The next day, Chen Feng got up early.
He hadn't returned to the modern world the night before, but had spent the night in the scroll world.
Not long after leaving the secret room, Liu Qian greeted him.
"Sect Master! The sect leaders you asked me to notify yesterday have arrived, and they are waiting for you in the council hall."
The council hall was specially set up by Liu Qian for the Xingfeng Sect headquarters.
Although it was just a renovation of the original sect headquarters hall, it was now quite presentable, no longer as shabby as before.
"So early? Let's go then."
Chen Feng yawned and followed Liu Qian to the council hall.
Inside the council hall.
At this moment, a man and a woman were sitting, both of whom had cultivation levels of the eighth level of the Acquired Realm.
The two were sect masters of a sect in Hengduan Mountain that specialized in herb gathering and alchemy.
Yesterday, they received a message from Liu Qian that Chen Feng, the current master of Hengduan Mountain, wanted to see them.
This made them both extremely uneasy, so they rushed over early in the morning. They had been waiting here for an hour.
"Sect Leader Wang, your Lingquan Sect is closest to Xingfeng Sect. Do you know what kind of person Chen Feng is?" the woman asked.
Wang Tian smiled bitterly,"Sect Leader Qin, to be honest, although our Lingquan Sect is very close to Xingfeng Sect, our two sects almost never interact."
Wang Tian was filled with regret.Xingfeng Sect was established near his sect three months ago.
At the time, he had considered sending someone to visit them, but considering that Xingfeng Sect made its profit from mining, which had little to do with their alchemy sect, he gave up the idea.
If he had known earlier that the sect leader of Xingfeng Sect was so capable, he would have definitely tried to befriend him.
"Sigh, I don't know what kind of person he is. I hope this summons won't bring any bad news," Qin Yao said worriedly.
Sect Leader Wang thought for a moment and then said,"This person should be easier to talk to than He Sandao. He hasn't made things difficult for us since he took over Hengduan Mountain. Let's wait until we see him before we discuss anything else."
At this moment, Chen Feng and Liu Qian walked in from outside the council hall.Qin Yao and Wang Tian immediately stood up, their gazes fixed on Chen Feng.
They recognized Liu Qian, the former strategist of Black Wind Stronghold.The handsome man standing beside Liu Qian must be Chen Feng.
Although they had heard that the leader of Xingfeng Sect was extremely young and liked to wear unusual clothing,they were still surprised upon first meeting him.
"Greetings, Sect Leader Chen!" Qin Yao and Wang Tian only hesitated for a second before recovering and quickly bowing to Chen Feng.
Chen Feng took the main seat and said,"Please sit down, both of you. There's no need to be so formal. I've invited you here today to discuss cooperation."
Hearing the word "cooperation," Wang Tian and Qin Yao exchanged a surprised glance.
Qin Yao asked softly, "What does Sect Leader Chen want to cooperate on?"
Qin Yao had previously thought that Chen Feng might have called them here to increase their offerings.
After all, alchemy and medicine making were very profitable, and He Sandao had squeezed a lot of money out of them when he was around.Now, Chen Feng's talk of cooperation left her somewhat confused.
Chen Feng took out a healing pill and placed it on the table, then asked,"What is your production volume of this?"
Seeing the healing pill, both were puzzled, wondering why Chen Feng was asking this.
Wang Tian replied,"The healing pill is a very basic pill. Our sect produces about one hundred per month."
Qin Yao immediately added,"Our Baixia Sect produces about the same."
Chen Feng continued,"If you were to produce this pill at full capacity, how many could you produce in a month?"
"This…" Wang Tian thought for a moment before answering.
"The healing pill is a basic pill, not very difficult to refine. If all the alchemists in our sect were to refine it at full capacity, we should be able to produce about three hundred."
Chen Feng nodded, then smiled slightly.
"From today onwards, our Xingfeng Sect will accept as many healing pills as your two sects produce, at the same price as outside."
"But there's one condition: your two sects will only refine healing pills from now on."
Upon hearing this, not only Qin Yao and Wang Tian were stunned, but even Liu Qian beside them was somewhat bewildered.
Healing pills, used by martial artists below the third level of the Acquired Realm, were practically commonplace.
Black Wind Village's annual consumption of such healing pills was only around one hundred.Chen Feng's sudden demand for so many was completely incomprehensible.
The expressions on their faces were exactly what Chen Feng had anticipated, but he wouldn't explain.
"What do you two think of this cooperation? Just say whether it's acceptable or not."
Chen Feng's smile vanished, and Wang Tian quickly said, "Of course, no problem. I'll have the sect send over all the remaining healing pills when I get back."
Qin Yao also nodded in agreement.
Although the two didn't know what Chen Feng wanted so many healing pills for, the cooperation he proposed was beneficial to them.
Although the Healing Pill was a low-grade pill, its price was low, less than one tael of silver per pill.
However, the two men understood the principle of small profits but quick turnover, and there was no failure rate in refining this kind of pill.As long as Xingfeng Sect could really pay for everything, they would make a profit.
After a brief discussion with the two men, Chen Feng let them leave.The pill matter was now considered settled.
Although Chen Feng could directly take the money to the pill-selling place in Liuyang Town to buy Healing Pills,buying a large quantity at once would inevitably attract attention.
Having a small sect on his territory refine them was undoubtedly the best option.
Only under his control could Chen Feng feel at ease, and he could also have them refine other pills in the future.
Xingfeng Sect was currently not short of money, possessing hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and a lot of gold.Buying Healing Pills from two sects wouldn't cost much.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Feng had been busy with the pharmaceutical company's affairs for these three days.
He had acquired another conveyor belt from the modern world, specifically for transporting pills.
Chen Feng also rented a small factory near Xingfeng Mining as the address for his pharmaceutical company.
He chose to locate the company near Xingfeng Mining to facilitate the production of the pills transported from the Scroll World.
His pharmaceutical company didn't need many technicians; just a few machines to grind the healing pills into powder and package them into modern-day capsules.
One healing pill, ground into powder, could fill ten capsules.
The production process was almost entirely automated, requiring no technical expertise. The pharmaceutical company was named Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals.
Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals was currently undergoing renovations and would soon be ready for production.
"Boss, I've sent the drugs to the drug administration for clinical trials. We should have feedback on the first phase of the trials soon."
"I just don't know if there will be any problems with the trial results."
The speaker was Li Xiaorou, who was with Chen Feng in the Xingfeng Pharmaceuticals factory area where workers were renovating the factory.Li Xiaorou had learned three days ago that Chen Feng was going to start a pharmaceutical company, and she was incredibly shocked by her boss's sudden decision.
Xingfeng Mining has now become a military-industrial enterprise. With just a period of development, it could become a leading metal processing company in China.
Venturing into other industries, especially something as technically demanding as pharmaceuticals, is too risky.
She was unaware that her boss had already taken out a ten million yuan loan from the bank.
Chen Feng nodded in response, "You don't need to worry about the drug administration; there won't be any problems with the drug trials."
(End of Chapter)