In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 201: One Car, Two Uses

After a few seconds, Mencken came to his conclusion.

The answer is no for now.

When Norman was seriously ill, he was in charge of the affairs of the Osborne Group. Now he is the only one who is most familiar with the company and has the highest prestige. The shareholders will only trust that he has the ability to stabilize Osborne.

And since Walter had never been involved in much of the company's affairs before, no one on the board would agree to let him take over.

The only one who could hold on to the CEO position was Mencken himself.

And he has already taken this position, and Walter also voted for him in the board vote just now.

Since there is no threat at the moment, how should he treat Walter?
Mencken made his choice quickly.

"Mr. Walter, if you can ensure that the things Mr. Norman left behind are feasible enough, then I want everyone on the board to support your plan and contact President Pepper of the Stark Group for you. But you need to prove that the project has the potential to succeed. However, the group is facing financial difficulties right now, and I don't think the funds allocated after the recovery will be much."

Menken said to Shimizu with a sincere look on his face.

"And how much money can Mr. Mencken get for me to prove it?"

"After the funds are recovered, I will allocate 300 million US dollars as funds for preliminary research. After that, you will need to produce certain results and gain recognition from shareholders. Then we will contact Stark Group."

"I agree, but I need some manpower to set up a new department to do this."

Qingshui put away the USB drive.

If it was just a conceptual initial product, it wouldn't cost $300 million.

In the DC world, he only spent about 100 million at the beginning to work with Mr. Freeze to create the product to show to LexCorp. This was due to the fact that Mr. Freeze himself had a certain amount of technical accumulation in battery energy technology, such as the battery that supported his Mr. Freeze armor.

The subsequent investment of 500 million together with Lex Luthor was to develop products that could be mass-produced at low cost, including the initial construction of a car factory.

"Yes, it happens that everyone on the board of directors is here today, and we can give you a suitable position."

Mencken looked at Qingshui and said.

"I want the position of Vice President of Product Development and be the head of the New Energy Electric Vehicle Division."

Shimizu made another request.

Asking for a CTO position right away is a good choice, but it’s not that easy.

CTO, or chief technology officer, is one of the C-level executives in charge of the technical resources of the entire enterprise. His position is only one level lower than Menken's CEO.

He had never interfered in Osborne's affairs in the past. Not many people on the board would agree with his sudden appointment to this position, and he had no capable people under him.

But if he is just a department head, there will definitely be no problem, and it will also be convenient for him to build a team from scratch.

The position of vice president of product development is also necessary.

After all, Shimizu is also a member of the board of directors, so it is reasonable for him to have such a position.

He also needs to ensure his own position and avoid being constrained by other factors.

[Current Luck Value: 23.7%]

After the meeting, Qingshui, who had finally gotten the position he wanted, looked at the luck bar that was slowly rising and nodded secretly. When things were done, Qingshui might not be unqualified to get the position of CEO, let alone CTO.

Or maybe by then, the fully-fledged Shimizu will be able to leave Osborne behind and lead his team to work alone, or...

Shimizu looked at Harry Osborn, who was being held hand by the old butler Bernard.

"Uncle Walter."

Harry Osborn bowed politely to the water.

"Harry... I'm sorry about what happened to Mr. Norman, but we will do everything we can to preserve Mr. Norman's hard work."

Qingshui touched Harry's head and comforted him.

The person who currently owns the most shares is still Harry Osborn.

If he wanted to take over the position of CEO in the future, Harry's support would be crucial, even though he was just a ten-year-old child.

The person who has the greatest influence on Harry is...

Shimizu turned his gaze towards Bernard.

Just now he saw that it was Bernard who asked Harry to come to him.

"Mr. Walter, do you have time today? Master Harry would like to invite you to have dinner at Osborne's house at noon and discuss the personnel of the new department. Perhaps we can recommend some old subordinates that Master Norman trusts to you."

Qingshui raised his eyebrows slightly.

Is Bernard supporting himself in Harry's name? Or is this about some factional dispute within the Osborne Group?
You can try to contact him. If you can get more of Norman's legacy in Osborn and gain the support of Harry Osborn, this may help him more in the future.

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……

Qingshui is very confident about new energy vehicles.

This confidence comes from Victor Freeze, from Cisco Ramone, and from Lex Luthor.

These three people are first-class or even top scientists in the DC world. In just a few months, the TSL tram has transitioned from the previous conceptual stage to the stage of completing the first batch of commercial models.

"This is the first model I car we have made. After testing, the car's top speed can reach 135 kilometers per hour, and it takes 100 seconds to accelerate from a standstill to 6.2 kilometers per hour. The battery capacity is 60 kWh, and the mileage is over 400 kilometers. Whether it is driving performance or endurance, this car has reached the standard for commercialization..."

In a building in Metropolis that was jointly purchased by Shimizu and Lex Luthor, Victor, wearing glasses and holding a tablet computer, introduced the first commercial model to Shimizu and Lex Luthor.

"As for the car next to it, it's a deluxe version. Its performance data is more than half higher than the regular version, and its interior is also more luxurious. I plan to ask a well-known designer in the industry to design a shell that looks more technological based on our car body, and then exhibit it at the global auto show next month..."

Shimizu and Lex Luthor each sat in to experience it, and even tried driving two laps on the spacious tile floor.

"Our products will surely be very popular, and we will push the course of human history forward a small step."

Luther touched the hood of the car and sighed, then asked, "How do we solve the problem of charging the car? Do we charge it at home using a charging device like a mobile phone, or at a gas station like a gasoline car?"

"We have both. We plan to have two forms: one is private charging stations, and the other is public charging stations, which will be spread across every city like gas stations. However, to achieve the latter, we must get government support."

(End of this chapter)