Chapter 579: 573: Keep a Close Watch

Chapter 579: Chapter 573: Keep a Close Watch

Soon around ten people from the crowd raised their hands. Looking at them, Finn Lewis immediately asked, “Actually, it’s quite simple. I’m thinking of setting up a company and might need some of you to join. Of course, only if you’re interested. Naturally, what we’ll be doing involves smartphones. Southland Country’s Chairman Hanson Lee will also be joining us, and we’ll be collaborating with Planet Group to some extent.”

“Mr. Lewis,” someone raised their hand from below.

“Go ahead,” Lewis nodded.

“I want to confirm whether we can invest if we are not in the mobile communications field. Obviously investment is not an issue if we’re manufacturing smartphones.”

“I believe that won’t be necessary. It’s not for any particular reason, but because I have another announcement to make soon. I presume everyone will have abundant investment opportunities then,” Lewis answered cheerfully.

The attendees glanced at each other. Of course, they knew their production capabilities would fall short in the short term, as it was clear many of the projected specs involved new technologies. Lewis knew what they were thinking and simply stated, “I will directly authorize you to use these elements under patent. The graphene CPU may not be produced by you, but you can rest assured about the production speed. The battery part will probably be handled by other factories, and I will not interfere in that. The government should open a tender soon.”

“So in other words, we need investors to set up a company similar to Company A. I won’t hold the majority stake, I just need a small percentage, the rest is up to you,” Lewis shrugged and said.

Everyone was immediately eager. “For those who are still interested in what’s left, I am planning to license part of my technology patents. We will hold a special conference later and give our club members priority as partners. Once car technology is mass-produced, it will certainly be necessary to outsource various parts. There will also be other technologies that will be authorized for everyone to use.”

What Lewis said was simple enough to understand. However, he had too many technologies on hand. Many of the technologies he obtained had not been utilized. Lewis wasn’t a god, he couldn’t possibly digest every bit of it even with so many alien hands at his disposal, it would be better to simply register patents and license them, then directly collect patent fees. All these companies together could share the profits, which was quite nice.

The most important thing was that although these items are profitable and the profits aren’t insignificant, Lewis didn’t have the energy to pursue them all besides his other work. He had no shortage of capital either, especially with the significant wealth he had gathered from Belmare Country recently. The expenditure in capital was only about a hundred billion Federal coins, but the profits from Belmare Country reached near a thousand billion Federal coins. That’s a doubled gain in just a few days.

These kinds of profits are enough to drive anyone crazy. If Lewis had not restrained himself, he could have easily caused the collapse of Belmare Country’s economy. This highlights one remarkable trait of Belmare citizens though. They are quite supportive of each other at certain times. In the recent days, Belmare’s government encouraged its citizens to invest, leading to a significant number having entered the currency market impelling a bullish cycle. Despite the overall slow bearish trend, the currency market rebounded after its initial fall.

This caused less shock amongst the general public in Belmare compared to the initial response. The situation appeared to have stabilized and showed signs of vitality. This allowed many media outlets in Belmare to rejoice, claiming that the economy had passed its preliminary crisis and the market had regained favor. The propaganda from the media and official statements led to an increasing number of Belmarian citizens entering the currency market with a bullish mindset, causing even the stock market to start rebounding.