While Chen Shun and Chen Weinan were being taken away by the disciplinary inspection team in despair, a signing ceremony involving hundreds of millions of yuan was also taking place at the Three Mountain Peach Blossom Farm thousands of miles away.
There was no grand ceremony, nor was there a lot of media support. Only less than ten people from both sides were present. This signing ceremony was a bit low-key compared to its actual value.
One must know that this contract involved a total of 136.6 kilograms of top-grade caterpillar fungus, and the purchase price of these caterpillar fungus was 780,000 Huaxia dollars per kilogram, which was equivalent to a total transaction value of 106 million yuan.
Moreover, this was not a one-time deal. The contract also stipulated that in the next three years, the Taoyuan Company would provide at least 200 kilograms of caterpillar fungus of at least the same quality, and the purchase price would increase by 5% annually.
According to the total amount of the contract, it had already reached 500 to 600 million Huaxia dollars.
On behalf of Tong Ren Tang, Lin Chung-ming signed the contract. Because of Xia Ruofei's insistence, the signing party was the Tong Ren Tang chain company in East China.
As the group's leader, Tang Weiran witnessed the whole signing ceremony.
When Lin Chung-ming signed his name, his whole body was trembling. This contract was like a golden staircase, and he seemed to see a bright future.
Xia Ruofei was also in a very good mood because signing this contract would not only solve the 100 million yuan capital gap, but he also didn't need to use overseas funds. It would also bring more than 6 million yuan of additional cash flow to the company. Moreover, in the next three years, the company would have an additional 100 to 200 million yuan of revenue every year. There was nothing better than this result.
After the negotiations with Chen Shun fell apart, Xia Ruofei did think of looking for other Chinese medicine companies to cooperate. Although the process might be a bit complicated, the quality of the caterpillar fungus was there, and he didn't have to worry about not being able to sell it.
Of course, later on, Tong Ren Tang Group showed their sincerity. The Vice President, Tang Weiran, personally came to apologize and took the initiative to raise the purchase price. Xia Ruofei pushed the boat with the current and continued to cooperate with Tong Ren Tang.
After all, he had already earned enough face, so there was no need to be too pretentious.
Moreover, objectively speaking, Tong Ren Tang's channels were very powerful. At least, they were one of the top Chinese medicine companies in the country.
With Xia Ruofei's mischievous temperament, he would reduce the trouble if he could. This result was something he was happy to see.
Both parties signed and exchanged contracts. After that, they both signed and shook hands.
Assistant Liu Qian pressed the shutter in time and took a photo to preserve the information.
"Happy working with you, Boss Xia!" Lin Chung-ming said excitedly.
Xia Ruofei also smiled and said, "Big Brother Lin, I look forward to working with you!"
Tang Weiran also said happily, "Boss Xia, I will personally follow up with the funds. I guarantee that the money will be in your account within two days!"
Because the transaction amount exceeded the authority of the East China Region, it had to be approved by the Tong Ren Tang chain company in Beijing. The East China Region also had to mobilize the liquidity, which would take time.
However, Tang Weiran had personally guaranteed that there would be no problem with the funds.
Even if it was an ordinary acquisition contract, Tong Ren Tang rarely delayed or even reneged on the payment. After all, the reputation of a century-old company was still very important. It was just that the account period might be longer. In an era where channels were king, Tong Ren Tang, who controlled such a huge sales channel, was the dominant party in most transactions.
"Then I'll leave it to you, President Tang!" Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "We are indeed in a hurry to use this money. Sorry for the trouble …"
"You're welcome!" Tang Weiran said, "It's a matter of course to exchange the money with the goods! Boss Xia is already very supportive of us by giving us three days to raise the funds! "
Tang Weiran was just saying nice words. It was not like they were going to buy groceries on the street. How could they exchange the money with the goods?
This was only for pharmaceutical companies. If it were retail channels such as supermarkets, they would transfer the goods in advance. After the goods were sold, there would be an account period of three months to half a year. From time to time, they would even ask the suppliers to participate in various promotions to pass on the cost of their promotions.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "President Tang, Brother Lin, don't be in a hurry to leave. Let's have a few more drinks at noon. Also … I have something good for you to try!"
"Oh?" Tang Weiran's eyes lit up.
The Taoyuan vegetables that he tasted last night had already left a deep impression on him. The Zui Ba Xian wine was even more charming.
Tang Weiran could not help but ask curiously, "Boss Xia, is your company going to have a new product?"
Xia Ruofei smiled mysteriously and said, "You'll know when the time comes! It's also a new product that we're about to launch! Please give me your valuable opinions after you've tried it! "
"Then we'll have to try it!" Tang Weiran said excitedly, "Boss Xia is really capable! Your company has not been established for long, but it's doing well in the fields of agricultural products, Chinese medicine, and even cosmetics. Every product is eye-catching! "
Tang Weiran had worked in the company for so many years, so he had a very unique vision.
During the two days he was at the Taoyuan Company, he naturally consciously collected some information about the Taoyuan Company.
He would not know if he did not look, but when he did, he was shocked.
Whether it was the Taoyuan vegetables that were becoming more and more influential, the Yuji ointment that was popular all over the country, or the best quality abalone, or the Iron maple bucket and caterpillar fungus that Tong Ren Tang cooperated with. Almost every product was of extremely high quality and was the pinnacle of its field.
It was just that some of them had a smaller audience, while some of them had a wider audience, so the social reaction was different.
Tang Weiran realized that this young company's future development potential was probably amazing.
Xia Ruofei was not just a young man with a strong background, he was definitely capable.
"President Tang, you're too kind." Xia Ruofei said humbly, "Compared to a giant company like Tong Ren Tang, we're just a small fry at most …"
Tang Weiran could not help but secretly sigh — Xia Ruofei was actually a very gentle young man most of the time. He gave people a very comfortable feeling when interacting with him. Of course, the premise was that they did not become his enemy.
When he thought of Chen Shun and Chen Weinan, Tang Weiran could not help but feel a chill in his heart. The young man in front of him looked harmless, but he was absolutely ruthless to his enemies and would not show the slightest mercy.
Even if they could not become friends with such a person, they should never go against him.
Of course, it would be better if they could become friends.
Just look at Lin Chung-ming now.
Tang Weiran was even a little envious of Lin Chung-ming, who was much lower than him in the company. He was really lucky to be favored and taken care of by Xia Ruofei!
Just as everyone was chatting casually, Tang Weiran's phone vibrated.
Tang Weiran excused himself to Xia Ruofei, then took the phone and walked out of the conference room to answer the call.
After a while, Tang Weiran returned to the conference room.
He said to Xia Ruofei, "Boss Xia, I just received a call from the company. At present, it has been basically confirmed that Chen Shun neglected his duties in this negotiation. In addition, he also confessed that in the past two years, he asked for rebates from suppliers, accepted commercial bribes, and so on. Our preliminary punishment is to dismiss him, and we will decide whether to report this to the economic investigation department based on the follow-up investigation."
Tang Weiran paused and continued, "Chen Shun's uncle, Chen Weinan, also has to bear the main leadership responsibility in this incident. Moreover, he used his position to make profits for his relatives and solved the staffing problem for Chen Shun in violation of regulations. This has been basically confirmed. His punishment needs to be further investigated, and then decided at a meeting of the company."
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "President Tang, your discipline inspection department is very efficient!"
Tang Weiran said, "Boss Xia, this is a matter of mending the pen after the sheep is lost. No matter how well it is done, it can't cover up the poor management of our company. I still have to represent the company here, right … "
"President Tang, it's not a big deal. You don't have to keep apologizing." Xia Ruofei waved his hand and interrupted Tang Weiran. "Now we are partners! In the future, we need to work together and cooperate sincerely! "
"Yes, yes, yes! Let's work together! "Tang Weiran said hurriedly.
Obviously, Xia Ruofei was very satisfied with this result. Moreover, Tong Ren Tang's cooperation with the Taoyuan Company was not affected. He also established a personal friendship with Xia Ruofei. It could be said that he had overfulfilled the task given to him by Wei Jianming.
In the happy atmosphere, everyone naturally chatted very enthusiastically.
It was almost lunchtime. Liu Qian walked to Xia Ruofei's side and whispered a few words in his ear.
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded. He stood up and said, "President Tang, Big Brother Lin, the cafeteria is ready. Let's continue our chat there!"
"Oh? I've been itching to try the new product Boss Xia mentioned for a long time! "Tang Weiran laughed and stood up." Boss Xia kept us in suspense … "
Everyone laughed along with him.
Xia Ruofei chuckled and said, "An appropriate amount of suspense is conducive to increasing curiosity. The facts show that what I've done is very successful. I believe that in a while, everyone will taste it more attentively and give us better suggestions!"
After a while, Xia Ruofei and the others walked into the staff cafeteria on the first floor.
Xia Ruofei didn't like to put on airs, and he didn't have to do things like greeting people. Therefore, there were no small private rooms in the staff cafeteria. Even if customers came, they would eat in the hall, but they would set up a round table in the corner of the cafeteria. The other staff also ate in the hall. Everyone was used to this way of not disturbing each other.
In fact, Xia Ruofei was also a little excited.
Because the suspense he prepared for everyone today was the wild Yangtze River Shad.
The shad breeding had been going on for so long, and it was time for the first batch of shad larvae to be sold.
Before this, Xia Ruofei had never tasted shad. He only knew about this legendary delicacy that was on the verge of extinction through documents and documents, and the history of it being praised by scholars and poets.
Pure wild breed breeding, simulated wild breeding, and the precious Spirit Heart Flower petal solution cultivation … Could the Yangtze River Shad bred under these conditions reach the supreme delicacy described in the documents?
Xia Ruofei wasn't sure.
Therefore, before it went on sale, Xia Ruofei decided to taste it himself.
Coincidentally, Tang Weiran's Lin Chung-ming and the others were also there. Xia Ruofei had arranged for everyone to taste it together yesterday.
He even called Ling Xiaotian and invited Su Yu, the executive chef of the Lingji Restaurant Group, over early in the morning. He asked him to personally cook the "King of Fish".
Su Yu was an old friend of Ling Xiaotian. He had been employed when Ling Ji Restaurant Group was still a small restaurant. Now, he was also a senior executive of Ling Ji Restaurant Group and had been given a small number of shares in the group. Basically, he didn't participate in the frontline work anymore.
However, he was from southern Jiangsu Province and had his own unique experience in cooking Japanese grenadier anchovies and reeds. Moreover, he had tasted wild Yangtze River reeds when he was a child and had learned how to deal with them from a local old chef. Therefore, he was the most suitable person to cook the reeds.
Xia Ruofei invited everyone to take a seat.
Tang Weiran found that there was a seat marker on the table, and everyone sat according to their name. He was arranged to sit on the right-hand side of Xia Ruofei, while the seat on the left-hand side of Xia Ruofei was empty. Behind him were Lin Chung-ming, Feng Jing, Zheng Xu, and the others.
Although Tang Weiran was a little puzzled that there was an empty seat, he didn't say anything.
After everyone was seated, Cao Tieshu's wife led the restaurant staff to serve the cold dishes and hot dishes one by one. Zui Ba Xian wine was also opened and poured into the wine separator. Everyone had a small pot in front of them.
What made everyone feel a little strange was that Xia Ruofei didn't ask them to pour wine or raise their glasses. Instead, he sat in his seat and chatted casually.
Even Feng Jing didn't know what Xia Ruofei was up to. When Xia Ruofei arranged for Su Yu to come over, he directly informed the cafeteria and asked them to cooperate fully. Feng Jing put all her energy into signing the contract with Tong Ren Tang, so she naturally didn't take the initiative to ask about the cafeteria.
Therefore, Feng Jing winked at Xia Ruofei, indicating that he should start the conversation first.
After all, Xia Ruofei was the host. If he didn't say anything, everyone couldn't eat. Wouldn't it be awkward to just sit there?
Xia Ruofei just smiled and talked to everyone. Fortunately, the awkwardness didn't last long. Soon, footsteps were heard.
Xia Ruofei turned his head and immediately said with a smile, "Uncle Su, come here! You've worked hard today! "
Su Yu was wearing a white chef's uniform and a tall chef's hat. He personally carried a large oval plate and walked over with a smile.
Su Yu said, "Xiao Xia, you don't have to be so polite with me! Besides … to be able to make Yangtze River Shad with my own hands again in my lifetime is simply a huge surprise for me! It's not hard at all! "
As Su Yu spoke, he put the plate on the reserved space in the middle of the table.
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