So the lawsuit was off.
They would just admit fault and pay up. Anyone who wanted a refund on their deposit would get one immediately.
Also, they absolutely could not lower the price.
This wasn't a matter of one or two bottles sold. They had sold nearly two billion bottles. If they lowered the price now, what would the people who had already bought it think?
That would just stir up another hornet's nest. It was better to go bankrupt on the spot than to deal with all that.
After asking about the inventory and a bunch of other small details, Qian Duoduo felt like his brain was running out of oxygen.
"You guys?"
"How did you dare to produce so much?"
...
No one answered.
"Speak!"
"We couldn't keep up with demand before." Qian Song stammered, "I... we..."
The sight of demand far outstripping supply had spurred Qian Song on, and the frenzy of sales had clouded his judgment.
