In your dreams! Yan Yincheng almost blurted it out.
Humph, did he think Yan didn't know what this old man was up to? Wasn't he just trying to snatch the two kids away from him? He hadn't even fully enjoyed the father - son bond that he'd missed for so many years. How could he let this old man get ahead?
However, what Yan Haikun said the next second made Yan Yincheng a bit tempted. "With the two kids away, you and Zixi can have some quality time together. Isn't that great?"
As expected of the person in power at the Yan Group, he had hit the nail on the head. Yan Yincheng really wanted to spend ten or fifteen days alone with Zixi!
But was the Third Master Yan someone who would compromise easily? He had to stand his ground against Yan Haikun, even if it was just for the sake of pride!
"Absolutely not. You can forget about it," Yan Yincheng refused him flatly. "The matter of the Yuan family hasn't been completely resolved yet. Fengcheng isn't entirely safe. It's better for the kids to stay by our side. And, as you saw yesterday, the two kids have made their own friends here. Can you bear to separate them from their good friends?"
At this moment, Yan Yincheng suddenly thought that it was really a stroke of luck that the kids had made these friends. What a perfect excuse!
Having his plan to take away his little grandchildren foiled, Yan Haikun let out a cold snort, picked up the newspaper in his hand, and ignored Yan Yincheng.
Not long after, the morning news in Haicheng came on the TV in the living room.
The biggest news in Haicheng yesterday and today was that the Pei Group had collectively closed the outpatient departments of all its hospitals to clean up the internal medical ethics.
Food, clothing, housing, transportation, along with medical care and education, were major issues related to people's livelihood and social stability. Early in the morning, a group of media had gathered at the headquarters of the Pei Group, intending to interview Pei Mingyuan, the CEO of the Pei Group, who had made this decision.
On TV, Pei Mingyuan said to the camera, "Since the Pei Group announced this news, we've lost nearly 100 million so far. At the same time, we've faced opposition from major shareholders. It's safe to say that I've been pushing this forward under great pressure."
"You know, for every day we're closed, our losses increase. But in order to provide the general public with a trustworthy medical environment, I think it's necessary for us to do this. Because Haicheng belongs to all of us, not just the Pei Group. So, even if this move might put the Pei Group at risk of going bankrupt, we don't regret making this decision."
Meanwhile, reporters also interviewed some citizens on the street about their views on this matter. The first citizen interviewed said, "I don't really know which hospital in Haicheng has the best conditions. The Third Pei Hospital is the closest to my home, and I usually go there for treatment. I've never encountered the problems that are rumored."
The second citizen interviewed said, "The Pei Group is really great. I'll feel more at ease going to their hospitals from now on."
There were also the third, fourth... Most of them expressed their approval of the Pei Group's move. Overnight, the Pei Group's reputation seemed to be gradually improving.
Judging from the news, the events at the First Hospital yesterday hadn't fully achieved the Zhao Group's expectations. However, they certainly wouldn't just sit back and watch the Pei Group turn things around with the help of the TV station.
On that day, under Reck's operation, three more major incidents occurred one after another at the Haicheng Shopping Mall operated by the Pei Group.
The Pei Group never expected that these three incidents at the Haicheng Shopping Mall would make their situation even more difficult.
First, the escalator in the mall suddenly malfunctioned, almost trapping a customer. Then, the elevator suddenly lost power, trapping customers inside for two hours. An investigation revealed that the faulty elevator was already out of warranty, but the main person in charge of the mall's equipment department had been absent from work for a few days due to personal matters and had completely forgotten about it, failing to arrange for maintenance in time.
Second, there was a case of food poisoning among customers in several food stores on the fourth floor of the mall. An investigation showed that these stores didn't have the proper certificates. The manager of the investment promotion department panicked and fled after the incident. After being caught by the police, he admitted that he had taken bribes from the stores, which was why they had won the bid and been allowed to enter the mall.
Third, the after - sales center refused a customer's request for a return or exchange, claiming that the customer looked shabby and couldn't afford the things in the mall, so the goods must have been stolen. Even when the customer showed the purchase receipt, the request was still refused. It was later found that this person was a relative of the investment promotion department manager. She hadn't received any training before starting work and, thinking that she had gotten the job through connections, was rude to customers.
These three incidents, one related to personal safety, one to food safety, and one to service attitude, were enough to make customers resist the Haicheng Shopping Mall. To make matters worse, the incidents in the mall that had caused fluctuations in the financial reports were once again brought up.
When customers found out that this wasn't the first time such things had happened in the Pei Group's mall, the Pei Group was immediately pushed into the spotlight.
On this day, Yan Yincheng and Xu Zixi were closely monitoring the outside situation. When the time was almost right, Yan Yincheng called Pei Mingyuan in a very "angry" tone and scolded him over the phone:
"Although you've handled the hospital issues quite well, don't forget that the Pei Group's business isn't just limited to hospitals! The daily operating profit of the shopping mall far exceeds the combined profits of the three hospitals. But now, due to these three incidents, the customer flow has decreased by two - thirds! I remember telling you long ago that the loopholes in the financial reports shouldn't be ignored. The issues of personal safety, food safety, and service all correspond to those loopholes! Is this the result of your handling?"
Pei Mingyuan said bitterly, "Mr. Yan, I did conduct a thorough investigation before, but the results were disappointing. I couldn't find out who was behind all this. In the end, I had to entrust the hacker that Xiaoxi knows..."
"Who do you think you are to call her Xiaoxi?" Yan Yincheng had just been pretending, but when he heard this address, he was really angry. This Pei Mingyuan really had no sense. Zixi was already his fiancée. How could this guy still address her like this? Didn't he have any self - awareness?
"So what if you found a hacker?" So, his scolding became even harsher. "You simply haven't grasped my intention. Do you think that once you find out the mastermind and send them to the police station, all these problems will be solved?"
Wasn't it? As long as the troublemaker was caught, wouldn't the Pei Group be safe? Although Pei Mingyuan didn't answer, Yan Yincheng knew that was exactly what he was thinking.