Chapter 605: Huo Yunyan's Scheme

The news that Chen Yang wanted to build a shoe factory in Qingshui City quickly spread to Xingcheng. Early in the morning, Director Huo Yunyan of the Provincial State-owned Assets Commission went to the Governor's Office to report to Liu Jianghua.

Governor, I've heard the news that Chen Yang is preparing to build a large shoe factory in Qingshui City. By doing this, he won't really abandon Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company, will he?

Liu Jianghua clearly understood Huo Yunyan's purpose, and he sternly criticized: 'Director Huo, the matter of Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company, your State-owned Assets Commission has handled it a bit excessively.'

In such a short time, a company about to go public has been messed up by you. Chen Yang is willing to add a 30% repurchase of shares, yet you still refuse. To put it bluntly, you might as well just go rob it.

Huo Yunyan whispered in defense: 'Governor, Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company is poorly managed; this is due to improper personnel choices by Qingshui City Investment Company, and it has little to do with the State-owned Assets Commission. We cannot abandon our own interests because of the Qingshui City Government's dereliction of duty.'

Liu Jianghua snorted coldly: 'Isn't the purpose of our State-owned Enterprise Reform Group to help local enterprises get on the right track? You discovered the problem but neither reported nor handled it; that is the greatest dereliction of duty.'

Seeing Liu Jianghua start to get angry, Huo Yunyan immediately admitted fault: 'Governor, I have already dealt with the responsible persons for dereliction of duty, and I am actively negotiating a self-rescue plan with the Qingshui City side. The company should be able to get back on track.'

Liu Jianghua said in a deep voice: 'Since you already have a solution, why come to me? Could it be that Chen Yang building a shoe factory also affects your interests?'

Huo Yunyan immediately explained: 'Governor, Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company needs Chen Yang's help to complete its IPO plan. I worry that once he focuses on the shoe factory, he won't cooperate with our plan. So I hope you can help with his ideological work.'

Liu Jianghua asked Huo Yunyan: 'How do you want him to cooperate?'

Huo Yunyan said: 'We want Chen Yang's Old Hundred Agricultural Products Trading Company to increase a purchase order of one hundred million for the meat company, to stabilize revenue first. After the meat company completes financing and goes public, we will use the raised funds to expand the market outside the province.'

Upon hearing this, Liu Jianghua burst out laughing angrily. 'Director Huo, your scheme works out really well. You want the Old Hundred Agricultural Products Trading Company to serve as a stepping stone for the meat company's IPO. Have you not considered that this would affect the trading company's own IPO plan?'

Seeing Liu Jianghua's face worsen, Huo Yunyan hesitated a moment, then gathered courage and said: 'Governor, I've investigated; the trading company's revenue has been stable. A purchase order of one hundred million will not put too much pressure on them. Moreover, Chen Yang has assets of several hundred billion; even if an unforeseen change occurs, he can certainly plug the gap himself.'

Liu Jianghua discovered that Huo Yunyan's idea was truly shameless. They seized Chen Yang's company and still wanted him to be a gullible fool to lift the company to IPO. 'Director Huo, you're simply outrageous! I will not do this ideological work. I also hope you immediately stop this idea. If you drive him out of Dongjiang Province, you will bear the consequences.'

Seeing Liu Jianghua disagree, Huo Yunyan could only leave disappointed.

Liu Jianghua sat in his office thinking for a while, then had the secretary call Shen Anna, president of Old Hundred Agricultural Products Trading Company. He informed her that no matter who greets them and requests an increase in orders for Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company, they should ignore it. If the other party dares to use extreme measures, they can report directly to him.

After receiving Liu Jianghua's instructions, Shen Anna was puzzled and thus called Chen Yang to report.

Chen Yang immediately guessed the crux of the matter. Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company is now a mess internally, and its financial problems are surely severe. If the order quantity is not increased, it will surely fail the financial audit for the IPO.

Besides Chen Yang, the parties interested in Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company's IPO are Qingshui City Investment Company and the Provincial State-owned Assets Commission. If Qingshui City Investment Company had a plan, Lin Jianguo would surely discuss it with him in advance. Therefore, the only possibility is the Provincial State-owned Assets Commission.

Liu Jianghua's side surely disagreed with Huo Yunyan's idea, and also worried she might use other administrative means to force Old Hundred Agricultural Products Trading Company to comply, so he personally called to warn.

Chen Yang first felt that Liu Jianghua's worry was overblown. Even if Huo Yunyan were bolder, she would not dare defy the Governor's wishes; otherwise her political career would basically be over.

However, Chen Yang soon realized that Liu Jianghua indeed had foresight.

Over the next few days, Shen Anna's side kept receiving various hints, hoping to increase the purchase order for Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company.

That evening, after dinner at the Lin household, Lin Jianguo also summoned Chen Yang alone to the study.

'Chen Yang, if your Old Hundred Agricultural Products Trading Company increases a purchase order of one hundred million for Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company, would it affect daily operations?'

Chen Yang directly asked: 'Dad, is this Director Huo's idea, or Lin Wei's maternal grandfather's?'

Lin Jianguo hadn't expected Chen Yang to ask so directly; he sighed and said: 'Weiwei's maternal grandfather called me this afternoon. He said that if Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company cannot go public smoothly, it will affect my prospects. Have me do some ideological work on you. I estimate he also called Weiwei.'

Chen Yang didn't expect that Hu Lao Yezi and Director Huo, failing to control Old Hundred Agricultural Products Trading Company through administrative means, would now play the emotional card.

Emotionally, he certainly did not want Lin Jianguo to be implicated because of Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company, but he likewise did not want to become a tool for Hu Lao Yezi and Director Huo.

If they succeeded, they would only oppress him even more severely in the future.

'Dad, actually even if Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company had a purchase order of one hundred million, it would merely temporarily conceal its internal problems. As long as the problems aren't solved, you still have to bear responsibility.'

'But if the Old Hundred Shoe Factory can smoothly achieve mass production in Qingshui City, it could solve the employment problem for at least ten thousand people. At the same time, it would also drive the development of surrounding industries.'

'In that case, in the hearts of Qingshui City residents, you would be a good mayor!'

Lin Jianguo did not doubt Chen Yang's ability. Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company was originally a food processing plant about to go bankrupt, but ultimately became a nationally renowned large enterprise. This is all Chen Yang's achievement.

Moreover, compared to when he first took over Old Hundred Meat Industry Limited Company, Chen Yang's wealth has now increased by several hundred billion. These funds are more than enough to support a shoe factory employing tens of thousands.

So he quickly made his choice.