Chapter 499 - 498: World Medicine
Early Saturday morning, Chen Tianlong drove Wu Mengting to Master Tan Tian’s house. Now that Wu Mengting was his fiancée, the two had to spend more time together without neglecting each other.
And Wu Mengting didn’t get tired of following Chen Tianlong; no matter what he wanted to do, she would try to integrate into his life.
Hearing Chen Tianlong wanted to start his own company, she naturally supported him and personally came along to discuss plans together.
Half an hour later, Tan Tian was already gathered in the hall. Chen Tianlong had informed Tan Tian in advance that he would come to discuss the new company today.
A while ago, Chen Tianlong had asked Mr. Hu for help in applying for the company’s license. When the authorities knew it was a small company supported by the Lin Group, it was immediately approved.
After all, with the support of the Lin Family, the funds and supply chain were all in place, so such a company wouldn’t likely be bad, and certainly wouldn’t be obstructed.
Since Lin Batian was the deputy chairman of the South Sea Economic Committee, as soon as Chen Tianlong’s company went public, it was strongly recommended by him. Seeing the solid support from the Lin Group, major suppliers and partners rushed in to invest and collaborate.
This wasn’t even the key point. The fact that this pharmaceutical company was backed by the research efforts of the reclusive Divine Doctor Tan instantly served as a blatant advertisement, shaking the pharmaceutical industry dramatically.
Many partners and suppliers signed contracts with Chen Tianlong’s new company, allowing the newly established World Medicine Co., Ltd. to surpass most medium-sized enterprises in South Sea City within just two months.
Moreover, the rapid growth started putting pressure on the four major families.
Of course, not for the Lin Family, as they were in cahoots with Chen Tianlong. No matter how much pressure there was, they were family, and no problems would arise.
"Haha, Chen Tianlong truly is a genius. In just two months, he ranked in the top ten of South Sea City’s monthly economic sales. At this rate, our Lin Group’s title as the top economic leader will soon belong to World Medicine," Lin Batian joked.
"Heh, that’s all thanks to Mr. Lin’s strong support, providing sufficient funding and Tan Tian’s masterful development of new drugs. Otherwise, how could we achieve today’s glory?"
Chen Tianlong didn’t dare to claim credit since the company could run because of the Lin Family and Tan Tian, not him.
It’s just that World Medicine’s scale wasn’t large enough, as almost all products were processed by OEM factories, which although reduced a lot of unnecessary troubles, made the costs quite high and gradually weakened competitiveness.
The company’s hype was due to the novelty of the new drugs and the Lin Group’s support, buying face. More importantly, it was fueled by Tan Tian’s reputation.
Once the products passed their warm-up period, sales would gradually decline, leading to the company regressing.
So, what Chen Tianlong needed to do now was expand the scale, strengthen the research team, and look for broader supply chains and demand markets.
"Mr. Lin, I want to plan properly during this period, find some suitable places for our factories. We must have our own plants, expand the research team, and recruit talents. Also, I think our current company is indeed too small, unable to realize integrated work and accommodation, which are crucial factors affecting the company’s future development."
Chen Tianlong spoke passionately, leaving Lin Batian stunned with admiration, thinking Chen Tianlong sounded less like a student and more like an economist.
"Great, Long is truly a talent, really makes me, Mr. Lin, admire you immensely," Lin Batian praised.
After Lin Batian left, a gentle female voice suddenly came from behind. Chen Tianlong had already recognized her voice and turned around with a smile, saying, "Hello, President Liu, you’ve worked hard."
Indeed, it was none other than his junior sister, Liu Ting.
After some time, Chen Tianlong thought there was no need for Liu Ting to stay in school as a school doctor. After all, her current goals weren’t focused there. If she wanted to earn more money for the orphanage, she had to be given a profitable position.
Without a doubt, letting his junior sister be the general manager of this company he founded was the best option. After all, being related to pharmaceuticals, this little girl, with some basic medical knowledge as a school doctor, wouldn’t find it too challenging.
"Hmph, go ahead and tease me."
Liu Ting pouted, behaving more like a little woman in front of Chen Tianlong, "Chen Tianlong, our company is getting better and better, but I feel my abilities are really not enough. Since resigning from school, many things are handled by you all. Although I’m nominally the boss, I’m actually just going through the motions."
It’s not that Liu Ting lacked confidence, but her professional mismatch was real. If she were to follow Divine Doctor Tan in researching medicinal materials, she’d be more suited. Managing the company’s affairs as the general manager left her overwhelmed.
"Don’t worry, it’ll get better over time," Chen Tianlong said here and suddenly thought of someone he hadn’t seen in a long time and really missed.
Li Bingshuang was an expert in economic management. A woman who could make Baiyun Group famous in Capital City was certainly remarkable. If he could really invite her over to impart some economic management experience, it would surely be helpful.
"Liu Ting, how about this, don’t exhaust yourself with the company’s matters for now. When Mengting has holidays, I’ll have her come over to help," Chen Tianlong also felt limited by his capabilities.
"Okay," Liu Ting smiled lightly and nodded.
Time quickly reached the end of the semester. Chen Tianlong couldn’t stay in the company all the time, so he returned to school. Lin Wushuang had already prepared notes for him, which deeply touched Chen Tianlong.
After school in the afternoon, Chen Tianlong remembered he had neglected his brothers due to company matters for so long, so he invited Tang Bing, Yang Fan, and Zhao Lei to go out for a meal together.
Since they were all students, they certainly wouldn’t go to those big hotels. Recently, with Chen Tianlong running around, he had discovered a few good places with decent food. So he planned to take his three brothers over to try it out.
Shennan Street was located to the north gate area of South Sea No.1 Middle School, just next to East Gate First Street. It was a chaotic urban village, infamous for being dirty and messy. The bumpy cement roads and low, dilapidated houses starkly contrasted with the surrounding skyscrapers.
On the sides of the narrow roads, garbage was carelessly discarded everywhere, and some utility poles were plastered with scam recruitment ads, even small ads for treating sexual diseases and syphilis were ubiquitous.
In some dark alleys, scantily clad women would often appear in twos or threes, with cigarettes in their mouths, flirting with passersby, and even daring ones would directly pull people over to close a deal.
The group didn’t walk far before reaching Shennan Street, which specialized in night market business. Since it was late autumn, many people came here for late-night snacks, and the place was filled with the sounds of drinkers and laughter.
After all, in this season, eating steaming food was especially comforting.
The group sat down at a night market stall where Chen Tianlong frequently visited earlier. The reason was simple, the food here was exceptionally delicious, a taste impossible to find even in big hotels.
"Old Zhao, give me a plate of lamb, beef, kidneys too, any vegetable will do, and two boxes of cold beer." After sitting down, Chen Tianlong shouted to an elderly man busy at the charcoal grill.
"Right away."
Old Zhao wiped the sweat off his face with his dirty hands, acknowledged, and then shouted to a girl who was clearing tables, "Qingqing, hurry up."