How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 349 Guilty conscience?

After a whirlwind of activity, Zhang Wen leaned back comfortably in his chair, a satisfied smile on his face.

Although eating the immortal peaches has greatly improved my physical condition, and I can go without food for several days without any problems, of all things in the world, only money and delicious food should not be wasted.

I wonder what the gods in heaven eat. They can't possibly be eating immortal peaches and taking elixirs every day, can they?

Although it can prolong life and enhance physical strength, it is still somewhat boring.

"Miss Song, why aren't you eating? Don't you like it?" Zhang Wen asked Song Yixin across from him with concern.

Although he kept eating, Song Yixin's every move was observed by him; he just pretended not to see it.

Actually, he knew before he came here that the other party's invitation was definitely not just a simple meal.

Unfortunately, the woman only drank water and didn't say anything, so he had no choice but to speak first and give her a chance to hand over the money.

"what?"

Song Yixin was jolted awake, snapping out of her reverie. She lost her grip on the cup, and it slipped from her hand and fell to the ground.

With a "bang!", the lemonade spilled all over the floor, splashing onto her calves and feet.

Fortunately, there was a carpet on the floor, so the cup only rolled a few times before stopping and did not break.

Song Yixin quickly stood up, wiped the water off her calves with a napkin, and kept apologizing.

Zhang Wen was momentarily bewildered by the woman's flustered state.

Did he say something provocative?
Nothing.

However, the legs under her short skirt were indeed very thin, straight, and white. As for whether they were smooth, that's hard to say; we'd have to test them ourselves to find out.

Of course, there's still a gap compared to the leggy beauty Gao Yue.

"Miss Song, are you alright?" Zhang Wen asked while looking around and thinking.

If the other party was only interested in buying the Life Essence, they wouldn't seem so anxious, especially since they had already subtly expressed their intentions a few days ago.

If you're willing to spend a lot of money, I'll sell you my stock of life essence.

She's such a shrewd woman; she should understand his attitude.

Are you trying to negotiate the price?

Or is there something else you're hiding from him?
and many more!

Could this woman be using her beauty to seduce someone...?

Pretend to throw a water glass on the ground, then stick your leg out, like in some movies where a woman spills water on her white shirt, making it semi-transparent, vaguely visible, but not very clearly.

If that's the case, it can only be said that this woman has good acting skills and is very suitable to be an actress.

Out of curiosity, Zhang Wen took a look at the woman's skill panel.

The performance is 32 points?
To achieve a praise skill score of 32 without any acting training is truly remarkable; the person is exceptionally gifted.

Is this what's called histrionic personality disorder?
"I'm fine, I'm fine," Song Yixin said repeatedly.

She realized that her behavior was somewhat inappropriate, so she simply wiped herself a few times and sat down again.

As for the cups on the ground, she didn't pick them up, since a waiter would come and clean them up later.

"Miss Song, I'm full. Thank you for your hospitality tonight. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Zhang Wen said, standing up as if he had eaten his fill and was going home to rest.

He realized that unless he pressured the woman, she wouldn't open her mouth anytime soon.

It's not a big deal if he doesn't talk, but the other person looks constipated, which really affects his appetite. If the other person could just smile and then do a hip-shaking dance on the spot, he could eat for another half hour.

When Song Yixin saw this, she immediately became anxious. They hadn't even finished discussing the important matter; how could she leave?
"Teacher Zhang, wait a minute!"

She hurriedly got up, but accidentally bumped her thigh on the edge of the table, gasping in pain but managing not to cry out.

"Miss Song, is there something you need?" Zhang Wen stopped and asked curiously.

I thought to myself: Is he finally going to say it?
Song Yixin coughed lightly, adjusted her mindset, and then said, "Teacher Zhang, my father drank the Life Essence, and his high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol have decreased, and his sleep quality has also improved a lot. I wonder if you still have any? I would like to buy another bottle to give to my mother."

She gave the reasons she had prepared beforehand, hoping the other party would believe her.

"..."

It really was for the life essence.

Zhang Wen thought to himself.

But there was still one thing he didn't understand.

You just want to buy Life Essence, right? Why are you being so hesitant? Anyone who didn't know better would think you wanted to buy a Spirit Blocker.

"Miss Song, as you probably know, I usually sell the Life Essence at the end of the month. Do you know why at the end of the month? Because collecting the raw materials is very difficult, it takes at least twenty days..."

Zhang Wen talked at length about how difficult it was to produce the life essence.

His words were both an implication and a reminder.

They are usually sold at the end of the month, but they can also be available at the beginning of the month if you pay enough. However, there's no way to negotiate the price.

Showing your legs is also not allowed.

Song Yixin wasn't stupid. After graduating, she had been studying with her father, so she naturally understood what the man in front of her meant.

However, in order to replicate the life essence and for their company to reach the next level, it would be worth spending 200 million, let alone 20 million.

This wasn't her saying; it was her father's exact words.

Now, not only her, but even her father wants to make a replica of the life essence.

There's nothing we can do; the Life Essence is just too effective.
My father was the one involved and took the original life essence, so he now values ​​the issue of counterfeiting even more than she does.

Once successfully replicated, put into production, and enters the market, it will surely cause a sensation and bring in a flood of wealth.

"Teacher Zhang."

Song Yixin felt this was a good opportunity to inquire about the raw materials, so she said, "As you know, my family is in the medical industry. Whatever medicinal materials you need, I'll buy them for you without you having to spend a penny. As for the life essence produced, I'll still buy it at 20 million per bottle. How about that?"

She believed that as long as the raw materials of the life essence were known, her company's R&D department would definitely be able to replicate it.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen narrowed his eyes slightly, scrutinizing the woman's face.

I initially thought the other party's purpose in inviting me to dinner was to negotiate the price, but now it seems that their real purpose was to find out the ingredients of the "Life Essence".

The previous hesitation wasn't because I was embarrassed, but because I felt guilty.

Perhaps the bottle of life essence I sold to them last time has already been taken by them for research.

No wonder they offered 20 million to buy the Life Essence; it turns out they had this in mind.

No wonder he's in the medical business; his thinking is so flexible.

But this woman didn't consider that the Life Essence had been around for several months, and those who bought it were all billionaires. Didn't these people have the idea and the ability to counterfeit it? Did these people have so much money that they didn't care?

The wealthier a person is, the more sensitive they are to business opportunities that make money.

Zhang Wen was well aware that there were no counterfeit versions of the Life Essence on the market, not because no one wanted to imitate it, but because it was simply impossible to replicate.

Water can be detected, sugar can be detected, vitamins can be detected, but can something like magic power be detected?

Let alone testing, probably no one would believe it if I told them.

This is why he dared to sell it at such a high price.

Because no one else can replicate it.

Unless there is also a divine ancestor.

When Song Yixin met the man's sharp gaze, she felt extremely uncomfortable, as if she were standing naked in front of him, completely exposed.

"Teacher Zhang, is there something on my face?" Song Yixin asked in confusion.

"Yes." Zhang Wen nodded.

"What is it?" Song Yixin wiped her mouth with a tissue, thinking she had something on it, but when she saw the clean tissue, she remembered that she hadn't eaten anything, she had only drunk two glasses of lemon water.

"There are flowers."

"what?"

Song Yixin was slightly taken aback, and then two blushes appeared on her face.

Is this a compliment to her beauty?

Were all those previous rejections just an act? Was he playing hard to get with her?
Hmm, that's possible!
Despite her age, Song Yixin remains very confident in her looks and figure. Coupled with her impressive family background, she has always been the object of countless men's pursuit, with suitors lining up from Beijing to Paris.

He's a man too, how could he not like her? Hmph, you've given yourself away!

Thinking about this, Song Yixin couldn't help but consider whether she should use her beauty to manipulate the other party and make him fall at her feet.

If we can obtain the raw materials for the Life Essence, it's not unreasonable to let the other party take advantage of us.

Zhang Wen wanted to say that the other party had ulterior motives, but then he felt that if he said that, he might not be able to continue doing business with them in the future.

Although the other party's character remains to be verified, their money is real, so the Life Essence should still be sold. One bottle costs 20 million, why not sell it?
He can argue with anyone and everything, but he won't turn down money.

"It's nothing, I just think you're beautiful inside and out," Zhang Wen said with a smile.

"..." Song Yixin was overjoyed after hearing this.

After knowing each other for so long, I finally heard a nice thing from this man.

"I've already acquired several of the raw materials for this month's Life Essence, but I'm still missing a few. Since you're willing to help, that would be great," Zhang Wen said.

Since the other party's intentions were impure, he decided to tease them.

"Tell me, I'll write it down." Song Yixin excitedly took out her phone immediately, ready to write down the ingredients. Although it was only a part, it was better than knowing nothing at all.

Perhaps we can deduce other raw materials from the known ones.

Seeing that the woman was ready, Zhang Wen said, "Wild ginseng, dried tangerine peel, and musk, all must be over a hundred years old."

Song Yixin frowned slightly.

Wild ginseng, dried tangerine peel, and musk are common medicinal materials on the market, but those that are over a hundred years old can only be described as 'rare'.

As far as she knew, medicinal herbs of this age were either kept by the owner or auctioned off; they were very difficult to buy on the market.

Of course, difficult to buy does not mean impossible to buy.

If the price is right, what can't you buy?

Moreover, she has two century-old wild ginseng roots in her home.

"Teacher Zhang, just wait for my good news." Song Yixin said confidently, as long as it's not some kind of medicinal herb like 'thousand-year-old He Shou Wu' or 'ten-thousand-year-old Lingzhi' that only appear in martial arts novels.

"Then I'll thank you in advance," Zhang Wen said with a grateful expression.

Although he was just saying it casually, he knew that century-old wild ginseng, century-old dried tangerine peel, and century-old musk were very valuable. If he were to resell them, what difference would there be between that and picking up money on the street?
After exchanging a few more insincere words, the two left the private room together.

Song Yixin saw Zhang Wen into the car and watched the Maybach gradually disappear at the end of the road. She finally couldn't help but shout out excitedly.

"yeah!"

Although she hasn't yet successfully replicated the Life Essence, she feels she's taken a big step closer to doing so.

Song Yixin immediately took out her phone and dialed the number of Shao Chengshu, the director of the R&D department.

The call connected quickly.

"Director Shao, I've already inquired about some of the ingredients in the Life Essence. Among them are wild ginseng, dried tangerine peel, and musk. Those aged over a hundred years are the most effective, but even those less aged should still have some effect," Song Yixin said.

“Assistant Song, isn’t that wrong? When we tested the Life Essence, we didn’t detect any of the main components,” Shao Chengshu said.

"This is what the producer of the Life Essence said himself. He asked me to prepare these three medicinal herbs. How could it be false?" Song Yixin said with a frown.

"This..." Shao Chengshu hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Assistant Song, do you think that person might be lying to you?"

"He's lying to me? Others buy them for millions of dollars a bottle, but I'm spending 20 million to buy one. Why would he lie to me? Isn't my money money too?" Song Yixin retorted.

"..." Shao Chengshu didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Director Shao, you asked me to inquire about the ingredients of the Life Essence, and I found out three. Now you're telling me the ingredients are wrong? Are you playing me for a fool?" Song Yixin asked coldly.

"No, Assistant Song, how could I dare to play tricks on you? I, I'll try it again with my colleagues in the R&D department," Shao Chengshu said hurriedly, afraid of angering this little devil.

The other party is the boss's daughter; he can't afford to offend her.

"Ah."

Song Yixin responded and then hung up the phone.

Before even testing it, they're saying the ingredients are wrong. Is this something a research and development department head should say?
It seems that to create a replica of the life essence, we need to recruit more high-end talent; the existing R&D personnel are far from sufficient.

Thinking of her father's century-old wild ginseng, she immediately got into her sports car and drove home.

Twenty minutes later.

The sports car was parked outside a three-story villa.

Song Yixin hurriedly got out of the car and then quickly went into her home.

"dad?"

She ran upstairs to the study while shouting.

"Xin Xin, what's wrong?" Song Zhengxiong put down the documents, took off his glasses, and looked at his precious daughter with a puzzled expression.

“Dad, I just saw Zhang Wen. He wanted to buy another bottle of Life Essence. He said he hadn’t gathered all the ingredients yet. I offered to help him buy them, and he mentioned three kinds of medicinal herbs: a hundred-year-old wild ginseng, a hundred-year-old dried tangerine peel, and a hundred-year-old musk. I remember we have a hundred-year-old wild ginseng at home. Could you contribute one?” Song Yixin said excitedly.

"Oh?"

Song Zhengxiong's expression froze, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

"So, the production of the Life Essence requires three medicinal materials: wild ginseng, dried tangerine peel, and musk?"

"Yes, there are a few more medicinal herbs, but Zhang Wen didn't mention them. However, he has already bought them, and they shouldn't be anything precious," Song Yixin said truthfully.

"Although we only found out about three ingredients, it has given us a direction for our imitation," Song Zhengxiong said with satisfaction. Then he looked at his daughter and said, "You did a good job. I'll go get you the ginseng now. Also, the century-old tangerine peel and century-old musk are not difficult to obtain. I'll contact my assistant later and have him deliver the tangerine peel and musk to my office tomorrow."

"That's great!" Song Yixin said happily.

The sooner we hand over the medicinal herbs to Zhang Wen, the sooner we can buy the Life Essence, and then we can continue our research.

Of course, drug development is a complex and lengthy process, and the development of a 'miracle drug' like the Life Essence will certainly take a long time.

It's normal for it to take anywhere from a few years to more than ten years.

She has that patience.

Because it was all worth it.

She believes that as long as the life essence can be replicated, Dea's name will surely be renowned worldwide.

Song Zhengxiong got up and took out a large box from the cabinet behind him. After opening it, a ginseng root about seventy or eighty centimeters long lay quietly inside.

The ginseng's skin is covered with fine wrinkles, and countless ginseng roots are scattered around it like a tangled mess, with a dark yellow color and a unique, rich aroma.

He bought it a few years ago for more than two million yuan.

There's another one in the cabinet, but it's smaller than this one, and a lot of it has been used up; now only half of it remains.

"Dad, you won't be upset about it, will you?" Song Yixin asked her father.

"To be honest, it's a little heartbreaking," Song Zhengxiong said while looking at the ginseng. "However, if it can be used to make life essence, then it will be a good use of it."

No matter how precious the medicinal materials are, if they cannot be made into medicine and cannot be taken by people, what difference is there between them and roadside branches and weeds?
Just like this century-old wild ginseng, once you eat it, it's a treasure; if you don't, it's just a decoration.

“Dad, don’t be sad. This century-old wild ginseng will become a raw material for the life essence, and it will definitely return to your belly in the future,” Song Yixin said with a smile.

Not only this ginseng, but also century-old tangerine peel and century-old musk.

“That makes sense,” Song Zhengxiong nodded.

The thought of drinking the life essence again made him smile involuntarily.

Last time I only drank half a bottle and my body changed so much. If I could drink a few more bottles, wouldn't I look ten years younger?
Thinking of Grandma Zhou, who is much healthier and can even fly, and then thinking of Yang Yuhong, who seems to have become more than ten years younger recently, he felt even more excited.

"By the way, you've collected so many precious medicinal herbs for him this time, could you buy a few more bottles from him? Since you want to make a replica, consumption is inevitable, so you must prepare enough," Song Zhengxiong said.

"I will talk to him."

Song Yixin didn't know if the man would agree, but she thought that even if more was not possible, three or four bottles would be fine, right?

Besides, it's not like they're not going to pay.

Song Zhengxiong picked up his phone and called his assistant, asking him to buy century-old tangerine peel and century-old musk and deliver them to the company the next day.

Song Yixin stared blankly at the century-old wild ginseng, her mind already conjuring up images of the research and development department replicating the life essence.

Gradually, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up, revealing a silly grin.

……

(End of this chapter)