A year and a half was quite a long time for children, but for many adults and businesses, it was little more than a year-end bonus and annual tax filing.
"We need you to make a ruling. Do we keep growing, or do we start hitting the brakes?"
"The jobs connected to us account for 56% of the city's working-age population, while industries related to us generate 83% of its GDP. In fact, if not for those industries in the Development Zone, we could account for 90%."
"We have undoubtedly become the pillar of this city, but whether we should become the city itself is up to you."
When a train barreled down the tracks at full speed, without the conductor's nod, no one could bring it to a stop.
"Chris?"
Lu PingAn was somewhat surprised. Even he had not expected the group to expand to this extent.
Most public industries, especially healthcare and hospitals, were likely now controlled by Lu PingAn's faction. This did not mean all their output belonged to the Reborn Group, but rather that the Reborn Group's capital and personnel had infiltrated every industry and every medium-to-large company throughout the special zone.
This could not be explained as natural growth. It was clearly the result of someone managing it.
As far as Lu PingAn knew, even if Chris had failed to realize the reality of their excessive expansion, the clever Phil would have reminded her. Expansion and infiltration on this scale required someone at the helm.
Xue En had never mentioned it before. Lu PingAn did not think he would hide it from him, which meant Xue En himself did not know. The only one capable of doing this was the "Queen."
"Two reasons."
Chris, who had filled out a little compared to before, answered bluntly.