"No need, I'll just wander around." Qingyan glanced at the floor distribution chart inside the elevator and casually pressed the button for the second floor, the Research and Development Department.
Early in the morning, there were only a few people in the Research and Development Department. Some were playing with their phones, while others were catching up on sleep. The atmosphere was incredibly relaxed.
When Qingyan was led by the receptionist to the department, she deliberately knocked on the door.
But the people in the Research and Development Department, seeing that she was accompanied by a high school girl, assumed she was a family member and didn't pay much attention.
"Nana, did you bring your family member to work today too?" a slightly plump woman said with a smile. "Come and play a few rounds!"
The receptionist Nana quickly signaled her with her eyes not to speak nonsense.
"What's wrong with your eyes?"
The slightly plump woman didn't notice anything, but Qingyan walked over and saw her playing cards on the computer. "You're about to lose."
The slightly plump woman was momentarily stunned. Did this young girl actually understand this?
"Play the black nine first."
Upon hearing Qingyan's instructions, the slightly plump woman subconsciously clicked on a 9 with her mouse.
"Heart 6."
"Diamond 3."
"Spade 5."
Under Qingyan's guidance, it didn't take long for the slightly plump woman to turn the tables and win.
"Wow, you're so good! How old are you?" The slightly plump woman patted Qingyan's shoulder. "Help me win two more rounds, and I'll give you ten bucks to buy candy!"
"This is Miss Qing, the company's head sent from headquarters!" the receptionist cleared her throat. "Now, those who should be working, please get back to work and stop doing irrelevant things."
The slightly plump woman looked at the high school girl in front of her, her mouth wide enough to fit two eggs!
She?
Sent from headquarters as the company's head?
She's this young, not even a high school graduate?
Could it be that she's someone's mistress or had some special connection with someone higher up, and she's here to torment them?
Others were clearly also puzzled by Qingyan's age. Could someone like her really manage a company?
"With your playing style, it's impossible to win within three to five months," Qingyan patted the slightly plump woman's shoulder. "Focus on your work and make more money."
After taking a tour around the company, the overall atmosphere was extremely lax. Before Qingyan came here, she had been managing companies that were put together and they weren't even a fraction as relaxed as this place!
This place was truly at the peak of decadence, devoid of any vitality.
Qingyan returned to the office and had just sat down on the office chair when her assistant, Hening, who was late as usual, barged in.
"Sorry, I'm late. Huh? Where's the company leader? Wasn't he supposed to be here today? Little sister, have you seen the company leader? Get up quickly, he should be arriving soon! This seat is not to be occupied!"
As He Ning blabbered on, he suddenly noticed the girl in front of him raising an eyebrow with that nonchalant and all-powerful aura, making his scalp tingle.
"You... You can't be..."
"Qingyan."
"Qing, Qing General..." He Ning hurriedly approached, his nerves shattered.
After his stuttering explanation, Qingyan roughly understood. The slowest sector in the Li family's development was the medical industry, particularly in pharmaceutical research where there had been no significant achievements.
He Ning had been with the company for four years, and not a single project had succeeded. Talented individuals had left, leaving behind only those who were slacking off.
The headquarters had all but given up on this subsidiary, leaving it to its own devices. The overall atmosphere was quite lax.
"Call for a meeting. I want to see every department head, deputy department head, and company management present in half an hour."
"Yes..." He Ning hurried off to send out the notifications.
Half an hour later.
In the meeting room, where there should have been 38 chairs filled, only eleven people were present.
"General Qing, the Director of Finance said her child fell ill today, so she's taking leave to take the child to the hospital. The Deputy Director said he's feeling unwell and resting at home."
"The head of the procurement department said..."
Before He Ning could finish, Qingyan interrupted him with a casual tone, "Tell them if they don't come tomorrow, they don't need to come again."
The attendees thought she was just trying to assert her authority since she was new.
"Now that I'm here, it means you have to bid farewell to the laziness of the past, or you bid farewell to the company."
Everyone raised their heads, unaware that Qingyan managed her own company far more strictly. If there were employees idling around waiting for their paycheck, she would have fired them long ago.
"Now, who can tell me the current direction of our company's research and the interim achievements we've made?" Qingyan's gaze swept across everyone.
No one came forward to speak.
"I'll ask again." Qingyan repeated her question, but the response was the same, complete silence.
Without needing to guess, it was evident that the company had no clear research direction or significant achievements.
At that moment, a newcomer stood up.
"General Qing."
Liang Jian pushed his glasses up his nose and earnestly said, "It's not that we're not engaged in research. The projects just haven't taken shape, so we can't even submit them!"
"For example?"
"For example, we wanted to study a enteric capsule that, when taken during a cold, could greatly alleviate discomfort... but," Liang Jian presented the R&D data on the PPT, "there's one aspect we just can't get past."
Qingyan looked at the ingredients on the slide and immediately spotted the issue. "There's too much perilla leaf and shepherd's purse, and not enough tangerine peel. The platycodon should be ground into powder..."
Her gaze pinpointed a dozen or so places, pointing out the issues. "Try making the necessary adjustments when we go back."
Everyone had initially thought the person sent by headquarters was unreliable and didn't take Qingyan seriously. However, now they were left dumbfounded, clearly intimidated by her expertise.
To be able to identify so many professional aspects, one had to be knowledgeable and even more so than them...
"Qingyan, to be honest, we also want to engage in R&D, but some of our colleagues aren't capable enough, and the equipment is too outdated..."
"The company atmosphere has always been lackadaisical. Even if you don't conform, others will ostracize you!"
"We lack skilled professionals and have insufficient expertise. Headquarters keeps us around but deems us useless, yet abandoning us would be a waste. We're caught in a dilemma too."
Several people chimed in, pointing out the problems.
"Before joining the company, I did some inquiries," Qingyan's gaze swept across the room. "We mainly focus on drug synthesis, drug formulation, and drug analysis... We also have a seasoned expert with twenty years of experience."
Upon hearing the term "seasoned expert," everyone's eyes turned towards the old man by the door, holding a broom. He had been listening at the meeting room entrance for quite some time, and now, as he looked at Qingyan seated in the main seat, his eyes carried a glimmer of hope!
There was a time when he was filled with passion for pharmaceutical research, willing to spend three days and nights in the lab without resting. However, he was hindered by incompetent colleagues, outdated equipment, and a lackadaisical company culture...
Coupled with the lack of recognition for his research, over time, he became completely disheartened by the company...