Romantic Medical Immortal

"Someone is trying to ruin our reputation!"

Kong Lingwen gritted his teeth, tightly clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms.

Chenling Pharmaceutical had just launched the Cooling Scar Cream, and the market response was quite good. The first batch of products had already sold out, and its reputation was gradually building.

If a scandal of "the medicine causing skin ulcers" breaks out now, Chenling Pharmaceutical’s reputation would be completely destroyed. Forget about subsequent new products hitting the shelves; even the sold products would have to be recalled, which would be a huge loss for a newly established company.

"Our product just started to gain traction, and now they’re trying to suppress us. That’s quite hasty."

Yang Cheng spoke lightly, his tone eerily calm.

Just hired a few punks to stir trouble; Gong Jian must not yet realize they’ve figured out he’s the mastermind, but it’s simply to prevent the Kong Family from rising again.

"What should we do now? Are we supposed to just endure this?"

Kong Lingwen looked at him, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.

"For now, we can’t tear down the facade."

Yang Cheng shook his head, "The Gong Family has deep roots in Zhonghai. We don’t have enough evidence yet to prove it’s them. Acting recklessly will only rouse suspicion, but that doesn’t mean we can’t retaliate."

He paused, a cold smile appearing on his lips, "Since Gong Jian wants to play, I’ll accompany him."

Soon after, they walked out of the office. After all, they had come to the company today for an inspection.

The atmosphere in the company was noticeably low-spirited, with employees gathered in small groups whispering. As the four of them walked out, they immediately dispersed and returned to their respective posts.

Yang Cheng could tell these people weren’t focused on work; some were playing on their phones, while others were slumped over their desks asleep.

He frowned, didn’t say anything, and walked straight into the production workshop.

The situation in the workshop was worse, the workers on the production line were listless, some gathered chatting, others simply snoozed by the machines. The medicines produced were haphazardly piled on the ground, packaging was irregular, and even basic hygiene standards were not met.

Kong Lingwen’s face looked troubled too. She had previously focused her efforts on company registration and paperwork, leaving staff management to subordinates. She didn’t expect that after the workshop supervisor left, the workshop would be in chaos.

"It wasn’t like this when I last came to inspect! How did it turn into this suddenly?"

She looked displeased and quickly headed towards the production line.

Upon seeing the four suddenly appear, the workers were startled but continued to gather and chat, utterly behaving in a self-destructive manner.

Yang Cheng picked up a freshly bottled blood replenishing medicine, examined it carefully, the label on the bottle was crooked, the seal was loose, it easily twisted open, and the liquid inside was somewhat murky, clearly inadequately filtered.

"Such a thing, you’d dare sell?"

Yang Cheng set the medicine bottle down, his gaze turning icy.

The worker responsible for this production line was a middle-aged man in his forties. He saw Yang Cheng’s expression, indifferently curled his lip, "Boss, we’ve always done it this way, never seen any problem arise."

"Exactly, it’s just selling blood replenishing medicine, it’s not lethal, why be so serious?"

A young female worker nearby also chimed in, still holding her phone watching short videos.

Yang Cheng looked at these people, suddenly smiled, coldly said, "From today, you don’t need to come anymore."

His voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached everyone’s ears.

The workshop instantly fell silent, everyone was stunned.

"Wha... what did you say?"

The middle-aged man widened his eyes in disbelief, staring at Yang Cheng.

"I said, you’re all fired. Everyone, get lost!"

Yang Cheng repeated, emanating a chill.

Compared to the employees at Wenyu Factory, these people were simply here to make trouble. Moreover, their salaries were among the highest for workers in Zhonghai, yet they were neglecting their duties.

"On what grounds!"

The young female worker stood abruptly, screamed, "We just took a break, on what grounds do you fire us!"

Yang Cheng picked up the bottle of unqualified medicine, shook it in his hand, "On the grounds that the things you produced are worse than trash, severely tarnishing the company’s image and credibility."

"We are a proper company, not a street-side counterfeit drug workshop. You take higher than market average salaries but lack even the most basic professional ethic, what use do I have for you?"

His tone was calm, but each word cut like a knife, making the workers’ faces turn red with shame.

The middle-aged man enraged, pointed at Yang Cheng’s nose, shouted, "Kid, you probably don’t know that everyone in Zhonghai knows the Kong Family is failing. Maybe one day even the wages won’t be paid, we’re willing to show up for work and you still have the audacity to be picky."

"Firing us, can the company still function? You will surely regret it!"

"Yeah! Let’s see how long your lousy company can last!"

"I didn’t want to work here anyway, you firing us is perfect, pay up!"

Other workers chimed in, some even starting to throw things to vent their anger.

Yang Cheng remained indifferent, completely disregarding their threats, said word by word, "Whether I regret or not, is none of your concern."

He turned to Kong Lingwen, "Let them go to finance to settle their wages, pay an extra month’s salary as compensation."

Kong Lingwen nodded and immediately called the human resources department.

"Pah! What a great place! Company about to go bankrupt, I can’t care less!"

"That’s right! I’ll take a month’s compensation now, save the hassle when it collapses and there’s no penny left!"

The workers cursed as they left, the workshop soon emptied, leaving only Yang Cheng, Kong Lingwen, and the other two.

Soon after, Wang Baojie hurried over, looking at the empty workshop, full of worry, "General Manager Yang, you just fired so many people, what about the production line? Orders are waiting for delivery."

"Exactly, General Manager Yang, if this continues, the company really can’t operate."

Other senior managers who heard the news also rushed to the scene, faces full of concern.

Yang Cheng waved his hand, signaling them to be quiet, loudly said, "The first batch of Cooling Scar Cream has sold out. The funds returned are enough to sustain the company’s operations for a while."

"Next, I will increase advertising efforts to popularize the name of Cooling Scar Cream. Once the reputation is established, attracting talent won’t be an issue."

"As for the production line, I’ll transfer a batch of seasoned employees from Wenyu Company in Peach Blossom County to temporarily cover, and simultaneously recruit anew in Zhonghai. Remember, it’s better to lack than to have subpar recruits, recruiting inappropriate personnel due to shortage would negatively affect the company’s reputation."

"Office employees also need reviewing, those not seriously working are all to be dismissed, and have the HR department record their information, never to be rehired!"