Chapter 373: Wu Junhui Removed from Office

Chen Yang arrived at Starlight Financial Investment Company, and the company's newly hired beautiful receptionist directly sent him to Yexin's office.

He walked over and saw Yexin talking with two middle-aged men. One was about fifty years old, wearing a black jacket. The other was slightly younger, wearing glasses and a black down jacket.

"Big sister, do you need something from me?" Chen Yang symbolically walked up and greeted Yexin.

"Chen Yang, you came at just the right time." Yexin pointed to the man in the black jacket and introduced him to Chen Yang: "This is Mr. Peng Guojia, who worked at the Xinan City Feed Factory for twenty years, serving as factory director for five years. He has a bad relationship with the factory's Party Committee Secretary, has been sidelined, and therefore decided to resign and develop elsewhere."

Yexin then pointed to the man in the down jacket wearing glasses and said to Chen Yang: "This is Mr. Song Kai, a production engineer and animal nutrition specialist at the Xinan City Feed Factory. He is a graduate student at the Agricultural University and a disciple of Professor Zhong. Having heard that you took over the Qingshui City Feed Factory, he also wishes to go there and develop together with Mr. Peng Guojia."

"Hello!" Chen Yang enthusiastically shook hands with Peng Guojia and Song Kai.

Peng Guojia solemnly said to Chen Yang: "Boss Chen, I'd like to first understand the future plans of the Qingshui City Feed Factory, then consider whether to join."

Chen Yang said: "The Qingshui City Feed Factory mainly serves a large pig farm under the Commonfolk Meat Industry Co., Ltd. and a township livestock household cooperating with the company. There are no expansion plans in the short term. Your job is to manage the factory well and ensure production progress."

Peng Guojia frowned slightly and said: "A city-owned feed factory raising a large pig farm and a township livestock household seems a bit extravagant, doesn't it?"

Chen Yang explained: "The Commonfolk Meat Industry Co., Ltd., pig farm, and feed factory all serve the Agricultural Products Trading Company. Only when the trading company's business expands can the other companies expand in sync. The trading company has only been established for over half a year, and its layout within the province is not yet complete. For now, I will not consider expanding the other companies."

Peng Guojia had done his homework on the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company. Not only does it have chain stores and a cold-storage warehouse under construction in Xinan City, but it also has branches in every prefecture-level city of Dongjiang Province. Moreover, the brand of Commonfolk's sausage is well known in Xinan City.

He was willing to accept Yexin's invitation to come to Xingcheng, and he was also curious what kind of legendary figure could turn a company established less than half a year ago into a province‑renowned star enterprise.

But upon seeing Chen Yang in person, he still felt a little disappointed. Aside from being young and handsome, Chen Yang is hardly different from an ordinary person, far from the image of a legendary entrepreneur he had imagined.

He even suspected that Chen Yang's success might have been guided by some expert behind the scenes.

"Boss Chen, I must remind you: if we only supply feed to sister companies, the Qingshui City Feed Factory's performance may not be ideal and could even run a loss."

"No problem!" Chen Yang told Peng Guojia: "As long as you do your job well, I won't short you on wages, bonuses, or any benefits you're entitled to—these can be written into the contract."

Peng Guojia was a bit surprised; he hadn't expected Chen Yang to be so straightforward and generous.

Back at the Xinan City Feed Factory, he not only had to oversee production but also had to entertain local officials and various merchants. His salary was only a thousand yuan a month. Meanwhile, the Qingshui City Feed Factory pays five thousand yuan a month, yet only requires him to manage internal factory affairs—this money is too easy to earn.

"Boss Chen, are you sure you're not joking with us?" Peng Guojia still couldn't believe his ears.

Chen Yang laughed: "I said I'd put it in the contract—how could I be joking with you?"

Peng Guojia immediately made up his mind. Still, he asked the nearby Song Kai: "Xiao Song, do you have any other questions for Boss Chen?"

Song Kai shook his head and said: "I've already contacted my mentor. He said as long as Boss Chen wants me, I just need to sign the contract."

Seeing Song Kai's attitude even more resolute than his own, Peng Guojia immediately agreed to Chen Yang's invitation.

Chen Yang brought Peng Guojia and Song Kai to the Commonfolk Agricultural Products Trading Company. After signing the employment contract, he then took them on a tour of the company's various departments.

Peng Guojia discovered that Chen Yang chatted and laughed with the company's staff, got along very well, had none of the airs of a boss, and inexplicably felt fortunate to have found a good boss.

After Chen Yang finished showing Peng Guojia and Song Kai around the company, he had Shen Anna arrange a business car to send them back to their lodgings.

Xinan City is several hundred kilometers from Qingshui City. Peng Guojia still needs to return home to settle his family, while Song Kai must go back to the Xinan City Feed Factory to handle his resignation with his team. In the short term, they cannot yet report for duty at the Qingshui City Feed Factory.

After seeing off Peng Guojia and Song Kai, Chen Yang called Song Yajun and asked him to prepare in advance for handing over work to Peng Guojia.

Thus, the reform work at the Qingshui City Feed Factory could finally give Kong Jie an accounting.

Of course, if Peng Guojia and Song Kai can make the Qingshui City Feed Factory run well, Liu Jianghua will surely also have to give them a merit.

Having resolved the trouble at the Qingshui City Feed Factory, Chen Yang was in a very good mood and that evening specially took Shen Anna, Yexin, and Lan Qiyun to Xingcheng's best Western restaurant to celebrate.

Two days later, he again received good news. The work team sent by Liu Jianghua to Xingcheng Food Co., Ltd., after meticulous investigation, finally determined that Wu Junhui was one of the masterminds behind the employee riot.

Moreover, the slanderous article about Commonfolk's sausage that the Dongjiang Daily published earlier this year was also arranged by Wu Junhui.

After learning the full truth, the Standing Vice Governor in charge of provincial state‑owned enterprise reform, Liu Jianghua, flew into a rage and directly suspended all of Wu Junhui's work at Xingcheng Heavy Industry.

Upon hearing this news, Chen Yang immediately bought shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry and, together with Qi Yunxiang, pushed the stock straight to the limit‑up.

Afterwards, he even used an alternate account to post on Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock forum, vilifying Wu Junhui.

"Folks, what's going on? The chairman of Xingcheng Heavy Industry has been removed from office, yet their stock is still limit‑up?"

"Xiao Bai upstairs, good news means the manipulator is dumping shares, while bad news is the shareholders' gain. If the chairman of Xingcheng Heavy Industry really was removed, today's limit‑up would actually make sense."

"Folks, since the stock is limit‑up, I suggest everyone take profits. This kind of bad news can only last a short time; maybe tomorrow's opening will see it drop again."

"What the upstairs poster said also makes sense—I'll go first as a sign of respect!"

"Alright, I'm leaving too!"

Thus, the limit‑up board of Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock was soon reopened, and it closed with a profit of five points.