Pharmaceutical factory, inside the office.

Qi Yun sat on the sofa chatting with Cao Yufei.

"The equipment and the remaining medicinal materials in the factory have all been dealt with. Recently, someone wanted to buy the factory, but since you mentioned it last time, I directly refused," Cao Yufei said while boiling water.

Qi Yun nodded slightly, "I'm here to talk to you about this. How's that Pang Zefeng doing?"

"Seems okay, handles things quite steadily," Cao Yufei turned around, with a slightly hesitant tone, "But if you ask me about his character, I can't vouch for it. I can only say that in this period of observation, I haven't found any problems."

"Hmm." Qi Yun responded softly, not expecting to fully understand a person in just a month or two.

After all, to test a person's character, they still need to go through some events and see how they make choices.

"Why don't you call him over, I want to have a word with him," Qi Yun said, crossing his legs.

"Okay." Cao Yufei agreed, taking out his phone to call Pang Zefeng.

In a few minutes, Pang Zefeng knocked on the door and entered the office.

After not seeing him for a while, the guy looked a lot better than before, and his eyes didn't seem so confused anymore.

"Are you getting used to it here?" Qi Yun beckoned him to sit.

"President Qi, long time no see." Pang Zefeng greeted, sitting down on the sofa, "I'm doing quite well here, President Cao takes good care of me."

Qi Yun nodded, "I called you today to discuss something with you."

Pang Zefeng didn't dare to be pretentious and quickly replied, "President Qi, just tell me what you need."

Qi Yun didn't beat around the bush, going straight to the point, "Didn't you say before that you have some research in Chinese medicine? I originally had something I wanted you to do, but considering you weren't in a good state, I wanted you to rest here with Cao for a while first."

"Now that you're back on your feet, are you interested in doing some serious work with me?"

Pang Zefeng pursed his lips, looking up at Qi Yun, "President Qi, what do you need me to do?"

Qi Yun took out a pre-prepared piece of paper from his pocket, handing it over, "Take a look at this."

Pang Zefeng took the paper, read it carefully for a while, and then hesitantly looked up, "What is this prescription?"

"Can you discern its effects?" Qi Yun asked in a somewhat probing manner, thinking that if the other party couldn't even understand this prescription, there'd be no need to talk about further development and improvement.

"Just from the herbs, it looks like it should have effects like boosting energy and blood, nourishing the spirit, and strengthening the body," Pang Zefeng replied without much thought, "But the specifics would require trials to determine."

"And the combination of ingredients in this prescription is unique and very precious. Whoever wrote this must have profound knowledge in Chinese medicine, beyond my reach."

What Pang Zefeng held was a handwritten copy of a prescription from Qi Yun from the "Inner Canon of Huangdi", although he deliberately omitted some requirements regarding the age of the herbs.

There's nothing else to do, the prescription is too valuable, and he can't trustfully hand it over entirely.

Qi Yun nodded in satisfaction, "I'm planning to base a health supplement on this prescription. What do you think of the idea?"

"Health supplement?" Pang Zefeng was a bit taken aback.

"Yes." Qi Yun pointed at Cao Yufei, continuing, "I plan to buy Old Cao's pharmaceutical factory and specialize in producing health supplements in the future."

"I'll provide the money, Old Cao will manage and sell, and you'll be in charge of the research. If it works out, I'll give you both shares."

Pang Zefeng didn't immediately understand, and Cao Yufei patted his shoulder with a smile, "This is a great opportunity for you to turn your life around. You should seize it."

The office fell into a brief silence. Pang Zefeng lowered his head without answering.

For someone who just experienced failure and had his medical license revoked, he didn't expect Qi Yun to entrust him with the research work, which made him a bit restless, unsure if he could really handle it.

Qi Yun seemed to pick up on his hesitance, chuckling softly, "You don't need to feel too much pressure. We can do a trial first, and when you make some progress, I'll invest in equipment for production."

"Didn't you say before that you've been studying Chinese medicine since you were little? I trust your ability."

Seeing Qi Yun's confidence, Pang Zefeng didn't hesitate any longer, nodding solemnly.

Like Cao Yufei said, given his current situation, without a significant opportunity, it's unlikely he'd turn his life around. The chance Qi Yun offered might be the biggest opportunity of his life.

"Give me some time. Let me first study this prescription carefully."

"Although the prescription's effects are surely remarkable, it contains too many precious herbs. If we're to produce a health supplement, some of them will definitely need to be substituted."

"No problem," Qi Yun agreed decisively, "Tell Old Cao what you need directly."

"Okay." Pang Zefeng nodded, the matter was settled.

Qi Yun stood up to say goodbye, "Alright, you two get busy. I've got to leave."

"I'll walk you out." Cao Yufei also stood up, accompanying Qi Yun to the factory entrance.

Qi Yun got into the back seat, giving one last reminder before closing the car door, "Keep an eye on things."

"Understood." Cao Yufei knew exactly what Qi Yun meant and agreed with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm off." Qi Yun waved his hand and left the pharmaceutical factory.

...

Midday, at a high-end restaurant in the New District.

Luo Yang warmly welcomed Qi Yun into a private room. From the wrinkles piled on his face, you could tell this sand dredging project was sure to be highly profitable again.

Once inside the private room, Luo Yang wasted no words, pointing to two black suitcases on the ground, "There's five million in them. Take them with you after we finish eating."

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