The man had dark skin and calloused hands, suggesting he had been a farmer for a long time.
"Okay." Ye Xingchen clapped his hands and said, "Brother, is your medicine from the Liangshan area in Southwest China?"
“Brother, you have a good eye. The Liangshan Mountains are known as the capital of medicine. We are from the Liangshan area, but our medicine comes from the North Mountain. The North Mountain used to be a barren mountain, which was cultivated by farmers.”
"But in recent years, we set up a Chinese medicine demonstration zone, which has helped it grow to a certain scale. The quality of the medicine is good, but we are struggling to find a market. We came here to find a market. Look at the medicine, it's all very good."
As the man spoke, he took out the medicine inside and showed it to Ye Xingchen.
"Uncle Li, lunch is ready." Just then, a girl walked over carrying a lunchbox of breakfast.
"This is our village secretary, Jin Xiu. Jin Xiu, this is the doctor, please take a look at the medicine." The burly man called out hurriedly.
"Hello, we are from the Beishan Traditional Chinese Medicine Production Base in the Daliang Mountains. This is our base information..." Jin Xiu quickly stepped forward and began to introduce his base in a very detailed manner.
"Our base is large-scale and scientifically cultivated. It is also a key project supported by the county. Moreover, the Chinese medicinal herbs undergo scientific processing after harvesting to ensure quality and quantity."
"Your medicine is good, but I need a lot, and I need a long-term, large-scale supply. Can you do that?" Ye Xingchen asked with a smile.
This young woman is a college graduate serving as a village official. She's full of energy, and her medicine is indeed quite good. I'll investigate her later. If her scale is genuine, then we can have a long-term partnership.
"Really? Our 30,000 mu of medicinal herb fields in Beishan have already been planted with herbs, and the harvest is very good. Moreover, there are still more than 50,000 mu of medicinal herb fields waiting to be developed. Beishan has a suitable climate, which is suitable for all kinds of medicinal herbs. We can guarantee a large and long-term supply." Jin Xiu said excitedly.
"Alright, how many Chinese medicinal herbs did you bring this time? I'll take them all," Ye Xingchen said. "Tomorrow I'll send someone with you to go back and investigate. If your information is accurate, we'll sign a contract, but I have one condition: from now on, your medicines can only be supplied to our company."
“This… okay, we’ll discuss it later.” Jin Xiu gritted her teeth. She could tell that Ye Xingchen was a major client. The medicinal herbs from the Beishan Chinese Medicine Base had already been shipped in large quantities, but there was no sales channel. Now that she had this opportunity, she had to seize it.
"Hey, Secretary Jin, still holding on? Look, you've been in the market for half a month and haven't sold a single batch of medicine. Why don't you consider my suggestion?" Just then, a teasing voice came from behind.
A young man walked over. He was well-dressed and looked like someone who didn't lack money. Moreover, his eyes were sharp and shrewd, indicating that he was a calculating person.
"Meng Feng?" Ye Xingchen was taken aback. Wasn't this his college classmate Meng Feng?
"Are you Ye Xingchen?" Meng Feng recognized Ye Xingchen as well.
"Yes, it's me." Ye Xingchen nodded, his expression unchanged.
The two had a casual relationship. Meng Feng's family was in business, so he was considered a rich second-generation, while Ye Xingchen was someone who worked part-time to earn scholarships. The two were from completely different worlds.
"What are you doing here?" Meng Feng asked.
"I work for a traditional Chinese medicine company. I'm here today to check out the raw materials," Ye Xingchen said casually.
“Oh, I see. My family is the largest supplier of medicinal herbs in the Chinese medicine market, Changfeng Pharmaceutical.” Meng Feng took out a business card: “Our annual sales exceed 100 million yuan. Go over there, and I’ll tell you to get the best price.”
Ye Xingchen had just visited Changfeng Pharmaceutical. The quality of their medicine was just average. He took the business card and said, "Thanks. I think their medicine is pretty good."
"You want to buy her medicine?" Meng Feng was taken aback, then sneered, "Are you alright, Ye Xingchen? They've been here for half a month, and no one has even bothered to buy several truckloads of medicine."
“Our company’s medicines are all qualified and certified. Who knows if these wild medicines from this small mountain valley are just some wild herbs to fool you?”
“You’re talking nonsense. All the medicines from our Chinese medicine production base are qualified, and we have the necessary certificates.” Jin Xiu became anxious: “You want to buy our medicines at one-third of the market price? No way!”
"Oh, getting impatient? Let me tell you, Changfeng is the largest Chinese medicine wholesaler here. If I don't buy your medicine, no one else dares to." Meng Feng sneered, "One-third of the market price is the highest price I can offer. Take it or leave it."
“You…” Kim Soo-hyun’s face turned pale, and he couldn’t say a word.
“Beautiful lady, look at your fellow villagers, they’ve been guarding this place for half a month, enduring wind and rain, it’s not easy for them. If I were you, I would sell it at a lower price.”
“Business is business. Once you do it once, you’ll do it again. If I open up a sales channel for your products, you won’t have to worry about selling them in the future.” Meng Feng chuckled and said, “At my price, I’ll take all the medicine.”
“The herbs from our Beishan are of good quality and pure. I believe there will be discerning people who appreciate them. Besides, these are grown by our fellow villagers with great effort. I would rather throw them all away than let others benefit from them.” Jinxiu said with a hint of anger.
"Alright, just you wait. Hey you, call the market supervisors over here and tell them there are people illegally setting up stalls here." Meng Feng sneered, "Drive them away."
"What exactly do you want? We're setting up a stall here, and we're not bothering you at all!" Jin Xiu was so angry that she couldn't speak.
She and several of her fellow villagers are from out of town. Market supervision doesn't allow them to set up stalls here. They usually turn a blind eye, but if they really want to take it seriously, there's nothing they can do.
"It's alright, young lady. I'll throw away all your medicine. We'll sign the contract now." Ye Xingchen frowned.
He planned to help Jinxiu. Firstly, the girl was simple and capable, and at a young age, she became a village official and established such a large Chinese medicine base, leading the villagers to prosperity.
Secondly, the medicine is indeed quite good. If there are no problems, Beishan will supply it on a long-term basis.
"Thank you, brother. We have a contract here for you to look at. You can pay only 40% of the cost of the medicine, and pay the rest after it's received and there are no problems." Jin Xiu was delighted and took out the contract.
"No need to look, I'll take all the medicine, pay in full. Leave your contact information and I'll have someone contact you to come and check out your Beishan base. If the scale is suitable, we can sign a 20-year contract directly, and I'll take all the medicine from Beishan from now on," Ye Xingchen said.
"Thank you so much." Kim Soo was overjoyed; the trip had been worthwhile.
"Wait a minute, Ye Xingchen, can you stop bragging?" Meng Feng sneered, "You're just an employee, do you have the authority to order so much medicine?"
"What, you think I can't eat?" Ye Xingchen glanced at him.
"You think you can just eat it all? Do you think you're the boss?" Meng Feng said unhappily.
He wanted to get his hands on Jinxiu's medicine, and he had finally managed to cook it up to the point where it was almost ready. But if Ye Xingchen came and intercepted the medicine, wouldn't all his previous efforts have been in vain?
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