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  Chapter 720 Knight Medal

  Victor quickly signed a contract with Jiapigou Shanhuo Store and ordered 5,000 bottles of tiger bone wine.

  In fact, he still wants to buy more, but Liu Qingshan did not agree: With the gradual opening of the market in the United States, this item will not worry about selling.

  Liu Qingshan has been suppressing this batch of tiger bone wine for three years. The price he bought at the beginning was simply cheap, only a few yuan a bottle.

   Now sold to Victor, a bottle is forty dollars.

  The price difference made Lao Zhou and others who knew the details stunned: This is not a preserved medicinal wine, it is simply gold.

   For this single business, the Jiapigou Shanhuo Store can directly credit 200,000 U.S. dollars, and the people from the law enforcement brigade who witnessed all this by the side are so greedy that they almost leak out.

  Liu Qingshan also saw their thoughts, and didn't mind being a favor. After all, the county magistrate is not as good as the current one, and he still needs to maintain a good relationship, so he directly said to the person in charge:

   "We don't need U.S. dollars in our store. The money will be transferred to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the district, and then converted into Huaxia currency, and then paid to our store."

   When the people from the law enforcement team heard that this was a good thing, they hurriedly nodded in agreement.

  They never dreamed that such an ordinary store could earn foreign exchange through export, and it was counted as their share.

   In this way, the bonus and performance at the end of the year are all stable.

  Such a store with such potential must be offered up like a Bodhisattva in the future.

  The members of the law enforcement brigade left happily, leaving only a group of stunned people eating melons.

  The eyes of the masses are also discerning, and they can see the cheapness here: the retail price of this tiger bone wine here is lower than the export price.

  So some elderly people moved their minds, especially when it rained on cloudy days, their joints were sore, numb and painful, and they secretly paid for a bottle.

  At this time, people’s general perception is: commodities that can be exported must be good things, otherwise, can foreigners buy them with money?

  So like those products that are sold under the name of export to domestic sales, they all sell very well.

  As the number of customers paying money gradually increased, the salespersons also began to get busy.

  These girls from the countryside are as diligent as each other. They are not afraid of hardship or tiredness, but they are afraid that the goods will not be sold.

Seeing that the Shanhuo store was gradually getting on the right track, Liu Qingshan was about to lead Master and Victor to the upstairs lounge for tea, but saw an old man with white hair and silver beard coming over, politely The dumb grandpa cupped his hands.

  The dumb grandfather also bowed his hand to return the salute, and made a few gestures with his hands, asking Liu Qingshan to help translate.

  Liu Qingshan had paid attention to this old man just now, because of his clothes, he was not an ordinary person at first glance, and he had been wandering around the store for a long time.

  He saw the master's hand gestures, and he was slightly taken aback, but he still said to the other party:

   "This old gentleman, my master can't speak, what he means is that everyone is in the same company, so you are welcome."

   "It's easy to talk about."

  The old man also nodded cheerfully. He seems to be over seventy years old, but with a ruddy complexion, coupled with white hair and silver beard, he looks quite childlike.

  He said calmly, "The old man's name is Le Songwen, and he is in charge of purchasing at Tong Ren Tang. I just saw that the Changbai ginseng and deer antler and other medicinal materials in your store are very authentic, so I want to discuss cooperation."

  Liu Qingshan was also quite surprised. Tongrentang, this is a resounding signboard, together with Hu Qingyutang in the south, it is known as the leader among the north and south medicine halls.

  Just the eight words "Cultivating benevolence, helping the world and keeping in good health" are worthy of respect.

  This old gentleman is worthy of being the purchasing master of Tongrentang, he has a good vision, and the medicinal materials produced in Jiapigou are of course good things.

  When the dumb grandpa heard this, memories showed in his eyes, and he continued to gesture with his hands.

  Liu Qingshan helped the master translate: "Mr., you are from Tongrentang Lejia, so I dare to ask you what is the relationship with Le Songsheng?"

  The old man couldn't help but change his face, and then waved his hands disappointedly: "It's nothing but unworthy descendants, I really feel ashamed of my ancestors."

   "But since this old gentleman knows my cousin's name, he must be an old friend. Hey, my cousin has passed away long ago."

  Liu Qingshan thought about it, and he roughly understood that the experience of a time-honored brand like Tongrentang is basically the same.

  First, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic, it became a public-private partnership, and finally it became a state-owned unit. In times of chaos, it is not bad to be able to save your life.

  The dumb grandpa couldn't help shaking his head slightly after hearing this. Not everyone can control these things.

  Fortunately, the dumb grandpa saw all of this early, let go as soon as possible, and was happy to be carefree in the mountains and forests. Who can tell the gains and losses in it.

   Liu Qingshan saw that the atmosphere was a bit depressed, so he said quickly: "Mr. Le, to be honest, we also have a pharmaceutical factory in Jiapigou, so these medicinal materials are mainly for retail."

   "Even if it can be supplied, the quantity will not be too much. I hope you can understand."

"Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory?" Le Songwen looked thoughtful, then widened his eyes suddenly: "Oh, it's Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory. I've heard a lot about it in the past two years. The quick-acting cold tablets you produce are very innovative. !"

  The pharmaceutical industry, especially traditional Chinese medicine, is very particular about historical inheritance.

  Because only through the accumulation of generations, can we have more perfect prescriptions, and the pharmacy can grow step by step.

  This is not something that can be accomplished overnight, it requires the joint efforts of several generations.

  Like my colleague Lejia, it is only through the accumulation of more than ten generations that it has such a scale, but it is in the midst of changes of the times and cannot help itself.

  Being in the industry, Le Songwen had of course heard about Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory, and even read about it in newspapers.

  He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly bowed to the dumb grandfather and saluted: "So it's Senior Sun, I'm sorry."

  Le Songwen finally remembered the identity of this dumb old man, and he was actually a descendant of the lineage of the king of medicine.

  Although the other party is not as old as him, but Yaowang's signboard is there, as long as he is in this industry, he has to respect three points.

  The dumb grandpa didn't care much about these things. He waved his hand and gestured a few more times, indicating that Le Songwen can choose the medicines in the mountain goods store at will.

   Le Songwen had a look of embarrassment on his face: "We recently ordered a batch of medicine for people, and we need old wild ginseng from the previous year, but..."

  Of course Liu Qingshan knew what he was struggling with, so he said with a smile: "Old man, the price is easy to negotiate, and the price above is filled in by me, so as not to disturb the layman."

  So that's the case, Le Songwen smiled and nodded: "We don't dare to expect too much from the century-old mountain ginseng, just choose one of the two next to it."

  He was talking about the two branches in the 1950s and 1960s, and Liu Qingshan also casually filled in two million.

  But the dumb grandfather also said just now that the best use of everything can truly reflect the value.

  Liu Qingshan directly wiped a zero on the back, of course Le Songwen readily accepted it, and then purchased some deer antler slices, and also bought two bottles of tiger bone wine.

   This wine is obviously not intended to be drunk back home. Tongrentang also produces authentic tiger bone wine, and has always had a very good reputation.

  Le Songwen also witnessed Victor signing the contract just now, and he was a little confused as to how this tiger bone wine could be sold so expensively, so he was going back to study and compare.

  Of course Liu Qingshan guessed the other party's mind, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he wanted to cooperate with the other party.

  After all, the development of the Chinese medicine industry cannot be supported by Jiapigou alone. It also requires the concerted efforts of the entire industry.

  Just like Tongrentang, the channels and contacts it has are not comparable to the current Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory.

   It’s just that although Tongrentang is still a time-honored brand, it has actually become a state-owned unit, and the system is rigid.

   Unlike new forces like Jiapigou Pharmaceutical Factory, they are full of vigor and have an unlimited future.

   After sending Mr. Le away, Liu Qingshan called everyone to go upstairs to rest.

  There is an antique rest room on the upper floor, which is filled with old furniture from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. It is a place specially used for rest and large-scale business talks.

   After drinking a cup of herbal tea, Victor took out a few books from the briefcase he was carrying with a smile, and placed them in front of Liu Qingshan:

   "Liu, I only brought a few sample books this time. If you still need it, I'll mail it to you again."

  Liu Qingshan picked up a book, the cover was very simple: a few snow-white sheep, a young man shepherding the sheep, and a few pyramids in the distance.

  The title of the book is: The Fantastic Journey of the Shepherd Boy.

  The author is still the joint signature of Victor and Liuqingshan.

  Liu Qingshan stroked the cover of the book lightly with his hand: "Victor, how is the sales of this book?"

   This was last winter, when Liu Qingshan was in the United States, Victor called every day, urging Liu Qingshan to help him get a new book.

  Later, Liu Qingshan couldn't bear this guy's harassment, so he had to tell a story about a shepherd boy:

  A shepherd boy had the same dream twice in a row. He dreamed that there was a treasure buried under the pyramid in Africa.

  So the young man embarked on a journey to find the treasure. During the journey, the young man also understood what is his real treasure.

   This is an inspirational story about growth and dreams. When it was published in the United States, the following promotional words were written on the cover:

   This is a book that completely changes a person's life, and it may only appear in a few decades.

  This evaluation is simply not too high.

  Victor deliberately pretended to be deep, smiled without saying a word, took out two small boxes from his bag, and pushed one of them in front of Liu Qingshan.

  He slowly opened the box in front of him again, took out something from it, kissed it affectionately, and put it on his chest with a serious face.

  His companions around him all cast envious eyes.

  Liu Qingshan could only tell that it was a medal, but he had limited understanding of these, so he looked up at Victor, hoping that the other party could explain it to him.

   Leo, who was drinking tea, couldn't hold back: "Liu, this is our country's Knight Medal, which rewards citizens who have made outstanding contributions to the country. Of course, it also includes foreign citizens."

   "However, when it is issued to foreign friends, it must be nominated by the foreign minister and signed by the president himself."

   It turned out to be a Knight's Medal, and Liu Qingshan understood it now. He remembered that several Chinese people had won this honor later.

   People like Yu Hua who created "To Live" have all won this medal.

  By the way, Liu Qingshan remembered that Yu Hua should be starting to write this novel right now, and this year's Jiapigou Literary Award has also been awarded.

  After putting on the medal, Victor showed a bright smile on his face: "Liu, thank you, it is this novel that has allowed me to be recognized by mainstream literature."

   "This knight medal is the best proof."

  Different from the two books of Big Ship and Password, the novel of Shepherd Boy’s Fantastic Journey has been highly evaluated by the mainstream media.

  In fact, after this book was published, it quickly became popular all over the world, selling well in more than 160 countries, and selling more than 50 million copies worldwide.

   "Congratulations, Victor."

   Liu Qingshan is also really happy for his old friend. Of course, the knight medal has half of yours and half of mine.

  Victor chuckled, and finally showed a sinister smile of money lovers on his face: "Liu, now we have both fame and fortune."

   This is the Victor Liu Qingshan is familiar with. I saw this guy took out three checks from his briefcase like a treasure chest, and placed them side by side in front of Liu Qingshan.

so much?

  Liu Qingshan was also a little puzzled: How did you get three checks? Could it be that the amount is too large and there is a limit on the amount of the check?

   But he looked at the numbers above, and he didn't think it was too exaggerated: one was worth $500,000, one was worth $300,000, and the other was worth $2 million.

  He looked up at Victor again, and continued to wait for his explanation.

  Victor picked up the one with the largest denomination: "Liu, this one belongs to you."

   Then he picked up the 500,000 card: "This is Wang's, the author of "Ordinary World"."

   At the end is the third one: "This is Gao, your sister's husband."

  Liu Qingshan finally realized that it turned out to be the work of writer Lu and his eldest brother-in-law, and it was published and sold overseas, and it also made some profits.

   Judging from the amount of money, the sales are pretty good, especially the books by author Lu.

   You should know that this kind of works, unlike those popular novels, have a relatively large audience.

   Especially selling abroad, readers in many countries do not understand the historical background, so it is more difficult to sell.

  It seems that in this regard, Victor has indeed helped a lot.

   "Victor, let me thank you on behalf of them first, wait for you to go to our Jiapigou, and then ask those two to toast you."

  Liu Qingshan patted Victor on the shoulder affectionately, expressing his sincere thanks.

  Victor shrugged: "It's not over yet, Liu, that World of Plainness is very popular, so I have already asked someone to help, sent it to the Nobel Prize in Literature jury, and was nominated."

   "As for whether you can win an award, in your words, just leave your fate to God."

   "You mean resignation to fate, right?" Liu Qingshan helped Victor popularize Chinese, and then he remembered something and stood up abruptly:

   "What, you said "Ordinary World", was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature?"

  Victor seemed calm and composed: "Liu, please stay calm. That book should have been treated like this. It is only a group of good translators away from winning the prize, isn't it?"

  (end of this chapter)