20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3630 Ye Yiyi

After a few rounds of drinks, it's time for a free period. People from each table leave their seats to toast and chat with each other. Besides the purpose of building relationships, this gathering is also a rare opportunity to discuss and explore potential collaborations.

"I went back to China seven years ago for the sake of He Nian and his team's investment in China. I was struck by how much China had changed. But there's a problem with what I said. I meant that what I thought China was like was completely different from what I saw back then."

Seeing his daughter smile, Ye Hefeng knew she was laughing at herself for never having been to China before and having no idea how much development and change had taken place.

“When I was a child, I was told that people in China were very poor and couldn’t get enough to eat. Last time I went back to China, I heard that their monthly salary was only eighty US dollars. I couldn’t believe it. How could they get enough to eat? But later I saw their prices and realized that eighty US dollars a month could support a family in China, and they would be able to eat their fill and even have meat.”

Ye Jingming wasn't originally qualified to sit at this table, nor was his sister Ye Qianru. However, since most people had left their original seats and were chatting and laughing in other places or on the sofas, the two of them also sat down with their wine glasses.

"We've taken some detours before, feeling our way across the river, but things are different now. The domestic economy can be described as changing rapidly. Although wages are still low compared to here, as Brother Ye said, prices are also low."

Zhao Chang'an could tell that these people still had goodwill towards him.

Of course, he didn't think these people were any kind souls, including Ye Qianru, who always acted very ladylike. Zhao Chang'an felt that she wasn't as simple as she appeared.

At this moment, Ye Ziyu and Ye Yiyi also came over, casually found two empty seats and sat down, looking at Zhao Chang'an with curiosity in their eyes.

“Initially, our investment in China was intended to be Ye's Chinese Medicine Shop. However, after investigating the market, we were disappointed to find that there was prejudice against Chinese medicine in China, and there were very few Chinese medicine shops, and business was very poor. When we negotiated with the locals, they preferred to introduce some modern industrial industries. After repeated discussions, we found that an agricultural fertilizer factory in Bavaria had gone bankrupt, so we bought their entire set of equipment and formed a joint venture in China.”

Ye Hefeng said with some regret, "It's a good thing that He Nian and his family returned to China to start businesses. It's also a good thing that they're supporting domestic agricultural development by working in the fertilizer industry. However, they later wanted to invest in the polyethylene and other chemical industries, which caused a major disagreement with us. It's not that these businesses aren't profitable. The problem is that the Ye family's roots are in the traditional Chinese medicine industry. To date, they haven't opened a single traditional Chinese medicine store or business in China."

"We at OneNano do have a traditional Chinese medicine company under our umbrella, which has two pharmaceutical factories and a large-scale planting base that combines farming and business. If Chairman Ye is interested, you are welcome to return to China after eight years and compare the economic development of the country over the years. This will allow for a clear comparison of the development and changes before and after."

Zhao Chang'an's words made everyone laugh.

"I really like China. It's so big. You can take a cruise from Mingzhu to the Three Gorges and it can take more than ten days. It's really spectacular."

Ye Qianru's mother, Valentini, spoke fluent Mandarin with a Pearl accent: "Not only is the air fresh and the scenery beautiful, but the people are also very warm and friendly, and there's even more delicious food."

"Although in recent years, in order to develop the economy, we have had to slightly weaken the good things that have been passed down in China for thousands of years, such as traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine, as Chinese people, the imprint in our bones and blood is not so easy to change. Sooner or later, traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbal medicine will become popular again in China, with Western medicine as the mainstay and Chinese herbal medicine as a supplement. This supplement is not something that can be dispensable, but rather it can neutralize the side effects of Western medicine, while regulating and accelerating the patient's physical recovery and strengthening immunity."

Zhao Chang'an looked at Ye Hefeng sincerely and said, "I still hope that Chairman Ye will go back and see for himself."

Ye Hefeng was somewhat tempted by what he heard and glanced at his wife.

Valentini smiled and said, "Don't even mention going back to investigate the market, I'd be willing to let you go back and settle down." "Yes, Dad, my sister and I both want to go back and visit. I went back to China once before, but my sister hasn't gone back even once."

Ye Jingming also encouraged his father: "We are Chinese, and as you said, our ancestral graves are still in China."

"Mr. Zhao, I've heard that Liu Mingxiong, Mai Guixue, and Lang Ruping have been arrested in China. What laws did they break? Please don't mind, I'm just curious."

Ye Ziyu looked at Zhao Chang'an with bright, sparkling eyes and a smile on her lips; it was clear at a glance that she had ill intentions.

"I know about this matter, but your information is a bit inaccurate. To be precise, Mai Guixue and Lang Ruping have been arrested. The reason they were arrested is that Liu Mingxiong filed a formal complaint against them, alleging that they embezzled tens of millions of RMB of assets from the joint venture company by abusing their positions. I also know the attitude of the authorities in Chongqing. Considering that their initial intention in returning to China was to contribute to the country and achieve a win-win situation, but they made a mistake due to unchecked power, as long as they can return the embezzled company assets and Liu Mingxiong forgives their actions, they will not be prosecuted."

"Hehe, in the end, it's still a society ruled by men, not a society ruled by law. Does this mean that as long as you want to, or once the pig is fattened up, you can find any reason, whether it's plausible or not, to slaughter the pig?"

Ye Yiyi's voice was filled with deliberate contempt and disdain, which made Zhao Chang'an's heart burn with anger.

"Third Sister, Seventh Brother, you two are being a bit unreasonable. When you were arrested, you both said it was wrong, and now that they say they can release him, you two say they're wrong. So what's right?"

Ye Jingming couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but say that the two of them were being unreasonable and making a fuss.

“How are we being unreasonable? It’s a fact that Mai Guixue and the others were arrested. It’s also a fact that Boss Zhao said that as long as Liu Mingxiong forgives them, they won’t be prosecuted. Don’t tell me you can’t see the contradiction here. It’s a case of rule by man over rule of law.”

Ye Ziyu retorted, making Ye Jingming glare at them both.

Zhao Chang'an looked at Ye Ziyu's small face and smiled.

He was well aware of the grudges and calculations of interests involved. Back then, Ye Henian's branch first returned to China to explore the market, opening a fertilizer plant and a compound fertilizer plant. Later, they jointly built a large-scale polyethylene and polypropylene chemical plant with Donghai Heavy Industry.

During those years, it could be said that it stood out among the three branches of the Ye family. Although it was not engaged in the traditional Chinese medicine industry, the growth in its overall strength was evident.

Ye Hefeng's group was small, and the European market was large enough for them to operate in, so they didn't covet the domestic market or enter it. On the other hand, Ye Hechou's group followed suit and entered the domestic market.

Ye Ziyu and Ye Yiyi are the heads of the Northern China market for this branch of the Ye family and reside in Tianjin.

However, because Ye Jingtian killed Ye Bai, Ye Hechou was afraid that the enraged Ye Henian and his men would detain his daughter and his second brother's daughter, so he told them to leave Tianjin overnight and go to Beijing to take a plane back to Europe.