The person in the car was Xie Ning, who had just had dinner with him at noon. Looking at his harmless smile, Bai Shuo suddenly felt an uncomfortable feeling.
"Brother Shuo, do you know each other?" Cao An stepped forward and asked.
"Hey, this boss is...?"
"Oh, this is my partner, Cao An." Bai Shuo introduced to Xie Ning first.
"Oh, Boss Cao, I'm Xie Ning..." Before Bai Shuo could introduce himself, Xie Ning introduced himself.
"Uh...what are you thanking me for?" Cao An was confused by the sound of Xie Ning's name.
Xie Ning: "I said, I am Xie Ning..."
Cao An: "Ah, what are you thanking me for?"
Xie Ning's head was full of black lines. Knowing that Cao An had misunderstood, he said even louder: "I don't want to thank you, I mean my name is Xie Ning."
Only then did Cao An react: "Oh, oh... ah, your name is Xie... Xie... Xie Ning, haha."
Man Lin didn't know whether she was in a good mood or was amused by Cao An and Xie Ning's remarks, but she burst into laughter.
Xie Ning: "Hey, these two beauties are here too. It's such an honor to see you again."
When Bai Shuo saw Xie Ning focusing on Man Lin and Anna and looking back and forth, he immediately changed the subject: "Mr. Xie, are you planning to go into the mountains?"
"Um, oh... Boss Bai, the factory I mentioned to you is right in front. Do you want to go take a look together and give me some advice?"
Bai Shuo was originally planning to find out more information from Xie Ning, but now that he took the initiative to invite him, he naturally would not refuse.
Xie Ning took the initiative to get out of the car, and very gentlemanly gave up the back seats to Bai Shuo, Anna, and Man Lin. He went to the front passenger seat. There was a seven-seater off-road vehicle in the back, and there were still a few empty seats.
There are two seats, just enough for Cao An and Zhao Yong.
Along the way, Bai Shuo took the opportunity to chat with Xie Ning. As expected, this road was specially built by Xie Ning for his factory. After driving for only four or five minutes, the road curved towards a mountain col at the foot of the mountain.
Going forward, at first the road seemed extremely narrow under the squeeze of the hills on both sides. After another seven or eight hundred meters, the front suddenly became clear. Between the many hills, a large flat open space with enough space for two stadiums appeared.
There is a factory building built inside, many of which are still under construction. In addition, there are also some sporadic houses built on some not-so-steep slopes at the back. It is unknown what their purpose is.
Soon, two cars drove into the factory from an entrance. In a spacious flat area, Bai Shuo and others got out of the car one after another. They were greeted by a strong smell of spices.
As soon as he smelled such a strong smell of spices, Bai Shuo immediately shrank his eyes and inadvertently glanced at Anna beside him, showing a puzzled expression.
"Wow, Mr. Xie, how many spices have you hoarded here? It smells so strong." Cao An got out of the back car and shouted while covering his nose.
"Hey, not much, not much, only about 30 tons of star anise and about 70 tons of cinnamon. It's just that the smell is too strong, so my workers usually live on the hill at the back half of the slope. After staying here for a long time,
It’s really unbearable.”
At this time, several people wearing masks and looking like security guards brought some disposable medical masks to everyone. Cao An quickly took one and put it on himself, but Bai Shuo thought it was troublesome and thought he could stand the smell, so he didn't
Wear.
Xie Ning took Bai Shuo and others on a tour of the factory, accompanied by several security guards. It was more of a warehouse than a factory. The large and small houses were filled with spices, and there were only very small ones.
There are several processing equipment in one factory building, and a few workers are lazily handling things like cinnamon. Most of the other areas are still under construction.
"This place has just been built not long ago, so we have only sorted out this small area. When we come back next year, the scale here will be much larger than it is now..." Xie Ning introduced.
"Mr. Xie, what's the use of all the spices you made?" Cao An asked in confusion.
Xie Ning smiled slightly and led everyone into a house, which was a reception room of about one hundred square meters. It seemed that some kind of air purification method had been used. Except for the smell of everyone's own body, there was no smell in the room.
The smell of spices.
Xie Ning walked towards a wall with various honors hanging on it, pointed to one of the certificate-like pages and said: "This is our company's latest patented technology. Through this technology, a substance called 'β' can be extracted from cinnamon.
- Trace element of propylamine and ethylene. This element can be used for medical purposes. Through other synthesis techniques, it can produce drugs against blood diseases, anti-depression, anti-radiation and other drugs."
"I didn't expect Mr. Xie to be so knowledgeable in this area." Cao An said in a daze.
Xie Ning patted Cao An on the shoulder and said with a hint of pride: "To be honest, I am a master's tutor at Huazhong Medical University and Donghai University of Finance and Economics."
Xie Ning's words shocked Bai Shuo on the side. Seeing that Xie Ning was only a few years older than himself, he was actually a master's tutor at two universities, and the majors of the two universities were still ten years apart.
"I can't help it. Now is the era of knowledge economy. Knowledge is power and technology is productivity. If the operator does not have enough cultural background, he will suffer." Xie Ning continued.
Cao An deeply agreed and said: "Mr. Xie's concept is so right. You are really a role model for us. I believe that you will be a great Confucian businessman in the future and a leader in our Chinese business community."
Xie Ning seemed to be very impressed by these words, and told everyone about his development plan with great interest, and mentioned that the current factory area is only a small layout, and in the future there will be more in this area alone.
Industrial Distribution.
When Xie Ning finished speaking, Bai Shuo asked doubtfully: "I see that your factory does not have a lot of equipment, but you have collected so many spices. Can the subsequent processing keep up?"
"Well, it's just preliminary processing here, and most of it still has to be shipped out to technology companies in Shanghai for in-depth processing."
Bai Shuo was thinking about something and smiled slightly: "Most? How much is the majority? One ton? Two tons? Ten tons?"
Xie Ning calmed down and stared at Bai Shuo for a few seconds before slowly saying, "Boss Bai hasn't finished speaking yet, has he?"
Bai Shuo also looked at the technology patent certificate and said slowly: "Mr. Xie, how much 'β-propylamine ethylene' can be extracted from cinnamon with this technology?"
"Well, every kilogram of cinnamon can extract about 0.2 grams of 'β-propylamine ethylene', but it still depends on the quality of the cinnamon. For example, Laliang has rich soil and water, the texture of spices is very good, and the content of 'β-propylamine ethylene' is also relatively rich.
The ones from other regions are relatively poor. Not much can be extracted. If the content is too small, it is very difficult to extract. The cost is not calculated in proportion to the content. Therefore, we basically use the Laliang area.
Use the cinnamon for processing." Xie Ning answered confidently.
Bai Shuo: "Oh, is there a lot of cinnamon in this area?"
"There are more than 120,000 acres of cinnamon and more than 150,000 acres of star anise here. The annual output can reach nearly 1,000 tons of cinnamon and more than 900 tons of star anise." Xie Ning seemed to be well aware of these situations.
Bai Shuo paused and asked again: "This patented technology of yours was only obtained last year. I believe it is not of a large scale yet."
Xie Ning didn't answer this time, just looked at Bai Shuo silently.
Bai Shuo continued: "The annual output of cinnamon and star anise here is huge. Even if Mr. Xie's factory can handle such goods, I calculated that 1,000 tons of cinnamon can extract approximately 200 kilograms."
'β-propylamine ethylene', I noticed that the price of osmanthus on the market has reached a high price of 100 yuan/kg, which means that the osmanthus produced here every year is worth 100 million, and Mr. Xie's
The cost of β-propylamine ethylene as the main raw material alone reaches 500 yuan/gram, which is more expensive than gold."
When Bai Shuo said this, Cao An immediately seemed to have his IQ raised a notch: "Yes, this does not include manufacturing costs, labor costs, transportation costs, period costs and other miscellaneous things... Mr. Xie, you β-propylamine ethylene
'I'm afraid the final cost price is several thousand yuan per gram, right?"
Xie Ning said nothing, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly.
However, Cao An couldn't stop like a barrage: "Speaking of which, this 'β-propylamine ethylene' is only one of the materials used to make those anti-blood disease, anti-depressant, and anti-radiation drugs. In other words, if you want to produce these drugs, you still need to
A lot of cost has to be paid, and the price of the pills that are finally produced is unknown. Mr. Xie, I know you are producing anti-depressant and anti-radiation drugs, but those who don’t know think you are developing anti-cancer drugs.
.”
Bai Shuo's words only hit the mark, but Cao An analyzed it thoroughly.
Xie Ning's expression looked a little embarrassed, but in the end he seemed to have figured it out and said calmly: "Mr. Bai and Mr. Cao are indeed elites in the investment community. They pointed out one of them as soon as they came into contact with my project.
The key. Indeed, to tell you the truth, the real money does not rely on this technology, even if the cinnamon here used to sell for only ten or twenty yuan per kilogram, it was meaningless."
Bai Shuo: "Oh, so, this extraction technology is just a cover, Mr. Xie's real profit point is another clever trick?"
Xie Ning's eyes showed a sinister but fleeting meaning, and then he smiled slightly and said: "Boss Bai, you are also a businessman. You should know that this is a core secret of mine. Do you think I will reveal it to you?"
?”
"I'm not interested in knowing Mr. Xie's secrets, but I did hear some interesting local stories today. Does Mr. Xie want to hear them?"
Xie Ning: "Oh? What story?"
Bai Shuo: "This story is also related to Mr. Xie's spices. It is something I heard from the locals in the town and fields today. But when I string them together, I found that it is a very interesting story.
What’s the story?”
Xie Ning showed great interest in the story Bai Shuo was going to tell, so Bai Shuo started to tell:
Half a year ago, a businessman named Dong came here and started buying star anise and cinnamon on a large scale. At first, the price was only more than ten yuan per kilogram. Later, the locals saw that the amount purchased by the businessman surnamed Dong was very large, and he was still buying them.
A temporary warehouse was set up in a remote place, and it looked like it had enough capacity to hold hundreds of tons of spices. The smart locals were keenly aware of something and tried to raise the price, so the purchase price gradually rose to
More than 20 yuan/kg. After getting acquainted with the businessman surnamed Dong, some locals began to invite him to have dinner and drinks. Once the businessman surnamed Dong got drunk and revealed the news: It turned out that he did not buy these spices for the purpose of taking them to the market.
Instead, it helps a medical technology company in Shanghai to purchase pharmaceutical raw materials.
It turns out that this company has developed a recent extraction technology and found that a rare element can be extracted from some high-quality cinnamon and other spices for use in pharmaceuticals. The businessman surnamed Dong helped this company travel to many places
, and found that only the quality and characteristics of the osmanthus here best meet the needs of this technology.
After this information leaked out, it quickly spread throughout the local area, so people in Laliang gradually tried to raise prices. In particular, the price of cinnamon soared to more than 60 yuan per kilogram. You must know that in previous years, these spices were even sold at high prices.
The retail price at sales terminals in other provinces is only about 70 yuan/kg.
After hesitating for a period of time, the businessman surnamed Dong continued to purchase, and the purchase price became higher and higher. The final purchase price rose to a sky-high price of one hundred yuan per kilogram.
Everyone in the local area went crazy and rushed to sell their inventory. More than three months ago, when the inventory in everyone's hands was gradually bottoming out, a businessman named Dong claimed that he was short of funds and needed to go back to organize funds.
He also repeatedly asked everyone to keep the inventory in hand and sell it to him after he comes back, for fear that the spices would be snatched away by others.
But there was no news from the businessman for more than half a month. Just when the people in Laliang Town were feeling very sorry, a man named "Modu Medical Technology Company" came to Laliang Town and asked around if there was anyone named Dong.
A businessman purchased spices here. When everyone was confused, people from this company told everyone that the businessman surnamed Dong had purchased spices for them before, and promised that if the spices here meet the requirements, they are willing to pay the price paid to the businessman surnamed Dong.
Make an acquisition.
Someone tentatively asked how much the company was willing to pay for the purchase, but the answer they received was 150 yuan/kg. They suddenly felt that the businessman surnamed Dong had taken advantage of him.
A few people who still had stocks in hand tried to transport their spices to the people at "Modu Medical Technology Company". I saw these people used a set of very precise instruments to test the spices, and then concluded
The conclusion was that they were of excellent quality and fully met the purchase standards, and then they really bought these spices at 150 yuan/kg. This was even more crazy. Many people who had sold all their stocks at low prices before felt this way.