novelA Common Problem in Any Mega Corporations
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Translator: _Min_ Editor: Rundi
On the top floor of the Central, Jiang Chen stood beside the floor-to-ceiling windows and enjoyed the panoramic view of the city. For the grand opening of the city, this was undoubtedly the best place to view the show.
Crowds formed an endless stream of people in the streets. Although he couldn't see the expression of every face in the crowd, he felt the strong enthusiasm of the people even from a far distance.
The edge of the island was covered with sandy beaches and scattered with green coconut trees. Along the streets, subtropical plants lined up neatly. Although Penglai's focus was on technology, Jiang Chen did not ignore the importance of vegetation and greenary. Looking around, the jungle of steel and cement was mixed with spots of green and emerald.
The sea breeze swept over the road and the trees' shadows danced, sending a cool sip of air to the hot summer day.
In addition to AR, holographic images, maglev trains, another big selling point of Penglai City was the drones.
Future Heavy Industries designed the Beta-series drones for Penglai City. Among them, Beta-1 was a fire-fighting drone and Beta-2 was a police drone. Those two drones would provide smart fire and policing for Penglai City.
Wherever there was a fire, fire engines would not be deployed and firefighters would no longer put their lives in danger. Dozens of drones would fly directly to control the fire. Where there was a crime, after receiving the alarm, the drone hive deployed nearby would immediately release drones and control the criminal before the police arrived.
This would not only alleviate traffic pressures but also increase execution efficiency, It would also reduce municipal spending. With the cooperation of the drones, the work that originally required five policemen to complete only now required one.
Penglai City would serve as a pilot for firefighting and policing drones. If this proved that the model was feasible, the presidential office at Xin would promote this throughout the country.
At the same time, the logistics vehicle being designed by Future Heavy Industries would also be put into operation soon, and the orders of Penglai City Logistics Center and various shopping malls in Penglai City would be completed first. By then, 500, 000 logistics drones would support the entire city's express delivery services...
Even if you are not at home, you can buy your favorite products, enjoy the food of a five-star restaurant...
Just as Jiang Chen gazed out of the window and was imagining the glorious future of Penglai City, Jean's holographic figure appeared.
"There is someone looking for you outside the door. It's your CEO."
"Let her in."
"Yes." Jean nodded, and her image disappeared.
A gentle voice came from behind and the elevator door opened. Xia Shiyu walked into the room.
"Thank you for your hard work, " Turning around, Jiang Chen said.
Xia Yu shook her head and a noticeable smirk formed.
"This is my job.."
Perhaps because of their last "sincere encounter", Jiang Chen always felt that the way Xia Shiyu looked him was mixed with a different kind of emotion. He couldn't tell what kind of emotion it was. It was only when he inadvertently met her eyes would he feel his heart beat faster. There was no difference during work, but once in a private space, this feeling was particularly evident.
"What happened outside? There were no incidents right?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Celestial Trade has handled the security work very well. It seems that we have nothing to worry about, " said Xia Shiyu.
Jiang Chen nodded.
127, 000 people rushed into Penglai City at the same time. The load undoubtedly caused a huge burden on traffic. If there were any accidents, it would bring a gloomy shadow on Penglai's name.
"B City Consortium, Mr. Carson asked us if we are interested in creating a satellite city for Hawaii. There is also a request from Saudi Arabia that the Saudi royal family hopes we can build a maritime palace for them in the Persian Gulf..."
"What orders do we have?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Future Heavy Industries has yet to sign any agreement, so they can't be regarded as orders." Xia Shiyu pushed up the frame of her glasses. She retrieved the holographic image from Future worn on her wrist and gently pushed it toward Jiang Chen."Till one hour ago, Future Heavy Industrieshas received a total of 218 letters of intent related to the construction of marine cities, of which 14 are from national organizations and 204 are from private companies."
The investment of 20 billion US Dollar now created a value of over 100 billion. With such a high rate of return on investment, there were naturally a lot of eager organizations. Expansion into the sea was already one of the strategic priorities of many coastal countries, the business opportunities in this area were simply inestimable!
Jiang Chen thought for a moment.
"There will be no current plan for the construction of a marine city. However, Future Heavy Industriesmay open orders for next year. For the time being, let's reply to them like this."
Tens of billions?of dollars projects seem to be profitable, but the rate of return was not that high. At present, Future Group's industrial capacity was limited to the industrial park on Ange Island and the New Malaysian Special District on New Papua. The production capacity was not yet high enough to be "wasteful".
What was more, he was also building the "Babel"...
Xia Shiyu only nodded as Jiang Chen explained his choice. Although from the group CEO's perspective, she was more inclined to favor offshore city projects and expand the company's profitability. However, she also believed Jiang Chen had his reasons for making such a decision.
This unreserved trust was established as early as the establishment of Future Technology.
However, sometimes, Jiang Chen's decision making also gave her a headache...
"Speaking of this, have you made any moves recently?" Xiao Shiyu paused, and?then asked.
"Well, it's related to aerospace." Jiang Chen nodded.
Xia Shiyu sighed and pushed up her glasses again.
"Sure enough... If it is confidential, I won't ask about it. But when you make a financial decision for the group, could you please tell me in advance? Although the company is making money, its liquidity is not in too good of a position. To have money to inject 20 billion in Celestial Trade, the finance department had to cut the budget already approved for Future Biology. Tao Ming was just protesting to me and asking me about what happened. That money was supposed to be used to expand production..."
Speaking of this, Xia Shiyu did not continue. Instead, she looked at Jiang Chen with a slight grievance.
Seeing his own sloppy move actually made such a big mess, Jiang Chen was somewhat embarrassed. At that time, he did not consider that much. When Calvin reported his budget to him, he immediately approved it. The space elevator could be built with only 20 billion, and the only thing in his mind was "it is so fu*king cheap."
"I'm sorry, I'll tell make sure to consult you next time."
Already accustomed to taking care of Jiang Chen's mess, Xia Shiyu only made an expression that said "I hope so."
Just then, Jiang Chen suddenly thought of a problem.
"Right, you said that our liquidity is a problem?"
Xia Shiyu answered professionally.
"This is a common problem in any big company, unless..."
"Unless we open a bank, " Jiang Chen said immediately.
Xiao Shiyu took a moment to process. Although she wanted to say to maintain a good relationship with the bank, Jiang Chen's view was indeed correct too.
After a pause, she nodded and replied.
"Yes, unless we open a bank."
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