Tianhe, Presidential Suite of Hilton Hotel.
The living room of the suite had been renovated at this time. The cabinets against the wall had been cleared out and a row of long tables covered with black velvet were placed.
Lin Sanqi, Yin Lianyi and Lin Bingqiao were placing portions of cordyceps, ginseng, fish maw, tangerine peel, shark fin and abalone on the table.
Angong Niuhuang Pills and Pian Zai Yang were packed in specially made exquisite boxes and placed aside as a foil.
Lin Sanqi was dressed very business-like today, wearing a tie, but his skin was a little darker. There was nothing he could do about it. He had been wandering around South China for more than two months in 1959, so it would be strange if he didn't get tanned.
Lin Tianhua is studying hard to learn information about these top-quality ingredients, including how to distinguish their grades, their therapeutic effects, etc.
For professional managers like them, they must be familiar with the products they want to introduce so that they can recommend them to customers accurately.
Lin Musen glanced at Yin Lianyi, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he couldn't help but whispered a reminder:
"Qizai, I have no objection to you hiring an old classmate as your financial manager, but I want to remind you that she's from Pingle Village. You, you..."
Lin Sanqi didn't take it seriously and replied in a low voice:
"Dad, we're running a company to make money. We don't care where she's from. Besides, she might not even be interested in your son. Stop worrying about it."
The older generation has a prejudice against their own factions. For more than a hundred years, the people of Shilou Village and Pingle Village have not intermarried. This has become an unspoken rule, and everyone knows it.
But young people who were born under the red flag and grew up in the new era obviously do not have such concerns.
This is true for Lin Sanqi and Yin Lianyi, and so is Lin Bingqiao.
Look, the little girl is chatting happily with Yin Lianyi, without any sense of meeting an enemy.
Lin Musen was still worried, thinking that his son was in love with a girl from Pingle Village. Would he be scolded to death by the villagers?
At this time, the doorbell rang.
Lin Musen and Lin Tianhua stood up to open the door, while Lin Sanqi, Yin Lianyi and Lin Bingqiao stood aside, as if they were interns.
Although Lin Sanqi is the boss in theory, the company has not yet been officially established and he has not positioned himself properly, so he is still in a "weak position."
Fortunately, Lin Tianhua is my cousin and has worked in a foreign company with high professional qualities. Otherwise, the power imbalance would be reversed from the beginning, and the boss Lin Sanqi would be bullied to death in the future.
As soon as the door opened.
Master Wu from Miaochuntang was standing at the front. When he saw Lin Musen, he shook his hand enthusiastically:
"Doctor Lin, we meet again, hehe."
"Come on, come in," Lin Musen politely welcomed the people outside the door into the house.
Master Wu immediately introduced the people behind him:
"Doctor Lin, please introduce this to me. This is Chairman Qiu Minli of Miaochuntang."
Lin Musen also politely stepped forward and shook hands warmly with the Hong Kong traditional Chinese medicine expert. Although they were still a little unfamiliar, he did not seem timid.
"Hello, Chairman Qiu. I'm Lin Musen from Lingnan Hall. Let me introduce you. This is Lin Tianhua, the general manager of Lingnan Hall. Our company is just starting out, so I have no choice but to ask you to meet at the hotel."
Chairman Qiu is a wealthy old man with a slicked-back hair. Judging from his appearance, he is a wealthy man and has a very friendly attitude.
"Dr. Lin, Mr. Lin, hello, I've heard a lot about you. Last time I bought an 80-year-old wild ginseng from you, it really made me proud in Hong Kong. It's a pity that you won't sell the 150-year-old ginseng. What a shame."
Chairman Qiu was observing the situation in the room while talking, and he smiled and nodded at Lin Sanqi and the other young people, but when he saw the things on the table, he was suddenly stunned.
Lin Musen also smiled and said, "Then I believe you will not be disappointed this time."
Chairman Qiu pointed at the long table and said in surprise: "Doctor Lin, these are..."
Lin Tianhua got the hint at this time, so he took the initiative to stand up:
"Mr. Qiu, come here and take a look. This is our company's current flagship product. We've just asked you to help us open our eyes since you're such a distinguished guest."
Chairman Qiu took a few quick steps, picked up the ginseng in the middle, and after observing it for a long time, he asked in surprise:
"This, this is the 150-year-old wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain, right?"
Lin Tianhua smiled and nodded:
"Mr. Qiu has a good eye. This ginseng is the oldest wild ginseng we have. However, our company has already contacted a wild ginseng that is 200 years old. If nothing goes wrong, we should be able to get it."
Business is business, and there is no business without fraud. Although Lin Tianhua said this with his eyes closed, it was very effective in fooling people.
Sure enough, Chairman Qiu was shocked after hearing this and he valued Lingnantang's ability even more. At least Miaochuntang definitely could not get 200-year-old wild ginseng.
At this time, Lin Tianhua took out another imitation rosewood gift box.
"Mr. Qiu, this is our company's flagship product this year, Cordyceps King-grade Cordyceps sinensis."
Miaochuntang came to the mainland this time mainly for Cordyceps, so after shocking the other party, Lin Tianhua immediately launched its flagship product.
Chairman Qiu took the wooden box and was surprised again: "Wow, such a big Cordyceps, it's really rare."
Hong Kong is an important place for selling top-grade Chinese medicinal materials. After all, there are many wealthy people there who have the habit of maintaining their health, so the sales of Cordyceps are very impressive.
The top wealthy people either don’t buy it or they would only buy top-quality Cordyceps. This kind of Cordyceps King, which weighs more than 1.5 grams per strand, is also rare in Hong Kong.
Master Wu is a professional Chinese medicine practitioner with undoubted appreciation ability. He also took the gift box and examined it:
"This is indeed wild Cordyceps. Such a large Cordyceps King has not been seen in recent years. By the way, Mr. Lin, can we try it?"
Yin Lianyi then brought a plate with 10 Cordyceps King leaves in the middle.
Lin Tianhua smiled and gestured, "Mr. Qiu, Master Wu, please taste it."
They each took a piece of Cordyceps, smelled it, and then put it directly into their mouths to taste it. Then they nodded at the same time:
"Hmm, it has a light mushroom aroma, no sulfur or fishy smell. This is good Cordyceps."
Chairman Qiu and Master Wu were generous with their praise. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with the Cordyceps provided by Lingnan Hall, and it far exceeded their expectations.
Chairman Qiu then got straight to the point and said:
"Doctor Lin, President Lin, we're here mainly because Miaochuntang is interested in purchasing your Cordyceps. I'm wondering how much of this premium grade you can provide and what's the price?"
The business negotiations were mainly led by Lin Tianhua, which was agreed upon in advance. Lin Musen and his son were willing to play supporting roles.
"Mr. Qiu, you're a veteran in the industry. I don't need to explain how precious this Cordyceps King is. Let me explain first: these Cordyceps were personally collected from herders on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by our company."
After receiving them, we simply clean and package them without any technological processing, so they are absolutely original and all nutrients are intact. I believe Mr. Qiu and Master Wu have already tasted this.
As for the price, it depends on how much Miaochuntang plans to purchase. If it's just ten or twenty kilograms, we can only charge the market price. But if the quantity is large, we will definitely give you the best price."
Chairman Qiu is not only a Chinese medicine doctor, but also a successful businessman.
If a Chinese medicine clinic or pharmacy in Hong Kong wants to get top-quality Chinese medicinal materials from the mainland, they have to go through countless hands and be exploited by distributors layer by layer, and the price at the terminal is very expensive.
It doesn’t matter if it’s expensive, I’ll just pick some from the mainland first. When I get to Hong Kong, there won’t be many top-quality Chinese medicinal materials, which is far from meeting the market demand.
After all, the mainland's economy is now good, and there are many wealthy people who need to maintain their health. The mainland cannot sell enough products, and exports are even less.
Even so, after these top-quality Chinese medicine materials entered the Hong Kong market, they were first taken up by a few pharmaceutical giants. For example, Ruijuntang Chinese Medicine Clinic, which ranks first in Hong Kong, took almost half of the market share.
Miaochuntang Chinese Medicine Clinic ranks among the top five in Hong Kong in terms of scale, but it is not on the same level as Ruijuntang.
Therefore, in order to grab the market and attract high-end wealthy patients, Miaochuntang must have its own stable high-end medicinal material suppliers who can provide top-quality Chinese medicinal materials that others cannot get. Only in this way can it carve out a path in the fiercely competitive market.
When Chairman Qiu heard from Master Wu that Lingnantang in Huadu, mainland China, had recently acquired a batch of top-quality Cordyceps, he couldn't wait to come over to negotiate.
They just wanted to take advantage of the previous cooperation between the two parties and get this batch of Cordyceps before others.
Chairman Qiu was very ambitious and asked, "Boss Lin, I want to know how much stock you have? King Cordyceps like this."
Lin Tianhua said proudly: "At least more than 1,000 kilograms."
"So many?" Chairman Qiu was shocked. He was not sure what the Lin family was up to.
Lin Tianhua smiled at this time:
"Mr. Qiu, we can't give you all 1,000 kilograms. We've already received quite a few orders, including from several Chinese medicine clinics and shops in Hong Kong who have contacted us to purchase."
When Chairman Qiu heard this, he realized that it was true and that there were benefits. His peers were like sharks smelling blood.
It seems I need to act quickly.
In fact, he never thought that Lin Tianhua was deliberately being mysterious and creating the illusion that his Cordyceps would be easy to sell. Miaochuntang was put in a passive position in the negotiations from the very beginning.
Lin Sanqi was thinking to himself that he and his father were not suitable for this kind of business negotiation. They were too honest and could easily be tested.
At this time, Lin Tianhua took another gift box from Yin Lianyi:
"Mr. Qiu, take a look at this batch of Cordyceps. Although it doesn't reach the level of Cordyceps King, it is still first-class and rare in the market."
Chairman Qiu and Chef Wu took it and observed and tasted it again, then nodded repeatedly:
"This kind of product is currently the mainstream in the Hong Kong market, but the quantity is not large. I wonder how much stock you have?"
Lin Tianhua held up a finger pretentiously: "Two tons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chairman Qiu almost spit out the tangerine peel tea in his mouth... (End of this chapter)
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