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

Chapter 602: WPG Sold to Shanghai Master! The Difference in Bonuses? Popular Bitter Orange Scented Candles!

In response to An Huchun's inquiry, An Wuyang replied, "There's a popular internet meme recently: take ordinary things, make them look more exquisite, and then sell them at a high price to consumers in wealthy areas."

"Dad, have you heard of this?" An Wuyang asked.

Anhuchun replied in denial, "No, what kind of nonsense is that?"

"For example, how much would a simple cold seaweed salad cost at our Shengqing restaurant?" An Wuyang asked.

An Huchun responded in a cooperative manner, "Ordinary small restaurants probably cost around ten yuan, and even more expensive high-end restaurants won't exceed one hundred yuan."

“If you cut the kelp into strips more meticulously, for example, making them all the same size and thickness, and then use these kelp strips to weave a ‘Summer Kingdom Festival,’ while placing tree branches on the plate for decoration, and finally hanging the Summer Kingdom Festival on the tree branches, and giving it a high-end and classy name, how much do you think it could sell for in a restaurant in Shanghai?” An Wuyang explained the various prerequisites.

(↑Xia Guojie seaweed strips)

Anhu Chun complained, "No matter how you prepare it, it's still just cold seaweed salad!"

"What if the price is 188 yuan?" An Wuyang asked.

"You mean you want to create sophisticated packaging around gout products and then sell them at a high price?" An Huchun understood what An Wuyang meant.

An Wuyang answered affirmatively, "Of course!"

"Although oral solutions for gout relief cannot completely cure gout, they can quickly treat gout symptoms when they occur," An Wuyang explained.

"Secondly, it has no toxic side effects, which is also a key point to promote," An Wuyang added, highlighting another advantage.

"The most crucial point is that the target audience for gout relief oral liquid is not the general public," An Wuyang added, clarifying the issue of customer group selection.

Anchuchun asked, "How much are you planning to sell it for?"

“The cost of that gout oral liquid is too high. If the selling price is not right, we might as well put the raw materials into nitroglycerin pills,” An Huchun said, expressing his idea.

An Wuyang refused, saying, "The nitroglycerin pills are currently too hot to handle, and it will be difficult to sell them normally in the short term."

Whether it was Wujingtian, the five major distributors, or even Nova Pharmaceuticals, none of them were selling Jiuxin Pills normally.

The nitroglycerin pills, both domestically and overseas, have all ended up in the hands of top-level personnel. Even if more nitroglycerin pills are produced at dawn, the same problem will most likely persist, unless a particularly large quantity is produced at once.

Given this situation, An Wuyang stopped producing the nitroglycerin pills.

“Dad, I’m promoting the gout relief oral liquid not just to make money, but also to promote Wugengtian’s R&D capabilities and enrich our product line,” An Wuyang added.

In the medical field, the fifth watch of the night is often jokingly referred to as "nature's porter," and there's some truth to that.

"On the surface, the effect of oral liquid for gout relief is indeed not as great as that of heart medicine, but in fact I think oral liquid for gout relief actually has a considerable market prospect," An Wuyang added.

"As the ancients said, 'One should not be too particular about the fineness of food, nor about the delicacy of its preparation.' In our modern pursuit of food, drink, and entertainment, 'eating' is also ranked first." An Wuyang explained the importance of 'eating'.

"For some wealthy people who love to eat, getting gout would be like the sky falling!" An Wuyang joked.

“If there were an oral solution for gout that could quickly suppress gout, Dad, do you think these people wouldn’t be tempted?” An Wuyang asked rhetorically.

Anhuchun maintained his negative stance, saying, "The situation you described is too rare."

“But we won’t be producing too many of our gout relief oral solutions,” An Wuyang explained.

“Dad, if you don’t understand the logic behind selling gout relief oral liquid at a high price, you can refer to Mom’s situation.” An Wuyang used Li Wenya as an example.

“My mother drinks two or three bottles of Liang Huanxi every day, and she also lights bitter orange scented candles in her office. This means she spends more than a million yuan a day, and her monthly expenses start at 30 million yuan.” An Wuyang listed the money consumption data of Li Wenya.

Anhu Chun complained, "Don't even mention it, it hurts my heart!"

Faced with An Huchun's criticism, An Wuyang almost retorted that he didn't believe it!
Because An Wuyang knew that An Huchun was also drinking Liang Huanxi. An Huchun was a genuine second-generation rich kid, the kind whose father was powerful and whose son was also powerful.

The first generation ensured his comfortable life in the first half, and the third generation of successors ensured his comfortable life in the second half.

Choosing An Huchun as a person is a matter of increasing value!

Even though An Huchun made a mess of Wu Gengtian, it was An Wuyang who managed to pull Wu Gengtian back from the brink of collapse.

“Gout is a global disease, and even in traditionally wealthy regions like Japan, the Bald Eagle, and Europe, there are more gout patients.” An Wuyang certainly wanted to sell his gout relief oral solution to other countries to earn high profits.

Anhuchun sighed, "Fine! Anyway, I've already handed over the management of Wugengtian to you."

"Fu, Mo, and I are preparing to continue studying and analyzing the data that Musk brought over," An Huchun added.

An Wuyang and An Huchun hung up the call, and he mentally checked the records of the Happy Life System.

When the random event of the Korea-specific land was triggered before, the Happy Life System indicated that the corresponding [Special Extraction Process] and [Special Compound] were proposed by Fu Yuhang and Mo Li. So, is this the beginning of the research?

If Fu Yuhang and Mo Li successfully develop the special extraction process and special compound this time, An Wuyang plans to award them a bonus of ten million yuan after tax.

When Fu Yuhang and Mo Li developed [Eight Spring Nights] and [Two Joys], An Wuyang did not give them much reward, only 200 million Xia Guoyuan, and that was a pre-tax bonus.

the reason is simple!
Because whether it's "Eight Spring Nights" or "Two Joys," it's merely an application of the "Energy Restoration Factor" and "Vitality Restoration Factor" themselves.

This means that the core active ingredients consist of only two factors.

Why did Professor Wei Zhenghong, who developed a lupus relief drug, receive a ten million yuan after-tax bonus?

The reason is that the core ingredients of lupus relief medication are two: [lupus inhibitory component] and [vitality restoration factor].

Among them, the [lupus erythematosus inhibitor] is the core effective ingredient that Professor Wei Zhenghong researched and developed over twelve years.

More importantly, the ownership of this research achievement belongs to Wugengtian, so Professor Wei Zhenghong received more prize money. Is there a problem with that?

Fu Yuhang and Mo Li have now begun their research on Koreya Korean ginseng.

If, guided by the Happy Life System, the two of them follow the divine inspiration and discover how to convert the special ginsenosides in Korean ginseng into energy-restoring factors, then An Wuyang will naturally give them more bonuses.

After all, from the outside perspective, such research was indeed the achievement of Fu Yuhang and Mo Li.

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imperial capital.

Inside a rebuilt courtyard house with understated yet luxurious decor, three elderly people are cooperating with medical staff for examinations. The three elderly people are Chen Hongzhi's grandfather Chen Yuanfei, Xu Le's grandfather Xu Wenxuan, and Lin Qianli's grandfather Lin Tao.

After a thorough examination, the middle-aged doctor in the lead spoke up, "Mr. Chen, you are in very good health now, especially your heart. You previously had some arrhythmia and heart failure issues, but they have now disappeared. It seems that the 'five o'clock heart-saving pills' were very effective."

Xu Wenxuan spoke up first, "What about us?"

"Mr. Xu, you have always been in good health, and this checkup shows that you are as healthy as ever," the middle-aged doctor replied.

Lin Tao took the initiative to speak, "I feel pretty good lately. I used to have trouble sleeping, but recently I've been sleeping very soundly, and I feel refreshed and full of energy after waking up."

"Dr. Ou, what's wrong with me?" Lin Tao asked.

Ou Zhiming is a doctor from Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing. He is mainly responsible for giving physical examinations to the three elderly men and providing them with certain health advice.

In response to Lin Tao's question, Ou Zhiming guessed, "Grandpa Lin, I heard that you are using the Bitter Orange Scented Candle from the Fifth Night."

"Rumor has it that this scented candle can relieve stress, calm the mind, relax anxiety, and make it easier to fall into a deep sleep, thus better restoring energy," Ou Zhiming added.

Lin Tao chuckled and replied, "Yes, this bitter orange scented candle is really great!"

"It's a pity there are too few of them," Lin Tao lamented.

The production capacity of the bitter orange scented candles produced at Wugengtian is very small, and various companies are reaching out for them. Ping An Xingtian Group previously had 90% of its quota being taken by related interest groups.

Xu Wenxuan chimed in with a complaint, "It'll be even harder to get it later!"

“People didn’t pay much attention to bitter orange scented candles before, but now the industry knows that they really work, and more and more people are trying them. It will be even harder to get one in the future,” Xu Wenxuan sighed.

Chen Yuanfei said with some regret, "It's a pity that this bitter orange scented candle is just something to enjoy; we can't buy it in bulk like we would with heart medication."

Even people in the capital city have pride!
Heart-saving pills are life-saving items. If they want to make bulk purchases, then they can make bulk purchases. It's hard for others to say anything.

However, if even bitter orange scented candles need to be procured in bulk, it will be difficult to convince the public.

"Fortunately, Ping An Xingtian has a quota," Chen Yuanfei exclaimed.

The Chen family is one of the shareholders of Ping An Xingtian Group, so they don't lack the quota for bitter orange scented candles.

Lin Tao took the initiative to speak up, "Brother Yuanfei, could you ask when the new batch of bitter orange scented candles will arrive? I'd like to buy some more."

“Let me ask my little one!” Chen Yuanfei replied.

The term "little brat" naturally refers to the grandchildren.

Chen Yuanfei took out his phone. He originally intended to contact his eldest grandson, Chen Hongbo, but after thinking about it, he decided to contact his third grandson, Chen Hongzhi instead.

Chen Hongzhi's generation had three brothers: Chen Hongbo, Chen Hongming, and Chen Hongzhi.

He actually had an older brother, Chen Hongdan, but unfortunately he died young.

Before the call was answered, Chen Hongzhi's voice came through first, "Grandpa."

"You're in Changbai Mountain?" Chen Yuanfei asked.

Chen Hongzhi answered affirmatively, "Yes, I'm still here handling things."

"How's the situation on your end?" Chen Yuanfei asked.

"It's fine, but the situation at Quanbaoshan is even better," Chen Hongzhi replied truthfully.

"You need to learn to turn a blind eye to what happened at Quanbaoshan," Chen Yuanfei admonished.

"After all, the rules were set in the beginning, so we have to abide by them. We're all in the same big circle, and if no one follows the rules, it will only cause internal friction," Chen Yuanfei added.

"I understand, Grandpa. I was just sighing a couple of times." Chen Hongzhi certainly understood this.

Chen Yuanfei didn't continue lecturing. He asked, "Ask Wugengtian when the new bitter orange scented candles will be released. We old folks really like them."

“Okay, Grandpa, I’ll ask right away,” Chen Hongzhi readily agreed.

In Chen Hongzhi's view, this was a minor matter, and An Wuyang would certainly not mind telling him.

After Chen Yuanfei hung up the phone, Chen Hongzhi immediately contacted An Wuyang. As soon as the call was answered, Chen Hongzhi said anxiously, "Brother Wuyang, I need your help urgently!"

"You want to borrow money?" An Wuyang teased.

"Eh?" Chen Hongzhi said, slightly embarrassed. "No, I don't lend money."

"I wanted to ask when the next batch of your Five O'Clock Bitter Orange Scented Candles will be released?" Chen Hongzhi asked.

An Wuyang countered, "Are you going to use a bitter orange scented candle too?"

"No, no, no," Chen Hongzhi denied. "My grandfather is asking about this."

“Bitter orange scented candles are quite popular in our Beijing circle right now; the older folks all seem to like them,” Chen Hongzhi added.

Chen Hongzhi is up to his old tricks again!
How could An Wuyang not understand Chen Hongzhi's subtext?
Chen Hongzhi said that the old men in the capital city like bitter orange scented candles, isn't that a reminder to An Wuyang?
An Wuyang bluntly stated, "The production capacity of bitter orange scented candles is extremely low!"

"Due to limitations in raw material production capacity, our current production capacity for bitter orange scented candles is only about 2.2 per month," An Wuyang added.

“Although we are already building a super-giant glass greenhouse to expand the cultivation of bitter oranges, construction takes time, and so does the cultivation of bitter oranges,” An Wuyang explained.

"Based on our conservative estimate, it will take at least five years for the super-giant glass greenhouse to barely complete the cultivation of the first batch of bitter oranges," An Wuyang added, addressing the timeline issue.

In fact, if grafting is used, bitter oranges will flower in about three or four years. However, grafting has a serious problem: loss of genetic diversity, a significant decrease in stress resistance, and degradation of environmental adaptability.

If some strange disease or pest gets into the giant glass greenhouse, wouldn't that wipe out the entire bitter orange orchard?

Therefore, to avoid such situations, mixed cultivation schemes are adopted in super-giant glass greenhouses.

This includes using seedlings and employing multi-mother grafting techniques, which slightly speeds up the cultivation process.

After all, using seedlings exclusively would mean a cultivation period of 5 to 8 years.

It takes at least nine years for the flowers to reach their peak bloom, which is a major problem for basic investments!
(End of this chapter)