"This..."
Lin Meiqi found herself in a difficult position, her face etched with worry as she turned to Chen Xiao.
"My father wants you to use Jinfang Pharmaceuticals as collateral for the breach of contract. You have to purchase two million yuan worth of Chinese medicinal herbs from my family every month, and it must be explicitly written into the contract. Is that... is that okay?"
The moment she finished speaking, Lin Meiqi instinctively flinched, as if expecting Chen Xiao to hit her.
"Only a limit of two million a month?"
Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh and cry. He decided it was pointless to continue using Lin Meiqi as a go-between. He snatched her phone and impatiently addressed Lin Zhengyang, "Boss Lin, aren't you being a bit stingy? A monthly purchasing limit of only two million? What if I need to purchase ten million worth of goods in a month? Can you guarantee you can supply it? If you can't meet my demand for Chinese medicinal herbs, then don't bother sending anyone to waste my time."
Lin Meiqi was completely at a loss in front of Chen Xiao. By the time she realized her phone had been taken, she was pale with fear. She thought Chen Xiao was about to scold Lin Zhengyang and started to intervene, but then she heard what Chen Xiao said and was utterly dumbfounded. Her mouth twitched uncontrollably as she thought, "A monthly supply limit of two million isn't too much, it's too little?"
Lin Zhengyang on the other end of the line was clearly stunned by Chen Xiao's words. After a long pause, he replied, "Kid, don't think you can talk big without any backing. I've already made it clear, if you really want to sign a supply contract with me, you must provide Jinfang Pharmaceuticals as collateral. If you breach the contract..."
Chen Xiao frowned slightly and interrupted Lin Zhengyang with an even more impatient tone, "Enough with the nonsense. I need a guaranteed annual purchase of at least twenty million yuan, with no monthly supply limit, and you must guarantee quality, quantity, and price. Can you meet these conditions? If you can, not only will I use Jinfang Pharmaceuticals as collateral for any breach of contract, but I'll also guarantee payment in full for every purchase!"
With just the 'Xumi Jiezi Gao' starting with the character 'Jun', Chen Xiao was confident enough to crush Jiuding Pharmaceuticals into the ground.
Moreover, the 'Wu Zi Jin Fang' he inherited was not lacking in exceptional medicinal formulas. Any one of them, if produced and marketed, could rewrite modern medical history.
If Lin Zhengyang couldn't meet his immense demand for Chinese medicinal herbs, then there was no point in wasting any more time.
"You... you're determined to give Jinfang Pharmaceuticals to me?"
Lin Zhengyang's voice trembled with anger. "Fine! Fine! Since you're so eager to court disaster, let's sign a one-year contract first!"
He had no faith that Jinfang Pharmaceuticals' annual purchase volume would reach twenty million yuan, and he naively believed that Jinfang Pharmaceuticals was already in his grasp. After hanging up, his anger gradually turned to joy, and he secretly gloated, thinking, "The Ye family worked so hard for so long and couldn't acquire Jinfang Pharmaceuticals. Once I get my hands on it, I'll sell it back to the Ye family at a low price. Old Man Ye Tie Zhu will surely thank me!"
With his mind made up, he quickly instructed his secretary to prepare the contract and called Kang Wenxue, telling him to hurry to Jinfang Pharmaceuticals to sign. He then set off with a spring in his step, intending to meet Ye Tie Zhu in person to explain the situation. This would not only prevent any misunderstandings from the Ye family but also strengthen their relationship.
Now, it was Kang Wenxue's turn to be dumbfounded.
Kang Wenxue had gone to great lengths, even offending Lin Meiqi, to report to Lin Zhengyang because he dreaded going to Jinfang Pharmaceuticals himself. The previous incident with Zhou Dazhong was simply too brutal, too violent, and too terrifying.
Yet, he never expected that Lin Zhengyang would also order him to go to Jinfang Pharmaceuticals to sign a contract.
What made him even more despairing was that Lin Zhengyang's secretary then emailed him the printed contract.
"Use Jinfang Pharmaceuticals as collateral? An annual purchase volume of over twenty million yuan? And payment in full for every transaction? Lin Zhengyang, are you messing with me? Even if the new owner of Jinfang Pharmaceuticals is an idiot, they wouldn't sign such a ridiculous contract, would they?"
After a cursory glance at the contract, Kang Wenxue's vision went black. He nearly fainted and couldn't help but curse Lin Zhengyang's entire ancestry in his mind.
However, he had a job to do. To maintain his position as the president of the Juxian City Chinese Medicinal Herbs Wholesale Association, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and go to Jinfang Pharmaceuticals to find Chen Xiao. With a dejected expression, he left.
As he drove past a large shopping mall, he, who was usually stingy, surprisingly spent nearly a hundred thousand yuan on gifts. Then, with a complex mix of emotions, he continued towards Jinfang Pharmaceuticals.
Soon, he arrived outside the tightly shut gates of Jinfang Pharmaceuticals.
It was worth noting that although Jinfang Pharmaceuticals had declined in recent years, its location was excellent. Not only was it convenient for transportation and accessible from all directions, but there were also over a dozen Chinese medicinal herb wholesale companies of various sizes nearby.
Coincidentally, seven or eight Chinese medicinal herb wholesalers were gathered outside the main entrance of Jinfang Pharmaceuticals. They had come with aggressive intentions, planning to humiliate Jinfang Pharmaceuticals and indirectly curry favor with the Ye family. Leading them was the owner of the Chinese medicinal herb wholesale company next door to Jinfang Pharmaceuticals, named Cao Xingwang.
It was said that Cao Xingwang's rise to wealth through the wholesale of Chinese medicinal herbs was mainly due to his early supply of goods to Jinfang Pharmaceuticals.
However, instead of showing gratitude, he had kicked them while they were down.
Upon hearing that Jiuding Pharmaceuticals, under the Ye family, was preparing to acquire Jinfang Pharmaceuticals, he, in his eagerness to please the Ye family, had ruthlessly severed his supply cooperation with Jinfang Pharmaceuticals without a second thought. He had been eagerly awaiting the Ye family's successful acquisition.
Seeing Kang Wenxue's car approaching Jinfang Pharmaceuticals from a distance, Cao Xingwang naturally assumed that Kang Wenxue, like himself, was there to cause trouble for Jinfang Pharmaceuticals and indirectly please the Ye family, following Chen Xiao's message in the group chat using Zhou Dazhong's account. Feeling even more emboldened, he quickly went to open the car door for Kang Wenxue, obsequiously flattering him, "President Kang, while Jinfang Pharmaceuticals' arrogant behavior in our association's group chat is detestable, I can handle finding trouble with Jin Yongping. You are busy day and night, dedicating yourself to the development of our association, so why bother with such a trivial matter yourself?"
The moment he finished speaking, he noticed the mountain of gifts piled in the car, and he was momentarily stunned. Then, he forced a smile and continued to flatter, "President Kang, you've prepared so many high-end gifts, you must be very busy. Leave the small matter of teaching Jinfang Pharmaceuticals a lesson to your humble subordinate. You should go attend to your important business, hehe."
As if it were a point of pride to grovel before Kang Wenxue like a dog, Cao Xingwang, who was already loud, deliberately raised his voice even higher. Every word of his speech reached Leng Shan, the security guard in the guardhouse, who immediately bristled like his tail had been stepped on and came out menacingly.
Kang Wenxue noticed that Cao Xingwang's words had attracted Leng Shan, who was in a security uniform. He immediately became agitated, fearing that the signing with Jinfang Pharmaceuticals would become even more difficult. He could no longer care about anything else and said indignantly, "Cao Xingwang, what nonsense are you spouting? I'm here to sign a supply contract with Jinfang Pharmaceuticals on behalf of the esteemed Boss Lin Zhengyang from Longdu!"
Saying this, he quickly grabbed a very exquisite gift box from the car and hurried to Leng Shan, saying cautiously, "Brother Security Guard, my name is Kang Wenxue. I am from the Zhengyang Chinese Medicinal Herbs Wholesale Market in the provincial capital, Longdu, sent to sign a supply contract with Mr. Chen. Please trouble yourself to arrange it for me, hehe."