"What's there to approve about such a small matter? Shouldn't we be cutting costs?"
Abu asked in surprise, "I've found many irrational practices in our company, and I am having my AI draft a plan. If implemented fully, it should reduce expenses by 42% and increase receivables by 120%."
"I don't need it!" Sun Jack slammed the table hard, "I'll say it again, I am the owner of this company!"
"But why? With your approach, adding so much waste, we can't compete with other companies."
"No reason! Just do as I say!" Sun Jack stared at him fiercely. The words the Priest had said not long ago were still ringing in his ears; he had said that once he decided not to change, he definitely wouldn't!
Just as Abu was about to retort, he sized up Sun Jack's face, and his fiery red tail flickered slightly, "Wait a second, you... you're not Sun Jack, you are his clone."
However, Sun Jack was not at all panicked, "I just asked the original, and he agrees with my approach. If you think I am lying, you can go and see him; he just arrived at Gaofeng Technology Headquarters."
Abu snorted softly, and as he rapidly commanded, a small hover car appeared outside the glass window, "You don't need to tell me; I'd have gone anyway. Your company's philosophy is too primitive; following your current operations, I fear it won't last much longer."
Watching Abu leave on the hover car, Sun Jack then placed the drenched Linda Linda on the table in front of him and said while looking at her face, "Did you hear that? I said the announcement wasn't made by me. I just arrived not long ago, and I'm still getting familiar with the company's operations and management. I haven't figured everything out, how could I possibly rush to meddle in company management?"
"Tsk." Linda Linda jumped down from the table with a face full of disdain and walked towards the door. It was only after she had stepped out that her voice carried over.
"Always being bypassed by others, I never thought it'd feel so refreshing to bypass someone else. Anyways, thanks."
Sun Jack was somewhat speechless at Linda Linda's personality, saying thank you while still taking advantage of him. Had he not known her character from such long contact, he honestly wouldn't have wanted to help her.
"Right, I should mention this to the original." Sun Jack thought, immediately dialing the original's phone.
"Is that so? Okay, I got it." Situated in the Gaofeng Technology meeting room, Sun Jack had just hung up when Tapi next to him asked, "Who was that?"
"Myself."
"Awesome, Sun Jack. Having a chat with yourself, are you sure that's not just called thinking?"
"Why so much nonsense?" Sun Jack couldn't be bothered with him and sat down on the chair in the middle, waiting for the other Gaofeng Technology executives to arrive.
"Hold up, if Abu comes over, help me block him and tell him to go back first, saying I have important matters to attend to here and will look for him after I'm done."
"OK." Just as Sun Jack finished speaking, rows of holographic projections began appearing to his left and right.
Seeing this scene, Sun Jack frowned, "I've come all the way here, and you're still giving me holograms. Don't you plan to show your true faces at all? Are you really that hard to summon?"
As soon as he finished speaking, an elder projection larger than the others began speaking, "Sorry, Mr. Sun, these are the regulations of Gaofeng Technology Company. Under no circumstances may executives above level N9 gather together to avoid being wiped out by rival companies in one fell swoop."
The moment the voice sounded, Sun Jack immediately recognized it, "That bastard trying to kill me before, not even bothering to disguise himself."
"So that's how it is? Fine then, I won't ask for everyone, but you can come in person, right? I'm now the largest shareholder of Gaofeng Technology; surely I can make this request?"
After the hologram of No. 13 flickered briefly, the door was pushed open, and Sun Jack finally met No. 13 in person.
However, to Sun Jack's surprise, the body consisted only of a head, a human head submerged in some kind of silvery liquid.
The head was mounted on nothing more than a disk plate, without any additional structure.
Stabilized by two robots, the head was placed on the conference table, calmly facing Sun Jack, "Mr. Sun, here I am."
"Where's your body? Why not attach one? Isn't it particularly inconvenient with only a head?" Sun Jack was seeing such a mode of existence for the first time.
"Sun Jack, let's talk business. You specifically called us here; do you have any instructions?"
"Ah, right." Sun Jack immediately refocused his mind. He wasn't here to chat today; if Guan Sanke's clone Priest was giving him trouble, he naturally had to find a way to make it difficult for him, and Gaofeng Technology was a breakthrough point.
After seriously considering for a moment, Sun Jack said, "Speaking of which, don't I own more than half of Gaofeng Technology's shares? Logically, this company should be under my command, right? But I heard that Gaofeng Technology is owned by the Holy Grail Person? We need to talk this over, who exactly owns this company?"
After a brief discussion among the holographic projections, it was finally No. 13 who spoke on their behalf.
"At your level, you indeed need to know some information about the Holy Grail. Actually, Metropolis and the Holy Grail operate under two different monetary systems, and they don't conflict."
"So, you mean he keeps his and I keep mine, right?"
"Yes, and the person on the Holy Grail doesn't have decision-making power over Gaofeng Technology Company. In fact, the overall direction of the company is still determined by the board of directors."
Sun Jack didn't believe a word the other party said, considering even the financial crisis sweeping the Metropolis could be triggered at the whim of the Holy Grail Person, and now they were claiming the Holy Grail Person had no decision-making power? Such a blatant lie!
"Just think how Gaofeng Technology happened to find the fallen Sky-base Weapon if it wasn't for Guan Sanke's orders?"
"Are you sure about this? Don't forget I used to be a Holy Grail Person. Think carefully before you answer," Sun Jack said, staring intensely into the other's eyes, pressuring him.
"I know what I understand, and for the things I understand, I can't give you an exact answer," No. 13 gave a noncommittal answer.
"What's the name of the Holy Grail Person? Can I meet him?" Sun Jack leaned back in his chair and lit up two cigarettes.
"Mr. Sun, why are you interested in these things?"
"Nonsense, of course, to become a Holy Grail Person! Eternal life, who the hell wouldn't want that? Don't you want it?"