Lin Yao did not go straight home after leaving Xinhua Hotel. The relocation of the pharmaceutical factory was a major event, and he had to rush to Xinglin Pharmaceutical Factory. At this time, even his mother Lin Hongmei and Ye Zhaoxian, members of the preparatory group, had arrived at the pharmaceutical factory to participate in this valuable and meaningful ceremony. Minhong Pharmaceutical finally had its own entity.
Unable to bear the loneliness, Guli made a fuss about asking Ruan Lingling to find her father. In the end, they had to arrange for someone to take the little guy to Xinglin Pharmaceutical Factory. Nannan also joined in the fun and went along. Fortunately, the security team had enough manpower and arranged for two veterans to drive them there.
"Brother, tell Brother Shen that General Xia might appear in the next couple of days, and see what impact that will have on General Hong." After careful consideration, Lin Yao spoke to Ge Yong.
Lin Yao is currently under tight protection, and the identity of the angel can't be kept secret from the security team for long. It's better to be upfront and allow for better cooperation between the two sides. From overhearing Shen Ruohua discussing the situation, we already knew that General Angry Lion wielded considerable power. Now that General Xia has recovered, we should first ensure everyone makes the necessary preparations to avoid putting our side's backer, General Hong, in a passive position.
As expected, the person Lin Yao met at the Xinhua Hotel was General Xia. Ge Yong thought to himself, suppressing his desire to investigate the secret, and said "Oh" to indicate that he understood.
"General Angry Lion?" Lei Zi exclaimed in surprise from the passenger seat. "No wonder you looked so disheveled, boss." After a pause, Lei Zi added, "Boss is amazing!"
"Brother Bago, don't make fun of me. That was a near-death experience. I almost got beaten up." Lin Yao still felt a bit scared when he spoke. The old general, who was already imposing, was really frightening when he got angry.
Lei Zi, who was missing his left arm, was originally named Banan. However, because of his heavy local accent, his name sounded like "Break." Combined with his lightning speed and relentless offensive style, his instructor gave him the nickname "Ben Lei," which was later changed to "Lei Ying." His comrades called him Lei Zi.
"Boss, don't call me Brother Ba. If Di Yi hears me, he'll punish me. Just call me Tian San, or Lei Zi. This is the rule set by Zhiying, and I dare not break the rules." Ba Nan was very happy. Although he said this, he was already very satisfied to be called "Brother" by Lin Yao. Even if he was not allowed to be called that, he already knew that Lin Yao respected him and the others. Compared with the grievances he suffered in the local area after joining the army, he truly felt warmth after coming to Chengdu, as if he had returned to the army.
"Oh, okay, Brother Lei." Lin Yao obeyed Shen Ruohua's arrangement, but another form of address inadvertently came out of his mouth. He respected these veterans from the bottom of his heart, and it was difficult for him to adapt to their new relationship.
Ge Yong parked the car on a quiet side of the road outside the Second Ring Road, got out of the car and went to the back seat. Banan took over the driver's seat and drove. Ge Yong was going to help Lin Yao change his disguise. All the vehicles had been modified by veterans who were skilled in mechanics to make them easier for veterans with leg or hand disabilities to drive. Of course, Banan didn't need those modifications, and his left hand wasn't indispensable for driving.
The workers at Xinglin Pharmaceutical Factory had all gathered, waiting to move to the new factory. Those responsible for the microbial culture tank process were busy, while the rest gathered in small groups, enthusiastically discussing the new factory and the new boss. By now, everyone knew that the factory they were about to move to belonged to Minhong Pharmaceutical. All the workers were excited, and the whole place was filled with laughter and joy, both for their new employer and for the dinner party that evening.
Lin Yao encountered two little ones with Alina and Ruan Lingling in the courtyard outside the pharmaceutical factory. Little Guli immediately jumped into his arms and snuggled up, while Nannan joined in the fun. He picked up the two little ones and greeted Ye Zhaoxian in the courtyard. The preparatory team had sent ten people this time. Liu Wei and Sun Yifu were to stay at their posts to coordinate the network work, while the others were to stay at the service center or were managing volunteers in the disaster areas of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan.
"Ah Yao, now we finally have our own production base, which will make our work much easier in the future." Ye Zhaoxian patted Lin Yao's shoulder affectionately, his expression excited, as if his own business had made a breakthrough.
"Yes, we can finally get rid of those restrictions." Lin Yao was holding the child and couldn't move around easily, so he nodded politely. "Thanks to you all for helping to manage these things. If it weren't for you, things wouldn't have been able to get started at all."
Seeing the sincerity in Lin Yao's eyes, Ye Zhaoxian smiled and said, "We are just assisting; your family has contributed the most."
The members of the preparatory team surrounding Ye Zhaoxian echoed his sentiments. After arriving in Chengdu, the busy work washed away all the glitz and glamour of everyone. The experience of striving for a common goal formed a close comradeship among them. This relationship was intoxicating and also made them mature. At this moment, they were no longer princelings, but entrepreneurs with ideals and goals.
"Oh, right, I noticed something's off in the pharmaceutical factory office. It seems like your grandfather's here. Why don't you go check on him?" Ye Zhaoxian suddenly remembered something and, realizing the family was facing new problems, quickly reminded Lin Yao.
"Oh? Okay, I'll be right there. We can talk again during dinner." Lin Yao's expression turned serious, and his brows furrowed. He wondered what kind of tricks the Luo family was up to this time, since even the old man had personally come.
"Mommy, hug me." The sensible girl asked to be replaced; at this moment, she wouldn't compete with Xiao Guli for affection.
Lin Yao carried Xiao Guli and walked quickly toward the pharmaceutical factory office. The scene inside made him pause, and his expression became even more solemn. His father was signing an agreement!
"Dad, what is this?" Lin Yao rushed to Luo Jimin's side and asked without even saying hello to his mother Lin Hongmei and the others.
"Oh, Yao'er's here." Luo Jimin's expression was hesitant, as if he was having a hard time making a decision. But when he looked up and saw Lin Yao, his expression immediately relaxed, and his furrowed brows unfurrowed.
"What is this?" Lin Yao continued to ask, his voice urgent and rude.
"Grandma, hug me." Little Guli sensed the emotion in his father's voice and immediately reached out to Lin Hongmei. His older sister Nannan had always been his role model, and he knew he shouldn't disturb the adults' work.
Lin Yao only heard his grandfather, who was sitting across from him at the desk, give a soft hum. His second uncle, Luo Jichang, immediately spoke up, "Yao'er, the adults are talking business. You take the child outside to play."
After handing Xiao Guli over to his mother, Lin Hongmei, Lin Yao didn't even glance at Luo Jichang. He thought to himself that he didn't know if the Luo family had been involved in his father's kidnapping last time, so there was no need to bother with them now. He grabbed the agreement that his father, Luo Jimin, was about to sign and quickly skimmed through it.
The contents of the agreement made Lin Yao more and more alarmed. Having studied legal knowledge online, he certainly knew what these agreements meant. Couldn't his father see the key points and traps in them?
Lin Yao looked up at his father, Luo Jimin, his eyes gleaming with a light that made it impossible for anyone to look directly at him. "We can't sign! This agreement can't be signed!"
"Insolence!" Luo Jichang slammed his hand on the table and roared, standing up and pointing at Lin Yao, "Get out of here! You have no say here, the old man is here."
Lin Yao remained motionless, seemingly oblivious to Luo Jichang's roar, showing no reaction whatsoever. He continued to stare into his father Luo Jimin's eyes. "Dad, do you know what this agreement means? It means that from now on, all of our family's product sales will be subject to others, and we won't even have the right to set market prices."
"Hmph, a 40/60 split? Dad, you value this 40% sales profit?" The voice was cold, and Lin Yao's expression was equally cold. At this moment, he no longer looked like an approachable, well-behaved boy. Combined with his gangster attire, he displayed a completely different image.
Wen Youmin, who had been feeling oppressed, breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that Lin Yao's arrival was just in time, and he had almost made a big mistake. He had not been able to stop Luo Jimin from signing the agreement before. The other party's extremely close blood relationship made him, as an employee, unable to participate in the decision-making. He had been looking forward to the arrival of Lin Yao, who would make him look at him in a new light, but he did not expect Lin Yao to arrive so timely.
Wu Jianwei gave a heavy "hmm," as if he were clearing phlegm from his throat, but the meaning in his voice was quite clear: he was supporting Lin Yao.
"Yao'er, you don't understand this." Luo Jichang was furious after being ignored by Lin Yao, but he couldn't show it on his face. In an instant, his expression changed, a smile spread across his face, and his voice became very gentle. "In the sales price of medicines, the vast majority of the difference goes to distribution channels and management. The pharmaceutical company's actual profit is very small. Taking the ex-factory price as an example, 80% of the difference in the sales price is distribution fees, and the rest is the pharmaceutical company's profit. Of course, this is calculated based on the pharmaceutical company's own sales situation."
Luo Jichang astutely grasped Lin Yao's current status and value. Seeing Luo Jimin's attitude, he turned to Lin Yao and began to win him over. "Huarentang has ready-made channels. After deducting channel management fees, Huarentang's actual profits are far lower than your family's. The 40% profit distribution principle is almost the highest in the industry. Do you think your second uncle would let your family suffer a loss?"
Lin Yao still ignored his second uncle Luo Jichang, keeping his eyes fixed on his father Luo Jimin without moving.
“Yao’er, your second uncle is right. Selling new products is very complicated. Without channels, it’s difficult to sell medicines nationwide, and patients won’t be able to use our products. Huarentang’s channels and network are exactly what we need.” Luo Jimin explained gently. He wanted to promote the highly effective children’s cold medicine to all patients as soon as possible, including the other medicines that Lin Yao mentioned that would be produced in the future.
"Dad, wake up." Lin Yao was speechless at his father's shortsightedness. He knew that with his father's wisdom, he couldn't have failed to see that this was a trap. He guessed that the key lay with his grandfather standing next to him.
"According to this agreement, do we have pricing power? Can you guarantee that the price of the medicines we produce will increase tenfold, fiftyfold, or even a hundredfold by the time they reach the patients?" Lin Yao began to subtly guide them. "This doesn't align with your and Mom's goals, does it? Isn't affordable medicine that benefits ordinary people what you've always been pursuing?"
"Besides, who said it's troublesome for us to build our own distribution network? Don't they know that this disaster relief effort has already made the whole country aware of Minhong Pharmaceutical? We don't even need to advertise; distributors will automatically come to us to discuss business, and patients will know that there is such a people-oriented pharmaceutical company." Lin Yao waved his hand. "Do we need to be at the mercy of others like ordinary new pharmaceutical companies?"
"Yao'er, don't forget you're a member of the Luo family." The grandfather, who hadn't spoken until now, spoke up; his voice wasn't loud, but it was very authoritative.
Luo Jimin glanced at his father, then looked up at his son, "Yao'er, I know all this. It's just that Huarentang does have excellent resources. Cooperation should be a win-win situation."
Lin Yao coldly scanned everyone in the room, his gaze fleeting across his grandfather's face without lingering. "I remember my surname is Lin. My mother said that when I was little, the Luo family didn't want me anymore, but my maternal grandfather did, so he gave me the surname Lin. I am a member of the Lin family."
Continuing to stare at his father, Luo Jimin, Lin Yao's tone softened somewhat, "Dad, have you already forgotten what happened during the New Year after only a few months? A win-win situation? Is that even possible? Your one-third share in Huarentang disappeared just like that, and you still believe in this stuff?"
"You little bastard, get out!" Grandpa cursed Lin Yao, then turned to Luo Jimin, "Jimin, sign quickly, I guarantee your second brother won't scheme against you, you two can move in together in a few days."
Luo Jimin was stunned. His father's words left him in a daze. He glanced apologetically at Lin Yao and picked up the pen on the table again.
Lin Yao knew that his father, Luo Jimin, had dreamed of returning to the Luo family for many years. At this moment, his mind was not so clear, and if he did not express his opinion now, he would make a big mistake.
"Uncle Wen, can you work for me? I'm starting another company." Lin Yao said slowly, looking at Wen Youmin, his tone very calm.
“Okay, I’ll work for you, and these workers will work for you too.” Wen Youmin made the decision immediately.