Episode 14 recap: The market has become volatile due to shortages of raw materials.
Gao Yujie deliberately revealed to Qi Lu that Ou Yang Yixing was planning to buy grapes from other regions to make wine, which alarmed Qi Lu. He immediately rushed to question Yixing, believing that her actions would ruin the winery. However, Ou Yang Yixing did not agree with Qi Lu's viewpoint, stating that she had to consider the business operations and management, and the two got into a heated argument over this, with Qi Lu demanding that Yixing choose between him and the outside grapes.
As the prices of wine grapes in the market have been rising, even doubling from the original price, Hu Jianmin and others are very dissatisfied, feeling that buying grapes from other regions would be a devastating blow to their wine industry. Xu Jing was threatened and had to take Ou Yang Yixing to a remote location under the pretext of meeting a client, where she was kidnapped.
Due to the troubles all the wineries in the production area are facing regarding raw materials, various negative phenomena have started to emerge. Encouraged by Qiu Yihan, Ou Yang Yixing considered the idea of sourcing materials from outside, and consulted Xu Jing about her thoughts. Xu Jing, under the threat of the boss, did not stop Yixing's idea, but it was Qi Lu who fiercely opposed it. This led to a fierce argument between the two.
Qi Lu believed that Ou Yang Yixing's actions would ruin the winery, but Ou Yang Yixing did not agree with Qi Lu's viewpoint, as she had to consider the business operations and management, and how to make the Xingxing Winery's brand increasingly renowned. She hoped Qi Lu could understand her difficulties.
However, Qi Lu ignored this and insisted on his previous stance, demanding that Ou Yang Yixing choose between him and the outside grapes. As the wine grape industry in the eastern foothills of Helan Mountain accelerates its development, the demand for wine grapes exceeds the supply, and more and more wineries are eyeing grapes from other regions, but the uneven quality is eroding the hard-earned reputation of the eastern foothills region.
Faced with this situation, Qin Heming made two things clear to everyone: first, they will spare no effort to crack down on those behaviors that damage the region's reputation; second, they will humbly learn from the advanced experiences of other countries, formulate strict regional protection systems, and promote them to the legislative level.
Afterwards, Zhang Bo Rao brought a puppet to the room to comfort Xiao Mi, knowing that she was often criticized by her mother, and the mother-daughter relationship had become quite estranged. But he told Xiao Mi to try to understand Qiu Yi Han's difficulties.
Tiger Brother arranged to meet Xu Jing, asking her to pass on a message to Ou Yang Yi Xing. Now he had control over the entire grape growing region, and he was coercing Ou Yang Yi Xing to hand over the Xingxing Winery. Under Tiger Brother's threat, Xu Jing had no choice but to tell Ou Yang Yi Xing about this. Tiger Brother was willing to supply raw materials to the Xingxing Winery at cost, but Ou Yang Yi Xing was furious and severely reprimanded Xu Jing.
The chaotic situation of raw material shortages caught the attention of the relevant authorities, and Qin He Ming actively got involved. Ou Yang Yi Xing and Qi Lu's conflict had not been resolved yet, and the two of them gathered at a restaurant in An'nan, arguing back and forth. In the end, Ou Yang Yi Xing broke down in tears, leaving Qi Lu feeling at a loss and hastily apologizing to her.
After learning that Ou Yang Yi Xing was being coerced by Tiger Brother to hand over the winery, Qi Lu took her to speak with Qin He Ming about the situation. Qin He Ming immediately reported it to the Deputy Director Chen, planning to work with the public security department to crack down on this criminal group. In addition, they would team up with the industry and commerce and quality inspection departments to launch a major crackdown on illegal and criminal activities in the grape wine production and sales sector.
When everything was ready, Ou Yang Yi Xing went to meet Tiger Brother with Xu Jing, but was then kidnapped by Tiger Brother's subordinates. Qi Lu and Qin He Ming followed in a car to the abandoned building, and the police also surrounded the area. In the arrest operation, Qi Lu was injured while trying to protect Yi Xing. Yi Xing personally went to the hospital to take care of Qi Lu, and the two reconciled their past differences.
Regarding the difficulties in raw material supply, Deputy Director Chen suggested addressing the root cause, as Tiger Brother and his group were the ones disrupting the market. Qin He Ming decided to completely block the news of Tiger Brother's arrest, luring them out. At the same time, Wei Xue Cheng was willing to provide 50,000 mu of grapes at cost price to support the wineries in the region facing raw material shortages.
Xu Jing felt guilty about the incident with Tiger Brother and proactively offered to resign to Ou Yang Yi Xing. But Ou Yang Yi Xing comforted and retained her, moving Xu Jing to tears. Xu Jing ultimately decided to stay at the Xingxing Winery and work even harder, wholeheartedly following Yi Xing.
Soon, Deputy Director Chen finalized the draft proposal and asked Qin He Ming to organize an internal discussion meeting to solicit opinions on the specific terms of the proposal. The consultation would not be limited to the winery operators, but would include all industry participants and related parties.
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