Chapter 604: Preparations for the Shoe Factory

"Weiwei, do you mean you want me to vigorously develop the medicinal herb industry in Qingshui City?" Lin Jianguo had always paid attention to Chen Yang's Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical and also knew that this company had been expanding its medicinal herb base.

Focusing on promoting this project in Qingshui City is indeed a good choice.

"Dad, Chen Yang has so many industry chains under his name, do you really have to choose medicinal herbs?" Lin Wei was speechless about her father's comprehension ability. If they really promoted the medicinal herb base citywide, Double Phoenix Town would have no advantage at all. Then her efforts these past days would be wasted.

Lin Jianguo helplessly said: "Weiwei, Chen Yang has only three major industries under his name: an agricultural products trading company, a meat industry company, and a pharmaceutical company. He doesn't want to go back to the meat industry company, so that can be ruled out. The farm products trading company already has many collaborations in Qingshui City, at most it can only add icing on the cake. So only the pharmaceutical limited company still has investment potential!"

Lin Wei sighed. She actually really wanted to monopolize Qingshui City's medicinal herb market and achieve a long-term cooperation with Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical, but she didn't want her father to worry too much.

"Dad, you go handle the medicinal herb base, and I'll think of another project."

After gaining Lin Wei's support, Lin Jianguo happily left.

Lin Wei originally wanted to go back to the study to continue researching the new project, but thinking that Chen Yang was still asleep, she gave up. She made a leave request call to the town office, then waited at home for Chen Yang to wake up.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Yang finally woke up from hunger. Seeing Lin Wei not at work at home, he was quite surprised.

"Wife, what day is today that you don't have to go to work?"

Lin Wei had the nanny heat up some food for Chen Yang, then said: "My father wants to vigorously develop the medicinal herb planting project in Qingshui City; I can only bear the pain and let go. Since I temporarily haven't found a more suitable new project for Double Phoenix Town, I'll just stay at home and relax."

Upon hearing Lin Jianguo wanted to heavily develop medicinal herb planting, Chen Yang wryly smiled and said: "Medicinal herbs can't be eaten as staple food. Although Heavenly Opening Pharmaceutical also has chain stores, it's impossible to large-scale introduce Chinese medicinal herbs."

Lin Wei asked Chen Yang: "Regarding your father's investment project in the New City District, do you have a direction yet?"

Chen Yang said: "I plan to set up a shoe factory with a workforce of over ten thousand, producing shoes that can be wholesaled to physical stores and also sold to consumers nationwide through the Old Hundreds E-commerce Platform's sales channel."

Upon hearing that, Lin Wei happily kissed Chen Yang. "Husband, you're amazing; a shoe factory with over ten thousand workers can greatly alleviate Qingshui City's labor outflow. Then I don't have to give up my own project."

Chen Yang modestly waited for the nanny to heat the meal, then began to eat heartily.

"Husband, have you considered building the shoe factory in Double Phoenix Town?"

"Sure!" Chen Yang answered readily. As long as there's money, investment can be made anywhere.

Lin Wei immediately called Lin Jianguo, saying that Chen Yang wanted to invest and build a shoe factory in Double Phoenix Town.

Upon hearing that the new shoe factory's plan scale is over ten thousand people, Lin Jianguo immediately said to Lin Wei: "Weiwei, you should just focus on developing the medicinal herb planting. The shoe factory matter, I'll discuss it with Chen Yang!"

Lin Wei helplessly handed the phone over to Chen Yang.

After hearing Lin Jianguo's request, Chen Yang immediately agreed to build a shoe factory in the New City District.

However, Chen Yang didn't rush to inspect the industrial land arranged by Lin Jianguo and Kong Jie; instead, he went to the sales office of Happy Farmland Community to find Zhang Linlin.

"Boss Chen, what wind blew you here?"

"No wind, I can't come?"

"Hehe, if you really have nothing to do, you should be at home hugging your ex-wife."

Chen Yang embarrassedly laughed. Then he said to Zhang Linlin: "I want to build a large shoe factory in the New City District; are you interested in taking a senior management position?"

Zhang Linlin hesitantly said: "I have no experience managing a shoe factory; wouldn't that be unsuitable?"

Chen Yang said: "Whether you can manage or not isn't important. I just need someone I can trust to keep an eye on the company's internal situation, so that assets aren't transferred without anyone noticing."

"Alright, I definitely won't let you down." Zhang Linlin, after serving as a deputy general manager at Old Hundreds Meat Industry Co., Ltd., missed the days of being an executive. Since Chen Yang asked her to be the shoe factory's eyes, she also gladly accepted this new job.

And after hanging up with Zhang Linlin, Chen Yang dialed Zhu Zhu's number. On the call, he straightforwardly stated his purpose, hoping Zhu Zhu could help contact her shoe merchant friends in Hong Kong to explore the possibility of cooperation.

Zhu Zhu reminded Chen Yang: "If you really want to start a shoe factory, it's best not to partner with others. Partnership businesses are too complicated and usually don't last long."

Chen Yang naturally knew partnership businesses are hard, but besides money, he had nothing else.

"Miss Zhu, if I do it myself, can you help solve the technology transfer issue?"

Zhu Zhu said: "I have a friend who runs a shoe company. Their shoes are of very high quality, but they don't know how to manage operations, and they're now on the verge of bankruptcy. If you're interested, I'll contact you about the technology patent transfer."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

After Lin Wei went to work in Double Phoenix Town, Chen Yang reopened his computer to review the US stock market.

TIE Company's stock price had risen to thirty-eight dollars. Fruit Company's stock price had risen to seventy-five dollars.

That means his total assets have increased to 129.44 billion US dollars. Converted to RMB, it has reached 1,061.7 billion.

Taking a small fraction from this would be enough to solve the shoe factory's funding problem.

Thinking this through, Chen Yang called Su Mingyue again, asking her to act as the deputy general manager of Old Hundreds Financial Investment Company to liaise with Zhu Zhu on the shoe factory's technology patent transfer.

So as not to make Lin Wei suspicious, Chen Yang didn't plan to personally go to Hong Kong for negotiations this time.

Three days later, Su Mingyue replied to Chen Yang, saying the shoe factory technology transfer issue had been resolved. Additionally, she sent him an equipment procurement list via email.

Upon seeing it, Chen Yang noted that everything was imported equipment. He then gave Su Mingyue a batch of funds, asking her to also handle the equipment procurement.

After settling the technology and equipment issues, Chen Yang then let Lin Jianguo take him to inspect the several plots of industrial land the city had arranged for him in the New City District.

It must be said, Qingshui City's government is truly generous. The five plots of land given to Chen Yang total 120 mu. Not only can the factory area be built, but the dormitory building issue can also be resolved together.

Of course, this location is also somewhat remote; driving from the urban area takes half an hour, comparable to the time it takes Chen Yang to go to Double Phoenix Town.