendsetters and viral marketers instinctively caught onto the crucial turning points first.

In Kyoto, a top professional viral marketer at a premier marketing firm slammed his hand on the desk and yelled, "Holy shit, genius!"

"Shen Xian is a genius!"

"Ye Yuning is about to make a fortune!"

"Shen Xian is an absolute legend!"

Many people around looked at this marketer in bewilderment.

The marketer excitedly cast his phone screen onto the monitor. "Keep watching. Next up, Ye Yuning is going to drop a massive commercial, treating a national media outlet's broadcast like a personal advertisement. What a bold stroke!"

Qin Yike had not yet realized what was happening and was still fumbling with her phone, scanning the QR code.

The livestream clearly showed that every goose was equipped with a QR code, and each code corresponded to a legitimate authentication certificate.

"This is indeed a great idea, completely sparing buyers any future concerns..." Qin Yike still remained oblivious, adding a casual remark to the camera.

"She's an absolute idiot! She's literally helping them run commercials!"

"What kind of professional standard does this reporter have? How could she say something like that?"

Ye Yuning gave a slight nod, pulled another stack of documents from the folder, and held them up to the camera.

It was a screenshot of a website interface. "This is our base's official website. You can enter it by searching directly. The official website accepts pre-orders, direct purchases, and serial number verification services. We support courier delivery right to your doorstep, and large-scale bulk orders are also welcome!"

"Let me check out the website right now!"

"Whoa, this website design looks almost identical to Louis Vuitton's official page."

"To think someone selling geese would build such a luxurious website."

Countless viewers rushed to visit the website to browse.

The homepage first introduced the base, followed by the nutritional value of the geese, and detailed guides on how to distinguish wild geese from artificially bred ones, complete with comprehensive categories.

Qin Yike finally began to catch on, her brain racing wildly as she desperately tried to change the subject.

Ye Yuning glanced down at her notes.

Shen Xian had given her one strict instruction—when delivering the advertisements, act fast and give the reporters zero opportunity to react!

Therefore, Ye Yuning decisively pressed forward. "Additionally, I have personally registered official accounts on Weibo and Douyin. The purchase links have been pinned to the top of my profiles, so everyone is welcome to make purchases or place pre-orders at any time!"

It was only then that Qin Yike fully grasped the situation, a bone-chilling cold washing over her entire body!

This entire event was a meticulously orchestrated trap!

The sole purpose was to capture the attention of the Kyoto media, lure them into conducting an interview, and then hijack the national broadcaster's live stream for commercial promotion!

It wasn't that Kyoto media outlets never ran advertisements, but their rates ranged in the tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, restricted to evening time slots lasting merely a dozen seconds, with live promotional sales strictly prohibited!

For Qin Yike, this constituted a severe broadcast failure. If handled poorly, it would plunge her straight into a devastating PR crisis!

Ruthless!

What a terrifyingly brilliant marketing strategy!

Qin Yike could already vividly picture the scene of her superiors ripping her to shreds the moment she returned to the station!

With that thought, she hurriedly blurted out, "Well viewers, today's interview with the Nanzhou Special Breeding Base concludes here. We will continue to follow up on any future developments!"

After shutting down the broadcast, a look of profound despair crept into Qin Yike's eyes. Summoning every ounce of remaining strength, she looked at Ye Yuning and said, "Director Ye, what an unimaginably colossal masterstroke!"

Ye Yuning stood there in a daze.

The interview was already over?

She still had so many things she wanted to say.

Lowering her head, she stared blankly at the documents in her hands as earth-shattering waves churned within her heart.

She finally understood—everything was a trap meticulously set by Shen Xian!

He had thrown himself directly into the game, shouldering endless abuse and slander, orchestrating every move and leveraging outside forces, all for the sole purpose of attracting the attention of national state media!

To treat a state-level official media giant like an advertising platform—what breathtaking confidence it took!

Ning Cai's eyes lost focus for a moment. "We were all wrong, completely wrong!"

Zhou Wan had also foreseen numerous possibilities, her gaze immediately locking onto Meng Yanzhou.

Meng Yanzhou and Chen Rumeng wore expressions of utter devastation, completely silent.

Meanwhile, the outside world had thoroughly exploded!

The first to speak out was the national treasure-level marketing guru, Teacher Qingquan. He published a long-form commentary: "I watched the entire Red-Crested Wild Goose incident unfold from start to finish. What I want to say is this: a strategist plunges himself into the chessboard, and Shen Xian is a true legend!"

"Step one: leaking videos to competitors, utilizing their power to let the news spread organically!"

"Step two: the strategist enters the fray personally, bearing countless insults while letting public sentiment ferment, drawing out numerous media outlets and capturing the attention of more than half the country, ultimately forcing the national state media to step in!"

"Step three, the final step: luring state media into a live broadcast interview, turning the tide with a single stroke to completely clear the red-crested geese of all bad reputations, while simultaneously harvesting massive traffic. By now, over half the nation knows of this breeding base!"

"Ye Yuning has achieved overnight fame!"

"As for Shen Xian, who stepped directly into the game to turn defeat into victory, I am willing to hail him as a genius of the marketing world. Without a doubt, this marketing campaign ranks as one of the most successful and grandest promotional events in modern history!"

"Shen Xian is a god!"

In an instant, the article detonated across the internet, prompting countless other marketing firms to release their own analyses.

Zhou Wan sat dazed in her office, towering waves raging in her heart, before abruptly standing up and heading for the door. "Cai Cai, watch Qingqing for me. I'm going to find Shen Xian!"