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Chapter 620: Chapter 524 Maintain the Original Price (Subscribe Please!)_1
Just as Tang Kai was lost in thought, his phone rang again, and surprisingly, it was from Chai Ren.
He answered it.
"Haha, congratulations, Boss Tang," came Chai Ren’s voice.
With that single sentence, Tang Kai knew it must be about the news. Despite the fact that the matter was not yet confirmed, he didn’t expect Chai Ren to join the bandwagon.
Tang Kai chuckled bitterly, "Young Master Chai, I’d call this a scare. Besides, the news hasn’t been fully confirmed so we shouldn’t take it too seriously. But rest assured, your share won’t be affected. The price won’t change as long as they don’t raise the factory price over there."
"That’s great, thank you, Boss Tang. By the way, I’m getting married on the 17th of this month. If you and Tang Qing are free, I’d be honored if you could attend," This was Chai Ren’s main goal. He paid little attention to the fruit wine. He neither dealt with nor had an interest in such stimulating illegal stuff.
Hearing that Tang Qing would attend, Tang Kai looked pleased. Tang Qing, the Tang family’s only male descendant, had given him countless pleasant surprises. He believed all his recent good luck was brought by Tang Qing.
"If Tang Qing will be there, then I’ll try to make it if I can. I haven’t had a chance to explore Beijing yet," Tang Kai was unsure if he would have time. If the news turned out to be true, he would be quite busy.
"If you decide to come, let me know in advance so that I can arrange someone to pick you up," said Chai Ren excitedly.
"Sure, will do," Tang Kai responded.
After the main topic, they exchanged a few meaningless words.
Then they hung up.
In the following hour, Tang Kai’s phone was constantly ringing. His friends were calling to offer congratulations. However, Tang Kai was not optimistic. Rejecting this matter without authoritative certifications would consider them as mere guinea pigs.
He knew this certainly was not a campaign planned by them. Firstly, publicity was distributors’ responsibility, and secondly, the demand for fruit wine was already exceeding the supply; there was simply no need for it to attract attention.
So, there’s a high chance that the news was true.
Reflecting on this hidden power of the fruit wine,
Tang Kai felt somewhat thrilled.
Thailand was close to Myanmar, sharing a long border, making the spread of contraband inevitable despite numerous prohibition attempts. Although Bangkok’s trade market had been basically cleaned up by the newly appointed deputy chief of police station and the cooperation of Bangkok’s underworld, those addicted to the drugs didn’t quit so easily. The addicts simply fled to other Thai cities to buy despite the efforts in Bangkok. Drug addiction has caused many families to break apart. If there is a way to quit drugs, it would indeed be meritorious.
Still, he decided to call up Leader Ling to confirm the authenticity of this news. Tang Kai even contemplated the possibility that this news was a tactic by Ling to raise the price. But these were all guesses, so he decided it’d be best to ask directly.
After dealing with the preparation and cooperation of companies within his territory, he had become familiar with Ling, who appeared cold on the outside but was warm in the inside. Although he was rigid in his principles at times and sometimes cunning, it yielded a beneficial result - no one could figure out what Ling truly thought. All these seeming defects when combined made Ling a formidable person.
Because no one could confidently say that they understood Ling.
Luckily, Ling didn’t have capricious homicidal tendencies, and everyone enjoyed cooperating with him. He was kind to the people in his territory, treated everyone fairly and acted assertively without causing annoyance.
Tang Kai took out his mobile phone and dialed Ling’s number.
"Boss Tang." A familiar voice came through, devoid of any emotions. But Tang Kai was used to it, he would rather feel uncomfortable if Ling showed any emotions, tried to befriend him, or acted enthusiastically.
Tang Kai thought for a moment and said, "Well, Leader Ling, I saw on the news that the fruit wine can help people quit drugs. I was wondering if you have discovered such functionality."
"Boss Tang, it is indeed factual. We only found out about it recently. We initially thought fruit wine was just a tasty beverage, but in reality, drinking 100 milliliters of our fruit wine every day, uninterrupted, can alleviate cravings in three days.
In a week, users will experience no longing at all. In two weeks, equivalent to one bottle of the wine, it can completely free one from addiction. If you continue the treatment for a month, any potential neurological stimulation for the substances will be suppressed, preventing any neurological excitement and providing near-permanent sobriety."
This was the result confirmed by the laboratory. All results have been released within half an hour of the news appearing online. The scientists in the laboratory have already finished their test, and the result has also been reported to Tang Qing. Shocked, he ordered to increase the production once again.
It was not just about money, but about the impending huge essential demand. In the past, the fruit wine was sold as a luxury item. Now that it possesses this efficacy of helping quit drug addiction, it can be sold as a type of medicine. The potential market for this would be enormous.
And it’s not a slight increase.
This could potentially save many families and individuals.
Tang Qing honestly didn’t expect the product to have this effect, and the scientists provided a reasonable explanation. Although the substances that stabilize genes can’t be passed on to the next generation through the plants, consuming the plant could help maintain human body functions and reduce harmful stimuli.
Fruit wine cannot sterilize or kill bacteria, nor can it inhibit cancer cells.
But it does have the ability to suppress excessive neural excitement.
It is indeed marvelous.
Of course.
This also meant he could make a lot of money. Tang Qing decided to increase the production to one million bottles per month as soon as possible. Thinking about the profit that comes with it, that’s a total of two billion RMB, which equates to over twenty billion a year.
As for the negligible cost...
He completely disregarded it.
The training area’s maximum supply is one million bottles. It is impossible for Tang Qing to plant fruits over the entire training area. That would just be ridiculous. He didn’t want to become a farmer.
Not until Ling confirmed the positive effects of the fruit wine, did Tang Kai believe in them unconditionally. The key issue was the price. He was truly afraid that Ling would increase the price. If the fruit wine were to become excessively expensive, many poor people would not be able to afford it.
Tang Kai wanted to make money because he is a businessman.
However, he didn’t want to make money this way. He wanted to profit from luxury goods, from the wealth of the rich, similar to selling jewelry, not from selling medicines. There’s a fundamental difference. One is simply about making money, the other concerns a sense of conscience.
"Leader Ling, about the price?" Tang Kai asked cautiously.
"Don’t worry Boss Tang, we will keep the original price. This wine will always be sold at this price. Meanwhile, we are also actively increasing production, striving to exceed one million bottles per month by the end of the year." Ling responded directly.
Upon hearing this...
Tang Kai breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good to maintain the original price. He also understood that Ling implied there might be other wines in the future. But that’s not important now. The important thing is that the current wine won’t increase in price, and the supply will also increase.
"Thank you, Leader Ling." Tang Qing thanked him on behalf of those who needed the wine to save their lives.
"Mmm."
After finishing the conversation, they ended the call.
After putting down the phone...
Tang Kai stood by the window, watching the bustling city and streets, and thought about Ling’s promise not to increase the price. He felt very happy. This product is already expensive enough. If the price increases further, making it as expensive as pharmaceutical drugs, it would become difficult for ordinary people to afford a way to quit drugs.
If they allow speculative hoarding and manipulation, it is possible to sell the wine at sky-high prices. This is not impossible, but certain to happen. He knew very well the power of interests.
Now it’s fine.
The total price for two bottles is only around seven to eight thousand RMB, which is enough to completely quit drugs. This amount of money, with some gritting of teeth, most families can still afford.
They can solve this problem once and for all.
Thinking about this...
Tang Kai felt that things were not going to be peaceful in the territories. Allowing people to completely quit drugs and never use them again would inevitably harm the interests of those "original production areas". Moreover, they are neighbors. The real threats are the big shots in the entire industry chain. This is quite worrying.
For the sake of their interests...
Those guys are capable of doing anything.
All Tang Kai could do was hope that Ling could get through this. Otherwise, this great situation could possibly be ruined by war and assassinations.
Next up...
It wasn’t just Tang Kai...
The agents of the fruit wine were also exposed by the media.
They were now standing before the public eye.
This time, they truly stood at the forefront. At first, many thoughtless people clamored for them to donate the brewing method without compensation, thinking they were the manufacturers. But when they saw that the news reported they were just agents, they planned to have the same idea with the ’production company’ in the territories.
However, after the good people exposed the background of this ’company’...
For a while...
Everyone was speechless.
Damn it!
If it was a regular company from any country, even one from a war-torn area, it wouldn’t matter. They could clamor about morality, contributions, and for the sake of all mankind since clamoring is free!
But clamoring to a warlord? That’s utterly useless. They couldn’t give up like this, so thinking that the territory belonged to Myanmar, they turned their aggression towards the Myanmar government.
PS: "The Strongest Veteran" is a city cultivation novel with a military skin, you can check it out if you’re interested.
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