Blackstone Code-Chapter 575: I’m Outstanding, So I Excel

How long does it take for someone to become famous?
This question is vague and has no exact answer, but for those who are prepared, fame can come in just one day.
Everyone has different ways of becoming famous. For example, a young and beautiful girl can captivate countless male fans in the federation just by slowly removing her clothes in front of a big screen.
Or a handsome guy, if he’s willing to give up unrealistic fantasies and play along with
older women
close to his elders’ age, wealthy women will happily make him the object of envy.
Of course, some people become famous in more unconventional ways. There are many paths to fame, and it can happen in an instant.
Every day, many people become famous. The front page headlines of newspapers always prove how well-known someone is—Lynch has appeared many times.
This time, Lynch became famous again. He’s always famous, but this time it’s in front of hundreds of outstanding capitalists from the federation, which carries far more weight than before.
His previous proposals had minor flaws, but overall they met the majority of factory owners’ profit demands. This will lead to a manufacturing boom in Nagaryll.
Many factories will relocate from the federation to Nagaryll because they can’t bring Nagaryll’s labor force into the federation; the only choice is to move the factories. Nagaryll’s local market will experience a prosperity wave few can imagine.
At the same time, this kind of
non-industrial
and
non-economic
aid will further damage Nagaryll’s already fragile capital environment. Local factories will soon face their toughest challenges and competition ever.
This is an utterly unfair competition, and people already know the outcome: Nagaryll’s local factories will be completely defeated. They are no match for the federation.
The federation possesses the world’s most advanced technology and efficient manufacturing processes, far beyond the outdated machines in Nagaryll that may be a generation or more behind.
At the same cost, federation products are more refined, durable, beautiful, and practical. Nagaryll factories have no reason to win against federation factories.
More importantly, the federation government, influenced by capitalists, will tilt policies to help their own businessmen defeat Nagaryll’s few capitalists, further dismantling Nagaryll’s ruling class.
Once Nagaryll’s local factories collapse in this round of competition, the federation will truly, completely, and fundamentally control Nagaryll’s economic lifeline.
Think about it: everything people use in life will come from federation factories, and these federation capitalists are highly unified in their thinking, which decides Nagaryll’s future.
But… what does it matter?
Lynch doesn’t feel psychological pressure over his proposals and theories leading Nagaryll to become the first economically colonized region. Compared to Mr. Geruno’s plans, Lynch thinks of himself as a saint!
At night in his room, Lynch had just seen off a visitor—a good opportunity to build a higher-level network. He never refuses visitors.
After the guest left, the assistant started tidying up the desk and the ash on the floor.
These tasks could be done by the ship’s staff, but calling for cleaning service, waiting for tired staff to arrive, then slowly cleaning would take 10 to 30 minutes.
If a considerate visitor saw the mess left by the previous guest, Lynch would lose face, and the visitor might feel unvalued, thinking Lynch didn’t even bother cleaning—what message would that send?
So the cleaning is done by the assistant, who quickly tidied the coffee table and complained, “You should prepare more ashtrays; the ashes are everywhere!”
Federation capitalists have a certain style. Cigarettes, cigars, and alcoholic drinks are inseparable from their business dealings.
These aren’t just entertainment tools; they’re social essentials that silently show respect or status.
Speaking of which, the tobacco industry is booming. Surprisingly, amid a poor economy, the federation’s tobacco industry is growing at its fastest pace ever.
According to authoritative s, the number of habitual smokers and drinkers has increased over the past decade as a whole, leading to huge growth in tobacco and alcohol industries despite the recession.
The federation’s tobacco industry is becoming a key part of its economy. Few expected this, leading to some interesting developments like anti-smoking movements.
Cigarettes and Cigar, once exclusive to high society, are spreading fast to the whole society. Ordinary people can afford cigarettes now, creating a massive market.
If everyone spends one unit per day on tobacco, that’s tens of millions daily, billions monthly. The profits attract capitalists and others, so some groups claim to know tobacco industry secrets and call for smoking bans.
They may have some truth, but their real goal isn’t banning smoking—it’s profiting under that guise.
To many smokers, anti-smoking groups are annoying but motivated by good intentions. People dislike them but don’t hate them. However, the truth can be hard to accept.
Many anti-smoking funds and rights groups are actually funded by tobacco companies.
It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true: tobacco companies fund anti-smoking groups to reduce trouble, such as extreme opponents doing harm to the industry.
Now, moderate opponents first seek help from anti-smoking groups, who to tobacco firms. Behind the scenes, they negotiate.
Anti-smoking groups claim they’re fighting for public rights, ultimately reaching compromises that pacify opponents.
The groups gain good reputations, solve problems, and opponents stop protesting, while tobacco companies quietly solve their troubles.
Similar situations happen throughout the federation, across industries—even the largest labor unions sometimes side with capitalists. The federation’s world is far more complex than it seems.
After Helen cleaned the ashes, she looked at the clock on the wall: past 10 PM, unlikely for more visitors.
She sat down on the sofa, stretched lazily. Her fitted white shirt hugged her figure as she leaned back.
Sometimes she didn’t understand her current state, but she didn’t dislike this life.
After four days on the ship, the board finally reached a widely acceptable decision: the Joint Development Company would issue a large new stock offering soon.
Those ready to invest must fund the company at a 1:7 ratio. In other words, to buy 10,000 units of stock, new investors pay 80,000 units, with 70,000 counted as company value growth.
More simply, this money is distributed as dividends to all shareholders, partly compensating losses.
Many weren’t happy but had no choice. The board had made significant concessions and compensation; refusing now would be unreasonable.
A large number of new shareholders waiting means after an initially efficient stage, the company faces some chaos.
New shareholders won’t accept paying multiples for stock without earning it back, so unexpected competition could arise anytime.
With things settled, everyone returned to work. Some unfinished tasks would be ed to all shareholders later as the meeting’s final result.
“You’re definitely the biggest winner in this shareholders’ meeting!” Mr. Wadrick joked aboard the ferry, looking at the triumphant Lynch. His tone wasn’t joking though. “People value your theories and ideas a lot.”
Lynch smiled confidently in the sea breeze. “Mr. Wadrick, have you heard this saying?”
“What?”
“
Excellence speaks for itself.
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