156: Chapter 156 The Celebration Begins

Niu Xingwang contacted Oriental Chen through his Digital Eye, asking if the plan needed to be adjusted.

Oriental Chen was also hesitating about this matter.

He had arranged such a grand event, inviting leaders from various Settlements to attend the founding celebration of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Mercenary Guild headquarters, with two objectives:

First: To further consolidate and enhance the visibility and influence of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Mercenary Guild;

Second: To allow everyone to intuitively feel the strength of the Chamber of Commerce and the Guild, as well as the advantages of the underground base, by visiting the base's model rooms.

This was to prepare for later projects to construct underground bases for various Settlements.

Essentially, this was a real estate business, a field Niu Xingwang was most proficient in.

However, uninvited guests might complicate the issue.

The technical capabilities revealed in the base, which surpassed current human technological levels, might attract the covetousness of those in power.

If the authorities proposed mandatory requisition of these technologies, Oriental Chen would certainly not agree.

This could lead to a conflict between the Chamber of Commerce and the authorities, which would be very unfavorable for future development.

“Try to divert the personnel,” Oriental Chen said after some thought.

“The celebration will proceed as usual.

Representatives from various Settlements will visit the underground base as planned after the celebration.

As for the council representatives, after the celebration, the Mercenary Guild will take over and show them around the Mercenary Guild.

Its appeal to them should also be considerable.

I will inform Yuan Kui about this.”

“Understood,” Niu Xingwang replied.

Immediately after, Oriental Chen contacted Zhang Yuankui and explained the situation.

With the guests already present, there was no time for additional arrangements; this was the only way.

At 10:00 AM, the celebration officially began.

“Good morning, distinguished guests!

Thank you for taking your valuable time during this special period to attend the founding celebration of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and the Mercenary Guild headquarters…” The host ascended the stage after everyone was seated.

“Next, please welcome Mr. Niu Xingwang, the president of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, to the stage to deliver his thank-you speech.”

Clap, clap, clap ~ a sparse round of applause.

“Apologies, I’m a bit nervous.

This is my first time experiencing such a grand occasion; please forgive me!” Niu Xingwang said with a slight tremor, bowing first.

Clap, clap, clap ~ the applause became a bit more enthusiastic, as everyone clapped in encouragement.

“After several months of preparation, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce has finally entered a formal development track.

To have come this far, we owe it to the strong support of Mayor Gong Kaiming, the Mayor of Binhai City.

On behalf of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, I express our gratitude to you.” When Niu Xingwang said this, he bowed again.

Mayor Gong stood up at this point, turned, and bowed slightly to everyone in acknowledgment.

Clap, clap, clap ~ the applause grew a bit more enthusiastic.

“With Mayor Gong’s full support, the Huatong Chamber of Commerce successfully took root and sprouted in Meilin.

However, the Chamber’s rapid development also benefited from the strong support of the council.

Here, on behalf of the Huatong Chamber of Commerce, I extend our sincerest gratitude to the Speaker and all council members!” Niu Xingwang bowed again.

Clap, clap, clap ~ the applause became much more enthusiastic.

“Perhaps most of the Settlement leaders present have not yet had contact with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce and are not fully aware of the situation.

So, next, I will briefly introduce the main businesses of our Chamber.”

“As an effective supplement to the functions of Settlements, our Huatong Chamber of Commerce has currently launched the following major business sectors:”

“The first business: Material Logistics.

We plan to successively invest 1,200 large unmanned transport aircraft within one year to establish an aerial transport network capable of covering all Settlements with a population of over 100,000.

This will enable rapid material transfer within 6 hours between any Settlements nationwide.

Concurrently, as the transport network is laid out, we will establish a branch in every Settlement.”

As the PPT was displayed, Niu Xingwang elaborated on the first business.

A group of Settlement members had already gasped in astonishment upon hearing this.

What a grand gesture! What immense strength!

1,200 large unmanned transport aircraft, is this the strength an unofficial organization possesses?

Even the council probably wouldn't dare to boast about this, right?

Those who had initially come with a perfunctory attitude, those who thought the Huatong Chamber of Commerce had merely risen to power through the council, all became serious and took notice.

This Huatong Chamber of Commerce is absolutely not simple.

“Next, let’s talk about the second business: crystals recycling.

This will be a long-term business, with no restrictions on the quantity or duration of recycling.

Anyone, regardless of the number of crystalss they possess, can exchange them at any branch of the Chamber of Commerce.

The crystals exchange price list is open and transparent, fair to all.

To facilitate flexible purchases of the Chamber’s goods, we will uniformly convert crystalss into electronic points.

This will be the third business I will explain.”

“The third business: Member Point Card.

Organizations and individuals who wish to conduct transactions with the Chamber must first obtain a Member Point Card.

Only with a point card can subsequent transactions be made.

At the same time, points obtained from exchanging crystalss will also be directly transferred to the Member Point Card.”