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In this situation, it will be difficult for him to borrow money from banks at a relatively low cost.

So now he has no choice but to give up his equity and seek financing in the investment market. However, the kind of business he runs that even Satan would admire is hard to explain and difficult to explain to investors.

After all, this kind of thing is somewhat damaging to one's reputation. Some investors who value their reputation are unwilling to invest, while those who don't may not have enough money.

So, which investment bank in Chenxi City is so corrupt and unscrupulous that it doesn't care about its reputation and is solely driven by profit, that it would still provide him with sufficient support?

If Heo were in Kyle's position, he would also choose Nord Investment Bank.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

Nothing can be done.

So when the boy mentioned that the factory was short of money and the big boss said that he would solve the problem soon, He Ao roughly guessed that Kyle was probably here with investors for a site visit, and that these investors were probably from the Nord Group.

When he saw the factory under tight security and the two black cars on the surveillance camera, he knew that this "visitor" from the Nord Group was probably not of low status.

Therefore, when He Ao saw the light on in the small conference room, he was basically certain that Kyle was there.

However, to He'ao's surprise, Calvin actually came to see Kyle in person. He had originally thought it would be a senior manager from Nord Investment Bank, but he didn't expect it to be the boss.

He Ao looked at the content on the screen, casually clicked to record the screen, and then fell into a brief state of thought.

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“Currently, our raw material costs account for about 30% of the sales price, machinery depreciation accounts for 20%, management fees, real estate depreciation, and transportation costs account for about 15%, while labor costs only account for 5%.”

Kyle stood in front of the television and passionately explained to Calvin, who was sitting on the sofa, "What does 5% mean? Our peers have a figure of about 25%, so we are 20% less! And that 20% will all be converted into our net profit."

Factories with similar businesses to ours only make a 10% profit per item sold, while we make 30%! Our profit is three times theirs!

Mr. Calvin, I think that's the reason why Nordbank invested in us.

"This is indeed a good project,"

Calvin smiled gently, looking like a kind old man, as he flipped through the report in his hand.

"But Mr. Kyle, your report states that your factory in Dawn City has been bringing in about 1300 new wilderness wanderer workers every year in recent years through various means, but the total number of your workers has grown extremely slowly, averaging only 100 per year in recent years."

Does this mean that you lose nearly 1200 wilderness wanderers every year?

“Mr. Calvin,” Kyle hurriedly explained, “but the number of new wilderness wanderers entering the city is increasing. Recently, due to the migration of A-level monsters, a large number of wilderness wanderers have poured into several nearby cities. It is foreseeable that our workforce will increase further.”

“Of course you can now,” Calvin smiled, handing Kyle the coffee in front of him.

"Mr. Kyle, don't rush, have some coffee."

Then he continued, "What about after that? The A-level beast migration turmoil has been going on for almost ten years, and the turmoil even started more than ten years ago. You've been making money for almost ten years now. As the A-level beasts leave, the order in the surrounding cities will be restored sooner or later. Once the new order is established, will there still be so many wilderness wanderers coming to the city?"

“We can also open branch factories in other cities along the A-level alien beast route; this business can keep making money.”

Kyle argued.

“The migration of Class A beasts has an end, and the migration of this Class A beast is about to end,” Kaven said with a smile, then looked at Kyle, who was about to speak again, and continued.

"Even if we assume that the migration of Class A alien beasts is continuous, Mr. Kyle, you currently have about 6000 Wilderness Wanderer employees on file. If we consider the attrition rate of 900 per year, the lifespan of these Wilderness Wanderers is about 5 years."

Mr. Kyle, people aren't chickens, pigs, or cows that can be slaughtered in a few months or a year or two. To meet the work intensity you require, a person needs to be at least fifteen years old before they can work.

This training cycle is lengthy, and once you've exhausted all the Wilderness Wanderers, no new Wilderness Wanderers can be spawned.

So in a sense, could I consider that you are consuming a non-renewable resource?

"I···

"

Kyle opened his mouth, but this time he couldn't utter a word of explanation.

"Dawn City is the largest city in the surrounding area, and it has a siphon effect on wilderness wanderers who cannot live in the wilderness, so the number of wilderness wanderers arriving there is far higher than in other cities,"

Kaven put down the report in his hand and continued, "In other words, many of the wilderness wanderers you absorbed were actually people who should have entered the surrounding cities but were attracted by the prosperity of Dawn City and do not belong to Dawn City."

Then you won't be able to attract so many people in other cities, and you won't be able to replicate the success of Dawn City in other cities.

Moreover, since this is a non-renewable resource, it will naturally be depleted one day.

Around Dawn City, including the surrounding area that can be reached, the number of wilderness wanderers is only a few hundred thousand.

Tens of thousands of them are unaffected by the migration and are unwilling to move to the city, while tens of thousands are able to settle down or die in the wilderness and will not move to the city. Ultimately, only tens of thousands of people may move to the city.

I saw in your report that you want to expand production in Dawn City? Then your consumption will continue to increase. How long can you sustain tens of thousands of people?

ten years?

Based on your planned production costs, our investment will take about five years to break even, and ten years to double our money. That's a 100% return in ten years, with an average annual return of 10%. Do you think that return is high?

Mr. Kyle, this is still the ideal scenario we calculated.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Kyle's forehead. He realized he had been completely drawn into the other person's rhythm, but he didn't know how to refute it.

The other party has demonstrated that opening branch factories in other cities is not feasible, expanding in Chenxi City is not feasible, and has even directly demonstrated that his project has no future.

This is why he has always been unwilling to seek financing from others; these people are too shrewd and cunning, and he can't outmaneuver them. He would rather borrow money from banks at high interest rates.

He wouldn't have turned to Nolde, those ruthless wolves, if he hadn't been desperate for money.

"If it really doesn't work out, we can discuss the price again. I can sell my shares at a lower price."

Kyle wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

“It’s not really about the price,” Calvin said slowly, noticing Kyle’s increasingly tense expression. “We can actually offer a higher price.”

"Ok?"

Kyle was taken aback; he thought the negotiations had fallen through.

"Mr. Kyle, as you said, your company is doing very well, and its financial statements are also very impressive, far exceeding those of other similar companies."

"Cavon said softly."

"What's the big deal? It's not like we can show it to anyone."

Kyle frowned.

"Not necessarily,"

Calvin took a sip of coffee and said kindly, “Nold can take your factory public. You can attract financing on the stock market, and with your excellent financial statements, the stock price will rise rapidly, and then you will have money to continue expanding.”

"But our project isn't..."

Kyle was somewhat puzzled.

“Your project won’t last long, but that won’t stop you from making money,” Calvin laughed.

"You can gradually reduce your holdings of some stocks at high prices, then release some bad news to make the stock price drop, and then buy them back. Repeat this a few times, and you will have enough money."

"Once the company is truly on the verge of collapse, you release a false report to drive up the stock price, then sell all your shares. Next, you find some short-selling firms to expose problems with your company, wait for the stock price to crash, and then make a profit. By the time it's all over, you've already made your money and are out of the game."

"But if we do that, won't many people who bought our stock go bankrupt and jump off buildings?"

Kyle was taken aback. He felt like he had seen this before. His parents had lost all their money in the stock market and committed suicide by jumping off a building, which made him a homeless child.

"What do you care if they live or die, now that you've made money?"

Calvin sipped his coffee and smiled.

At that very moment, the lights in the conference room suddenly went out.

The wooden conference room door was slowly pushed open.

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"who is it?"

Kyle looked up and cautiously glanced towards the doorway.

"Boss, it seems the light switch tripped. All the lights on the first to third floors are off and can't be turned on."

A young henchman pushed open the door and came in.

"Go and push the gate up."

Kyle gave the order impatiently.

"Yes, boss."

The younger brother closed the door.

Kyle turned to Calvin apologetically, "I'm sorry, Mr. Calvin, there was a slight accident."

“It’s alright,” Calvin nodded gently. “Life is full of unexpected events.”

Just as he finished speaking, a voice suddenly rang out from the television playing financial statements, "Yes, Mr. Kyle, life is full of surprises."

"who are you?"

Kyle frowned as he looked at the television, like a lion guarding its territory.

"Instead of discussing who I am, let's discuss your future fate."

The voice on the television said softly, "If I'm not mistaken, you're about to ask this Mr. Calvin how to get the company packaged for an IPO."

Mr. Calvin asked you for consulting fees, but you couldn't afford them, so you had to use the company's shares as collateral. In order to get the Nord Group to do its best, you would also give him as many shares as possible.

In this way, Nord Group gets shares in your company for free without spending a penny. After packaging and listing the company, they can sell them and make a fortune.

You originally wanted to raise investment, but you didn't get the money and even lost your shares.

Kyle's face darkened as he glanced at Calvin beside him.

Calvin smiled and said, "Mr. Kyle, we have the funds prepared to purchase the shares. The system of the Gatesus Group is not easy to crack. You can check if your server room's internal network has been compromised."

This statement is quite clever: we have the money to buy shares, but we don't necessarily have to buy them.

Kyle wasn't stupid. He turned around, raised his bracelet, and while sending a message to his underling to check the server room, he said...