Chapter 737: 732. Passing Off Inferior Goods as Quality (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

Chang Meilan looked at the two of them, who were staring wide-eyed at each other, and said speechlessly: "What are you two doing? Eat."

Just now, after Xia Zhangqing had called Zhang Ran back, he had fallen straight into silence, seemingly not knowing where to start, or perhaps not knowing how to say it.

Zhang Ran smiled and said: "Eat, I'm eating right now."

After saying this, he began to eat without the slightest bit of reserve, and while eating, he urged Xia Zhangqing, as if this were his own home, which left Xia Zhangqing's just-organized train of thought somewhat stalled.

"You guy." Xia Zhangqing was truly helpless.

After eating a little bit, Xia Zhangqing said: "Actually, the situation isn't as complicated as you think. I know some things, but overall, it is still within a controllable range."

Zhang Ran was noncommittal and did not speak.

"Sigh, alright, I will state some of the situation I know." Xia Zhangqing sighed and said.

He knew that Yaotian Pharmaceutical was about to face some turmoil, and he estimated that this time, Zhang Ran was truly going to take ruthless action.

"Regarding Yaotian Pharmaceutical's products, there are no problems whatsoever. On this point, no matter who it is, no one has meddled with it at will," Xia Zhangqing said first.

Zhang Ran said calmly: "They have neither the right nor the guts."

Yaotian Pharmaceutical and Maikai Supermarket are the same; in other aspects, Zhang Ran delegates power significantly, but regarding the control of products, Zhang Ran has issued a strict order: whoever dares to harbor crooked thoughts about this will absolutely not face anything as simple as just legal sanctions.

Especially regarding Yaotian Pharmaceutical, Zhang Ran will not allow the medicine produced by his own enterprise to harm people.

Xia Zhangqing nodded and said: "I believe this point, and this is also the reason I have been enduring it, because the medicine has no problems; everything else is a minor matter."

"Heh, yes, to people like you, they are all minor matters, but what they are losing is my money," Zhang Ran said bluntly.

Xia Zhangqing was speechless again; this was also correct.

"Forget it, I won't argue with you. Actually, if you hadn't come this time, I estimate I would have had to go find you," Xia Zhangqing sighed and said.

Zhang Ran did not speak, clearly not believing him.

Xia Zhangqing ignored his expression and continued: "And there is one more thing I want to tell you: don't be too confident."

"How so?" Zhang Ran raised an eyebrow.

"Didn't you say no one dares to tamper with product quality?" Xia Zhangqing's expression became solemn.

Zhang Ran immediately frowned. Other aspects were one thing, but regarding product quality, Zhang Ran had issued a strict order.

"You still underestimate human greed. Nothing else needs to be said; just look at the matter with my mother-in-law's family—didn't you see some things there?" Xia Zhangqing said directly, not caring that Chang Meilan was present.

Chang Meilan only sighed slightly, knowing that her husband must have his reasons for saying this.

"According to some situations I know now, some people have already started passing off inferior goods as quality ones. You must know that, actually, besides 'Yong Ge', the profit from medicine at your Yaotian Pharmaceutical is not very high.

Especially in the last two years. Of course, compared to other things, the profit is still quite good, and with our support here, the overall profit is much higher than the total profit of some other pharmaceutical factories. I believe you can see this on the reports."

Zhang Ran agreed with what Xia Zhangqing said, because due to the strict gatekeeping on quality, the profit naturally had to decrease; this was inevitable.

"These profits actually seem to have nothing to do with those people who work for a salary; after all, it isn't their money. But in reality, some people have already started setting their sights on this aspect.

Just based on some situations I know, there are already people on the market who have started passing off inferior medicinal materials as quality ones and selling them to Yaotian Pharmaceutical.

You must know that the amount of medicinal materials Yaotian Pharmaceutical purchases every day is vast; the profit within it is too great, so naturally, some people are tempted.

These are all ways to openly and legally save money and then stuff it into their own pockets," Xia Zhangqing said with a serious expression.

Zhang Ran frowned, "You don't need to teach me this; I naturally know."

Zhang Ran's words were somewhat blunt; it was truly because this matter made him increasingly furious that someone actually dared to reach their hand into this.

"Then why didn't you arrest people? Or tell me?" Zhang Ran asked.

Xia Zhangqing sighed and said: "Arrest people? How do I arrest them? Fine, even if I have evidence and I arrest the people, have you thought about the impact that would cause?

Right now, Yaotian Pharmaceutical has already played a vital role in the economic cycle of Yi City. Once it is known that the medicine is being passed off as inferior quality, then who would still dare to buy your medicine?

The economic losses caused at that time would not just be for Yaotian Pharmaceutical; the impact it would bring is enormous."

Xia Zhangqing was also very helpless; it wasn't that he hadn't thought about it, it was just that there were too many constraints, and he didn't dare!

Moreover, right now there are only some signs, and it hasn't appeared on a large scale, which is why he said everything is still within a controllable range.

Zhang Ran could actually understand Xia Zhangqing's thinking; it was truly because there were too many things he needed to consider.

The impact brought by Yaotian Pharmaceutical was also too great.

"The reason I am telling you these things is also because I hope that when you handle this next, you can be slightly restrained and not cause too big of a stir; that would not be good," Xia Zhangqing said.

Zhang Ran did not speak, his eyes just flickering incessantly.

"What about other aspects?" Zhang Ran did not answer, but asked instead.

Xia Zhangqing was somewhat helpless; he didn't know at this moment whether it was good or bad that he had said these things.

However, he knew that even if he didn't say it now, sooner or later Zhang Ran would know, because Zhang Ran had already sensed that something was wrong; otherwise, he wouldn't have come over.

Since these things had already been said, there was no need for Xia Zhangqing to hide or hold back other matters.

By the time Xia Zhangqing finished stating the matters one by one, Zhang Ran's complexion had already turned livid.

He had thought of many things; these matters were not the reason for Zhang Ran's ugly expression, or rather, they were not the main reason.

The biggest reason was actually that Xia Zhangqing was only an outsider to Yaotian Pharmaceutical; what he knew would definitely not be everything.

So, how many things were hidden at Yaotian Pharmaceutical, and how many things did Xia Zhangqing not know? This was the true reason for Zhang Ran's livid complexion.

The reason Zhang Ran had not been overly suspicious before was largely because there had been no problems with Yaotian Pharmaceutical's annual reports, various other reports, or finances.

If there were no problems in these aspects, then a company shouldn't have any major problems, but now it seemed that Zhang Ran had thought too little, or rather, had underestimated the guts of some people.