This is not the first time Su Muxian has voiced this opinion. Other colleagues had repeatedly said the same thing in meetings before, but Ye Tiancheng had rejected all of them.
"Do you know that Hou Mingzhu approached me a while ago to produce medicine, and her price was half of mine, or even less? Do you know how much money she made?"
"I know. She also used a strategy of low profit and high sales, even allowing ordinary people to afford good medicine. Unfortunately, her medicine had problems. I heard the cost was only a dime or two. How could she dare to give such medicine to patients? It was practically like eating dirt."
When Hou Mingzhu was mentioned, Su Muxian naturally had nothing good to say. After all, they were rivals, especially when competing for the same man, which for women was an irreconcilable hatred.
"You're overthinking it. Its cost isn't even a dime or two; it's just a few cents. So selling it for fifteen yuan a box can still be a huge moneymaker. As for my premium product, the cost price is only fifty cents. I think selling it for thirty yuan is enough. The main reason is that my Longdan Xiegan Wan is powerful enough to compete. I consider myself a very conscientious entrepreneur."
After saying this, Ye Tiancheng felt a sense of déjà vu. Perhaps he had said it in a dream, but he was truly confident in this particular medicine. No matter what others said, Ye Tiancheng would not break the myth. If he increased the price, consumers would probably curse him to death.
"I think even three hundred yuan a box would be too little. Thirty yuan a box is really too cheap. Brother Ye, you could totally say the materials are scarce and then increase the price. I believe that consumers with health issues, which is such an important matter, wouldn't be stingy with this little money and would definitely find ways to continue buying the medicine."
If it had been set at three hundred yuan a box from the start, it would have been fine. But now at thirty yuan, let alone raising it to three hundred, even raising it to forty would get him cursed, and his ancestors for eighteen generations wouldn't escape it.
"Alright, it seems Brother Ye is truly noble. But I think as a businessman, when money is right in front of you, you should take it. Which shrewd businessman isn't cursed? You don't need to care about it."
Ye Tiancheng had already reached a certain level and didn't care about such infamy. It was just that Ye Tiancheng cared even less about those petty profits. Why make things difficult for everyone for a small gain?
Ye Tiancheng's ascension to immortality was the most important thing. In these few decades of life, nothing was truly profound. Living was just about going with the flow; living comfortably was the most important. Ye Tiancheng wasn't lacking money to that extent.
"Su Muxian, have you ever thought about becoming an immortal?"
"Are you asking me this question just because you heard my name? I don't think there's a mortal in this world who wouldn't want to become an immortal. After becoming an immortal, one can live freely and have infinite life. If my younger brother could become an immortal tomorrow, I probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight from excitement."
"But you women watch TV shows about love between immortals and mortals, where many immortals willingly become mortals to be with mortals. Is there really such great love? I'd like to experience it."
Ye Tiancheng didn't like watching TV, but even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. He roughly understood some of these poorly written plotlines, but Ye Tiancheng never believed them. He always felt that being an immortal was better.
"I believe there is such a deep and unforgettable love, but all love must be above profit, otherwise, it's all empty talk. You think about two people eating, drinking, and having fun every day; that all costs money. Of course, if two people are poor, they can travel frugally and eat simply, like sharing a bowl of noodles, which is also very romantic. But what about after marriage? The trivialities of daily life will erode people. So, I don't think about that kind of unforgettable love for now. If I meet it, I'll go with it; if not, so be it. My mind is only focused on making money right now."
Before, he thought Su Muxian was just an airheaded rich young lady, but hearing her say this now, she really had some substance.
"But what's the use of making a lot of money? Even the richest person in the world can't take a single cent with them on the day they die. People come empty-handed and leave empty-handed. So, I sometimes don't understand the meaning of everyone working hard to make money and fighting."
So Ye Tiancheng's thoughts were this complicated. He used to think Ye Tiancheng was just a farmer, and a rather good-looking farmer at that. But now, Ye Tiancheng's thoughts seemed truly profound, more difficult to understand than he had imagined.
"My life is a process. How can I not strive? Moreover, everyone is competing now, and Earth's resources are becoming scarcer. Wars have destroyed many things. They even disregard their lives to snatch resources. These foolish people make up the majority of the world's population, which is regrettable, but I can't change it. I'm just a small woman, and I simply want to enjoy this life."
The wind gently blew through Su Muxian's hair. Ye Tiancheng found that Su Muxian was actually quite delicate, but her small body contained immense energy. Such a woman was truly refreshing, and she was also quite beautiful, like a little fox.
"I suddenly realized I have quite a good impression of you, Su Muxian. I never noticed before that you were so insightful. It's just that we have a difference of opinion on the issue of profit competition."
"I'm just a bit more detached than ordinary people, but I definitely haven't reached your level. Brother Ye, I think you could achieve enlightenment right where you stand. Your perspective on things is always so detached, yet you can still make money. That's unfair of heaven, isn't it? Those who work hard every day to make money, even resorting to picking up trash or stealing batteries, doing anything and everything, still can't compare to you. You gain wealth with just a flick of your finger. Perhaps this is destiny."
Ever since Ye Tiancheng encountered the divine stone, he had ascended all the way. Looking back now, he indeed hadn't made much effort. And because of his lack of effort, he had missed many opportunities. Take the heavy ion example: if Ye Tiancheng had used all the land he'd leased for planting trees to plant heavy ions, even though the soil wasn't good, it could have produced a lot of heavy ions. Ye Tiancheng wouldn't have needed to bother with anything else and would have already become the world's richest man. But Ye Tiancheng didn't want to do that; he felt that would have made him a farmer with no thoughts, only knowing how to farm. https:/
"But this good life makes me feel very bored. After a long time without challenges, it becomes suffocating. I've already worked in the agricultural, catering, and pharmaceutical sectors. I might consider developing in other fields. Su Muxian, if you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me anytime."
Su Muxian wasn't really listening to what Ye Tiancheng was saying. Ye Tiancheng's words about having a good impression of her kept echoing in her mind. At this moment, her thoughts began to get tangled again, pondering what Ye Tiancheng had just said.
"I can help you too, but what is our relationship? Perhaps it can be elevated. You refused my offer to be the Su family's son-in-law before, and I strongly suspect it was because of Hou Mingzhu at the time. Now that Hou Mingzhu has held a press conference confirming she has no fiancé relationship with you, I believe we can have more development between us."
"I will consider it, but not now. Because I feel our philosophies are still not aligned. Unless one day you won't mind these philosophies of mine, then we can talk. For example, I really dislike the modernization of cities and never work in my company's skyscraper. I'd rather hide in a thatched hut. I feel more comfortable lying in a thatched hut than in those steel and concrete buildings. I feel like I'm an ancient person."
Hearing Ye Tiancheng say this, Su Muxian burst into laughter.
"I also strongly suspect you are an ancient person. Did you travel through time? People say you were helped by immortals. Did immortals make you time-travel and give you a lot of information in advance, which is why you've become so powerful and know everything, like an extraordinary prophet?"
"That's a secret for now. I'm not trying to pour cold water on you, but if we are destined to be together, as our relationship deepens, I will tell you more."
Her guard was also quite high. After being involved with the Nuwa Stone, she hadn't told anyone, not even her closest friend Xiao Pang, or her former lover.
"Then Brother Ye should hurry up. After all, a woman's youth only lasts a few years. I'm afraid you won't like me when I'm old and faded. Also, don't have too many expectations of me. By the time I reach your level, I'll be eighty, or I might just kick the bucket. Then I'll probably never have a chance."
"Haha, what if you kick the bucket? Then you'll be reincarnated as a little dog to accompany me? We'll find a piece of land and farm every day, go to a desolate place, and stay with me forever."
"Brother Ye, don't make promises to women casually. Women tend to take them seriously."
Ye Tiancheng saw that Su Muxian seemed to be taking it a little seriously, so he quickly apologized and said he was joking. Only then did Su Muxian's expression improve slightly; she had been looking particularly solemn just moments before.
After chatting for a while, Su Muxian was about to leave. But as soon as she got out and her car was driving on a relatively deserted highway, it was suddenly blocked by four or five cars.
At the critical moment, her uncle didn't call the police but chose to call Ye Tiancheng.
"Ye Tiancheng, hurry and save me! So many cars suddenly appeared here, and there are many scary-looking men in black. Hurry and save me, I'm afraid they want to kill me!"
Ye Tiancheng heard the panic in Su Muxian's voice and dared not delay any longer. He used his true qi to teleport to Su Muxian's side.
Su Muxian hadn't hung up the phone yet when she heard Ye Tiancheng say he was arriving immediately. Then, the person she had been thinking about descended from the sky, directly shaking all the surrounding cars away.
The vehicles were all overturned, with their wheels in the air. Su Muxian rubbed her eyes, wondering if she had wandered onto a film set and was watching a martial arts movie.
"Alright, you go home first. I'll handle the rest. Don't worry, I won't let them hurt you again."
Ye Tiancheng recognized one of the men in black as belonging to the Feng family. Ye Tiancheng strongly suspected that old man Feng Huaiyuan intended to attack him, but when he couldn't find an opportunity, he turned his attention to Su Muxian.
"Brother Ye, I think I must be mentally exhausted and hallucinating. I'm going home to sleep. I hope everything will be back to normal when I wake up."
After Su Muxian left, Ye Tiancheng began to ponder. What was this Feng family doing with their power struggles? Who did they think he was? They were chasing and killing him every few days, which was simply too much. It seemed Ye Tiancheng had to resolve this.