Feng Jing felt a little dizzy. She was not a hands-off boss like Xia Ruofei. As a partner of the Taoyuan Company, she had a detailed understanding of the situation of Tong Ren Tang Group.
Tang Weiran was the vice president of the group. Although it was an enterprise, he was at the level of a deputy director. Moreover, the entire group had so many subsidiaries, research institutes, and hospitals. Among them, there were two listed companies with hundreds of millions of assets. Feng Jing found it a little inconceivable that the vice president of such a large group would be so humble.
However, she saw that Tang Weiran looked very sincere and did not have any trace of hypocrisy. She could only nod helplessly and lead Tang Weiran and his entourage downstairs.
Tang Weiran's entourage was a senior researcher that he had specially found from the Chinese Medicine Research Institute under Tong Ren Tang Group. His name was Zheng Xu, and he was in his forties. He was also an expert in the research and identification of Chinese medicinal herbs. He had a lot of experience.
Feng Jing secretly sent a WeChat message to Xia Ruofei: Chairman, President Tang of Tong Ren Tang has personally come downstairs to wait for you. You should hurry up!
After a while, Feng Jing felt her phone vibrate. She swiped the screen to take a look. Xia Ruofei replied with three words: Got it.
Feng Jing could not help but be speechless.
She had already reminded him. She could only support Xia Ruofei unconditionally no matter what he wanted to do.
Feng Jing accompanied Tang Weiran downstairs and waited for more than ten minutes. It was quite cold in Mount Sanshan in December, and the sea breeze was quite strong. Tang Weiran and Zheng Xu, who were used to the dry environment in Beijing, felt that the wind seemed to penetrate into their bones. Even if they tightly covered their clothes, it was useless.
It wasn't until she saw Xia Ruofei walking over from afar that Feng Jing let out a sigh of relief. She was really worried that if she waited any longer, the two of them would fall ill before they even started the negotiation.
Compared to Tang Weiran and the others' bloated clothes, Xia Ruofei was much lighter. He wore a pair of blue jeans, a pair of white casual shoes, a white long-sleeved T-shirt, and a dark green aviator jacket. He looked like a street teenager. If someone said that Xia Ruofei was a college student, people would definitely believe it.
Tang Weiran came in a hurry. He only contacted Wei Jun through Wei Jun, and then Wei got Xia Ruofei's phone number from Zhao Yongjun. He did not know more about Xia Ruofei's specific situation.
Therefore, he did not notice Xia Ruofei walking over. He thought that he was an ordinary employee of the Taoyuan Company!
It was Feng Jing who reminded him in a low voice, "President Tang, our Boss Xia is here!"
Tang Weiran was shocked to realize that the young man in casual clothes was Mr. Xia, the man with an unfathomable background that Wei Jianming had mentioned.
He quickly put on a warm smile and walked quickly to greet him. "Boss Xia, hello! I'm Tang Weiran from Tong Ren Tang! "
Xia Ruofei stopped and said with a faint smile on his face, "Hello, President Tang! Sorry to keep you waiting … "
"No, no!" Tang Weiran quickly said, "Boss Xia, we are the ones who have disturbed you! We are the employees of the chain companies under our group. We are not familiar with the business, so we have offended you … "
Xia Ruofei asked faintly, "Just not familiar with the business?"
Tang Weiran's smile suddenly became a little awkward. He said, "This … Before I came, I asked the group's discipline inspection department to investigate this matter. The results should be out soon …"
Xia Ruofei nodded noncommittally and said, "President Tang, let's go upstairs and sit down before we talk!"
"Okay, okay, Boss Xia, please!" Tang Weiran said.
Xia Ruofei did not stand on ceremony. She nodded and took the lead to walk in front.
When he passed by Feng Jing, Xia Ruofei said, "Inform Boss Lin to come to the conference room as well."
"Okay!" Feng Jing responded. Then, she gestured to Liu Qian and slowed down a little. She and Tang Weiran followed Xia Ruofei into the complex building, while Liu Qian knowingly took out her mobile phone to inform Boss Lin.
After walking into the building, Tang Weiran felt a little warm. He could not help but smile bitterly. He hoped that this trouble could make Xia Ruofei feel his sincerity. It was indeed a little difficult for him, the vice president of a large group, to be so humble.
When the group of people arrived at the conference room, Boss Lin, who had received a call from Liu Qian, also came down from the reception suite upstairs. He happened to meet Xia Ruofei and the others at the door of the conference room.
When Boss Lin saw Tang Weiran, who was half a step behind Xia Ruofei with a warm smile on his face, he could not help but be stunned.
Tang Weiran did not know Boss Lin, but Boss Lin was no stranger to Tang Weiran.
This was because Tang Weiran was the group leader in charge of the chain companies. Although Boss Lin had not met Tang Weiran before, he was already very familiar with this group leader from the dynamic news on the company's website and the frequent video conference calls.
"Hello, President Tang!" Boss Lin hurriedly greeted him respectfully.
Tang Weiran looked at Boss Lin with some confusion. Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Brother Lin, you're here!"
Then, he said to Tang Weiran, "President Tang, let me introduce you. This is the elite of Tong Ren Tang! He is Lin Chung-ming, the vice president of your chain company in Eastern China. "
Tang Weiran suddenly understood. At the same time, Xia Ruofei's "Brother Lin" just now made him pay more attention in his heart.
Tang Weiran showed a kind smile on his face. He took the initiative to reach out to Lin Chung-ming and said, "You're Comrade Lin Chung-ming! I've heard of your name several times in Beijing. You were a business expert when you were in the Qiantang store! You were the one who facilitated the cooperation with the Taoyuan Company on the Iron maple bucket, right? "
Lin Chung-ming hurriedly reached out his hands and shook Tang Weiran's, then said modestly, "President Tang, you're flattering me! That's all part of my job! "
After that, Lin Chung-ming also cast a grateful look at Xia Ruofei. How could he not know that Xia Ruofei was deliberately supporting him just now?
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "President Tang, Brother Lin, let's go in and talk!"
The group of people walked into the conference room and took their seats.
After Tang Weiran sat down, he immediately said with a sincere expression, "Boss Xia, first of all, I would like to express my apologies to you and your company! Because of the problems of the individual employees, there was a misunderstanding between the two parties, and even the cooperation was put on hold. This is a dereliction of duty on the part of the leaders of the group! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "President Tang, you're too serious. It's business! You have to pay attention to the willingness of both parties. It's normal to have different opinions during negotiations … "
The more Tang Weiran listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. Xia Ruofei said it so generously. Was he not going to pursue the matter? But before he came in, Xia Ruofei's attitude was not like this!
Just as Tang Weiran was worrying about his gains and losses, Xia Ruofei changed the topic and said, "The failure of the cooperation with Tong Ren Tang is not necessarily a bad thing for the Taoyuan Company. I'm still confident in the competitiveness of our company's products. I believe that the traditional time-honored brands like Crane Hall, Changchun Hall, and Huichun Hall should be very interested in our company's Iron maple bucket and caterpillar fungus. We have also been actively contacting these potential pharmacies for the past two days. In fact, we didn't suffer any losses in business, so President Tang, you don't have to apologize …"
After hearing this, Tang Weiran couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He quickly said, "Boss Xia, Tong Ren Tang still attaches great importance to the Taoyuan Company as a partner. After the group's chairman, Comrade Wei Jianming, heard about this matter, he personally instructed the discipline inspection department to launch an investigation and sent me to represent the group to continue to discuss the cooperation with your company. After all, it's better to be familiar with business than to be unfamiliar with it! Boss Xia, please consider continuing to cooperate with Tong Ren Tang … "
Xia Ruofei had already gotten the information from Zhao Yongjun and knew the purpose of Tang Weiran's visit. He smiled noncommittally and said, "President Tang, it's the same for us no matter which company we cooperate with. In addition to the benefits, we also value the long-term cooperation. In the past, I cooperated quite happily with Brother Lin on the sales of Iron maple bucket!"
Tang Weiran smiled bitterly in his heart. Xia Ruofei's words were already very obvious.
His cooperation with Lin Chung-ming had always been very pleasant. This time, the cooperation with Caterpillar Fungus was basically signed. If it weren't for the issue of authority, Lin Chung-ming would have already returned to Jiangzhe Province with dazzling results.
Now the situation had completely changed, and it was all because of Chen Shun alone.
It seemed that if they didn't show their sincerity and deal with Chen Shun seriously, the negotiation couldn't go on at all.
Moreover, this matter couldn't be delayed. Didn't Xia Ruofei just say that? They had already contacted Tong Ren Tang's strong competitors, such as He Niantang. The longer it was delayed, the easier it was for changes to occur.
Tang Weiran didn't think that Xia Ruofei was bluffing, because he had also received accurate information from Wei Jianming that Xia Ruofei was indeed likely to cooperate with He Niantang.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "Boss Xia, please wait for a moment. I'll go out and make a call …"
Xia Ruofei smiled and made a gesture of invitation, saying, "Go ahead, President Tang!"
Tang Weiran walked out of the conference room and immediately called Beijing to ask about the results of the secret investigation by the Discipline Inspection Department.
In fact, this matter was very simple. It didn't take much effort to find out.
The results of the investigation showed that Chen Shun was sent by Chen Weinan, the vice president of the chain company. He didn't go through the company's collective meeting and was sent in a hurry.
The relationship between Chen Shun and Chen Weinan was no secret at all.
After Tang Weiran understood the situation, he called out Lin Chung-ming and asked kindly, "Comrade Zhongming, there are some things I want to know from you. Can you tell me the specific situation after Chen Shun intervened in the negotiation?"
Lin Chung-ming had been suppressing his anger toward Chen Shun for a long time. Although he didn't see the current situation very clearly, he saw Tang Weiran's attitude toward Xia Ruofei.
Therefore, Lin Chung-ming didn't have any scruples. Like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, he directly parachuted in to take over the negotiation, and then deliberately put on airs during the negotiation, even offering a purchase price that was far lower than the actual value, and so on. He told Tang Weiran everything in detail.
After listening, Tang Weiran's face became more and more unsightly.
Naturally, he could easily analyze that Chen Weinan had sent his nephew to take advantage of the situation. If the negotiation was successful, this cooperation would definitely be signed in the name of the chain company with the Taoyuan Company. At that time, Lin Chung-ming wouldn't have anything to do, and all the performance would belong to Chen Shun.
However, Tang Weiran was very puzzled. How could Chen Shun do such a simple job of taking advantage of the situation? Was this guy an idiot?
However, Tang Weiran didn't want to delve into so much now. He said gently to Lin Chung-ming, "Comrade Zhongming, I understand the situation now. You have been wronged this time! Don't worry, the company won't let this kind of unhealthy trend spread. We will definitely deal with some people with ulterior motives seriously! "
"Thank you, President Tang!" Lin Chung-ming said with some excitement.
Tang Weiran asked Lin Chung-ming to return to the conference room first. He called Wei Jianming immediately and reported his initial contact with Xia Ruofei, as well as the information he had about Chen Shun.
After listening, Wei Jianming couldn't help but slap the table and say, "This is a disgrace to Tong Ren Tang! If the business managers are all of this quality, no matter how beautiful our development strategy is, it will still be a castle in the air! "
Tang Weiran said, "President Wei, as the leader in charge, I am responsible for this matter. I will review it to you …"
"What responsibility can you have?" Wei Jianming interrupted Tang Weiran and said, "This is clearly a middle-level leader who is sacrificing the interests of the company for his own personal gain!"
His words were equivalent to a conclusion. Not only would Chen Shun be dealt with seriously, even Chen Weinan would not be able to get away with it.
"President Wei, Mr. Xia probably wants to see our sincerity. Otherwise, the negotiation can't continue …" Tang Weiran said.
Wei Jianming said without hesitation, "Chen Shun will be dismissed. Chen Weinan has an unshirkable leadership responsibility. After the company studies it, we will deal with it seriously. Follow this tone and talk to Mr. Xia first! I will talk to the disciplinary committee and speed up the process! "
"Understood!" Tang Weiran said, "President Wei, I will go in first. I will report to you immediately if there is any progress here."
"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, Weiran! "Wei Jianming said.
"Don't mention it, it's my job!" Tang Weiran was a little flattered and said quickly.
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