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

Chapter 350 The Great Injustice Appears

the next day.

Sunday.

Instead of going shopping with her friends as usual, Song Yixin went to her family's company to wait for her father's assistant to deliver century-old tangerine peel and century-old musk.

If possible, she wanted to hand over the three medicinal herbs to Zhang Wen today. In that case, he might consider her extensive network, numerous connections, and high efficiency, and entrust her with the purchase of all the medicinal herbs.

Who wouldn't want free medicinal herbs?

Then she'll know the composition of the life essence, right?

Even if the other party holds back, as long as we know most of the ingredients, with our company's R&D capabilities, even if we can't perfectly replicate the life essence, achieving 50% of the effect would be acceptable.

At worst, we can just let the patient drink more.

If the effect isn't enough, make up for it with quantity.

One large bottle of the original Life Essence lasts a month, while the counterfeit version of Life Oral Liquid lasts two small bottles a day, and both can sell like hotcakes.

Thinking of this, Song Yixin felt very happy, and a smug expression appeared on her face, as if she could already see herself being interviewed by a financial magazine and being called a business genius.

That's incredibly cool.

Time ticked by, and soon it was noon.

Song Yixin was getting a little impatient. Just as she was about to call Assistant Tang to ask, there was a sudden knocking sound at the office door.

As if sensing something, she quickly opened the door, and upon seeing Assistant Tang standing outside, her tense face immediately lit up with surprise.

"Assistant Tang, have you bought the medicinal herbs?" Song Yixin asked impatiently.

"Miss Song, I've bought it." Assistant Tang shook the box in his hand.

Don't be fooled by the box's ordinary appearance and low price; the medicinal herbs inside are worth millions. Most importantly, they are hard to buy; you simply can't get them unless you know some big-name herbal medicine dealers.

"Great."

Song Yixin excitedly took the suitcase and couldn't wait to open it.

There are two jars inside, one large and one small. The large one contains dried tangerine peel, and the small one contains musk.

"Is this what they call century-old tangerine peel and century-old musk?"

Song Yixin picked up the jar and examined it carefully. It was the first time she had ever seen it, and it looked... not much different from ordinary dried tangerine peel and musk.

I don't know how to distinguish them.

But none of that matters. The most important thing is to hand over these medicinal herbs to that Zhang woman and let her know her methods and abilities.

With that thought in mind, she put the box aside, took out her phone, found that familiar number, and dialed it.

This time, the phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Hey?"

The man's voice carried a hint of impatience, as if he was annoyed at being disturbed.

Song Yixin didn't care and said impatiently, "Teacher Zhang, it's me. I've bought the three kinds of medicinal herbs you mentioned last night. When do you have time, I'll deliver them to you?"

"Ok?"

Zhang Wen, on the other side, was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Isn't it said that it's hard to buy medicinal herbs that are a hundred years old?
How did the other party manage to buy it so easily?

Having money makes all the difference.

"Deliver the medicinal herbs to Xingxiang Art Examination Training Center, and I'll pick them up tonight," Zhang Wen said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, I wonder when the Life Essence will be ready?" Song Yixin asked.

"Two or three days, I guess," Zhang Wen said casually.

"Oh," Song Yixin responded. Remembering her father's instructions, she added, "Teacher Zhang, I've found the three most crucial medicinal herbs for you this time. Could you sell me a few more bottles of Life Essence? Don't worry, I'll pay you the full amount, not a penny less."

Drug research and development requires huge investments, but compared to the value of the life essence, this amount of money is just a drop in the ocean.

“It’s not about the money. The production of the Life Essence is already low. If we sell you a few more bottles, what will happen to our other customers?” Zhang Wen pretended to be in a difficult position.

“Teacher Zhang, the amount of the three kinds of medicinal herbs I bought this time is particularly generous. I think you should be able to make more this time. If you are still missing any herbs, just tell me and I will help you get them,” Song Yixin said.

At the same time, my heart was pounding in my throat.

If we can extract a few more medicinal herbs, we will have taken another big step closer to replicating the life essence.

She is now obsessed with replicating the life essence, and has even made it her life's work.

“Miss Song, I think I’ve figured it out.” Zhang Wen suddenly said.

what?
Song Yixin shuddered, nervously gripping the table for support, her face filled with panic.

Did the other party guess it?
Sigh, I shouldn't have been in such a hurry.

Song Yixin bit her lip tightly, secretly blaming herself for being too eager to succeed and revealing her true thoughts.

However, you can't admit to something like this, no matter what, since the other party has no evidence and mere speculation doesn't count.

"Teacher Zhang, what did you see?" Song Yixin asked, trying to remain calm, while secretly rejoicing that it was a phone call. If it were face-to-face, wouldn't the other party have seen right through her?

“I can tell that Miss Song is a very capable person, and she is also very efficient. She is also a trustworthy and reliable person,” Zhang Wen said earnestly.

"..."

Song Yixin unconsciously straightened her posture. She had expected to be scolded or even insulted, but instead it was a compliment. Luckily, she hadn't confessed earlier, or she would have been exposed.

It seems that one must be stubborn when necessary, but what happens once one gets through it?

This is probably what they call a turning point.

“Teacher Zhang, you have a very accurate eye for people. I really am that kind of person,” Song Yixin said with a smile.

"In that case, I'd like to ask Miss Song to help me buy a few more medicines, including natural bezoar, cordyceps, bird's nest, and saffron. I don't need many, just a dozen or so pounds of each will do." Zhang Wen listed several in a row; these were all the precious medicinal materials he knew. As for the cheaper ones, he didn't want them.

Firstly, there's nowhere to put them, and secondly, they're worthless; you can't make much money reselling them, not even enough to cover the cost of gas.

Song Yixin happily wrote it down, not expecting to find out the other ingredients of the life essence so easily.

Although these medicinal herbs are quite valuable, it's all worth it for the sake of the life essence.

"Teacher Zhang, I've written it all down. Is that all?" Song Yixin asked excitedly, her voice trembling slightly.

"Okay, you can buy these first," Zhang Wen said.

He planned to go online to check what other valuable medicinal herbs were available after the phone call ended.

Since the other party is so enthusiastic, how could he possibly dampen their enthusiasm?

He spent his life helping others and should not seek fame for himself in this matter.

"Teacher Zhang, I promise you, these medicinal herbs will be delivered to Xingxiang Art Examination Training Center tomorrow, so you can make more Life Essence. By the way, I wonder how many can be made from these herbs?" Song Yixin asked curiously.

"Not much, about twice as much as usual," Zhang Wen said.

"Double the amount? I wonder how many bottles I can buy?" Song Yixin's heart stirred.

As far as she knew, the other party produced at least a dozen bottles of life essence every month.

In other words, the other party will produce more than a dozen bottles of life essence this month.

"A dozen or so bottles, buying half isn't unreasonable, is it?" Zhang Wen asked. "Miss Song, would five bottles be alright?"

Upon hearing this, Song Yixin was surprised to find that the other party was speaking in a consultative tone, meaning that the price was negotiable based on the five bottles.

In that case, she won't be polite.

“Teacher Zhang, five bottles isn’t enough, is it? How about this, I won’t ask for more. How about you sell me seven bottles? If you agree, I’ll transfer the money to you right now,” Song Yixin said.

She believed that the other party would absolutely not be able to resist the temptation of money.

"This one……"

Zhang Wen was shocked.

He hadn't encountered such a terrible traitor in a long time.

One bottle costs 20 million, so seven bottles would cost 140 million. No wonder they have the power to spend money; they can spend 100 or 200 million without even blinking.

Actually, thinking about it carefully, there's nothing surprising about it. I saw in the news that a certain tycoon gave his son 500 million yuan to practice with.

You can't say the other person is a jerk; you can only say he's ignorant and not on the same level as you.

Seeing that the man didn't speak, Song Yixin assumed he wanted too much, so she added, "Teacher Zhang, I'll continue to provide you with medicinal herbs for free in the future, how about that?"

Isn't it true that medicinal herbs are hard to buy?

Does her solving this problem count as addressing the other party's urgent need?
For that reason alone, selling her a few more bottles wouldn't be a bad idea, right?

"Alright, seven bottles it is." Zhang Wen put on a tone of reluctant parting, as if it were his own flesh being cut off.

Upon hearing the man's agreement, Song Yixin clenched her fist excitedly and silently shouted "Yay!" in her heart.

However, to avoid the other party changing their mind, she quickly said, "Teacher Zhang, I'll transfer the money to you right now."

"Not urgent."

"No, I, Song Yixin, keep my word!"

Song Yixin's expression was serious; she wasn't going to give the other party a chance to back out.

After ending the call, she immediately called her father and repeated her conversation with Zhang Wen.

Twenty million is nothing to her, but she would need to ask her father for permission to spend one hundred and forty million.

Upon hearing that he could buy seven bottles of Life Essence, Song Zhengxiong showered his beloved daughter with praise.

Some people he knew couldn't buy the Life Essence even if they had money, but his daughter could buy seven bottles at once. Her work ability was undeniable.

"Xin Xin, I'm transferring 150 million to you. The remaining 10 million is a reward for you; buy yourself the sports car you like," Song Zhengxiong said generously.

"Thank you, Dad," Song Yixin said sweetly.

After chatting for a few more minutes, the father and daughter ended the call.

Song Yixin immediately arranged for her assistant, Qin, to prepare the medicinal herbs Zhang Wen needed, and then hurriedly left the office to go to the company's R&D department.

Inside the R&D department.

A research and development team of 10 people is busy in the laboratory.

The cells in the petri dish shimmered under the pale blue light, and the hum of the centrifuge echoed in the room…

This is a team specifically established to replicate the original life essence. The team members are all key members of the R&D department and have worked for the company for at least fifteen years.

Shao Chengshu, the director of the R&D department, stared intently at the latest experimental data appearing on the computer screen.

Unsurprisingly, it failed again.

He couldn't understand why, even though the main ingredients of ginseng, dried tangerine peel, and musk were not detected in the Life Essence, and not even any medicinal ingredients were detected, his boss's high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, as well as his sleep symptoms, miraculously improved after taking it.

To be honest, he had been working in the field of medical research for thirty years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He felt that this was not a problem that science could solve, but should be explained by metaphysics.

“Director Shao, I’ve tried various combinations, but none of them can achieve the same effect as the life essence.” A researcher wearing glasses walked over, his brows furrowed with undisguised confusion.

I've never felt this helpless, not even during my college entrance exams.

"Try again," Shao Chengshu said expressionlessly.

It's only been a dozen or so times, it's nothing.

Behind every interview for a new drug is usually the failure of hundreds or thousands of trials.

As a researcher, he was mentally prepared for this.

"Director Shao, the known components are too few. There are thousands of kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs, and different combinations will produce different effects. If we keep trying like this, we are simply wasting time. Let alone ten years, we could not possibly finish trying them all in a hundred years," the researcher said with a bitter face.

"..."

Shao Chengshu remained silent; he understood this principle, but Assistant Song did not.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

Just then, there was a knock on the laboratory door.

Shao Chengshu turned his head and looked, and sure enough, speak of the devil and he appears.

"Assistant Song, you've arrived."

Shao Chengshu walked over and opened the laboratory door. Usually confident, he seemed a little unsure of himself at this moment.

"Director Shao, I found out some more ingredients in the medicinal materials, including natural bezoar, cordyceps, bird's nest, and saffron," Song Yixin said.

"Ok?"

Shao Chengshu, who was originally struggling with how to report to his special assistant, immediately perked up. The more he knew about the components, the more helpful it would be for his research on the life essence.

"Assistant Song, are these all the components of the Life Essence?" Shao Chengshu asked.

"This one……"

Song Yixin thought about it. The man only asked her to prepare the medicinal herbs, but didn't say all the herbs.

"Probably not?" Song Yixin said uncertainly, "But we already know there are seven kinds, and they are all precious medicinal herbs. Combining them together, even if it's not as vital as the life essence, it should still have some effect, right?"

Shao Chengshu is uncertain.

The main reason is that I've never seen medicine made from so many precious medicinal herbs before; this is the first time I've ever seen such a thing.

Moreover, each medicinal herb has different effects, and combining them together is too complicated; it's practically a hodgepodge.

However, the other researchers around them were full of excitement, feeling that they were one step closer to replicating the life essence, and that they would have at least two or three years left.

“Director Shao, you guys give it a try first. I’ll have more contact with that man later,” Song Yixin said.

She believed that as long as she had enough contact with him, and with a little bit of her charm, he would gradually lower his guard and then entrust her with the task of purchasing medicinal herbs.

She is now quite confident in herself, and even feels that she can win over that man by simply showing a little charm.

Thinking of the extra ten million yuan reward her father gave her, she planned to buy a few more clothes, and use both the life essence and the man to her advantage.

“Okay.” Shao Chengshu nodded.

Who can blame them when the other party is the boss's daughter?

Despite having many doubts, I decided to do as the other party said.

……

(End of this chapter)