Divine Doctor from the Start of the Eye Mutation

Chapter 1879 1880: Booming Business

Ling Zhenfei didn't want to appear publicly, so he headed straight to the office area.

The first place to visit, naturally, was Xue Mingtang's office.

Xue Mingtang is now the head of the entire group, so naturally, any issues would be directed to him.

Upon seeing Ling Zhenfei, Xue Mingtang wasn't surprised at all.

"Zhenfei, you're here. I was just thinking about finding you."

Ling Zhenfei said, "What's up, Brother Xue?"

Xue Mingtang said, "Here's a plan I've drafted; take a look."

It's unexpected, but Xue Mingtang had actually written a proposal, and it seemed very thoughtful.

Ling Zhenfei said, "I'm already here, so just tell me about it; no need to look at the proposal."

After hearing this, Xue Mingtang laughed and said, "You make a very valid point."

Xue Mingtang set the proposal aside, and they both took their seats.

Once seated, someone naturally brought freshly brewed tea.

Xue Mingtang said, "Considering the current situation of Xi Shan Group, I'll first give you a summary; let me know if I'm accurate."

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "Go ahead."

Xue Mingtang said, "The situation is as follows: Xi Shan Group's business mainly falls into three major segments and several minor ones.

The major parts, of course, include Xishan Manor and Xi Shan Restaurant; the most profitable among them is Xi Shan Restaurant. Yet rather than calling them two businesses, they are more like one.

Xi Shan Restaurant is thriving because it uses vegetables from Xishan Manor; these two complement each other.

The second major business is Xi Shan Resort Villa, which recently boomed due to the Xi Shan fan festival.

Furthermore, there's the security and alcohol production and sales businesses, both in their infancy, profitable but yielding lesser gains.

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "That's right. We also have a Chinese herbal medicine business, but it's still too young to have developed."

Xue Mingtang sighed and said, "To be honest, if Xi Shan Group remains as it is, it might take a while to develop into a large corporation."

Ling Zhenfei was taken aback and said, "Why?"

Xue Mingtang said, "Because we're currently making predictable money."

Ling Zhenfei was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by predictable money?"

Xue Mingtang replied, "It's very simple: If I know how much we earn this month, I can roughly estimate how much we will earn next month; the fluctuations can be calculated."

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "Since this is predictable money, what would be unpredictable money then?"

Xue Mingtang pointed his finger as he explained to Ling Zhenfei, "Real estate, online games, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health products—these are high-profit industries.

Even within our Xi Shan Group, there's an industry with high profits, and that's liquor.

Liquor, when broken down, is just water. It's the most lucrative industry, but only if done well. High-end liquor is incredibly profitable."

After hearing this, Ling Zhenfei was quite impressed and said, "So you're saying purchasing Xianrenzui Distillery was a smart move?"

Xue Mingtang said: "I've researched your initial entrepreneurial journey in detail over the past while and found you are truly a business prodigy, managing to sell ordinary vegetables at such high prices, really remarkable at Fei Warehouse.

Moreover, you're very skilled in corporate management; Xi Shan Group is now considered a dream workplace by many."

Ling Zhenfei laughed and said, "Mr. Xue, you're giving too much credit. I still have a long way to go. I'm just taking one step at a time, without thinking too far ahead. For future development, I still need your guidance."

Xue Mingtang said, "I've made plans already. In the future, we'll streamline Xishan Manor's business and expand into other sectors."

Ling Zhenfei said, "I'd like to hear more about this."

Xue Mingtang said: "It's quite simple. We need to streamline some of the current corporate structures, and then develop other sectors.

For instance, the vegetables from Xishan Manor will only supply Xi Shan Restaurant from now on. With monopoly in place, we can set our own prices.

Regarding the security sector, although it can be profitable, we need to do it well enough. Our Xishan Manor and Xi Shan Group need security, but perhaps external contracts could be dismissed."

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "Security does indeed not make much money and is troublesome. I've been worried about it for a while."

Xue Mingtang said, "In the future, the strong focus should be on Xi Shan Restaurant, as it's our flagship. It should be the best nationwide, even globally."

Ling Zhenfei nodded, "Many people from other provinces and cities are requesting cooperation. I've already sent people to investigate."

Xue Mingtang said, "Also, regarding our liquor business, it's doing quite well. In the future, I plan to develop Hundred Flowers Drunk from Xianrenzui as a standalone brand, targeting the high-end market.

Only high-end liquor can generate more revenue. One day, Hundred Flowers Drunk will be a golden goose."

Ling Zhenfei laughed; Xue Mingtang's insights were astonishingly sharp.

Ling Zhenfei asked, "Aside from our current businesses, what else do you plan to develop?"

Xue Mingtang said, "There's another lucrative industry we can delve into, which is pharmaceuticals and health products.

Others see this as two industries, but for me, it's one industry. You've done impressively with this before.

Youth Pill, Beauty Pill, Yin-nourishing Pill, Yang-boosting Pill, Qi Replenishing Pill, Divine Immortal Water—these products are in high demand.

Both Youth Pill and Beauty Pill fall into cosmetics, while Yin-nourishing Pill and Yang-boosting Pill are health products. Lianging Elixir belongs to pharmaceuticals.

You often say you don't understand business, but all the lucrative industries I've mentioned―you've had a hand in all of them.

Except for online games and real estate, you seem to have ventured into several areas, and done well, carrying the title Divine Doctor as well as having a Charity Hospital doing free advertising day in and day out.

If Xi Shan Group were to enter pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and health products, it would be remarkably straightforward." Ling Zhenfei hesitated and said: "But all these elixirs are crafted painstakingly by me; I can't mass-produce them like machines."

Laughing, Xue Mingtang said: "That's simple. An elixir is just the concentrated essence of medicine. We only need to study your elixirs with modern science.

If we unravel all their components and simply mimic your alchemy process, recording temperatures and quantities at each moment.

As long as you can craft elixirs, we can mimic the process with machines, enabling large-scale production of elixirs."

Ling Zhenfei can't help but admire Xue Mingtang's intelligence, even thinking of this.

Originally, Ling Zhenfei invited Xue Mingtang to return because he was deeply confused, unsure how to develop his manor.

But after hearing Xue Mingtang's words, Ling Zhenfei feels as if a curtain has been lifted from his mind.