Meilan Cafe offers the best view from the window overlooking the street.
She gazed thoughtfully at the gentle man across from her, dressed in a suit and with his hair slicked back. Listening to his Hong Kong-accented Mandarin, it was as if a Hong Kong movie hero had stepped out of the screen.
This man is named Wen Rong. His father is a prominent figure in the port city, with numerous businesses, mainly in finance and real estate, but also involved in other industries such as clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
Sunlight fell on Wen Rong's delicate face, and a refined and gentle young man from a prestigious family appeared vividly before my eyes.
Shen Sisi watched him without showing any emotion. This young master raised in a wealthy family was indeed incredibly noble, and very gentlemanly and polite.
Wen Rong couldn't help but keep looking at Shen Sisi's face.
I never expected there would be such a person in Jiangcheng. She is as beautiful as a lotus emerging from the water, yet her temperament is reserved and sharp, making people only dare to admire her from afar and not daring to approach her.
"Miss Shen, hello! My name is Wen Rong." He stood up and shook hands with her, and Shen Sisi's fingertips touched his lightly.
"Hello, my name is Shen Sisi!"
After exchanging polite greetings, the two took their seats.
"This is my head manager, Jin Shan, next to me is my brother, Boss Cao Hua, and my little brother, Dong Xiaojiang," Shen Sisi introduced.
Wen Rong smiled and nodded to them: "Boss Cao and Brother Jiang, we already know each other. I didn't expect to make new friends. It's a pleasure to meet you!"
After he finished speaking, he introduced the bespectacled man in a black suit next to him: "My assistant, Xie Sili."
Chen Sisi also showed friendliness in the same way.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they quickly got down to business.
“Ms. Shen, thank you for your medicated oil. It has been a great help to me. To be honest, there are many different brands of medicated oils and ointments in our port city. I have tried almost all of them, but none of them are as effective as your Golden Phoenix brand.”
Despite being praised and flattered, Shen Sisi did not show much pride. Instead, she calmly said, "Of course, our medicinal oil is indeed different from those on the market. It is a formula passed down to me by an old Chinese medicine doctor before he passed away. It is unique in the world."
Wen Rong looked enlightened and said, "I see. It seems he was truly a divine doctor. It's a pity he has passed away. Otherwise, I would really like to go and visit him with Miss Shen."
“Indeed…” Thinking back to that poor old Chinese medicine doctor, he couldn’t help but sigh: “If the old man were still alive, he would definitely be able to write more prescriptions and benefit more people.”
Wen Rong was quite excited: "I never thought I would meet a kindred spirit in a foreign land! Miss Shen, we share the same philosophy. It doesn't matter how much money we make, the most important thing is to benefit society."
"Oh?" Chen Sisi raised an eyebrow, clearly not believing it.
Hong Kong businessmen investing in the mainland, do they not want to make money, or do they really just want to make a name for themselves?
"Of course, it's understandable that businessmen prioritize profit, but after hearing about the business I want to pursue, you should understand..."
Wen Rong slowly stirred the coffee in front of her and began to chat with her at a leisurely pace.
Wen Rong is the youngest son of the chairman of Gangcheng Greenhouse Group. He has an older brother and an older sister.
Unlike his older siblings who prefer high-profit industries, he wants to work in the health industry, which is related to traditional Chinese medicine and wellness.
"Nowadays, with the opening up of the inland areas and the steady economic growth, people's lives are getting better and better, which is a good thing. When the economy reaches a certain level, people will pay more attention to their health and hope to live longer."
In this era, everyone likes to make quick money, so they flock to become middlemen and try their hand at various highly profitable industries.
However, Wen Rong took a completely opposite path, a path that, in recent years, is unlikely to yield much reward: working in the health industry!
After all, people don't have the concept of skincare these days.
Everyone is focused on boosting the economy as quickly as possible.
However, once living conditions improve, those who once toiled and struggled will begin to consider health issues. This process can take anywhere from a few years to a decade or two. Wen Rong's idea was indeed too advanced.
Chen Sisi pointed out the flaws in the plan incisively.
Wen Rong wasn't angry. Instead, she looked at her with admiration and said, "That's right. My industry is a long-term, sustainable industry. It's hard to see any benefits in the short term. But this project is a cause that benefits mankind, not just a business."
"Unfortunately, my father and brother did not understand and kept delaying my decision to set up a factory in the inland."
Wen Rong said that he had been looking for a health business that could yield high returns in the short term. After accidentally using Chen Sisi's medicated oil, he suddenly thought about his future.
"You want to buy Sisi's medicated oil?" Cao Hua asked.
Wen Rong shook her head: "I hope to work with Miss Shen to develop and produce this medicinal oil!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sisi simply smiled faintly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Wen, if you're buying finished medicinal oil products, I can cooperate with you and make you my distributor. But if you want to cooperate in development and production, I'm sorry, I just took over an oil mill, and I can easily go it alone."
Wen Rong was neither angry nor annoyed by her rejection; she simply paused for a moment while stirring her coffee.
"Then... what about the medicinal herbs?"
Chen Sisi paused, her fingers gripping the cup handle. Yes, she couldn't always buy or collect the medicinal herbs.
It's okay now that the order volume is small, but once the order volume increases, there will definitely be a shortage of medicinal herbs.
She had thought of this problem long ago, but because the business hadn't opened yet, she put it aside for the time being, thinking that she would talk to the pharmaceutical company again after it officially started operating.
Unexpectedly, Wen Rong had such a sharp eye that she immediately saw through her predicament.
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