Looking at the two options in the documents, Qin Lin asked Shen Li, "Manager Shen, if it were up to you, which would you choose?"
Shen Li didn't answer directly. Instead, he analyzed the situation. "From a business perspective, most people would probably choose the first option. If it succeeded, the benefits would be enormous. With funding from Qinglin Food Company, it would definitely have a chance of working."
"Of course, if you look at it rationally, the second option is the better choice. It minimizes the risks as much as possible. After all, those two behemoths from the capitalist country don't play fair."
"Let other companies lead the charge, and we can collect licensing fees as a percentage of their profits. It'd be a sure thing, though the profits would be far lower than with the first option."
After hearing Shen Li's analysis, Qin Lin nodded. "Manager Shen, choose suitable beverage companies once you're back. We'll use the second approach."
In the end, Qin Lin didn't choose the first option, which would have let him monopolize the profits. That was the road to becoming an oligarch.
The saying that a dragon-slaying hero eventually becomes a dragon had held true since time immemorial.
Once there was no dragon to threaten people, the hero became the threat.
He already had Qinglin Leisure Tea, a product that outclassed every functional beverage, as well as Qinglin Medicinal Drink. He even had the recipe for Awakening Spirit Soup, which he hadn't released yet.
Those products were more than enough to let him claim the biggest slice of the beverage market in the future.
If he also took over the cola market, then once the two cola companies were defeated, he'd become a thorn in everyone's side. The people at home would turn against him.