The Physician Tycoon

With a bang, the door opened, and Zuo Xiaoqing stood in the doorway, glaring at Jiang Lan.

Jiang Lan suddenly stopped, clapped her hands, pretended nothing was wrong, and asked Zuo Xiaoqing:

"What's up?"

"Manager Jiang told me to call Ye Kai over."

Jiang Lan waved her hand, "Go, go."

Ye Kai fled Jiang Lan's office as if escaping. Jiang Lan watched his retreating figure, a burning desire bubbling within her. She said fiercely:

"Hmph, you can run away now, but you can't hide forever! Sooner or later, I'll get my hands on you!"

Zuo Xiaoqing patted Ye Kai on the shoulder, "How's it going, handsome? Did I arrive just in time?"

Ye Kai said gratefully, "You came just in time!"

"I reckon if you were a minute later, you'd be in big trouble with Manager Jiang. She's been eyeing you for a while now, trying to get rid of you!"

"Very likely," Ye Kaixin said, still shaken.

"So, tell me, shouldn't you thank me?"

"Of course I thank you. I'll treat you to dinner later."

"Let's skip the meal, is there anything else?" Zuo Xiaoqing winked at Ye Kai.

"What else do you want?"

Ye Kai glanced at Zuo Xiaoqing and wondered to himself, "Would she also be like Jiang Lan and offer herself in return?"

Are all the women in this supermarket extremely thirsty?

Zuo Xiaoqing giggled, "Look how scared you are. I was just teasing you. You're Manager Jiang's person. Even if I had the wicked thought, I wouldn't have the guts."

"Don't joke around, my relationship with Manager Jiang is just professional."

"Who knows? Even if you did something, you won't say anything."

As we were talking, we arrived at the Purchasing Department II.

Jiang Qian greeted Ye Kai warmly upon seeing him.

"Ye Kai, what have you thought about what I said?"

"Don't rush me. Let me think about it and discuss it with the shareholders."

"You'd better make a decision quickly. Wolma is coming on strong this time and won't be easy to deal with."

"Don't worry too much. Wolma only has one store, while your Hai Shang Lian Hua has dozens. What are you afraid of?"

Jiang Qian said worriedly, "You don't understand the retail industry. Walmart is known as a price slaughterhouse."

They like to attract consumers with low prices and aggressive promotions, but this kind of operation greatly damages the market's price system.

For example, your watermelon, Woerma has already sold it for 10.1 yuan per kilogram, which is almost the same as the purchase price!

"If you keep doing this, how will your retail stores sell their products?"

Ye Kai was shocked. "Wolma sells watermelons for ten yuan and ten cents a pound. After deducting rent and workers' wages, wouldn't they be losing money?"

Jiang Qian waved her hand, "He won't lose money! He charges your factory all sorts of fees, like entry fees, barcode fees, display fees, anniversary fees, and commissions."

You see, he doesn't make money selling watermelons, he even loses money, but he earns money from these expenses.

"I understand. In the end, it's all about big companies bullying their customers and engaging in unfair competition."

"So you should support me, don't deliver goods to Wolma, and definitely don't support him."

"This is a very important matter, and I need to discuss it with some of the shareholders."

"Then hurry up and discuss it. How about this: I'll invite your shareholders to the county town for a trip, including food, drinks, accommodation, and entertainment—it'll be all included!"

Ye Kailai became interested. "What services are included in a one-stop service?"

"Didn't I tell you? It's all about eating, drinking, lodging, and having fun!"

Jiang Qian looked Ye Kai up and down. "What else do you want? You don't mean you want to hire a prostitute, do you? Hmm?"

Jiang Qian looked very angry.

"No, that won't do." Ye Kai quickly waved his hand.

"As long as you support me, anything is negotiable. It's almost noon, let's go eat first."

Jiang Qian's words were somewhat ambiguous. She wanted to win over Ye Kai, but sweet words alone wouldn't work. She had to use some bait to get the fish to bite.

"Where to?"

"Of course, it's Wangjiang Tower."

"Wangjianglou is too expensive. Why don't we go to a small restaurant instead? The food there is just as good."

"No, I've already made an appointment with the owners of several supermarkets today. We're going to discuss how to deal with Wolma. You can also offer your suggestions."

"All right."

Ye Kai followed Jiang Qian to a private room at Wangjiang Tower.

Several people were already sitting inside; they all owned supermarkets, though their scale was naturally smaller than the Jiang family's.

Before Ye Kai could even sit down, Jiang Lan arrived wearing a red cheongsam and spotted Ye Kai immediately.

"Hey, isn't this Ye Kai? You don't work in supermarkets, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Qian spoke up, "I invited him."

"Oh, little sister, you're not interested in him, are you? He's just a country bumpkin, he's not good enough for you!"

Jiang Qian's face turned cold. "What nonsense are you talking about? I asked Ye Kai to help us come up with some ideas on how to deal with Wolma."

"What good ideas could he possibly come up with? If you're going to invite someone, you should at least invite someone with real influence."

Everyone present was displeased upon hearing this; Jiang Lan's words were veiled and had offended everyone.

"You didn't invite the people you should have—" Jiang Lan continued, completely oblivious to others' expressions, "Look who I've invited!"

Jiang Lan called out from the doorway, "President Zhao, come in!"

Everyone turned around and saw a slick-haired young man enter.

He is Zhao Yimin, Ye Kai's high school classmate.

When Zhao Yimin saw Ye Kai, he thought to himself, "Last time someone helped you humiliate you, but this time your luck isn't so good, is it?"

This is a golden opportunity to get back at them after what happened last time!

He sat down next to Ye Kai and extended his hand to him. "Ye Kai, we meet again!"

"Mr. Zhao! What brings you here today?"

"General Chiang invited me here to discuss how to deal with the foreign devils."

Zhao Yimin rolled up his shirt sleeves, revealing an expensive gold watch, and took out a stack of gold-plated business cards from his bag, handing them out to everyone present. Everyone glanced at them...

"Wow, the general manager of the Zhao Group is so young and accomplished!"

"So it's the Zhao Group, a big company!"

Zhao Yimin became even more smug and boasted, "Today we've gathered here to discuss important matters. I believe this Wolma is nothing to fear. As long as we unite, defeating him is a piece of cake!"

Someone complimented Zhao Yimin a few times.

"Mr. Zhao is amazing! With Mr. Zhao's help, defeating Wolma will be a piece of cake!"

Zhao Yimin suddenly felt so high he forgot who he was.

He glanced at Jiang Qian sitting next to Ye Kai. He had once pursued her, but Jiang Qian had completely ignored him.

He held a grudge whenever he thought about it and always wanted to find an opportunity to get revenge.

Now the opportunity has arrived!

Zhao Yimin said sarcastically, "Manager Jiang, you and Ye Kaiguan seem to be getting quite close, don't you?"

Jiang Qian was displeased; her pretty face turned cold. "What do you mean?"

"I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: some people look quite handsome and act like they're rolling in money, but they're actually just gigolos who live off women!"

He glanced at Ye Kai as he spoke.

Those around him, unaware of the situation, followed his gaze and looked at Ye Kai.

Jiang Lan chimed in, "Yes, sister, you have to be careful. Some people have no skills and no money; they're just after the Jiang family's money!"

She patted Zhao Yimin on the shoulder and said proudly:

"Look at the boyfriend your sister found, Yimin, the general manager of the prestigious Zhao Group!"

Ye Kai was very annoyed and was about to retaliate when a familiar melody came from outside—

"The waves surge, the waves flow..."

Big Fei arrived with a group of people.