Chapter Fifty-Seven Preliminary Negotiations

  Yang Jie's bedroom already had a computer, and now he could contact Jimmy through email. Some things didn't need to wait, and they could be transmitted to Europe quickly, so Yang Jie took the initiative to let Liu Daxing get in touch with the Luosang County side first and do some preparatory work.

  Xiao Taisong and Wang Guirong came this time, ostensibly to learn from the experience of attracting investment in Huaihe County, but actually wanted to introduce foreign capital to Luosang County and promote the sales of Chinese herbal medicine in Luosang County. Originally, they didn't have much hope, but under Yang Jie's introduction, they were able to meet with Liu Daxing, the chairman of Xingwang Pharmaceutical, very quickly. This result was already quite satisfactory for Xiao Taisong and his party.

  As for whether they can reach an agreement, this requires both parties to sit down and talk, it's not something that can be decided in just a few words. As Yang Jie said, being able to sign a letter of intent with Xingwang Pharmaceutical when they leave Huai'an County is already the best result they could have achieved on this trip.

  Two Jetta cars drove into the Ju Fu Mountain Villa, one in front of the other. Yang Jie led Liu Daxing and Xiao Yongsong to the boss's place to get fishing rods and bait, then took them to the fish pond at the back of the yard. They found a deserted fish pond and sat down on chairs they had found.

  Xiao Lai and Xiao Chen, the driver of County Magistrate Xiao, each holding a bucket, stood outside the sun umbrella, ready to receive the fish caught by everyone at any time.

  Liu Daxing is a fishing enthusiast, and he often took Yang Jie to catch wild fish. Sometimes they would go for a whole night, and their experience was very rich. When casting the bait, it was like a flowing cloud, and Xiao Chuan and Wang Guirong were full of praise.

  "Doing business is just like fishing, you can't rush it, if you do, you'll scare the fish away. And you can't be slow either, or the fish will eat all the bait on the hook. So you have to grasp the best moment to lift the rod, and that's how you catch a big one!" As Liu Daxing spoke, he pulled in his fishing rod and landed a carp weighing over a kilogram.

  The little scamp rushed forward and scooped up the fish that was hanging in mid-air, still struggling, took off the hook from its mouth with a smile, and threw it into the water bucket beside his feet.

  "Liu Dong's fishing skills are truly impressive! He can gain insight into the philosophy of life from simple living, and Liu Dong has incorporated the way of fishing into his business ideas, which is indeed innovative and admirable. No wonder Liu Dong's business is getting bigger and better!" Xiao Chaoyang is very good at talking, flattering Liu Daxing's interests and hobbies, making Liu Daxing feel very pleased.

  "Xiao Xianchang has been overpraising, doing business is like sailing against the current, if you don't move forward, you'll fall behind. All these years, I haven't dared to be even slightly careless!" Liu Daxing smiled and prepared the bait again, casting his line once more.

  "What Mr. Liu said makes sense, not only in business but also in life! Just looking at Mr. Liu is a successful businessman who has been to many places, I wonder if he has ever been to Losan County?" Xiao Tongsong calmly changed the subject to Losan County, listening to Xiao Tongsong and Liu Daxing's conversation, Yang Jie felt that he had indeed learned something.

  Liu Daxing smiled and said, "I've been to all five counties and two districts of Changyang City. Luosang County is located in the northwest of Changyang City, with many mountains and few plains. The average elevation is over 1,000 meters, transportation is very inconvenient, and economic development is lagging behind!"

  "What Mr. Liu said is not wrong, Luosang County has been underdeveloped compared to the other four counties in Changyang City for many years due to natural environmental constraints. Because of the lack of local mineral resources and underdeveloped transportation, there are few special products with economic benefits, so it has always been difficult to find a suitable development path for Luosang County."

  Liu Dong has been to Luosan County, so he naturally heard about Luoshan medicinal wine. Luoshan medicinal wine is made from the local mountain yam in the deep mountains of Luosan County, brewed with spring water and white wine. It's famous throughout the Changyang region." Xiao Chaoyong is the deputy county head in charge of economic and industrial work, and he has a deep understanding of Luosan County's economic situation.

  "Luoshan medicinal wine is indeed good, but due to the difficulty of brewing methods, coupled with inconvenient transportation and lack of large-scale enterprises willing to invest in development and production, Luoshan medicinal wine has been unable to form a production scale over the years. It's only produced by some townships' large villages, spontaneously organizing villagers for production, thus restricting the development of Luoshan medicinal wine." Luosang County is most famous for its Luoshan medicinal wine, anyone who has been to Luosang County knows this, so what Liu Daxing said is very accurate.

  "Liu Dong is right, Luoshan medicinal wine can't develop and grow due to various reasons. However, the precious ginseng in Luoshan County as well as a large quantity of ordinary Chinese herbal medicine are the key to making Luoshan medicinal wine famous in Changyang area."

  Liu Dong and Italian businessmen jointly invested to set up a pharmaceutical factory with assets of over 100 million in Huahe County. I wonder if there is any possibility of cooperation between Xingwang Pharmaceutical and our Luoshan County?" Xiao Chong brought the topic to medicinal materials at once, using Luoshan medicinal wine as an introduction.

  Liu Daxing has been doing business for many years, and after taking over the Fuxin Tungsten Mine's guest house, not only did he often meet with leaders at the deputy department level, but also saw quite a few provincial-level officials who came to inspect work in Fuxin Tungsten Mine. Therefore, he didn't take Xiao Chaoyong's identity as a deputy county head seriously at all.

  He glanced at Xiao Ya Song calmly, and Liu Daxing silently put away his fishing rod. Another big fish was caught by him, "County Magistrate Xiao, after the pharmaceutical factory is completed and put into production, it will definitely need to purchase a large quantity of medicinal materials. Luosang County is rich in Chinese herbal medicine and is close to Yuhuang County. How can we not have the possibility of cooperation between each other?

  It's just that the people of Luosang County are quite arrogant, and it's easy to talk about cooperation, but when it comes time to sign a supply contract, if Luosang County can't fulfill its supply obligations or keeps asking for price increases every now and then, delaying the normal operation of the pharmaceutical factory, that would be troublesome. You also know that Xingwang Pharmaceutical has foreign investment, so if something goes wrong, it's not a small matter!

  Xiao Tengsong saw that Liu Daxing did not refuse immediately, and his heart suddenly became calm. Looking at Liu Daxing beside him, he smiled and said: "What Mr. Liu said is right. Luosang County is poor and the people are unruly and disobedient. But it's precisely because of this that as long as there are enterprises that can enter Luosang County, really improve the lives of the people of Luosang County, increase their income, and change the poverty-stricken situation of the people of Luosang County."

  So I believe that all the people in the county will cherish this rare opportunity and wholeheartedly support Xingwang Pharmaceutical. I'm afraid that even if someone wants to make things difficult for Xingwang Pharmaceutical, the people of Luosang County won't agree!

  Liu Daxing knew how much impact poverty had on a region. As long as there was an opportunity to enable the poor people of Luosang County to achieve stable income growth, it was feared that by then, not only Luosang County but also the people of Luosang County would spontaneously maintain the interests of Xingwang Pharmaceutical in Luosang County.

  Of course, as the scale of medicinal planting in Luosang County expands in the future, other pharmaceutical companies will also aim at this piece of cake and come to Luosang County to share a cup of soup. However, Liu Daxing believes that by then, Xingwang Pharmaceutical's influence in Luosang County will be unmatched by other pharmaceutical companies.

  "Xiao County Head, Luo Sang County is eager to introduce enterprises psychologically, I understand, and I'm not afraid to tell you that Wu Yang Wine Industry and Xing Wang Pharmaceutical Industry will need a large amount of medicinal materials in the future. Even if Luo Sang County plants all the medicinal materials needed for our two companies, it's feared that they won't be able to fully meet our demand."

  The quality and price of the medicinal materials, as well as the production volume and transportation costs, are our hard standards for measuring where to procure. Luosan County is not far from Yuhe County, with unparalleled advantages in transportation. However, whether the quality and price of the medicinal materials, as well as the production volume, can meet our requirements needs to be evaluated through on-site inspection.

  Currently, our discussion about cooperation can only be considered as a communication between the two parties to see if there is a possibility of cooperation. I can now clearly tell you that there is a possibility of cooperation between us, but we need to wait until the foreign representative arrives and then go to your Rosan County for specific inspection and further discussion.

  Besides, many things in Luosang County are not decided by Vice Mayor Xiao alone. You also need to go back and report to get an answer for me, so let's give each other some time to think and prepare. After you go back, come up with a sincere cooperation plan, I believe that as long as we have sincerity, cooperation is no problem!" Liu Daxing was reasonable, but Xiao Qiang was just a deputy county head of Luosang County, not even a standing committee member, so many things discussed with him were useless.

  Moreover, this trip to Luosang County is just a probe to see if there is an opportunity. Now Liu Daxing has clearly stated that cooperation is not a problem, but Luosang County must have sufficient sincerity and come up with a feasible cooperation plan. Therefore, Xiao Yongsong needs to return to Luosang County to report back and wait for the county party committee's decision before discussing it with Liu Daxing in detail.

  Unconsciously, Liu Daxing, a small mine owner of Fuxin Tungsten Mine who was on leave, has become an entrepreneur who can talk to the county on an equal footing. Yang Jie sat aside, watching Liu Daxing's confident and self-assured performance, completely grasping the initiative of the conversation, making Xiao Chuo follow his rhythm, this ability, Yang Jie admitted that he didn't have it yet.