Chapter 66: To Each His Own Need (I)
After 45 minutes of negotiations, Robin and Martina reached a preliminary agreement, and the quality inspectors from Byron had completed the inspection of the goods and submitted the relevant reports to Martina.
In this detailed quality inspection report on the goods, most of the columns have been marked with a striking A by the quality inspectors, only a small number of goods are evaluated as B grade, and those boxes of unclassified mixtures of rare substances are evaluated by the quality inspectors as precious substances, and they cannot be accurately priced in terms of price.
After reading this report at this moment, Martina's delicate face couldn't help but show extreme shock.
Byron's quality inspectors can be said to be the most professional in the field of rare substances, and their report is absolutely full of gold. If it can be labeled A by the quality inspectors of Byron Company, then the quality of this batch of goods is absolutely outstanding.
Carefully packing the report into her briefcase, Martina officially signed the acquisition agreement with Robin. After Martina gave the exact coordinates, the entire fleet headed to the headquarters of the Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company: the Georgia Space Station.
The Georgia large space station was Martina's father, Georgia. Byron bought private property, so the large space station was named after Martina's father, Georgia. The relocation of the entire fleet to the large Georgia space station is part of Robin and Martina's agreement.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, it was a bit risky for the fleet to move to the headquarters of a large federal family without investigation. But from Robin's point of view, if his unfamiliar fleet stays in the star field for too long, it will definitely attract the attention of the federal security services.
During the Hermes spaceport group, he already knew that there was a space police department in the Federation, and he didn't want to be targeted by these troublesome guys. And with the cover of the Byron Heavy Metal Trading Company, then his fleet can be legitimately stationed in the northern star field of Proxima Centauri.
In addition, Robin and Martina have a series of cooperation steps ahead. Although Martina, who had just taken over the company's business, was a trustworthy collaborator, Robin's cautious personality never left her fate in the hands of others. Therefore, it is necessary to find out the location of the other party's nest. With the force that Robin currently wields, he believes that Gabriel, who has always been by Martina's side, must feel it, and the Byron company must be afraid of Robin's force, which makes them hesitate to make certain decisions. For Robin, it was enough to achieve such an effect.
However, he didn't know that his decision to move the fleet to the large Georgia space station was exactly what Martina wanted.
Because of their different positions, Martina and Robin also think about things from completely different angles. Before the deal with Robin, the murder of her father and the depletion of supplies had left Martina tormented and emaciated. She had just turned sixteen, and she had almost never been formally involved in the company's operations until her father was killed. Now taking over such a large company in a hurry is about to crush Martina. And because of her young age, the senior staff within the company generally did not trust the young Martina to lead Byron out of the predicament, which made Martina's position within the company shaky.
Without the big deal that fell from the sky with Robin, Martina knew that in a few days, the company would be in a desperate situation. At that time, this company founded by his father will be directly acquired by Elliott Corporation, the enemy of his father, and he will face an unimaginable tragic fate.
So, Robin and his fleet are now actually saviors in Martina's eyes. Tie this fleet, the only one that can save the company's fate, to herself is considered a priority by Martina.
And when Robin offered to station the fleet on the large Georgia space station, Martina's surprise can be imagined. Because it means that Robin and his fleet, as well as the cargo in their hold, will be truly labeled as Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company. As long as Robin's fleet is anchored on the large Georgia space station, no one can interfere with the deal between them, and the company will be able to complete the delivery between the expiration of the contract, so that Martina's father's life-paying contract can continue, and Martina will have the opportunity to continue running the company and continue the fight against the Elliott Corporation that murdered her father.
It's a mutually beneficial deal, and while there are some selfish motives lurking in each other, Robin and Martina have to rely on each other in many places. Therefore, such a large transaction with a total amount of more than 100 million federal coins was negotiated in only forty-five minutes, which is an almost impossible miracle in the business world of the Raymond Federation.
"Miss, I still think your decision is a little too risky. This fleet is certainly not an ordinary freeman fleet, although they have disguised it well, but in that Robin and the rest of the fleet, I can feel a strong military atmosphere. I'm sure they're definitely an army. Maybe they were deserters, maybe they stole military supplies, maybe they ......"
"Uncle Gabriel!" Sitting in the space shuttle's rest module, Martina interrupts Gabriel's speculation about Robin's identity.
She looked at the gray-haired Gabriel, smiled wryly and shook her head: "Uncle, of course I know that there is a problem with their identity. If there weren't any issues with their identity, then Robin wouldn't have told me that he needed a legal identity, and that the person he chose to trade with would definitely not be me. ”
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Martina's revelations left Gabriel speechless. Although he didn't understand business, so many years of whispering and watching also made it clear to him that if Robin's identity was not a problem, then he could directly publish supply and demand information at the Hermes spaceport, and in that case, the transaction price he could get would definitely be far beyond the limit of what Byron could give.
"But...... But it's still too risky to have them stationed at our headquarters. Moreover, there is also that shareholding contract, in case they are criminals who steal military supplies from the military, then we will definitely be implicated in this contract. After a moment of silence, Gabriel couldn't help but say worriedly.
The stake deal that Gabriel was referring to was the second deal that Robin and Martina had struck. Since Robin is not a federal citizen and is not registered with the registry of the Hermes spaceport, Robin must first obtain a legal identity before the transaction can be officially completed.
Initially, Robin's plan was to open a personal account, and all the proceeds of the transaction would be transferred to his personal account. But considering the fleet, and the subsequent livelihood and legal status of all the people in the fleet, Robin felt that he had to register a company and arrange a formal name for the fleet's existence.
So, after careful consideration and reference to the relevant information on the registration of the Hermes spaceport company. Robin plans to set up a transport and logistics company, which can match the seven transport ships he owns, and also happen to have business dealings with Martina's Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company, so that the fleet can tie up the Byron Heavy Metals Trading Company, a long-term meal ticket that can solve the livelihood problems of all the people in the fleet.
And letting Martina take a stake in her own name and be a minority shareholder of Robin's logistics company is a tentative proposal for Robin.
In the initial contact, Robin guessed that the Byron family should be a large family that has been in business for at least three generations, based on the meaning of Gabriel's name and Martina's vague family insider. Therefore, if Martina has a stake, then his company will be different, and he will no longer be a pure outsider, and he will be able to rely on the power of the Byron family in terms of business operation and network. And even if their identity as republicans is exposed in the future, Martina, who is tied to them, will have to be with them because of this. When the time comes, the power of the Byron family will be their umbrella, which is crucial in Robin's long-term plans.
At this moment, Gabriel emphasized this point, precisely because he saw Robin's hidden concern due to his unknown identity, and this hidden worry would even cause great trouble to Martina in the future, so he did not understand why Martina would so easily agree to sign this endless share contract.
"Remember how my father died?" Faced with Gabriel's questioning of her decision-making, Martina suddenly asked with a gloomy face.
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Hearing Martina bring it up again, Gabril closed his eyes in pain: "It's Elliott's murder, what if...... If I had been with Georgia that day, maybe he wouldn't have died......"
"No, Uncle Gabriel, the problem is not you." Martina's innocent and beautiful face was full of hatred, she clenched the hem of her skirt, and said resentfully: "My father took the ship of Marseille Logistics to deliver goods to the headquarters of Alex in Othello, and received the long-term contract of Alex for the excellent quality of the goods. How could Elliot know about this and how could she act so quickly and attack her father on his way back? ”
"You mean ......"
"Yes, it was Marseille Logistics that provided this information to Elliott and helped Elliott orchestrate that attack on his father." Martina held back the sadness in her heart, trembling her shoulders and said: "And if I want to fulfill the long-term contract signed with Alex, then I need to constantly go back and forth between Othello and the company's headquarters, so I need a logistics company that I can trust, a fleet that will not betray me." ”
"But you and that Robin have only met for the first time, how can you ......?"
"He's not from the Federation, I'm sure your uncle should have seen that. He's an outsider, and he doesn't know anyone in the Federation except me, so he's not easily co-opted, at least not in the early stages. By taking a stake in the company he set up in my own name, I can strengthen the relationship of interest with him and prevent him from being deceived by others. Martina paused and looked up at Gabriel: "What if a foreigner has killed the president, the Federation will not sanction a criminal who commits a crime abroad." And now, he needs me, so he will definitely not hurt me and will not allow anyone to hurt me, I believe that! ~”
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(To be continued)