Everyone pondered and, indeed, it seemed to be true.
This strangeness was not just limited to cruising, but also extended to Yan Guo's industries.
Following the style of conglomerates, the industry options for the period were very broad.
Mainly because, after the construction of Yan City, the conglomerate managed to send more than ten thousand people there to reside permanently in a short period of time.
Naturally, it would also have the ability to attract big brands to establish themselves, transforming Yan City into a complete city.
However, according to Chen Yang's promotional videos over the past few days, Yan City did not feature any well-known brands.
This was really intriguing.
Wu Pinyan said thoughtfully, "Is that the main point?"
Everyone looked at him, not understanding his meaning: "Isn't that the main point?"
Chen Yang's live broadcast today apparently covered two subjects, but everyone had already deduced recruitment from them.
Only the cruise was something no one expected.
It wasn't their fault, as any normal person wouldn't imagine such a thing.
This guy definitely didn't play by the rules.
Wu Pinyan said, "This cruise is new."
"So what if it's new?"
"He's so rich he wouldn't buy a used one, that's normal."
"Oh." Wu Pinyan sighed. They were all elites from their respective departments, but at this moment they seemed to have lost their intelligence.
"This type of super-large cruise ship is not sold ready-made, it is like a fishing boat. You have to place an order, define the desired dimensions and use, and it is a private order. Furthermore, the process is very long."
"Although I don't know exactly how long it takes to build a cruise ship of this size, Yan Guo has only been around for three months. I estimate that even working at a fast pace, it might have been enough time to build it."
Everyone was stunned, understanding what he meant.
"So, he decided to build this cruise since Yan Guo's founding?"
"This man is crazy!"
"A cruise of this size cannot be built in secret, just investigate to find out which conglomerate is behind it!"
"He must be crazy, wanting to build a cruise ship right after the founding of the country, and the conglomerate still agreed, that's absurd."
Wu Pinyan said, "Come to think of it, it's impossible to investigate. Now I begin to suspect that there may be more than one conglomerate behind Yan Guo."
"Think about it, it's been three months and there hasn't been any progress on which conglomerate is behind Yan Guo?"
"Even if they were hiding carefully, it's impossible that they wouldn't have leaked any information, but the fact is that no one has been able to find out until now."
"So there is only one possibility: Yan Guo has more than one conglomerate behind him."
Everyone was silent. They hadn't been able to get to the island for three months and hadn't found any useful information. This made them feel useless for a while.
"Okay, let's leave this aside. Investigate or not, it doesn't matter, after all Yan Guo is in plain sight, everyone can see what he is doing."
"Like I said, the conglomerates will reveal themselves one day."
Wu Pinyan knocked on the table and said, "Pay attention, these days Chen Yang will probably do another live broadcast to announce something else. What happened today was just to show that he has no money problems, but he didn't really mention anything important."
Lin Miaomiao asked in confusion, "What?"
Wu Pinyan said, "Taxes!"
Zhou Hang was excited: "It's true!"
Zhao Yu said, "No wonder I was finding it all very strange. Yes, he still hasn't disclosed Yan Guo's tax system."
Lin Miaomiao didn't understand: "Are taxes important?"
Several people looked at her with a complex expression, it's strange to hear this from someone who was transferred to the investment attraction department.
Zhao Yu didn't explain it to her, just said, "That's why today he's not attracting investment, even if he was, no one would."
Wu Pinyan said, "Remember to apply for a tourist visa for Yan Guo Country, apply for one for me as well, meeting adjourned."
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On the internet, internet users around the world are busy with two things:
First: Request a criminal record certificate from local authorities, a fundamental requirement for obtaining a work visa in Yan Guo.
Secondly, they are discussing the origin of that big cruise ship.
The internet has no shortage of experts, especially when it comes to debates on a global scale, even attracting big names in the shipping industry.
Whatever Wu Pinyan and his team might think, naturally, they thought of it.
The first thing that can be confirmed is that this cruise ship was built in three months.
But according to shipping industry bigwigs, for a cruise ship of this class, if it followed the normal process, it would take about 11 months to complete.
Although it is possible to complete it in three months, the investment required would probably be much higher than the 1.72 billion mentioned by Mr. Chen Yang.
Doubling the time would only make the necessary investment even more daunting.
Therefore, there are two hypotheses:
Investment of at least 2.7 billion: An exorbitant amount for a project of this nature.
Acquisition of a cruise ship under construction: This seems to be the most plausible option, according to an expert's analysis.
This big shot analyzed that the last possibility is more likely.
Furthermore, according to their speculation, there are only about a hundred companies around the world capable of building cruise ships this large.
However, there have been no recent reports of any company building one.
Just an hour after Chen Yang went offline, Royal Caribbean Cruises issued a statement clarifying that this cruise ship was not built by his company.
Subsequently, Carnival Corporation, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and Carnival Corporation issued clarifying statements.
So far, the world's five largest cruise lines have issued statements, which have left netizens increasingly unable to understand.
The financial consortium behind Yan Guo Country is also becoming more and more mysterious.
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