Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals! Selling Only One Kind of Medicine

The next morning, Chen Feng got up early.

He had not returned to the modern world the previous day, instead spending the night in the painting world.

Not long after he emerged from the secret chamber, Liu Qian came over to meet him.

"Sect Master! The sect masters you told me to notify yesterday have arrived. They're waiting for you in the council hall."

The council hall had been set up by Liu Qian specifically for the Xingfeng Sect's headquarters.

Although it was only a renovation of the original sect headquarters' main hall, it looked respectable enough and was no longer as shabby as before.

"So early? Let's go, then."

Chen Feng yawned and headed to the council hall with Liu Qian.

Inside the council hall.

A man and a woman were seated there, both at the Eighth Level of the Houtian Realm.

They were the sect masters of sects in Hengduan Mountain that specialized in gathering medicinal herbs and refining pills.

The previous day, they had received word from Liu Qian that Chen Feng, the new master of Hengduan Mountain, wanted to see them.

Both had been extremely apprehensive, so they had hurried over early in the morning.

They had already been waiting here for an hour.

"Sect Master Wang, your Spirit Spring Sect is closest to the Xingfeng Sect. Do you know what sort of person Chen Feng is?" the woman asked.

Wang Tian smiled bitterly and said:

"Sect Master Qin, to tell you the truth, although our Spirit Spring Sect is close to the Xingfeng Sect, our two sects have hardly ever had dealings with each other."

Wang Tian was now full of regret.

The Xingfeng Sect had been established near his sect three months ago.

At the time, he had considered sending someone to pay a visit, but he had abandoned the idea because the Xingfeng Sect made its money through mining and had practically nothing to do with his pill-refining sect.

If he had known that the Xingfeng Sect's master was so capable, he would have made his acquaintance back then, no matter what.

"Alas, I don't know what kind of disposition he has. I hope nothing bad comes of this summons," Qin Yao said worriedly.

Sect Master Wang thought for a moment before saying:

"He should be easier to talk to than He Sandao. He didn't make things difficult for us after taking over Hengduan Mountain, either. Let's wait until we meet him before saying anything more."

Just then, Chen Feng and Liu Qian came in from outside the council hall.

Qin Yao and Wang Tian immediately stood up, their gazes falling on Chen Feng.

They knew Liu Qian, the former strategist of the Black Wind Stronghold.

The handsome young man standing beside Liu Qian had to be Chen Feng.

They had long heard that the Xingfeng Sect's master was extremely young and liked to wear unusual clothes.

Even so, they were surprised when they met him for the first time.

"Greetings, Sect Master Chen!" Qin Yao and Wang Tian recovered after only a second's daze and hurriedly bowed to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng sat down in the seat of honor and said:

"Both of you, sit down. There's no need to be so formal. I asked you here today to discuss a partnership."

At the word "partnership," Wang Tian and Qin Yao exchanged surprised glances.

Qin Yao asked gently, "What sort of partnership did you have in mind, Sect Master Chen?"

Qin Yao had previously thought that Chen Feng might have summoned them to increase the tribute they paid.

After all, refining pills and making medicine were both highly profitable, and He Sandao had squeezed plenty of profit out of them when he was around.

Now that Chen Feng was talking about a partnership, she was somewhat confused.

Chen Feng took out a Healing Pill and placed it on the table, then said:

"How many of these do you produce?"

At the sight of the Healing Pill, both were puzzled. They did not understand why Chen Feng was asking.

Wang Tian answered:

"Healing Pills are the most basic kind of pill. Our sect produces roughly a hundred of them each month."

Qin Yao followed with her own answer:

"Our White Rosy Cloud Sect produces about the same amount."

Chen Feng continued:

"If you devoted all your efforts to producing this kind of pill, roughly how many could you make in a month?"

"Well..." Wang Tian thought for a moment before answering.

"Healing Pills are basic pills and aren't very difficult to refine. If all the Alchemists in our sect devoted themselves to refining them, we should be able to make around three hundred."

Chen Feng nodded, then smiled faintly.

"Starting today, the Xingfeng Sect will take as many Healing Pills as your two sects produce, at the same price they sell for elsewhere."

"But there's one condition: from now on, your two sects will refine only Healing Pills."

At those words, not only were Qin Yao and Wang Tian dumbfounded, but even Liu Qian, who stood nearby, was somewhat bewildered.

Healing Pills, which were taken by martial artists below the Houtian Third Stage, were as common as dirt.

The Black Wind Stronghold had previously used only about a hundred Healing Pills a year.

Chen Feng's sudden demand for so many Healing Pills was utterly incomprehensible to them.

Their expressions were exactly what Chen Feng had expected, but he had no intention of explaining.

"What do you two think of this partnership? Just tell me straight whether you agree or not."

The smile vanished from Chen Feng's face.

Wang Tian hurriedly said, "That's naturally no problem. Once I get back, I'll have the sect send over all the Healing Pills we have in stock."

Qin Yao also nodded in agreement.

Although neither knew what Chen Feng wanted so many Healing Pills for, the partnership he proposed would benefit them.

Although Healing Pills were low-grade pills and did not fetch a high price-each one cost less than a tael of silver-

The two of them understood the principle of making small profits through high sales volume. Besides, there was no chance of failure when refining this kind of pill.

As long as the Xingfeng Sect really paid for all of them, they would make a profit.

After briefly discussing the matter with them, Chen Feng let them leave.

For now, the matter of the pills was settled.

Although Chen Feng could take money directly to a place that sold pills in Liuyang Town and purchase Healing Pills there,

Buying such a large quantity all at once would inevitably attract attention.

Having small sects on his own territory refine them was undoubtedly the best option.

Chen Feng could only feel at ease when things were under his control, and he could also have them refine other pills in the future.

The Xingfeng Sect was not short of money now. It had several hundred thousand taels of silver and plenty of gold.

Buying the Healing Pills produced by the two sects would not cost much either.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Chen Feng had spent those three days busy setting up the pharmaceutical company.

He had brought another conveyor belt over from the modern world, specifically to transport the pills.

Chen Feng had also rented a small factory near Xingfeng Mining to serve as the pharmaceutical company's premises.

He had chosen to establish the company near Xingfeng Mining so that the pills transported from the painting world could be processed more conveniently.

His pharmaceutical company did not need technical personnel. It only needed a few machines to grind the Healing Pills into powder and package it in modern-world capsules.

One Healing Pill could be ground into enough powder to fill ten capsules.

The production process involved almost no technical work at all; it was a fully automated assembly-line operation.

The pharmaceutical company was called Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals.

Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals was currently undergoing renovations and modifications. Before long, it would be able to begin production.

"Boss, I've already sent the medicine to the drug regulatory authority for clinical trials. We should have feedback from the first phase soon."

"I just don't know whether there will be any problems with the trial results."

The speaker was Li Xiaorou, who was with Chen Feng on the Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals factory grounds.

Workers were modifying the factory grounds.

Li Xiaorou had learned three days ago that Chen Feng intended to start a pharmaceutical company, and she had been utterly shocked by her boss's sudden decision.

Xingfeng Mining had already become a military-industry enterprise. Given some time to develop, it would become the domestic leader in metal ore processing.

Rashly entering another industry was far too risky, especially one like pharmaceuticals that required a certain level of technical expertise.

She knew that her boss had already taken out a ten-million loan from the bank.

Chen Feng nodded and replied, "You don't need to worry about the drug regulatory authority. There won't be any problems with the drug trials."