Chapter 124 Quantum Company
The hugeness and complexity of the universe far exceed the limit of human imagination. Xia Fei's description of the universe made everyone full of curiosity and yearning. Unfortunately, they did not have the opportunity to experience it in the mysterious sea of stars in person. They could only fantasize about the incredible existences in the starry sky from Xia Fei's words.
"How is the company's current operating status?" Xia Fei asked.
Charlie said excitedly: "Currently, Quantum's business scope is only to buy technology from other planets and then invest in other companies in the form of shares. Now we have successfully obtained absolute control over 11 companies including computer giant ibm, energy giant Mobil, automaker General Motors, and machinery giant Siemens."
Xia Fei nodded. Quantum was his name himself. Under the leadership of Andre and others, he could achieve such results within half a year. It can be described as brilliant results. After all, these old companies have a great influence on the earth. They are like big trees with tight and complicated rhizomes. It is not easy to uproot them.
"At present, our products are mainly supplied to the internal earth, and the interstellar trade is only a zero." Charlie shrugged and said.
"Don't worry about this. Let's build our own production base slowly. This time I brought Sarah and Allen to plan for the next operation of the company. They are both experienced spaceship pilots and can be instructors, helping us cultivate our own spaceship pilots and form a transportation fleet." Xia Fei said.
Xia Fei's idea was to turn the earth into a processing base for incoming materials, buy mineral resources from alien planets and then process them, and then sell the products to various parts of the alliance. After all, the earth has cheap human resources, and the production cost is far lower than that of other planets in the alliance.
To engage in interstellar trade, an efficient transport fleet is essential, and this is the most important thing for Quantum’s next installment.
Wu Long seemed very excited, "Great! If there is really a spaceship driving school, I will be the first to sign up!"
Xia Fei smiled, "Brother Wu, now you are the head of the safety manager and the first person in charge of the product department of Quantum Company, and the vice chairman of the board of directors. Your identity is different from the past. You may not be suitable for being a transport ship pilot."
Wu Long sighed and said angrily: "Hey, I'm almost depressed when I sit in the office all day. If I can fly around the universe like you, that's enough."
Wu Long is a rude man. It is indeed a pain for him to work hard on official business, but he is loyal enough. In his opinion, he promised Xia Fei to help in the company. This was a contract that he could not violate, so he had been patiently working overtime every day to process those endless documents.
"Brother Wu, you can hold on for a while. When you have the right candidate, you will be replaced and you will be allowed to take the position you like." Xia Fei comforted him.
Wu Long's eyes lit up, and then he burst into laughter, "Actually, I'm just complaining to you. My old mother knew that I'm currently serving as vice chairman of Quantum Company, and she was so happy that she didn't like me running around all day, and always wanted me to get married early and live a stable life."
"She always talks about treating you to dinner and being her best osmanthus chicken. Why don't I invite you to dinner at home tomorrow?"
"I really want to try your mother's skills, but unfortunately I'm leaving early tomorrow morning. I'd better wait for the next time." Xia Fei said.
"So quickly!" Everyone widened their eyes, "You have just come back and are leaving again? Can't you stay for a few more days?"
Xia Fei smiled slightly, "I don't have anything to worry about if you have the company. Besides, we can also contact us through Star Network."
Charlie thought about it, "It is of course good to form your own fleet, but these transport ships need someone to maintain them. At present, the company's funds are already short of money, and I'm afraid there is no extra money to purchase large transport ships."
"I have already thought of this problem." Xia Fei pointed a Red Tower Mountain and said: "I have a few friends in the battleship cemetery. I can buy several transport ships from them at a low price and build a small transport team first. As for the maintenance of the transport ship, I already have a candidate. I will implement this matter tomorrow."
The candidate Xia Fei mentioned was Botten, the apprentice of Old Porter. His loyalty left a deep impression on Xia Fei. Both his skills and character were impeccable. However, he was too loyal to Old Porter. It was not easy to dig him into the company. Xia Fei also needed some thoughts.
"How much more money is needed?" Xia Fei asked.
Charlie began to calculate quickly in his mind. He has now activated the mathematical ability and is very sensitive to numbers and is faster than a computer.
"The company has dozens of technology introduction projects under discussion, all of which are the types of technology that the earth is urgently needed to replace the high-energy-consuming and high-pollution products in the past..."
Xia Fei waved his hand and interrupted Charlie, "Charlie, the reason why I put you three so important in the company is because of my trust in you. I don't need to know the details. Just give me a number."
Charlie seemed very excited after hearing Xia Fei's words, and Andre and Wu Long felt hot all over. Xia Fei's trust in them made them feel involuntarily aroused a strong sense of pride.
"Ninety-three-one-five million star coins are the ideal number, enough to place every detail properly. If there is not so much, we can temporarily put some projects on hold and wait until there is enough cash flow before implementing it." Charlie said.
"No problem. In a while, I will transfer 200 million star coins to the company account. I will pay for the money for purchasing the transport ship separately, and it will not occupy the company's working capital." Xia Fei said: "In addition, I have a separate bank account, which will have some profits every month. Although it is not too many, no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat. I will hand over this account to the company for management in case of emergency."
Now Xia Fei still has 1040 million star coins in cash in his account, and it is enough to afford to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the company. Besides, this company, which is still in its prototype, is like a chicken. One day, it will grow up and lay eggs. If you invest this money, you will never waste it.
As for the accounts Xia Fei mentioned, the income from those poems. Now the poetry storm that swept the entire star field has passed, and the monthly sales are gradually declining. Millions of star coins a month are not very useful to Xia Fei, so it is better to leave them to the company for management.
The three of them were slightly stunned. The 200 million star coins were so easy to say. It seemed that Xia Fei's net worth was probably even richer than they expected.
"There are too many 200 million star coins, and the company cannot use so many at the moment." Andre said cautiously.
Xia Fei didn't care, "The most important thing for a company is to have enough liquidity. You can do it with your hands and feet. Don't be afraid of spending money. As long as you spend money in a suitable place, you can always earn it back."
Andre seemed to have thought of something, and he said hesitantly: "Xia Fei, Federal President Pan Dev has mentioned to me more than once, hoping to meet you. In addition, he also wants to participate in the stake in Quantum Corporation in the name of the Federation. I think the company is under the federal rule, so you might as well consider his suggestions."
Xia Fei shook his head firmly, "What do you think he is doing? I have no interest in politicians, so I will also reject the issue of equity participation. I have my own opinions on the future development of Quantum. If there are more shareholders, there will be more restrictions. I don't want to explain everything to the shareholders' meeting, as that will be too troublesome."
"So what about quantum companies under the federal rule? Our operations are legal and reasonable, and we pay taxes according to the rules. We don't need to pay too much attention to these politicians. To be honest, the current performance of the federal government is not satisfactory. We have been joining the Pan-Human Alliance for more than three years, and the earth has not improved much as before."
Xia Fei is also the truth. The current federal government is full of stubborn conservatives. They are both shocked and afraid of alien civilizations. They are only thinking about how to preserve their wealth and status, and do not realize that the human alliance is actually full of crises.
The most important thing for the earth is to develop its own strength at all costs. The universe is a reality. Without enough strength, there will be no right to speak. As a native of the earthling, Xia Fei was disappointed with the current development progress of the Federation.
Wu Long snorted coldly, "Hmph! These government people know that they say good things all day long and fool citizens without any practical actions. So far, the entire Federation has not even had a single warship. These people actually said in the national defense report that the federal defense capabilities have been greatly improved, and the military expenditure is not a cent per year, but what about combat effectiveness? Is it true that the soldiers have to fight with rifles when fighting in war?"
Xia Fei patted Wu Long on the shoulder and said, "Forget it, what's the use of sulking here? We might as well do what we see."
Charlie said: "Yes, the things in front of us are much more important than those politics. The company will enter a period of strategic expansion in the next stage. At present, there are not many products we can take out. Most of them are outdated small things. Even if they are sold to other planets, they will not bring explosive profits. We urgently need a brand of our own fist products and create our own brand."
Xia Fei said: "Don't worry about this. Although the product is low-end, as long as it is cheap enough, there will always be a market. What we need now is to gain a foothold first and then upgrade the industry after we have a certain market share."
The four people discussed for a long time and decided to immediately establish a spaceship pilot training school and a logistics reserve center near the Federal Interstellar Airport.
The federal airport is extremely large and many facilities are idle. Building their own training centers and logistics centers here can greatly save costs and construction cycles.
The teaching work was done by Sarah and Allen. After Xia Fei's first batch of industrial ships arrived, he immediately began to form his own transportation fleet.
The next morning, Xia Fei set out to the battleship cemetery, and the matter on the earth was left to Andre and others to work hard. Xia Fei was happy to be a hand-off manager.
Sarah and Allen agreed very readily about helping Xia Fei form a transportation fleet. It was already a lucky thing for them to be able to get out of the wild star field. Although the civilization level of the earth is very low, it is like a paradise compared to the barren wild star field. At least they will not worry about their livelihood here.
Two days later, the Vampire slowly landed in the factory of Old Porter in the battleship cemetery. Only Botten and several workers in the factory were welcomed by Xia Fei.
"Huh? Why is Uncle Porter not here?" Xia Fei asked with a smile, and handed the gift he brought to the workers.
Botten sighed, took out a letter from his arms and gave it to Xia Fei, "You can see it yourself."
Chapter completed!