Peach Blossom Divine Medical God
Chapter 974 - 970: Problems with the Medicinal Cuisine

Chapter 974: Chapter 970: Problems with the Medicinal Cuisine

"By the way, Chen Yang, the reason I wanted to speak with you today is to talk about the medicinal cuisine." Li Han suddenly brought up the main topic.

When Chen Yang heard that it was about business, he became a bit more serious.

"Medicinal cuisine? Has something happened?"

"Yes, there have been some issues with the medicinal cuisine recently." Li Han nodded and then slowly explained the situation to Chen Yang.

It turns out that recently, a new type of medicinal cuisine has appeared in both the city and the province.

This new medicinal cuisine not only tastes good but also has significant effects.

The emergence of this type of medicinal cuisine has severely affected their business, taking away a lot of their customers.

Initially, Chen Yang wasn’t too concerned upon hearing this.

After all, in business, there are always competitors.

However, what Li Han said next made him start to suspect some foul play behind the scenes.

"That’s not even the worst part. They haven’t just impacted our medicinal cuisine—they’ve also repeatedly lowered prices, even selling at a loss, to try to capture our market share!" Li Han said.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang immediately thought of two words: price war.

"Is there really someone doing this? Have you found out who it is?" Chen Yang frowned slightly and asked Li Han.

Li Han shook her head, "We haven’t identified them yet, but my uncle is conducting a thorough investigation. We should have results soon."

Chen Yang remained silent, starting to ponder who could be behind such actions.

"However, our main issue right now isn’t finding out who’s behind it. The reason I asked you here today is to discuss solutions. If this continues, we won’t be able to maintain our medicinal cuisine for long," Li Han said, looking at Chen Yang.

Hearing this, Chen Yang instinctively asked, "Do you have any good solutions?"

Li Han actually had a plan in mind already; she just wanted to discuss it with Chen Yang and see if he had any better ideas.

Now that Chen Yang had asked, she naturally shared her ideas.

"I’ve thought of two solutions."

"The first is to lower our prices as well and engage in a price war, seeing who can hold out longer."

"The second is to launch new medicinal cuisines that are more effective and taste better than before, giving us an edge."

Li Han, truly a business genius, came up with two pretty solid ideas.

After hearing them, Chen Yang thought briefly.

He then said, "I think the second option is better. Until we figure out their background, we should avoid a price war as much as possible."

Li Han immediately nodded, as she was actually thinking along the same lines.

Although they had considerable resources on their side, engaging in a price war without understanding the opponent was indeed unwise.

"Regarding the medicinal cuisine, give me two days. I’ll research a bit and come up with a new, perfect medicinal dish for you," Chen Yang added.

Upon hearing Chen Yang’s confident response, Li Han was immediately filled with confidence!

Although she thought the second option was better, she had constantly been worried inside.

After all, developing a new medicinal cuisine isn’t something that can be done just like that. Even the most skilled practitioners would find it extremely difficult to create an affordable and high-quality medicinal dish in such a short time.

But now, with Chen Yang confidently stating that he only needed a day’s time, all her worries instantly vanished!

"That’s great, Chen Yang! As long as we have a new medicinal cuisine, we should be able to regain our advantage!" Li Han said joyfully.

"Yes, I’ll start researching today and will send it to you as soon as it’s ready. I can only provide technical assistance; for production and business matters, we’ll have to rely on you and Uncle Yang." Chen Yang smiled.

"Don’t worry about that. Once we have a better medicinal dish, we’re sure to take back the market!" Li Han said with great confidence, assured in her business acumen and market strategy.

"That’s good."

Chen Yang nodded, feeling reassured.

The medicinal cuisine sector had been consistently profitable for him, and losing it to competition would indeed be quite painful.

Having resolved the medicinal cuisine issue, Li Han had no other business to discuss.

The three of them continued chatting leisurely in the office.

Mainly, it was Annie and Li Han doing most of the talking, while Chen Yang remained mostly quiet.

Seeing the close relationship between Li Han and Annie, Chen Yang was somewhat surprised and felt a little odd inside.

Had he become friends with all of Li Han’s close friends?

Thoughts of this gave Chen Yang a strange sense of achievement.

"Chen Yang, why don’t you stay for lunch today? It’s rare for us to meet, and with Annie here, we should all have a meal together. What do you think?" Chen Yang was just lost in his thoughts when Li Han suddenly addressed him.

Chen Yang paused, "Sure, sure, you girls meeting up definitely deserves a good meal."

Chen Yang had already expected that Li Han would want to meet up with Annie, so he had planned not to go back for lunch.

"Hahaha, that’s wonderful, Li Han. We should definitely have a couple of drinks at lunch to celebrate our gathering," said Annie, joyfully linking arms with Li Han.

Li Han also smiled and nodded, "Yes, let’s enjoy our time together at lunch, and we can invite Ruoxi to join us for a drink too."

"Ruoxi? Is Sister Ruoxi in town?" Annie asked Li Han, surprised.

"Yes, Ruoxi has been staying at my place and has started her business here. She’ll be spending most of her time in town," Li Han explained Yang Ruoxi’s situation.

Upon hearing this, Annie’s expression of joy became even more pronounced.

"Wow, that’s fantastic! I didn’t expect Sister Ruoxi to be here as well. It’ll be so convenient for us to get together from now on."

"Haha, yes, it’s quite convenient," Li Han replied with a smile, then took out her phone to call Yang Ruoxi.

While Li Han made the call, Chen Yang looked at Annie and quietly asked, "You know Yang Ruoxi?"

Annie smiled naturally, "Of course! We even grew up together as kids! My relationship with Sister Ruoxi is very close!"

"No wonder, no wonder the personalities are so similar!"

Chen Yang said thoughtfully.

Recently, he felt that Annie and Yang Ruoxi had similar personalities, and even thought if they ever met, they surely wouldn’t get along.

But to his surprise, the two already knew each other and were close as sisters.

Annie chuckled, covering her mouth but didn’t say anything further.

She patiently waited for Li Han to finish her call.

"Ruoxi will be here shortly, in less than twenty minutes," Li Han said as she sat down.

"Alright, then let’s wait for her to arrive, and then we’ll all go out to eat together," Chen Yang nodded and said.

So the three of them continued chatting in the office for a while longer.

After about ten minutes, Yang Ruoxi finally arrived.

"Annie! It’s been so long! I’ve missed you so much!"

Yang Ruoxi, entering the room, exclaimed with great excitement toward Annie on the sofa.