Chapter 300: Chapter 219: Dongfang Logistics Next-Day Delivery, Arrived Early?
"Councilor Qiao Xi might not agree."
Liu Xuan stated directly that she couldn’t make decisions for Qiao Xi.
Qiao Xi was only helping as a personal favor; the gains or losses of United Pharmaceutical had nothing to do with her own interests.
Jin Yuanxi didn’t seem to mind Liu Xuan’s statement. He said, "It doesn’t matter. Regardless of what Councilor Qiao Xi decides, my stance won’t change."
Jin Yuanxi never lost sight of his objective.
Changing Qiao Xi’s mind would be ideal, but even if he failed, he had to continue his plan of sacrificing the chariot to save the king.
He needed to send a signal to the outside world that he now stood with United Pharmaceutical.
This way, without any evidence, the Intercontinental Network Communication Company behind him wouldn’t be so quick to turn on one of their own.
After all, Jin Yuanxi himself was an S-Class Implanter.
In a major corporation, he was a top-tier asset. Even for an Intercontinental Giant Corporation, it would cost a great deal to cultivate someone of his caliber.
Combined with his own years of maneuvering, self-preservation shouldn’t be an issue.
At this point in their conversation, the official business was more or less concluded.
Jin Yuanxi took the initiative to change the subject, reminiscing with Liu Xuan about his past with Liu Xingyuan.
"Seeing how composed you are reminds me of your father. I remember the first time I met him, I wasn’t yet a permanent council member, and of course, he wasn’t the head of Liu’s Heavy Industries yet either."
"Back then, I was still a member of the Council’s security team, and your father’s identity as the heir was very well hidden..."
As he spoke of the old days, Jin Yuanxi’s tone softened considerably.
But Liu Xuan was no fool; she knew exactly what Jin Yuanxi was trying to do.
’He’s trying to lower my guard, get closer to me, and find a way to use me to change Councilor Qiao Xi’s opinion of him.’
She had to admit, Jin Yuanxi was overthinking things.
Liu Xuan herself didn’t actually have a particularly close relationship with Qiao Xi.
But regardless, Jin Yuanxi was a permanent council member, a man at the pinnacle of power.
Faced with Jin Yuanxi’s rambling, Liu Xuan had to listen—and listen patiently.
The chat went on for nearly two hours.
By the time Liu Xuan and Lin Qi walked out of Jin Yuanxi’s office, their ears were ringing.
Jin Yuanxi’s subordinate, Xiaojin, and Qiao Xi’s subordinate, Jingang, were still waiting by the door.
Seeing Liu Xuan and Lin Qi emerge safely, Jingang spoke up. "It seems Councilor Jin Yuanxi didn’t give you any trouble. My mission is complete. I need to report back to Councilor Qiao Xi."
Upon seeing Jingang, Liu Xuan started to say something.
She was worried that the two-hour-long meeting would make Councilor Qiao Xi read too much into it.
But she quickly dismissed the thought.
’Councilor Qiao Xi is no fool.’
’To have reached her position at such a young age, Councilor Qiao Xi has to be brilliant.’
’She’ll definitely guess that Jin Yuanxi did this deliberately.’
’Besides, even if Councilor Qiao Xi does have some concerns, she’ll surely find a way to communicate with Lin Qi. I don’t need to worry about it.’
"Thank you for your protection, Mr. Jingang. We’ve troubled Councilor Qiao Xi."
After thanking Jingang, Liu Xuan and Lin Qi were led by Xiaojin out of the Council Building and back to their Floating Vehicle.
The Floating Vehicle had no signal-jamming devices, so Liu Xuan and Lin Qi were more guarded in their conversation than they had been at the branch office, wary of being electronically monitored.
"The crisis seems to be mostly averted. Next up is discussing the procedures for the Asia Political Zone Advanced Pharmaceutical Enterprise Summit."
Liu Xuan spoke first, offering a summary.
Lin Qi nodded without saying much.
This would require a lot of effort from Liu Xuan. Traditionally, before the summit began, the top-tier corporations would hold several small, closed-door meetings.
Originally, Liu Xuan wouldn’t have been qualified to participate.
After all, this was a summit for pharmaceutical enterprises, not prosthetic engineering firms.
In the Pharmacy Domain, the Liu Clan wasn’t much stronger than the companies in the Medical Small Business Alliance.
But now, with Jin Yuanxi’s promise, Liu Xuan finally had a ticket in.
Liu Xuan looked at Lin Qi, a grateful light in her eyes that soon transformed into a resolute gaze.
Liu Xuan said to Lin Qi, "I’ll do my best to secure an S-Class opportunity for United Pharmaceutical. You’ll need the research materials on S-Class Pharmacy."
Liu Xuan might not have understood Lin Qi completely, but her insight into him was definitely profound.
Liu Xuan had taken note of all of Lin Qi’s past actions at the company.
Whether it was Prosthetic Engineering or Pharmacy, Lin Qi was wholeheartedly absorbing all related knowledge.
This was also why Liu Xuan had helped Lin Qi get into the Red Fruit City Weapon Research Institute.
In truth, if Liu Xuan had wanted to, she could have assigned Lin Qi other work that would have "tethered" him more effectively to her side.
But she knew what Lin Qi wanted, which was why she gave him the opportunity to access this knowledge.
In the Cyber World, knowledge was always the most precious commodity—and the one most jealously guarded by major corporations and Intercontinental Giant Corporations.
To obtain such knowledge, one usually had to pledge a lifetime of service to a corporation.
But with Liu Xuan and the new United Pharmaceutical, Lin Qi would have far fewer concerns in this regard.
After all, Lin Qi was, for all intents and purposes, a director of United Pharmaceutical.
Although he currently only held ten percent of the shares, a thirty-percent stock incentive plan was waiting for him back at the company.
With Liu Xuan overseeing it, that thirty percent would certainly not fall into anyone else’s hands; it was, in effect, a gift from her to Lin Qi.
Lin Qi looked into Liu Xuan’s eyes, stunned for a moment. Then he nodded and broke into a smile.
Comments