Chapter 610

Su Mingyue accompanied Chen Yang for three days in Deep City, then she returned to her hometown. She wanted to spend time with her family before going abroad.

To ensure her safety, Chen Yang made a trip to Xingcheng and had Chen Bing help find two capable female bodyguards to accompany Su Mingyue abroad.

Under heavy rewards, brave men will appear.

After arranging Su Mingyue's matters, Chen Yang went to the Provincial Government. Regarding the matter of Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd., he decided to communicate with Liu Jianghua.

「Governor, tell Director Huo that if she thinks my shares in Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd. are hindering the State-owned Assets Commission's functioning, I can transfer all my remaining shares to the State-owned Assets Commission at the original price. 」

「Chen Yang, you should discuss this with Director Huo; what's the point of coming to me? 」 Liu Jianghua could see Chen Yang was angry. But whether Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd. can successfully go public is very important for Qingshui City and even Dongjiang Province. He cannot make a decision lightly.

「Governor, you are Director Huo's superior. As long as you agree, Director Huo's side will surely have no objections. 」

「That's not how to say it. Each department has its own responsibilities. If I were to manage everything, even forty‑eight hours a day wouldn't be enough. 」

「Governor, if you don't agree, I'll just sell my shares to other investors. 」

「Nonsense, Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd. is already chaotic enough; if another troublemaker shows up, won't it just become a mess? Don't you want to see it succeed in going public? 」

Chen Yang said he was hungry,

「Governor, to be frank, I never thought about going public, whether it's the meat industry company or the trading company. The company isn't short of funds; bringing in a bunch of outside shareholders would only disrupt the current rhythm. 」

Liu Jianghua fell silent upon hearing that. He actually also clearly knew that Common Folk Agricultural Products Trading Co., Ltd. has never lacked funds. The meat industry company has the trading company as a backup, so it likewise faces no financial pressure.

Since Qingshui City Chengtou Company and the Provincial State-owned Assets Commission took stakes in Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd., many problems have erupted. The company, which was once thriving, became stagnant in just a few months.

It is obvious this is not a natural disaster but a man‑made one. The Qingshui City Government appointed the wrong person; although it needed to speed up the company's business expansion, it sent a conservative‑thinking individual to serve as chairman.

The Provincial State‑owned Assets Commission clearly saw the problem, yet did nothing, letting the situation deteriorate.

Had it not been for Huo Yunyan's following me and earning considerable merit, Liu Jianghua would have already taken serious action.

「Chen Yang, if Qingshui City Investment Company and the Provincial State‑owned Assets Commission each withdraw half of their shares, letting you regain control of Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd., what do you think? 」

Chen Yang said: 「Governor, thank you for your kindness. But my precondition for taking back control of the company is to terminate the IPO plan. If Director Huo and the Qingshui City Investment Bureau disagree, I think it would be more appropriate to sell my shares. 」

Liu Jianghua asked Chen Yang, bewildered: 「You are now the chairman of a listed company; why are you so afraid of the company going public? 」

Chen Yang said helplessly: 「Precisely because I am the chairman of a listed company do I know how difficult this is. Common Folk Agricultural Products Trading Co., Ltd. has Manager Shen holding the fort, so even if it went public it wouldn't consume much of my energy. As for Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd., who can I rely on to share my burden? 」

Liu Jianghua fell silent again. If there were even one person who understood management in Qingshui City, Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd. wouldn't be in its current state. Moreover, the people sent by the Provincial State‑owned Assets Commission who know but don't report are of worse nature and are even less fit to be entrusted with important responsibilities.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly thought of a person: 「Chen Yang, what do you think of Lu Guojie taking over the management of Common Folk Meat Industry Co., Ltd.? 」

Chen Yang's relationship with Lu Guojie is not bad. However, the other party is a highly regarded reserve cadre of the Provincial Finance Department's director, and he might not be willing to go to Qingshui City to endure hardship.

「Governor, I have no doubts about Lu Guojie's ability. But will the Provincial Finance Department release him? 」

「You don't need to worry about that; I'll handle the communication. …」 Liu Jianghua paused, then said to Chen Yang: 「Lu Guojie's rank is unsuitable for serving as chairman; you should first nominally hold the chairman title while letting him act as vice president to exercise the chairman's authority. 」

As long as Chen Yang doesn't have to manage things himself, everything else is fine; he immediately agreed to Liu Jianghua's suggestion.

「Chen Yang, since you're so busy, why are you still bothering with a shoe factory? 」 Liu Jianghua has never understood Chen Yang's behavior. On one hand he complains to himself about being too busy; on the other hand he is expanding into new businesses. The crucial point is that the shoe factory has nothing to do with the farm products trading company.

Chen Yang frankly said: 「Governor, my purpose in building the shoe factory is to relieve employment pressure in Qingshui City. I don't expect to make any money from it. 」

Liu Jianghua stared for a moment, hardly believing his ears. A businessman who doesn't aim to make money—can he still be called a businessman?

However, Chen Yang is truly different from other businessmen. At the very least, he is very conscientious toward his subordinates. In the whole Xingcheng, the number of enterprises paying higher wages than Common Folk Agricultural Products Trading Co., Ltd. can be counted on one's fingers.

Moreover, Common Folk Agricultural Products Trading Co., Ltd. not only offers high wages but also provides a 50 % housing‑purchase quota in Dongjiang New City.

That quota, according to information gathered by his secretary, has already been hyped to 200,000 RMB each on the market—yet it's a case of having price but no market.

Therefore, Chen Yang can be regarded as a good boss who works for the people's welfare. This is also why Liu Jianghua has always admired him.

「Chen Yang, since you want to go into the shoe business, just focus on it! If you run into any difficulties, feel free to let me know. 」

「Governor, why don't you allocate a bit more funding to Qingshui City? I'm worried they'll run out of money halfway through road construction, making it inconvenient for workers to take a bus home after work. 」

「Sure, I'll go talk to the Finance Bureau later, 」

「Then thank you, Governor! 」

One day later, Lu Guojie arrived energetically at the office of Common Folk Agricultural Products Trading Co., Ltd. to report to Chen Yang.

「Chairman Chen, from now on I'll be your subordinate; please look after me. 」

Chen Yang said to Lu Guojie: 「Old Lu, in my workplace you can be a bit relaxed. As long as you do the job well, there's no problem.

Lu Guojie said embarrassedly: 「I'm worried I won't do the job well, so I'd like to find two assistants. 」

Chen Yang had no suitable person to recommend; he could only have Lu Guojie ask Liu Jianghua for staff.

Lu Guojie had no objection to that.

But before returning to Qing Shui, Chen Yang was again summoned by Liu Jianghua, who reminded him to keep a close watch on Lu Guojie and not let him do anything impulsive again.