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Chapter 1175: Chapter 1333: Arriving in Beijing (Subscribe please!)
"No need to open it."
Tang Qing knew what was inside.
It had to be said.
This item was quite rare.
If a few years had passed,
those speculators boosting the antiques collection industry could have driven its value up several times. Ten years later, this pair of bowls and dishes would start at at least eight million RMB, and selling them for ten million RMB wouldn’t be an issue.
The Subprime Crisis of 2008 hadn’t occurred yet.
It was a bull market.
Causing massive amounts of capital to flow into the stock market. Once the market crashed, after diving from six thousand points, this idle money would start causing trouble—speculating in real estate, antiques, even garlic. They would leave no stone unturned.
However.
Tang Qing had gotten tired of looking at antiques.
The Fighter’s treasure hunting plan
had filled the warehouses deep in the jungles of Myanmar with these items, an overabundance of genuine treasures, many of which were even ’lost’ artifacts.
Owning mountains of treasures,
almost no antiques could catch Tang Qing’s eye anymore.
After sitting down,
Tang Qing casually asked, "Mr. Mei, how’s business?" 𝚗ov𝚙𝚞𝚋.c𝚘m
Mei Wenlin hurriedly replied,
"Milk powder sales are very good. After Sanlu, and before other competitors rose, our business has been rapidly growing. Since it’s all imported milk powder, the trust from consumers is very high."
Tang Qing nodded.
"High, represents the trust consumers have in you. I hope you continue to maintain that. Remember, this is food for children. There can’t be any problems or negligence. Don’t become the second Sanlu."
Tang Qing still had to remind the two.
Business.
Couldn’t be taken lightly.
"Yes, we will definitely persist in quality," Mei Wenlin solemnly nodded.
The Mei family’s hard-earned projects in the mainland wouldn’t dig their own graves.
Tang Qing added, "It’s not just about maintaining current quality, but striving to improve. Stopping progress is the beginning of failure, negligence is the start of demise. Don’t tread water."
"I will certainly bear that in mind," Mei Wenlin said respectfully, like a student.
In business.
Mei Wenlin felt that compared to Tang Qing, if he wasn’t a student, then what was he?
During the subsequent conversation,
Tang Qing also mentioned that they could start with baby milk powder and expand to peripherals, toward dairy products and baby supplies, like diapers and strollers.
The viewpoints weren’t particularly novel.
Their company had hired Sky Eye as a consultant.
These suggestions had been made before.
But they hesitated, not knowing if such diversification would cause consumer confusion and disrupt the core positioning of the milk powder. But since Tang Qing had mentioned it,
Mei Wenlin decided on the spot.
To listen to Tang Qing.
If they couldn’t trust Tang Qing’s money-making insight, whose could they trust?
And Huang Qi couldn’t get a word in because the main management was still handled by Mei Wenlin. He was responsible for ’external connections,’ handling various approvals, stores, and the like.
After all, Mei Wenlin had a postgraduate degree, whereas Huang Qi had barely scraped through his bachelor’s degree. With the ’successful experiences’ of his family, Huang Qi excelled in real estate.
In other industries.
He was somewhat lacking in experience.
Noon.
After lunch,
the two tactfully took their leave.
After leaving the villa.
Mei Wenlin warned, "Mr. Huang, if we follow Tang Qing’s advice, it’s very likely we’ll need to invest a massive amount of money, and you’ll also need to..."
"I understand, I’ll convince my father. We can discuss the specifics when the time comes," Huang Qi replied.
"Alright."
Returning home.
Mei Wenlin promptly relayed the news back to his family.
His father agreed without a second thought.
"Then let’s follow Tang Qing’s advice and invest heavily in the baby supplies industry. As long as our stock shares remain unchanged, whatever investment is needed, we will provide it. I hope Tang Qing’s suggestion brings us a surprise."
"Even if it fails, it’s not entirely a bad thing," Mei Wenlin said.
"Ha-ha, you’re really lucky to have met Tang Qing so early," Mei Wenlin’s father laughed heartily.
"Yes, if it weren’t for Huang Qi planning to bring me in, I would have never had the chance to meet Tang Qing. He’s been a huge help to us, but, he didn’t see it that way at the time. Many shareholders thought he was foolish back then," Mei Wenlin explained.
"They are just envious, especially now. I bet Huang Qi isn’t too keen on sharing his connection with Tang Qing anymore. Speaking of which, do you know who bought Microcrystalline Technology?"
"Who?" Mei Wenlin cooperated.
"The Ge Family from the United States."
"What? The Ge Family?" Mei Wenlin exclaimed, surprised. As overseas Chinese, they were familiar with the Ge Family, which was almost at the pinnacle among overseas Chinese families.
The Ge Family had a formidable network in the Western coalition.
Even in Australia.
The Ge Family also held significant influence, given that the current Minister of the Department of Commerce in Australia was a Caucasian son-in-law of a family closely related to the Ge Family, which only intermarried with other Chinese families.
"From the financing of Microcrystalline Technology, it seems the Ge Family is ready to form an alliance with the Tang Family. This $600 million is just the beginning. I really want to see what miracles Tang Qing creates."
"Me too."
People who could make the Ge Family ’give money’ were indeed few.
The Mei Family also held great respect for the Ge Family because the Mei Family was a friend of the Ge Family and they had business dealings and private interactions, albeit not very deep. The Mei Family wasn’t considered a core ally of the Ge Family.
But Tang Qing.
He most certainly qualified to become a core ally of the Ge Family directly. Money was one aspect, but not the most critical. Take Li Jiacheng as an example; even he wasn’t valued by the Ge Family because he didn’t have a significant reputation in the West.
You have money.
But it’s useless.
Tang Qing was different.
At less than twenty years old, he created a vast family business and once again proved: youth embodies limitless possibilities. More importantly, the influence of "Civilization" was simply too significant.
When "Civilization" launched.
It delivered a solid punch in the West’s proudest cultural output project—the movie industry.
Cultural invasion was no joke. Western movies were an important method for exporting universal Western values, but "Civilization" gave Mei Wenlin hope, hope to turn the tables and change the current state.
In the afternoon.
The Huang and Mei Families reached an agreement.
Both parties would each contribute an additional RMB 1.5 billion for the company’s operations and expansion, although this time, Huang Qi became a minor shareholder, and the major shareholder was now his father.
After the previous incident.
His father still felt Huang Qi wasn’t quite mature yet, though he still took part in the daily management. Regarding this, Huang Qi had no complaints, considering he was at fault initially.
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November 14.
Tuesday.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue once again came to Beijing.
They hadn’t gone to class yesterday, spending the day misbehaving at home. Lin Jiaxue’s physical condition had improved unprecedentedly, but it troubled Tang Qing a bit.
Because of this.
It had become difficult to go to the Training Center at night.
"Chai Ren’s been run off his feet today, so he asked me to pick you up."
After leaving the airport, Tang Qing saw Zheng Lin and his family. Zheng Lin’s daughter excitedly waved at him. Her affection for him was so evident that she broke free from her mother’s embrace and insisted Tang Qing hold her.
"..." Tang Qing was helpless.
Being handsome.
Really does pay off.
