How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 537

I thought to myself, “Wow, that’s pretty arrogant.” Actively soliciting Yang Chen to short Merck? Alright, let’s give it a shot.

How many company executives are completely clean? As long as you diligently gather evidence, you can always find a reason to short the stock. If all else fails, I’ll use the misfortune card the system gave me. It’s just Merck; let’s take it down!

“Sure, I can try to fulfill your wish,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Thomas: “I can guarantee you won’t find any breakthrough to short Merck Group. It’s just a waste of effort.”

Yang Chen: “You don’t need to worry about that. I’ll have people look for it slowly. You’ve done well, successfully creating a big problem for your company. I hope you can bear the consequences in the future. You can leave now, or I’ll call security to escort you out.”

Thomas was dumbfounded and quickly asked, “You’re not really going to short our group, are you?”

Yang Chen: “Do you think I’m joking about this? Director Li, call security to escort them out. How can we let competitors enter our company so casually?”

Li Enbei quickly replied, “Understood! I will be more careful in the future. Xiao Chen, it’s up to you. See them out. If they don’t leave, call security to escort them out. I’ll accompany Mr. Yang to take a look at the factory area.”

Secretary Xiao Chen nodded and quickly signaled Thomas and the others to leave.

Thomas and the others got into the car and left in a huff.

“Mr. Thomas, we must show Enbei Pharmaceutical a thing or two.”

“Yes! It’s too arrogant. Are they making fun of us? He said he didn’t want the cooperation after we had already agreed to it.”

“But he’s Yang Chen, the boss of the Starlight Group. Who dares to touch him in Dragon Country [China]? Aren’t they afraid of official repercussions?”

“Afraid of what? We, Merck, are an American company. Why should we be afraid of them? If they really piss us off, we’ll threaten to withdraw from the Dragon Country market, and many Dragon Country pharmaceutical companies will go bankrupt, and many patients won’t be able to buy the medicines they can easily buy now. Compared to Yang Chen, which consequence is more important?”

“Hey, now that you mention it, it seems to make sense. Not to mention anything else, we can just issue a statement, and companies like Zhifei Biological and Minova will be as anxious as ants on a hot pot. We don’t have to take action ourselves; we can just let these companies that depend on us for survival sell out.”

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Thomas felt that his subordinates were right. So many companies that depended on Merck for survival would definitely stand on their side.

Merck could also join forces with other international pharmaceutical giants to force Dragon Country to punish Yang Chen, forcing Enbei Pharmaceutical to accept Merck’s patented products and not allow Enbei Pharmaceutical to conduct independent research and development.

This is the result of relying on others’ authorization for decades. When people don’t want to take action, everything is fine. When people want to take action, you can only be forced to obey.

Thomas: “Tomorrow, we will go to the Hangzhou City Government. I want to see if Yang Chen is more important, or the life and health of the Dragon Country people are more important. Let’s go, back to the company!”

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Li Enbei got into Yang Chen’s car and accompanied Yang Chen to tour the factory area.

Yang Chen: “Director Li, how many factories do we have now?”

Li Enbei: “We currently have 12 factories. The Hangzhou factory is the main factory. Our Kuncheng factory in Yun Province has just completed its expansion and is about to be put into use. That factory mainly focuses on the research and development of traditional medicinal materials and is committed to inheriting and promoting traditional medicine [Traditional Chinese Medicine]. Because of the expansion of the factory and other reasons, we have spent all our money, and research and development funds are really tight, so I compromised and chose to use Merck’s patented products.”

Yang Chen: “How much money has been invested in Hangzhou?”

Li Enbei: “The Hangzhou main factory has invested about 4 billion yuan before and after, but most of it is interest-free loans from the government, and there is no time limit. We just need to pay back a little each year.”

Damn, the last thing Yang Chen wanted to hear was this.

The Hangzhou government has provided various support for the development of Enbei Pharmaceutical and will definitely not be willing to let go easily.

However, Yang Chen cannot come to Hangzhou often. His industries are concentrated in the Shanghai headquarters. No matter how difficult it is, he must try to move the headquarters of Enbei Pharmaceutical to Shanghai.

The problem of money is easy to solve. Yang Chen can just personally pay off these loans.

He is just afraid that he cannot save face. The Hangzhou government has finally cultivated a large pharmaceutical company, and Yang Chen will move it away as soon as he buys it, which is indeed a bit inappropriate.

Of course, human relations are human relations and are not mandatory. As long as Yang Chen operates in accordance with the law, no one can stop him, but he does not want to have a falling out with the Hangzhou government now.

Li Enbei: “Mr. Yang, this is our research and development department. Would you like to go in and take a look?”

Yang Chen: “Okay, let’s go in and take a look.”

Yang Chen parked the car downstairs and followed Li Enbei into the research and development department.

In Yang Chen’s mind, the research and development department is either very quiet, with everyone doing their own research, or very noisy, with everyone expressing their opinions on a certain issue.

However, the research and development department of Enbei Pharmaceutical is a bit strange; it feels a bit like a vegetable market.

Seeing Li Enbei coming, the employees of the research and development department quickly became serious.

Li Enbei said with an embarrassed face: “Because of the lack of research and development funds, many projects have been forced to stop, and some projects are progressing slowly, but we cannot lay off these experienced researchers, so we can only let them do whatever they want. After all, after finishing their work, they really have nothing else to do, so it doesn’t matter if they chat or something.”

Yang Chen: “I don’t understand what you mean. Isn’t scientific research work never-ending? How can there be such a thing as finishing work?”

Li Enbei: “Isn’t it because we don’t have money? They are a bit passive and *dàigōng* [slacking off]. I originally wanted to raise additional funds to invest in scientific research, but the China Securities Regulatory Commission did not approve it. I also wanted to get a loan from the bank, but the previous loan has not been repaid, so now I have to have collateral to get a loan. To be honest, if it is for other things, I dare to mortgage. But for research and development loans, I really dare not mortgage, because the probability of research and development failure is very high. If we are unlucky and fail to develop successfully, the money will be spent, and the collateral will have to be given to the bank; then I will lose a lot. In the final analysis, it is because we don’t have money, so I can only operate the company in a way that doesn’t involve money. I blame myself for being too aggressive and establishing factories in 12 cities in the east, west, north, and south. The money is all spent on these things, so there is no research and development funds. Merck is taking advantage of the difficulties we face, so they are using their new products as bait, hoping that we can become the second Zhifei Biological.”

Yang Chen had just used Zhifei Biological as an example. The name of this company sounds high-end, but in reality, it is just a beggar. 90% of its revenue depends on Merck’s product authorization.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Merck asked the boss of Zhifei Biological to kneel down and kowtow, he would not dare to resist; otherwise, the company would go bankrupt and be delisted.

This is also a common problem for many Dragon Country pharmaceutical factories. In the early years, they relied on the patents of international pharmaceutical giants to enjoy dividends and develop, but the price was to become puppets of these international pharmaceutical giants in Dragon Country, and they had to do whatever they were told.

Previously, news reports exposed that some enterprises and units handed over the genetic data of Dragon Country people to foreign companies. Some people did not understand why these people did this.

What if that company, like Zhifei Biological, relies on foreign pharmaceutical giants for 90% of its revenue?

If people want the genetic data of Dragon Country people, dare they not give it?

If they don’t give the data, the patent authorization will be cut off. They used to earn hundreds of millions a year, but suddenly it will be zero. Are those grandsons willing?

In order to make money for themselves, they don’t care about national righteousness.

Therefore, Yang Chen resolutely does not use Merck’s patents and will never allow Enbei Pharmaceutical to become the next Zhifei Biological.

After understanding the difficulties of Enbei Pharmaceutical’s research and development department, Yang Chen changed his view of these researchers and did not blame them for being so lazy.

“Hello everyone, I am Yang Chen, the new boss of the group. Are you satisfied with your current work status?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

The employees of the research and development department were immediately excited. This is Yang Chen, the boss of the Starlight Group who wholly acquired the group.

Is he so young and handsome?

It’s a pity not to be a star.

Chen Dong, the manager of the scientific research department, quickly stepped forward to greet Yang Chen and then replied: “Mr. Yang, please forgive us. We are indeed a little lazy. In fact, we people who are engaged in research and development are the simplest. As long as there are sufficient scientific research funds, we can work day and night to continue research. We cannot guarantee that there will be research results, but we can guarantee that research and development funds will never be wasted even a penny. We are also human beings, and as human beings, we have the idea of enjoying a better life and creating a better life for our families. If we lack funds for a long time, anyone will become unmotivated.”

Yang Chen: “Haha… Manager Chen is right. If it is only a matter of research and development funds, I can now guarantee to everyone that there will never be a shortage of research and development funds in the future. Everyone should take out the most active working state, whether there are scientific research results or not; at least you must ensure that you will not regret the regret of wasting your years now in the future. I have said a word to the scientific researchers of Starlight Technology: as long as you work under me, every effort you put in can get the corresponding reward. Like the batch of Huaqing [Tsinghua University] and other university students we just recruited in June, I guarantee that they will be able to buy a house, a car, and marry a wife with a bride price in Shanghai within ten years. The thing I can’t accept the most is someone mixing into the crowd and wasting time. I don’t care about the money spent on him. What I care about is that there is a person under me who is waiting to die, which is a very unacceptable thing for me. I give you enough money, you work hard; this is the best state I want. In theory, I can retire now and enjoy life. My wealth and status are enough to protect my descendants for three generations to be superior people. But I am still busy every day and never intend to rest deliberately. I hope you can be like me; work is not for others, but to create a better future for yourself and realize the dream in your heart that seems unattainable. At least here you can believe in this concept.”

If other bosses say this, they are just drawing big cakes [making empty promises].

But when Yang Chen said this, he was really pouring out his heart.

The Starlight Technology Group is now a sacred temple in the hearts of all scientific researchers. Many academicians have given up their identities and joined the Starlight Technology Group.

It’s just that Yang Chen has always been steady and steady in doing things. Scientific research projects will be opened one by one, and he will not get all the projects down at once. That is purely pretending to be coercive.

In theory, no one can guarantee that scientific research will definitely have results, but who doesn’t want to really get one success?

Therefore, Yang Chen will only start new scientific research classification projects when he is sure that there will be scientific research results.

For example, he recently asked Starlight Technology to open a life science research and development team to study the secrets of human longevity.

Wang Simiao knows that Yang Chen’s blood can prolong life, so how can Yang Chen, who also knows medicine, not know?

Therefore, let the team study first. If it doesn’t work, Yang Chen will get a drop of blood for them to study the secrets.

As a key part of Yang Chen’s “Future Hospital” plan, pharmaceutical research and development must be strong.

In the near future, “Dawn Hospital + Starlight Medical + Enbei Pharmaceutical” will realize the self-sufficiency of the entire industry chain of hospital treatment, medical equipment and material supply, and drug supply. At that time, Yang Chen can officially implement his “Future Hospital” plan.

Chen Dong, the manager of the research and development department, quickly said: “Mr. Yang’s words are really exciting. No wonder Mr. Yang can achieve such achievements at a young age. Please rest assured, Mr. Yang, we are all professional and ethical researchers. As long as the company solves the funding problem, we guarantee to devote all our enthusiasm to research and development. Everyone, is that right?”

“Yes!” Everyone shouted in unison.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Okay! It’s good that everyone has this attitude. However, I not only want to hear what you say, but more importantly, I want to see what you do. Everyone is busy; Director Li and I will go to other departments to take a look.”

Chen Dong nodded quickly and sent the two out.

Li Enbei was worried that Yang Chen would be unhappy that the employees of the research and development department were too lazy and wanted to say something for them.

“I will do their ideological work well in the future and supervise them to adjust their working status as soon as possible,” Li Enbei said very cautiously.

After all, the company is now Yang Chen’s, and whether Li Enbei’s chairman can continue to do it is also up to Yang Chen. Of course, he must be cautious, observe his words and expressions, and then dare to speak and do things.

Yang Chen: “Director Li, have you ever thought about going to Shanghai to live?”

Li Enbei’s eyes lit up. After all, he is an old *jiānghú* [veteran; someone with extensive experience], and he instantly understood what Yang Chen meant.

“It’s not bad to change the living environment. Besides, the transportation is very developed now. It takes more than an hour to get from Shanghai to Hangzhou by high-speed rail, and more than two hours by car, which is just the time to play a few rounds of mahjong. There is not much difference between working in Shanghai or Hangzhou.”

Li Enbei replied.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “I hope these are your true words, because I want to move the headquarters to Shanghai. Enbei Pharmaceutical will become a subsidiary of Starlight Medical Group, responsible for drug research and development and sales. I now have Dawn Hospital, Starlight Medical, plus Enbei Pharmaceutical, which can basically achieve self-sufficiency in the entire channel. If you really think it’s okay to work and live in Shanghai, then follow me. If you don’t think it’s okay, then stay and continue to be the director of the Hangzhou factory. I won’t force it; it’s entirely up to you.”

Li Enbei: “Mr. Yang, don’t worry; I absolutely sincerely think that there is no difference between working and living in Shanghai and Hangzhou. And I am very interested in the full-channel self-sufficiency plan you just mentioned. I want to participate in it personally. I hope Mr. Yang can trust me. Although the company is no longer mine, I brought it to its current state with my own hands, and I will definitely do my best to make it better in the future.”

Yang Chen: “Okay, it’s enough to have you say this. After we finish shopping, you can make an appointment with Mayor Liu, and we will meet him together. Oh, by the way, Ma from Alibaba will also accompany us.”

Li Enbei: “Ah, Mr. Ma will also go with us?”

Yang Chen nodded.

Li Enbei: “Okay, I understand. After we finish shopping in the park and go back, I will call Mayor Liu to make an appointment.”

The two got in the car and continued to tour the park.

The main factory, which has a total investment of 4 billion yuan, takes half a day to tour.

When the two came back, it was already dark.

Li Enbei called Mayor Liu of Hangzhou and made an appointment to meet at the Municipal Government at 3 pm tomorrow.

Moreover, Li Enbei clearly told Mayor Liu that Yang Chen was going to discuss with the Municipal Government about moving the headquarters of Enbei Pharmaceutical away, so that Mayor Liu could be mentally and professionally prepared.

In fact, from the moment Enbei Pharmaceutical announced that Yang Chen was going to make a takeover offer, Mayor Liu had already prepared for the headquarters of Enbei Pharmaceutical to be moved out of Hangzhou.

After all, from a legal point of view, a legally operating company has the right to choose which city to set up its headquarters. The Hangzhou Municipal Government cannot use “human relations” to override the law.

Therefore, he has also thought about countermeasures. If Yang Chen wants to move the headquarters of Enbei Pharmaceutical to Shanghai, he must first pay off the loan, keep the Hangzhou factory, and add an investment of no less than 1 billion yuan to Hangzhou.

Mayor Liu asked Li Enbei to convey his thoughts to Yang Chen so that Yang Chen could also be mentally prepared. When they meet in the Municipal Government office tomorrow afternoon, the two parties can go straight to the topic.

After hanging up the phone, Li Enbei truthfully reported Mayor Liu’s request to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “It’s best if the problem can be solved with money. It’s getting late; you should go home from get off work. Thank you for accompanying me for an afternoon.”

Li Enbei: “Mr. Yang, you are too polite. Mr. Yang, do you have any arrangements for tonight? If you don’t have any arrangements, let’s have dinner together.”

Yang Chen: “Thank you; I want to see the night view of West Lake, so I won’t eat together. When the headquarters is moved to Shanghai, I will host a dinner for everyone to celebrate the housewarming.”

Li Enbei: “Haha… Okay, okay. Then Mr. Yang, please go ahead; I won’t delay your time.”

Yang Chen nodded and left Enbei Pharmaceutical.

Coming to Hangzhou, of course, you have to come to West Lake to eat some local specialties.

Yang Chen ordered a few dishes at a restaurant closer to the music fountain and started eating.

West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce is really unpalatable. Yang Chen almost vomited after one bite.

“Damn! How can there be such an unpalatable fish in the world?” Yang Chen couldn’t help but complain.

The fish is sour and sweet with a strong fishy smell. I’m afraid the soup was poured directly on the boiled fish. The fishy smell is the fishy smell, and the soup is the soup. It’s very unpalatable.

Yang Chen beckoned the waiter over and asked, “Is your fish not cooked well? This is the first time I have eaten such an unpalatable fish. When I was a child, my old lady caught crucian carp in the river and made it casually, and it was better than this. The fish made in your restaurant has such a big fishy smell.”

The waiter asked with a smile: “Handsome guy, are you from out of town?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “What, do you give this to out-of-towners and give the locals good food?”

Waiter: “No, I mean not only you out-of-towners think West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce is unpalatable, but we locals also think it is unpalatable. It’s right if it’s unpalatable. If you think it’s delicious, it’s a bit hypocritical.”

???

Yang Chen didn’t know how to respond to this. Could it be that West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce is famous for being unpalatable?

Yang Chen: “Little sister, what you said makes me speechless. Don’t lie to me; such a famous dish, you said it was so unpalatable?”

Waiter: “Hee hee… really. If you don’t believe me, ask the other tables of guests; it’s the same. This is already a very authentic West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce.”

Yang Chen turned to look at the girl at the next table. She also ordered West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce.

“Hello, beauty, can I exchange a bite of West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce with you? I want to try if it’s all so unpalatable, or if my portion is made poorly,” Yang Chen asked.

The girl replied with a smile: “Sure. I also want to try if the chef made it poorly. Come, let’s exchange a bite to try.”

So, the two exchanged their West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce to try.

As a result, there was no difference.

Yang Chen: “It seems that it’s not the chef’s problem; it’s originally this taste.”

Girl: “I also ordered this dish because of its reputation. I didn’t expect it to be so unpalatable. One bite made me lose my appetite, and I don’t want to touch the rest of the dishes.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and then said to the waiter: “Little sister, thank you; you can go and be busy.”

The waiter nodded with a smile and said, “You’re welcome. Just call me if you need anything.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile, lowered his head, and continued to eat other dishes.

After a while, the girl at the next table changed to a seat closer to Yang Chen. A few seconds later, she mustered up the courage and asked: “Excuse me, are you also here to play alone?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Yes.”

The girl stretched out her hand and said, “Hello, my name is Zhang Jingyi, and I am a hotel sleep tester. What’s your name and what do you do?”

Sleep tester?

Damn, I met another new profession.

The last profession that made Yang Chen feel new was a mistress persuader.

Yang Chen shook hands with Zhang Jingyi and said, “Hello, my name is Yang Chen, and I am a *wǎngyuēchē* [online car-hailing; ride-hailing] driver. What is a sleep tester?”

Zhang Jingyi: “It is to stay overnight in hotels, B&Bs [bed and breakfasts], apartments, etc., all over the country, or even the world, to experience the facilities and services in the room. Take photos and videos, and describe the feelings in words to provide reference for customers in need.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, so that’s what it is. Your profession is quite new. Are you working today, or just here for fun?”

Zhang Jingyi: “The nature and content of my work determine that I can work and play at the same time. I am going to test sleep at the Four Seasons Hotel West Lake today.”

Yang Chen: “Oh, I haven’t decided where to stay yet. I’ll go to the Four Seasons Hotel to stay for one night and feel it. After you write the manuscript, show it to me, and I’ll compare whether our feelings are the same.”

Zhang Jingyi: “Sure. How much money can you earn a day running a *wǎngyuēchē*?”

Yang Chen: “About two hundred.”

Zhang Jingyi: “Then would you like to challenge a job that earns two thousand five a day?”

Yang Chen: “What job?”

Zhang Jingyi pulled the chair closer and said softly: “In addition to introducing hotel sleep test tasks, our company also has haunted house sleep test tasks. A task just came out today, 5,000 yuan a day. If you are willing, we can go together and split it in half after it’s done. How about it?”

Damn!

This job is getting more and more awesome.

There is also a haunted house sleep tester job?

Yang Chen: “What is a haunted house sleep test job; what do you have to do?”

Zhang Jingyi: “It’s very simple: live in the haunted house designated by the customer for 24 hours, and during this period, you have to continuously broadcast live to the customer. At night, the customer will ask the sleep tester to walk around with the mobile phone to see if there is anything abnormal. If everything is normal, it means that there is no problem with the haunted house, and you can move in normally. If something happens to the sleep tester, then you cannot move in.”

Yang Chen was of course not interested in the 2,500 yuan, but a strong curiosity drove him to try it.

What kind of haunted house is it that costs 5,000 yuan to ask someone to live in it for a day to see if it is safe?

“Okay! Deal!” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Zhang Jingyi: “Hee hee… okay, then I’ll take it right away. Which day do you have a whole day? This requires 24 hours of continuous live broadcast to the employer.”

Yang Chen: “I have something to do tomorrow, so it’s definitely not possible. The day after tomorrow.”

Zhang Jingyi: “Okay! I have to write a manuscript tomorrow and prepare for it. Leave me a phone number, and I’ll contact you tomorrow night.”

Yang Chen nodded and exchanged numbers with Zhang Jingyi.

Zhang Jingyi said very politely: “Then I’ll treat you to this meal as a thank you for earning this 5,000 yuan with me.”

Yang Chen: “No need. If you want to treat me, wait until we earn the 5,000 yuan.”

Zhang Jingyi: “Okay. Then you eat; I won’t disturb you. This fish is really unpalatable.”

“Haha…” The two laughed together.

…

At this time, on the other side.

The Qin Clan sent out twelve top killers and used all the contacts and channels of the Qin Clan in Shanghai to search for Yang Chen’s whereabouts in Shanghai.

Qin Sitong couldn’t wait to use Yang Chen’s blood…