SRGA Chapter 178 Negotiations on the High Seas?

"Gu Xue'er, you two come in."

After returning home, Luo Bingning sent a message to Gu Xue'er.

During dinner, Gu Xue'er had messaged Luo Bingning that her father had arrived and wanted to talk to Lin Tian.

"Ding Dong—"

Soon, Gu Xue'er and her father, Gu Yuanli, arrived.

Luo Bingning opened the door, and Gu Yuanli and Gu Xue'er each dragged a large suitcase.

"President Gu, Miss Gu, please come in," Luo Bingning hurriedly said.

"President Gu, hello," Lin Tian smiled.

He used his god-level sense of smell to sniff and confirmed that both suitcases contained rare medicinal materials brought by Gu Yuanli.

"Hello, Mr. Lin," Gu Yuanli politely said. "Mr. Lin, these two suitcases contain all the rare medicinal materials you requested. I brought them personally to avoid any mishaps."

"For ordinary medicinal materials, we'll need a truck to deliver them to you."

Lin Tian chuckled, "President Gu, there's no need to send ordinary medicinal materials together. Just send some when I need them."

"And President Gu, you don't need to call me Mr. Lin, just call me by my name. I'm not a wealthy young master."

"Mr. Lin, although you're not a wealthy young master, with Master Lin Zongshi as your mentor, your status and identity are much more esteemed than a wealthy young master," Gu Yuanli insisted on calling Lin Tian "Mr. Lin."

"Mr. Lin, please check these medicinal materials," Lin Tian shook his head. "No need to check. President Gu, you're an expert in this field, so you shouldn't make any mistakes."

He already checked with his keen sense of smell.

"President Gu, how much for these?" Lin Tian inquired.

"This isn't about money," Gu Yuanli said. "Consider it a gift from our Gu family to you as a token of our appreciation."

"That won't do," Lin Tian shook his head. "Money must be given. However, I might have to give it to you next month."

He had already withdrawn the money from Hua Yin last month, but Luo Bingning's company needed funds, so he invested forty million.

—If Luo Bingning asked her family, her father would definitely provide the money, but she hadn't asked her family.

The company was likely to make money, and Lin Tian's investment should yield a decent return by then.

"President Gu, just state the market price. I'll verify it later. Please don't underreport," Lin Tian said.

Gu Yuanli laughed, "Mr. Lin, usually, people are afraid of overreporting, but you're worried about me underreporting."

"These medicinal materials are approximately eighty million on the market."

The price of eight million for two boxes of rare medicinal materials was not high. Without strong connections, it would be impossible to buy them even for a hundred million.

If Lin Tian hadn't spoken, the Gu family wouldn't have sold them at all.

Rare medicinal materials often took a long time to grow, and it wasn't about money; it was about having connections.

"President Gu, are you sure about eighty million?"

"If I find out later that their market value is much higher, and you weren't sincere, then we won't be able to cooperate in the future," Lin Tian said.

"The market price is just like that," Gu Yuanli said. "It's just that some things can't be bought at market price."

"If you offer more money, I won't sell them to you."

Beside them, Luo Bingning chuckled. One was afraid of the other overpaying, and the other was afraid of the price being lower than market value.

"Alright, eighty million it is."

"I'll definitely give you the money next month. If you're in urgent need, I'll figure something out."

Lin Tian said.

The thirty billion compensation from the Zheng family was deposited in a fixed account.

He only had one or two million in his account now, which wasn't too little, but he couldn't afford to pay the eight million for these medicinal materials.

Lin Tian planned to sell one or two Resplendent Youth Pills when the time came.

He had already received the batch of medicinal materials from Director Shi, plus the ones Gu Yuanli brought. He could refine three to four hundred Resplendent Youth Pills, which would be enough for five years.

Lin Tian didn't plan to refine too many Resplendent Youth Pills.

Rarity determines value!

"Mr. Lin, there's no rush for this," Gu Yuanli said.

"These medicinal materials are already there. Our Gu family hasn't reached the point of being unable to make ends meet."

Lin Tian nodded, "Okay then. President Gu, have the time and place been set? How many people will be attending?"

"It's set. Tomorrow at noon, at a location they've chosen, on a yacht."

Lin Tian exclaimed, "The negotiation location is set on a yacht?"

Gu Yuanli sighed lightly, "They probably want to show some force. That yacht is worth three hundred million US dollars."

"Lin Tian, if it's not acceptable, I'll negotiate with them again."

Lin Tian shook his head, "No need."

Gu Yuanli looked somewhat serious as he said, "Lin Tian, there may be thirty to forty people attending the negotiation tomorrow, with three factions from both the Bongguo and Dongying countries."

"Their strength won't be weaker than our Gu family."

Lin Tian inquired, "They want to swallow up the Gu family mainly for what purpose?"

Gu Yuanli explained, "Our Gu family is a prestigious family in traditional Chinese medicine, possessing many prescriptions. They are interested in those prescriptions."

"Secondly, they covet the medicinal material bases owned by our Gu family. They care less about pharmaceutical factories and the like."

Lin Tian was surprised, "Medicinal material bases?"

Gu Yuanli nodded, "Our Gu family has over twenty sizable medicinal material bases across the country."

"These are the foundation of our Gu family. Many medicinal materials have expiration dates and require time to cultivate."

"If they control all of our country's medicinal material bases, they could sell even those with limited shelf lives."

"Then, traditional Chinese medicine in Huaguo would be finished."

Lin Tian nodded. Many traditional Chinese doctors had good medical skills, but if certain medicinal materials were problematic, the effectiveness of treatments could be compromised.

"Lin Tian, if we sell off those things, the money from our Gu family would be enough for us to spend for generations."

"But doing so would be disrespectful to our ancestors."

Gu Yuanli said solemnly.

Lin Tian nodded. Facing the relentless suppression of international capital, the Gu family's resilience was truly remarkable.

"President Gu, I'm just a young guy. My presence probably won't be of much use. Master Lin will be there tomorrow."

"When and where will we depart from?"

Lin Tian asked.

Gu Yuanli happily replied, "It's great that Master Lin will be there. How about departing from the community gate at nine o'clock tomorrow morning? It's a bit of a distance to the yacht dock."

"Okay."

Lin Tian stood up, "President Gu, thank you."

Lin Tian smiled, "President Gu, you're too polite. I should thank you. These medicinal materials are very important to me."

With these medicinal materials, he wasn't afraid of them being manipulated in the market.

Soon, Gu Yuanli and his party bid farewell and left.

Luo Bingning said, "Husband, be careful tomorrow."

"The yacht might go to the high seas, and they might have people with guns. That's probably why they're using a yacht."

Lin Tian looked at Luo Bingning in surprise.

"Ice, you actually thought of this. Well done. President Gu probably didn't even think of this."

Lin Tian chuckled.

Luo Bingning said, "Gu Xue'er's father seems to be an honest businessman. I encountered spies just a few days ago."

"And you encountered that dangerous tanker truck a few days ago."

"I'm thinking more."

Lin Tian nodded slightly, "Your analysis is correct. But you don't need to worry. They should be the ones worried."

"The high seas are good. If they misbehave, we can just throw them overboard to feed the sharks."


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