“What’s the hold-up? It took you this long to show up.”
Seeing Zhou Xiaomin lead Wan Yunting in, Jin Xiuwen, seated at his office chair, stood up and pointed at him, launching into a complaint: “You’re having a pretty sweet deal as the boss, aren’t you? Fang Yanxi ran off to be the CEO of Chaoting Group, dumping this mess on me.”
“And now look, I have to be responsible for everything. I’m asking, is this company mine, or is it yours and your wife’s? You can’t just be a hands-off boss like this!”
“Oh, don’t be upset. Have a cigarette first…”
Wan Yunting pulled out a pack of cigarettes, offered one to Jin Xiuwen, and lit it for him with his lighter, saying with a smile, “I’m here now, aren’t I? Besides, Yanxi has to manage two groups, and I’m working at the hospital all day and busy with association matters, so I really don’t have the time. How about this, tell me what salary you want, and I’ll have Yanxi approve it for you.”
Jin Xiuwen took a puff of his cigarette and pointed at Wan Yunting, saying grumpily, “Damn it, this isn’t about money.”
“Hehe…”
Wan Yunting chuckled, slung an arm around Jin Xiuwen’s shoulders, and they left the office together, heading downstairs to the pharmaceutical factory to inspect the equipment. “So tell me, what do you want so you’ll properly manage this company for us?”
Jin Xiuwen turned his head and shot him a sideways glance. “You’ll really agree if I make a request?”
Wan Yunting spread his hands and smiled, “Of course.”
“Alright then, first tell me, do you and Dai Qiuyue have that kind of relationship?”
Jin Xiuwen led him into the elevator. The young secretary, Zhou Xiaomin, followed, standing quietly in the corner, listening to the conversation between the two bosses.
Wan Yunting’s expression stiffened. He pointed at Jin Xiuwen and laughed, “Old Jin, you’re not serious, are you?”
Jin Xiuwen glared and pointed to his own face, “Look at me, am I joking with you?”
This time Wan Yunting looked at him in surprise. He knew this guy fooled around outside, but he had never truly fallen for any of those women.
“I’m genuinely interested in pursuing Dai Qiuyue,” Jin Xiuwen said seriously.
Wan Yunting crossed his arms and nodded. “Old Jin, I’m not trying to lecture you, but Dai Qiuyue’s family background is not simple, and she herself is a very skilled traditional Chinese medicine doctor.”
“Back then, they were on a trip to Myanmar when they encountered a kidnapping and were sold to a gambling city in the Golden Triangle as companion gamblers. So I happened to meet her there and bought her freedom.”
“What, she was sold as a companion gambler!”
Jin Xiuwen was shocked. Wan Yunting hadn’t told him the full truth about this before, so he had no idea Dai Qiuyue had gone through something like that.
Wan Yunting nodded, then glanced back at Zhou Xiaomin standing in the corner of the elevator behind him. Seeing her also looking surprised, Wan Yunting smiled. The elevator doors opened, and the three of them stepped out. “Also, her family background is that she is the daughter of Dai Hanchi, the chairman of the renowned Dai Group in Shanghai City. The Dai family is also a well-known lineage of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, so it won’t be easy for you to pursue her.”
Jin Xiuwen came to his senses and chased after Wan Yunting, asking, “Then why is she in Huadu City this time…?”
“Naturally, she wants to repay my life-saving kindness.”
Wan Yunting walked towards the pharmaceutical factory, smoking, and turned to Jin Xiuwen with a smile, “Her father also owes me a favor worth one hundred million.”
“Holy crap, so they’re quite wealthy then.”
When Jin Xiuwen heard about the hundred million, his jaw nearly dropped, and he started to waver.
“What, scared off?”
Seeing Jin Xiuwen’s unnatural expression, Wan Yunting laughed, “You wanted to pursue her, you’re not going to back down now, are you?”
“I, what am I afraid of?”
Jin Xiuwen feigned disdain and said, “If I can win her over, maybe it’ll save me twenty years of hard work.”
“Heh, you think highly of yourself, don’t you?” Wan Yunting teased with a smile.
“Scram.”
Jin Xiuwen gave him a look and said, “Then do you have any feelings for her? Could it be that you and she have already…”
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
Wan Yunting shot him a glance. “We’re nothing. At most, I’m her savior, and she wants to repay me by offering herself, but I already have Yanxi, so how could I agree?”
“Well, good for you, you’ve actually gotten back together with Yanxi.”
Jin Xiuwen gave him a sideways glance. While he could guess it, they hadn’t officially announced it yet.
“Alright, you manage the company well for us, and I can help you with Dai Qiuyue. How about that?” Wan Yunting said with a mischievous grin.
“Really?”
Jin Xiuwen was a little disbelieving. Wan Yunting gave him a look and smiled, “I’ll ask her out for you tonight, how’s that?”
“Deal! If this works out, I’ll work for you for free.” Jin Xiuwen was excited.
Then Wan Yunting said seriously, “But I’m warning you, Dai Qiuyue is a good woman. If you’re just looking for a fling, you’d better drop the idea. Don’t talk about me, even the Dai family could ‘take care of you’!”
“Hey, Lao Wan, you know what kind of person I, Lao Jin, am, right?”
Jin Xiuwen patted his chest and nodded, “I may not be a good person, but I have my limits. I genuinely want to pursue Dai Qiuyue.”
“Alright, sincerity is good.”
Wan Yunting glanced at him. The two entered the pharmaceutical factory and saw a middle-aged master already waiting for them. “Hello, President Wan. I’m the general manager in charge of the factory. My name is Meng Ping.”
“Hello, Manager Meng.”
Wan Yunting shook his hand and smiled, “I’ve seen your file. You were a supervisor at a state-owned pharmaceutical factory before. I’m very happy to have you working with us.”
Meng Ping also smiled, “I’m also honored. So, President Wan, shall I give you a tour of the factory’s equipment?”
“Alright, please…”
Wan Yunting nodded with a smile and, along with Jin Xiuwen, was led by Meng Ping to start introducing the pharmaceutical equipment in the factory.
The Yan Ting Beauty Co., Ltd., co-founded by Wan Yunting and Fang Yanxi, primarily produced medicinal creams for beauty and scar removal, with three distinct products. Now that all the factory equipment was installed, many workers had started their shifts.
Moreover, during the two days Jin Xiuwen had taken over the company, both in terms of personnel and market, they could begin publicity and talent recruitment. The medicinal herbs needed for producing the beauty creams had also been arranged with pharmaceutical merchants nationwide, and many herbs had already been transported and stored in the factory’s pharmacy.
Wan Yunting’s visit today was to see if the beauty creams produced by this equipment could meet his standards!
After all, the scar-removing cream was developed by him based on his master’s prescription. Whether it could meet the standards for market launch depended on Wan Yunting’s approval before it could be sold.
Therefore, Wan Yunting spent most of the afternoon in the pharmaceutical factory, experimenting with the production of the beauty cream with Meng Ping and several masters, conducting tests to ensure it met the required standards before successful production.
It wasn’t until seven in the evening that Wan Yunting, Meng Ping, and the factory’s technical masters finally calibrated the equipment to produce the beauty cream to his standards. “Good, Manager Meng, Master Chang, please produce according to these data standards.”
“That’s great…”
Meng Ping and the technical masters were thrilled. After countless attempts throughout the afternoon, they had finally reached Wan Yunting’s standards, and they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.