Chapter 241 Is it not tragic? Xia Qingqing's expression changed drastically, her voice trembling, as if she were issuing orders at a victory celebration banquet.
"Everyone, get to work immediately! The purchasing department should contact all backup suppliers, the production department should reschedule, and the marketing department should prepare contingency plans!"
The employees threw down their bowls and chopsticks, and the banquet hall was filled with the sounds of tables and chairs clattering.
The delicacies were still steaming hot, but no one wanted to eat them.
The celebratory banquet that was just moments ago filled with laughter and joy instantly transformed into a massive overtime workspace, filled with the sounds of phones ringing, discussions, and arguments...
"Have you found out? What is the specific reason for the mountain closure? How long will the supply of Ge Xian Mi be cut off?" Xia Qingqing asked her assistant anxiously.
The assistant, wiping his sweat, reported: "The forestry department is keeping a tight rein on this, only saying that it's the highest level of protective mountain closure."
"They revealed that if the mountain is not closed immediately, the unique species on Yanlan Mountain, such as the 'Ge Xian Mi' and 'Tao Xin Jun Zi', are likely to face extinction in the short term."
"How could this happen so suddenly?" Xia Qingqing exclaimed incredulously. "Is Ge Xian Mi going to become extinct? Could it be that there's a serious problem with the soil and water in Yanlan Mountain?"
The assistant was also at a loss and completely bewildered: "Our team just went to the production site last week, and the water and soil samples we brought back tested completely normally!"
Xia Zhining, who was still calmly eating, just smiled faintly when she heard this.
She was able to anticipate the problem of the silt at the bottom of the pool thanks to her animal intelligence network.
Small creatures are most sensitive to subtle changes in their environment.
Initially, the forestry department's routine testing of the silt yielded no results.
It wasn't until Xia Zhining submitted samples of the abnormal symptoms observed in the small animals and pointed out the connection between the symptoms and potential components in the silt that the matter attracted attention.
The samples were reported up through the ranks to the nation's top biological research laboratory, where they were eventually detected to contain a special pathogen that was suspected to be deeply hidden.
How could Xia Qingqing's hired commercial team possibly reach this level of technical expertise?
Just as everyone was busy and overwhelmed, bad news followed one after another:
"Manager Xia, the warehouse inventory is only enough to fulfill 15% of the orders!!!"
"All suppliers said they could not deliver goods next quarter, citing the impact of the forest closure and reforestation policy."
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One piece of bad news after another made Xia Qingqing almost breathless.
"Where's the purchasing department?"
"How's it going with your efforts to buy up the remaining stock on the market?"
A purchasing department employee rushed in, sweat beading on his forehead: "Manager Xia, something terrible has happened! We've contacted all the suppliers of Ge Xian Mi (a type of rice) on the market, and their inventory..."
"Everything was swept away!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Qingqing's legs went weak, and she slumped heavily into the chair.
The last glimmer of hope in my heart vanished with this bad news!
The sky has fallen!
Xia's Group has an emergency stockpile of Ge Xian Mi raw materials, but it will not hoard them in large quantities.
The key to business operations is "lean production".
The more raw materials you stockpile, the more money you tie up.
Not only does it cost money to buy raw materials, but it also costs money to store them, manage them, and have people watch over them. Moreover, they may spoil if stored for too long, all of which are expensive costs.
Which normal company would go crazy and throw tens of millions of dollars into buying up and stockpiling all the raw materials on the market?
This is practically suicidal gambling.
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