Chapter 385 - 239: If You Don’t Go, What Do I Use For Show?

When he arrived at the company, he saw that Chen Jingxian had come to work.

She was wearing the same dress and black stockings from the night before last.

Lin Jiang shot her a look and called her into his office.

"You’re not fully recovered yet. Why are you here?"

"I’m really fine now. You don’t have to worry about me."

To prove she was better, Chen Jingxian even did a few stretches on the spot.

"You don’t have to prove it. After all, you already proved it the night before last..."

Chen Jingxian remembered what had happened that night, and the position she was in, lying on her stomach on the bed.

"That’s in the past now. Don’t bring it up."

As she spoke, Chen Jingxian’s hand went to Lin Jiang’s waist. "Say another word and I’ll pinch you."

Lin Jiang’s hand moved to cover her voluptuous curves.

"Damn, a miscalculation."

Chen Jingxian didn’t stop his ambiguous gesture. Instead, she looked at Lin Jiang.

"What was a miscalculation?"

"You can pinch the fat on my waist, but I can’t even get a good grip on your butt. I’m getting the short end of the stick here."

"You’ve hit a sore spot."

"How is it a sore spot?"

"I feel like the fat on my body is really firm, which makes it especially hard to lose weight, especially... there."

Lin Jiang glanced at Chen Jingxian’s large breasts. "I’ve never touched these, so I don’t know how firm they are. But from a physiological standpoint, shouldn’t they be soft most of the time?"

"Getting naughty again, are we?" Chen Jingxian chided. "I was talking about my butt, not... there."

Lin Jiang gave it a light pat. "I’ve noticed. It’s indeed very firm."

"How did you get in such good shape? Do you have a secret?"

"You want to train with me?"

"If you can help me slim down, I’ll definitely train with you."

’This would be the perfect time for a Weight-Loss Card.’

"But, it would be good if you could just supervise me. I don’t have much self-discipline, so I need someone to push me."

"I’ll go buy a small leather whip. I guarantee I’ll whip you into shape."

"Pervert!"

Chen Jingxian slapped Lin Jiang’s arm. "You’ve been touching me for long enough. You’ve gotten your money’s worth. Now take your hand away and let’s talk business."

"What business?"

"It’s good news," Chen Jingxian said.

"Yesterday, the district officials went to inspect Yong’an. They gave a lot of ’guidance’ on the production workshop, and it seems they weren’t very satisfied. I heard they even publicly criticized certain departments."

Lin Jiang’s expression was calm. He wouldn’t have been surprised whether something like this happened or not.

’After teaming up with a shady private association and secretly pulling a stunt like that, it was inevitable they’d go take a look once they investigated the relevant matters.’

"They should be in the self-inspection and rectification phase now, right?" Chen Jingxian nodded.

"The ever-resourceful President Qiu is working on it. He wants to magnify the impact of this incident, which gives us an even bigger opportunity to further devour their market share."

Lin Jiang nodded. There was nothing wrong with this gradual approach.

"Although the situation looks great, we have a new problem."

After a pause, Chen Jingxian continued.

"Our market share has expanded, but our production can’t keep up. Even after raising prices, demand still outstrips supply. This deviates from your combat strategy."

Lin Jiang looked at Chen Jingxian with great interest.

"Why don’t you tell me what my combat strategy is."

"Our beef is in high demand, so the price will slowly increase. The product’s attribute is gradually shifting towards the high-end market. This leaves the low-end market open, allowing Yong’an to continue occupying it," Chen Jingxian said.

"There’s nothing wrong with this model, it just doesn’t align with your strategy. It would give Yong’an a chance to catch its breath."

"Exactly. So, the price can’t rise too ridiculously, not until the day Yong’an goes bankrupt."

"But have you considered that Xiangrong is behind Yong’an? That’s a huge company. Compared to them, we’re still too small."

"In terms of quality, we are impeccable. What we need to pay attention to are production safety and food hygiene. These two aspects are our top priorities. As long as we ensure there are no problems in these areas, it won’t matter even if Xiangrong gets involved."

"What if they start a price war?"

"Everyone here is a businessman. We’re all in this to make money. They’re not like me, willing to not make a profit just to fight them to the death. So the possibility of a price war is extremely low."

Lin Jiang said,

"Then again, if they really do adopt such a strategy, we’ll just follow suit. Our costs are about the same. They can’t afford to lose money, and neither can we. We’ll just earn a little less. If we play this slow game with them, it won’t be long before they declare bankruptcy."

"And after they go bankrupt? We acquire Yong’an?"

"Of course. Once the goal is achieved, everything else is negotiable."

Lin Jiang shrugged. "Although I’m not interested in money, I am quite interested in making it."

"Well then, I wish President Lin great fortune and immense wealth... and then a raise for me."

"You performed well just now. What happens in the future is up to you."

"I’ll definitely perform well and keep our President Lin satisfied."

"Then come give me a leg massage."

"Get lost. You’re getting more and more out of line. This is the office."

"From the sound of it, that means it’s okay at home?"

"That’s acceptable. But at the office, we have to do proper work. Now, listen to my report."

"Go on."

"There are two more things," Chen Jingxian said.

"President He called me. He said the town officials are going to inspect Mu Xing tomorrow. Do you want to go take a look?"

Lin Jiang was silent for a moment.

Although Mu Xing’s quality was better, due to its scale, its shipment volume wasn’t as large as expected, and its level of automation was inferior to Yong’an’s.