Chapter 100 Your fish-raising medicine? You think you can compare to me?
Chapter 100 Your fish-raising medicine? You think you can compare to me?
Hall 3, Provincial Capital International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Tang Zhen held a glass of champagne, the condensation on the glass sliding down his fingers; it was a little cold.
He didn't drink, but glanced at Li Jiande not far away out of the corner of his eye.
Li Jiande's expression was also unpleasant. He was whispering something to a familiar hotel owner, his brows furrowed tightly.
Those present were all prominent figures in the provincial capital's catering industry.
Today, they were brought here by a gold-embossed invitation.
Jianghai Group is a seafood giant that has been entrenched in the neighboring province for many years.
Suddenly, the lights at the front of the hall went out, and a spotlight shone on the stage.
A man in a custom-made suit, with slicked-back hair, walked onto the stage, holding a microphone and wearing a condescending smile.
Lei Qianjun, Vice President of Jianghai Association.
Good evening, friends in the provincial capital.
"I know that you guys have probably been having a tough time lately."
His words were loaded with meaning, and many people in the audience changed their expressions.
Lei Qianjun was very satisfied with the effect, and he snapped his fingers.
The huge curtain behind the stage slowly opened, revealing a giant glass water tank.
Under the lights, dozens of bright red fish swam around in the clear water, their scales shimmering in the light.
"Wild deep-sea grouper."
Someone in the audience couldn't help but gasp softly, their eyes wide with astonishment.
"Jiang Haihui, it is an honor to bring this small gift to everyone in the provincial capital."
"Starting today, Jianghai will supply you with this wild grouper at a price 30% lower than the market price, and will continue to supply it on a long-term basis."
As soon as he finished speaking, a murmur arose from the crowd below.
"and."
Lei Qianjun seemed to be deliberately looking for someone.
"We guarantee that every fish is purely wild, green and pollution-free. Unlike some newly emerging local forces that rely on their cleverness to monopolize the market and squeeze everyone with inflated prices, their behavior is simply too ugly."
Tang Zhen's glass wobbled, and the champagne almost spilled.
He stared at the person on the stage, his back already covered in a layer of cold sweat.
It’s over.
This is aimed at Lin Chen, no, it's aimed at all of them.
Li Jiande's eyes lit up, his previously furrowed brows relaxed, and his face showed a mixture of excitement and hesitation.
The bosses around him were already getting restless, whispering among themselves and glancing nervously.
"Mr. Li, is Jianghai Club... really serious?"
"Thirty percent. That's no small amount; how much money can that save in a year?"
"The key is stability; we won't have to put up with that Lin guy's attitude anymore."
Li Jian didn't speak, but his eyes said it all.
Some people couldn't hold back any longer, stood up, pushed through the crowd, and walked towards the investment manager of Jianghai Club on the side of the stage.
"Hello, I'm from XX Restaurant. I'd like to inquire about potential collaborations..."
One, two, three...
Tang Zhen watched helplessly as his allies, who had been so confident just a few days ago, now all surrounded him.
He felt his throat was dry and his heart was pounding.
Lin Chen, why isn't he here yet?
On the platform, Lei Qianjun looked at the restless crowd below, his smile growing increasingly smug.
He put down the microphone and nodded to his assistant.
"Prepare for the signing ceremony. Tonight, I'm going to make sure that kid named Lin Chen doesn't even have a place to cry."
He laughed loudly.
Just then—
boom.
With a loud bang, the double doors of the venue were violently pushed open from the outside.
In the light and shadow at the entrance, a figure stood backlit, his posture upright.
Lin Chen.
Behind him was Zhou Dazhuang, a man of imposing stature.
The two men pushed a large metal object covered with a black canvas as they steadily walked in.
"Halt. Who are you? Who let you in?"
Two security guards immediately rushed forward and reached out to stop them.
Lin Chen didn't even glance at them and continued walking forward.
Zhou Dazhuang took a step forward, standing like a wall in front of the security guard, and gently pushed the guard's chest with his large palm.
The two security guards, each weighing around 160 or 170 pounds, seemed to have been hit by a truck. They stumbled back seven or eight steps and landed on their backsides, unable to get up for a long time.
Everyone stared at the young man who walked in.
Lin Chen pushed the huge mobile ecological capsule all the way to the bottom of the stage before stopping.
He glanced around at Tang Zhen's pale face, then at Li Jiande's surprised and uncertain expression, and finally stopped at Lei Qianjun, whose face was ashen on the stage.
"I heard it's quite lively here?"
Lei Qianjun snorted coldly.
"Who do we have here? It's Mr. Lin from Longji Fresh Food. What's this? You've come uninvited, hoping to get a piece of the pie? Too bad, you're too late."
Lin Chen ignored him, and simply reached out a hand to grab a corner of the black canvas.
hiss-
He tore the entire canvas off with one hand.
laugh--.
A plume of white, cold mist shot out from the pressure relief valve of the eco-cabin, instantly spreading out and carrying a rich marine scent.
Inside the glass enclosure, clear, fresh water is circulating at high speed.
A dozen or so giant, silvery-red fish swam and darted around inside, each one a size larger than the grouper in Lei Qianjun's tank.
Especially the bottom one.
It is nearly two meters long, and its body is a strange dark golden color, like it is cast in metal, and it flashes a frightening light under the lamp.
A 60-pound red snapper king.
The numbers on the activity detector jumped wildly before finally settling steadily at an astonishing value.
400%.
"Oh My God……"
"What...what kind of fish is that? A red snapper? How could it grow so big?"
"It's alive. Look at its gills, look at its eyes. It's incredibly lively."
The audience was silent.
Three seconds later, gasps of amazement erupted from the crowd.
Countless people stood up from their seats and pushed forward relentlessly, wanting to get a better view.
The business owners who were just surrounding Jianghai's investment manager all turned around and rushed towards Lin Chen's eco-cabin.
Tang Zhen's mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg. He stared at the giant tuna, feeling as if his breath had stopped.
Li Jiande shuddered, as if struck by lightning, his mind going completely blank.
On stage, Lei Qianjun's face turned from ashen to liver-colored.
"impossible."
He roared out of control, pointing at Lin Chen's fish.
"This is fake. It must have been treated with some kind of hormone. These fish won't live more than three days. Don't be fooled."
He hurriedly gestured to his assistant to project a printed test report onto the large screen.
"Everyone, please take a close look. This is our Jianghaihui's test report. Our fish are purely wild, guaranteed to be green and pollution-free. This is what high-end ingredients should be."
Lin Chen looked at his clumsy performance and sneered.
"Vice President Lei, is that right?"
He walked up to Lei Qianjun's water tank and pointed to a grouper inside.
"You are all experts, so why not come closer and take a look?"
"Look at the edge of this fish's gills, isn't there an unnatural ring of yellowish sediment? And look at its body surface, isn't there a layer of slippery, unusual mucus?"
"If I remember correctly, this should be a typical pharmacotrophic characteristic left behind by long-term, excessive use of oxytetracycline and chloramphenicol, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the chefs and testing experts who had been invited to be judges changed, and they immediately crowded around.
They observed carefully for a moment, and one of the senior chefs straightened up, shook his head at everyone, and whispered.
"There are definitely signs of drug treatment...it's quite obvious."
Whoosh—.
"What? Treated with medication?"
"I knew the price couldn't be that low; it turns out it's garbage produced by feeding it drugs."
"Jiang Haihui is too unscrupulous, trying to fool us with this kind of thing."
Amidst a cacophony of doubts and insults, Lei Qianjun's face turned ashen.
"Nonsense. You're all in cahoots."
Enraged, Lei Qianjun slammed his hand on the table, causing the wine glasses to bounce.
"What kind of skill is it to just look with your eyes?"
"Bring the machine up. Bring up the provincial capital's authoritative certified liquid chromatography analyzer."
"Today, right here. In front of everyone. We're doing a blind test right here."
Lei Qianjun stared at Lin Chen.
"I'll use data to make you admit defeat."
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