Chapter 593: Dealing with Zhou Xiaobo

"Chairman, you simply don't understand management. Letting a woman who knows nothing be the CEO, the company will sooner or later be ruined." Zhou Xiaobo sighed dejectedly.

Obviously his abilities are more suited to be CEO, but Chen Yang chose the company's acknowledged vase, He Wanqiu. Such personnel judgment, yet he is still the domestic richest person.

Heaven really is blind!

"Zhou Zong, as Chief Operating Officer, your position is already high enough." Chen Yang looked disappointedly at Zhou Xiaobo and said: "But you are not only unsatisfied, you also collude with outsiders to damage the company's interests. If I handed the company to you, this kind of insider-outsider, wouldn't it collapse even faster?"

Zhou Xiaobo said indignantly: "Chairman, this is all your fault. If it weren't for your favoritism, I would never have done anything to harm the company's interests."

Chen Yang sneered: "Zhou Zong, don't you blush saying that? As far as I know, Wei Xiaoyan has been providing insider information to Zheng Hua Financial Investment Company since last year."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaobo's face turned deathly pale instantly. He didn't expect Wei Xiaoyan to also tell Chen Yang about the past. Seeing himself in a passive situation, his tone immediately softened.

"Chairman, I know I'm wrong this time. Can you, for the sake of my years of hard work for the company, let me off?"

Chen Yang firmly rejected his request, his face stern as he said: "Zhou Zong, if you merely wanted to profit from insider information, I might turn a blind eye. But you leaked the company's research on producing a generic drug to competitors, which has seriously undermined the company's future development plans. If I let you off, how would I explain to the company's several thousand employees?"

Zhou Xiaobo didn't expect Chen Yang to be settling the account of the Gleevec generic drug with him; he immediately defended: "Chairman, producing generic drugs is illegal—I'm saving you and the company!"

Chen Yang coldly looked at him and said: "Zhou Zong, do you have a problem with your ears? When did I ever say we should produce generic drugs?"

Zhou Xiaobo's old face slightly blushed as he continued to defend: "We have no production patent; even if we researched a generic drug, we couldn't put it into production. You and He Zong doing this is just wasting time and money."

Chen Yang calmly said: "I have money and time. I'm not afraid of wasting, what do you have to worry about? In short, you still refuse to admit your mistake. In that case, I can only handle this according to procedure." After saying that, he picked up his phone, preparing to call Chen Bing to arrest him.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiaobo fell to his knees with a thump before Chen Yang's feet. At this moment he no longer cared about face, clinging to Chen Yang's legs and desperately pleading: "Chairman, I know I was wrong, please let me off!"

Chen Yang repulsively broke free from Zhou Xiaobo's entanglement, coldly saying: "If you don't want me to call the police, you go submit a resignation letter to the board yourself. Moreover, the losses the company suffered from the leak must also be borne by you."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xiaobo could only nod in agreement. He is already fifty-three; once he goes to prison, his life is completely over.

Chen Yang called He Wanqiu and Du Yue'e over, having them calculate the company's losses from Zhou Xiaobo's leak. Because the PR department handled it promptly, it didn't cause the company major direct financial losses; in the end, Zhou Xiaobo only had to compensate five million.

"Chairman, Zhou Xiaobo did so many things harming the company's interests, and you just let him off like that?" He Wanqiu was very dissatisfied with Chen Yang's handling.

Because the news of developing a Gleevec generic drug was leaked, Dongjiang Medical University unilaterally terminated its cooperation with Tianqi Pharmaceutical. This not only damaged the company's image but also lost a good opportunity for a pharmaceutical technology breakthrough.

As CEO, He Wanqiu wished Zhou Xiaobo could be cut into a thousand pieces!

Chen Yang understood He Wanqiu's feelings. He consoled her: "Zhou Xiaobo is suspected of insider trading with Zheng Hua Financial Investment Company. Even if we don't pursue it, the Securities Regulatory Commission won't let him off."

Upon hearing this, He Wanqiu's mood instantly improved. But soon she began to worry again: "Chairman, the position of Vice President Wang hasn't been filled yet, and now we also need to find someone to replace Zhou Xiaobo's COO role. I'm worried sick!"

Chen Yang also understood her difficulties, after all he's accustomed to being a hands-off manager. He smiled and said to He Wanqiu: "If there's no suitable person inside the company, we can directly let a headhunting firm find someone. With money, why worry about not finding good talent?"

He Wanqiu nodded, laughing and crying. She felt this boss in front of her completely lacked a concept of money. Saying to buy a drug factory, he buys a drug factory; saying to build dormitories for employees, he builds dormitories. Now even personnel appointments are directly solved with money.

The world of the rich is truly incomprehensible!

However, following a rich boss is still better than following a debt-ridden boss. Previously, when Su Zhichao was still around, wages were often delayed, benefits constantly defaulted, suppliers came knocking for debts every few days, shareholders only wanted to cash out their shares and flee. The whole company was filled with anxiety.

Such days, she had truly had enough.

"Chairman, now that this insider Zhou Xiaobo has been removed, shouldn't we reconsider cooperating with Dongjiang Medical University to develop a Gleevec generic?"

"No!" Chen Yang directly vetoed He Wanqiu's suggestion, while explaining to her: "Although Novartis has withdrawn the lawsuit, it doesn't mean they've dropped their guard. If we restart the project, it would cement the evidence. Then the company's credit would go completely bankrupt."

Upon hearing this, He Wanqiu immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. However, she was very unwilling to give up such a good partner as Dongjiang Medical University.

Thus she said to Chen Yang again: "Chairman, even if we don't develop a Gleevec generic, we can still cooperate with Dongjiang Medical University on other medical research projects!"

Chen Yang thought for a moment, then said to He Wanqiu: "Go talk to President Wang, find out Dongjiang Medical University's opinion. If they're willing, continue cooperation; otherwise, don't force it."

He Wanqiu said "Okay," then quickly returned to her office to contact President Wang.

After He Wanqiu left, Chen Yang called Chen Bing again, informing him that he understood the conflict between Tianqi Pharmaceutical and Zhou Xiaobo, and asked him to follow up further.

The reason Chen Yang didn't directly handle Zhou Xiaobo at the company is that he hoped after Zhou Xiaobo left, he could lure out more related responsible parties.

He had already inquired with Chen Bing. The background of Zheng Hua Financial Investment Company is not simple; behind it are some powerful influential figures in Dongjiangsheng.

To deal with them, just Zhou Xiaobo alone is far from enough.

So, we need to let the bullets fly a while first. Wait until all the demons and monsters surface, then wipe them out in one net.