Blackstone Code
Chapter 542

Three Roots Given, a Truck Repaid

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After dinner, the lady of the house went to visit her beloved daughter, while Wo Delike and Lin Qi went to Wo Delike's study.

Although Lin Qi was a jerk, Wo Delike could distinguish between public and private matters. He wouldn't show his dislike for Lynch and stop communicating with him just because Lin Qi rejected his daughter; that was a private matter.

"Want one?" Sitting in that extravagant chair, Wo Delike took an exquisite single-serve box from the Kolef box on the table and poured out the pure gold color.

Lin Qi thought for a moment, then reached out and grabbed three sticks, putting them in his pocket.

Seeing Lin Qi's almost rogue-like behavior, Wo Delike was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. He pointed at Lin Qi and asked, "Which one is the real you?"

Lin Qi showed absolutely no shame, "Every single one of them!"

Lynch's unpretentious and open attitude made Wo Delike think more highly of Lin Qi, even though he was well aware of the value of these solid colors on the outside.

Lin Qi didn't know much about this, so he didn't know that the gifts given to these investors by the Pure Color Origin every year were marked with personal symbols, a detail known only to those familiar with Pure Color.

Below the trademark on its outer metal box, there is a line of markings no bigger than a pinhead. "Presented to Mr. So-and-so."

After opening the packaging, the same message will be stamped on the edge of one of the tobacco leaves, indicating who this solid-color tobacco is for.

Not everyone has their own logo. These markings represent different statuses. Ordinary wealthy people simply do not have enough power to have the manufacturers in the place of origin print their names on these top-grade solid colors. Only top tycoon Sect Leader, such as Wo Delike and Patu, have such qualifications.

There is a solid-color one that, when necessary, is even comparable to Wo Delike's signature!

Of course, this is also why Lin Qi had two more, because he found that this thing was indeed very useful, and even a person of the governor's level could achieve good results with just one.

The State Election will be over in about two weeks, and he will be attending the governor's celebration. If he can produce a cigarette at this time, it will definitely have a good effect.

From Modern People perspective, the fox borrowing the tiger's power is the most efficient combination. The fox doesn't need to worry about its prestige being insufficient, and the tiger doesn't need to bare its teeth.

Wo Delike skillfully cut off both ends, lit it with a blowtorch, and popped it into his mouth, slurping it a couple of times. He waved his hand, as if to disperse the smoke, and said, "Alright, alright, you'll have your chance like this sometime. You'll have to pay me back a box then!"

If nothing unexpected happens, Lin Qi will definitely have a place in the top capital circles of the Federal in the future. This is Wo Delike's intuition and his rational opinion.

He had observed Lin Qi, which is why he had this idea. Unlike those who climbed up step by step within the rules, Lin Qi saw through the way society worked at a glance and saw the invisible barriers.

He was very clear about these things, so he cleverly avoided them, which is the most amazing thing.

The Federal has no shortage of outstanding young people, and Lin Qi may not even be the best in terms of "ability" alone, but these people are different from Lin Qi.

These people cannot see through the fog. No matter how outstanding they are, they must ultimately submit to the mechanisms and rules of this society and be exploited and used by their superiors.

An outstanding young man who graduated from Saint and Harmony Society Alliance Colleges wants to realize his value, and the best way is to join a conglomerate.

It might take him about ten to fifteen years to rise from an office worker to become a partner in one of the more influential subsidiaries of this conglomerate.

Then comes the branch Board of Directors member position, and after another five to ten years of accumulating experience, one can become the Chairman of the Board or Vice Chairman of the board of directors of the company around the age of fifty.

Perhaps when he reaches sixty or seventy years old, he will become a partner in this conglomerate, holding perhaps Ten Thousandth to two ten-thousandths of the conglomerate's shares.

It took him almost his entire life to prove to people that he was remarkable, because he could not escape the rules of this society. No matter how capable he was, he had to follow the rules set by everyone and climb step by step to a peak that he could never actually reach.

Some people also asked, what if I start my own business after graduation?

It's the same in fact. In the Federal, the big players won't pay attention to a small company, but as long as that small company shows some potential, it will be targeted by those Bu Peien vultures who are used to acquiring and breaking up companies.

At the Federal, there are the most laws related to finance. Some people believe that these laws are designed to better protect the rights and interests of investors and entrepreneurs, but in reality, the purpose of those who push for these laws is to better participate in the market and make a quick buck.

For example, Federal Law stipulates that a company must go public once its market capitalization reaches a certain level.

You can go public and then delist, but you must go public first.

The reason for going public first is to allow other financial giants to use the law as a weapon to divide up the pie. Once the stock is listed and traded freely in the market, they have many ways to enter the Board of Directors, gradually gain a majority of seats, and eventually take over the company.

Or they could simply take advantage of the IPO to make a killing, and then smash the company to pieces, since it's so disobedient anyway.

To achieve great success in starting your own business, you must accept investment from various capital sources from the very beginning, allowing them to hold a majority of the shares. Many entrepreneurs find, after succeeding, that they are actually just highly skilled employees.

His company had ceased to belong to him during his first round of financing, so much so that now, as he calms down and looks at the shares he probably holds that are less than 10%, all he can do is smile bitterly and sigh; he has nothing left to gain.

Whether you climb the ladder by serving others or by starting your own business, anyone who develops within the Federal rules must accept the constraints of Federal rules. Those who make these rules will not easily grant anyone the ability to challenge them.

But Lin Qi chose an unexpected way to complete his first step. Before people had even turned their attention to the world, Lin Qi's influence overseas had already expanded to an uncontrollable level.

Even if Wo Delike were to now assume he wanted to restrain Lin Qi's development, he wouldn't have any good way to do so.

This is unlike how he treats others, making a phone call to suddenly kick out a promising partner in Group Company, or how he greets some people and the entire industry instantly begins to ostracize a company, cutting off its upstream and downstream supporting businesses, trapping it in a desperate situation to slowly die, and eventually breaking it down into parts.

Lin Qi is different. He has no superiors, and no one can decide his future, not even the president. He focuses his main energy abroad and has a very close relationship with the Federal. He took the high-end route from the start, trying to check him with more authoritative people, but that didn't work.

Secondly, it would be very difficult to commercially target him by not providing him with goods.

He could easily import from Gefra or elsewhere. Nagaril is not Federal, and although the United Development Company has a strong grip on Nagaril, it is unlikely that they would refuse Gefra merchants the right to dock and trade.

This level of diplomatic dispute could easily trigger bigger political problems and conflict with the interests of each conglomerate, so they couldn't stop Lin Qi's business "lifeline".

While completely unable to control him, he grew wildly in Nagaril, instigating and even personally planning a nationwide riot to help him complete the change of Ruling Class, win over and corrupt local officials, Nagaril bind everyone to his cause through coercion and inducement.

He shamelessly used the Provincial Governor's family as a means of controlling the Provincial Governor, and with the promise of a bright future, he gained almost everything! No one could control him. From the beginning, he never intended to focus on the most important initial development period in the country, but instead set his sights on Nagaril from the very beginning.

Some believe that his initiative to export industrial machinery to Nagaril and help Nagaril achieve basic industrialization was a prelude to something more.

Whether he really thought so or not, he got the sweetest fruit he could get.

Moreover, he is also planning something about the Amelia Region. Such a young man who sees through everything from the very beginning and develops wildly and recklessly outside the rules, his future is unstoppable.

Wo Delike believes that as long as Lin Qi remains unaffected, Lin Qi will definitely have a place in Wo Delike's circle in the future.

This is also why he was able to agree to let his daughter give it a try later. He had already seen through Lin Qi's development trajectory. Although there was still some danger for him, his chances of success were greater.

Unfortunately, what's also somewhat good is that Lin Qi doesn't approve of his daughter. But Wo Delike is more convinced that Lin Qi simply doesn't want him to interfere in his business, and that's the real key issue.

The two men, one tall and one short, were clearly twenty or thirty years apart in age, yet they had a strange feeling of being evenly matched.

At this moment, what appeared before Wo Delike was more like a near-perfect version of himself, filled with more arrogant ambition, more meticulous and effective methods, and... selfishness and greed.

People always say that selfishness and greed are bad, but when this badness is directed outward, when selfishness and greed are being expanded, even if they don't turn into good, at least they're not so bad.

Lin Qi didn't feel uncomfortable at all because of his actions. He crossed his legs, clasped his hands together, and naturally pressed down on his knees. "I'll send you a truckload!"

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