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The cameraman deliberately moved the camera to capture a close-up of Edmund's crying face. For kidnappers, such raw emotion was the money shot."Cry louder and shed more tears," he even told Edmund. "Snot is even better—your mommy will wire the money as soon as she sees it."Edmund sniffled, "But I'm already crying so much..."The cameraman nodded. "Yes, but you're not miserable enough. Just think about it—you'll be spending decades of your life on a bed in the middle of a kennel, your body riddled with syringes. Hopeless just thinking about it, don't you think?"Edmund was soon bawling like a child, his tears raining while some of his snot splattered on his father beside him.Satisfied, the cameraman said, "Alright, that's enough. And now, we will edit the video and send it to your family… let's see if blood really runs thicker than water, or they'd rather save their money."Turning to the other soldiers, he gestured with his chin, "Take them back inside."And with that, Salem
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Meanwhile, Yolden wasn't affected at all by the skepticism regarding his appointment as Curtis Autos' CEO, and he poured all his attention on the company's development once the launch conference was over.He went straight to the construction base with Matilda, where personnel, hardware, and construction were being prepared. The department for human services was already established and began recruitment worldwide as Yolden planned. Godot Autos' previous employees were also told to abandon all present tasks and invest all their attention into designing new cars.At the same time, they would have a steady source of fresh blood continuing to join the team, increasing the scale and improving skill levels.Yolden had set the goal to complete the 1.0 template for their launch unit. Since the megaplant would take a year of construction, they could first confirm the first design and then use Godot Autos' factory to produce prototypes for testing.After road tests and further calibration,
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Charlie then continued, "Does anyone remember that one Oskian startup in the States that netizens dubbed the pioneer of new energy automotives? For ten years, they have called him that, and for ten years, they've awaited his triumphant return to the throne."However, all his factory managed to produce was twelve units, and every last one was recalled due to various defects. Hell, those netizens who kept fawning over him might even beat him at his game."Pausing, he chuckled as he remembered something often discussed online. "As for Ricebolt, just because the owner never announced the prices at launch, so many netizens were speculating that things would go south for the poor man immediately."And yet, he sealed a deal worth a year of seals on his first day in office, and all those netizens were forced to eat their words as if they had never said anything. In short, one might not necessarily break and fail just because of online criticism, and few, if any, have a handle on the absolut
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Yolden had been a broker back in his days on Wall Street, and then an economics professor when he returned to Aurous Hill. The only thing that remotely linked him to the automotive industry was his driving license.Hence, the keyboard warriors and armchair generals were leaping online to forecast failure, especially with the two families betting everything on Curtis Autos, only to top it all off with a newbie as their CEO. Some even used the Titanic as an example—it was a marvelous vessel, and the passengers were equally prestigious, but the captain proved to be so incompetent that the unsinkable ship sank.While only insiders were aware that there was far more to Yolden's knowledge of the automotive business than mere speculation, even Claire was voicing her doubts to Charlie after the launch conference."He's just a professor," she said. "Can he really succeed in supervising a multi-billion-dollar project of that scale? Even the netizens were vocally skeptical when I looked thro
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Kaeden's speech certainly showed the world Curtis Autos' ambitions, and the decision to use Curtis' name showed that the two families weren't just betting their reputation on this project, but also Curtis'.After that, Yolden and Matilda took the stage as well. As the CEO and the CLO respectively, they each spoke about their perspective and determination for the project.Matilda's presence alone proved Curtis Autos' determination—no other carmaker had ever appointed an elite veteran lawyer as their CLO off the bat. In fact, most wouldn't even worry about it since one never actually needed legal assistance… That was, until they paid through their nose for it.Like ecommerce, the automotive industry was a hotspot for commercial disputes, and one was always vulnerable to pitfalls without a formidable team of lawyers. It wasn't just a matter of intellectual property—even the names of car models could lead to trademarking and copyright disputes. It was like exporting a car model name, on
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After escorting the two patriarchs off the stage, Kaeden returned to the podium, brimming with confidence as he announced. "And now, there will be a PPT presentation as we unveil our forecasted figures for this project."First and foremost, as stated before, our initial investment is set at forty billion USD, which will be the lifeblood for this project."Within the year, we aim to construct a megaplant capable of producing at least 350,000 automotive units in twelve months. That number is projected to be doubled in two years, and following the second phase, which will also be two years long, it will further rise to 1.5 million units."The sheer scale of becoming a carmaker with a 1.5 million unit production capacity certainly left everyone awestruck, as such numbers were rare for any carmaker.It was absolutely unbelievable for a new brand to be this ambitious and reach such numbers, as the carmakers that could reach this level would have established their brand for decades.Howe
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