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"Pleasure doing business with you?"

Yang then reached out to Chen Yi.

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Chen Yi shook hands gently.

"Alright, we've settled things, I should probably leave now..." Chen Yi slung his guitar bag over his shoulder and stood up, followed by Yukino Yukinoshita.

After leaving the study, I ran into Yukino Yukinoshita, who was coming downstairs.

"Chen Jun...? What are you doing here?"

“He came today to discuss some official business,” Yukinoshita Haruno replied.

"I have to go now, Yukinoshita-kun. See you next time," Chen Yi said, waving his hand.

"Oh... okay." Yukinoshita nodded, wanting to ask something but then her rationality stopped her.

"See you next time," she said simply.

"...This deal is no small thing, let me do the math...three billion US dollars..." Yukinoshita Haruno accompanied her the whole time as they left the main house. She sighed and counted the money on her fingers.

Fortress Enterprise is no small project, not to mention that Chen Yi's requirements also include the construction of massive underground facilities. Apart from the most basic production line area, which can be set up within six months, the remaining eight construction teams will need to work at the same time for at least a year and a half.

For Yukinoshita, this is the largest construction project they have ever undertaken since they started, with a gross profit of over 380 billion yen... and possibly much more.

This is no longer the kind of building-scale project we've seen before; this is the creation of a new city.

Who exactly is Chen Yi? Where did this flow of funds come from?

With such an important partner, Yukino Yukinoshita put aside her usual joking thoughts and planned to report to her mother after Chen Yi left.

"I'll leave it here. I'll let you know once I've settled things with Ironblood." Chen Yi turned and glanced at Yukino Yukinoshita.

......

Ironblood's headquarters is located on a peninsula in the Tokyo Bay reclamation project. It has its own airport runway and port, complete freshwater facilities, power generation facilities and internal circulation system. It occupies a large area and is more like a country within a country than the Russian base in Hokkaido.

"What is this... customs?" Chen Yi paused for a moment, looking at the two rows of sentries standing at the entrance.

“It’s just a checkpoint,” Lorelei said, walking beside her.

Chen Yi glanced at the heavily armed main gate, his thoughts drifting as he wondered what material it was made of.

The good news is that no appointment or temporary entry/exit permit is needed; the bad news is that his weapon was confiscated because the embassy is also located in this "Eastern City," and for security reasons, his weapon had to be held by the gatekeeper.

"There's Chinese everywhere..." Bilingual signs were almost everywhere, and Chen Yi felt as if he had returned to China.

“There’s almost no security during the day, just the most basic level of preventing people from causing trouble…” Chen Yi looked around and saw that most of the sentry machine guns were turned off.

There were hardly any real patrols; most of the vehicles on the road were unmanned patrol cars or robotic dogs. The weapons station contained a rifle, and it seemed to have a fire control scope on it.

"Are they just parking 99A in the square? Or are they doing routine maintenance?" Chen Yi walked around, stopping frequently, feeling quite surprised.

Abrams had seen the real thing, but unfortunately he couldn't see it clearly at the time. He saw the highly intelligent 99, which looked quite different from the one in his previous life, and to be honest, he really wanted to touch it.

“Employees working here also have educational guarantees for their children…” Chen Yi paused for a moment at the school gate.

Chen Yi suddenly remembered that several cities a little south of Tokyo seemed to be under the control of the US military, and he couldn't help but start to think outside the box: were the laws there set by the US military?

“…Commander, stop spacing out, we’ve arrived.” Lorelei gently tugged at Chen Yi’s arm.

The iron-blooded building stood before him. Chen Yi glanced at it twice and walked straight inside.

......

"A long-term security contract at the battalion level? Okay, take the elevator to the seventeenth floor, and someone from the relevant department will meet you." The receptionist in the lobby on the first floor was stunned for a moment after hearing Chen Yi's purpose, and then immediately reacted.

"Lorelei, how much do you think it would cost to build this place?" Chen Yi asked as he entered the elevator and watched the numbers keep changing.

"This... is probably no less than 500 billion?" Lorelei guessed.

But in reality, it's far more than that, because Chen Yi's construction plan is already approaching 3 billion yen, and the entire region belonging to Ironblood is at least three times the size and completeness of Chen Yi's own construction plan.

"Commander, the 'country within a country' where Ironblood is located was not built by itself. It was leased and taken over by the Tokyo University's organized forces after they withdrew."

Kroos replied that she had been organizing relevant information.

"So it's just a simple name change, but in reality, it's still exercising the University of Tokyo's rights in Japan?"

“Nominally, it has indeed become a city run by businesses,” Kroos replied.

"Only the University of Tokyo is so reserved. The Russians in the north have already eaten up half of Hokkaido and have started teaching Russian."

Chen Yi complained.

"Actually, it's also related to the national situation. The pressure of fighting against fake people at the University of Tokyo is great, so the nominal military was transferred back to the country. As for the military enterprises that remained, they were essentially just making extra money."

That's true. How much protection money does the government have to pay every year? Commissioner Sato has no money left to make, and he's been trying to push for a policy of security independence.

"Moreover, it's not just Ironblood that has business in Japan. For example, there's Jinghai Shipbuilding, which monopolizes transportation in Shikoku, or Southern Power Grid, a non-mainstream energy company..."

He knew about Jinghai Shipbuilding, which was a military transportation company, but what was Southern Power Grid? How could they lay cables in the marine environment?

"It means that the energy company only provides electricity to state-owned enterprises."

"That's alright then." No wonder it's not the mainstream; logically speaking, the size of China Southern Power Grid should be more than capable of handling things.

"Commander, we've arrived," Lorelei reminded him.

"Let's go."

As the elevator doors slowly opened, Chen Yi stepped out.

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 235 Contract

Chapter 235

"You must be Mr. Chen. Please have a seat here."

The receptionist bowed and gestured "please" before leading Chen Yi into the VIP room.

"Regarding long-term employment contracts, I'd like to hear your requirements first."

Two people were already sitting in the private room, waiting. Judging from their attire, one of them seemed to be a witness or a lawyer, acting as a third party.

"Firstly, in terms of scale... we need a security team at the company level, for a construction project of a corporate building."

Is it a wilderness environment or an urban environment?

"Field environment".

Although there are still many undeveloped areas in downtown Chiba, they are too scattered and cannot meet Chen Yi's needs.

Build high walls, dig deep tunnels, and store plenty of grain...

Oh, I won't call myself king.

He still wants to live.

"Field environment, mega-scale construction project..." The people discussing the matter quickly searched in their notebooks, while scribbling and drawing on draft paper.

"We currently have a reinforced company-level security detachment available for deployment, which can be in place within a week of the contract signing... Here are the numbers, what do you think?"

The notebook contained a specific item, detailed down to the size of the personnel and the configuration of the team.

"That should be enough."

Chen Yi calculated that a reinforced company of two hundred men, plus various unmanned equipment, should be as effective as two companies in combat.

"And the duration of employment?" the person in charge of the discussion then inquired.

"It will take more than two and a half years, and we need to follow up on the construction safety requirements of the project throughout the entire process. The starting time will be calculated from the day after tomorrow."

Chen Yi answered.

"Construction project... I understand."

Lorelei picked up the cup, took a sip, and then slowly put it down.

Chen Yi glanced at her and knew she wasn't very satisfied with the tea.

"Commander, this tea isn't poisoned, you can drink it without worry... it's just not to my taste."

Lorelei said in her mental space.

"Besides alcoholic beverages, what else do you like to drink?"

Chen Yi's rant.

“I also like the juice that the Commander makes.”

"..."

You'd better say juice.

"Um, Mr. Chen, here is a detailed list of fees. Please take a look."

The printer in the room made a sound and a few seconds later spat out several A4 sheets of paper filled with forms.

"So detailed..." Chen Yi picked up the stack of entries and exclaimed subconsciously.

"Please trust that we are professionals."

The total amount of the items is approximately 8.7 billion yen, including basic employment costs, as well as miscellaneous expenses such as equipment maintenance, usage fees, and logistical support. An emergency surcharge can be waived once, but the remaining amount must be paid at 1.25 times the standard contract rate. There are also issues regarding compensation for inadequate security, insurance, etc.

"It's a great deal," Chen Yi nodded.

"...Okay, Mr. Chen, the contract has been drafted. Any other requirements can be added later."

"Is it over already?" Chen Yi looked up and realized that more than half an hour had passed.

“This should be a template contract, with a fixed format. You just need to fill in the agreed-upon details,” Lorelei explained.

"These are the basics, the things recorded in the most important framework agreement; the rest will be signed in the SOW."

Why are there separate contracts for large and small contracts?

"The main contract needs to be signed and notarized by a third-party notary office, and the remaining details can be negotiated directly between the two parties." The staff member who had been quietly standing by pushed up his glasses and said in Chinese.

"So that's how it is..." Chen Yi lowered his head and carefully examined the contract.

The layman Chen Yi and Kelukai, along with the more knowledgeable Luo Leilai, discussed the matter in the Mind Space for a few minutes and ultimately agreed that there were no pitfalls in the contract, so they agreed to sign it.

"Pleasant to cooperate?" Chen Yi subconsciously reached out his hand.

"Thank you for choosing our 'Ironblood' security contracting company." The staff member stood up and shook hands with Chen Yi.

......

After leaving Ironblood, Chen Yi pondered a question.

If we just wait for the base to be completed, we will waste a lot of time. Why not acquire a factory and try to produce a batch of products first?

Because there are already too many orders, even with a daily purchase limit, the growth rate hasn't stopped. Even if Kawasaki doesn't eat or drink and his hands are incredibly fast, he's starting to struggle to keep up.

After all, it's impossible to actually treat Kawasaki-san like a nuclear-powered donkey, right? Even if she wanted to, Chen Yi wouldn't allow it.

Chen Yi naturally didn't believe in brand effects, because at most he was just a small studio that had never even advertised. The only possibility was that his clients would promote it tirelessly within their social networks, and then some people with spare money would buy one to try it out.

"Klukka, aren't there a few industrial parks in Wakaba Ward? Let's see which factories are about to go out of business and acquire them."

"Commander, it's not just one; several factories are planning to go bankrupt because they can't afford to pay protection fees anymore."

"Protection fees?" Chen Yi initially thought it was a gang attack in the industrial park, but after thinking about it, he realized that the protection fees mentioned here should refer to the security of the industrial park.

"What do they produce?"

"One of them makes bows, and the rest produce semi-finished mechanical structures and the like..."

It's a perfect match for my major, so we can save money by hiring more workers.

With a few modifications to the bow-making production line, mass production can begin without any further training. The other side is a bit more complicated, but it's not as bad as a chef doing car repairs.

“…Understood, Commander.” Kluge immediately understood Chen Yi’s meaning.

......

"The design here can be changed..."

That evening, while Chen Yi was revising the design of the battle fairy, a phone call came in.

"It's a call from Miss Yukinoshita... Who is Miss Yukinoshita?" Chen-0 flew up, circled the phone on top of the water dispenser, and then returned to say.

"Yang Nai? What happened now?"

Chen Yi put down what he was doing and went over to grab the constantly vibrating phone.