Chapter 589: Chen Yu’s New CEO

“Find me a piece of land. The bigger, the better. Money is not an issue. It should be far from the city center, mainly for building a large pharmaceutical production plant.”

“Then, help me find a standalone office building for sale in the city. Once it’s secured, you’re responsible for the renovations. I’ll tell you the details after we acquire it.”

Recently, Xu Shaochen has been dealing with the Kong Family while also busy helping Chen Ju manage the gold mines in Qinghua County.

Therefore, the pharmaceutical production line and the headquarters of the pharmaceutical company were handed over to Zhao Qing to take care of.

With the Special AIDS Medicine, the Pharmaceutical Company is bound to become a giant. So, Xu Shao separated the office building and didn’t place it inside the Chen Yu Group’s office building.

“Yes, Mr. Xu. Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of it.”

Zhao Qing took a sip from his teacup. He knew he was about to make some more money.

If everything goes according to plan, the construction of the factory will likely be entrusted to him as well.

“Ring ring ring…”

Suddenly, Xu Shaochen’s phone rang.

Xu Shaochen picked up the phone, glanced at it, and then said to Zhao Qing, “I won’t keep you any longer. In a couple of days, when Mei Liangxin returns, let’s invite Zhang Wei, and the four of us can have a meal together.”

“Alright, Mr. Xu. I’ll leave now.”

Zhao Qing nodded, finished the tea in his teacup, and then got up and left the office.

Although Zhao Qing always referred to Xu Shaochen as Mr. Xu, the relationship between the two was more like friends.

“Hello, Chairman Tan, what advice do you have for me?”

After Zhao Qing left, Xu Shaochen answered the call with a light tone.

“Mr. Xu, I have some bad news for you. I thought it was better to let you know. The 20% shares of our Tan Family have already been bought by the Kong Family.”

“What?”

Xu Shaochen’s face suddenly changed. After a long pause, he finally said, “Alright, I see.”

With that, he hung up the phone immediately.

He didn’t mention the clause in the contract stating that the Tan Family cannot transfer or sell the shares to others within ten years.

Xu Shaochen could understand the Tan Family’s situation.

After all, could the Tan Family really refuse if the Kong Family wanted to buy them? It seems the Kong Family intends to use this 20% shareholding to legally and legitimately get involved in the Special Medicine battle and compete with Xu Shaochen.

However, this is Jiangzhou. If Xu Shaochen were to be swallowed up by the Kong Family here, he would have to find a block of tofu to smash his head against.

“Ring ring ring…”

The phone rang again.

Taking a look at it, this time the call was from Sun Hai.

“Hello, Brother Hai.”

Xu Shaochen pushed his recent thoughts aside and answered the call.

“Brother, didn’t you ask me yesterday to keep an eye out for any large villas for sale? Well, I didn’t find any villas, but are you interested in an estate?”

Sun Hai’s cheerful voice came through the phone, making it pleasant to listen to.

“Brother Hai, your connections are really extensive. I just asked you yesterday, and you’ve already done it today. Little brother here thanks you. What’s the story with this estate?”

Jiangzhou is huge, with a permanent population of over 40 million. There are many places Xu Shaochen hasn’t been to, so he really doesn’t know where estates might be located in Jiangzhou.

“Oh, you’re flattering me. It’s mainly because you, Brother Xu, have a good reputation. People don’t recognize me, Sun Hai, but as soon as I spread the word that you’re looking for a place, someone contacted me right away.”

Although they called each other ‘brother,’ Sun Hai still humbly lowered his status in the conversation.

After all, Xu Shaochen calling him ‘Brother Hai’ was giving him face, showing recognition.

But if he didn’t know his own limits, it would be easy to rub people the wrong way.

“Brother Hai, I’m currently at the company. How about we go take a look together?”

Xu Shaochen raised his wrist to check his watch. It was still early. After checking out the estate, he could treat Sun Hai to lunch.

“Sure, I’d also like to see what this estate looks like. I’ll have the driver take the car to your company now.”

“Alright, Brother Hai. It’s settled then.”

Xu Shaochen hung up the phone and then walked out of the office.

“Hey, Chairman Xu, the CEO candidate from the head-hunting firm has arrived. Would you like to interview him?”

Just as Xu Shaochen left the office, the secretary came up to him.

“Bring him to me, I’ll take a look.”

Xu Shaochen paused and then responded.

Moments later, the secretary brought in a man in his thirties, sophisticated and refined in appearance.

“Mr. Xu, nice to meet you. My name is Chen Ji.”

The man introduced himself to Xu Shaochen with neither humility nor arrogance.

Xu Shaochen took the documents about Chen Ji from the secretary, flipped through them, and then raised an eyebrow, asking, “You’ve held high-level positions at several companies and performed well. Up until half a month ago, you were still the CEO of a Fortune 500 company in Longguo. Why did you choose to resign, and based on the frequency of your job changes, should I consider you an unstable person?”

“Mr. Xu, you can’t judge my abilities or character just by reading a piece of paper. I can explain my frequent job changes and my resignation.”

The man smiled slightly, maintaining his composure under Xu Shaochen’s almost aggressive questioning.

“After returning to the country, I’ve worked at five companies, holding executive positions in four of them. If Chairman Xu looks closely, you’ll notice that in all five companies, I never held the same position twice.”

Xu Shaochen checked and indeed found that Chen Ji had been an absolute high-level executive in all five companies, but in different roles.

“I frequently changed jobs and positions because I wanted to accumulate a diverse set of experiences with the aim of eventually leading a company independently.”

As Chen Ji spoke, Xu Shaochen interrupted him, “Your last company was a CEO position, which already fulfilled your desire to lead a company independently. Why did you choose to resign?”

“Mr. Xu, I’m a young man. After accumulating so much experience and skills, I’m naturally eager to further develop a company under my leadership. But my former company’s owner had a different philosophy than mine. He’s older and prefers stability, so he wouldn’t approve any of my risky decisions.”

Chen Ji paused for a moment, then took a deep breath and looked at Xu Shaochen, speaking earnestly:

“I applied for the CEO position at Chen Yu because you, Mr. Xu, are also young, and Chen Yu is a young company. Additionally, with the Xu Family behind you, there’s no lack of funding, so I can implement all my plans and visions for growing the company.”

“You’re hired. Start work tomorrow. A three-month probation with an annual salary of 5 million. If company growth is evident after a year, I’ll grant you some company shares.”

Xu Shaochen extended his hand to Chen Ji. Chen Ji’s impressive career and ambitious outlook had won him over.

“Thank you, Mr. Xu, for giving me this opportunity.”

For the first time, a smile appeared on Chen Ji’s otherwise calm face.