"Thank you for your praise, Mr. Lu," Manager Chen said with a smile.
"How has the company's sales been recently?" Lu Fan glanced at him. "With the acquisition of Yang Shi Enterprise, it seems it will be sooner rather than later."
"Rest assured, Mr. Lu. The sales of Yang Xin Dan are already all over the market, and Yang Shi Pharmaceutical Company's performance is gradually declining. It won't be long before there's no room for any other pharmaceutical companies within Qingzhou," Manager Chen said confidently. "This is all thanks to your prescription, Mr. Lu."
"That would be for the best!"
Lu Fan nodded. Taikang Pharmaceutical, which he controlled, was gradually growing, and he felt a sense of joy. He hadn't been in such a hurry initially, but the events of more than a decade ago still unsettled him.
Uncle Fu had promised him that once he grew stronger, he would reveal the truth, and this was something Lu Fan had always anticipated.
At least, in Lu Fan's eyes, the debt of exterminating his clan was unforgivable, and he would never slacken.
At the entrance of Taikang Pharmaceutical, a commercial vehicle drove up, with several figures inside.
"Grandpa has arrived at Taikang Pharmaceutical!"
Looking at the tall buildings outside, Yang Jiaqi said, "I heard that the chairman of Taikang Pharmaceutical is young and promising. I wonder if it's true."
"If it's true, do you have any thoughts?" Yang Ding Tian smiled. "Don't you have a suitor?"
"Don't mention it. He wouldn't spend money on me, so I sent him away," Yang Jiaqi said with a dark expression. "What a waste of time."
"If you can't reach an agreement, then don't bother. After all, your career is important, and the Yang family will be yours in the future," Yang Ding Tian smiled. "When we get upstairs, don't speak carelessly. Let me handle it."
"Don't worry, Grandpa. No matter what, you are a big shot in the pharmaceutical industry, and Taikang Pharmaceutical will naturally give you face. With Yang Shi Pharmaceutical as their agent, they'll be eager to curry favor," Yang Jiaqi said with a smile.
"While that may be true, I'm still a bit worried if we don't secure the cooperation order," Yang Ding Tian said, shaking his head. "In just a few days, Yang Shi Pharmaceutical has become so difficult to deal with. Taikang Pharmaceutical is no simple entity."
Yang Jiaqi also nodded slightly. Not long after, they arrived at the lobby. After speaking with the receptionist, they waited to the side.
In the eighteenth-floor office, Lu Fan finished reading a document. Secretary Li walked in from outside. "Mr. Lu, someone from Yang Shi Pharmaceutical is here."
"I won't see them!" Lu Fan said indifferently. "Just send them away."
"If it were anyone else, I could handle it," Secretary Li said awkwardly. "But the person who came today is no ordinary individual; they are the general manager of Yang Shi Pharmaceutical."
"Is it the Yang family patriarch?" Lu Fan narrowed his eyes. "He's actually here!"
"Mr. Lu, will you see them or not?" Secretary Li asked.
"Let them come up!" Lu Fan smiled. "They will know sooner or later who the real helmsman of Taikang Pharmaceutical is."
Secretary Li nodded and headed towards the lobby.
Grandpa Yang sat on the sofa with the demeanor of a magnate. Although he was still waiting for a summons, his expression remained proud.
He held considerable sway in the entire pharmaceutical industry. If he personally came to Taikang Pharmaceutical, the person behind Taikang Pharmaceutical would never dare to keep him waiting.
"Grandpa, why is there no news yet?" Yang Jiaqi frowned. "Are they trying to shut us out?"
"Wait a little longer, don't be anxious," Grandpa Yang smiled. "Since I've come to Taikang Pharmaceutical in person, they shouldn't be so disrespectful."
"Please forgive Grandpa Yang for waiting!"
Secretary Li walked over with a smile, appearing courteous.
"What's going on here?" Yang Jiaqi said indignantly. "Yang family's pharmaceutical company is here to discuss cooperation, and making us wait so long, isn't that showing a lack of sincerity?"
"Miss Yang, you misunderstand. It seems Taikang Pharmaceutical did not invite the Yang family for cooperation," Secretary Li said with a smile. "Unless my information is incorrect?"
"You..." Yang Jiaqi's face turned ashen, further angered.
However, he couldn't refute it. As Secretary Li said, Taikang Pharmaceutical had not invited the Yang family for cooperation. They had come uninvited, and even if they were turned away, it would only be their own fault.
"Jiaqi, what did I tell you when we came?" Grandpa Yang said with a stern face.
Yang Jiaqi closed his mouth and said no more.
Secretary Li led the way and soon brought them to the conference room. "Please have some tea. Mr. Lu has some matters to attend to and will come to the conference room after he's finished."
"Thank you for your hospitality!" Grandpa Yang said with a smile. "We're not in a hurry, so Mr. Lu doesn't need to go out of his way."
Secretary Li nodded and left the conference room with a smile.
"Grandpa, aren't they being too arrogant? Leaving us waiting here like this."
Yang Jiaqi said indignantly, "In Qingzhou, I've never suffered such humiliation."
"Taikang Pharmaceutical is testing our sincerity," Grandpa Yang said with a smile. "We just need to wait patiently. There's no need to get worked up. As long as we can reach a cooperation agreement, Yang Shi Pharmaceutical will surely reach a new level in the future."
Although Yang Jiaqi was displeased, he dared not defy his grandfather's words.
After waiting in the conference room for a long time, Yang Jiaqi's expression turned increasingly grim. As the future helmsman of the Yang family, when had he ever endured such humiliation?
"I'm truly sorry, I'm late!"
A voice sounded, and Lu Fan slowly walked in. "Thank you all for waiting."
"Lu Fan?" Yang Jiaqi glanced over. "What are you doing here, causing trouble?"
"Isn't the Yang family here to discuss cooperation?" Lu Fan shrugged. "I am the person in charge of Taikang Pharmaceutical, and also the chairman of Taikang Pharmaceutical."
"The chairman of Taikang Pharmaceutical?" Yang Jiaqi burst into laughter. "You? Are you worthy?"
Yang Ding Tian also frowned. Even he didn't believe Lu Fan was the chairman of Taikang Pharmaceutical, but Lu Fan's appearance surprised him.
"Believe it or not, I'm the genuine article," Lu Fan shrugged. "Since you don't want to talk, then leave Taikang Pharmaceutical!"
Just then, Secretary Li also walked in and said to Lu Fan, "Chairman, the matters you instructed have been arranged!"
Lu Fan nodded slightly and sat down to the side.
"Chairman? Is he really your chairman?" Yang Jiaqi was stunned.
"Genuine article. The chairman of Taikang Pharmaceutical is also called Mr. Lu," Secretary Li said directly.
Yang Jiaqi's face turned ashen. Just as he was about to get up and leave, Grandpa Yang grabbed him and whispered, "Don't lose your composure. No matter who it is, as long as we can secure the cooperation, the Yang family will not suffer any losses."
Yang Jiaqi suppressed his anger and slowly sat down. In his eyes, Lu Fan was just a country bumpkin. Why had he suddenly become the chairman of Taikang Pharmaceutical, forcing him to stoop to such a level? All of this filled him with resentment.