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Chapter 619: 523
Today was the baby’s first month celebration for a relative of Qiu Jie, so they invited them for a meal, but they didn’t expect to run into Tang Qing here.
Upon seeing Qiu Jie, Tang Qing hurried over.
He had no choice.
After all, Qiu Jie was the Deputy Principal of Fudan University despite his old age. Lin Jiaxue followed Qiu Jie, but her female classmates weren’t familiar with Qiu Jie. Only Zeng Rou and a few dormitory mates recalled meeting Qiu Jie here before.
Although Qiu Jie spoke last Friday, nobody really remembered him. Simply put, who the hell would truly watch an old man speak at a school ceremony? Isn’t that a joke?
Even if they watch, they would not remember.
If Qiu Jie were to know about this, he might have a different reaction.
No, wait.
He already knows.
Seeing the confused expression of Tang Qing’s classmates, Qiu Jie knew that he seemed like a random passerby. Qiu Jie laughed to himself at the thought that his leadership was a bit of a failure. But when he looked at Tang Qing, he laughed even more.
Thinking about that outrageously expensive wine, Qiu Jie started to salivate.
"Principal Qiu, what a coincidence," Tang Qing came forward and said with a smile.
"Hello, Principal Qiu," Lin Jiaxue greeted.
Qiu Jie had a kind smile on his face, "Good, good, how are you guys doing? Have you finished eating? Have you paid the bill? Last time I didn’t get a chance to thank you for your wine, let me take care of it this time."
He had to return the favor after drinking such expensive wine last time.
Tang Qing shook his head, "We have already paid. We were about to head back to the school."
"Are you walking?" Qiu Jie asked.
"Yes, there are too many people to fit in my car," Tang Qing nodded.
"Then let’s go together, it’s not far after all," Qiu Jie said cheerfully.
There’s no way Tang Qing could decline such an offer, so he nodded.
"Sure."
"By the way, let me introduce you. This is my son Qiu Wuming. Wan Rou had to leave early for class, so you’ve met my daughter-in-law. And this is our outstanding student, Tang Qing," Qiu Jie introduced his son.
Tang Qing immediately greeted his uncle and aunt.
"Mr. Tang, nice to meet you. This is my business card," Qiu Wuming handed over a business card with both hands. His smile held a hint of respect, given that he knew Tang Qing’s business outshined his own by a long shot.
Despite Tang Qing’s young age, he was already a big fish in the business world, steering a huge corporate group. In all aspects, he couldn’t compare to Tang Qing and had no grounds to act proud just because his father was a school leader.
The Tang family.
This was a powerful rising family, especially with Tang Kai also running the fruit wine business, which brought him to a much higher level and broader scope than himself.
Tang Qing took the business card and studied it. In reality, he was merely pretending. He already knew everything about Qiu Jie’s family from his Command Room Investigations. He also knew that Qiu Wuming failed to yield fruitful results with the domestic advertising strategy for fruit wine.
What a pity.
Qiu Wuming was defeated.
After reading, Tang Qing put the business card back into his pocket.
"We should get going. Let’s talk on the way. It’s not good to block the traffic here," their group was currently causing a traffic jam in the aisle.
"Alright, after you," Qiu Wuming gestured politely.
Then Tang Qing turned around.
"Jiaxue, you go with your classmates. I’ll chat with Uncle Qiu." Then, at the cashier, Tang Qing said to Zeng Rou and the others, "We know some people here. Let’s go, it’s on our way."
The other girls didn’t think much of it and left chattering to each other.
Qiu Wuming drove his car here today, but given the circumstances, he wanted to chat with Tang Qing, so he couldn’t possibly drive back. After handing the keys to his wife, he followed Tang Qing out.
As they walked, they distanced themselves a little from the girls up ahead.
What they were about to discuss was not suitable for the girls to hear.
"Mr. Tang, I had the good fortune to meet your Second Uncle, Tang Kai a while back. We took a photo together, and my father saw it. That’s when we guessed he was your uncle. It’s truly a small world. Thank you for helping my dad in Thailand," Qiu Jie explained the ’backstory’ to avoid Tang Qing thinking he had investigated him.
"I was just lending a hand. No need for thanks. My Second Uncle has also been quite busy recently," Tang Qing said with a light laugh.
"Indeed, in addition to the jewelry business, he now has a fruit wine business. I’ve heard that he’s involved in several other industries. However, it seems that Boss Tang is in good spirits. He should still pay attention to his rest though," Qiu Wuming agreed.
Tang Qing laughed.
His Second Uncle had seafood and other meat products sent by him. After eating them, his Second Uncle felt refreshed and revitalized. According to Second Aunt, many of Second Uncle’s gray hairs even turned black again. It was quite effective.
Tang Qing had been sending them products, but not too much, just enough for their family to consume, so his uncle wouldn’t give it all away.
Next, Qiu Wuming tried to find topics to chat with Tang Qing about. However, he didn’t plan to get Sheng Tang or Tang Qing’s other companies to give his company their advertising business. He wasn’t that naive. He wouldn’t suggest such a thing even if they were close, and they weren’t.
Once relationships involve interests and becomes purely transactional, they can sour.
Tang Qing knew his father, which was enough. If anything arose, Qiu Jie could speak to him. If he asked Tang Qing directly for projects, how could his father face Tang Qing in the future? Qiu Wuming understood this. He needed his company to win contracts based on merit.
As long as he wasn’t treated unfairly, it would be okay.
If his own stuff wasn’t good enough.
He wouldn’t have the nerve to pull these kinds of connections.
Before long.
Qiu Wuming revealed his true intention.
"Tang, there’s a favor I want to ask you... you know the fruit wine you make, could you...I mean...sales here in our country have always been tight, it’s even sold out on pre-orders right now."
Tang Qing smiled bitterly. It was exactly as he had guessed. They came for his fruit wine. The wine couldn’t cure illnesses or bring immortality, it was just a little more enjoyable to drink. Why were they so anxious about it?
After a moment of thought, Tang Qing spoke, "Uncle Qiu, actually, I’d prefer not to sell it to you, but what if I send you a box as a gift, free of charge? From then on, you can buy a box monthly at cost from our local distributor, how does that sound?"
To avoid being hounded by eager customers, he adopted the same strategy as his Second Uncle, giving a box to every acquaintance.
"Ha ha, thank you, Tang." After hearing that, Qiu Wuming was overjoyed. It wasn’t easy to receive this kind of treatment. One box a month, which amounted to nine bottles. If consumed slowly, it definitely could last a while, even leaving some in ’stock’.
News had now spread within the circle.
Although the fruit wine couldn’t cure diseases, it had a significant calming effect. Those who were busy throughout the day would have a good night’s sleep after finishing a glass before bed. It even alleviated many cases of insomnia and stress.
This was something Tang Qing hadn’t even considered. But there was more news that surprised him even further.
"You’re welcome."
He returned to school.
And resumed his classes.
Whilst Tang Qing was in class.
A piece of news that he hadn’t anticipated took the world’s internet by storm.
The story was about his fruit wine.
After the fruit wine made its way into the upper class of global society, it quickly became a hot commodity, and many of the upper class who were addicted to illicit drugs tried to get their hands on it.
Once their material desires were satisfied.
Many people began searching for these kinds of stimulants.
Related to fruit wine, a rich man from the United States purchased a lot of this wine. Having been a habitual drug user and addict for years, his condition was irredeemable. As his physical health deteriorated over the years.
Ever since this wine came out, he instantly became a fan of its taste. Thinking that good wine needed to be cellared and would taste better with age, he treasured it, and only drank a small glass each day.
At the beginning, he didn’t notice anything. However, after half a month, there was one day he didn’t consume drugs and surprisingly, he didn’t feel the usual withdrawal symptoms.
He didn’t think much of it then.
But by the second day, when he still didn’t feel the urge to do drugs, he finally realized that something was wrong. It wasn’t until a week later, when he was looking at his wine, did he realize something. He quickly went to the hospital for an examination. The results showed that his body was still in bad shape, but, it seemed as if the damage and effects of the drugs had been forcefully halted.
For one week he did not consume drugs.
The doctors told him that his immune system was being activated and restored.
Immediately, the American millionaire asked around his friends to see if they had experienced anything abnormal. After confirming everything for a week, he finally understood that this wine could help with drug detoxification. This information had caused quite a stir.
When the news got out, many other upper class members who drank the wine found that their addiction to various banned substances had decreased, or even disappeared altogether. Consequently, after a few astute reporters exposed the information.
With that.
The fruit wine made its first appearance in the global market.
The wine could cure drug addiction.
To the tycoons who knew the origin of the fruit wine, it seemed ridiculous. They recalled the origin of fruit wine in Myanmar, where one product intoxicates you, while the other detoxifies you, it was truly unbelievable.
You’re going to manufacture both the spear and the shield?
And so,
Something that not even Tang Qing had anticipated happened.
...
At 2 PM in the afternoon.
Thailand.
Bangkok.
In Tang Kai’s office, he was reviewing the construction progress of three factories within his territory. Soon, all three factories would be completed. Looking at the product data parameters given by the technical expert, Tang Kai, who had already done his homework, could not suppress his trembling.
If this comes true.
Just three factories.
The value they would generate wouldn’t be less than his current net worth, but rather, much higher. If the actual market report and projected income were accurate, he would soon be not only the richest Chinese in Thailand, but the richest person in Thailand.
He originally thought he was just making a face-saving investment.
But now it felt like he had obtained a massive windfall.
"Boss Tang, you’ve struck it rich." A friend called to congratulate him, leaving Tang Kai quite baffled. 𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝒸𝓸𝓶
"Huh? What’s happened?" Tang Kai asked in confusion. His factories hadn’t even begun production. What could this all be about?
"Take a look at international headlines, they all feature your fruit wine. Didn’t think your fruit wine could cure drug addiction, and be this effective. The world’s gone crazy. There isn’t any proven method for drug detoxification in the world, but your wine has done it. Buddy, you better not cut my share. I am okay even with a doubled price." This was one of his jewelry business clientele from mainland China.
After hearing this.
Tang Kai was still in disbelief. Could it be a rumor? Could the fruit wine really cure drug addiction? Was it really that mystical?
"Uh, sure, definitely. I’ll keep my promise. Let me look into it myself first," Tang Kai responded.
"Okay, see ya."
After hanging up the phone, Tang Kai opened the computer in front of him, and started browsing through international news. Not only was it covered by international news, even Thai news portals had reproduced the story.
After reading through the entire coverage.
Tang Kai fell silent for a moment. Seems like he was truly on the cusp now. He hadn’t expected the fruit wine to have such an effect, completely unscientific, but it happened nonetheless.
However, these were all individual reports.
Scientific research had yet to validate and confirm the claims.
