Zong Fuli was absent from the Wahaha distributor conference: General Manager Xu Simin made a public appearance, saying "We have stood firm at the peak of performance for nearly 10 years."

On November 18th, Wahaha Group held a sales conference for the year 2025. Wahaha General Manager Xu Simin spoke on behalf of Wahaha Group, and Zong Fuli did not appear at the event. Xu Simin stated that the market environment had been complex in the past year, with global economic recovery under pressure, accelerating iteration in consumer markets, and increasingly fierce industry competition. However, the more difficult the challenges, the more the power of unity and collaboration is demonstrated. "Wahaha has firmly stood at the peak of performance for nearly 10 years, achieving stable growth."