The Difficulty of WPG Invading the Upstream Industry Chain: Strike First! How to Deal with Disloyal Employees?

In the conference room, everyone turned to look at Qin Sheng.

Among Five Watches' five major distributors, Tianyin Pharmaceutical held the lowest status, and Qin Sheng's standing was correspondingly the lowest as well.

That was precisely why Qin Sheng had been especially eager to curry favor with An Wuyang.

But who would have thought that a bootlicker could be so thoroughly prepared?

Qin Sheng felt a measure of secret satisfaction and quickly said, "Tianyin has indeed acquired several Peony Gardens, but establishing a foothold in these foundational industries is very troublesome."

"For example, peonies have a growing cycle of up to four years. Tianyin has only just entered the field, so if we want to truly integrate into the industry chain, we'll have to get through the first four-year phase," Qin Sheng explained.

Zhu Lingyao had a different idea. He countered, "Perhaps we could first establish processing plants and directly purchase fresh peonies from outside for processing."

Zhu Lingyao's proposal won the support of the senior executives from the other three distributors.

Shen Jiachang from Nine Bends had a similar idea. "I agree with President Zhu. We've investigated the matter, and there are currently many processing plants like this in the peony industry."

Zhou Mingcheng, executive vice president of Ping'an Xingtian Group, and Song Jiakun, executive vice president of Rongcheng Life and Health Group, also voiced their agreement.

Qin Sheng responded, "You probably haven't investigated deeply enough, have you?"

"Actually, most peony processing companies have already signed long-term supply agreements with their respective growers," Qin Sheng added.

"The relationship between the two sides is much like a partnership. The peonies produced by growers rarely enter the open market; instead, they are sold directly to processing companies at the agreed-upon price," Qin Sheng further explained.

"Almost no top-quality fresh peonies are