Chapter 330

Kong Jie thought for a while and felt that he could allocate a plot of land near Qingshui City Feed Factory for Chen Yang.

Whether Chen Yang uses the land given by the government to build a new factory or converts the old workshop into a residential area, either way he is creating GDP for Qingshui City.

Moreover, Chen Yang taking over Qingshui City Feed Factory also helps him and the Qingshui City Government shake off a heavy burden. Both emotionally and rationally, they should meet the other party's demands.

"Chen Yang, when are you planning to take over Qingshui City Feed Factory?"

"Senior Leader, there's no rush, right? Our Factory Manager Song went to the province for a meeting; you'll have to wait until he returns before we can discuss this."

"You're the boss; doesn't what you say count?"

"What I say goes, but someone has to carry it out! You also know I'm about to report to the province."

Kong Jie sighed; he could clearly see this was Chen Yang's deliberate excuse to delay. It seems the transfer of Qingshui City Feed Factory will still require some wrangling.

"Chen Yang, if you have any concerns, you can tell me directly. The government side will also try to consider your company's difficulties."

Chen Yang was not in a hurry to agree to take over Qingshui City Feed Factory; the main reason was his worry about too many bad debts. When he initially took over Red Star Food Processing Plant, he had uncovered a large amount of corruption problems. He did not believe that this Qingshui City Feed Factory would be clean.

"Leader, since I have agreed to take over the feed factory, I will certainly not go back on my word. However, acquiring a company has its own procedures; I need to first conduct an in-depth investigation into the internal situation of the feed factory, and then formulate an acquisition plan based on the investigation report. You had better give me some preparation time!"

Kong Jie originally thought that Chen Yang had come to him voluntarily to discuss acquiring the feed factory, and that the process should go much more smoothly. He did not expect that this was only the beginning.

He called Zhang Chunhua in and had her find the materials on Qingshui City Feed Factory, then handed them to Chen Yang.

"All the information about Qingshui City Feed Factory is in the materials; take them back, study them carefully, and reply to me as soon as you have finished reading."

Chen Yang, while taking the feed factory materials from Zhang Chunhua's hands, smiled and said to Kong Jie: "Leader, it's not that I don't trust you. Having the precedent of Red Star Food Processing Plant makes me unable not to suspect that the data you have obtained might also be inflated. I can take it back as reference, but the necessary procedures must still be followed. You also know that for reform work to proceed smoothly, we must first uncover all the problems."

Kong Jie, upon hearing this, was not angry either. If Chen Yang asked nothing and directly signed a transfer agreement with the feed factory, he would instead suspect the other party of having ulterior motives.

Nowadays, many state-owned enterprise reforms in the country are carried out by people with ulterior motives who split off high-quality assets and sell them off, ultimately creating an even bigger mess.

And Chen Yang's successful transformation of Red Star Food Processing Plant, in Kong Jie's mind, makes him an entrepreneur with a sense of social responsibility.

"Chen Yang, since you don't trust the data I gave you, go investigate it yourself. I will arrange people to cooperate with your work."

Chen Yang immediately refused Kong Jie's goodwill: "Leader, could you first keep this matter confidential for me? If what I investigate is merely what others want me to know, then the investigation would be meaningless."

Kong Jie did not expect Chen Yang to have so many schemes; he smiled and said: "As long as you can revive the feed factory for me, you can do whatever you want, and I guarantee I will not interfere."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang repeatedly expressed his thanks, then rose and bade farewell to Kong Jie.

The pig farm in Shuangfeng Town was still under construction, and the nationwide pig-raising cooperation plan in Panlong Town was only in the preparation stage, so Chen Yang had enough time to learn about and straighten out Qingshui City Feed Factory.

After returning home, Chen Yang called Shen Anna, hoping to borrow Qian Duo Duo and Qin Qin to Qingshui City to handle the work of acquiring Qingshui City Feed Factory.

Shen Anna complained for a while, but in the end she still agreed to Chen Yang's request. After all, this boss, although he does not manage affairs, is generous with his money, does not put on airs of authority, and enjoys a high standing among employees. Even if she disagreed, Qian Duo Duo and Qin Qin would voluntarily take leave to go help.

After finishing communication with Shen Anna, Chen Yang began to browse the materials that Kong Jie had given him about Qingshui City Feed Factory.

According to the materials, the feed factory has 150 on‑staff employees and produces 120,000 tons of feed each year.

This output is sufficient to sustain a feed factory of 150 people without any problem. However, the financial statements of Qingshui City Feed Factory show consecutive years of losses. Not only are three months of wages owed to employees, but there is also a loan of 20 million yuan owed to the bank.

Seeing this, Chen Yang already felt a bit regretful.

Using 20 million yuan to plug the hole would be less worthwhile than providing each household in Shuangfeng Town with a compensation of 200,000 yuan.

However, Chen Yang also did not rush to call Kong Jie. The materials were provided by Kong Jie, and any problems they contain, the other party surely knows about as well.

As for whether Kong Jie has sent people to investigate, Chen Yang is not clear.

What he is clear about is that, even if he wanted to back out, he would have to wait until Qian Duo Duo and the others finish their due diligence and obtain solid evidence before he could go back to Kong Jie for a new round of negotiations.

Chen Yang thought for a moment, then called Lin Jianguo.

"Dad, I have a favor to ask of you; I don't know if it's convenient for you."

"What is it?"

"I am preparing to acquire Qingshui City Feed Factory, but the materials given by Mayor Kong show that their financial problems are serious. I suspect there is serious corruption involved. Could you spare some time to help investigate?"

"The problems of Qingshui City Feed Factory have already been assigned by Mayor Kong to the Public Security Bureau and the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection for a secret investigation. You don't need to worry about it for now. If there are results, I will inform you. However, aren't you supposed to go work at the Provincial State‑Owned Enterprise Reform Group? You are both acquiring a feed factory and investing in real estate in Shencheng—can you really handle all that?"

"It's fine; the feed factory side can have professionals take charge of management. The real estate project is a cooperative venture, so I don't need to constantly watch over it."

"You kid, you keep handing everything over to others; sooner or later something will go wrong."

"It's okay; if these enterprises cannot make a profit, I can sell them off in time to cut losses."

"……, as long as you know what you're doing. I still have things to attend to here; I'll hang up now."

After Lin Jianguo hung up the phone, Chen Yang sat on the sofa, thought for a while, and realized that his expansion speed had indeed become much faster.

Ordinary people need several years, even more than a decade, to establish a business, whereas he has already created seven companies in half a year. Qingshui City Feed Factory is already the eighth.

The main reason here is still that Chen Yang makes money in the stock market too quickly, giving him sufficient financial strength to toss around.

Of course, Chen Yang is not blindly expanding. These enterprises are all linked in business. As long as internal management does not run into problems, they can guarantee steady performance.