The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

After a tender moment, Chen Erbao toured the workshop. He then gathered the heads of finance, HR, security, and the production line for a meeting. After giving them some instructions, he drove away from the factory and headed for the city.

His class reunion was in the evening, so during the day, he had to visit the factory in the city. He wouldn't be able to rest easy otherwise.

Around ten in the morning, Chen Erbao arrived in the suburbs of Hongyuan City and drove directly onto the factory grounds.

Lin Zhiqing had been waiting anxiously. When she saw Chen Erbao's car, she trotted over. The moment he got out, she leaped into his arms, wrapping herself around him.

"Er Bao, I've missed you so much!"

"Me too!"

They buried their faces in each other's necks, deeply inhaling the other's scent.

Bai Xiaoqing and the other department heads were also there to welcome him, standing not far away. Seeing them, Chen Erbao quickly patted Lin Zhiqing on the butt.

"Get down, quick! Everyone's watching!"

Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing slid off Chen Erbao, her face blushing red.

"President Chen!"

As he approached the group, Bai Xiaoqing and the management team all called out in unison.

Chen Erbao saw that someone had even prepared confetti cannons and quickly waved his hands.

"No need for all that flashy stuff. Let's tour the factory first, then we'll have a meeting."

At this, Bai Xiaoqing waved her hand, dismissing the other ceremonial arrangements. She then began her introductions to Chen Erbao.

"President Chen, these are the heads of the HR, finance, and logistics departments. And this is our sales director; she's from Medicine King Hall and is responsible for reporting on sales performance."

Chen Erbao looked more closely. The woman seemed a bit familiar, as if he'd seen her before during his visit to Medicine King Hall.

"President Chen, I was President Lin's secretary. I've been assigned to serve as the sales director here!"

The beautiful, tactful woman in her twenties gave a slight bow as she spoke respectfully.

Chen Erbao nodded. 'Zhao Ruoying's second uncle sure is a shrewd operator,' he thought.

He took the lead, with Lin Zhiqing and Bai Xiaoqing flanking him. The rest followed behind as they began their tour of the factory grounds.

This factory was several times larger than the one in Bailong Village and had far more employees. With over a thousand people across all departments, it was considered the largest factory in the area.

"Did those department officials who came to make trouble yesterday all leave?" Chen Erbao asked.

Bai Xiaoqing nodded.

"As soon as you stepped in, President Chen, the problem was solved. They'd been telling us we had to repurchase all our fire safety equipment, but then they got a call around noon and left immediately."

"Did you find out who was behind it?"

With Zhao Feng personally involved, it would have been strange if he *hadn't* been able to handle it.

After all, the words of the richest man in Jiangnan Province carried a lot of weight.

Bai Xiaoqing shook her head.

"It was one of those three companies, but we're not sure which one."

Chen Erbao just smiled, unconcerned.

"In three days, we're launching an upgraded mud mask. Price it at ten thousand and call it the Dream Fantasia Mud Mask II. When we launch, I want to go on the offensive against those three cosmetics companies. Both online and through our sales department, put pressure on them. Call them out by name, trash-talk them, and make sure they learn their lesson."

Chen Erbao was not the patient type.

Bai Xiaoqing seemed taken aback, and the sales director behind her was clearly surprised as well.

"President Chen, is it really a good idea to offend three leading local cosmetics companies all at once?"

"What's there to be afraid of? They can't block our supply of raw materials, and they can't beat us in the market. Don't worry about it. Go all out."

Chen Erbao said, trying to boost their confidence.

Hearing this, the various department heads all voiced their agreement.

They toured the factory until almost noon, by which time they had finished inspecting the production lines and the packaging department. Chen Erbao was very satisfied. It seemed Bai Xiaoqing's reputation was well-deserved; she ran the factory with impressive order and efficiency.

After returning to the conference room in the office building for a brief meeting, Chen Erbao dismissed everyone.

"Xiaoqing, what's the word on your classmates?"

This was the question Chen Erbao was most concerned about.

"A couple of them are very interested. Our Dream Fantasia mud mask has built up a pretty good reputation, so I think they'll come."

"Poach them. Spare no expense. We're really short-staffed right now. Zhiqing and I are going on a trip for four or five days. When I get back, I'm going to establish a corporate group!"

"President Chen, is that really necessary? Right now, we only have the cosmetics company…"

Bai Xiaoqing was genuinely stunned to hear Chen Erbao was planning to form a corporate group.

Without a massive injection of capital, many aspects of such a plan would be difficult to manage.

"Don't worry. I'm planning to start a security company and a pharmaceutical company. I'll also establish a separate company to manage the Bailong Mountain project. We'll merge them all under the group for easier management. As for the money, I have three hundred million on hand. That should be enough."

"Three hundred million!!!"

Bai Xiaoqing nearly stumbled and fell when she heard him.

She was in charge of the entire cosmetics business, so she had a clear picture of all the revenue. The daily profit was indeed several million, but after deducting labor and other costs, the net profit was closer to three or four million a day. At that rate, saving up a hundred million without expanding production would be quite difficult.

Yet Chen Erbao, this young boss of hers, had somehow managed to quietly amass three hundred million!

That was enough money to launch several more ventures on the scale of the Dream Fantasia mud mask!

"It'll take thirty to fifty million to set up the security company, and another thirty to fifty million for the Bailong Mountain company. After all that, we'll still have over two hundred million left, which is more than enough to establish the group!"

"That's more than enough!"

"Let your classmates know: the new group will need managers for all sorts of positions. If they're interested, they'd better act fast. An opportunity like this won't come again."

Bai Xiaoqing's face flushed with excitement.

"President Chen, what position do you think… I might be able to hold?"

"…"

Chen Erbao glanced at her.

"Could you be the Group CEO?"

Bai Xiaoqing thought Chen Erbao was mocking her and gave a wry smile.

"I'm not qualified for that yet…"

"I'm asking if you have the confidence to be the CEO."

Chen Erbao repeated.

Bai Xiaoqing was completely stunned. She stammered,

"P-President Chen, you mean…"

"If you're confident you can do it, the job is yours. If not, fine, I'll find someone else."

Bai Xiaoqing's face flushed crimson.

"I… I can! I can do it!"

A fortune of this magnitude had just been dropped in her lap. If she failed to seize it, she might as well just go jump off a building.

Chen Erbao nodded.

"Then it's settled… But let me be clear: if you don't perform well, I'll replace you without a second thought."

"Yes, sir!"

Bai Xiaoqing stood ramrod straight, her voice trembling with excitement.

She never, ever would have imagined that she, in her twenties, was about to become the CEO of a major group with two hundred million in capital!

This would save her years of climbing the corporate ladder!

The three of them had a simple meal at the company cafeteria, after which Chen Erbao took Lin Zhiqing out shopping.

They shopped from one o'clock until three. Despite his strength as a cultivator at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, Chen Erbao was starting to feel the strain.

Watching Lin Zhiqing, who was still full of energy, Chen Erbao couldn't help but wonder, 'Are women built fundamentally differently than men?'

He was exhausted and sleepy and didn't want to walk another step.

The main issue was that after walking all over the place, Lin Zhiqing had only bought two articles of clothing. Most of the time, she would just try something on and then leave the store.

Seeing that Chen Erbao really didn't want to walk anymore, Lin Zhiqing looked around and spotted a coffee shop in the distance.

"Why don't we go rest in that coffee shop for a while?"

"Let's go!"

The two went into the coffee shop, ordered a coffee, and sat down on a sofa to rest.

Chen Erbao downed his coffee in a few gulps, then got up to use the restroom.

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