Chapter 29: Business Trip 1

Lu Jingchen looked at Qin Chaoyang after he signed the document.

“You go to Qin Pharmaceutical with Mr. Qin, and after Mr. Qin puts his seal on it, send the contract to my place at Yujingyuan.”

Chen Zhong nodded.

Yujingyuan was Lu Jingchen’s private residence. Chen Zhong knew that this contract was signed under Lu Jingchen’s personal name, and the seal on the contract was Lu Jingchen’s private seal.

It made sense. An investment of one hundred million, without blinking an eye, it was probably something that even Lu Huaijin didn’t know about.

Although Lu Huaijin didn’t manage the Lu Group now, Lu Jingchen would occasionally inform Lu Huaijin about large investments.

This contract bypassed the company’s contract review department. Lu Jingchen was always strict in his business dealings, and this was the first time such an unusual situation had occurred.

Lu Jingchen turned around and greeted everyone.

“Sorry, Mr. Qin, I don’t have much time today. I have another meeting in half an hour. Let’s have dinner together another day.”

He was telling the truth. He had already pushed back all his work today because he was going to find Qin Ruyan, but there was a problem with a project in the Hangzhou branch. It was quite urgent, and he had to attend an online meeting first.

Qin Chaoyang quickly waved his hand. “Mr. Lu, you’re being polite. You go ahead and get busy. We’ll go back and get the seal, and then send the contract to Assistant Chen.”

Lu Jingchen nodded and left the meeting room first.

Behind him, Chen Zhong sent the group out of the meeting room and then accompanied them to Qin Pharmaceutical.

After getting the seal, he sent the contract to Lu Jingchen.

Lu Jingchen walked to his office, took off his suit jacket, rolled up his sleeves, and started the video conference.

He picked up the coffee on his desk and took a sip.

“What’s the situation?”

The Hangzhou branch had always been a mid-range subsidiary of the Lu Group. Their performance had increased by 8 points last month, but this month it had been lukewarm.

Lu Group’s electronic products had always been far ahead of other brands in China.

“Mr. Lu, we just launched a batch of new phones last month, and we’ve received a lot of feedback from users about their personal information being leaked.”

On the other side of the computer, the branch manager sat upright. He was a little nervous. It was a rare opportunity to connect with Boss Lu, and it just happened to be about a work problem.

“Have you recalled the products and had the technical department check the problem?”

Lu Jingchen opened the search engine and typed “Lu Group phone” in the search bar. Sure enough, a lot of posts from users appeared online.

“No… not yet.”

On the other side of the computer, the manager wiped his sweat and spoke with no confidence.

Lu Jingchen frowned and leaned back in his office chair.

“There’s a problem, but no solution? Are you waiting for me to fire you?”

The salary, bonuses, and compensation system he provided to the employees of the Lu Group, if not the best in the country, was definitely in the top three.

“Immediately post information on the official website, recall all phones of this model, and promise consumers three times the compensation. After the product is fixed, all users who recalled their phones will be given a new phone for free.”

Lu Jingchen made a decision without hesitation.

The reputation he had built for the Lu Group could not be destroyed.

He hung up the video call and called Chen Zhong.

“Book the earliest flight to Hangzhou.”

Lu Jingchen hung up the phone, took off his glasses, and rubbed his temples.

He thought he wouldn’t be very busy recently and could contact Qin Ruyan more, but now he had to go on a business trip, which might take a week.

He picked up his phone, unlocked it, opened the top of WeChat, and sent a message.

“I’m going on a business trip for the next few days. Send me a WeChat message when you’re free. If it’s urgent, you can call directly.”

The reply came shortly after she sent the message, “Okay, be careful on the road.”

A very proper reply, Lu Jingchen snorted.

Qin Ruyan was packing her suitcase when she received Lu Jingchen’s WeChat message.

She checked the weather in Hangzhou, which was slightly warmer than Beijing.

She mainly packed short-sleeved shirts and shorts, then packed her skincare products in a makeup bag and put them in her suitcase.

After packing, she heard voices downstairs. She went to the bathroom to wash her face, dried it, and opened the door to go out.

She ran into Qin Chaoyang and the others when she reached the stairs.

“Uncle, you’re back so soon?”

They were only out for a few hours.

Qin Chaoyang was in a good mood, “Yeah, we signed a capital increase contract with Lu’s Group today. Your brother’s project won’t have any funding worries now.”

Research and development of new drugs is truly money-burning. Qin’s Pharmaceutical’s annual net profit margin is less than 13%. Most of the drugs are included in the national medical insurance, so the selling price is really low. However, the research and development investment for new drugs is at least in the tens of millions.

Qin Ruyan’s heart skipped a beat.

Lu Jingchen said he would increase the capital for her uncle, she thought he was joking. It turned out to be true.

She tightened her grip on the handrail.

“That’s great news. Brother won’t have to worry about the funding chain affecting the research progress now.”

Qin Shi also smiled.

“Ruyan is truly our family’s lucky star. Since you came back, Qin’s performance has been on the rise.”

Qin Shi teased her a few times, not noticing that Qin Ruyan’s lips twitched.

Lu Jingchen shouldn’t have said anything random in front of her uncle, right?

She glanced at Qin Chaoyang, who was humming a happy tune and walking towards the kitchen.

Why wouldn’t he be in a good mood?

That contract from Lu Jingchen was completely beneficial to them.

Seeing her uncle like this, Qin Ruyan guessed that Lu Jingchen didn’t say anything inappropriate, otherwise, he wouldn’t be so happy.

She felt relieved.

“Uncle, I’m going to Hangzhou tomorrow, I won’t be back for a few days.”

Qin Chaoyang was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was true.

“Uncle will transfer some more money to you. Is the money enough? If the fabric is suitable, just order it. If the money isn’t enough, you can call your brother or uncle and aunt.”

Qin Ruyan nodded.

Qin Chaoyang chased her out of the kitchen, “The kitchen is full of fumes, Ruyan, go chat with your brother. Uncle is cooking today, no one is allowed to help.”

Qin Ruyan touched her nose and said “Oh.”

She went to the living room and sat on the sofa.

Qin Shi poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her. Qin Ruyan took it with a smile.

“What time is your flight tomorrow, will brother send you off?”

Qin Ruyan took a sip of hot tea, put the cup on the table, and shook her head.

“The flight is tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be there by evening, Yao Yao will pick me up.”

Zhang Qiyao said that her family’s driver would send her over and then pick her up to go to the airport.

Qin Shi smiled, “It seems that the rumors are not credible. They say Lu Jingchen’s methods are unfathomable, but today he gave me a hundred million for free, and his sister seems like a very nice person.”

Hearing this, Qin Ruyan coughed. She felt a little guilty and didn’t dare to mention that she knew Lu Jingchen, afraid that her brother would explode.