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Chapter 1218: Chapter 1075: The Most Ruthless Group of People! (Please Subscribe!)
Running the company is tough.
That was Waite’s biggest impression since taking office.
There was nothing.
Everything relied on imports.
All the money from selling minerals was almost entirely spent, and often it still wasn’t enough. They had to shift funds here and there, occasionally resorting to interbank borrowing to stabilize the domestic price system. It was expensive, but not outrageously so.
This revision of the "Electricity Law."
The push from those families was one aspect.
Waite really wanted to change it too.
It only passed so quickly because even his place experienced frequent power outages. Every time he thought about it, Waite felt no sympathy for Weibrun. If you can’t handle the job, why occupy the position and do nothing?
March 3rd.
8:00 AM.
Chai Ren arrived at the second floor of the Villa.
Tang Qing had notified him about a meeting scheduled for today, so he got up early, finished his morning routine, exercised for half an hour, and had a cup of tea. By then, it was only 7:30 AM, so he decided to play with his daughter until it was time.
Finally, it was 8:00.
He opened the website Tang Qing had mentioned.
There was just one button, which, when clicked, took him to a conference system interface reminiscent of "Sky Eye." There, he saw Tang Qing’s familiar face and Sadoke.
He didn’t recognize the other eight people.
But they looked tough to deal with.
Their demeanor exuded a strong sense of ’power.’
Chai Ren didn’t know them, but they knew him from the major mineral auction he had starred in. He had almost been sabotaged then, only surviving by sheer luck.
The conference room was quiet.
No one spoke.
They were sizing each other up, and what they found most audacious was that even Sadoke had been brought in.
How interesting.
"Everyone is here."
A person with a stern African face said.
"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Malsas, the CEO and general manager of the ’Congo Union Power Grid Corporation’, responsible for the overall operations and management of the company, owning 20% of the stocks."
"Tang Qing, chairman of Wan Qing Mining, responsible for supplying all the steel needed for the company’s power facilities, owning 9%, and Chai Ren, responsible for liaising with Huaxia’s power equipment suppliers, owning 8%..."
There were a total of eleven shareholders.
Chairman Malsas was a fighter. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Belonging to the Black Jail.
Even combined with Tang Qing and Chai Ren, their shares exceeded 37%.
Far from absolute control.
But Tang Qing didn’t mind. The point of controlling the company was not to prevent betrayals; it was to earn the maximum profits, and for him, the greatest profit was not the power grid but rather the ancillary benefits it brought.
Besides Sadoke.
Of the remaining eight people, five were leaders of major tribes within Congo-Kinshasa, and one was a distant relative of Waite. It was evident how much influence they wielded together in Congo-Kinshasa.
They were the main force behind this amendment of the "Electricity Law," and owned sizeable industries themselves.
But most of it was in mining and agriculture.
The last two.
One was the brother of the current Big Shot of neighboring Rwanda, one of the top ten tycoons of the country, but considering Rwanda’s small size, even a top ten rank meant assets of just a few hundred million dollars.
The other.
Was the chief of a powerful tribe in Tanzania.
Both were allies of Black Jail. It was known that the equipment and materials for the steel factory could not possibly be transported from the west side of Congo-Kinshasa. Navigating around the Cape of Good Hope meant a very long detour.
Therefore.
Whether it was mining carts, steel equipment, or containers of material, everything came ashore in Tanzania and then traveled west, crossing through Tanzania and Rwanda to reach the steel factory.
It was no calm journey.
They needed strong protection, no doubt.
Therefore.
Both were being courted for the power grid project this time, aiming to extend the grid to influence over a dozen countries in the future. They would need influential participants from these countries.
This was just the initial shareholding.
In the future.
More international shareholders might be introduced.
Together, they aimed to lay down the basic power network for central Africa. Everyone’s shares would be diluted, but that was a minor issue. Once power surged, the opportunities to make money would be endless.
They didn’t really expect the power company to pay much in dividends.
"The distribution of directors and stocks in the company is as follows. Next, I will develop a detailed schedule. Each month, I will report to the directors on the progress of construction and the financial situation."
"..."
The meeting lasted nearly an hour.
Everyone had clearly defined their tasks.
Tang Qing owned a Steel Factory.
He would be responsible for producing steel structural components for the power grid’s Iron Towers, while Chai Ren was responsible for acquiring an electric grid design company, handling route planning for the grid, devising plans, and training technical workers.
Others also had their respective tasks.
For instance,
Handling the locals.
Handling the Energy Department of Congo-Kinshasa.
Handling international transportation.
Finally,
Besides the eight thermal power plants,
The Electric Grid Corporation also initiated other ’tertiary industry’ projects, such as investing in the construction of Cement factories and Copper cable factories. After all, if hydropower stations were to be built, a lot of cement would be used.
Congo-Kinshasa’s annual cement output was less than 500,000 tons.
Yet the demand exceeded 3 million tons.
Not producing it themselves,
The future expenses would be enormous.
Through such task distribution, they were saving more than three billion RMB, and once completed, the overall consumption environment of the entire country would change significantly.
All in all,
It was a win-win situation.
...
Fei Yi City,
In Sadoke’s office.
After the meeting ended,
Sadoke smiled slightly and murmured, "This setup really is interesting. I’m eager to see what kind of future you all can create. Waite, heh, you are no exception."
Seeing Waite’s distant relatives,
He knew,
Waite was also involved, just represented by someone else.
That was good.
Everyone had consistent interests in this matter, and there was no fear of someone causing disruption. He, Waite, Black Prison, the major tribes, the most ruthless people in the country were united.
Who could overturn this situation?
Besides that,
There were two families in the neighboring countries with tremendous influence, virtually controlling the eastern transportation lines of Congo-Kinshasa, along with two super-rich tycoons with Huaxia backgrounds providing technical and capital support.
Black Prison,
This capability to ’turn the hand for clouds, turn the hand for rain’,
Truly impressed Sadoke.
...
Beijing.
Watching the screen return to its original state,
A look of excitement began to appear on Chai Ren’s face.
Awesome.
Totally awesome.
Each one here was a prominent local force. Their influence was only heard of, never seen, and with them involved, there was no need to fear disruptions from the Congo-Kinshasa National Power Company.
And the person who could organize these people,
Was the most awesome.
It seemed this gamble had paid off.
No,
He had to share this with someone.
Immediately,
He made a call to Chai Guoqiang.
"What’s up?"
"The power plant project is set."
"Tell me about it," Chai Guoqiang was interested.
"Alright, we just had a meeting..."
After listening, Chai Guoqiang hadn’t expected the organizer to have such capability, "I understand. Don’t talk about this outwardly; their identities are very special and not suitable for public disclosure."
