CHAPTER 623: CHAPTER 587: THUNDEROUS METHODS (PART 3)

Her directness left everyone present stunned.

This opening was too hardcore.

Lei Ran composed himself; no matter what, it was good that President Yan cared about the company.

He quickly flipped through the notes he had stayed up late last night organizing, trying to keep his voice steady: "President Yan, besides the issues we discussed on the phone last night, there are a few more troubles—the large-scale death of shellfish in the East Sea region, the cause can’t be found; the grouper fry in the West Sea region are also precarious; our former distributors now prefer neighboring city farms and no longer renew with us..."

With each point he mentioned, the heads of the employees present hung lower, and the atmosphere of despair grew stronger.

Yan Yueqing listened without any expression on her face, as if she heard something as ordinary as "the weather is nice today."

She picked up the bottle of mineral water from the table, unscrewed it, and took a sip, her movements unhurried.

Then, she turned to Jun Jiu behind her: "Xiao Jiu, is the paperwork for Hongxin Feed Factory’s joint bankruptcy liquidation filing ready?"

Jun Jiu stepped forward and placed a tablet computer in front of Yan Yueqing, the screen displaying an encrypted document: "President Yue, all the legal grounds and freeze applications have been generated, just waiting for your authorization to send."

As he said this, his face maintained a gentle, playful smile, yet there was an undeniable, penetrating pressure in his eyes.

"Send it," Yan Yueqing did not hesitate, tapping the tablet screen decisively to confirm, "Apply to indefinitely suspend all related procedures on the grounds of—substantive restructuring is underway, and the debtor has the ability to repay and a stable business outlook."

Jun Jiu nodded: "Yes, within ten minutes, the court will receive formal notification and issue a freeze order."

"..."

The meeting room fell into a dead silence.

Old Zhang suddenly raised his head, his eyes widening behind his glasses, lips trembling, wanting to say "How is this possible? Does the court belong to your family?" but he couldn’t utter a word.

Xiao Wang’s jaw dropped so much it was about to hit the floor.

Lei Ran only felt his heart being pounded heavily by a hammer!

Indefinitely suspend the bankruptcy process?

So simple?

Just a sentence?!

He was in despair all night last night about this, unable to sleep!

Is it true?

Could it be a pretense?

But given the company’s situation, President Yan wouldn’t have any need to pretend to appease everyone!

Could it be?! Is it real?!

Does President Yan really have the power to turn the tide with just a single hand?

"The second matter, the issue of extending the sea usage rights—" Yan Yueqing picked up her phone and directly dialed a number.

She put it on speaker, and a steady male voice with a hint of amusement came through: "Hello, President Yue, calling me so early, is something urgent?"

This voice...sounds familiar?

Lei Ran and Old Zhang exchanged a glance, seeing suspicion and surprise in each other’s eyes.

Yan Yueqing’s tone carried the respect of a junior to a senior, but the content was quite direct: "Secretary Shi, sorry to bother you, but Sea Star Company under my name is about to expire its leased sea region in Haidu City this year. I had planned to invest further for renewal, but the district’s Ocean Bureau rejected our extension application on the grounds that ’the future industrial planning does not meet expectations,’ without even reviewing the materials. I recall you mentioned before that the planning for this region in Haidu City focuses on marine farming and ecological conservation, right? Since when has it become future industrial land? This rejection reason seems non-compliant, doesn’t it?"

There was a two-second silence on the other end before Secretary Shi’s voice became serious: "This kind of thing happened? Marine farming and ecological conservation have always been regional priorities, the district Ocean Bureau’s reason doesn’t hold water! Let me contact Director Zhao from the ministry responsible for sea management to directly investigate. Please wait, there will be results soon."

"Thank you for your trouble, Secretary Shi." Yan Yueqing politely ended the call.

The conference room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Secretary Shi?! Director Zhao?! The ministry?! These terms exploded like bombs in the minds of several veteran employees!

Could it be the Secretary Shi Lei they knew?!

It’s important to know, P City and Haidu City both belong to W Province, and a little over ten years ago, they were two prefecture-level cities on equal footing. But ever since Haidu City’s "Deep Water Port Planning" fiasco collapsed, the economy plummeted, and GDP consistently remained at the bottom, causing administrative levels to be downgraded as well. The year before last, it was formally placed under P City’s management, becoming a district within its jurisdiction! The municipal committee has direct jurisdiction here!

Director Wang from the district Ocean Bureau was a significant figure locally, but before Secretary Shi, he probably couldn’t even qualify to report work!

President Yan could actually make a direct call to him and have Secretary Shi contact Director Zhao from the ministry?!

Previously... he actually thought President Yan was an inexperienced second-generation rich?!