Chapter 99: Shen Anna's Sincere Advice

Because it was the weekend, Chen Yang temporarily had no plan to go inspect the food processing plant Xu Li mentioned on site. Seeing it would be pointless, so he still had to wait until Monday to negotiate.

However, Shen Anna had no intention of letting Chen Yang continue resting. She threatened Chen Yang, saying that if he didn't return to Xingcheng for a meeting, she wouldn't let Qin Qin and Qian Duo Duo come to Qingshui City to assist with the liquidation work of the food processing plant.

Without legal and financial assistance, even with Xu Li's guarantee, Chen Yang dared not recklessly take over a food processing plant that was about to go bankrupt.

Having no choice, he could only bring Lin Wei along to Xingcheng for the weekend.

When they arrived downstairs at the company, Lin Wei said she needed to go to school to collect an award, and let Chen Yang go to the meeting by himself. She then drove her Land Rover to Xingcheng University.

When Chen Yang arrived at the company, he noticed that the staff in each department had increased significantly. The originally spacious and bright office had become a bit crowded.

"Boss, you finally decided to come back to the company!" Zhao Xiaoxiao was the first to spot Chen Yang and let out an exaggerated exclamation.

Chen Yang deliberately put on a stern face to scare her, saying: "Wouldn't it be better if no one managed you?"

Zhao Xiaoxiao sighed and said: "That's good, but we also want our work to be recognized! If you don't manage anything, how can we know whether we're doing well or poorly?"

Chen Yang thought it made sense, so he told Zhao Xiaoxiao: "Then go notify Shen Anna and the other executives to hold a meeting." After saying that, he alone walked into the company meeting room first.

Ten minutes later, Shen Anna led a group of people in. They sat down one by one, then began to report their work to Chen Yang.

Zhao Xiaoxiao, as the manager of the Market Research Department, spoke first: "Our current inventory is somewhat monotonous, with most products coming from Qingshui City, which greatly limits our customer base. My suggestion is that we shouldn't restrict our purchases to Qingshui City and the East Jiang jurisdiction; we should also inspect other provinces and cities. We should strive for product diversification, so customers see us as a professional agricultural products trading company rather than a simple vegetable stall."

Chen Yang, having worked a few days at the public's agricultural products supermarket in Shuanglin Market, felt deeply about this. He said: "Xiaoxiao's suggestion is great; the marketing department should send some experienced people to other provinces to take a look. For example, southern fruits taste good, have high profits, and are popular with everyone. We can introduce more of them."

Next, Luo Hao from the Network Security Department spoke: "My only issue is that the budget for building our online sales platform is a bit small. I hope the boss can increase the budget a little."

Chen Yang valued online sales the most, so he immediately told Luo Hao: "Tell Qian Duo Duo how much budget you need, and I will fully support you."

Luo Hao didn't expect Chen Yang to support him without hesitation, and his eyes became moist with emotion.

"Boss, rest assured, I will definitely build a perfect sales platform for the company."

Chen Yang is completely a novice when it comes to computer technology; he can only cheer him on.

Next, Luo Xue, Qian Duo Duo, Qin Qin, He Yifei, Wang Ziqiang and other managers reported their work progress. Chen Yang responded to each, and before he knew it, two hours had passed.

In his past life as a worker, what annoyed Chen Yang most was meetings; now as a boss, he still couldn't escape the fate of meetings. After everyone left, he couldn't help complaining to Shen Anna: "Anna Sis, you could handle all of this yourself; there's no need to wait for me to make decisions."

Shen Anna laughed: "You feel tired after just one meeting. I have several meetings a day—who would I complain to?"

Chen Yang, hearing her say that, felt a bit embarrassed. He advised: "Anna Sis, Rome wasn't built in a day, and going public also requires a long process. Don't put too much pressure on yourself; rest when you should. Only by replenishing your energy can you work better."

Shen Anna sighed: "As soon as I close my eyes, I dream of bad things; I'd rather be tired."

Chen Yang knew she hadn't emerged from the whirlwind of her emotions. "I've heard the best way to heal emotional wounds is to start a new relationship; would you like to try?"

Shen Anna gave a bitter smile: "At my age, who would still be interested in me?"

Chen Yang said: "Xingcheng is so big; if you don't try, how will you know there isn't anyone?"

Shen Anna sighed: "If you could find your true love just by strolling the streets, our company wouldn't have so many singles."

Chen Yang, reminded by Shen Anna, then realized that the company indeed had a bunch of older unmarried men and women. He was curious but felt awkward gossiping. After all, they are important talents of the company; if he accidentally touched someone's taboo and scared them away, he would be the one who loses the most.

"Why not let Xin Jie introduce you to someone? She deals with a lot of elite talent there; maybe there's someone who catches your eye."

"No thanks, I think things are fine as they are!" Shen Anna didn't want to continue talking about her love life, so she shifted the topic to the food processing plant Chen Yang mentioned. "That plant, I have a third suggestion that I couldn't say in front of Lin Wei. To maximize benefits, it's best to sell the land and equipment right after taking it over."

Chen Yang certainly knew this was the optimal solution. Unfortunately, he couldn't get past Xu Li's objection, and Lin Wei would strongly oppose it. He told Shen Anna: "If you think the food processing plant has no investment value, I can still refuse it now."

Shen Anna said: "The investment value definitely exists. But you don't even want to deal with the parent company's affairs; taking on another burden would just be asking for trouble, wouldn't it?"

Chen Yang deeply agreed. He also wasn't short of money and couldn't bring himself to make dishonest money. To him, that food processing plant was a rib of little value. However, facing Xu Li and Lin Wei, he truly lacked the courage to refuse.

Shen Anna added: "Now the domestic environment is bad, and everywhere is trying every means to boost GDP. As long as you're willing to invest money, there are many ways to make money!"

Chen Yang felt Shen Anna made sense. After meeting up with Lin Wei, he would tell her his true thoughts and have her relay them to Xu Li.

Lin Wei was a little angry: "You already agreed, how can you back out now! The food processing plant's environment is somewhat complex, but the boss also promised you extra policy subsidies. Isn't that enough?"

Chen Yang explained: "I mainly want to free up more time to be with you."

Lin Wei, upon hearing that, couldn't help but put on a smile, but soon regained her seriousness. She said: "You should take charge for a while, stabilize those workers. When a more suitable company takes over, you can withdraw later without issue."

Chen Yang thought to himself, this is obviously making him a tool person! Spend money and effort, bring the company onto the right track, then let others reap the benefits. Such a foolish thing—he would never do it, even if beaten to death.