While they chatted, Tang Hao asked the Taoist master if they had any news about Wang Changsheng.
Mao Mountain was not sure whether Wang Changsheng was truly dead. They had been on the lookout for him or any news related to him.
“I can’t say for sure! We haven’t found any clues. Perhaps he’s truly dead, but there’s still a chance that he’s still alive and out there somewhere… Don’t worry about it, Little Brother Tang, we will inform you immediately if we find anything,” Taoist Master Qian Ji told him as it is.
Tang Hao left the hotel after chatting for a while more.
He drove to the new office of Haotian Group. It was a ten-minute walk from Spring River Plaza and Liu Dajun’s Sunshine Plaza.
Haotian Group had rented the entire building. His office was on the top floor.
“Good morning, Chairman!”
The workers bowed at him when he entered the building.
Tang Hao stopped walking and nodded at them to return the greeting.
Tang Hao met Han Yutong on the top floor. Her office was right in front of his.
“This office is so big! I’m not used to it!”
Han Yutong complained to Tang Hao as she spun around in a leather chair.
Tang Hao chuckled. “Isn’t that good? You’ve been complaining that the previous office was too small!”
“But this is too big!” Han Yutong stuck her tongue out.
Tang Hao smiled and said, “Right, can you tell Sis Yan to come and see me later? I want to discuss some things with her.”
“Oh, alright!” Han Yutong replied.
Tang Hao exited her office, took a few steps, and pushed open the door to his office.
Beyond the door was an extremely wide office with modern and luxurious furnishings.
At the other end of the room was a floor to ceiling window, from which he could see half of Provincial City.
Next to the window was an office table.
It was a very simple setup. The table had nothing other than a computer and a pen holder.
Tang Hao felt emotional as he looked around his office.
The office he was in now was much bigger than his previous office.
He looked outside the window and saw the city below him. He felt a rousing sense of ambition grow within him.
He stood there for a long time, thinking of something.
“Now that Haotian Group is operational, the next target is Yu Lin Group!” He mumbled to himself.
He had been plotting to bring down Yu Lin Group. That was why he started Magical Kitchen earlier, to bring down Yu Lin Group’s chain of restaurants, Spring Brook.
It was time to bring the plan further.
Chapter 469 - Sports Drink
Knock knock!
Someone knocking on the door pulled Tang Hao’s thoughts back to the present.
He turned around and sat in front of his table. “Come in!” He shouted.
Liu Yan opened the door and walked in.
“Chairman!” She greeted him.
“Please sit down!” Tang Hao said with a smile as he pointed at the chair in front of him. “How is it your first day? Are you used to your new position?”
Liu Yan smiled. “It’s not bad! It’s just that I feel a bigger responsibility now. This is a group of companies and not just a single company like before.”
As the most veteran employee of Haotian Co. Ltd., Liu Yan was promoted to be the president of Haotian Group. She was placed in charge of all the subsidiary companies.
Meanwhile, Haotian Co. Ltd. promoted a veteran employer as its manager.
As Liu Yan spoke, she seemed excited.
The first reason was because of her promotion. She had never dreamed of being the president of a group of companies.
Secondly, she was still excited about the incident the night before. She did not expect that Tang Hao managed to invite not only the leaders of the district, but also the higher-ups in the province, and even important people from the Capital.
She was utterly shocked when she saw those VIPs, but at the same time, she was excited.
With such strong connections, the group would definitely thrive. Moreover, the group’s products had no competition in the market. The potential of the companies was limitless.
Perhaps one day, Haotian Group shall stand among the biggest conglomerates in the country.
She was extremely excited when she thought of that.
She was talking about the group’s prospects with Shi Yiwen, Yao Qing, and the other managers at the dinner party the night before.
All of the other managers were very confident about the group’s future too.
Tang Hao smiled. “Of course you have a bigger responsibility now. We’re a group of companies!”
“Right, Chairman Tang, do you have something to discuss with me? I happen to have the companies’ reports with me, and I also want to discuss the group’s future projections with you,” Liu Yan said.
“I wanted to discuss with you about the group’s future too. Let’s hear about the reports first!”
“Alright!” Liu Yan replied. She took out some documents and handed them to Tang Hao.
“We currently have five subsidiary companies under Haotian Group. These are the quarterly financial reports of Haotian Health Products, Masculine Wind, Divine Liquor, and New Magical Kitchen.
“Look at the profits column. After we increased the factories’ production capacity, Haotian Health Products netted one hundred and fifty million yuan in profit last quarter. That is a fifty percent increase from the one hundred million yuan in the previous quarter.
“Masculine Wind Health Products performed spectacularly too. It earned one hundred and thirty million yuan in the past quarter. The aphrodisiac is too popular. Every man needs it, no matter if they are young or old.
“It’s being crowned as every man’s miracle cure!”
Liu Yan chuckled when she said that.
Tang Hao also laughed. He had been paying close attention to the news on the Internet. Some people have even called the inventor of the medicine the Masculine Cult Leader.
Tang Hao thought that the nickname was quite weird.
“Please continue!” Tang Hao said.
“Next is Divine Liquor Company. The company has been operational for only about three months. Its scale isn’t as big as the previous two, but it’s growing strong.
“The profit for the past three months is almost seventy million yuan.
“Finally, New Magical Kitchen’s profits are quite significant. The profits for the past quarter is almost one hundred million yuan.
“If this trend of growth continues, the yearly profits for our group is estimated at two billion yuan. It’s quite impressive, considering that we only started Haotian Co. Ltd. less than a year ago.”
Tang Hao nodded in agreement.
A yearly profit of two billion was perhaps loose change for the biggest conglomerates in the country.
Those conglomerates earned at least tens of billions every year.
However, it was already quite impressive for a newly formed group.
Liu Yan handed him several more reports and briefly updated him with the latest happenings in each company.
“Masculine Wind and New Magical Kitchen can continue with what they’re doing. However, I was thinking of several product innovations for Haotian Health Products and Divine Liquor Company,” Tang Hao said.
“Innovations?” Liu Yan was surprised.
“Just like you mentioned before. We can introduce different tiers of products for different markets,” Tang Hao said.
Liu Yan nodded.
She had suggested catering their products to different markets. However, the company’s priority back then was to increase production capacity, which was why the suggestion was shelved.
“I’m also thinking of introducing a few more products soon. One of them is a healthcare tonic, another is a sobriety potion, and finally, a hair growth medicine. They will all go und
er the Masculine Wind banner.
“I’d also like to start another company too.”
“What company?” Liu Yan was surprised.
“Beverage!” Tang Hao said matter-of-factly.
The beverage company under Yu Lin Group was its biggest contributor, even more so than its restaurant chain.
Taking over Yu Lin Group’s share in the beverage market would be a huge blow to them.
“Oh, and it will be a sports drink that can replenish one’s energy,” Tang Hao added.
Liu Yan’s expression changed imperceptibly. She understood what Tang Hao was trying to do.
She was good friends with Han Yutong, and she knew about the situation with her and Yu Lin Group. Moreover, Tang Hao had asked her to investigate Yu Lin Group’s background.
Now that New Magical Kitchen had taken the market share of Yu Lin Group’s Spring Brook, it was time to attack Yu Lin Group’s other subsidiaries.
“Is there something?”
“No. You have my full support, Chairman Tang! That Han Chenglin isn’t a man at all for abandoning his wife and daughter just so that he could chase after wealth and fame. He deserves to be bankrupted.”
“That’s good!” Tang Hao said with a smile.
“I’ll start sourcing for a new location for the factory and prepare the necessary paperwork. Right, that sports drink…”
“I haven’t concocted it yet, but it won’t take long,” Tang Hao said.
They talked about official business for a while more before Liu Yan left the office.
Tang Hao was very busy in the next few days. He had to concoct the sports drink as soon as possible.
His sports drink needed to have amazing effects so that it could take over the market by storm.
A sports drink should replenish the body’s lost fluids and nutrients quickly.
Tang Hao devised many prescriptions based on those two functions. After several rounds of continuous improvements, he eventually settled on a prescription. As for the name, he thought for a long time and decided on ‘Vitality’.
Vitality Sports Drink was made of all-natural herbs. Not only could it quickly replenish lost fluids, it could also restore one’s energy instantly. Even if you ran for a few kilometers, one bottle of Vitality Sports Drink could make you feel instantly energized. The effects were nothing short of miraculous.
He handed some samples to Liu Dajun and the others, and they could not stop praising it.
“This is f*cking great! This is a miracle for men! It’ll go so well with the aphrodisiac!” Liu Dajun said candidly.
“That’s right! Drink a bottle after you’re done in bed, and you’re good to go again!” President Li said.
Tang Hao rolled his eyes when he heard that. That was supposed to be a sports drink. How did they find alternative uses for it so quickly?
However, he thought about it and realized that in-bed activities could be considered sports too.
“Damn, why didn’t I think of that?” Tang Hao muttered to himself.
“Let me warn you, the effects of the drink and the aphrodisiac are only superficial, so you’d better not overdo it in bed. It’ll still cause you problems,” Tang Hao said.
Masculine Wind Aphrodisiac had minor medicinal effects, and it could not help someone who did not control himself in bed.
“Heheh! Lil Tang, when are you coming up with kidney medicine then? That’ll be the last thing we need!” Liu Dajun and the others smiled curiously.
Tang Hao rolled his eyes again.
He had the prescription for kidney medicine, but he was not going to release it that soon.
Chapter 470 - Glorious Return
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The next six days passed in the blink of an eye.
Tang Hao finalized the recipe for the sports drink in those six days. He also bought more raw jade so that he could produce spirit jade to craft talismans and Artifacts.
He had to replenish his depleted inventory from his last trip to Hindustan.
He realized that he had stayed in Westridge for almost half a month. Tang Hao wanted to return to the university, but after calling Liu Bingyao and finding out that the Tang-Hao-mania was still raging, he began to have second thoughts.
He weighed his options and decided that he should stay in Westridge for longer.
He received a call late in the morning.
The call was from Principal Cai of First High.
“Lil Bro Tang… no, I should call you Chairman Tang by now!” Principal Cai laughed heartily over the phone.
“Is there something, Principal Cai?” Tang Hao said.
“It’s like this. You’re an honorary alumnus of First high, and your success story can be a great motivation to your juniors. I’d like to invite you to come to the school and give a talk,” Principal Cai said.
“Ah? A talk?” Tang Hao was stunned.
“Yes, a talk. You can introduce yourself and share with the students about your path to success,” Principal Cai said with a smile.
Tang Hao did not have a reply to that.
He did not know how to give a talk. Furthermore, his ‘path to success’ was not exactly conventional.
“Well…” Tang Hao hesitated for a while and planned to decline.
Principal Cai continued, “The gaokao will start in a few days. I’d like to use your success story to motivate the third-year students.” (TN: The gaokao, or the National College Entrance Examination, is the exam that all high school students in China take for university admission. As with any other major examination in East Asia, it is Very Important.)
Tang Hao was surprised. He looked at the calendar and noticed that the gaokao was in seven days.
He felt rather emotional.
It was one of his regrets that he could not participate in the gaokao.
For any high school student, what was studying hard for, if not for the gaokao?
The gaokao was very important to a student. It might not decide the rest of one’s life, but it certainly would affect the trajectory.
He was reminded of Yan’er. She would be taking her gaokao in the coming week.
Tang Hao’s lips curled upward subconsciously when he thought of her. The smile was genuine from his heart.
He thought for a while more and agreed to Principal Cai’s invitation.
“Remember, it’s in the morning after tomorrow,” Principal Cai said.
After the call ended, Tang Hao looked at the calendar and got emotional.
“It’s almost a year!” He mumbled wistfully.
This time last year, he was riding his three-wheeled motorcycle and barely scraping by. A year later, he was sitting in his personal office and looking down at the entire city.
He sat there for a very long time, deep in thought…
Two days later, at about nine o’clock in the morning, An Audi A8 drove out of Haotian Plaza’s basement parking lot toward First High.
Tang Hao sat in the backseat. He wore a business suit and looked very formal.
Han Yutong sat next to him, dressed in black office clothes.
She wore light makeup, which enhanced the beauty of her face.
In the driver’s seat was a driver in a uniform.
Tang Hao was planning to drive there himself, but when Liu Yan caught wind of that, she insisted on hiring a driver and getting Han Yutong to accompany him.
She also instructed Tang Hao to dress formally.
“That way, you would look like you’re a capable man, and you wouldn’t embarrass Haotian Group,” she said.
Tang Hao had no choice but to listen to what she said.
The car arrived at First High after about fifteen minutes of driving.
Tang Hao lifted his head to see and was shocked.
A crowd had gathered at the entrance. All the students were there, and the people in the front were the teachers and administrators of the school.
Even the cafeteria ladies and
janitors were there.
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