The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 570 WPG's Invisible Influence and Power Are More Important! The Ruichi People's Cunning Moves!
The most reliable relationship in this world is always based on mutual benefit!

After all, as the old saying goes countless times: there is nothing, only something.
Driven by vested interests, An Wuyang easily resolved a minor public opinion issue.

When An Wuyang was solving the problem, he did not avoid Ren Tianxiang at all. Therefore, based on An Wuyang's explanation, Ren Tianxiang basically guessed the whole story.

After An Wuyang put down his phone, Ren Tianxiang exclaimed, "President An, you are so generous!"

An Wuyang smiled without saying a word. Faced with praise from others, An Wuyang would not boast about himself.

“President An, I’m curious, have you considered taking further control of the supply chain?” Ren Tianxiang asked.

An Wuyang countered, "Which method of further controlling the supply chain is Mr. Ren referring to?"

There are too many ways to further control the supply chain, and An Wuyang is unsure which one Ren Tianxiang was referring to.

Ren Tianxiang responded, "Given the current size and business model of your Wugengtian, you could easily integrate the upstream supply chain, or even build your own upstream supply chain, right?"

“For example, we could build our own peony garden,” Ren Tianxiang suggested.

"If we build our own peony garden, we can better guarantee both the quality control of white peonies and higher profit margins," Ren Tianxiang added.

An Wuyang did not refute this point.

If you build your own peony garden, it's like eliminating the middleman, which naturally leads to a higher profit margin.

At the same time, since it is their own peony garden, they can personally manage quality control, thus ensuring better quality assurance.

However, this approach also has its drawbacks!

“President Ren, Wugengtian is a family business,” An Wuyang reminded him.

Wugengtian is a private enterprise of the An family, not a joint-stock company. That's why Wugengtian directly gave away a lot of benefits.

If you don't quite understand the practice of giving up benefits at dawn, you can actually think about it from a different perspective.

It's like the government acting as an invisible shareholder through taxation.

The profits ceded at dawn are essentially just given to the other 'shareholders'.

If we consider Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group and its five major distributors as a large joint-stock company, Wugengtian would only hold a portion of the shares, while the five major distributors would hold a much larger share.

At the same time, within this huge joint-stock group company, Wu Gengtian is part of the management team, so he has corresponding say and management authority.

Does that make it easier to understand?
Take, for example, Sansang Company of Korea. It seems to have a complete upstream and downstream industrial chain, and it appears that the Sansang Group is a winner-takes-all company.

But in reality, the Sansang Group itself represents a complex of numerous interest groups.

The combined equity stake held by BlackRock Capital Group, Vanguard Group, and other international financial institutions exceeds 53%!
The Li family, the founders of Sansang Group, actually holds only about two percent of the shares. However, through a complex shareholding structure and a dual-class share structure, they still firmly control Sansang Group.

This is quite similar to the time before dawn!
While Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group appears to have relinquished the vast majority of its profits, it actually retains core power, merely distributing the wealth that it cannot currently control.

After all, An Wuyang was well aware that this world was essentially governed by the law of the jungle.

Those in power prefer forces that are profitable but ignorant, because such forces are often easily manipulated when it comes time to reap the rewards.

On the contrary, it is almost impossible for a force like Wugengtian, which is capable of making money and is very sensible, to be exploited.

After all, even those in power need to spend a fortune to acquire valuable assets.

Therefore, An Wuyang never seeks profits beyond his own strength; instead, he chooses to distribute profits to expand his sphere of influence.

For example, if Wu Gengtian were to expand the upstream supply chain of white peony on its own, it would be a shackle weighing on its shoulders.

But if it's the current situation, and others are making profits by relying on Wugengtian, then Wugengtian and An Wuyang are each other's 'bosses'.

An Wuyang's single phone call was enough for the other party to treat it as a royal decree!
The other party naturally became a supporter of Wugengtian, which was equivalent to increasing Wugengtian's external support.

Perhaps one or two such forces are useless, but quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

If there are too many similar forces, what will happen to these forces that are attached to the periphery of Wugengtian if Wugengtian collapses?
That is the complexity of the world.

Everything has far-reaching consequences.

Behind Wugengtian are these suppliers, and behind these suppliers are even more peony growers. The layers of relationships come together to form Wugengtian's unseen influence and strength.

Compared to these intangible influences and strengths, more profit is not what people seek to achieve peace and safety.

As the ancients said: "Virtue is not commensurate with one's position."

In today's world, this means that when one's strength is not commensurate with the benefits gained, it will attract wolves and jackals!

For ordinary people, that probably means: people can never earn money beyond their understanding.

Ren Tianxiang suddenly realized.

Although Pufeng Lotus Group is not listed as a whole, it is not a private group owned by the Ren family. It has introduced multiple shareholders in multiple regions, and its subsidiaries have also been listed to exchange benefits.

Ren Tianxiang changed the subject, "Speaking of which, I'm curious about something else. Why don't you use commercial acceptance bills as a means of payment during the Five Gatherings?"

An Wuyang joked, "Because there are too many smart people!"

“Some clever people have used commercial acceptance bills to swindle billions of yuan and abscond with the money. We at Wujingtian don’t want to leave such a loophole,” An Wuyang added.

"In addition, our current payment terms at Wugengtian are already very short," An Wuyang added.

In short, Wu Gengtian, under An Wuyang's leadership, simply refused to do certain unscrupulous things.

Under the influence of his family education, An Wuyang actually had a rather high moral standard in business. Although he was far inferior to An Huchun, he was still a breath of fresh air in a chaotic world.

"Let's not talk about these things anymore, let's go pick up the goods!" An Wuyang gestured to move on.

Why bother talking about this anymore?

The two have clearly different business philosophies!
Ren Tianxiang responded affirmatively, "No problem."

Before leaving, Duan Zhiqiang and the employees of Tianjingyan brought up two large flowerpots, each containing a ginseng plant grown under the forest canopy.

These ginseng roots are twelve-year-old wild ginseng transplanted from elsewhere, and they have been growing in the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base for more than a month.

Referring to the "one-twentieth principle" for externally transplanted forest ginseng as stipulated by the Happy Life System, each twelve-year-old transplanted forest ginseng produces approximately 0.8 milligrams of energy restoration factor within one month.

The so-called "one-in-two rule":
"By transplanting ginseng grown under the forest canopy at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base, it only requires one-tenth of the resting time to achieve one-tenth the effect of the native medicinal herbs grown at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base."

The wild ginseng grown in the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base can produce about 100 milligrams of energy-restoring factor if it is planted for twelve years.

Therefore, a twelve-year-old wild ginseng transplanted for a month can only produce about 0.8 milligrams of energy-restoring factor. Based on this "one-in-two principle," all newly planted wild ginseng at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base is now made from transplanted wild ginseng.

Although this increases costs, it saves approximately two years in time, which overall significantly improves profit margins.

"President Ren, these are two special forest ginseng plants, both of which contain energy-restoring factors," An Wuyang reminded him.

"Now we'll give it to President Ren as a potted plant," An Wuyang joked.

This is no joke; once they leave the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base, they can only be grown in pots and can no longer nurture the energy-restoring factors.

Ren Tianxiang asked curiously, "Can they survive in the climate of Tyrande?"

"Well... I'm really not sure," An Wuyang replied uncertainly.

"After all, ginseng has a very strong vitality," An Wuyang added.

"There are news reports that some ginseng has been soaked in wine for nearly thirty years and it still managed to sprout and bloom. That's simply outrageous," An Wuyang exclaimed.

"So I'm really not sure if ginseng can survive in Bangkok." An Wuyang reiterated his uncertainty.

Ren Tianxiang responded, "I will arrange for someone to take good care of them."

As for how the two live ginseng plants were brought into Tyrande, neither of them cared.

It was nearly four o'clock in the afternoon.

The group returned to the headquarters of Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group by Airbus H-225 helicopter.

In An Wuyang's office, he instructed, "Old Tang, check the inventory and see how much of Liang Huanxi's stock is left?"

"Wait a moment." Tang Wenshu turned and left the office.

Actually, checking the inventory could be done on a mobile phone. The reason why Tang Wenshu was asked to check it personally was a subconscious suggestion, indicating that Liang Huanxi was also scarce within Wugengtian.

A moment later, Tang Wenshu returned to his office, looking hesitant.

Seeing Tang Wenshu's hesitant expression, even Ren Tianxiang, the head of a giant conglomerate with annual sales exceeding 78 billion US dollars, couldn't help but feel nervous.

"What's going on?" An Wuyang asked.

"Currently, we only have 127 bottles of the 'Two Joys' in stock," Tang Wenshu explained.

Ren Tianxiang breathed a slight sigh of relief; there was still enough stock!
"Instruct the R&D center to produce an emergency batch to ensure my mother's supply as much as possible," An Wuyang instructed.

This amount of stock is probably only enough for Li Wenya to use for about a month.
Li Wenya didn't care about the price of Liang Huanxi. In her eyes, Liang Huanxi was just a product made at dawn. What was wrong with her, as the boss, using her own products?
Let me repeat myself: Wugengtian is a privately owned enterprise of the An family!
Li Wenya is An Wuyang's mother and An Huchun's only wife. If she wants to use Wugengtian's products, who can stop her?
Furthermore, Li Wenya has created a very good reputation for the two of them.

After all, the proprietress drinks Liang Huanxi every day before dawn, so who can say that Liang Huanxi is bad?
“Okay,” Tang Wenshu replied, “I will immediately instruct the R&D center to carry it out.”

After Tang Wenshu left, An Wuyang spoke up, "President Ren, we're afraid we'll have to wait a bit!"

???

Ren Tianxiang was stunned. Wasn't it said that there were more than a hundred bottles in stock?

He only wants one hundred bottles!

An Wuyang added, "Don't worry, it shouldn't take long. Our R&D center has a small automated production line, which can be completed in a maximum of one hour."

An Wuyang noticed Ren Tianxiang's confusion and added, "The current inventory is a bit too small. That inventory should be prioritized for my mother."

Ren Tianxiang replied with a smile, "So the rumors are true. Your boss lady at dawn is Liang Huanxi's biggest customer."

An Wuyang sighed, "Yes!"

"Mr. An, don't you think... Mr. An understands what I mean?" Ren Tianxiang probed.

An Wuyang shrugged. "What is our purpose in making money?"

An Wuyang asked and answered himself, "Making money is for better enjoyment!"

“My mother is currently enjoying the abundant energy and pleasant mood that comes from using the Two Joys product, so it cannot be measured in monetary terms,” An Wuyang explained.

"That makes sense!" Ren Tianxiang suddenly realized.

Wasn't his purchase of the two joys of the fifth watch also for enjoyment?

Does that mean he can enjoy it, but the landlady can't?
About half an hour later, Tang Wenshu returned to An Wuyang's office, this time carrying two silver-white metal briefcases.

Tang Wenshu placed two silver-white metal briefcases on the coffee table in the reception area and then opened them.

Each silver-white suitcase contained fifty bottles of Two Joys.

An Wuyang casually picked up a bottle and said jokingly, "President Ren, I've been your tour guide all day, shouldn't you buy me a bottle?"

Ren Tianxiang was immediately filled with questions!
He bought two bottles of Huanxi at the Wugengtian headquarters and then invited the Wugengtian heir to drink a bottle.
Is this okay for riding on a horse?
An Wuyang opened the bottle and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing it, he exclaimed, "Today's Two Joys seems especially delicious!"

Tang Wenshu responded in a cooperative manner, "Perhaps it's because it's free?"

Ren Tianxiang was speechless.

"What about the stock of nitroglycerin pills?" An Wuyang asked Tang Wenshu.

"I went to the Ruixi people to inquire, and they said that all the inventory has been sent out for testing. We currently have no nitroglycerin in stock," Tang Wenshu replied.

"Make it fresh immediately?" An Wuyang asked.

“The Swiss say it can only be done tomorrow,” Tang Wenshu replied.

Ren Tianxiang couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"Because it's almost time to get off work, those Ruixi people have made plans to go out and have fun today, so they don't want to work overtime," Tang Wenshu explained.

this.
Ren Tianxiang felt like he was being roasted alive!

An Wuyang complained, "Those Ruixi people are just so unruly!"

"Sigh!" An Wuyang sighed, "President Ren, why don't we stay in Shengqing for another day? Tomorrow, when those Ruixi people start work, I'll personally supervise their work."

Ren Tianxiang reluctantly agreed, "Okay."

What else can we do if they don't agree?
This matter cannot be ignored.
(End of this chapter)