Divorce Only Makes a Son-in-Law Stronger-Chapter 122, Sever the foundation of Sakura Country’s pharmaceutical companies!
"What? You’re even trying to control the sale of medicinal herbs?"
"Lin Fan, who the hell do you think you are? You’ve got a lot of nerve, sticking your nose where it doesn’t belong!"
As Lin Fan finished speaking, the entire venue fell silent. All eyes shot toward Mr. Wang Sr. and the others.
"What an absolute joke! My Wen family has worked with Mr. Wang Sr. and the others for decades. The bond we share is something you, Lin Fan, could never comprehend," Wen Zheyang sneered, looking at him as if he were an idiot.
"Lin Fan, do you have any idea what price our Sakura Country merchants are offering? It’s more than double that of your Xia Country counterparts!" Iguchi Tama sneered coldly, her eyes filled with an air of superiority. "In fact, we in the Sakura Country are the ones who value traditional Chinese medicine the most! We spend a great deal seeking out high-quality medicinal herbs, which is proof of our sincerity! Moreover, we are considerate of the herbal farmers’ hardships and always provide additional subsidies... These acts of goodwill are there for everyone to see!"
As she spoke, many in the audience subconsciously nodded. In recent years, medicinal herb merchants from the Sakura Country and Goryeo had indeed offered extremely high prices, nearly monopolizing the entire domestic market for top-grade herbs. This, in turn, meant that pharmaceutical companies in the Xia Country were forced to use lower-quality materials. Whether for treating patients or producing traditional patent medicines, their efficacy was naturally diminished and couldn’t compare to the past.
But in all fairness, they were paying in cold, hard cash. You couldn’t just stop the herbal farmers and distributors from earning more money, could you?
"...Indeed. Young Master Wen and Miss Iguchi are good friends of our nine families. How could we possibly refuse to sell them medicinal herbs?"
"Director Lin, business is business. Your terms are too harsh. You’re clearly trying to cut off our livelihood!"
The Fang Family Head and the others exchanged uncomfortable glances, then spoke up one after another, flatly rejecting Lin Fan’s conditions.
"Lin Fan, I think you’re dreaming! They’re willing to pay a high price for these herbs. Can you?" Yuan Ruoshan sneered, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses dripping with disdain. "Are you so caught up in your personal grudges that you’ll just ignore the well-being of those herbal farmers? They toil all year long to harvest and cultivate these herbs and barely make any money! Their lives are so humble, so incredibly difficult! But you? Just because of your own personal vendetta, you want to smash their rice bowls? How malicious and cold-blooded can you be?!"
BOOM!
His passionate words echoed through the venue. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
Everyone was quite moved, nodding in agreement. The way they looked at Lin Fan began to change. Clearly, this man was hiding behind the banner of protecting the Xia Country’s national medicine, when in reality, he was just trying to get revenge on Wen Zheyang and Iguchi Tama. He was nothing but a hypocrite, utterly selfish!
Staggering to her feet, Su Mengqing pointed a hateful finger at Lin Fan and cackled, "Hahaha, do you all see it now? This is the real Lin Fan! He’s nothing but a hypocrite, a sinister, cold-blooded beast!"
"Director Lin, as you can see, your demands are excessive and have incited public outrage. We’re afraid we cannot comply!"
At that moment, Mr. Wang Sr., who had been silent for a long time, finally began to speak in a hoarse voice. He shook his head, his expression fraught with conflict.
On one hand, he didn’t want to offend the Wen family and the Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group. On the other hand, if he couldn’t satisfy Lin Fan... It was a terrible predicament; neither side was to be trifled with.
"Su Mengqing, when have I ever been hypocritical or cold-blooded?" Lin Fan retorted, his face impassive as he shot her a cold glance.
Turning his head, he looked at Yuan Ruoshan and nodded calmly. "You finally said something that makes sense. Those foreign herb buyers do offer very high prices, but is it really for the sake of the herbal farmers and collectors?"
A mocking smile touched Lin Fan’s lips, and his gaze turned utterly glacial.
"Hmph, is it not?" Yuan Ruoshan’s gaze faltered for a moment before he shot back with a sneer. "If you’re so capable, why don’t you put up the cash and buy them at a high price?"
"A tiny country like theirs now occupies a huge share of the international market for traditional patent medicines. What do you think they rely on to do that?" Lin Fan chuckled, but his eyes were filled with resentment. He slowly scanned the room, his face full of disappointment at their lack of fortitude.
"You all know that the moment the Sakura Country loses its supply of our high-quality raw herbs from the Xia Country, it will fall from grace and lose its dominant position in the traditional patent medicine market! Yet for a bit of petty profit, you turn a blind eye and a deaf ear? You just stand by and watch as others use our own resources to swagger and boast right in our faces!"
His forceful words exploded like thunder.
Many of the heads of the large medicinal herb plantations and the various distributors looked away, their expressions becoming deeply unnatural. Mr. Wang Sr. and the others were beet-red, too ashamed to even meet Lin Fan’s eyes.
Indeed, no one was a fool. How could they not see what those little devils from the Sakura Country were planning? But the domestic herb market was sluggish. Without mass exports, how were they supposed to make a real fortune? On one side was conscience, on the other was business. So what if they had to ignore their conscience a little to earn more money?
"Lin Fan, there’s no need to put on an act. In the world of business, profit is all that matters," Iguchi Tama stared coldly at him, a flicker of irritation flashing in her eyes. This bastard was too vicious. He was actually trying to incite the crowd to cut off the very foundation of the Sakura Country’s pharmaceutical companies.
"What act am I putting on? You keep talking about goodwill, so why is it that when you were buying up massive quantities of wild Ziziphus jujuba, you secretly instructed the collectors to uproot the plants entirely?" Lin Fan shook his head, retorting indifferently. "Weren’t those sneaky actions just a scheme to drastically reduce the yield of those wild herbs? That way, you could drive up prices through speculation and leave our domestic pharmaceutical companies with even fewer herbs to use."
"That’s slander! Who would believe you?" Iguchi Tama’s expression shifted slightly before she quickly recovered her icy composure. But anyone with eyes could see the annoyance and sharp killing intent simmering within her gaze.
"Lin Fan, are you ever going to shut up? When you get down to it, they’re just selling herbs to foreign merchants to make more money. What’s so wrong with that!" Yuan Ruoshan hurriedly stepped forward, trying to change the subject. "If you can’t afford their prices, then don’t fucking pretend to be some righteous crusader!"
"Who says I can’t afford it?" Lin Fan scoffed in amusement. "Youwei, give me your phone."
Turning his head, he took the phone from Yuan Youwei’s outstretched hand. "Listen up, everyone. This bank account right here has over ten billion in cash.
"I, Lin Fan, hereby pledge that my Su Pharmaceutical will purchase top-quality medicinal herbs in unlimited quantities, effective immediately!
"Furthermore, our price will always be 5% higher than what the Sakura Country merchants offer!"
What? His price was even higher than the foreign merchants’? And he wasn’t bluffing. They had all just watched him receive that enormous sum of money.
Instantly, the room erupted into a commotion. Many of the herb plantation managers and distributors exchanged glances, their interest clearly piqued.
"Hmph, don’t listen to Lin Fan’s nonsense! It’s just over ten billion! How long can that last? Six months? Or maybe just a few?" Wen Zheyang was so furious his nose was practically crooked. The Wen family’s rapid rise over the years wasn’t just due to their pharmaceutical companies. Monopolizing the herb export market between the north and south and raking in a fortune from the price difference—that’s how they got rich on the quiet! But now, Lin Fan was threatening to sever that lucrative path right before his eyes.
"Mr. Wen is right. The domestic herb market in your Xia Country is worth hundreds of billions. How can Lin Fan’s ten billion in funds possibly sustain this in the long run?" Iguchi Tama, in contrast, wasn’t flustered at all. Instead, her red lips curled into a rare, mocking smile. "Only a behemoth like the Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group can offer you a stable market price! He, Lin Fan, simply isn’t qualified!"
"And what if we add our Yuan family’s Yuandao Capital to the mix? I wonder if we could then go head-to-head with the Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group?"
The next moment, Mr. Yuan Sr., who had been observing from the sidelines, stepped forward with his hands clasped behind his back.
He hadn’t expected Lin Fan to be so ambitious, wanting to turn the tables and cut off the Iguchi Pharmaceutical Group’s supply of herbs! Excellent. Truly excellent. For so many years, he had struggled to hold on, bearing an immense pressure few could imagine. Now, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and pass this heavy burden to Lin Fan...
Instantly, the old man’s eyes grew moist. He looked at Lin Fan with a wide smile, and deep within his cloudy gaze, a trace of gratitude and respect flickered.
"With Mr. Lin and President Yuan showing such spirit, we, the major pharmaceutical companies of Yuncheng, are also willing to lend a hand!" a resonant voice suddenly boomed from the other end of the hall.
Following the voice, Director Shen appeared, laughing heartily as he led a troop of Yuncheng’s pharmaceutical magnates forward with confident strides.
"You little devils from the Sakura Country want to sever the roots of our Xia Country’s national medicine and steal the title as the orthodox successor to traditional Chinese medicine?" The group came to a halt, standing beside Lin Fan and Mr. Yuan Sr.
Director Shen grinned wildly, rolling his eyes at the visibly shaken Iguchi Tama. "Go fuck yourself! Keep dreaming!"
