Chapter 744: Late-Night Medicine Making
"I’ve already sent people to clear out everything from Yunmei and moved in the machines for drug production. I’ve even hired a few top-tier pharmaceutical students and a good number of workers."
"Now we just need you to produce a batch of drugs for inspection. Once we pass the inspection, we’ll get the drug production license, then we’ll register and apply for a business license."
Kong Lingwen raised her eyes and glared at him, complaining: "I thought you could go there today so we could send the samples for testing earlier. Who knew you were nowhere to be found all afternoon, so now we can only go tomorrow."
"Why wait for tomorrow? Let’s go tonight. We can drop it off first thing in the morning when they start work."
Yang Cheng felt that starting the company was something that couldn’t afford delay. Although the Gong Family hadn’t continued to take action against the Kong Family, the fact that those people dared to conduct human experiments in secret means they might want to wipe them out completely.
"But you’ve been busy all day. I’m worried you’ll be exhausted."
Kong Lingwen was someone who seemed very fierce and aloof on the surface but was actually soft and kind-hearted inside.
"I’m not tired. Let’s not delay important matters. Besides, I haven’t eaten yet, so why don’t you come out and have a meal with me first?"
After Yang Cheng finished speaking, he pulled her up and started walking outside.
"Ah! Wait a minute, I need to change my clothes first! I can’t go out dressed like this."
She pointed to the nightgown she was wearing, a very simple design, yet it accentuated her curves, her full bosoms almost popping out.
"No way. I can’t let other men see your enchanting figure like this."
Yang Cheng chuckled, holding her hand as they went upstairs. He picked out a relatively conservative Little Chanel-style outfit from the wardrobe.
"It’s raining outside today. Dress warmer so you don’t catch a cold."
"But I want to wear a short skirt!"
Kong Lingwen pouted, ever since the Snake Source Qi was taken out of her, she had a strong preference for feminine clothes.
"I think you just don’t want me to attract other men’s attention. Are you jealous?"
She raised her head to look at Yang Cheng, a faint smile played on her lips.
Yang Cheng said helplessly: "Yes! Just one more look from them and they’re taking advantage of you, so you’d better not dress too beautifully."
Kong Lingwen was amused by his words and obediently changed into that Little Chanel outfit as the two walked out hand in hand.
After dinner, the two went to Yunmei Company, which had completely transformed by now.
Yang Cheng, full of surprise, exclaimed: "It’s only been a few days, and you’ve already had people arrange everything?"
"I was prepared even before we acquired Yunmei, so right after signing the contract, the work began."
"The office building doesn’t need renovations, only the factory needed re-installation of machines. Now everything is almost ready. I’ll show you around."
Kong Lingwen raised her head, looking like a proud little peacock.
The two leisurely strolled through the spacious factory as Kong Lingwen introduced the facilities, talking eloquently.
"Lin Wen, you’re a natural businesswoman; no wonder your dad insists on handing the family business over to you."
Yang Cheng had to admit that when it came to doing business, he wasn’t as good as Kong Lingwen and had a lot to learn.
"Of course, I’ve been learning alongside my dad since I was little. My younger brother was still small back then, and my dad didn’t like Cao Yumei, so he didn’t like him much either. Later, after I left Zhonghai, I took over Yan’s Hall."
The thought of a girl in her early twenties starting a business from scratch in an unfamiliar place highlighted how hard it was for her, but fortunately, she disguised herself in men’s clothing, so she wouldn’t be bullied by others.
"Yang Cheng, I’ve prepared the medicinal materials in advance. Do you think these are enough? If we’re short on anything, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow."
Kong Lingwen pointed to the rows of large boxes not far away, all filled with medicinal materials, ready for him to start refining medicine as soon as he arrived at the company.
"I’ll first see if it’s enough to produce the Cooling Scar Cream."
The initial plan to start a pharmaceutical company was because he created a highly effective Cooling Scar Cream.
There were indeed many scar-removing creams on the market, but all were rather mediocre. At best, they could only lighten scars; if there was scar proliferation, surgery was needed. However, the Cooling Scar Cream could gradually eliminate even severe scars with continuous use.
Kong Lingwen was already planning in her mind. Once the company officially opened, the first flagship product would be the Cooling Scar Cream, then Yang Cheng would create other drugs to build the company’s reputation.
At this point, Yang Cheng had opened the boxes one by one, inspecting the contents, and said: "The medicinal materials are very complete. Not only can they make the Cooling Scar Cream, but they can also produce a few other medicines."
To start a company, having only one product wasn’t sufficient, so he also wanted to try making a few high-selling medications available on the market.
"I’ll help you make them together."
Kong Lingwen smiled slightly, starting to help him process the medicinal materials.
Since these materials required True Qi to refine and didn’t need cleaning, just removing the dried leaves was enough.
Yang Cheng threw all the ingredients into the pot, waited for the steam to rise, then injected True Qi to eliminate the impurities and refine the properties gradually.
Soon, a light brown ointment formed in the pot. Adding a little jasmine to it gave a fresh aroma with a slight hint of bitterness.
He put on gloves and carefully filled the ointment into ceramic jars, sealing them up.
Looking at the rows of small ceramic jars in front of her, Kong Lingwen felt a sense of accomplishment, happily said: "People from the company are visiting tomorrow, let’s take the ointments with us, I don’t feel comfortable leaving them here."
"Apart from those we need for testing, let’s give these ointments to the employees to try, so they can experience the effect firsthand. When they find it works well, they’ll feel more assured about working here."
All those employed were newcomers, and their sense of belonging to the company wasn’t strong. Besides improving their benefits, they needed to feel the company had a future, so they would be willing to work diligently.
Kong Lingwen nodded thoughtfully: "You’re right. I’ll tell the supervisor in the morning to let them take a bottle each."
Yang Cheng tidied up the countertop, then turned around to get another batch of medicinal materials and said: "Next, we’re making a type of blood replenishing medicine."
"There are many blood-replenishing medicines on the market, and they’re pretty effective. But my version not only replenishes blood but also enhances beauty, regulates endocrine, and women will look better and better after using it."
After saying this, he began tossing the ingredients into the pot, turning up the heat to simmer, naturally injecting True Qi to remove impurities and catalyze the medicine’s properties.
Before long, the medicinal juice in the pot thickened, but its smell was quite unpleasant.
Yang Cheng scooped a spoonful and asked: "Want to try it?"
"No way! It smells so bad; I’m afraid I’ll throw up."
Kong Lingwen waved her hands repeatedly, her delicate face full of disdain.