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

Chapter 745 WPG is just a trademark! An Wuyang's prediction came true! Just look at how strong President An's connections are?
Many tasks at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base rely on traditional human resources.

This is not because the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base lacks modern automation. In fact, after An Wuyang took charge of Wugengtian, he had already been promoting the automation of Tianjingyan.

However, most of the work at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base has special requirements, making it impossible to use mechanized and automated operations.

For example, how can we automate the delicate task of harvesting bitter orange blossoms?

Even the best automation systems can't compare to manual labor.

An Wuyang took Zhuang Xiaomeng on a brief tour of the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base. Around 6:20 pm, he received a message from An Shicang.

An Shicang: Mr. An, dinner is ready in the cafeteria.

'An Wuyang: Okay, we'll be right back.'

An Wuyang said, "Xiaomeng, it's getting late, let's go back for dinner."

"Oh!" Zhuang Xiaomeng responded first, then asked, "Shall we go back to the city?"

"No, we'll eat here. We have specialty cured pork ribs and cured pig's trotters, all from pigs we raise ourselves, so the quality is guaranteed," An Wuyang explained.

Tianjingyan Medicinal Herb Planting Base not only cultivates medicinal herbs, but also maintains small-scale livestock breeding and agricultural planting, thus serving the needs of residents.

“The pigs we raise are delicious!” An Wuyang added.

Zhuang Xiaomeng asked curiously, "Does your family still raise pigs? You should be able to buy local pork outside these days, right?"

An Wuyang pointed his right index finger at Zhuang Xiaomeng's forehead and said, "All the pork from those local pigs outside is fake!"

"Huh?" Zhuang Xiaomeng was taken aback.

"Are they all fake?" Zhuang Xiaomeng asked hesitantly.

An Wuyang responded affirmatively, "Yes, almost all of it is fake, and there's a high probability that nothing unexpected will happen."

“For example, the famous Nanbowan Native Pig brand. Isn’t that a well-known brand?” An Wuyang listed examples.

Zhuang Xiaomeng replied, "Could it be that their family is also a fake?"

“Of course it’s fake!” An Wuyang replied with a smile.

"In the brand 【Nanbowan Native Pig】, 【Nanbowan Native】 is just a trademark. Do you really think it refers to native pigs?" An Wuyang joked.

Zhuang Xiaomeng was speechless.

An Wuyang continued, “There are many similar examples, including ‘Moral Chicken,’ where ‘Moral Chicken’ is a trademark, and ‘Additive-Free Brewed Sauce,’ where ‘Additive-Free Brewed Sauce’ is a trademark.”

Zhuang Xiaomeng was still speechless. These merchants were just too outrageous!

“Our family raises pigs, so we know all about the tricks involved. For example, the Luchuan pigs we raise are a native breed of pig in our Xia Kingdom. These pigs have thin skin and tender meat, making them especially suitable for stewing,” An Wuyang explained.

"But its growth cycle is relatively slow, usually requiring a year before it can be slaughtered. In terms of efficiency, it is far lower than the current commercial white-carcass pigs, since commercial white-carcass pigs only need five or six months to reach market weight," An Wuyang added.

"Furthermore, in terms of feed conversion ratio, commercial white-carcass pigs also far surpass all so-called 'native pigs.' Luchuan pigs typically need five kilograms of feed to gain one kilogram of weight, while commercial white-carcass pigs only need about half that amount," An Wuyang further explained the huge gap in feed conversion ratio.

Some people might think it's only double!

But for the same weight of one kilogram, commercial white-carcass pigs only need half the feed, which means that feed costs are halved. Isn't that an exaggeration?
"The breeding cycle is long, the feed conversion rate is poor, and when feeding, we usually feed them natural crops such as corn, soybean meal, sweet potatoes, and bran, instead of pig feed, which leads to a very high cost for local pork," An Wuyang explained in detail.

"Xiaomeng, considering all the above, what kind of breeding company do you think would actually go into the business of selling local pork?" An Wuyang asked.

Zhuang Xiaomeng sighed, "Small workshops might do it, but large-scale breeding enterprises probably wouldn't."

“Absolutely not,” An Wuyang replied.

"With such a long breeding cycle and such high breeding costs, anyone who wants to do this kind of business is absolutely a fool," An Wuyang complained.

Like the "Moral Chicken," which advertises itself as free-range chicken, but those in the know understand the truth!

This is why An Wuyang is so certain that almost 100% of the pork sold in the market is fake.

After An Wuyang finished speaking with Zhuang Xiaomeng, he drove the UTV all-terrain vehicle back to the small canteen at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base.

Inside the small canteen, a small pot had been set up at the table where An Wuyang usually sat, containing cured pork ribs and cured pig's trotters.

An Wuyang led Zhuang Xiaomeng over, and a cafeteria staff member came to An Wuyang's side and asked in a low voice, "President An, we have also prepared pickled eel slices, stir-fried pea shoots, cucumber salad, and tomato egg drop soup. Would you like to add some dishes?"

An Wuyang replied negatively, "No need, this is enough!"

It was just the two of them, Zhuang Xiaomeng, having a meal; five dishes would be more than enough.

After all, the small canteen at the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base isn't a Michelin-starred restaurant; the portions here are definitely generous.

To be honest, An Wuyang dislikes the "Chinese food cooked in a Western style" approach.

For example, in the traditional Chinese cooking method of stir-fried pea shoots, a large plate is stir-fried. However, in the Western style of Chinese cooking, only a few pea shoots are stir-fried and arranged on the plate, and a delicate arrangement is all that is needed.

As for whether we can eat our fill, that doesn't seem to matter.

After the staff left, Zhuang Xiaomeng couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks. She first picked up a piece of cured pork trotter with alternating layers of fat and lean meat, then blew on it to cool it down before putting it in her mouth.

An Wuyang looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng expectantly, and after Zhuang Xiaomeng chewed and swallowed, asked, "How does it taste?"

"Delicious!" Zhuang Xiaomeng praised in response.

An Wuyang joked, "That's definitely the highest praise!"

Zhuang Xiaomeng responded with a hum, "Then should I say 'melts in your mouth' and 'it's so fragrant'?"

An Wuyang smiled and shook his head, "It's delicious enough!"

If one were to seriously evaluate the cured pork trotters made by Luchuan pigs, one would say that after stewing, the skin is thin and soft, the fatty parts are not greasy, the lean parts are not dry or stringy, and it is full of pork flavor with a faint aroma of fruitwood.

However, these comments are just icing on the cake; Zhuang Xiaomeng's assessment that it was delicious is already enough.

More than an hour later, Zhuang Xiaomeng finally finished eating, and she was quite satisfied.

“Mr. An, shall we take a walk here before heading back?” Zhuang Xiaomeng suggested. An Wuyang replied with a smile, “We’re not going back to the city today. This is my hometown; my family has a house here.”

"Oh!" Zhuang Xiaomeng blushed slightly.

The two strolled hand in hand through the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base. Along the way, the staff of the medicinal herb base greeted An Wuyang from time to time and looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng with curiosity.

Zhuang Xiaomeng was the third girlfriend An Wuyang had brought along, but everyone was just curious and didn't bother them.

The two walked outside for more than ten minutes before Zhuang Xiaomeng felt a bit cold, so An Wuyang took her back to his detached villa.

However, nothing particularly exciting happened between the two immediately.

Because not only Zhuang Xiaomeng ate her fill, but An Wuyang also ate a lot, and as we all know, eating too much is not good for exercise.

It was nearly 10 p.m. when Zhuang Xiaomeng was browsing the Japanese internet on her phone. She enjoyed learning the Japanese language there.

An Wuyang was sending a message to Ye Tianling.

'An Wuyang: Have you found out where the hacker who broke into us came from?'

Ye Tianling: No results found at the moment.

Ye Tianling: We tried to trace the intrusion, but the other party was clearly a master, having completely erased all traces.

Ye Tianling: Furthermore, there are no related rumors circulating on the dark web.

Ye Tianling: I'm sorry, President An.

'An Wuyang: So, were we attacked again?'

Ye Tianling: Yes!

Ye Tianling: Judging from the current situation, it seems that, just as President An analyzed, someone has hired a hacker team to attack us.

Ye Tianling: Following General An's instructions, after being attacked, we chose to disconnect from the physical internet connection, repeatedly and randomly reconnecting to the internet.

Ye Tianling: But every time we reconnect to the internet, within a minute at most, hackers try to infiltrate us again.

Ye Tianling: We tried it seventeen times, and it was the same every time, so I think President An's analysis is completely correct.

An Wuyang frowned slightly as he looked at Ye Tianling's reply. Was it really the situation he had guessed before?

But who is targeting Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group?
There are too many potential possibilities.
Several pharmaceutical companies worldwide are suspected, especially Glory Pharma and Abervey Pharma, both of which have a bad relationship with Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group!
Secondly, there are some conglomerates in Korea who may want to steal internal data from Gokkenten Pharmaceutical Group, or even internal research and development materials.

In addition, Japanese pharmaceutical companies are also a prime suspect!
Gokyo and Japanese pharmaceutical companies have a long history of grudges and rivalries. Gokyo was almost brought down initially, thanks to the behind-the-scenes machinations of Japan's Tsumura Pharmaceutical.

Tsumura Pharmaceutical's initial goal was to force Gokyoten into bankruptcy and then find a way to acquire the Tenjō-Iwa medicinal herb planting base.

To achieve this goal, Tsumura Pharmaceutical, together with local Shengqing Caimei Pharmaceutical, dealt a heavy blow to Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group during the fifth round of centralized procurement, almost driving Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group into bankruptcy.
wrong!

In fact, Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group was already at risk of bankruptcy at the time. In addition, the philanthropist An Huchun offered an outrageously high amount of compensation, which only made things worse for Wugengtian.

If An Wuyang hadn't been lucky enough to obtain the cheat, the Five Eyes Heaven would have collapsed by now!

However, even though Wugengtian collapsed, the Tianjingyan medicinal herb planting base was still operating independently at the time, and it would not be lost to history along with Wugengtian.

Furthermore, Wugengtian was not insolvent at the time; it had no external debts, and its development had simply been hampered.

Even if philanthropist An Huchun had offered an outrageously high compensation standard, Wu Gengtian could have paid it out under extreme pressure. However, Wu Gengtian would eventually have been left barely surviving before going bankrupt completely.

Therefore, it wouldn't be surprising at all if it were a Japanese pharmaceutical company, or even Tsumura Pharmaceutical, targeting Gokyo.

After all, Tsumura Pharmaceuticals had its eye on the Tenjō-Iwa medicinal herb planting base back then, and now that the Tenjō-Iwa medicinal herb planting base has indeed become a treasure trove, it's not impossible that the relevant decision-makers at Tsumura Pharmaceuticals felt envious and jealous.

'An Wuyang: Is there any way to solve this problem?'

Now that someone has hired a hacker team to attack at dawn, surely they can't completely abandon the online store business and the operation of the official website at dawn?
Although Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group's products are not sold through online stores and its official website receives relatively few visits, this is a matter of face.

If someone comes to your door in the early hours of the morning, can you just keep passively taking the beating?

Ye Tianling: Of course there's a way to solve this!

Ye Tianling: We only need to purchase more advanced servers and upgrade their computing power to better defend against hacker attacks.

Ye Tianling: Our current server computing power cannot support a mimicry defense system with a dynamic heterogeneous redundancy architecture.

Ye Tianling: This [Dynamic Heterogeneous Redundancy Architecture] will be able to block attacks even if the system has vulnerabilities, which is equivalent to improving our fault tolerance.

Ye Tianling: Furthermore, we need even higher computing power to support real-time traffic analysis. When we are under attack, we may even need computing power for petabyte-level log processing.

Ye Tianling: We also need to improve the speed and bandwidth of the broadband network to prevent attack data streams from consuming the entire network bandwidth, thus preventing normal users from accessing the site.

This actually diverts malicious traffic with greater bandwidth, thus allowing the defense to better handle malicious data streams.

Ye Tianling: The dynamic heterogeneous redundancy architecture of the mimicry defense system is very important to us. This technology has been proven to be very effective in defending against hacker attacks, and even when the system's backdoors are actively opened, it is still highly efficient at blocking intrusions.

'An Wuyang: Just tell me how much money you need to complete this?'

Ye Tianling: That depends on your network of connections, Mr. An.

'Are you alright?'

Ye Tianling: If we have special channels to purchase NVIDIA's A100 processors and the upcoming H100 GPU accelerator cards for servers, that would be very beneficial for us.

The U.S. has already announced a ban on the sale of H100 chips to China, and A100 chips are also on the ban list.

However, this sales ban only applies to official channels of the United States; it does not affect smuggling channels.

After all, can the official strategy of the United States still affect smuggling routes?
Smuggling is an illegal and criminal activity, so why should we consider the official strategy of the Bald Eagle?
While official U.S. policy prohibits the smuggling of specialty entertainment products like heroin into the U.S., in reality, the U.S. is a world leader in specialty entertainment consumption, holding over 80% of the market share.

Therefore, Ye Tianling stated that the related costs depend on how strong An Wuyang's network of connections is!

(End of this chapter)