Chapter 61 Chaotic Situation

As Mrs. Fei spoke, her eyes turned red. She raised her hand to wipe the redness from the corners of her eyes. The ward became quiet. Xu Mo saw Lin Jingchuan pursed his lips slightly, and there seemed to be a struggle in his eyes.

Mrs. Fei continued, "Yiming is a child you've watched grow up. You must know what kind of child he is. Apart from not liking to study, he has no shortcomings. He is sunny and cheerful, and very considerate. He used to be such a carefree child, but now he has to face the mess in my marriage with his father. He has been much quieter these days. Every day, besides coming to the hospital to see me, he goes to the company. Although he doesn't say it, I know he must be feeling bad. In fact, he doesn't care whether he inherits the family property or not. He is just feeling wronged for me and thinking about standing up for me. I know he went to the office to see you. If he said anything bad, please don't take it to heart."

Lin Jingchuan sighed: "Aunt, I have never blamed Yiming. He is my brother who grew up under my watch. How could I blame him?"

Madam Fei suddenly grabbed his arm and said, "Then help him, okay? Jingchuan, I don't have any special abilities. I've relied on your uncle all these years, but your uncle doesn't care about us anymore... We can only count on you."

Lin Jingchuan held her hand and said earnestly, "Aunt, don't worry. Yiming wants to learn management. I will definitely teach him everything I have learned in my life. Yiming is very smart. As long as he is willing to learn, he will definitely achieve great things in the group in the future."

Mrs. Fei was silent for a moment and shook her head. "Jingchuan, this is not enough. Let me ask you a question. If one day he has a conflict with that illegitimate child, who will you support?"

Lin Jingchuan was stunned for a moment: "......"

"You can't tell, right?" Mrs. Fei said, "That illegitimate child is no ordinary person. Yiming can't defeat him. If we let him take root in the company smoothly now, what will happen if his influence becomes increasingly greater and he drives Yiming away?"

Lin Jingchuan fell silent. This didn't make sense. Yijie was indeed more stable and intelligent. Although he looked like a child at the moment, he knew he had unlimited potential. As long as he took root in the company, he might achieve something in a few years. Would he still consider Fei Yiming a brother then? After all, this company belonged to the Fei family. If it really came to that, even if he was still there, he would probably be powerless to do anything.

Lin Jingchuan asked: "Then what do you want me to do?"

Madam Fei lowered her eyes, hiding the coldness that flashed across them, and said, "Help me kick that illegitimate child out of the company."

The ward became quiet, and Lin Jingchuan placed the peeled apples in the fruit bowl.

After an unknown amount of time, he asked, "How do we catch up?"

Madam Fei said, "Jingchuan, I don't understand these things, but you should know."

"He was directly assigned to the company by my uncle," Lin Jingchuan said. "His performance has been good recently."

"I know your uncle arranged for you to train him. I understand you don't want to disobey him. Although you can't just drive him away, there are always other ways to let him go on his own." After a pause, Mrs. Fei slowly took a sip of tea. "Even saints make mistakes sometimes, let alone he is a child who just graduated not long ago."

Xu Mo held her breath slightly, and the ward fell into silence again.

Even the freshly peeled apple had slowly darkened due to oxidation. Lin Jingchuan said, "Aunt, although I haven't spent much time with that child, based on my years of experience in identifying and employing people, he has a relatively pure mind. We've made preparations in advance regarding the division of equity and decision-making power to prevent the issues you're worried about from happening."

Mrs. Fei's expression gradually cooled down. She looked at Lin Jingchuan without saying a word.

Lin Jingchuan said, "I can assure you that if that day ever comes and that kid wants to target Yiming, as long as I'm in the company, I will definitely protect him."

Madam Fei stared at him for a long time and said, "So, you still want to stand on the side of that illegitimate child?"

Lin Jingchuan was somewhat helpless: "They are all my uncle's children, so there is no question of who should take sides."

Madam Fei took a few deep breaths and raised her hand: "I understand. Jingchuan, this is your own choice, don't regret it."

Lin Jingchuan and Xu Mo left the ward and returned to the car. Lin Jingchuan frowned and remained silent all the way.

Xu Mo comforted him: "You just couldn't bear to play tricks on a child. You didn't do anything wrong."

Lin Jingchuan pressed his eyebrows, his heart full of worries, but he didn't know how to start.

He sighed and said only: "The company may be in chaos in the future."

Lin Jingchuan's guess was soon verified. At the company's semi-annual strategic meeting shortly afterwards, Fei Yunshen did not come to the company, but Fei Yiming showed up.

The little boy who used to love wearing baseball caps and trendy T-shirts, now wore a suit and tie, and strode into the conference room. At this important decision-making meeting to review the work completed in the first half of the year and formulate strategic goals for the second half of the year, he made a radical speech in the most calm state.

"Times are changing. China's technological level and manufacturing industry chain have undergone tremendous changes. However, for more than a decade, Landa has been stuck in the same business as it was ten years ago, making products that existed ten years ago and serving the same customers as ten years ago. Indeed, by following the rules and sticking to the old ways, we have currently maintained our market share and our meager profit of less than 1%. But only we ourselves know how hard we have worked to earn this money. Upstream are powerful crop suppliers, and downstream are farmers with extremely weak risk tolerance. We survive in the cracks and will fall into losses if we are not careful. We have worked diligently for more than ten years, fighting fierce price wars with our competitors, and barely occupied a stable market. But I dare to ask everyone, what is the future path for us? Will we continue to engage in price wars with competitors as we are now and continue to fight internal competition?"

Lin Jingchuan was momentarily stunned as he watched him speak with such high spirits and eloquence. Across from him, Ou Guoqiang rested his elbows on the table, fingers intertwined, and leaned forward slightly.

"So what does Mr. Xiaofei think we should do next?" a regional president asked.

"Entering new fields." Fei Yiming's eyes swept across the people at the table, observing their expressions. "Agricultural drones."

Most of the people present were the veterans who had accompanied Fei Yunshen in starting his business. Their average age was at least fifty. When they heard this new concept that they had never encountered before, they subconsciously frowned slightly.

Fei Yiming went on to say, "This isn't a concept I came up with on a whim. I've already conducted detailed research with the investment department." He clapped his hands, and a girl who looked like a secretary came in with several documents and distributed the business plan to everyone on the decision-making committee.

Lin Jingchuan opened the thick plan and frowned slightly.

Fei Yiming said: "Entering the agricultural drone field, we can leverage our existing customer base and take advantage of the recent low-altitude economic policy. If we can succeed, it will further enhance our company's transformation from a traditional feed processing and manufacturing company to an agricultural technology enterprise. These are all discussed in detail in the materials, which you can read for yourself."

The elders looked at each other, and no one spoke.

It wasn't that he agreed with Fei Yiming's decision, but rather that he couldn't see the current situation of the company. Fei Yunshen had always attended this semi-annual meeting in person, but now it was attended by two of his juniors, and Fei Yunshen had disappeared without a trace.

What does this mean? Fei Yunshen didn't attend the decision-making meeting, and there wasn't even a whisper of it. The Fei family's situation has been incredibly unpredictable lately. President Fei apparently arranged for an illegitimate child to join the company and be trained by President Lin, and then Junior Fei also joined the company, working incredibly hard. And yet, there's been no news of President Fei himself. No one even knows where he is, or if he's still in China.

No one dared to speak, so Fei Yiming said, "If everyone has no objection, this resolution will be implemented next month."

Mr. Fei hadn't even shown up, so how could it be implemented? Everyone looked puzzled. Lin Jingchuan glanced at Ou Guoqiang, and the person opposite him hesitated to speak.

Lin Jingchuan said, "The sales plan for the first half of the year was not completed very well. We should continue to sprint in the second half of the year and strive to complete this year's plan. If our efforts are distracted by other businesses, we may not be able to achieve this year's sales plan."

Fei Yiming raised an eyebrow. "It's true that developing new businesses requires some investment of resources, but how can there be a return without investment? Although sales of traditional businesses have declined, new businesses will also bring new growth points. What's not worth sacrificing some sales in exchange for longer-term development in the future?"

Lin Jingchuan asked, "Everyone knows you're considering the long-term development of the group. But agricultural drones are a completely new field for us. We don't have the technical or talent reserves related to drones. This path is too new for us. If we rush to deploy a large number of resources right from the start, the results may not be good."

After a pause, he said, "Even if we have to do it, we have to take it slow. Let's get through this year first."

Fei Yiming's expression turned cold, and he looked at the others: "Does anyone else have any objections?"

Seeing that Lin Jingchuan had already spoken, someone also boldly took the microphone and said, "Mr. Fei, where is Mr. Fei now? Why don't we wait until he comes back to discuss this matter?"

"Yeah, let's wait until he comes back." People said one after another.

Fei Yiji sat next to Lin Jingchuan and glanced at him secretly. There was no expression on Lin Jingchuan's face, so Fei Yiji withdrew his gaze and took notes on his notebook with a fountain pen.

Fei Yiming: "My mother is sick, and my father is now abroad with her to recuperate. He can't come back, so he said that the company's affairs will be temporarily handed over to me for decision-making."

"Mrs. Fei is sick? Is it serious?"

"It's a heart disease, and the situation is not very good." Fei Yiming glanced at Fei Yiji who didn't dare to look up.

"Even if Mr. Fei hands over the company to Mr. Xiao Fei, there should at least be a formal announcement." Someone else said.

"Yes, at least there is a formal announcement."

Fei Yiming's face was expressionless. "No announcement has been made yet. We'll have news soon. Those are just formalities. Let's get back to the point. Besides Mr. Lin, does anyone else have any opinions on our company entering the agricultural drone field?"

Several people spoke in a tactful manner, implying that this matter should not be rushed.

Fei Yiming had met these people before. When he was studying with Lin Jingchuan, he met these general managers. They were all Lin Jingchuan's men. They probably saw Lin Jingchuan's opposition, so they followed suit.

He sneered and counted, which was exactly half of the total number of people.

There are two major forces in Lan University. One is Lin Jingchuan, representing the south, and the other is Ou Guoqiang.

Fei Yiming's gaze fell on Ou Guoqiang, who slowly raised his eyes and pondered, "Mr. Fei, I think your idea is for the good of the company. But since Mr. Fei hasn't returned yet, why don't we put this matter on hold for a while?"

Fei Yiming was silent for a moment. He looked at Ou Guoqiang and nodded: "Since President Ou has said so, there is no need to rush this matter. I will urge my dad to publish the article."

"The meeting is adjourned."

When leaving the meeting room, Lin Jingchuan called Fei Yiming. He had no news of Fei Yunshen during this period. He wanted to ask Fei Yiming where his father was, but Fei Yiming ignored him and left quickly.

Lin Jingchuan's outstretched arm dropped.

Fei Yijie followed silently: "Brother Jingchuan, I'm sorry."

"Have you contacted your father during this period?" Lin Jingchuan asked.

Fei Yijie shook his head: "No, I sent him a WeChat message, but there was no reply. What's wrong? Did something happen to Dad?"

Lin Jingchuan's heart was beating wildly. He would think of the harsh words that Mrs. Fei said to him in the hospital: You will regret it.

Could it be that Fei Yunshen’s disappearance is related to Mrs. Fei and Fei Yiming?

They won’t do anything to Fei Yunshen, right?

Lin Jingchuan took out his cell phone and prepared to call Mrs. Fei. He told Fei Yijie: "If your father contacts me, notify me immediately."

"Okay." Fei Yiji said.

Ou Guoqiang arrived at the underground garage and just as he got into the car, a person appeared in front of the car window.

It was Mr. Xiaofei, Fei Yiming, who had just spoken at the meeting.

Fei Yiming opened his car door and sat directly in the passenger seat: "Mr. Ou, my mother called. She hasn't seen you for a long time and wants to say a few words to you."

Ou Guoqiang's breathing was slightly disordered. Fei Yiming raised his mobile phone and Mrs. Fei's face appeared on the screen.

"Mr. Ou." Mrs. Fei smiled slightly, "Long time no see."