Chapter 1742 - 1741: Unexpected News
Ling Feng was taken aback, "What is this?"
"Yeast!"
The Lord of the Blue Sea’s voice was full of pride, then he said, "With this, the long fermentation process can be simplified, and alcohol can be produced in half the time!"
"Wow, you’ve got something good here!"
Ling Feng’s eyes lit up, suddenly feeling like he’d found a treasure!
The Lord of the Blue Sea looked at him, "Now you don’t doubt my abilities anymore, right?"
"No doubt, no doubt!"
Ling Feng chuckled and quickly said, "Now I not only believe you, but I also owe you a big thank you!"
After that, he turned to Tang Xiaoqian and said, "Sister Qian, help me prepare the best rice wine and cider from the cellar, I want to have a drink with him!"
"Alright!"
Tang Xiaoqian nodded and hurried off.
She also knew the capabilities of the Lord of the Blue Sea; if the yeast was as he said, it would definitely greatly increase the distillery’s production capacity!
Soon, she brought out some fine aged wine from the cellar.
Later, Ling Feng and the others went to the office, and while opening a bottle, he asked, "That formula..."
"I know you’re anxious, I’ll give it to you now!"
The Lord of the Blue Sea glanced at him and then said to Tang Xiaoqian, "Get some paper and a pen, I’ll recite it, and you can take notes!"
"Okay!"
Tang Xiaoqian quickly pulled out paper and pen and started writing swiftly.
Ling Feng chuckled beside her, thinking that he’d finally gotten it, and all his efforts hadn’t been in vain!
With the formula recorded, the Lord of the Blue Sea also gave the yeast to Tang Xiaoqian, explaining to her how to use it.
Having completed these tasks, Ling Feng felt elated, and Tang Xiaoqian was also very happy, so she had a drink with everyone as well.
Thinking about Little Hei and Jin Gang, Ling Feng glanced at Tian Lian standing nearby, "Since we’re at the distillery, let them taste the fine wine later, but I won’t be coming here all the time, they shouldn’t think about drinking every day, otherwise, my distillery will have nothing else to do!"
"Don’t worry about that, as long as you provide enough materials, I can brew wine in the Jade Token Space, so everyone will have some to drink!" said the Lord of the Blue Sea.
"Not a bad idea!"
Ling Feng nodded, "Alright, I’ll head to the raw materials warehouse to get some materials later!"
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Ling Feng stayed at the distillery until evening, his face flushed as he left and returned to Nine Heavens.
Upon reaching the First Layer, he saw not only Miao Ruoruo and Li Shiyun were there, but Mo Jiaolan had also come.
Everyone could tell from Ling Feng’s face that he had drunk quite a bit. After hearing Ling Feng’s story, the girls understood what was going on.
Mo Jiaolan then laughed, "So now, the rice wine can be sold to the public, right?"
"It should be possible, but it’s still hard to meet nationwide demand!"
Ling Feng smiled proudly and continued, "I’m just afraid that supply won’t meet demand, and the distributors will hike the prices, making them take all the profits!"
"That problem isn’t too hard to solve, just don’t be greedy!"
Mo Jiaolan chuckled and continued, "The best way to prevent capital exploitation is through a lottery system!"
"Tell me about it!"
Ling Feng became interested and quickly said.
"Just like a lottery, create a certain chance, so that anyone who wants to buy wine has the opportunity to win purchasing rights, and with today’s advanced logistics, the manufacturer can ship directly!"
Mo Jiaolan continued with a smile, "This way, there’s no middleman driving up prices, and the public can enjoy delicious yet reasonably-priced wine, isn’t that a win-win?"
"Yes, exactly!"
Ling Feng nodded, "I never planned to make a fortune from the wine directly, as a business owner, my heart shouldn’t be dark!"
"I know who you’re talking about!"
Miao Ruoruo suddenly laughed and added, "What they’ve done is indeed excessive, relying on their award-winning reputation to sell wine with a cost of a few dozen bucks per pound for thousands, it’s shameless!"
"Isn’t it? Making money without integrity is something we won’t do!"
Ling Feng nodded and continued, "Then let’s follow Jiaolan’s idea, once the distillery is able to mass-produce, we’ll immediately launch a lottery system!"
The night deepened, Li Shiyun carried the child back to the room, and Miao Ruoruo followed her inside.
She said she wouldn’t leave tonight and would stay to accompany the child, clearly leaving the chance to be alone with Ling Feng to Mo Jiaolan.
So Ling Feng and Mo Jiaolan left together and returned to Ling Corporation.
After a night had passed, just as morning came, Ling Feng’s phone rang urgently.
Exchanging a smile, Mo Jiaolan said, "Alright, now you have another thing to handle!"
"Yes, it’s just that I don’t know who it is, calling so early in the morning!"
Ling Feng chuckled and picked up the unknown number.
Then, a familiar voice came through the receiver, "Boss, there’s trouble!"
"Hmm? Rick?"
Ling Feng was stunned, hearing Rick’s voice, and asked in some confusion, "Aren’t you in America? How come you have a Huaxia number?"
The unknown number was from a mobile company, not an international number; he thought it was someone from within the country looking for him, but it turned out to be Rick!
"This isn’t the time to explain that, Boss, Catherine has gone missing!" Rick said.
"What!"
Ling Feng’s voice immediately elevated a few notches, and he stood up straight from the bed, "What happened? Speak slowly!"
"I just found out as well, Catherine has been missing for two days, her family is looking for her, it was only through word of mouth that I heard about it!"
Rick paused after saying this, then continued, "This matter is unusual, the Holy Light Society seems unaffected, and given Catherine’s high position, her sudden disappearance should have caused more of a stir!"
"Is that all you know? Any other information?" Ling Feng asked in a low voice.
"Not for now, I’ve already arranged for people to gather information, but results won’t come immediately!" Rick said.
"I understand!"
Ling Feng nodded, then squinted his eyes, "You continue the investigation, I’ll prepare and head over!"
"Alright, if you’re busy, Boss, and can’t make it, I can help search for her!" Rick said.
"I was planning on going to America anyway, I have some unfinished business there, wait for my call!"
Ling Feng said, then directly hung up the phone.
Mo Jiaolan had already heard the phone conversation and, seeing Ling Feng’s somber expression, she quickly said, "Don’t worry too much, if they’re targeting you, someone will contact you eventually!"
"I understand!"
Ling Feng nodded and then said, "Catherine is already one of my own, unlike before. If anything happens to her now, I must make the person behind this pay dearly!"
