Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 650

Chapter 650: Chapter 285 Product Banned for Sale Chapter 650: Chapter 285 Product Banned for Sale Contrary to many people's expectations, Dream Island debuted a month ahead of the scheduled time, and Yan Fei even made a grand promotion for it. This change caused their plans to fall severely behind. However, since their arrangements were not yet in place, they could only choose to ignore the impressive display of Dream Island and pretend they hadn't seen it.

But for the average person, due to China TV Station's live broadcast of the Dream Island news conference, they became aware of Dream Island and developed a strong interest in it. They were very curious about why such a massive island would suddenly appear in the North Pacific and, after searching for previous photos of Misty Island online and comparing them, they found it even more incredible, unable to fathom how such a small island had become so vast.

However, at the time, the Chinese media journalists did not ask these core questions about Dream Island, so people could only make baseless speculations. They then began to envy Yan Fei, envious not only of his wealth but also that he privately owned such a huge island, becoming a free and carefree island lord beyond anyone's control.

As for the AIDS and cancer patients, they were overwhelmed with mixed feelings and great internal conflict. When both diseases were still incurable, and they, as patients, while resentful, had also accepted their fate of waiting for death. But when they found out that these diseases could be cured, yet the treatment cost was exorbitant, they began to struggle with the dilemma. Dream Island only disclosed the treatment cost for Chinese citizens, which was five million RMB per person, without announcing the treatment price for citizens of other countries. But one could guess that the treatment cost for citizens of other countries would undoubtedly be higher and certainly far exceed that for Chinese people.

At this time, the wealthy were ecstatic, for with their wealth, they were willing to spend any amount of money since it could save their lives. Money can be earned again, but losing a life is the greatest tragedy.

But for the poor, it only added to their despair, as they could not afford the treatment costs even if they sold everything they owned. They had just seen a glimmer of hope for survival, only to face even greater despair. At this point, they even wished that hospitals capable of curing these incurable diseases had never existed in the world.

When Yan Fei had decided to use the Terminal Illness Hospital to achieve his objectives, he had anticipated this possibility: that many patients with terminal illnesses would not be able to receive timely treatment due to lack of funds, thus plunging into deeper despair. But Yan Fei was helpless; he was not an omnipotent god and could not take care of everyone. The only thing he could do was to ensure the survival of Dream Island. If he did not pose a threat to the true rulers of this world, they would never let Dream Island thrive. Therefore, to control a very small number of people with the Terminal Illness Hospital, he had to temporarily abandon the majority of patients with terminal illnesses.

Only when Dream Island was secure and a new order was firmly established would Yan Fei consider producing the medicine for treating AIDS and cancer, supplying it to the masses of patients at exceedingly low prices. However, until this strategic goal was reached, the ordinary patients could only fend for themselves.

In China, the selection process for a list of 200 AIDS and cancer patients was underway, overseen by China's Red Cross. But due to the Red Cross's previous negative publicity, their authority was almost nonexistent. Thus, even if the Red Cross learned its lesson and conducted the selection with absolute fairness, the resulting list was unlikely to be approved by everyone.

After all, only 200 people could be part of this free treatment initiative, and the vast majority of terminal illness patients were without hope. Missing out on this chance for free treatment essentially amounted to waiting for death, as they simply could not afford the high treatment costs of the Terminal Illness Hospital. As a result, when the list for free treatment was confirmed, a number of fiercely critical articles about Dream Island appeared on the Chinese internet.

In these articles, the authors took a moral high ground in condemning Dream Island. They said that, in its pursuit of profit, Dream Island had lost its ethical baseline. It resorted to “hunger marketing” to create a sense of scarcity, disregarding the well-being of many patients, and charging treatment fees well beyond the means of ordinary families. They then called for a boycott of all products from Dream Technology.

With these people leading the way, a trend gradually formed online, both morally critiquing Dream Island and calling for a boycott of Dream Technology products. Do not buy Dream Technology products, they urged, to bankrupt Yan Fei, the heartless businessman. This sentiment then spread from China to the rest of the world.

When Yan Fei discovered the online campaign against Dream Technology products, he was somewhat worried. He then used the Auxiliary Brain to collect intelligence on the internet and, by following the trail, found that this trend was being fueled by someone behind the scenes, deliberately targeting him and Dream Island. This puppet master was very cautious and smart, and Yan Fei was unable to identify who it was.

The trend quickly reached the entire world, and taking advantage of this situation, more hidden players joined the fray. They fanned the flames, further tarnishing Yan Fei's reputation while inciting all consumers to boycott all Dream Technology products.