The main thing is to make money, and the rest is just a matter of convenience.

A few days later, Hu Xiang called Hua Yan and said that Mayor Zhang wanted to see her.

Hua Yan brought Miao Xianxing with her this time, because Miao Xianxing will be in charge of the main work going forward.

Without any preamble, Zhang Fan got straight to the point.

"Jiu'er, after careful consideration, Kyoto Television Factory has agreed to your investment, which will be 49% of the shares. You will need to inject 5 million in capital."

Hua Yan and Miao Xianxing exchanged a glance and nodded, because introducing a television production line would also cost around five million, and this amount was not an exorbitant demand.

"Mayor Zhang, after we invest, the company will implement a modern management system to change the old system of 'eating from the same pot'."

Hua Yan was worried that if they couldn't change the existing corporate management system, their five million would be wasted. Although she was rich, she couldn't let it just disappear without a trace.

Zhang Fan and his group were able to agree to Huayan's investment so quickly because it was permitted by national policy. Currently, the government adopts a policy of private equity participation, or even complete private contracting, for those burdensome enterprises. This has resulted in the loss of a lot of state-owned assets, enriching individuals.

"Yes, although the state currently holds absolute ownership, changing the status quo will require your efforts. Once the shareholding agreement is signed, the division of labor will be clearly defined."

"Okay! We need to adjust the positions of those who are not suitable for their jobs. Those who cannot perform their duties after three reassignments will have to leave. However, every worker who leaves will receive compensation."

"Okay! We'll discuss and decide on the specifics."

Zhang Fan strongly agreed with Huayan's approach, because the drawbacks of the egalitarian system had become blatantly apparent. If the status quo was not changed, even the most advanced technology would be difficult for the company to survive in the fiercely competitive environment.

With Miao Xianxing around, Hua Yan no longer wanted to rack her brains over these things. Fortunately, with Kong Wen and Taiji helping Miao Xianxing, he wasn't so pitiful anymore.

The negotiation process was quite arduous. The inefficiency of state-owned enterprises was exhausting for Miao Xianxing, but for Mayor Zhang's sake, he overcame a heart attack and managed to reach an agreement despite all difficulties. Meng Han, Deng Di, and Hai Yitian all participated in the negotiations and contributed their efforts.

Miao Xianxing thus assembled his own negotiation team, whose main members included Taiji, Kong Wen, Meng Han, and Deng Di. He would allocate relevant personnel depending on which industry was involved.

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January 29, 1987 was the Spring Festival. Hua Yan did not return to Shengjing because An Xin from J country and Liu Liang from A country both called her and asked her to take some time to come over.

At this time, she was in Country J, analyzing the intelligence provided by An Xin. The biological weapons operation that the Country J government planned to carry out in Harbin had failed, and their people were all infected with an unknown virus and died tragically, forcing them to replan their biological weapons program.

Although these people were not killed directly by Hua Yan, it was because of her poison that they could no longer endure it and eventually committed suicide.

In fact, there are five places in China where biological weapons are hidden, but they only gave the coordinates of one of them to Kappei Yamaguchi and his group, and the coordinates of the others were sealed.

An Xin has gathered intelligence that the J country government intends to retrieve the remaining four biological weapons at the coordinates and then release them in four representative cities in China, causing widespread panic.

An Xin had been tracking the official who leaked the information for a long time, trying to get information from people in the red-light district many times, but without any progress. In order to avoid the disaster brought by this biological weapon, An Xin had no choice but to let Hua Yan come forward in person.

The official, Takakura Ippei, was in charge of this mission. Because Yamaguchi Kappei and the others contracted the virus and died by suicide, the government provided them with special training on how to avoid contracting the virus.

Kappei Yamaguchi and his friends had been trained before, but they still got infected, so Ippei Takakura was very nervous and under a lot of pressure. To relieve the pressure, he went to the red-light district to let loose, but he didn't expect that after getting drunk, he would say some things he shouldn't have said, which were collected by An Xin.

He was probably too drunk, so he could only say so much; he didn't know the four coordinates or the four cities where the shipment was to be placed. An Xin was anxious and had no other choice but to call Hua Yan.

Without knowing the specific implementation time, mishandling it could lead to devastating consequences.

Hua Yan couldn't even spend the New Year at home; she ran off to Japan.

After observing for several days, it became clear that Takakura Ippei didn't frequent the red-light district; his daily routine consisted of going between his workplace and home. Abducting him rashly might cause unnecessary trouble and could potentially alert the suspect.

After waiting for ten days, Takakura Ippei finally returned to the red-light district. He was of medium build, neither fat nor thin, wore glasses, and possessed a refined yet shrewd demeanor. He entered looking exhausted and listless.

Hua Yan rushed over immediately and had the tea server bring a pot of her specially made tea to Takakura Ippei.

Without waiting too long, the unconscious Takakura Ippei was taken to An Xin's private room, which An Xin had specially arranged for his work convenience.

The Yamamoto family is very cooperative with An Xin's work. As long as it helps them make money, they don't mind providing him with conveniences. Moreover, An Xin is the person directly in charge of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill. They are too busy flattering him to not coax him!

Upon seeing Takakura Ippei, Hua Yan took out two pills from her bag, pried open his mouth, and flicked them directly into his mouth.

When Takakura Ippei slowly woke up, he looked at Hua Yan and An Xin blankly.

Who are you? Where am I?

Takakura Ippei tried to open his eyes wide, trying to clear his head.

"what's your name?"

Hua Yan didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, because the Truth Pill had already taken effect.

"Takakura Ippei".

After Takakura Ippei said it, he felt a little uncomfortable. Why did he answer so easily?

"where do you work?"

"State Confidential Office".

What's your next task?

"We are going to China to find research results."

"What research findings?"

"It was a biological weapon we developed when we occupied Northeast China."

What are we going to do by looking for them?

"To launch attacks in China, create shock events, and overthrow their regime."

Where are they being deployed?

"Kyoto, Shanghai, Chongqing, Guangdong."

Where are the research findings stored?

"There are two places in Heilongjiang Province and two places in Kyrgyz Province."

"Are there specific coordinates?"

"Have."

"What is it?"

"We don't know yet, we'll find out when the operation begins."

"When are you going to act?"

"July."

"Specific time?"

"It's not decided yet; they'll let us know before we take action."

Are you in charge of this mission?

"I'm only responsible for finding one of the coordinates; the other three are handled by others."

Takakura Ippei's answer made Hua Yan and An Xin exchange a glance; they hadn't expected Japan to be so cautious.

"Who are the others?"

"We don't know, we don't know each other's existence."

"Then how do you know there are four coordinates?"

"I overheard it by accident; it's confidential."

"What else do you know about this operation?"

"This is a top-secret operation. To ensure its success, the Chinese government will have personnel cooperating with us."

"Does anyone know?"

"We don't know yet; we may be informed once we find the research findings."

Hua Yan gave An Xin a look, and An Xin knocked Takakura Ippei unconscious with a karate chop. Hua Yan then fed him a pill, which was to erase his memory.

"Uncle Xin, keep a close watch on him and the people around him."

Hua Yan had never felt so anxious before, because she had so little information about J Country's operation. She didn't know how much they could uncover in four months; if all else failed, she should report to Gao Wei or Elder Wang.