In the southern part of Beijing's Fifth Ring Road, close to the Sixth Ring Road, stands a 30-story office building called the Ice Heaven Building.
The building wasn't originally named this. Before it was even completed, the developer ran out of funds and had no choice but to sell it cheaply to Bing Tian Pharmaceutical.
After taking over, Bing Tian Pharmaceutical invested billions more to renovate and redecorate the building, transforming it into their headquarters in Beijing.
Not only Bing Tian Pharmaceutical, but Ling Tian also moved the headquarters of his Shennong High-Tech and logistics company into this building.
Notably, across the street to the south of the building lies Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's warehousing and logistics center in Beijing.
Bing Tian Pharmaceutical spent billions on this building, but for them, this amount was merely pocket change.
Furthermore, in a place like Beijing where every inch of land is precious, purchased property is unlikely to depreciate.
It's quite a strange story. From the decision to buy the building to its operational use, Ling Tian had never actually visited it.
Ling Tian took a taxi directly to the Ice Heaven Building but was stopped at the ground floor lobby.
Although the building was bustling with people coming and going, the security measures were extremely tight. The Wang family had clearly spared no expense on this aspect.
Soon, Ling Tian met Wang Lei, the security supervisor, who was also a loyal retainer of the Wang family and a confidant of the patriarch. Naturally, he recognized Wang Jia's son-in-law, who possessed such extraordinary abilities.
"Young Master, you're here! Is this your first time? Shall I give you a tour?"
"No need for a tour, there will be plenty of time later. Is Grandpa here? I need to see him."
"The Patriarch is currently in a meeting with the company's senior executives. I'll take you to the conference room!"
Led by Wang Lei, they took a direct elevator to the top floor, arriving at the conference room located at the summit of the building.
Upon reaching this floor, through a panoramic circle of floor-to-ceiling windows, the surrounding scenery was laid out before them. In this area, the Ice Heaven Building was almost the tallest, offering an unobstructed view of everything around.
Ling Tian immediately spotted the logistics distribution center opposite. Vehicles, like ants moving house, were continuously transporting Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's products here before distributing them nationwide.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Bing Tian Pharmaceutical conference room was rather somber.
Old Master Wang Chunfeng was personally presiding over the meeting, but the topic of discussion was less than pleasant.
Gao Lujie, the young master of the Gao family, intended to plot against Bing Tian Pharmaceutical. This wasn't solely directed at Wang Qing Tian and Wang Bing Xia; they had also employed numerous other tactics, such as restricting Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's raw material supply and initiating endless inspections and investigations by various departments.
They even attempted to pressure some medical institutions into temporarily halting their purchases of Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's products, but their requests were refused.
These medical institutions were not foolish. Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's products, whether it was the Bing Tian Xiao Ke Wan for treating diabetes or the Bing Tian Zheng Qi Tang for treating cancer, were all high-quality, affordably priced, and remarkably effective medicines.
Countless patients, after using these two products, had been freed from the torment of their illnesses. If other hospitals had such drugs and chose not to use them, they would eventually lose patients.
It's important to remember that competition among medical institutions is fierce nowadays. Even public hospitals have to strive to attract patients; profitability is essential to support more doctors.
All the senior executives of the company were present at today's meeting because Bing Tian Pharmaceutical had encountered numerous difficulties in recent days, and many of these issues required Old Master Wang's final decision.
However, as soon as the meeting began, some executives started complaining to Old Master Wang Chunfeng, exaggerating the difficulties they faced and describing the consequences in a frightening manner. One might have thought Bing Tian Pharmaceutical was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Among these executives, the leader was the Marketing Department Manager, Bi Changqing. He was in his early forties, vigorous and strong, with years of experience in the pharmaceutical sales industry. Bing Tian Pharmaceutical had hired him with a substantial sum from another pharmaceutical company.
Several other executives echoed Bi Changqing's sentiments. Notably, these individuals were all recruited externally and were not trusted confidants of the Wang family.
However, by banding together, these individuals could exert significant pressure on Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's decision-making.
"Chairman Wang, the difficulties we are currently facing from various quarters are truly immense. While some difficulties can be overcome, new ones will emerge once they are resolved.
As for how these difficulties arose, I believe you are well aware..." Bi Changqing said rather impolitely.
"Oh, Manager Bi, then please elaborate."
"Chairman, the current business environment is different from your era. Now, it's about cooperation for mutual benefit, sharing, and everyone getting rich together.
Our Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's products are highly competitive, generating immense profits daily, but this inevitably attracts the envy of others.
To be frank, Bing Tian Pharmaceutical currently lacks the capacity to withstand the covetousness of those individuals.
Instead of being constantly targeted and obstructed like this, why don't we introduce strategic partners and prosper together..."
"Manager Bi is correct..."
"Exactly, a man's wealth is his own ruin. We really should find a strong backer..." many people chimed in.
Old Master Wang sat there without expressing his opinion, appearing calm and composed, with a smile on his face.
Having lived to 80, the old man had seen it all and was unfazed by this tactic of coercion.
"Manager Bi, I am aware that our group has received many acquisition or investment offers. However, this seems to be the responsibility of the group's strategic development department, and it has little to do with your sales department!" one of Old Master Wang's confidants stated.
"Ah, you can't say that. We are all members of the company; the company is our home, and its development is closely linked to each of our futures. It's only natural for us to be concerned about the company's future development.
Besides, we are not deaf or blind; we are aware of which companies are interested in us.
Moreover, if some companies were to form joint ventures with us, it could indeed help us overcome our current predicament."
"Oh my, Manager Bi, your dedication to the company truly touches me.
Since that's the case, Manager Bi, please tell me, which companies are sufficiently capable of helping Bing Tian Pharmaceutical overcome its current predicament?" Old Master Wang asked with a smile.
Bi Changqing was inwardly delighted. He wasn't genuinely concerned about Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's welfare when he made these statements; rather, he had been hired by someone to act as a lobbyist, and the terms offered were simply too good for Bi Changqing to refuse.