Chapter 372: Making Trouble

Wu Junhui's actions were much faster than Chen Yang had anticipated.

The next morning, Chen Yang received a call from Xiao Jian, saying that employees of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. had already hung a banner at the company gate, firmly opposing the entry of Ordinary People Meat Industry Co., Ltd. into their territory.

Xiao Jian was in Deep City, but he still had an informant at Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.; whenever there was any movement there, he would report to Chen Yang immediately.

Chen Yang had previously visited Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.; to avoid alerting them, he deliberately changed into casual clothes and then took a taxi to outside their company to watch the commotion.

Upon arriving, he found the scene quite lively. The entire entrance of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. was crowded with people; a few people in the middle were holding a long banner bearing slogans opposing the stationing of Ordinary People Company.

About half an hour later, several TV station vehicles suddenly arrived outside. The people who got out of the cars were all familiar to Chen Yang—they were reporters from Xingcheng TV and Xingcheng Life Channel.

It appeared that the other side deliberately wanted to blow things up, using the media's mouth to block Chen Yang's path to acquiring Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.

To avoid causing a stir, Chen Yang did not join the crowd; instead, he took a taxi straight to the Provincial State-owned Enterprise Reform Group Office.

The TV station going to interview Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. over such a big matter would certainly have someone report it to Liu Jianghua.

Chen Yang wanted to see how Liu Jianghua would handle this matter.

When he arrived at the office, Liu Jianghua was still in his own office and hadn't come out; instead, Lu Guojie and the other young staff in the office came up to greet him.

"Chen Yang, your eye is still good. I bought a poorly performing automobile stock yesterday, and today it opened up five points." Lu Guojie excitedly shared his stock market gains with Chen Yang.

Others also hurriedly reported good news to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang said to Lu Guojie and those present: "Everyone, the stock market carries risk—remember to take profits when you're ahead!"

Lu Guojie laughed: "I've already sold it. Playing around with a poor-performing stock occasionally is fine, but holding it long-term is hard on the heart—you never know when it will blow up."

"Old Lu, what you said makes perfect sense!" Chen Yang gave Lu Guojie a thumbs-up. Those who understand to respect the market may not make a huge fortune, but they can certainly remain invincible in the stock market.

Many people who lose money in the stock market are those who, after a rise, still want it to rise further, and after a fall, are unwilling to cut losses. Not only do they lose profits, but they eventually lose their principal as well.

After chatting for about half an hour, Liu Jianghua finally arrived, looking none too well; it seemed he already knew what had happened at Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.

"Chen Yang, the employees of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. have been misled by some rumors, and their emotions are a little unstable. When you go to work at the company these days, pay attention—if you notice something wrong, report it to the police immediately!"

Chen Yang deliberately put on a nervous expression and said to Liu Jianghua: "Governor Liu, is it that the employees of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. don't want me to take over their company? If they have antagonistic feelings, maybe we should forget the acquisition!"

Liu Jianghua waved his hand and said: "Chen Yang, you don't need to worry; it's just a few troublemakers stirring things up. Once the work group investigates and clarifies, those who should be dealt with will be handled seriously."

Chen Yang put on a troubled look and said: "Others have already planted the seed of hatred toward me in the hearts of Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.'s employees in advance. Even if we deal with the instigators, we can't change others' minds. I estimate that taking over Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd. will be extremely difficult. Maybe we should just forget it?"

Seeing Chen Yang repeatedly try to shirk responsibility for taking over Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd., Liu Jianghua's face sank and he coldly snorted: "What are you afraid of? Since the province has assigned you to take over, it will surely eliminate all potential hidden dangers! Some people can't do their jobs right but excel at causing trouble. I'd like to see just how capable they really are!"

Chen Yang wasn't afraid of Liu Jianghua getting angry. The other side currently expects him to clean up the mess at Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd.; even if there is anger, it couldn't possibly be directed at him.

Only after the behind-the-scenes culprit is uncovered will Liu Jianghua's anger fully erupt.

"Governor Liu, could it be Director Wu stirring up trouble? You know he and I have always been at odds. He's definitely the one in the whole Xingcheng who least wants me to take over Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd."

"Chen Yang, don't guess wildly. Wu Junhui isn't as despicable as you imagine." Liu Jianghua frowned slightly. While he verbally defended Wu Junhui, he had already planted seeds of suspicion in his heart.

Last time, when the ordinary people's sausage was smeared, the writer who penned the "little essay" had a good relationship with Wu Junhui. But because Wu Junhui was performing an important task in Europe, he didn't pursue it further.

Now, looking back, since they did it once, how could they possibly not do it again!

Liu Jianghua quietly gave a few instructions to his secretary nearby, who immediately took the assignment and left.

Chen Yang guessed that Liu Jianghua must have sent his secretary to investigate Wu Junhui. To wait for news, he pretended to look over state-owned enterprise reform documents in the office, but even after lunch he still hadn't received the information he wanted.

Having no choice, Chen Yang could only find an excuse to first return to the Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company.

The Provincial State-owned Enterprise Reform Group Office is Liu Jianghua's turf; staying there, Chen Yang dared not behave too out of line. Meanwhile, the Ordinary People Agricultural Products Trading Company is his own turf—he can do whatever he wants, free and unrestrained!

"Boss, Yexin knows you're back and wants you to go to Xinghui Financial Investment Company for a visit."

"Not going; if she's looking for me, it surely isn't anything good!"

Chen Yang rarely gets a moment of peace; the last thing he wants to happen is to discuss stocks with Yexin.

Shen Anna laughed: "You'd better go take a look; I heard they found someone with feed factory management experience, and they even brought an expert team."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang immediately became interested.

He had taken over the Qingshui City Feed Factory for a while, but for various reasons he had never gone to handle its reform and reorganization work.

Although Song Yajun occasionally went to check on it, his focus ultimately remained with Ordinary People Meat Industry Co., Ltd.

So, during this period, the Qingshui City Feed Factory was like a wild child whom neither grandmother nor uncle cared for.

Because they saw no reform results, Kong Jie had Zhang Chunhua call him several times to urge him to return to Qingshui to resolve the issues.

Chen Yang also felt helpless. On the Xingcheng side and at the Qingshui City Labor Bureau, he had posted ads recruiting senior management talent, but after so long, no one had come to apply. Getting Yexin to help, her mind was entirely on stocks.

Now hearing that Yexin had already found the relevant talent and was bringing an expert team along to switch jobs, his mood instantly brightened, and he quickly took the elevator to Xinghui Financial Investment Company.