My husband Can Cultivate-Chapter 383: Targeting

After hearing Yang Qi’s words, everyone fell silent. He was right. Qifei Group had developed to its current, thriving state without any contribution from Denise’s team. Could the company really collapse now that she was gone? Everyone shut their mouths.

"Moreover, I’ve had someone investigate," Yang Qi continued. "Denise’s team has quite the reputation, but they’ve never successfully developed a single drug. All their research has ended in failure. Don’t you think there’s a problem with that? Right now, we shouldn’t be aiming for something grandiose. We need to be practical. We should leverage our advantages in traditional medicine to steadily advance our development of Western medicine. It should be about integration, not trying to bite off more than we can chew. There aren’t that many miracles in this world. If there were, they wouldn’t be called miracles."

Li Qingyan sighed. I really was too hasty. Too eager for results. I overstepped, and I didn’t even properly investigate Denise’s team. Perhaps Yang Qi is right. We do need to readjust our strategy.

"Ye Fei, the five people I recommended are quite good," Yang Qi went on. "Don’t underestimate them because they’re young. You know, many famous scientists achieve success before the age of thirty. Those five are perfectly capable and ambitious. They’re grounded! They’re hardworking! Paired with our company’s own experts like Cao Zhendong, they can definitely get the job done. The money we save on their salaries can even be reinvested into R&D."

Ye Fei nodded. "I was thinking the same thing."

Li Qingyan frowned. "But we’ve already announced that Denise’s team was involved in our four new drugs. If we change that now, won’t it look like fraud?"

"What are you thinking? We’re conducting pharmaceutical research, not making movies or TV shows!" Yang Qi shook his head. "As long as the product is good, people will accept it. The only reason they wouldn’t is if the medicine isn’t good enough. Solid research is the key. What’s the point of all those gimmicks? Besides, new drugs developed by our own country’s outstanding young scientists would be far more inspiring!"

"Alright! Let’s do it!" Li Qingyan nodded decisively. "I’ll go and send Denise and her team packing right now."

"Don’t forget to make them pay compensation. If they refuse, just call the police," Yang Qi reminded her.

"Understood!"

「Soon, Li Qingyan arrived at the research institute.」

She handed dismissal notices to Denise’s team and everyone who had been fooling around with them.

"After a decision by the company’s senior management, you are all officially fired," Li Qingyan declared.

When Ye Fei had said that earlier, Denise and the others had thought he was just blowing off steam and that senior management would never agree. They never expected to receive an official written notice. They really were fired.

"Li Qingyan, have you thought this through? Without us, Qifei Group’s four new drugs are completely ruined, and the money you invested will go down the drain. Moreover, you’ll never receive attention from foreign investors again," Denise said coldly.

Li Qingyan sneered. "This is my fault. I hired you without properly investigating your background. That’s on me. Qifei Group will develop more healthily without you. As for the development of those four new drugs, you don’t need to worry. We’ve already found the right people. They’re more practical than you, more willing to put in the effort, and they cost less!"

She then turned to Jiang Yue, Du Xin, and the others. "The company has decided to hand the development of the four new drugs over to the five of you. You will assist Researcher Cao in completing the task!"

The five of them were stunned. This feels like a rollercoaster! One moment, we thought our careers were over. The next, our destinies have miraculously turned around. We’re actually researchers on a Qifei Group project team? Core members, at that?

Denise and her team stared in disbelief for a moment before bursting into laughter.

HAHAHA...

"Li Qingyan, have you all gone mad? You’re making these kids who are still wet behind the ears core researchers? What could they possibly develop? What a joke!"

"Exactly! Qifei Group is beyond saving!"

"You’re just destroying your own future!"

The group hurled insults and mocked them. In their view, these young people knew nothing and were bound to fail. Even though they were con artists, they considered their own professional skills far superior to those of these youngsters.

"How we do things is none of your business. Pay up, or I’m calling the police!" Li Qingyan said coldly.

"Give her the money," Denise ordered her team. "We’re leaving."

The final damages were set at ten million Dragon Coins. It wasn’t an exorbitant amount, and Denise’s team could afford it. After all, they were a very successful group of con artists and had done this sort of thing more than once or twice. They certainly had enough money saved up.

After paying, Denise and the others left.

"Li Qingyan, I’ll be waiting for you to regret this. Don’t come begging me, because if you do, it won’t be as easy as last time!" they spat, leaving with a final, threatening remark.

Li Qingyan watched them go, feeling a pang of regret and worry. After all, she didn’t have much confidence in the five young researchers either. She wasn’t an expert in this field; her expertise was in management.

「After Denise and her team left, news broke almost immediately.」

Media outlets reported that they had signed directly with Kong’s Pharmaceutical, owned by the Kong Family! Kong’s Pharmaceutical was attempting to seize a major share of the pharmaceutical markets in both Kang City and the greater Jingnan Prefecture. After signing Denise, they even invited the media for a major announcement. The goal was simple: to tell everyone that Kong’s Pharmaceutical had a brighter future than Qifei Group. After all, even Denise’s acclaimed team had chosen them.

Li Qingyan grew even more worried. If Denise had just left Dragon Country, that would be one thing. But joining a direct competitor? That was a huge problem.

Ye Fei, however, wasn’t worried at all. "Relax. That Denise is no good. In my opinion, she’s more of a swindler than anything. She won’t achieve a thing."

However, Kong Yue didn’t know any of this. He truly believed in the abilities of Denise’s team. He had already secretly contacted them, instructing them to steal Qifei Group’s secrets. Then, when the time was right, he would bring them into his fold. That way, Kong’s Pharmaceutical could simply sit back and reap the benefits.

That Ye Fei is a real idiot! He walked right into my script. It seems Qifei Group is nothing special after all. With a fool like that for a boss, it’s only a matter of time before I take it all!

Kong Yue was beside himself with excitement, as if he were on the verge of crushing Qifei Group. He looked at Denise’s team, his excitement overflowing.

"Everyone, our next step is to develop four new drugs of our own to completely overwhelm them," he announced. "We will ensure they make no headway whatsoever in Western medicine! We may not be their match in traditional medicine, but in the arena of Western medicine, we must strangle them in their cradle. I’m counting on all of you to work hard!"