When Yang Qingyin went back to class, she was still a bit gloomy.
Luo Ziling promised her that he would definitely come over to keep her company that night, cheer her up, and then serve her properly.
After saying "I don’t care for that," Yang Qingyin left.
After she left, Luo Ziling asked Zhu Yijun to drive him to Northern Group.
After they came back, Wuyue went off to take care of her work; she had a lot of things to handle.
Zhu Yijun and Shi Yidan stayed by Luo Ziling’s side.
Their ability to adjust to the time difference wasn’t as strong as Luo Ziling’s, but they still forced themselves to stay sharp and didn’t dare slack off in the slightest.
When Luo Ziling arrived at Northern Group, Ling Ruonan was already there.
Seeing Luo Ziling come in, Ling Ruonan immediately waved him over.
After sitting down beside Ling Ruonan, Luo Ziling quietly asked, "Mom, are we going to Grandpa’s today?"
"We’ll go tomorrow. Today, go home and have a good rest first!" Ling Ruonan looked at Luo Ziling with a face full of distress. "You’ve lost quite a bit of weight while you were away. It’s been hard on you!"
"Mom, everything I did is what I should do. As long as you don’t blame me, I... I already feel a lot more at ease." Luo Ziling said a bit awkwardly, "I just hope these things won’t cause trouble."
He briefly told Ling Ruonan what had just happened.
Hearing that he had almost fallen out with Yang Qingye, Ling Ruonan’s expression changed slightly, but she didn’t blame Luo Ziling for anything.
"It’s good to make things clear." Ling Ruonan let out a slight sigh, then said, "You must be on strict guard against him. It’s possible that his destructive capacity is even greater than Yang Yunlin’s."
Luo Ziling nodded solemnly.
He thought so as well.
Young people sometimes don’t think about the consequences when they do things; at least, that was the case with Yang Qingye.
Right now Yang Qingye still had the mindset of a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, always thinking he was someone who could accomplish big things, and he completely dismissed other people’s failures and lessons. If he did something stupid, everyone would end up suffering with him.
From another angle, Yang Qingye was a "pig teammate," the kind of person who does more harm than good to any endeavor, at least for now.
"We’ll talk about these things tonight when we’re home!" Ling Ruonan then asked about Luo Liansheng’s situation.
"Grandpa’s working on a new drug today. I was afraid of breaking his inspiration, so I didn’t disturb him."
"Let’s talk about Northern Group’s recent situation first." Ling Ruonan didn’t press further, and then started telling Luo Ziling about Northern Group’s business development over the past month or so, as well as the progress of the merger between Northern Pharmaceuticals and Lingyun Pharmaceutical.
Northern Group’s overall business had been steadily rising, and its development momentum was very good.
The merger and restructuring between Northern Pharmaceuticals and Lingyun Pharmaceutical was almost fully negotiated.
Ling Ruonan told Luo Ziling to talk with Ouyang Feifei one last time; if the two of them had no objections to the contract terms, then they could sign the agreement.
After signing the agreement, they would file it with the relevant authorities, strive to obtain approval from the competent departments as soon as possible, and then submit the application to the securities regulatory authorities. Lingyun Pharmaceutical was a listed company, while Northern Pharmaceuticals was not yet listed, so the merger and restructuring of the two companies would definitely need the approval of the securities regulators.
"Okay. I’ll find a time to talk to Ouyang Feifei about this and complete the merger and restructuring of the two companies as soon as possible." After Luo Ziling agreed with a nod, he curiously asked, "Mom, according to this merger agreement, the shares we two hold together will exceed Ouyang Feifei’s. In future, the new pharmaceutical company will mainly follow our opinions. Won’t there be a day when Ouyang Feifei regrets this?"
"Although Lingyun Pharmaceutical has a considerable market value, compared to the Ouyang Family’s vast assets, it’s not that big a deal. What Ouyang Feifei is doing is just trying to strengthen her ties with us. It’s also a form of competition with Yang Qingyin—she’s using other means to fight for what she wants. For her, this is an investment that might bring her several times the return."
At this point, Ling Ruonan smiled. "If you look at it from the most practical perspective, it also makes sense. If the company’s share price surges after the merger, the market value of the shares held by Ouyang Feifei will certainly increase a lot, which means her wealth will increase substantially. There’s no harm in it for her."
"That’s true!" Luo Ziling nodded, then laughed. "Ouyang Feifei doesn’t seem all that shrewd either!"
"She just hasn’t shown her shrewd side in front of us," Ling Ruonan also laughed. "She has designs on you, so she doesn’t dare act aggressive in front of me. That’s her weakness, and it’s a weakness we can hold on to for quite a long time."
Luo Ziling didn’t know how to respond.
Ling Ruonan didn’t dwell on this topic either and moved on to talk about Northern Group’s business matters.
She said she had already sent word down that a high-level company meeting would be held today so everyone would know that Luo Ziling was back.
After that, Ling Ruonan had Ye Qinqing and Zhou Chaoyang come in to report on the work of this period.
In fact, Ling Ruonan had always kept a tight grasp on Northern Group’s business operations and was very clear about everything going on in the company. Ye Qinqing and Zhou Chaoyang reported to her from time to time. But she still wanted them to report to Luo Ziling—this was a move aimed at helping Luo Ziling establish authority.
After Ye Qinqing and Zhou Chaoyang came in, they gave a detailed briefing to Luo Ziling on the work over this period and the company’s operations.
They reported, naturally, on the areas they were responsible for.
Their reports weren’t very long—each person took about twenty minutes.
They had prepared for this carefully.
Their reporting method was very straightforward, but they clearly covered the main points and didn’t give anyone a sense of dragging things out.
Luo Ziling praised them on the spot and encouraged them to keep working hard and strive for further promotion.
Having received Luo Ziling’s praise, the two were naturally very happy; and with his words of encouragement, they were even more delighted, almost thumping their chests as they promised they would do a perfect job in their respective areas.
Afterwards, Luo Ziling attended the meeting together with Ling Ruonan.
At the start of the meeting, Ling Ruonan spoke first. She told everyone present that Luo Ziling had gone out of town for some very important matters and had only returned this morning. After coming back, he immediately came to the company to look into affairs. He wanted some of the main persons in charge to report on the situation in the meeting, and that Luo Ziling would talk about a few matters after everyone finished speaking.
In the time that followed, the main persons in charge talked about their work and the company’s operations.
After they finished, Luo Ziling announced to them that a formal merger agreement had been reached with Lingyun Pharmaceutical, and that in the coming period, this would be a major task in the company’s business.
He appointed the relevant persons in charge, assigning Ling Haijun, who had already recovered and been discharged from the hospital, to take the lead on this, with Ye Qinqing and another vice president responsible for pharmaceutical business assisting Ling Haijun.
The merger had to be fully completed within two months.
Next, Luo Ziling announced something that made everyone happy.
This year’s year-end bonus would be increased by thirty percent compared to last year, but only those whose year-end performance evaluations were rated "good" or above would receive it.
This announcement immediately made most of the people present excited.
No form of incentive is as tangible as giving out more money.
Before, Ling Ruonan rarely used this method. After Luo Ziling took over, he raised their salaries. Who wouldn’t be pleased?