Chapter 615: Refusing to Sell the Shoe Company

Liu Jianghua greatly admired Chen Yang. This young man had risen to the position of the country's richest person in just three short years, and his speed of making money was truly astonishing.

But what impressed Liu Jianghua even more was that Chen Yang had not lost himself due to his sudden wealth, acting recklessly like a nouveau riche. On the contrary, he displayed extremely high moral character and sense of social responsibility.

Internally, he greatly increased the income of company employees. The average income of employees at Old People's subsidiaries was the highest in the same industry in Dongjiangsheng, and some even far exceeded their peers.

Besides that, he indirectly eased employees' housing pressure by offering a 50% discount.

Externally, the products of Old People's Agricultural Products Trading Company not only had the lowest prices in the industry but also maintained a medium-to-high quality, bringing genuine benefits to the people of Dongjiangsheng.

At the same time, Chen Yang and his companies actively participated in various charitable activities, especially caring for cancer patients. As soon as they acted, it was over two billion!

Such a socially responsible young entrepreneur. Liu Jianghua was very unwilling to see him become a victim of political struggle.

"Chen Yang, just stay in Xingcheng for now. Let those people with grudges settle them themselves. You're stuck in the middle, putting in effort for no gain, and you might even become a sacrificial pawn. Why bother?"

"Governor, I only want to do something within my ability for my hometown people. How could that be wrong?"

"You're not wrong, but you need to consider a question. If you encounter danger, will the Hu and Lin families spare no expense to protect you?"

Chen Yang immediately fell silent. If it were Lin Jianguo's family, he might still have a bit of confidence. As for others, it's really hard to say.

Liu Jianghua earnestly advised Chen Yang: "Just stay put in Xingcheng and take good care of Old People's Agricultural Products Trading Company and Tianqi Pharmaceutical. Leave Qingshui City to others. Besides, you've often been a hands-off manager anyway."

Chen Yang curiously asked Liu Jianghua: "Governor, is the grudge between my ex-wife's maternal grandfather and that deputy secretary very deep?"

Seeing Chen Yang be obstinate and unresponsive, Liu Jianghua said irritably: "How would I know? If you really want to make trouble for yourself, go ahead. If you cause any problems, don't come to me."

Seeing Liu Jianghua angry, Chen Yang immediately put on a smile: "Governor, please don't be angry. I know my own limits; I wouldn't dare to jump into that fray even if you gave me ten guts."

Liu Jianghua let out a cold snort, lightly waved his hand, and said: "I still have things to attend to here; you do as you please!"

Seeing Liu Jianghua lower his head and start reading documents, Chen Yang, being tactful, left his office.

As luck would have it, on the way out of the provincial government building he ran into Huo Yunyan again.

Chen Yang instinctively tried to avoid her, but he didn't expect Huo Yunyan's eyes to be like a tracker, instantly locking onto him.

"Chen Yang, what are you avoiding? I won't eat you."

Chen Yang thought: "You may not eat people, but you suck blood."

"The key point is, you're sucking blood from him alone!"

"Director Huo, you're busy with myriad affairs; as an idle person I won't disturb your work."

Huo Yunyan said lightly: "Chen Yang, since you're so idle, why do you have time to come to the provincial government office? Are you treating this place like a park?"

"Director Huo, I haven't said anything at all; you can't just put a false label on me!"

"Then what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to see the governor about some business!"

Upon hearing that, Huo Yunyan suddenly burst out laughing. Her laugh gave Chen Yang a creepy feeling, and he instinctively wanted to get away from her.

"Director Huo, my company still has matters to attend to, so I won't bother you."

"Wait a moment, I have something to discuss with you." Seeing Chen Yang about to run, Huo Yunyan immediately called out to stop him.

"What is it?" Chen Yang looked at Huo Yunyan with a wary expression; his intuition told him it definitely wasn't anything good.

Huo Yunyan glanced around, lowered her voice, and said: "There are too many people and ears here; let's continue the talk in my office."

Chen Yang reluctantly followed her to the office of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

Huo Yunyan had the secretary brew Chen Yang a cup of tea, then said: "Chen Yang, I already know about the matter concerning Mayor Lin. If it's inconvenient for you to go back to Qingshui City, you can transfer the equity of Old People's Shoe Industry Limited Company to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. I guarantee I won't move the company to Xingcheng."

Chen Yang felt Huo Yunyan's expression was disgusting. He had painstakingly obtained the shoe-making technology and Nike contract manufacturing orders, yet she only wanted to profiteer from the situation by taking what was already there.

The key point is, Chen Yang set up this shoe industry limited company to help Lin Jianguo, while Huo Yunyan represents the interests of the Hu family, which are closely tied to Lin Jianguo.

When the back courtyard caught fire, they were looting their own people. This idea is truly heaven-defying!

"Director Huo, I'm sorry, but I will not transfer the shoe company. Xingcheng has plenty of shoe industry limited companies; if you're interested in this line of business, you can invest in them."

Seeing Chen Yang directly reject her proposal, Huo Yunyan did not get angry and earnestly said: "Chen Yang, you don't need to exclude me like this. For Mayor Lin's benefit, letting the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission take a controlling stake is currently the best option."

Chen Yang countered: "Director Huo, if my shoe industry limited company didn't have Nike's contract manufacturing orders, would you still take it over?"

Huo Yunyan froze for a moment; what she had taken a liking to was precisely Nike's contract manufacturing orders. Without that order, Chen Yang's shoe company would actually be no different from other shoe companies in Xingcheng, and might even be worse.

Chen Yang continued: "We have signed an agreement with Nike that requires us to complete an order of 1.5 million pairs of shoes within six months. If we fail to fulfill the order, not only will we have to compensate for losses, but the previous contract manufacturing agreement will also become invalid."

Upon hearing that, Huo Yunyan's face instantly turned ugly. She angrily said to Chen Yang: "Nonsense! Your shoe company would take at least five months to build, leaving only one month to produce 1.5 million pairs of shoes—how could that possibly be done? How could you sign such an impossible agreement?"

Chen Yang said calmly: "1.5 million pairs of shoes is actually not that many. As long as we hire ten thousand workers, each making 150 pairs per month, we can complete the task."

Huo Yunyan thought Chen Yang must be crazy. She reminded him: "Ten thousand workers, with a monthly wage of 1,000 yuan each, would total ten million. Your contract manufacturing fees probably aren't even enough to pay the workers' wages."

Chen Yang said indifferently: "I don't plan to make money from contract manufacturing. These orders are actually meant to give the people of Qingshui City stable jobs so they don't have to leave their hometowns to make a living elsewhere."

Huo Yunyan was rendered speechless by Chen Yang's idea. Even if it were to support hometown construction, it's not done this way!

What meaning would there be in taking over a purely loss-making company?