Ghost Industries

After the contract was signed, the funds would not be paid immediately. Jack would not hand the money directly to the bank either. They first had to take over the factory and inspect it, then make the payment in three installments after everything was checked. Of course, the time frame would not be long; the full amount would be paid within a month.

Mo Fei mainly wanted to use the large sum of money to earn a little more on the stock market. Otherwise, paying it all at once would reduce their principal by more than thirteen million dollars, which would be extremely unfavorable for accumulating capital. If they could delay it by a day, they would.

The first payment of three million dollars would be made directly to prove that they had the ability to pay. Naturally, the bank would be more than happy if they took out a loan, but both Jack and Roy were strongly opposed to that. They had just paid off their own debts and were finally feeling relieved.

"Mr. Ghost, what do you think about renovating the factory?" Jack asked directly through the computer. This time, he had turned on the speakers and microphone, so they no longer needed to type to communicate.

"Since I've joined as well, we can't make it too simplistic. Let's renovate the entire place, inside and out. I'll make a design plan for you. This factory needs to grow, and advanced design is essential," Mo Fei said after giving it some thought.

"Then can we meet you? And how should we transfer the shares to you?" Jack eagerly wanted to meet Ghost.

Mo Fei frowned, though of course Jack could not see it. "You won't be meeting me, especially not now. They won't let this go. The moment I show myself, I'll be caught. We'll use the old method: set aside one-third of the shares as bearer stock, then place them in a bank safe-deposit box. I'll set the password, and future dividends can still be deposited into that bearer account."

"Alright, I understand." Jack was a little disappointed, but he now realized why the other party had chosen the name Ghost. He was someone who hid behind a computer and refused to show himself, lingering around people like a ghost, yet remaining completely unseen.

"Measure the factory grounds precisely, then send me the data, including the locations where the underground pipelines enter and exit."

Jack notified Roy, and the factory soon became busy. The workers officially began work, though not in production, but in cleaning. They first gathered all the precise measurement data, along with the entry and exit locations of the municipal pipelines, and handed everything to Jack. Jack then passed it on to Mo Fei. Meanwhile, the factory changed its name to Ghost Industries and hired a construction crew to demolish the old factory buildings and equipment. Everything there was to be discarded. The workers helped clear the site, officially starting their jobs, and each of them received one month's wages.

Winning people over with money might have been an old-fashioned tactic, but it was extremely practical at this moment. The workers had not been paid for more than three months, while the lawyers were gathering new evidence. Once Jack and the others made the final payment, the lawyers would begin suing the bank.

They also wanted to see whether the bank would issue the compensation payments now. The deadline for those payments had already passed, yet the bank had shown no intention of notifying the workers.

Mo Fei took on the task of designing the factory. He had his own idea: to make it an automated production facility. This was an opportunity for him, an opportunity to gain a little power in the real world. He could control an automated factory. Although he did not yet know what it would produce, having it was better than not having it.

Although the process of automated wheel production was fixed, especially since no welding was required, which gave Mo Fei very little room to manipulate it, it could still serve as groundwork for the future. In short, Mo Fei was laying plans for what lay ahead.

Ghost Industries, founded by Jack and Roy, was one of his chess pieces. Once it grew strong enough, it could create new products. In the future, it might even enter automobile manufacturing, or perhaps start by making other components and produce according to his needs when the time came.

The sooner he began laying out his plans, the better, and now was the opportunity. Of course, Mo Fei would not place the biotechnology research he needed even more here. He still needed different agents, and he could search for them gradually.

The factory had been established for quite some time and occupied a large area. It was simply located in Brooklyn's industrial district, where land was not expensive at the moment. This was not a place like Manhattan, where every inch of land was precious. Mo Fei planned to design the factory properly, placing surveillance cameras everywhere to make control and monitoring easier, while also reserving plenty of space for future development.

Mo Fei did not know how to create such a design, but he could look to Jarvis or learn from advanced industrial conglomerates. He could obtain their manufacturing techniques and production-line designs, then seek out the most advanced equipment in the world. In addition, Mo Fei felt that he could write the programs for the production lines himself, making them faster and more flexible while raising production efficiency.

At the same time, this was a steel wheel factory, so it would also need smelting equipment to process and forge raw materials. Those needed to be high-quality as well. As for their purpose... Mo Fei did not want to remain in the virtual world forever. He believed he could first create a body for himself to make moving around in the real world easier. What better vessel could there be than a robot?

It was something he could completely control, making it the perfect transition before becoming human again. Many things could be done through robots, but they would need disguises that looked extremely close to human appearance, and that would be very difficult.

Mo Fei first searched for the best groups and companies in the wheel manufacturing industry, then entered their mainframes to look for information. He obtained a vast amount of technical data, including production-line designs. However, he still did not understand these things for the time being. He planned to go to Jarvis for systematic study, then have Jarvis help him organize everything.

As for the factory design, he had already copied several versions. They were layout plans from those advanced companies, and there was much for Mo Fei to learn from. Advanced automated production lines took up very little space, and the factory's more than two hundred workers were enough for now. There was no need to hire more workers; they only needed to add administrative staff.

The factory buildings did not need to use brick structures either. They could adopt modern steel-frame structures, which could be built quickly and repaired with ease. Even the office building could be constructed this way, then conveniently and quickly renovated afterward.

Mo Fei moved quickly and went straight to Jarvis. At that moment, however, Jarvis was being "interrogated" by Tony Stark over a minor issue. Mo Fei was the culprit behind the incident, and when he learned what had happened, he was so shocked that words failed him.