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Chapter 344 Chen Yu joins, Hundred-year-old ginseng

Zhou Chen described to Chen Yu in detail everything he wanted to do, focusing on the scope of Chen Yu's work.

"Chen Yu, we are friends. I can see that you want a more challenging job. I think this job is very suitable for you. And you can rest assured that if this project is done well, I will have other projects for you to take charge of. It is definitely better than being an editor at the TV station now."

Zhou Chen has extensive social experience, and he knows very well that even when doing good things, one needs to have a plan, otherwise there will be troubles one after another.

Let Chen Yu go to investigate and verify. Although he can no longer be completely considered a reporter, he is actually very similar.

If Chen Yu can do this well, it means that Chen Yu's ability is fine, and he can reuse it in the future.

In fact, Chen Yu had already made a decision before coming here. As long as what Zhou Chen asked him to do met his requirements, he would be ready to follow Zhou Chen.

Now that he had heard Zhou Chen's explanation and knew the good deeds Zhou Chen was going to do, he naturally felt more satisfied.

"Zhou Chen, don't think about it. I've done it. So when can I start work? I need time to arrange my current work."

Zhou Chen said: "You can start work at any time. I mean, I want you to be in charge of the research department. However, because the project is still in the process of starting up and has not been fully established, there is no work location for the time being. You can work from home, but it will only take one or two months. When everything is ready, you will officially start work. The research department also needs you to recruit people. The specific number of people to be recruited will depend on the situation at that time."

"no problem."

Chen Yu's spirit was shaken. He knew that people like Zhou Chen would definitely not be aimless. Since he was said to be in charge of a department, there must be no falsehood.

Moreover, the thought of being able to do charity for the society and help families with children in problems fills him with motivation.

This is more motivation than him being a news editor all the time.

"Very good, then welcome to join my team."

Zhou Chen smiled, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Chen Yu.

"I will have my secretary finalize the specific salary as soon as possible and will also have her contact you. The day you resign will be the day you officially start your job."

"I'm not worried about the salary. I just really like this job. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Opportunities have to be seized by someone. If you don't want to, I can't force you, right? So, you don't have to worry too much. My place is different from the TV station. What I need is truth and reality, not fraud. I believe you won't let me down."

Chen Yu assured: "Don't worry about this. I also hate fraud. This is why I am not very happy working at the TV station."

"I believe you can do it, Chen Yu."

After Zhou Chen separated from Chen Yu, he returned home and sent the information he had to Chen Yu, asking Chen Yu to familiarize himself with it first.

Zhang Jing over there has already started to get busy with the rehabilitation center's affairs, and with sufficient funds, she can act very quickly.

Although he handed the matter over to Zhang Jing, Zhou Chen himself did not feel at ease. He encountered many problems that could not be solved and had to take action personally.

After getting Zhou Chen's assurance, Chen Yu went home and told Zhong Xiaoqin the news.

Zhong Xiaoqin has been in a particularly good mood recently because of her pregnancy, so she was not angry when she knew that Chen Yu was going to resign.

On the contrary, she seemed very happy when she knew that Chen Yu would be working from home for a period of time after his resignation, because it meant that Chen Yu was finally free to accompany her.

"Gu Jia, are you going out?"

Zhou Chen did not go to the company this morning, but went out in the afternoon to visit the newly acquired pharmaceutical factory. He was ready to start developing new drugs.

But to his surprise, the elevator stopped on the twelfth floor, and then he saw Gu Jia walked in in formal attire.

"What a coincidence, are you also getting ready to go out?"

Gu Jia was also surprised to see Zhou Chen. They hadn't met since the last incident.

Zhou Chen said: "Yes, I just acquired a pharmaceutical factory recently and I plan to go and take a look. Where are you going?"

Gu Jia was shocked when she heard this. When she was thinking about how her company should overcome the difficulties, someone else casually acquired a pharmaceutical factory. What a difference.

"I'm going to a party."

Zhou Chen's eyes swept over her clothes and brand-name bag, and he recognized that it was a Hermès brand-name bag.

He looks so solemn, he must be attending an important party.

After a little thought, he understood where Gu Jia was going. She must be going with Mrs. Wang to attend a gathering of the wives' circle.

The wives' circle can be said to be a very distinctive part of this TV series. Although the screenwriter wanted to portray the lives of rich men's wives, it was actually not successful.

The wives' circle does not give people the feeling of being a bit upper-class noble, but is instead closer to market life, with several housewives sitting together and talking about their daily lives.

It also portrays the ladies in the film in a very negative light.

You have to know that there are several main wives of families who have been passed down for generations, but the result is just this level?

In the real world, Zhou Chen has never seen the real high society, but after a few worlds, especially in the last world, he has met many people from big families.

For a family that has been truly wealthy for three generations, the success rate of its descendants is extremely high.

The saying that wealth does not last for more than three generations is more due to the changes of the times. It does not necessarily mean that there will be prodigal sons. Wrong choices may also lead to the downfall of a family.

According to the descriptions of the family backgrounds of the wives in the wives' circle, I'm afraid they are all wealthy families with a fortune of more than one billion, but many of those wives are unworthy of virtue.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just take Gu Jia as an example. How could a person whose total assets are only tens of millions be able to join the circle of wives just by having a brand-name bag?

This is too inexplicable. Is it because of the halo of the real protagonist?

What’s even funnier is that in order to drive Gu Jia away, they actually teamed up to set up a tea factory to trick Gu Jia.

Damn, this is just like taking off your pants to fart, what a waste of time.

If you really don't want to take Gu Jia to play, why don't you just let her go? If you really don't take Gu Jia to play, will Gu Jia really stay and beg for mercy?

With the size of Gu Jia's house, it's not enough for them to play.

In short, in Zhou Chen's opinion, this circle of wives appeared inexplicably and disappeared inexplicably in the end. It seemed more like they appeared to set off the heroine Gu Jia.

These thoughts flashed through Zhou Chen's mind. He simply felt weird about the so-called wives' circle.

"It's so formal, it seems like this is not an ordinary gathering, right?" Zhou Chen asked with a smile.

Gu Jia said: "These are all gatherings for married women. A busy person like you will definitely not be interested."

Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Then I wish you a pleasant afternoon."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then the elevator reached the first floor. They walked out of the Grand Hyatt lobby and parted ways.

This was not the first time Zhou Chen came to the pharmaceutical factory he had just acquired, but he had just taken a quick look around before. Today, he came here with the intention of taking a thorough inspection.

The pharmaceutical factory is located in the suburbs, covers a large area and employs several hundred people. Zhou Chen looked it over from beginning to end.

How should I put it? It’s better than his minimum standard, but not great. If he wants to develop the new drug he wants, it will probably take some time to integrate it.

Zhou Chen is not a doctor now, and it is impossible for him to spend all day in the laboratory researching new drugs, so he plans to find someone to help him.

Without much hesitation, he went straight to Shanghai Medical University and found an old professor. He said he was willing to support their research as long as they could help him develop a finished drug according to the prescription.

Under Zhou Chen's financial offensive, the old professor and his team were quickly bribed. They only had to wait for the pharmaceutical factory to get on track so that they could start researching new drugs.

Zhou Chen spent the entire afternoon at the pharmaceutical factory. He first gave it an inspection and then called the heads of various departments of the pharmaceutical factory to a meeting.

Wang Manni has prepared her clothes and is ready to go on a cruise trip.

This trip is a reward from the company, and she will go on a week-long cruise next.

Today is the day of departure, but she was a little hesitant at the moment because she thought of Zhou Chen again.

Ever since she questioned Zhou Chen that time, she hadn't contacted Zhou Chen for a month, and Zhou Chen also hadn't contacted her, as if he had already forgotten her.

Although she didn't say anything, she was still very unwilling in her heart, because Zhou Chen was the best man she had met in these years and met all her fantasies.

It’s a pity that Zhou Chen looked down on her and didn’t want to be with her. He only wanted to maintain that kind of lover relationship.

If it was just a romantic relationship, she would have accepted it, but Zhou Chen didn't care about her at all and found another woman around her, which made her unbearable.

This time, the company rewarded her with an economy cabin on the cruise ship. She thought that if she were still with Zhou Chen, Zhou Chen would definitely upgrade her to the best cabin without hesitation.

Thinking of Zhou Chen, she couldn't help but touch the necklace around her neck.

This was the first and last gift Zhou Chen gave her. It was very precious and worth a lot of money.

If she was a little more ruthless and sold it, with her ability, it would be absolutely no problem to sell it for four or five hundred thousand, after all, it was a limited edition.

But due to her vanity, she was reluctant to sell it. Besides, there was still a vague thought in her mind that if she could continue her relationship with Zhou Chen in the future, the value of this necklace would not be measured by hundreds of thousands.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Manni still did not let go of her obsession. She did not contact Zhou Chen, but packed her bags and went to the cruise ship alone.

Gu Jia once again attended an event for the wives' circle. Although she was still a supporting role in a marginal corner, at least she had integrated into the event, which she thought.

Although other people in the wives' circle are also very wealthy, for her, the most important person at the moment is Mrs. Yu. She wants to obtain the qualification to operate the fireworks at Mrs. Yu's Paradise.

Mrs. Yu used to be just an 18th-tier celebrity, but she was lucky enough to find a man who could be her father, and she suddenly became a wealthy lady that everyone envied.

If it were in the past, Gu Jia really wouldn't think much of her, but now, for the sake of her family's business, she has to please Mrs. Yu.

But Mrs. Yu was a stubborn person. No matter what she said, she just wouldn't give in.

Most of the topics these ladies talked about were things Gu Jia had never encountered before, but she listened and learned patiently.

Although she looked down on these so-called ladies, she also knew that there were many things she could learn from them.

In fact, she also realized that although these ladies seemed to be friendly with each other on the surface, they actually looked down on each other and didn't like each other. Sometimes, they would speak sarcastically and without mercy.

Among this group of people, the most despised one is undoubtedly Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang's family's wealth is definitely ranked high among this group of people, but her family is the first generation of rich people, and in the eyes of these ladies, they are considered nouveau riche.

Moreover, she came from another place and was not a native of Shanghai. In addition, she had little education, so she was often despised and ridiculed, especially by the dialect spoken. Mrs. Wang could not understand it at all. She didn't even know that everyone was laughing at her.

Mrs. Wang has actually not been a member of this circle of wives for very long. The reason why she brought Gu Jia in was definitely not because she admired Gu Jia, but because by bringing Gu Jia in, she would not be at the bottom of the contempt chain.

Several ladies were also doing handicrafts today, chatting while they were doing it.

"Mrs. Ma, why do you look a little unwell today? What happened?"

Mrs. Liu was a quick-talking person. Seeing that Mrs. Ma looked unhappy, she pretended to be concerned and asked.

Suddenly, everyone looked at Mrs. Ma, and found that Mrs. Ma's complexion was indeed different from before.

Facing everyone's gaze, Mrs. Ma sighed, "I'm fine, it's our old man who has problems."

When Mrs. Li heard this, she immediately put down the work in her hands and asked, "What happened to your old man? Is he sick?"

Her family and Mrs. Ma's family are old friends. Although Mrs. Ma's family is not as good as hers, the relationship between the two families is much closer than that of any other family present.

Mrs. Ma said, "It's an old illness, heart disease. I had surgery a long time ago. I have been relying on medicine to maintain my health over the years. But recently, my condition has become more serious. The doctor said that it will take more than 100 years of old mountain ginseng to cure it. But 100-year-old mountain ginseng is not easy to get. My husband has been very worried recently. We have been looking for it everywhere at home, but we can't find it."

Mrs. Liu said coquettishly, "This is a big deal. Your old man is the pillar of your family. Nothing can happen to him."

Mrs. Li frowned and said, "The last time I saw the old man, he was in good health. Why is he so serious now?"

"When you get old, your body will have problems. Mrs. Li, your family has many connections. Is there anyone you know who can get century-old wild ginseng?"

Mrs. Ma is most familiar with Mrs. Li. She knows that among all the ladies present, Mrs. Li's family is the most capable. If there is anyone here who has the ability to get old mountain ginseng, Mrs. Li's family is definitely the most promising.

Mrs. Li pondered and said, "Old mountain ginseng that is over a hundred years old is in short supply. If you take out a complete one, someone will want it even if you bid several million."

"Yes, but the problem is that there is no demand for it now. If we can really get it, even if it is 10 million, our family is willing to pay."

Mrs. Ma naturally knew how precious and rare the century-old mountain ginseng was, otherwise it would not be so difficult for a family like theirs to obtain.

Mrs. Wang was surprised and asked, "Is the century-old mountain ginseng so precious that even if you have money you can't buy it?"

In her opinion, there is nothing in this world that money cannot buy. If it cannot be bought, it means that the money is not enough.

When the ladies present heard what Mrs. Wang said, they couldn't help but roll their eyes, cursing her in their hearts.

Mrs. Li continued, "Hundred-year-old mountain ginseng is very precious, but it should still be available. However, I'm afraid no one is willing to give out this kind of life-saving medicinal material. Let me think about it."

"In this area of ​​Magic City, if we were to ask which family has the most medicinal materials, it would definitely be the Zhou family behind the Huaxing Group."

Gu Jia was originally listening quietly, as she couldn't help with this kind of thing. But when she suddenly heard the words "Huaxing Group", her heart was startled and she pricked up her ears.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 345 The mysterious Zhou family came to ask for medicine

Mrs. Li's words made the ladies present look surprised.

Mrs. Yu said, "I know about Huaxing Group. I've heard my husband talk about it, but which family is the Zhou family? Is Huaxing Group owned by this Zhou family?"

She had not been a member of the Yu family for long, and before that she was just an 18th-tier celebrity, so she had very little knowledge of the upper class.

But it wasn't just her, several other ladies also looked suspicious.

Mrs. Liu said, "Huaxing Group is one of the best pharmaceutical companies in Shanghai and is well-known in the industry. Their chairman's surname is indeed Zhou, but is the Zhou family also considered a family?"