Ace of the Dragon Division - Chapter 656
Chapter 656: We All Make Money Together (Part One)
Many people had come over at Xu Cheng’s table to make a toast to him, but since Ye Xiu and the others were present, they could not just ignore them. More than that, they had been looking for an opportunity to strike up a conversation with Xu Cheng ever since they had heard about his excellent medical skills. However, Xu Cheng had always lived quietly and rarely participated in any social gathering.
This was deeply loved by the five seniors, because it meant that he was not arrogant and knew how to stay low. This showed that he was in a different state of mind than his peers.
However, due to this, the people who wanted to make a connection with him felt that he was a little bit out of reach, so when they saw Xu Cheng attending the meeting today, they all came over to toast so that they could more or less get to know him better.
Once they were all gone, Xu Cheng wondered, “I am not an official, I am not in politics, and I am not even in this country often, so why are these people here to make a toast with me? Shouldn’t they be sucking up to the five of you first?”
Ye Xiu took a sip of wine and smiled. “Brother, it’s not like they’re after your relationship with the five elders. Maybe some of them have that motive, but some of the men who came over today are on the same level as my father, so they don’t need to do that. In the end, they came to show you some face, not because of your background, but because you have superb medical skills.”
The other four including Zhou Xiaoming nodded and said, “Look at Elder Ye and my old man, which one of them didn’t have a personal assistant and medical staff accompanying them everyday back then? Look at them now, the five of them walking like the wind, and that group of doctors have to try every day to find something wrong with them to cure. They are hoping that someday they could actually get back to work as doctors. Yet, in the last six months, the old men just live younger by the day, and those secretaries and medical staff were all laid off. Stories have it, and you don’t even need any advertising of your skills, the five of them are your living advertisements. So they approach you not because of your relationship with the five of them, but because of your medical skills.”
Xu Cheng said, “Then why won’t they inquire about how hard it is to find this medicine of mine?”
Ye Xiu laughed. “Surely they know. Otherwise I would have gone and begged my sister-in-law to get some of it. Not for me of course, but for my mother.”
At this point, the other four all looked at Xu Cheng with hope and they all smiled as if they wanted to say more. “Big Brother Cheng ……”
Xu Cheng waved his hands quickly. “Stop right there. That medicine didn’t just come out of nowhere. To be honest, the only bottle I had left was originally reserved for my wife, but you should have heard about what happened, right? Uncle Zhou protected Aunt Lan but his face was destroyed, so he actually used this last bottle, and I really don’t have any left.”
Zhou Xiaoming smiled. “Big Brother Cheng, I’m not asking you to give me some right away. 10 years is fine, if you can develop it in 10 years, I beg you, I want to leave it for my dad.”
The others also nodded their heads. “Big Brother Cheng, you can’t have a bias just because you’re close to Zhou Xiaoming, you have to consider us as well. We don’t ask for more, we also just want one bottle each, and 10 years is also fine. Please Big Brother Cheng.”
Xu Cheng thought about it as he tapped his finger on the table and said, “10 years is not impossible, but there is one thing I want to work with you guys here. I need to work with all five of you, every one of you. We can earn money together.”
The five of them all became interested. “Tell us. It’s not illegal, is it?”
“You think I’ve got that big of a gut?” Xu Cheng glared at them. “Do you guys know about the Mandala Lab?”
“Mandala?” Ye Xiu and the others were shocked. “The first in the world to develop a cure for cancer and live-streamed it to save Mr. Hawking’s life?”
“Right.” Xu Cheng said straightforwardly, “I can tell you guys directly that it’s my studio.”
Ye Xiu smiled. “I guessed it already, because during the live broadcast, the medicine looked similar to the one given to grandpa. But brother, what does that have to do with you working with us?”
Chapter 656: We All Make Money Together (Part Two)
“I need you guys to be domestic representatives.” Xu Cheng said, “Other people can’t hold the market, and once they can’t, you should know better than me what kind of situation the drugs are in within this country. It will offend many people, and my drug will even cause many companies to go into bankruptcy. To be frank, it will be tough to occupy the market. If we release it now, these pharmaceutical companies will inevitably use all kinds of methods to defame my drug, so I want to avoid those troubles. We can all earn the money together. I will produce the technology, and the company will have unified management, so you only need to be responsible for taking down the domestic market and enjoying the dividends. All the taxes will be paid as well.”
Zhou Xiaoming and the others laughed. “Big Brother Cheng, you are closer than our own brothers. We couldn’t ask for more, even if you don’t give us the dividends and just that medicine, with the relationship between us, how will there be nobody in the country to cover for your company?”
Xu Cheng waved his hand. “Business is business. It’s because we have a good relationship that I have to give you guys some sweet deals. With this dividend, you can more or less stop receiving gifts of expensive sports cars. Those gifts always come with a favor to be asked in the future, and don’t tell me that you haven’t done that before. Just don’t do it in the future if you don’t have to, since this company’s dividends would be high enough for you to be worry-free for the rest of your life. “
“Alright, if you say so, Big Brother Cheng. We won’t be overly polite then.” Ye Xiu took a cup and filled it with wine, and after all five of them had filled their cups, they toasted Xu Cheng together.
Xu Cheng also clinked glasses with them and drank.
Then, Xu Cheng saw Elder Zhou waving at him.
“I’ll head over first,” Xu Cheng said as he walked towards the table with the Elders.
As soon as Xu Cheng sat down, Old Man Zhou smiled and asked, “I heard that there was a lot of commotion in the Land of Mercenaries this time, and the four major mercenary clans that occupied two fifths of the territory were exterminated! A large-scale military battle has made headlines all over the world. I say I was right to kick you out in the first place, you can really make a fuss.”
Xu Cheng laughed bitterly. “I almost died there, and you guys are still laughing.”
“Kiddo, did you clear up the remnants of those four clans?” Elder Guo asked.
Xu Cheng picked up the cup and drank the wine in one go. Then he turned the cup upside down as not a single drop was left. “Clean.”
The four elders laughed out loud.
The more Elder Xing looked at Xu Cheng, the more he liked him, and the thought that his granddaughter wouldn’t be able to marry Xu Cheng made him a little sullen.
“Kid, it’s alright for you to insist on choosing your wife and not like my granddaughter, but you have to sell the oil in the land of mercenaries to this country at a discount.”
Xu Cheng laughed. “Grandpa Xing, you guys have to have shame. All day long, all you guys do is try to dig a hole for me to jump into. You’re all a handful of years old, hmph.”
Elder Xing glared at him. “Then marry my granddaughter.”
Xu Cheng was speechless. “The crude oil there isn’t mine.”
The four old men spoke in unison, “I don’t believe it.”
Xu Cheng: “Alright, I’ll see when the time is right, and you guys can send someone over to talk about it.”
Elder Xing smiled and patted Xu Cheng’s arm. “By the way, my granddaughter is really nice. Do you want to consider it?”
“Forget it, I’m not blessed enough to deserve her.” Xu Cheng laughed bitterly.