Rural Farming: My Buildings Can Be Upgraded

Chapter 49: Chapter 48: Everyone Has Come

"Holy shit! Hey, don’t push me from behind, there’s a woman in front of me."

"Why is there a limit? I want to buy ten cups!"

"Hurry up, you guys in the front! Stop dawdling! If there wasn’t a limit, you think you’d even get a chance? The people at the front would buy everything."

"..."

The intensity of this mad rush to buy was far more chaotic than the paid queues you see at internet-famous stores.

Not far from the crowd, Lin Feng and Uncle Ma were accompanying a leader who had rushed over from the county.

"Boss Lin, can’t you produce more of this Medicinal Tea?"

The sheer popularity of the event astounded him. Yesterday was already crowded, but he hadn’t expected the number of tourists to explode today, nearly paralyzing traffic in the county seat.

Now, on the mountain road leading into Lin Xian Village, a large number of traffic police were on duty. Private vehicles were no longer allowed up.

Anyone who wanted to come had to take the dedicated public bus route.

"Sir, there’s really no way to increase production. If I could, why wouldn’t I? I’m not one to turn down money. I could even make more if I applied to have this product registered as a medicine."

Uncle Ma chimed in from the side, "Sir, this is actually a good thing. This Medicinal Tea is an even bigger draw than the Arrow Tower. We have more tourists than ever now."

"It would be great if this could be developed into a full-fledged industry."

The leader didn’t press the issue. The current situation was quite good, after all. A massive influx of tourists was pouring into Wuyuan County, boosting its economy.

Lin Feng, of course, understood what the man was thinking. ’He wants me to build a pharmaceutical factory based on this tea, but unfortunately, that’s impossible for me right now.’

Without using modern machinery, relying on two Level 1 Pharmacists to hand-roll pills... they could work themselves to death and still not meet market demand.

Still, the current situation was good. Lin Xian Village’s popularity had skyrocketed. It had hit the top trending topics on Weibo last night and was still there.

As a flood of tourists poured in to buy the Medicinal Tea, more and more people experienced its benefits, and the positive word-of-mouth was spreading even further.

"Keep up the good work. I hope you’ll develop this Lin Xian Village even further and turn it into a landmark for our Wuyuan County."

"I’ll certainly do my best."

After seeing the leader off, Lin Feng was in a great mood. The official’s visit would help him ward off a lot of shady characters.

If someone came looking for trouble right after the official had just left, it would be a blatant slap in his face.

Moreover, he had received news that a leader from Jiangcheng City was also planning to come for a visit.

Wuyuan County wasn’t far from Jiangcheng City to begin with, so the massive influx of tourists was also bringing development to Jiangcheng City.

The tourism bureau was trying to link various scenic spots together, leveraging the huge number of tourists drawn by Lin Xian Village to develop all the attractions in the Jiangcheng area.

These plans were still in the works, but progress was reportedly fast. With the real estate economy in decline, many cities were in poor financial shape and looking for new economic pillars.

The employees who had just arrived this morning were thrown into the village’s maintenance work without even undergoing training.

Thankfully, the veteran employees were there to guide them, so they didn’t have to figure things out on their own.

"Lin Feng, Lin Feng! A pharmaceutical company is here to see you," Hu Xia said, running over.

Now that she was working in Lin Xian Village, she was mainly in charge of promotion and external affairs.

"’It’s not that Shanchuan Pharmaceutical again, is it?’"

"No, this company is bigger. It seems they were drawn here by the Medicinal Tea and don’t know about the Jade Grapes."

Lin Feng followed Hu Xia to the pavilion, which had been renovated and turned into an office area.

Many flowers and plants had been added, along with some custom-made seats. Even the simple pavilion itself had been rebuilt.

It couldn’t be called exquisite, but it had a pleasant and comfortable look.

"Hello, Boss Lin. I’m Liangshan from Yiren Company."

"Hello. What did you want to discuss, President Liang?"

Liangshan said a bit sheepishly, "To be honest, I don’t know much about your operation. I just saw the trending topic last night and decided to come over on the spur of the moment."

"Then you’re here for the Medicinal Tea. President Liang, let me be clear with you: the Medicinal Tea is somewhat special, and it’s impossible to scale up production."

"Ah! Is it a problem with the raw materials? If you need any particularly special ingredients, our company can help you find a solution."

"President Liang, my problem can’t be solved with current technology. If it could, I’d apply for a pharmaceutical license myself. I’m not the type to turn down a chance to make money."

Liangshan was a little disappointed. He had rushed over as soon as he saw the news last night, hoping to secure a partnership.

A Medicinal Tea that was highly effective against coughs and could even treat chronic bronchitis was clearly a miracle drug.

But now, the answer he got was that it couldn’t be mass-produced.

He didn’t doubt Lin Feng’s words. ’Refusing to make money when you could... only a fool would do that.’

Before their conversation could conclude, Hu Xia sent Lin Feng a message: another pharmaceutical company had arrived.

This time was different. The new company was very familiar with Lin Xian Village, and their target was the Jade Grapes, not the Medicinal Tea.

They only found out about the Medicinal Tea after arriving, which was a pleasant surprise—an unexpected bonus.

Lin Feng thought for a moment and asked, "President Liang, another pharmaceutical company has arrived. Would you mind if they joined our conversation?"

"Which company?"

"Minhe Pharmaceutical."

"That company? You’d better be careful. Their methods are a bit dirty."

Liangshan didn’t mind, so Lin Feng had the man brought over. The newcomer looked quite imposing.

When Liu Xinsheng saw Liangshan was also there, his imposing demeanor faltered, and his expression changed.

"President Liang? What are you doing here?"

"I got here before you, so of course I’m here. Isn’t Minhe Pharmaceutical focused on developing business in the neighboring province? What brings you here?"

"Well, I heard some news and wanted to come discuss a partnership with Boss Lin." He turned to Lin Feng and said, "Boss Lin, my name is Liu Xinsheng, General Manager of Business at Minhe Pharmaceutical. It’s a pleasure to meet you."

"Mm, hello, President Liu."

Liu Xinsheng sensed Lin Feng’s curt attitude, glanced at Liangshan next to him, and immediately understood the situation.

"President Lin, you may have some misunderstandings about our company. We actually came here seeking a partnership regarding the Jade Grapes. We only learned about the Medicinal Tea after arriving and would like to partner with you on both."

"President Liu, there’s no misunderstanding. It’s just that I’m not in a position to partner with anyone. I just turned down President Liang a moment ago."

"Boss Lin, just hear our company’s terms first. We are willing to cover all expenses and only take a 30% stake..."

Lin Feng cut off his pointless speech. "President Liu, it doesn’t matter how good your terms are. I can’t partner with you on the Jade Grapes, and the Medicinal Tea is subject to certain special conditions that prevent mass production."

Liu Xinsheng said nonchalantly, "In that case, Boss Lin, you have even more reason to work with our company. We can help you package the Jade Grapes and the Medicinal Tea to sell them at a much higher price.

"Boss Lin, you could look into some pharmaceutical companies in Europe and America. Some of their specialty drugs have exorbitant prices."

Lin Feng had originally thought Liangshan called their methods ’dirty’ simply because competitors are always rivals. But now, it was clear this company was utterly unscrupulous.

’It’s one thing for a pharmaceutical company to make money, but deliberately jacking up drug prices just for profit is conscienceless.’

"President Liu, I’ve already sold the next three years’ worth of Jade Grapes to someone else. As for the Medicinal Tea, the current situation is fine as it is. Perhaps we can cooperate some other time."

"Won’t you reconsider, President Lin? Partnering with our company could multiply your income several times over."

"There’s no need to reconsider. I think things are just fine as they are now."

Seeing Lin Feng completely unmoved, Liu Xinsheng couldn’t understand. With such unique products, he could make a fortune with just a bit of packaging, yet he refused.

He thought to himself, ’Could it be that Shanchuan Pharmaceutical offered him better terms?’

’Looks like I’ll have to investigate thoroughly when I get back. As for Liangshan sitting next to him, based on what I know about Yiren Company, there’s no way they could have offered better terms than me.’

After seeing off the representatives from both companies, Lin Feng called Hu Xia and told her to turn away all pharmaceutical companies from now on.

’Even if the Medicine House could produce some special medicines, I would never work with these medical companies. Cooperating directly with government departments would be far more valuable.’

’Money... once you have a certain amount of it, it’s just a string of numbers. Money that isn’t spent is just paper, after all.’

’Of course, for 99.99% of the world’s population, that paper is exactly what they lack.’

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!