The outspoken Xia Qianqian said without thinking, her voice filled with righteous indignation:
"What else could it be? It's the supplier who breached the contract!"
Jin Yongping, uncharacteristically, didn't stop Xia Qianqian and even added indignantly:
"Hmph! Lin Zhengyang is clearly being manipulated by the Ye family to force us into breach of contract, all to achieve their despicable goal of taking over Jinfang Pharmaceutical! The first time we asked for 200,000 worth of Chinese medicinal herbs, he sent two million. We tolerated it. The second time we asked for three million, he prepared to send tens of millions. This is simply outrageous!"
Although Lin Meiqi didn't want to escalate the conflict between Chen Xiao and Lin Zhengyang, she also felt Lin Zhengyang had gone too far. She said angrily, "Dr. Chen is right. If they really send thirty to fifty million worth of goods tomorrow, we'll take the contract and go to court to sue them for breach of contract!"
Leng Shan said without hesitation, "Dr. Chen, stop beating around the bush and just tell us what to do. I'll listen to you!"
"No! You all..."
Luo Lin immediately became anxious. She had personally experienced the miraculous healing effects of the Xumi Jiezi Paste, which felt like divine magic. Apart from Chen Xiao, Long Aotian, Jun Dao, and Yan Su, she had more faith than anyone in the immeasurable medical and commercial value of Xumi Jiezi Paste. She felt that no matter how much Chinese medicinal herbs were produced in large quantities for Xumi Jiezi Paste, it would still not be enough. She hurriedly and eagerly persuaded Chen Xiao:
"Mr. Chen, don't listen to them. I believe that once Xumi Jiezi Paste is produced and launched, it will create a sales myth in the global pharmaceutical industry. At that time, let alone thirty to fifty million worth of Chinese medicinal herb raw material reserves, I think even hundreds of millions or billions would still be insufficient. More importantly, those twenty-odd types of Chinese medicinal herbs that seem difficult to sell now will definitely increase in price. Since Ye Tiezhu and Lin Zhengyang are willing to procure them from other provinces or even neighboring ones at double the premium, and sell them to us at a loss based on market price, why shouldn't we accept them?"
Chen Xiao smiled slyly and said, "Auntie Luo Lin, since you also said that the twenty-odd types of Chinese medicinal herbs used to produce Xumi Jiezi Paste are hard to sell, then please tell me, if I don't take the goods that Ye Tiezhu and Lin Zhengyang procured at double the high price, who else will?"
"This..."
Luo Lin was suddenly speechless, then her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed in disbelief, "If you don't take them, those Chinese medicinal herbs will just rot in Ye Tiezhu and Lin Zhengyang's hands like scrap! This way, when we need them, even if we buy them at a low price, they'll have to agree tearfully to minimize their losses."
Jin Yongping, who had managed Jinfang Pharmaceutical for decades and was very experienced, quickly thought of the risks involved and said, "Chen Xiao, once Xumi Jiezi Paste is on the market, the formula will no longer be a secret. Even if we can apply for a patent in advance, we can't guarantee that other pharmaceutical companies won't imitate it. In that case, wouldn't the Chinese medicinal herbs rotting in Ye Tiezhu and Lin Zhengyang's hands turn into treasure?"
This is why there are so many drugs with the same name but different manufacturers in the pharmaceutical market.
But Chen Xiao shook his head without hesitation: "Auntie Ping, please rest assured, without me, Xumi Jiezi Paste cannot be replicated."
The key to mass-producing Xumi Jiezi Paste is the medicinal catalyst, and the medicinal catalyst can only be made with the aid of the wordless golden formula. In other words, unless Chen Xiao agrees, no pharmaceutical company on earth can produce Xumi Jiezi Paste. This was also the reason why he dared to let Lin Meiqi, who knew nothing about the details, directly enter the production workshop to process the Chinese medicinal paste earlier.
Currently, the most important thing is to work overtime to process the two million worth of Chinese medicinal herbs stored in the warehouse into medicinal paste and prepare it to be sold to the northern border army. After all, only with the recognition of the military can Long Aotian proceed smoothly with obtaining the various approvals required for the launch of Xumi Jiezi Paste.
The awkward part is that manual processing is too time-consuming and labor-intensive. Even with Luo Lin's help, there are still not enough people, and progress is slow.
But as the saying goes, when you're sleepy, someone brings you a pillow.
Just after noon, someone called to apply for a job. The applicant claimed to have worked at the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenwu Medical University and only requested that Jinfang Pharmaceutical provide accommodation. Jin Yongping was both surprised and delighted, and quickly asked Chen Xiao, while covering her phone, if he was still interviewing in the production workshop. However, to avoid disturbing everyone's work, Chen Xiao simply asked Jin Yongping to receive the applicant in the office.
Immediately after, Chen Xiao received a call from Pan Haitang. On the phone, Pan Haitang politely asked if Chen Xiao had time today to treat her husband, Zheng Liming.
Having spent five years in university, Chen Xiao knew that Pan Haitang's skills in processing Chinese medicinal herbs were extremely proficient. His eyes lit up, and without a second thought, he directly asked Pan Haitang to bring Zheng Liming to Jinfang Pharmaceutical to see him.
Pan Haitang and Zheng Liming did not know that Chen Xiao had taken a day off and went to the Central Hospital. After finding no one, they called Chen Xiao. In less than half an hour, they eagerly arrived at the production workshop of Jinfang Pharmaceutical.
Although Zheng Liming was the Vice Chairman of the Ju Xian City Aviation Company, he couldn't even stand up straight in front of Chen Xiao. Especially when he saw the notorious Snake Fist master Leng Shan clumsily processing Chinese medicine while wearing a security guard uniform, he couldn't help but try to flatter Chen Xiao.
Pan Haitang also desperately wanted her husband to be treated by Chen Xiao as soon as possible. However, as a professor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine department of Shenwu Medical University, she was inexplicably shocked to see everyone using ancient manual methods to process Chinese medicinal paste. As she toured, she excitedly said, "Dr. Chen, I never expected that in such a materialistic and profit-driven economic era, Jinfang Pharmaceutical would still insist on producing medicines using ancient manual methods. It's truly rare!"
But then, thinking about the current state of traditional Chinese medicine and Jinfang Pharmaceutical's predicament, she couldn't help but sigh repeatedly, "It's a pity that the labor costs for manually processing Chinese medicine using ancient methods are too high, and the efficiency is low. It simply cannot compete with the prevalent modern pharmaceutical production equipment. No wonder the outside world is rumored that Jinfang Pharmaceutical is about to face capital acquisition. Once acquired, this ancient manual method of processing Chinese medicine will be even harder to find. Alas!"
Chen Xiao chuckled and said, "Professor Pan, in fact, Jinfang Pharmaceutical has already been acquired by my mother and me. This time, we specifically invited you and Vice Chairman Zheng over mainly to have you impart some exquisite ancient manual skills and to help us with the rush work."
"Wh... what?"
Pan Haitang was greatly alarmed. She clearly hadn't expected that the student she taught had secretly acquired Jinfang Pharmaceutical. After all, the news of Jiuding Pharmaceutical acquiring Jinfang Pharmaceutical had been widely circulating in the industry. Other companies intending to acquire Jinfang Pharmaceutical either couldn't compete with the Ye family or simply didn't dare to compete.
Amidst her shock, Pan Haitang became excited again: "Dr. Chen, you acquired Jinfang Pharmaceutical to promote and launch the Ba Ni Tang, right?"
She had personally experienced the immediate and miraculous effect of Ba Ni Tang in treating body odor, so how could she not be excited? As she spoke, she eagerly began to help process the Chinese medicinal paste.
Chen Xiao slightly shook his head and explained, "It's not Ba Ni Tang, but Xumi Jiezi Paste."