The Super Rich: Start from when the family business is about to go bankrupt!

Chapter 661 WPG's past efforts backfired! Should we heed An Wuyang's advice? A test of the bottom line's choices!
It's approaching noon.

In a private room at Xingchuanlou Restaurant, Xiao Qingyue accompanied An Wuyang as they prepared to have lunch.

An Wuyang splurged a bit and ordered six dishes and a soup, including four hot dishes and two cold dishes.

Hot dishes include the signature shredded pork with garlic sauce, stir-fried pork kidney, premium pickled eel, and stir-fried pea shoots.

That's right!

Even in the dead of winter, there's stir-fried pea shoots!
These are off-season vegetables grown in greenhouses, so they are naturally more expensive. The price on the menu at Xingchuanlou is 98 yuan per serving.

In addition, the premium pickled eel segment is priced at 298 yuan per serving, because it uses wild eels.

The question of whether wild or farmed eels are better cannot be answered in a general way.

Are wild eels good?

uncertain!
Because the growth environment of wild eels is uncontrollable, and the presence of parasites and other issues is also uncontrollable, how can we determine whether wild eels are good or not?

Would raising eels be a good solution?
No, no!
Also uncertain!
Since the breeding environment cannot be determined, is there a problem with excessive veterinary drugs in the corresponding breeding environment?

In summary, if the wild environment is free from pollution and parasites, then wild eels are more chewy.

However, if the breeding environment simulates the wild environment, and there is no problem of excessive veterinary drugs, the water quality is fully up to standard, and the breeding density meets the regulatory requirements, then the quality controllability in the breeding environment is higher.

The question of whether wild or farmed eels are better is, without any limitations, equivalent to discussing toxicity without considering dosage!
As each dish was served, An Wuyang and Xiao Qingyue chatted and ate.

Just as An Wuyang finished eating a piece of eel, his phone emitted a voice notification sound from the Little White Dove app.

An Wuyang picked up his phone to check the situation, and the caller ID showed it was Musk.

An Wuyang glanced at the time. It was just past noon in Xia Country, which, converted to California time in Elon Musk's territory, should be around 8 p.m.

To make it easier to eat, An Wuyang first put on Bluetooth headphones, and then swiped the screen to answer the voice call.

"What is it?" An Wuyang asked first.

"Sorry, Andy, I have some bad news for you," Musk said bluntly.

"Hmm?" An Wuyang asked, puzzled.

“Bad news about the Kingdom of Nirvana,” Musk sighed.

“We had planned to establish a Curaçao aloe vera cultivation base on the edge of the desert in the Agadez region of northern Niger. The project was progressing very smoothly, and we had even started the breeding program,” Musk explained in detail.

"But?" An Wuyang asked, taking the initiative to change the subject.

"Then an accident happened," Musk said helplessly.

“Our plantation was bombed by homemade rockets, and the damage was considerable,” Musk added.

"More than 60 percent of the plantation was destroyed, and there were also casualties, including not only local employees but also two Johnson & Johnson employees who died in the attack," Musk revealed the extent of the damage.

"According to our investigation, this attack was carried out by local anti-government armed forces, possibly because we haven't shared the benefits we've seized with them," Musk speculated.

An Wuyang is speechless.

Musk initially made a confident statement, indicating that the Desert Aloe project would be absolutely free of any unexpected problems.

After all, among the stakeholders in the desert aloe vera project, there are military forces from the United States, including the 201 Air Base of the United States of America and the African Command of the United States.

The Bald Eagle Africa Operations Command is essentially Bald Eagle's military headquarters throughout Africa.

Under such circumstances, would anyone still dare to attack the desert aloe vera project's planting base?

An Wuyang was skeptical for a moment!

"So what happened to your promise that the Desert Aloe Vera project would never have any problems?" An Wuyang asked, half teasing and half accusing.

Although Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals was solely responsible for funding this project, while the security services were provided by the U.S. military, it appears that Anwuyang did not incur any costs.

But in fact, there was investment at dawn!

The scar repair team at dawn has invested energy, time, and corresponding research and development funds. Doesn't that count as an investment?

Musk responded with a sigh, "The problem has already occurred, and now the priority is how to deal with it."

An Wuyang raised an eyebrow. "Shouldn't you be responsible for handling this problem?"

Could it be that after the accident, they want An Wuyang to clean up the mess?
Although the GSS Global Special Security Mobile Unit did establish the Nihe Country Squad during its first expansion, An Wuyang was unwilling to use the GSS Nihe Country Squad to handle such matters.

Because it does not comply with the agreement!
At the same time, the existence of the GSS Global Special Security Mobile Unit will be exposed!

Musk responded, "This is indeed an issue that we should address, but we need your input on how to handle it."

An Wuyang fell into deep thought again, considering his opinion.
Something is wrong!
There's something completely wrong with 12 out of 10!
Why should we take his opinion into consideration?
The military in the United States is responsible for the security of the Desert Aloe project. How could they possibly take An Wuyang's opinion into consideration?
An Wuyang's mind raced, and he instantly guessed the answer.

It turns out that taking his opinion as a reference was a sham; the real purpose was to test his attitude.

It has to be said that dealing with these guys is really troublesome; all sorts of tests always come unexpectedly and silently.

"How do you plan to handle this?" An Wuyang asked in return.

Musk responded, "We haven't reached an agreement yet, so we need to consider your opinion."

Upon receiving this answer, a hint of disdain flashed in An Wuyang's eyes.

“My opinion is simple: the desert aloe vera project is very important to Wujingtian. Whoever damages the desert aloe vera planting base should be made to disappear,” An Wuyang said.

"But in response," Musk wanted to say something more.

“I don’t want to hear this,” An Wuyang interrupted.

"Let me reiterate my opinion: whoever sabotages or obstructs us is our enemy. When dealing with enemies, I believe it is more appropriate to eliminate them physically," An Wuyang reiterated his opinion.

"Elon, please tell the parties involved in providing security services that I only care about the final result; I don't care about anything else," An Wuyang replied calmly.

“Okay!” Musk agreed.

The two ended the voice call. Musk immediately contacted Colonel James Lawrence, the commander of Air Force Base 201, which was located in Nile.

"Elon, what did that Xia Kingdom playboy say?" James asked first.

Musk responded, "I'm afraid we've all underestimated Andy!"

"He may appear to be a Playboy, but he isn't really," Musk added, before explaining An Wuyang's attitude and opinion.

"The other side is more decisive than we imagined!" Musk exclaimed.

Musk originally thought he and An Wuyang were friends and that he knew An Wuyang quite well, but after this conversation with An Wuyang, he realized that he didn't know An Wuyang at all.

I had no idea that An Wuyang had such a decisive side!
This decisiveness was not the kind of decisiveness found in the business world; Musk fully understood the unspoken meaning behind An Wuyang's words.

James hesitated for a moment before replying, "So, do we need to follow their suggestion?"

Musk countered, "You can't do it?"

“I need a reason,” James replied.

"Let Johnson & Johnson give you a reason. Two Johnson & Johnson employees died in the attack. Let Johnson & Johnson put pressure on you domestically. Naturally, the domestic authorities will put pressure on you, and then it will be much simpler to resolve the issue, right?" Musk provided a solution.

"Understood," James replied.

The attack on Nihe Kingdom this time is real, the losses are real, and the desire for An Wuyang's advice is real, but testing An Wuyang's attitude is also real!
Meanwhile, in a private room at Xingchuanlou, Xiao Qingyue looked at An Wuyang with a puzzled expression. She had just overheard what An Wuyang had said, which was why she was curious.

After eating some more eel, An Wuyang spoke up, “Our overseas collaborative project was sabotaged at dawn, and the local security provider is asking me how to handle it.”

"As for the solution, you should have heard it, right?" An Wuyang asked in return.

Xiao Qingyue nodded, "Yes! President An, is this a big problem?"

While denying it, An Wuyang picked up a piece of pork kidney. Although pork kidney didn't have the effect of "like cures like," An Wuyang still quite liked it.

“It’s just a minor inconvenience,” An Wuyang replied.

"It's just a minor inconvenience for both us at Wujingtian and the security service provider," An Wuyang replied.

If Wugengtian really wants to handle this matter, then An Wuyang can mobilize the GSS Global Special Security Mobile Team, or even the CLC Group, to deal with it.

Aren't the local natives of the mere Kingdom of Nihe just some bumpkins and idiots?
As for letting the relevant stakeholders on the bald eagle's side handle it, wouldn't it be simpler?
After all, whether it's the Bald Eagle's Africa Operations Command or the Bald Eagle's 201 Air Base in Nyalam, solving this problem would be absolutely effortless.

So this question is really very simple.

Xiao Qingyue was a little confused. "If it's such a minor problem, why don't they solve it themselves?"

“That’s the big problem!” An Wuyang smiled.

"The problems encountered in the Desert Aloe project in Niger, Africa, will lead to a second problem," An Wuyang added.

“Our partners are deliberately asking for my opinion; they’re testing my attitude.” An Wuyang smiled, having completely seen through their intentions.

"Qingyue, do you know what's most important for a power?" An Wuyang asked in return.

After a moment's thought, Xiao Qingyue replied, "Money and power?"

"Your answer is both correct and incorrect," An Wuyang commented.

“Money and power are answers at a higher level,” An Wuyang explained. “Their effectiveness is largely contingent on an orderly system and a specific level of hierarchy.”

For example, in the Bald Eagle, money equals power.

In the Bald Eagle, money is everything; it can even influence the election results of the president, thus equating money with power.

"But the problems we are facing now require further in-depth thinking," An Wuyang explained.

“When facing tests from partners, money and power are already obvious things; they don’t care about these things at all,” An Wuyang added.

“In this situation, what they want to test is my underlying choices,” An Wuyang explained in more detail.

"As the saying goes: the ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the reckless." An Wuyang quoted a proverb.

"This is the attitude I'm giving," An Wuyang concluded.

“Someone sabotaged the Desert Aloe project, so such a person no longer needs to exist.” An Wuyang said calmly. He didn’t care who it was, nor did he care about the details or difficulties behind it.

Anwuyang only looks at the results, and the result is that the Desert Aloe project has been destroyed!

“If I soften my stance on this issue, for example, if I try to resolve it through negotiation, the outcome won’t be good,” An Wuyang sighed.

“If I’m not firm enough on this issue, then I will face a series of problems, such as the desert aloe vera project being completely swallowed up by the partners,” An Wuyang listed the consequences.

"For example, we could further encroach on the other borders of Wugengtian, or even provoke the wolf packs. After all, wolves aren't just found outside; there are other native wolf packs around Wugengtian." An Wuyang saw the problem very clearly.

The partners currently surrounding Wugengtian may very well turn into a pack of wolves.

Whether they are partners or a pack of ferocious wolves depends entirely on Wugengtian's own development.

How could An Wuyang not know the stories of the child carrying gold through the market and the common man carrying a treasure?

If Wugengtian isn't powerful enough, but has an exceptional ability to make money, wouldn't that be like a commoner possessing a treasure?
That's why An Wuyang showed a cold attitude when facing the relevant tests; he only wanted a final result.

Xiao Qingyue seemed to understand An Wuyang's explanation, but she didn't ask for details because she felt that this matter must be quite serious.

An Wuyang was willing to tell her about such important matters, and even analyze and explain them to her, which made her extremely satisfied.

So Xiao Qingyue changed the subject, "President An, regarding the salaries and related bonuses of the front desk staff, how much do you think is appropriate?"

An Wuyang responded with a smile, "You can discuss this issue with Chef Gu later. I believe Chef Gu can handle it very well!"

Putting aside such trivial matters, An Wuyang was too lazy to bother with them, and more importantly, Gu Biao was indeed better able to handle them.

Because Gu Biao has been deeply involved in the catering industry for more than 30 years, he has a clear understanding of the ins and outs of the industry. How could Gu Biao not know how much the front-of-house service staff should be paid?
Xiao Qingyue replied, "Okay, President An, I understand."

(End of this chapter)