The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 3947

"Understood, Mr. Wade." Rosalie said immediately. "I'll get to it right away."

Charlie made all the necessary arrangements between returning to the control room.

From the control room, he could see everyone in the auction hall was in complete silence. Everyone was patiently waiting for the auction to resume again. Bernard was particularly eager.

His experience tonight was no different than riding a roller coaster. It finally reached its peak when Jordan announced his forfeit. But as time ticked away, Bernard's anxiety reared its ugly head once more. He started to worry if anything would change again. At last, Jasmine finally received Charlie's order and made an announcement on the microphone.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Number 35 has been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment due to a sudden illness. Since he has cancelled his purchase, Number 16 will be on the waiting list for a chance to purchase the last Rejuvenating Pill." Bernard was so excited to hear, he clenched his fists and punched the air in triumph. He was afraid of breaking the auction's rule, so he tried to keep his excitement to a minimum. Otherwise, he would've long yelled or made a loud howl to express his joy. Jasmine asked him, "Number 16, are you willing to purchase the last complete Rejuvenating Pill for seventy-two billion U

S dollars?"

"I do! I do!" Bernard exclaimed without hesitation. "Please hand me the phone. I'll arrange for the payment immediately!"

Jasmine nodded. "Number 16, now that you've made your confirmation, you're the first on the waiting list to purchase the Rejuvenating Pill."

Jasmine added, "However, the owner has just informed me of one thing. Any bidder except for you who has purchased the Rejuvenating Pill will pay as per their successful bid. You'll need to accept a sales bundle before you can purchase this Rejuvenating Pill." "Not again!" Bernard was almost crushed by the sudden news. Depressed, he demanded, "Earlier, your two staff members made me pay more than three hundred million US dollars for the sales bundle! Why must I continue to pay for it?"

The crowd was quite puzzled by this unexpected announcement. They had never heard of the requirement to agree to a sales bundle upon winning the bid. They couldn't understand why the organizer suddenly forced Number 16 into it.

Just when they wanted to speak up for Number 16, someone suddenly recognized Bernard and yelled, "Isn't Number 16 Bernard Arnault?! He's the one who invested in the luxury goods sales bundle model!"

Someone else immediately added, "My goodness! It really is him! My wife was forced into purchasing the sales bundles for more than ten million euros at his luxury goods shop!"

Another said, "This guy has a terrible

business reputation. He received many harsh rebukes for his sales bundle model, but he refused to change. He stubbornly continued with the sales strategy, and actually made it more ruthless! If it weren't for his sales strategy, he wouldn't have become one of the richest men in the world! I didn't expect to see him getting forced into a sale bundle today! Ha! He brought this upon himself!"

Someone else refuted, "Aren't you being too much? The salespeople were the ones who used that strategy. What does it have to do with him?"

Another person sneered, "Are you

stupid? Do you think they'd come up

with such an unethical sales

strategy on their own? When you

purchase a coffee at a cafe, will the barista force you to buy the coffee in a sales bundle? His brands use the same selling strategy worldwide. Would his staff dare to use the strategy without his orders?" "That's right!" Someone immediately agreed and added heatedly, "He's earned billions in US dollars with his unethical sales strategy. It's time for him to taste his own medicine!"

Jasmine remained indifferent toward Bernard's disbelief. She reminded him, Number 16, you're the one who popularized the sales bundle deal method with such terms and conditions. You use the strategy in many of your brands. You ignored the market's feedback and continued to carry on with the strategy despite the protest. With that in regard, the owner of the Rejuvenating Pill has specially instructed us to give you special treatment."

Jasmine then added, "Moreover, you accepted the initial deal to earn the right to participate in the auction. The new deal is

for your pill purchase. They are two different deals, and shouldn't be regarded as the same."

"If you want the pill, you'll have to accept the deal. If you don't, we'll split the pill into four quarter pills and continue the auction."

"You can still choose to participate in the auction. As a kind reminder, even if you successfully win the bid, the term and condition for purchase will remain the same!"