Witch Punk 2840

Chapter 135 Rupture
"But initially, I didn't think that was a big deal," Curran continued.

"The company's operating conditions are still good, and Moore is sufficient. Even if some human and financial resources are allocated to do something that cannot generate profits, it is not a big problem. What's more, the results of Chris's research can also be used in the latest models. On the whaling ship. All in all, at the beginning I just regarded it as a normal research investment, not only did not stop it, but was happy to see its success.

"But gradually, things deviated from my expectations. In order to verify the new technology, Chris's research team needed to build a technology verification ship and conduct a trial voyage. At that time, both the propeller technology and the shipbuilding process were far inferior to Now mature, during the trial voyage, they encountered various problems such as insufficient buoyancy, structural damage, propeller explosion, etc. Almost every problem meant the loss of a ship. During that time, the company built a total of Nineteen technology verification ships, eighteen lost.

"Up to that time, the company had invested a huge amount of Moore in Chris's research, but there were very few outputs that could be converted into profits. At this time, many small shareholders had raised objections, and some conservative Divestment has even started, I found Chris, we had a long debate, and finally she assured me that the next trial will be a success, that the ship will sail west of the West Islands and back, and by then, we will be the entire Debsota was the first shipyard to accomplish this feat.

"I agreed. So, under the leadership of Chris, the company began to build a ship that was much larger than any ship in the past. The company went bankrupt every day; coupled with the fact that too much Moore was invested in Chris's project, and some shareholders withdrew their capital, the company's operating conditions were already very pessimistic at that time, but no matter what, Chris's ship eventually Still finished, she named it 'Chris Curran'.

"Not long after, the 'Chris Curran' set sail with everyone's expectations, and we watched it to the end of the field of vision. Although it was too far away to maintain contact with the ship, we could still somehow, You can get a general idea of ​​the status of the ship..."

Hearing this, Xia Ye suddenly remembered something: Although the Moby Dick hadn't reached Debsota yet, Curran seemed to know in advance that they had successfully hunted the beluga whale, and he couldn't figure out how the other party used it You know, now it looks like it might have something to do with this approach mentioned here.

But she didn't interrupt Curran's narration, but just silently kept the question in her heart.

Curran had gone on to say in Summer Nights Reflection:
"...'Chris Curran' has sailed normally for seven days. According to the calculation of the sailing speed, it may have crossed the West Islands, and it may even be on the way back. This makes everyone very excited, even those who Those who originally opposed Chris's project also changed their attitudes at this time. After all, if the 'Chris Curran' really sets a record, the company's reputation in Debsota will also be greatly improved, and regardless of this It is very helpful for winning orders and attracting new investment.

"However, on the eighth day, we lost track of the 'Chris Curran'. At the beginning, everyone could find various reasons to comfort themselves, but as time passed and the ship never came back, we finally Have to accept the fact that the 'Chris Kellen' has been buried in the ether sea and will never come back.

"This incident became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Shareholders began to divest their capital one after another, and the company's already stretched Moerliu was on the verge of breaking (that is, "cash flow"——Xia Ye's note), and they realized that the situation was not good. Fearing that the company would go bankrupt, wonderful suppliers asked us to pay for the equipment in advance, which further accelerated the company's collapse.

"In the end, the company 'Voyage Ship', which Chris and I founded, came to the brink of bankruptcy. In just a few days, the deadline for paying for the equipment will come. There are so many moles, even if the two of us have our own moles, it will not be able to fill the gap.

"Just when we were almost desperate, 'Ether Prospecting' found me, no, strictly speaking, it was the 'Venture Capital Seven' under 'Ether Prospecting' who found me, that is, their group."

Curran pointed to the masked witch beside him.

"Chairman Ke Lun, please don't change the name of our company at will." The mask said helplessly, "I have clarified many times that the company I belong to is called 'Ether Exploration Venture Capital No. [-] Subsidiary', and It's not some 'Venture Capital Seven'."

"Anyway, the meaning is the same." Curen said to the masked witch, and then explained to Xia Ye: "'Ether Prospecting' used to set up many departments in charge of venture capital, and named them in order. , Venture Capital Division [-]... Later, these departments were all independent from the headquarters and became subsidiaries of the subordinates, so the name became the "Ether Exploration Venture Capital No. [-] Subsidiary" that this guy just said, which is a mouthful ,Right?"

"Indeed." Xia Ye smiled, "Chairman Ke Lun, you finally said something that I immediately agree with."

Curran didn't seem to catch the irony, and smiled and said, "That means we can't agree on everything, doesn't it?"

Xia Ye avoided answering: "We digressed, please continue your story, Chairman Ke Lun."

The girl with gray hair and black dress nodded and continued to tell:
"At that time, the 'Venture Capital Seven' found me and said that they could inject capital into the 'Voyage Ship' to save our company, but the premise is that they must agree to some conditions, the most important of which is--Chris must Give up all your own shares and leave the top management.

"I didn't reply right away. After sending away the masked men, I found Chris and told her about it. To my surprise, Chris agreed almost immediately, and she said: 'If this is the case To save our company, of course I would, but, Curran, you have to promise me, no, you have to promise me that I can still carry out my project in the future."

"I can't promise her that."

Curran paused for a few seconds before continuing:

"I can only tell her the truth: 'Venture Capital Seven' is different from the small shareholders who were scattered in the past. Once they inject capital, they will have the ability to directly interfere with the company's operations. In other words, the future 'voyage ships' will no longer It’s just that the two of us have the final say. The purpose of their investment is of course to seek returns. Your project is a bottomless pit that can only swallow moles but not vomit moles. It is impossible to continue in the future.

"Chris was very angry at the time, saying that if this is the case, what is the meaning of the 'voyage ship', it is better to let it go bankrupt; I was also angry at the time, and said to Chris that if it is not because you insist on doing those studies It is impossible for the company to be in this situation today; Chris retorted that if it wasn't for her, the company wouldn't even be able to get the initial sea trial qualification, so what's the point of earning money? won't exist...

"Of course, this kind of argument will never come to fruition. I had a big fight with her, and finally the relationship between the two of them broke down completely. The next day, I accepted the conditions of 'Venture Capital Seven', and Chris was kicked out." After leaving the senior management, I arranged for her a middle-level position. I thought she would refuse and leave the company directly, but unexpectedly, she accepted it.

"Even with the capital injection of the 'Venture Capital Seven', the company at that time still paid a huge price in order to survive. Many docks and equipment were forced to sell, and employees either resigned or were laid off; Chris's project was of course It was completely suspended, and even the shipbuilding business was cut off a lot, only the leasing business remained basically intact. In the end, even the company's name was changed to 'Ocean Ship Leasing'."

(End of this chapter)