Chapter 186: Small Workshop Becomes a Big Company

In front of the tea table in the ancestral hall.

Lin Tianhua took the cup of water and was surprised by the aroma before he drank it, so he looked at the color of the tea carefully.

"Oh, that's not right. This tangerine peel is incredible! I can smell the scent of camphor. It must be at least 30 years old, right? Grandpa, you're bleeding profusely this time."

Uncle Lin was in a good mood because of Lin Tianhua's praise, so he smiled and pointed to the side and said:

"The one who's bleeding heavily today isn't Grandpa, it's your Ninth Brother and Seventh Brother. They were the ones who provided the Xinhui dried tangerine peel. I'm also a lucky charm like you."

Lin Tianhua looked at Lin Musen sincerely:

"Nineth Brother, I thought you had made a small fortune before, but now it seems you have made a fortune. This kind of top-grade tangerine peel tea is the first time I've ever had it, and today I'm all thanks to you, Nineth Brother."

Lin Musen waved his hands repeatedly: "It's just some dried tangerine peels, nothing to exaggerate. If you like, ask Qizi to pack a few pounds for you later."

How many pounds? 30-year-old dried tangerine peel? Lin Tianhua's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Uncle Lin saw that the greetings were almost over, so he said slowly:

"Ahua, how's your job search going?"

Speaking of this, Lin Tianhua felt helpless:

"I resigned on my own initiative. Since I'm a senior executive, my non-compete agreement means I can't work in the auto industry for five years. So I'm going to take a break and look for opportunities in other industries."

For a "gold medal worker" like Lin Tianhua, it is not difficult to find a new job, but it is difficult to find a satisfactory job.

In addition to being capable, corporate executives must also have a certain basis of trust and cooperation with the board of directors before they are willing to entrust you with key positions.

Unless Lin Tianhua is willing to be humble and start as someone's deputy, this will test Lin Tianhua's psychology.

"Ahua, Grandpa has an opportunity here. Are you willing to do it?"

"Haha, Grandpa, you've always had a sharp eye. It's your foresight that has allowed Shilou Village to develop to where it is today. If you had sold all the farmland in the village instead of borrowing money to build an office building, our village wouldn't be where it is today."

"Haha, why bring up the past? Hahaha~~~"

Uncle Lin felt a little lighter. Lin Sanqi thought that this cousin's flattery skills were even better than his, and he should learn more from him in the future.

"Ah Hua, here's the thing. Your Uncle Nine and Uncle Seven have recently found a way to get top-quality medicinal herbs and food ingredients, and in large quantities. However, they're both busy with one sitting in the hall and the other busy with purchasing, so neither of them is very good at sales.

I suggested they set up a company specifically responsible for selling these top-quality medicinal ingredients. It just so happens that you resigned after being offended by the foreigners, so I want to ask, do you want to return to the village to help your ninth brother?"

Lin Tianhua was really surprised, thinking, is his cousin's family so wild?

He was once a business tycoon. Although he was engaged in the automotive industry, he also knew that top-quality medicinal materials and top-quality food ingredients were all controlled by a small number of capitals, and outsiders had no way to get involved.

Even someone of Lin Tianhua's level is far from qualified.

Anything that reaches the top level will hardly flow into the market. It will be consumed by the top wealthy circles. How could a mere Chinese medicine clinic in an urban village possibly get it?

Lin Tianhua felt that the credibility was not high. The most likely possibility was that Lin Musen's family could get "medium-level goods" and thought they were top-notch goods.

However, Lin Tianhua did not show his disdain, but smiled and asked:

"Nine Brother, you really scared me. When we were little, you said you would protect me, and now it seems you really did it. Haha, by the way, Nine Brother, what top-grade medicinal herbs and ingredients are you planning to sell? Can I take a look first?"

Lin Musen didn't understand the hidden meaning, but said with a smile:

"Actually, the real boss of this business is Qizi. He got all the stuff. Let him introduce it to you."

Lin Sanqi ran out and came back with a gift box in his hand:

"Uncle Shi, this is one of our family's businesses, Cordyceps sinensis. Do you think it's top-notch?"

As soon as Lin Sanqi opened the gift box, Lin Tianhua stood up with his mouth wide open:

"Wow, such a big Cordyceps? I've only seen it once before. Where did you get it, Qizi? How many are there?"

"Uncle Shi, I got all this Cordyceps from its origin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. I bought it directly from the herders, without passing through anyone else. Just one Cordyceps King, weighing over 1 gram, and we've already cleaned out 500 kilograms."

"500 kilograms? My God, that amount alone is already over 100 million."

Uncle Lin pointed to the east wing and said, "Qizi, take your uncle to see the warehouse. Seeing is believing."

East Wing of the Ancestral Hall

Lin Tianhua opened a gift box, which was full of special-grade Cordyceps King products. He then opened another gift box, which was also full of Cordyceps King products of the same size.

There are tens of thousands of such gift boxes in the room, each containing 25 grams of Cordyceps, almost filling up the entire room.

Lin Tianhua's mind was working fast. If he didn't believe in the strength of Lin Musen's family before, now he had to evaluate how big this business could be.

"Qizi, you said you got a large quantity of Cordyceps, how much exactly is there?"

Lin Sanqi had acquired so many things that he had forgotten the exact number, so he made a rough estimate:

"I have over 1,000 kilograms of king-grade Cordyceps, with each one weighing over 1 gram. I also have over 2 tons of first-grade Cordyceps, which are two cordyceps weighing 1 gram each. As for the small and medium-sized Cordyceps that I didn't have time to clean, I estimate I have at least 4 or 5 tons."

Lin Tianhua was good at math and had already estimated the approximate value in his mind, so he swallowed his saliva helplessly.

If all these Cordyceps are sold properly, their value can reach tens of billions, which is definitely a big business.

In an instant, an idea flashed through Lin Tianhua's mind that it might not be impossible for him to be a professional manager for the Lin family.

The Lin family business has not yet opened. If I join now, I will be a veteran of the company. This way, I will not repeat the mistakes of Mercedes-Benz, fail to achieve results, and finally be kicked out.

The so-called "big company disease" is, to put it bluntly, the political struggle within the company, which is extremely cruel.

But his professional ethics made Lin Tianhua decide to see what other top-quality medicinal ingredients Lin Musen's family had.

"Qizai, judging from your tone earlier, you probably have more than just Cordyceps sinensis as a product, right? What else do you have?"

Lin Sanqi knew that the time had come for him to show his strength. If he wanted to attract the golden phoenix, he must have a good paulownia tree at home.

"Uncle Shi, please wait for me a moment. I'll go home and get some samples for you."

"Okay, anyway, Uncle Shi is free now and has time, hehe."

Half an hour later, Lin Sanqi came over pulling a small cart with several cardboard boxes on it.

Lin Musen knew what treasures his son had, so he hurried out to greet him. He carefully carried the cardboard box into the ancestral hall and placed it on the big table.

Uncle Lin was also full of curiosity and wanted to see what kind of top-notch treasure Lin Sanqi would take out.

Lin Mushen first took out a wooden box, opened it, and found a wild ginseng inside:

"Uncle Shi, look, this wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain is 150 years old. If it were sold at an auction, it would fetch at least 4 million. Our 100-year-old wild ginseng previously sold for 2 million."

The first top-grade medicinal material that the Lin family brought out easily broke down Lin Tianhua's psychological defenses.

"Wow, 150-year-old wild ginseng, it's really top-notch. The boss of Longwei Group wanted to buy it last time, but he couldn't find it after years of trying. I didn't expect you to have it. This is really unexpected."

Lin Sanqi said conceitedly:

"I don't have many hundred-year-old wild ginseng, but if there's market demand, I can always get more."

Although Lin Sanqi had not yet been introduced to the Northeast, it was easy to obtain more wild ginseng through the Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in 1959. The supply and marketing cooperatives loved to buy and sell this kind of high-profit medicinal material.

Lin Tianhua nodded repeatedly:

"Great, great, authentic high-aged wild ginseng is always in demand. Not to mention a hundred years old, even 50 years old will be in demand. I know quite a few wealthy people are looking to buy it."

Lin Sanqi chuckled and continued to fish out treasures from the cardboard box:

"Uncle Shi, look, these are all seafood. This is authentic Nanri abalone, single-head abalone, and double-head abalone. These are Tianjiu fin, Haihu, and Jingou. There are also Jinqian sturgeon fish maw, red-billed sturgeon fish maw, white fish maw, and house fish maw..."

Lin Sanqi introduced the dishes while filling up the entire table.

Uncle Lin was the first to lose patience, picking up a large piece of fish maw and exclaiming:

"Oh my god, this is small-bearded golden croaker fish maw. It's so big and weighs several kilograms. How old is it? It's precious, precious."

People in the two provinces of Dongguang, Hu and Jian have almost no resistance to this top-grade fish maw. Even though Uncle Lin is knowledgeable and experienced, he is not calm this time, because the fish maw of the small-bearded golden croaker has become a thing of the past.

"Grandpa, this piece of golden croaker fish maw in your hand is probably 30 or 40 years old? I forgot. It's tradable, but the quantity is small. I probably received a few dozen pieces, but I've collected several tons of other fish maws."

Lin Tianhua couldn't believe his ears.

He knew that with the decreasing marine fishery resources and the increase in the country's banned sales list, top-quality fish maw was almost being driven to sky-high prices in the market.

So how many tons did Lin Musen still have? This number was quite frightening.

"Qizi, then, what about these Sky Nine Wings and Sea Tiger Wings? How many are there?"

"It should be several tons..."

"What about this dried Nanri abalone?"

"There are several tons of them, big and small..."

Uncle Lin and Lin Tianhua were completely speechless. Whose family had so many seafoods that they wouldn't count them over and over again like treasures? Why did the Lin family father and son seem so casual?

Is it that top-grade medicinal ingredients and food ingredients have become so overpriced now, or are they simply ignorant?

Seeing that he had already intimidated the Tenth Uncle, Lin Sanqi decided to add fuel to the fire and took out a few tangerine peel pots...

(End of this chapter)