Before Ye Yun and his two companions could react in surprise, Cao Dahai, the vice president of Yuanyang Group, looked towards Zhao Yuanyang.
Mobile phones were not allowed in chemical plants.
Yet, he, the vice president, was being summoned by the chairman via walkie-talkie while on inspection.
It was clear something big had happened!
"Immediately notify the entire plant to give workers a paid day off! Inform all departments to shut down all reaction kettles. Starting tomorrow, the entire plant will undergo a comprehensive safety inspection!" Zhao Yuanyang ordered immediately.
!!!!
Hearing this, Cao Dahai stood dumbfounded.
The chairman...
Was he drunk today, or had he lost his mind?
But from the looks of it, Chairman Zhao hadn't been drinking!
"Director Zhao, are you joking? Shutting down all reaction kettles? Good heavens! Do you know that once a reaction kettle is shut down for maintenance, it will take at least a month to restore it to its current production capacity? This, won't we lose a month's worth of production for no reason?" Cao Dahai was bewildered.
He had known Zhao Yuanyang for over ten years.
He had never seen the man make such a foolish decision!
Chemical plants conducted routine inspections of reaction kettles annually, but each time only one unit was inspected!
Simply put, using xylene as an example.
Yuanyang Group had three production lines.
Only one production line would be shut down at a time for a month of inspection.
This way, there were still two production lines operating.
But if all of them were shut down at once...
The factory's losses would be immense!
Conservatively estimated, it would be over twenty million!
"Do you think I would joke with you about something like this? I've been in the chemical industry for decades, would I not know the time it takes to restart a reaction kettle? But if we don't shut them down now, and a safety accident occurs, will the brothers lose their families and homes?" Zhao Yuanyang said.
"No, Chairman Zhao, you have to give us a reason! What safety accident, what families ruined, why can't I understand anything? If you shut down all reaction kettles, the factory will lose at least twenty million!"
As the vice president, Cao Dahai also held shares in Yuanyang Group, and he was anxious at that moment.
"Losing twenty million is still better than an accident! Once something happens, it's lives, and no amount of twenty million can compensate!" Ye Yun interjected.
"And you are?" Cao Dahai subconsciously looked at Ye Yun.
What was going on? From the tone, it seemed this guy was the one who told Director Zhao to shut down the group immediately?
Cao Dahai did not know Ye Yun.
Because the matter of Ye Yun signing the crude oil contract with Yuanyang Group was known only to Zhao Yuanyang.
"Stop asking so many questions! Old Cao, if I tell you to shut them down, shut them down! Hurry up and get this done! Is the group yours or mine? I'd like to see who dares to say a word if I want to shut it down for a month! Anyone who talks back will be told to take their financial settlement and leave!" Zhao Yuanyang said in a deep voice.
Hearing that Zhao Yuanyang seemed to be truly angry.
Cao Dahai, despite his reluctance, dared not say more.
He knew Zhao Yuanyang's temper; once he was set on something, not even ten oxen could pull him back!
He sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Understood, Director Zhao, I'll go do it now."
Nodding.
Zhao Yuanyang's expression finally relaxed. He looked at Ye Yun and forced a smile.
"Brother Ye, I see these two brothers don't seem to be in the mood to stay here. How about we go to the city and find a place to chat slowly?"
"Brother Ye, let's go quickly!"
"That's right, that's right!"
As soon as they heard they were leaving, Lin Shiyou and Song Yunfan immediately agreed.
It was as if Yuanyang Group was now a fearsome beast, making Ye Yun smile wryly.
"Alright, let's chat as we go."
...
Watching Zhao Yuanyang, Ye Yun, and the other two walk away.
Cao Dahai frowned and looked at the guard.
"Who was that kid who was talking just now?"
"Him? I don't know! He seemed like a charlatan. He was whispering with the chairman at the entrance, talking about the red fire stone having problems. The chairman knows the specifics, I didn't dare to eavesdrop too much. However, those three guys seemed quite rich, they drove luxury cars!" the guard thought.
"Huh? Why does that kid seem so familiar with Director Zhao? Has he been to the group before?" Cao Dahai was surprised.
"Never seen him." The guard shook his head.
Cao Dahai pondered, then muttered to himself.
"I wonder what kind of spell this guy cast on Old Zhao. He's gone mad, shutting down all reaction kettles. The group is going to be in an uproar!"
However, despite saying this, Cao Dahai didn't consider defying the order.
After all, Yuanyang Group was almost Zhao Yuanyang's personal empire.
Deceiving him would not end well.
...
"Brother Ye, is the group really going to explode?"
The four found a teahouse and sat down for tea.
As soon as they were seated, Zhao Yuanyang asked impatiently.
"My intuition is quite strong." Ye Yun said vaguely.
Unbeknownst to him, the word "intuition" made Zhao Yuanyang want to go crazy.
Intuition...
Can such things be predicted by intuition?
But he also understood that judging by Ye Yun's demeanor, he clearly didn't want to elaborate.
Moreover, Lin Shiyou and Song Yunfan's expressions nearby suggested that Zhao Yuanyang was lucky.
At first, Zhao Yuanyang thought Ye Yun could divine the future, or understood some feng shui principles.
But upon closer reflection, Zhao Yuanyang felt something was off.
He himself was somewhat superstitious, otherwise he wouldn't have spent millions on a feng shui stone.
Therefore, he had encountered many so-called masters.
Those people could always spout professional terms related to fortune-telling and physiognomy, like the heavenly stems and earthly branches.
But with Ye Yun, it was just two words.
Intuition!
Yet, the more it was like this, the more Zhao Yuanyang felt there was something uncanny about Ye Yun!
After all, he had personally experienced Ye Yun accurately predicting the rise in crude oil prices!
In short, Ye Yun's mysterious aura in front of him grew stronger and stronger.
At the same time, he felt that Ye Yun exuded a strange aura all over.
At this moment, Lin Shiyou added.
"Director Zhao, if Brother Ye says your group will explode, it definitely will!"
As soon as these words were spoken!
Zhao Yuanyang could only agree.
Regardless of anything, with the entire group now shut down for safety checks, if there were any problems, they would be found in a short time!
There was no need to rush.
Ye Yun stopped paying attention to Zhao Yuanyang and asked Lin Shiyou.
"Shiyou, what did you and Yunfan want to see me about?"
He hadn't forgotten that before going to Yuanyang Group, Lin Shiyou had said he needed to see him.
The two exchanged glances, and Lin Shiyou suddenly said.
"Brother Ye, Wang Hailin called us and said you seem to have had some friction with Pfizer. Is there such a thing?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Lin and Song exchanged glances, and Lin Shiyou said sternly.
"Brother Ye, who exactly offended you? Yunfan and I have some influence in Jinling. How about we brothers step in and deal with some blind fools for you!"
Song Yunfan nodded beside him.
The two had also benefited greatly from Ye Yun and had been looking for ways to repay him, but Ye Yun never accepted.
Now that they heard some whispers from the Wang family, they thought they could help in this regard.
"No need, you can't help me with Pfizer." Ye Yun refused.
Pfizer was a Fortune Global 500 company and a foreign-funded enterprise; they couldn't deal with Smith.
Ye Yun continued.
"Tell me, what exactly do you two want to say to me?"