Chapter 238: 234. Leader, Why Don't You Say a Few Words?

Yu Weimin sat at the head of the table, looking at the people from the two cities, and said, "I believe you all know why I have gathered everyone here today; let's state your respective opinions now."

The Chang City side spoke first; as the Supervisor in charge of the economy, it was most appropriate for Yu Mingcai to bring up this matter.

"Everyone, I believe you are all aware of the situation with Yaotian Pharmaceutical. Their main factory alone has nearly ten thousand employees, and when you add in their other subsidiaries and companies along the industrial chain, the number of people involved reaches over fifty thousand."

"Once Yaotian Pharmaceutical undergoes drastic changes in a short period, what should be done about these people? How are we to relocate them? Behind them, it directly concerns fifty thousand families; this is no small matter." As soon as Yu Mingcai spoke, he locked the issue onto the aspect of people's livelihoods.

This was also the only hope for helping Yaotian Pharmaceutical turn the tables now; while the economic aspect was important, it could not be used as the sole justification.

Only in this way would it be possible for the provincial level to support them.

After listening, Xia Zhangqing smiled and said, "Old Yu, what you said is not right. What do you mean by Yaotian Pharmaceutical undergoing drastic changes?"

"As a business, they must have their own ability to resist risks. If they need the government to intervene every time a small issue arises, then what kind of business are they running?"

Xia Zhangqing also directly stated his position; he was determined to support Dasheng Pharmaceutical's acquisition of Yaotian Pharmaceutical, as this was a great thing for their Yi City.

Yu Mingcai said, "Enterprises do indeed need the ability to resist risks, but as regulatory and service departments, we must also control these risks well. Once these risks exceed the enterprise's capacity to bear them, we must also be prepared for the aftermath; after all, we cannot watch so many employees get laid off and become unemployed."

"And before this, Yaotian Pharmaceutical cannot have any major turmoil for the time being. Of course, we do not intend to interfere in the internal competition of the enterprise, but this competition must be healthy, and risks cannot be shifted onto the employees."

Yu Mingcai had been prepared for this; he quickly took out a document and said, "This is the process of Dasheng Pharmaceutical's acquisition of Yaotian shares. I now have reason to suspect that Dasheng Pharmaceutical used some improper means in this."

"Especially at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting two days ago, everyone from Dasheng Pharmaceutical had the intention of threatening other shareholders on the spot, so we must intervene and investigate."

This was their excuse. Zhang Ran's acquisition this time was indeed shockingly fast, and if one were to truly nitpick the remarks made at the extraordinary shareholders' meeting, there was indeed a hint of a threat.

But Xia Zhangqing was not someone to be trifled with either, and he said directly, "Do you have evidence? Or is this just your suspicion? If you have evidence, then I have nothing to say."

"But to halt such a large acquisition case based on mere hearsay—do you know how much money this will cause Dasheng Pharmaceutical to lose?"

"Who will bear such responsibility? Will this not chill the hearts of other enterprises? Have you considered these things?"

"We are currently investigating, and specific evidence will take time, but we cannot act as if nothing happened just because there is no definitive evidence. Once it is true, the impact will be enormous." Yu Mingcai did not give an inch either.

Just like that, the two sides argued back and forth for more than half an hour, and neither side convinced the other.

Yu Weimin just sat at the head of the table watching, without expressing his stance, as if he intended to leave this matter entirely for them to resolve themselves.

At this moment, Yu Mingcai suddenly said, "There is one more point. We checked the situation of Dasheng Pharmaceutical. Before this, Dasheng Pharmaceutical seemed to be only an enterprise with a market value of one billion. Do they have the ability to acquire an enterprise like Yaotian Pharmaceutical with a market value of one hundred billion?"

"Moreover, the new owner of Dasheng Pharmaceutical does not seem to have had any fame before. How much capital he has is unclear, and where this capital came from—we don't seem to know either."

"Do you not have any doubts about these things?"

"Logically speaking, we should have heard something about someone who can suddenly produce so much capital, but now this person seems to have popped up out of nowhere. With his capital and identity both from unknown sources, shouldn't we investigate carefully?"

"This is being responsible to the enterprise, responsible to the people, and even more so, it is what we ought to do."

"Furthermore, does Dasheng Pharmaceutical really have the ability to digest Yaotian Pharmaceutical? Once they lack the ability to control Yaotian Pharmaceutical, the resulting adverse effects and other situations will be unpredictable."

This series of questions left the people from Yi City silent for a moment; in truth, they were also unclear about Zhang Ran's background and the situation regarding these funds.

They had only just begun to pay attention to this Dasheng Pharmaceutical, and they hadn't had time to investigate the specific situation clearly yet.

After saying this, Yu Mingcai turned his gaze toward Yu Weimin at the head of the table. Everything he said was fact, and these were things their departments needed to consider.

However, just at this moment, Xia Zhangqing suddenly started laughing, causing everyone except Yu Weimin to feel baffled.

"Old Xia, what are you laughing at? Is what I said very funny? Are these matters funny in your eyes?" A trace of anger flashed in Yu Mingcai's eyes.

Xia Zhangqing immediately waved his hand and said, "Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something funny just now, excuse me."

After this insincere apology, Xia Zhangqing also turned his gaze toward Yu Weimin and said with a smile, "Leader, since Old Yu has raised questions, why don't you clarify this for everyone?"

At this, everyone's gaze was suddenly focused on Yu Weimin. Could it be that Yu Weimin knew the situation?

Yu Weimin glanced at Xia Zhangqing and then said, "I know the identity of this President Zhang, and there is no problem with the source of his funds. I can vouch for this."

"As for President Zhang's ability, there is no problem there either. Back in the day, this President Zhang contributed a lot to our country's economic construction and helped many small and medium-sized enterprises. You don't need to worry about his ability."

Once these words were spoken, everyone except Xia Zhangqing was stunned. Yu Weimin's words were not just two simple sentences; they contained many implications, especially since everyone present was a shrewd veteran who could hear dozens of meanings in a single sentence.

Xia Zhangqing happily took a sip of tea, watching all of this like he was watching a play. If it were anything else, he, Xia Zhangqing, might not dare to guarantee anything, but when it came to ability and capital, there was simply no need for him to speak up to prove anything.