Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 466 - 452 The first company

Chapter 466: 452 The first company

Chunyue City is known throughout Hua Country for its mountains, forests, and especially for its grasslands which cover thousands of acres.

In the spring, summer, and autumn, multicolored wildflowers sparsely dot the vast grassland, a view so overwhelmingly beautiful that it cannot be fully captured.

When winter arrives, pristine white snow falls thickly, as if draping a thin blanket over the grassland, creating a strikingly beautiful scene.

Yueqing was headed to one of the two entertainment companies in Chunyue City—Xingyue Media.

The list Teacher Jiang had given her didn’t rank Xingyue as the largest in scale, but its location was definitely the farthest away.

She had originally planned to start her inspections from the closest city, but after some thought, she decided to start from the farthest and work her way back!

As the old saying goes, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away."

Ever since her mother had invested in Xingyue, she had been a hands-off owner for many years.

Now, after several turnovers of personnel, only one senior executive maintained contact with the Jiang Family.

Unsurprisingly, Xingyue Media was expected to have the most issues.

She had called that executive in advance, and after disembarking from the plane, Ouyang Long had already been waiting for her at the airport terminal exit for some time.

"Miss Yan!" He waved at Yueqing.

Yueqing nodded with a smile, "Mr. Ouyang."

Ouyang Long was only half a head taller than Yueqing, which was an average height for men in Chunyue City.

He was somewhat overweight, and under his meticulously shaved bald head, his beard looked particularly thick. Perhaps it was because he was in his forties, but the eyes behind his black glasses looked tired, giving off an impression of feeling overwhelmed.

Hearing Yueqing’s form of address, Ouyang Long smiled awkwardly, "Miss Yan, you can just call me Old Ou! Actually... my surname is Ou, and my name is Yang Long, it’s not the compound surname Ouyang... "

All thanks to his father, who didn’t think the surname Ou was imposing enough and decided to give him such a name.

Yueqing didn’t laugh at him and naturally said, "Alright, Old Ou, you can call me Yueqing too."

As they walked to the parking lot, Ouyang Long took the initiative to open his Buick’s passenger door for her.

"Miss Yueqing, I’m sorry for picking you up in such an inexpensive car, but this is the best car I have..."

Once they were in the car, Ouyang Long began to drive and also started introducing the company to Yueqing.

"Xingyue Media was a company invested in by President Jiang fourteen years ago. It was registered under the name ’Jiang Xiaoxing,’ with foreign credentials... At that time, Hua Country’s policy towards foreign entities was quite lax, and the company flourished for a long time thanks to the substantial investment amount!

Later on, the policies gradually tightened up, and many things got stuck in approval, unable to move forward. President Jiang agreed to financing, agreed to change the legal representative on the license, and so on... Many people set their sights on Xingyue’s big pie and rushed in to carve up the shares clean...

With more shareholders, more voices emerged, and now Xingyue has been divided into several factions, with Director Feng leading one, followed by Director Duan’s faction... The people from President Jiang’s faction... Besides me, only Director Zhang is left..."

It wouldn’t be appropriate to disclose internal company matters upon first meeting someone.

But Yueqing was no ordinary person!

She had specifically communicated with Ouyang Long before her arrival, and he had been very pleased!

It was as if someone exiled had finally seen the arrival of their lord, eager to tell her everything that had happened in recent years!

Yueqing frowned as she listened.

The reason she chose Xingyue as the first stop was exactly because it was the only joint venture company on the list.

Given the Jiang Family’s financial power, even just her mother’s private assets, there was no need to enter into a joint venture with others.

After all, absolute control was the goal that Jiang Yu pursued.

How could someone capable of taking over more than a dozen industrial chains upon returning home agree to let others finance?

Xingyue Company’s current fragmented state was somewhat reminiscent of Zhongxing.

But the reason Zhongxing ended up in such a state was that from the beginning, it lacked the capacity to shine on its own and managed to move up to the second tier only through financing from multiple sources.

As for Xingyue,

Ouyang Long continued, "Chunyue City’s main industry is tourism, and it has developed many peripheral industries. However, entertainment companies find it somewhat challenging... After all these years, the only ones that have managed to start up here are us at Xingyue and Bihai Media next door..."

"First of all, those who want to break into the entertainment industry would naturally head towards Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Resource constraints are an issue in smaller locales... It’s not just the lack of resources for the artists, even if we sign them, the resources we can offer them in return are limited..."

"Secondly, with the tourism industry being prosperous, there are plenty of similar promotional companies. Large projects have government backing in terms of promotion, and smaller ones cannot sustain such a big company..."

"Since the first round of financing, Xingyue has undergone significant changes. Even though President Jiang still holds the largest share of equity, nobody has seen her... Whenever there’s any meeting... she never shows up. All documents submitted for her review received a standard approval without fail... Gradually, everyone just stopped taking President Jiang seriously..."

Yan Yueqing furrowed her brows. Ouyang Long was a straightforward man, unafraid of offending her, he earnestly discussed so many issues with her upon their first meeting.

He was indeed a very loyal subordinate.

With tears welling up in his eyes, Ouyang Long said, "Miss Yueqing, I’m not going to hide it from you. When President Jiang first established Xingyue Company, everyone was overjoyed! We thought that Chunyue City had finally gotten an entertainment company that we could grow and strengthen!"

"Later on, President Jiang became too busy and put aside the affairs here. Many people then began to entertain other thoughts... Especially during policy reforms, to accommodate them, the company took the path of financing and for the sake of compliance, many key positions were filled by new people... The company changed..."

"Those old-timers, nearly all of them have left. Those remaining only know President Jiang by reputation, realizing she doesn’t have time to visit Hua Country, they each began to exploit loopholes within the company... After so many years, I’ve finally waited for your arrival. I’m truly so emotional I can hardly contain myself!"

Yan Yueqing glanced at him.

Ouyang Long, with tear-filled eyes, resembled an old servant abandoned in an ancient manor, helplessly watching new stewards erode his master’s estate, until at last, he awaited his master’s homecoming...

Now he could breathe a sigh of relief!

He could finally voice grievances!

If Miss Yan could help President Jiang sort out Xingyue Company as soon as possible, that would be even better!

Upon reaching the company, Yan Yueqing looked through the window at the slightly old ten-story building.

Among a cluster of buildings ranging from ten to twenty stories high, it stuck out like a sore thumb!

Ouyang Long drove towards the underground parking lot: "More than a decade ago, President Jiang built this building and established Xingyue Media... How many ten-story buildings are there in Chunyue City? It was essentially a landmark of the city! Now, though, it looks a bit old."

"Hmm, it does have a quaint charm."

After parking the car, Ouyang Long took the initiative to open the door for Yan Yueqing.

Just as she got out of the car, a blinding light accompanied by the roar of an engine nearly dazzled her eyes.

Ouyang Long shielded her for a moment and then angrily said, "It’s Feng Hong, Director Feng’s youngest daughter..."

The other side executed a drift into the parking spot.

It was a red Porsche 718, its streamlined body exuding aesthetic appeal.

The young girl, wearing high heels, stepped out from the driver’s seat and strutted over to Ouyang Long, pushing her sunglasses up, "Sorry, Uncle Ou, I didn’t see you just now. Did the lights almost blind you?"

She then burst into unrestrained laughter, clearly unconcerned about his reaction.

Three young men followed her out of the car, one more handsome than the next, all more beautiful than the girl herself.

Only their eyes were red as if they had been wronged.

As soon as Ouyang Long saw the three of them, his expression changed dramatically: "Feng Hong, how many times have I told you, our company’s artists are not for you to—"

"Uncle Ou, don’t be so serious. I’m taking them to a networking event to meet some big shots. It’s for their own future development too!"

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