Counterflow 92: Ditching the School Flower at the Start and Building a Trillion Empire

In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.

He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...

Chapter 88 Lin Yifeng Strikes Back with a Heavy Punch

The fact that the tour group came from Kyoto only slightly surprised Lin Yifeng.

Tourism isn't popular these days, so I don't know what these Kyoto tour groups were thinking.

Maybe it's because they're rich and have a relatively leisurely life.

Lin Yifeng was a little surprised that Mixue Ice Cream achieved a sales volume of 6,000 yuan in a single day. The fact that a beverage shop could achieve sales volume that was almost at the level of later generations just shows that the 1990s was really a great time to do business.

In this day and age, you can become a billionaire even if you're just selling paperclips.

"It's time to start building the second Mixue Ice Cream."

Mixue Ice Cream has been extremely popular at Hebei Vocational College recently, and with Wallace bringing in more customers, the Mixue Ice Cream store on Pojie Street is almost at full capacity.

Under these circumstances, it's only natural for Mixue Ice Cream to open branches.

If it weren't for Macburg, Lin Yifeng would have already opened four Wallace branches and two Mixue Ice Cream branches.

It can only be said that Wallace's premium Macburger really took up too much of Lin Yifeng's time.

Fortunately, McCauley will soon cease to exist.

...

The sports meet at Hebei Vocational University is coming to an end.

The biggest difference between this year's sports meet and previous years is that the name "Mixue Ice Cream" appears frequently.

From the opening ceremony speech to the Mixue Ice Cream cup awarded to the champions, runners-up, and third-place winners of each event, to the various Mixue Ice Cream signs and reminders on the playground, and finally to the blackboard bulletin board outside the library.

The sports meet was filled with Mixue Ice Cream shops, making it hard for students at Hebei Vocational College not to want to know.

For students at Hebei Vocational University, Mixue Ice Cream has successfully entered their lives. When many students are thirsty, the first thing they think of is not getting plain water, but buying a cup of Mixue Ice Cream lemonade.

For just 50 cents, you can get a refreshing and sweet lemonade on a hot day.

As for Lin Yifeng...

What pleased him most was not that Mixue Ice Cream's sales exceeded 6,000, but the release of the inspection report from the Department of Chemistry at Makino University on Macburg and Wallace Foods.

On the third day after the Wallace and McCauley meal was delivered, the inspection report finally came out.

Lin Yifeng received the news in the afternoon, not long before the closing ceremony of the Hebei Vocational University sports meet. After telling his class teacher that he had something to do, Lin Yifeng decisively skipped class and went to Muye University.

Zhang Guodong, the head of the Chemistry Department at Makino University, was waiting for Lin Yifeng in his office. When Lin Yifeng came in, he handed him a report.

"Just as you guessed, the meal set at Macburg contains dangerously high levels of E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus. If you eat such a meal set, you will experience vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and in severe cases, food poisoning."

E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus are scientific terms; in layman's terms, it means the food in the McCormick meal was expired and spoiled.

"Thank you, Director, my guess was correct!"

Holding the inspection report, Lin Yifeng sincerely thanked Zhang Guodong. Normally, food inspection reports take a week to come out, but this time it only took three days, which was obviously Zhang Guodong's doing.

"Hehe, you're welcome."

"On the contrary, I should thank you; your suggestion was very inspiring to me."

Zhang Guodong handed the camera back to Lin Yifeng: "This food purchase was recorded in its entirety as you said. Little Lin, I have other things to do, so I won't keep you any longer!"

Zhang Guodong didn't beat around the bush and directly asked Lin Yifeng to leave. Now that he had the inspection report from Macburg, he couldn't wait to gather more materials and then organize them into text to see if there was an opportunity to participate in legislation.

If he could participate in legislation, then Zhang Guodong's life would be worthwhile!

Upon receiving the report, Lin Yifeng immediately revised and polished Bai Yejin's article, "Food Safety Above All Else," based on the report. After completing this, he immediately went to the editorial department of the Muye Daily to find Feng Xinghe and ask him to publish the article.

"Food safety is paramount, and people's lives cannot be ignored."

Makino Daily News, Editorial Department.

Feng Xinghe looked at the manuscript in Lin Yifeng's hand and couldn't help but sized Lin Yifeng up and down.

This article has a very official feel to it; it's something that only someone who has spent a few years working within the system could write.

"Which department produced this draft?"

Feng Xinghe's understanding of Lin Yifeng was still based on the sensational headline in the Muye Daily.

He didn't think a businessman who had gone into business could write such a piece.

"It's not convenient to say!"

Lin Yifeng's smile carried a hint of mystery, and Feng Xinghe nodded in understanding.

"Your manuscript hardly needs any revisions; it's of a very high standard and can be published directly."

"Moreover, this is a hot topic, and once it's released, it will definitely cause a huge reaction."

"I don't think there will be any problems. Just go back and wait for my news."

Feng Xinghe stated that the fried chicken and burger chain, McBurney, had been advertising extensively for some time.

This store's current serious food safety issues will undoubtedly generate a huge response and heated discussion, boosting the sales of Makino Daily.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news!"

Seeing Feng Xinghe's stance, Lin Yifeng felt much more at ease.

"Feng Xinghe has gone this far, this article should be published in the newspaper."

Lin Yifeng, who left the Muye Daily, originally intended to take direct action against Mike Bao.

But for some reason, he always had a feeling that Feng Xinghe was unreliable.

This feeling stemmed from my last conversation with Feng Xinghe, and also from Feng Xinghe's expression just now.

Feng Xinghe's expression was calm, showing no excitement at the prospect of hearing big news.

People in the news media instinctively feel excited and thrilled when they see big news.

Feng Xinghe's statement was rather bland.

What do you mean by "it's estimated there's no problem"?

Such an explosive piece of writing, does it even need an estimate?

"A cunning rabbit has three burrows. I'm usually very good at judging people. Feng Xinghe might run into trouble in this matter."

Lin Yifeng didn't trust Feng Xinghe, so he decided to approach a few more newspapers and try to get them to publish the article.

If Feng Xinghe is unreliable and the Muye Daily doesn't publish the news, then other newspapers publishing it won't delay Lin Yifeng's plans.

...

This is a manuscript that doesn't need any polishing at all.

This is a very sensational article.

With his years of experience as an editor, Feng Xinghe knew very well that once this article was published, it would definitely cause a huge sensation.

but...

The target of this article is McCauley, the meat processing plant in Makino City.

How was Makino City Meat Processing Plant able to replicate a Macburg that was almost identical to Wallace's in such a short time?

Is it because Ma Wen-hong has unique insight?

It's true that Mackburg has a deep relationship with Ma Wenhong, but the most crucial factor is Feng Xinghe!

He, Feng Xinghe, is the son-in-law of the director of the Muye City Meat Processing Plant!