Yang Chang was taken aback, clearly not expecting Jiang Wanqing to suddenly ask such a question, which was tantamount to asking him a question.
He swallowed hard and rubbed his hands together. "Of course... of course not. I was just thinking that the factory's current product line is already quite mature, so we can develop new products. Besides, Comrade Jiang, your drawings are already complete. Wouldn't it be better to put them into production as soon as possible and test the consumer market?"
He thought he had spoken flawlessly, and indeed he had, if Jiang Wanqing didn't know what he had done...
"That's all?"
"Yes, Comrade Jiang, you see..."
"I think the cooperation with Northwest Group is enough to cover our profits for this period of time, what do you think?"
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Yang Chang didn't react for a moment. She had just mentioned the Northwest Group, and she hadn't even given him time to prepare!
"What...what Northwest Group..." He pretended to be stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands: "Oh, you mean the cooperation with Northwest Group that I reported to you before? Well...the contract hasn't been signed yet. Their person in charge said they have a better option and hope to cooperate with us again next time. That's why I told you, Comrade Jiang, that we need to speed up the launch of the new product."
"A better option refers to your Beixin Machinery Factory?"
Cheng Ran looked at Jiang Wanqing in surprise. He was also surprised by her directness, not to mention Yang Chang, whose eyes widened as if he had frozen in place.
Silence...still silence. Yang Chang's eyes revealed a palpable panic and guilt.
"Comrade Jiang, what do you mean by this? You...you've confused me. What do you mean by 'the better choice' is Beixin? Are you doubting me? You'd better provide evidence. Otherwise, after cooperating for so long, you're convicting me with just a few words. I would be very wronged."
While defending himself, Yang Chang tightened his fingers, trying to control his anxiety and tension, and spoke to Jiang Wanqing as calmly as possible.
"You need more evidence? Does the call with the Northwest Group count? Their people told me that you used the Jiang family's name to solicit cooperation with Beixin."
Hearing this, Yang Chang's fear and tension intensified. He forced himself to stand firm, managed a weak smile at Jiang Wanqing, and shook his head.
"No...that's impossible, Comrade Jiang, you must be mistaken. If I were really going to do that, why would I have included the cooperation with the Northwest Group in my report in the first place? That doesn't make sense, doesn't it?"
He seemed to have found a foothold, and spoke with more confidence, as if he had never done it before. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had been smart enough to smudge the report at the restaurant...
"Looks like you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin?"
Yang Chang's stubbornness only fueled Jiang Wanqing's disgust. She hated being deceived, and if he tried to continue fooling her after being exposed, it would be adding insult to injury!
"Comrade Jiang, I don't understand what you're saying... I really didn't do anything..."
"Come with me to adjust the factory's recent orders!"
Too lazy to waste words with him, Jiang Wanqing took direct action. As expected, Yang Chang panicked immediately. He had only done a superficial job, but he hadn't had time to deal with the real issues. He thought she wouldn't break off relations with him so quickly, and that he had plenty of time to prepare, but who knew...
He immediately stopped Jiang Wanqing: "Wait..."
Cheng Ran pushed Yang Chang away, narrowed his eyes, and made no attempt to hide the anger and doubt on his face.
"What are you waiting for? To die?"
He's got a sharp tongue that can shut people up in the army, but he rarely uses it in front of others. He was already in a bad mood today and just wanted to resolve things quickly so he could take Jiang Wanqing back to rest. Yang Chang dared to cause trouble, so it would be strange if he didn't take action!
"Comrade Cheng, you're so funny. What I meant was... I was saying you all wait here while I go get the order summary report. Comrade Jiang is pregnant, so she shouldn't move around too much. There are a lot of people and things in the factory, and it wouldn't be good if she bumped or fell."
Yang Chang put on an act as if he was doing everything for their benefit, thinking he had concealed his true feelings well, but Jiang Wanqing just snorted.
"No need. This factory is mine after all. I am responsible for everyone and for myself."
"But……"
"Get out of the way!"
Yang Chang was completely powerless against Cheng Ran, and could only watch helplessly as the couple walked toward the source of his fear after being pushed aside.
He gritted his teeth and followed Jiang Wanqing and the others to the marketing department, where a woman named Jiang Yuan was located.
"Director Yang, you've arrived, I..."
Yang Chang quickly winked at her, signaling that Jiang Wanqing was the main character today and that she should take it easy.
"How come I didn't know that the marketing manager I personally selected has been replaced?"
Jiang Wanqing had never met this person before, nor was he hired through an interview under her supervision.
"No, no, no..." Yang Chang quickly explained, "Comrade Jiang Yuan is just temporarily filling in. The original Comrade Yan had some family matters to attend to and was on leave. She will come back after she finishes her family matters. She has not left. Comrade Jiang, please don't worry."
Jiang Yuan immediately realized what was happening and looked up at Jiang Wanqing.
"So it's Director Jiang. My name is Jiang Yuan, and I'm filling in for Comrade Yan."
Jiang Wanqing glanced at the work clothes in front of her and sneered.
"Beixin?"
“Yes…” Jiang Yuan looked at Yang Chang with pleading eyes.
"Haha... It's like this, Comrade Yan went home temporarily, and I didn't have time to choose a suitable replacement, so I temporarily transferred an experienced person from Beixin to avoid delaying the work. Comrade Jiang, if you're not satisfied, I'll send Jiang Yuan back right now, and we'll choose again..."
"No."
Seeing Yang Chang about to push Jiang Yuan out, Jiang Wanqing immediately blocked him. Trying to do something underhanded right in front of her—did he mean to say that the people from Jiang's family didn't understand the factory's situation as well as the people from Beixin? How ridiculous!
But that's not the most important thing right now, so Jiang Wanqing put that aside for the time being and got straight to the point.
"You, show me the market orders," she ordered Jiang Yuan directly.
The other party nervously twisted their fingers, not daring to act without Yang Chang's instructions, while Cheng Ran and Jiang Wanqing noticed the exchange of glances between them.
"Even the factory manager can't handle the orders in his own factory?"
Seeing their dawdling, Cheng Ran immediately voiced his dissatisfaction. Jiang Yuan swallowed hard and repeatedly said no.
"It's a misunderstanding, it's not like that... it's just... the order..."
"The order isn't in your hands right now, is it?" Yang Chang immediately smoothed things over.
“Yes, it’s not in my hands!” Jiang Yuan’s eyes darted around. “When Comrade Yan went back, there was still some work he hadn’t handed over to me, so…”
Yang Chang breathed a sigh of relief and immediately looked at Jiang Wanqing: "That's right, Comrade Jiang. Why don't you take a look at part of the orders first, and we'll give you the other part when Comrade Yan comes back?"
Ha, they want her to see the normal stuff first, and then deal with the abnormal stuff later...
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