With two problems solved, only the last one remained: the supply of raw materials.
For a pharmaceutical company, the lack of raw materials was the most fatal blow, like pulling the rug out from under them.
Ling Tian stood up directly and said to Wang Kun, "Mr. Wang, please accompany me to the capital. I need to have a good meeting with this Snow Lotus Pharmaceutical to see what their intentions are!"
Ling Tian's decisive attitude at the meeting surprised everyone, but they were very impressed with the solutions he proposed.
Back on the mountain, after the age of ten, Ling Tian had followed his teacher, Gu Tianxi, every evening to study business and enterprise management.
Over the years, Ling Tian had encountered countless business cases. Gu Tianxi had even handed over some internal matters of Tianxi Group to Ling Tian to handle, offering guidance from the sidelines.
In Ling Tian's view, the current situation facing Bing Tian Pharmaceutical was not a big deal. They had a product with near-bug-level competitiveness and were not short of money; there was no hurdle they couldn't overcome. If all else failed, they could simply throw money at it.
Besides Ling Tian and Wang Kun, Lu Kai from the marketing department also accompanied them on this trip.
Lu Kai was highly skilled in negotiation, so Ling Tian brought him along as a professional. If any tricky discussions were needed, Lu Kai would handle them.
On the plane, Ling Tian received a document. This document, sent by Misty Rain Pavilion, contained intelligence about Chuangying Trading Company.
It was this company that had approached the Japanese company Yangyantang, becoming their agent for two products and thus igniting the conflict with Bing Tian Pharmaceutical.
According to the information, Chuangying Trading Company was a long-established trading enterprise primarily engaged in the import of cosmetics.
They negotiated agency rights for imported cosmetics in China and then distributed them to other dealers.
The company was not small and had a well-established distribution network, but its operations had been mediocre for years, existing in a state of stagnation.
Until recently, the company was rapidly acquired.
Furthermore, without any significant personnel changes, they directly began to act as agents for Yangyantang's products!
Upon seeing the name of the company that acquired Chuangying Trading Company, Ling Tian let out a cold smile.
It turned out to be Mingzhu Shengshi Investment Company, the company belonging to Zhao Shuai's mother, Long Mingzhu.
The acquisition took place just two days after Ling Tian had met Long Mingzhu!
The situation was clear: Long Mingzhu was a woman of two faces, and this was her retaliation against Ling Tian!
Ling Tian couldn't help but let out a series of cold laughs. Since Long Mingzhu had acted unrighteously, he would not be bound by righteousness. Once he resolved the company's affairs, he would naturally seek out Zhao Shuai to settle this score.
That evening, Ling Tian and the other two stayed at the hotel booked by the company. The next morning at 9 AM, the three of them took a car and headed directly to an office building in a southern commercial district of the capital, where the Beijing office of Snow Lotus Pharmaceutical was located.
When they arrived at Snow Lotus Pharmaceutical, they were immediately stopped by the receptionist.
"Who are you looking for?" the beautiful front desk attendant asked.
"We're looking for Kang Tengda, General Manager Kang," Wang Kun replied.
"And do you have an appointment?"
"No appointment, we've traveled a long way from Jiangshan City and have something important to discuss!"
"I'm very sorry, but our General Manager Kang Tengda is very busy. If you don't have an appointment, I cannot arrange for him to meet with you!"
The receptionist maintained a smile, but her tone conveyed an unapproachable demeanor.
At this moment, Ling Tian suddenly walked over and slammed his hand on the receptionist's desk.
"Bang!" A loud sound echoed, and the water glass on the desk was knocked over.
"Never mind whether General Manager Kang has time or not. Even if he doesn't, we've come a long way. You should at least inform him!
Are you, a receptionist, so powerful that you have the authority to make decisions for General Manager Kang?"
Ling Tian questioned her sternly, completely stunning the receptionist. She hadn't expected this young man to be so aggressive.
Just then, another, older receptionist came over.
"Please be respectful. This is not a place for you to cause trouble. Otherwise, I will call the police!"
"Heh heh!" Ling Tian let out a cold laugh, his gaze as if he were about to kill someone.
"We purchase nearly a billion yuan worth of goods from your company annually, and now we have an urgent matter to discuss with your General Manager, and this is not allowed?
Is this the rule of your Snow Lotus Company? Is this your Snow Lotus Company's hospitality?"
The two receptionists were rendered speechless by Ling Tian's retort. After a long while, the older receptionist said tremblingly.
"Please wait a moment, I will go and inform General Manager Kang!"
Soon, Kang Tengda, the General Manager of Snow Lotus Company, learned of Ling Tian's arrival.
He initially didn't want to see them, but he felt it would be inappropriate not to, as the General Manager and major shareholder of Bing Tian Pharmaceutical had come in person. It would be impolite not to meet.
"Alright, have them wait. Tell them I'm in a meeting, and arrange a meeting in the reception room in two hours."
Kang Tengda was not actually in a meeting; he deliberately intended to make Ling Tian and his party wait, aiming to give them a show of dominance!
Not long ago, someone from a domestic company, accompanied by someone from a Japanese company, had approached Kang Tengda.
They informed Kang Tengda that their company held a grudge against Bing Tian Pharmaceutical and were willing to acquire Snow Lotus at a 20% premium, taking over all the market share that originally belonged to Bing Tian Pharmaceutical.
Kang Tengda's eyes lit up. This was a very profitable deal, especially for such a large volume of sales. A 20% increase in acquisition price would mean an increase of several hundred million in annual sales for Bing Tian Pharmaceutical.
This money would all go towards his performance, and his year-end bonus would be larger.
However, Bing Tian Pharmaceutical was also a major client, and it seemed improper to simply terminate their cooperation without reason.
But at this moment, the visitors produced their trump card. They produced a check for ten million yuan and handed it to Kang Tengda.
These individuals stated that this money was a kickback for Kang Tengda, and if he could make this deal happen, there would be another ten million yuan as a success fee!
Such a generous offer immediately swayed Kang Tengda. As the General Manager of Snow Lotus Pharmaceutical, his annual salary plus bonuses was only around two million.
The other party was offering twenty million at once, which was almost ten years of his income.
It would be foolish not to make money when it was presented, so Kang Tengda immediately agreed to their demands.
Coincidentally, Bing Tian Pharmaceutical's supply contract was due to expire at the end of the month, so he began to make all sorts of difficulties regarding the renewal.
For this, he even found a plausible excuse and even left Bing Tian Pharmaceutical with a 10% share.