Li Dazhuang was in a good mood, fiddling with his phone in the security room.
He wouldn't have been able to use a phone normally, but his sister, Xiaoya, had taught him how to make calls and send messages yesterday. So, whenever he had free time, he would text his sister.
Even though he hadn't attended school for many days, he could still recognize characters.
He wrote diligently with his hand, completely oblivious to Ye Cangtian arriving behind him.
"What are you doing, Dazhuang!"
"Bi-big brother!"
Li Dazhuang quickly stood up, scratching the back of his head with a憨厚 (hān hòu) expression, and explained, "I was just sending Xiaoya a text to ask if the clothes she bought yesterday fit. I was wrong, I shouldn't have been playing with my phone."
Ye Cangtian smiled and waved his hand, "It's fine, playing with your phone once in a while is okay, don't be so nervous."
Although the company had a rule against playing on phones during work hours, it was impossible to truly enforce it. As long as he didn't play in front of his superiors, it was fine.
Besides, the job of a security guard was inherently boring. If he didn't occasionally play with his phone to pass the time, what else could he do?
Li Dazhuang grinned foolishly, then suddenly remembered something and said apologetically, "Big brother, that money... I'll pay you back when I get my salary."
Yesterday, Ye Cangtian had given him over two thousand. He had bought clothes for his sister for over two hundred before they went shopping, and the phone cost six hundred.
Later, when he went shopping with his sister in the afternoon, he saw that her clothes were too old, so he bought her two more sets of clothes. That's why he didn't have much left now.
Ye Cangtian patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's not be polite to each other! If you have any difficulties, just tell me."
Li Dazhuang was deeply moved. In his life, besides his grandfather and Xiaoya, this was the first person who had been so good to him.
Just as he was about to express his gratitude again, he saw Ye Cangtian frown. He then awkwardly scratched his head and chuckled twice.
At that moment, Tang Xinwan walked out of the company.
She walked towards the security room, glanced at Ye Cangtian, and said, "Come out with me!"
"We have to go out?" Ye Cangtian was a little surprised.
After all, in his impression, this girl was an absolute workaholic. She spent almost all her working hours in the company, sometimes even eating lunch in her office because she was so busy.
Tang Xinwan nodded, "We're going to the southern suburbs industrial zone!"
Since the incident with the He Group last time, Haitien Pharmaceuticals' stock price had not only continued to rise, but its orders were also in short supply.
Therefore, she had recently acquired a factory and planned to expand the company's scale.
The contract had already been signed, and workers had been transferred yesterday. Today was an auspicious day to start operations, and as the chairperson, she should attend the commencement ceremony.
Although Ye Cangtian hadn't paid much attention to the company's affairs, he had heard about this matter recently.
"Alright!" he nodded and smiled, then looked at Li Dazhuang, "Let Dazhuang come with us!"
Tang Xinwan glanced at Li Dazhuang. Although she had heard Ye Cangtian mention him and had occasionally glimpsed him when passing the security room, upon a serious look, she couldn't help but nod.
This broad-shouldered and strong man looked honest and憨厚 (hān hòu); he seemed not bad.
However, Li Dazhuang didn't recognize Tang Xinwan, nor did he know that she was the chairperson of this company. He only felt that this heavenly-like woman must be a high-ranking executive in the company. Sudan Novel Network
So, after the three of them got into the car, Li Dazhuang, sitting in the front passenger seat, turned his head and asked in a low voice, "Big brother, is this... ours company's..."
Ye Cangtian started the car and smiled, "She's my wife, my fiancée!"
Li Dazhuang immediately became respectful, turned his head, and said with reverence, "Sis-sister-in-law!"
Tang Xinwan glared fiercely at Ye Cangtian, then said to Li Dazhuang, "Call me Chairperson!"
"Chair-person..."
Li Dazhuang's eyes widened. He had been at the company for so many days, and he had naturally heard other colleagues say that the title "Chairperson" actually meant "boss."
Only then did he realize, after stuttering for a while, he finally managed to say with a flushed face, "Hello, Chairperson!"
Although he was honest and憨厚 (hān hòu), he wasn't stupid!
So, at this moment, he finally understood that his big brother's fiancée was actually the chairperson of their company.
...
There were two developing industrial zones in Yangzhou, one in the eastern suburbs and one in the southern suburbs, both of which were areas heavily supported by the government.
Haitien Pharmaceuticals originally had a factory in the eastern suburbs, but the eastern suburbs were relatively farther from the city center, so Tang Xinwan had long intended to relocate the factory.
However, with the recent idea of expanding the company's scale, relocation was no longer necessary; they could simply open a new factory.
Coincidentally, a relatively large pharmaceutical factory was being listed for transfer these past few days, and the selling price was relatively low. Tang Xinwan immediately had people negotiate and acquire this factory.
...
The car drove into this factory!
The factory's name had already been changed to Haitien Pharmaceuticals. The entire factory was also very large, significantly larger than the original Haitien Pharmaceuticals factory in the eastern suburbs.
Some new equipment had already been moved into the assembly line workshops, and many workers were busy inside and outside the factory, preparing for the commencement ceremony.
Tang Xinwan took Ye Cangtian on a tour of the factory. It was evident that she was very satisfied with this factory.
Originally, this factory had been established by a Hong Kong businessman three years ago, with an investment of over a hundred million yuan to conquer the mainland market.
However, there were many established pharmaceutical companies in Yangzhou, and the remaining market share was not much, so this pharmaceutical company had not developed well in the past two years.
Haitien Pharmaceuticals spent over fifty million yuan to acquire this factory. Most of the equipment inside was still usable, which saved a lot of money on equipment.
Moreover, some of the original employees in the factory had not resigned due to the change of ownership.
For these workers, who the boss was didn't matter; as long as they could get paid, it was fine!
At eleven o'clock in the morning!
The commencement ceremony officially began, with Tang Xinwan and several senior executives from the company giving speeches.
It had to be said that Tang Xinwan had great talent in business, and her management and leadership skills were outstanding.
Her speech on stage ignited the passion of some elite individuals with aspirations for advancement, and it also instilled a new sense of belonging in the original employees.
When the commencement ceremony was halfway through, there was a sudden noise from the factory entrance, which forced the ceremony to a halt.
"What's happening outside?" Tang Xinwan asked with a frown.
At this moment, a factory security guard rushed over, his face filled with anxiety.
"Cha-chairperson, a group of people have arrived outside. They say they're here to collect... collect management fees!"
"Management fees?" Tang Xinwan frowned.
As a businesswoman, she naturally knew what "management fees" referred to, and those who collected them were usually people from the underworld.
As a businesswoman, Tang Xinwan naturally did not want these people to cause trouble and affect today's commencement ceremony.
She also didn't want the workers to be in a state of panic.
So she stepped down from the stage and said to the others, "You continue, I'll go take a look!"
Ye Cangtian also guessed that something was wrong. It was problematic to encounter people collecting management fees right after starting operations. It seemed these guys had come prepared.
He beckoned Li Dazhuang to follow him to see what was going on.