Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 959

Chapter 959: Chapter 305: Terrifying Investment, the Catering Industry! (Part 2)

He paused, held up three fingers, and said word by word: “Three million Contribution Points!”

“This money, as long as you nod in agreement, we can sign the investment agreement right now. The first installment of fifty thousand will be credited to Dapo Town’s account by tomorrow, with subsequent payments of fifty thousand per installment, to be fully settled by next fall at the latest.”

“Moreover, how this money is spent and where it’s allocated, we won’t meddle at all. Inspector Cheng, you have full authority. Even if it all ends in a loss, it’s fine; consider it our contribution to the development of Happiness City.”

Good gracious!

How much?

Three million Contribution Points?

Cheng Ye felt a sudden shock in his heart. Facing ferocious infection sources, he could remain unruffled, but such an extravagant sum of money still caused his expression to change slightly, struggling to hide the amazement in his eyes.

What kind of move is this?

No, how much wealth does this small group from Dawn actually hold to be so lavish?

No wonder they could buy thirty-seven plots of land in one go, paying over ten thousand in deposits without flinching, and even produce a three-million investment; this expense is indeed trivial for them.

“Inspector Cheng, don’t be surprised,” Zhang Qingyang seemed to see through his doubts and added, “Sixty percent of the station’s annual operating funds are earned back by Inspector Li and his team. In Sand Province, Lake Province, Sea Province, and Winter Province, we maintain orders from over two hundred Shelter Cities. Taking out three million all at once is indeed challenging, but it can certainly be paid off within a year.”

To reassure Cheng Ye completely, Zhang Qingyang listed several heavyweight order names in succession to validate the small group’s strength.

Each order brought direct income of over ten million Contribution Points to Happiness City, and some transactions even directly influenced the local power structure.

However, these orders were mostly concentrated during the Great Expansion period, when Happiness City’s industrial capabilities were just beginning to show their edge.

When the wind comes, even pigs can fly.

At that time, chips were still a scarce product originally created by Happiness City using Crystal Algae, and making money was practically effortless.

It was precisely during that golden period that the members of Dawn amassed a substantial amount of initial capital.

In the following years, they accumulated wealth like a snowball through repeated investments and establishing trade caravans, which is why they can now take out such a large sum of money in one go.

“Three million Contribution Points, to be frank, I have never heard of such a large amount in my life.”

Cheng Ye put away the astonishment on his face and put on a smile again, calmly asking, “What does Dapo Town have to give in return for receiving such an investment?”

Zhang Qingyang did not answer immediately but clasped his thumb, forefinger, and middle finger together, making a “7” gesture: “Regardless of how Dapo Town develops, seventy percent of the income will belong to us, with the remaining thirty percent to Inspector Cheng. If the town has public expenses, they will be deducted on this proportional basis.”

Ah, indeed a group of shrewd old foxes.

Three million Contribution Points, and they want seventy percent of Dapo Town’s income. Clearly, this group has already figured out the uniqueness of Dapo Town, knowing it is a personal Satellite City designated by the Elders, with income allocation directly under his authority.

Cheng Ye did not hesitate at all, opened the panel, casually clicked into a piece of stored information, and swiftly thought through space-time freezing:

Three million Contribution Points for seventy percent income is not unreasonable.

After all, even if the fish processing plant is smoothly launched and operational, excluding various sundry expenses and labor costs, the annual income estimate is only around fifty thousand Contribution Points, totaling three hundred fifty million Happiness Coins.

Moreover, seventy percent is just Zhang Qingyang’s initial offer, with room for negotiation, most likely able to be bargained down to fifty percent, with both parties sharing equally.

But even calculating based on the fish processing plant’s maximum annual share of twenty-five thousand Contribution Points, they would have to wait 12 years to break even.

In the crisis-ridden Wasteland, an investment cycle of ten years is undoubtedly a losing deal.

“Did Dawn anticipate that I would lay out more economic constructions in Dapo Town, or…”

“No, he and I have never met, and the fish processing plant hasn’t been established yet, only just in the initial stages, all these returns are merely my estimation.”

“If he relied solely on baseless speculation to invest heavily, or simply valued my position as Station Chief Yueye, it’s impossible for him to have secured so many significant orders over the years. Commercial investments prioritize information; he must have acquired my commercial plans through other channels. So, the potential points of exposure…”

Cheng Ye’s mind raced, instantly pinpointing the key issue.

Like investing in the Buffer Zone lots and establishing factories, he relied on foreknowledge of various information to predict future development trends.

Now that Dawn is willing to invest heavily, it must also have seen through the potential value of Dapo Town.

And the complete economic construction plan for Dapo Town was shown only to two people.

Wang Rui and Lu Zheng from the Heavy Machinery Faction of the Legion.

The plan had long been taken away by the two, and now it seems evident that Dawn has already seen this complete plan.

So, he truly believes that Dapo Town’s future blueprint is worth the heavy investment of three million Contribution Points?

Cheng Ye’s thoughts surged for a moment, but he didn’t think there was any issue with Wang Rui and Lu Zheng leaking the plan.

When he took out the plan, he had already considered the consequences of its disclosure.

Moreover, the real core of the plan, those projects that can form a competitive barrier with other Shelter Cities for Dapo Town, lie in breakthrough results from new technological research.