Urban Super Medical Saint

Chapter 160 The Problem with Grades

After the sales and profit data for May were released, Cheng Yazhou and other shareholders were almost stunned on the spot, and even Tang Yiyuan, the veteran traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, was no exception.

Because this meant that in just one month, shareholder Cheng Yazhou had earned eight hundred thousand, while Tang Yiyuan and Wu Qianjin each made four hundred thousand. At that time, in 1998, these amounts were what many people believed they could never earn in a lifetime, not to mention Ge Dongxu, who had made two million four hundred thousand from the herbal tea in just one month.

However, Ge Dongxu was not dazzled by this figure, on the contrary, he made another major decision, which was to not repay the loans yet and instead invest all the profits generated in May into advertising.

This time, even the most cautious and frugal Wu Qianjin did not frown and agreed immediately.

If someone asked what the hottest advertisement in June was, surely someone would answer Qinghe Herbal Tea.

The fiery imagery of the canned product splashing into the water, and the slogan "Drink Qinghe Herbal Tea to reduce internal heat and nourish life force," seemed to appear on any channel they turned to.

That month, Qinghe Herbal Tea Beverage Factory received orders not only from Ouzhou City or just Jiangnan Province but from all over the country.

That month, Qinghe Herbal Tea Beverage Factory's sales reached eighteen million, three times that of May.

This data energized Cheng Yazhou and others like a shot of adrenaline; they all awaited Ge Dongxu's command to increase the investment and pursue further victories. However, Ge Dongxu, deviating from his usual approach, not only cashed out a portion of the profits to each shareholder that month but also did not continue to increase the investment in advertising. Instead, he asked Cheng Yazhou and others to focus on improving talent recruitment and management.

Because over the past year, the expansion and development of Qinghe Herbal Tea Beverage Factory had been extraordinarily fast, especially in the recent months, it had been alarmingly fast. If it were left unchecked, it would definitely go out of control, and stability was necessary.

Tang Yiyuan, a university professor, immediately understood Ge Dongxu's concerns the moment he raised them, and could not help but silently admire his wisdom.

Indeed, he was already well past his prime, yet under the stimulation of such favorable circumstances, he had lost the calm and rationality he should have possessed, while a young man managed to keep a clear and calm mind throughout.

After Qinghe Herbal Tea Beverage Factory slowed down, Ge Dongxu also faced the final exams of his second year in high school.

In the second semester of the second year, the school had conducted a major in humanities and sciences division, and both Ge Dongxu and Du Yifan chose the science stream and were fortunate to continue being in the same class and at the same desk. Cheng Le Hao chose the humanities because there were more girls in the humanities class. Of course, his scores in science were not good, but his humanities scores were passable.

Ge Dongxu's academic performance continued to improve steadily, securing third place in his class and tenth in the science section of his grade. Ge Dongxu's grades could have been even better, but now a significant part of his focus was on cultivation, and the Qinghe Herbal Tea Beverage Factory and Donglin Yue Clothing Company also drew some of his attention.

Since both ventures were at critical stages of development and related to his future money-making plans, Ge Dongxu had to devote part of his attention to them.

However, to everyone's surprise, Du Yifan's grades suddenly plummeted, ranking only tenth in his class and fiftieth in the science section of his year, although he had always been fifth in his year group before. However, his math score was still perfect.

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"What's going on with you, Yifan? Has it been because you've been too distracted with computers lately? I think you should put aside your computer studies for now, as the most crucial thing is to get into a good university," Ge Dongxu said with concern as he caught up with Du Yifan on the way home.

Du Yifan was very talented in mathematics. By the second half of his first year in high school, Ge Dongxu had noticed that he had already started reading books about computers and had even ambitiously told Ge Dongxu that he would definitely become a great programmer one day. After the start of the second year in high school, Du Yifan's determination had become even stronger, to the point where he no longer paid attention in classes like history and other humanities, always scribbling on paper. Ge Dongxu knew he was thinking about computer software programming.

However, at that time, Ge Dongxu did not stop him because, to some extent, he was even more distracted than Du Yifan, spending a large part of his energy on cultivation and secretly investing in real estate and starting companies to make money. But this time, he suddenly discovered that Du Yifan's grades had dropped severely and started to feel that it wasn't wise for Du Yifan to continue being distracted, at least not without better time management.

"Thanks, boss. I know what I'm doing," Du Yifan said, glancing at Ge Dongxu, hesitated to speak further, but finally managed a forced smile in response.

"No, are you hiding something from me?" As Ge Dongxu's cultivation soared and his social experience increased, his ability to perceive deepened, and he immediately noticed something was off with Du Yifan.

"What could I possibly be hiding from you?" Du Yifan said, lowering his head.

"No, lift your head and let me have a good look at you," Ge Dongxu said, noticing Du Yifan's head lowered and seeing that the heavenly lines on his forehead were faint and almost broken, a shock going through his heart as he spoke in a serious tone.

"Damn, boss, are you sick? What's there to look at on me? If you want to look at something, why don't you look at beauties? Speaking of which, ever since Busty Senior went to college, you haven't flirted with any girls. Actually..." Du Yifan, pretending to be indifferent, lifted his head and looked at Ge Dongxu disdainfully.

"It's not me who's sick, it's your dad who's sick, and it's serious," Ge Dongxu said, ignoring Du Yifan's rambling comments and staring at him with a serious expression.

"How do you know that?" Upon hearing this, Du Yifan's eyes widened in shock, staring at Ge Dongxu as if he had seen a ghost.

Though Du Yifan wore glasses and was thin, appearing sleazy around beautiful women, his frail body harbored an unknown strength and pride; thus, he had never told anyone about his father's illness, not even Cheng Lehao.

"Don't ask how I know. Where is your dad now? Take me to see him," Ge Dongxu said gravely.

"What's there to see? He's pretty sick anyway. But don't worry, boss, I'm currently developing a software, and once it's done, it will make money," Du Yifan said casually, trying to appear unconcerned, but the area behind his glasses became noticeably red, and his head tilted slightly upward as he sniffled.

In an instant, Ge Dongxu understood why Du Yifan's grades had plummeted. He hadn't been focusing on his studies recently, but had been entirely consumed with developing software to make money.

"I'm sorry, I haven't been paying enough attention to you lately. Alright, take me to see your dad, I should be able to help," After realizing the situation, Ge Dongxu felt remorseful, he sighed, patted Du Yifan's shoulder, and said.

Ge Dongxu was not a talkative person, and combined with a maturity that far exceeded his peers, he sometimes seemed a bit out of place in class, but he and Du Yifan had been desk mates for two years and their friendship had always been strong.

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