Martha's eyes widened with anger and her hands on her hips. Clark and Bruce could only stand at the door of the kitchen with their heads bowed to be scolded, while Jonathan leaned on the refrigerator next to him and watched the excitement.
"Clark! I really didn't expect, how could you take Bruce to play in the water?!" Martha stared at Clark and said.
Clark opened his mouth and pointed at Bruce. He wanted to explain that it was Bruce who did it first, but Martha immediately said, "Bruce is a guest in our house, and you actually let him wash the dishes?!"
"I haven't been watching you for only two minutes. Not only did you wash the dishes with a sick guest, but you also made him covered in water. Don't you know that you can't touch water until your wound is healed?!"
Clark muttered dejectedly: "I know, Mom, I will take care of it."
"Okay, don't be angry." Jonathan immediately walked up to smooth things over. He grabbed Martha's belt and led her out, and said: "Young guys are always like this. They are still far from being governors and sensible people.
This reminds me of the days when my brother and I were camping on the banks of the Mississippi River, and he could never beat me in a water fight..."
As the voices of the two of them got further and further away, Clark glanced at Bruce helplessly, but when he saw water on his collar and sleeves, he was still a little worried and said: "Go upstairs and change quickly, don't be serious.
The wound became infected."
Bruce shook his head slightly and said: "I'm not that fragile. I went to hell once before and swallowed a lot of soul energy. After the soul's strength overflowed, it would actively heal the body. My self-healing ability is much stronger than ordinary people.
."
Clark stepped forward and touched Bruce's forehead and said, "Look, you have a fever. Get out of here quickly. I'm going to mop the floor."
Bruce shook his head, walked back to the sink and said, "You clean up the floor, and I'll finish washing the dishes..."
"Hi, gentlemen, do you need any help?" Diana leaned against the kitchen door and knocked lightly with her fingers. She looked at the somewhat messy ground and seemed a little surprised.
Clark seemed a little embarrassed. After all, the water fight was indeed a bit childish. He had to explain: "No, it's nothing. Miss Prince, you and Louise can go upstairs and change into clothes that are convenient for work. We
I’ll go for a walk in the fields later.”
"Are you having a water fight here?" Diana looked at the marks on the ground and said bluntly: "It looks like you haven't beaten him."
Clark was even more embarrassed, but at this time Diana took the initiative to change the subject. She turned her attention to Bruce, her face became a little more straight, and said: "I heard about what you did in Gotham, and you took the initiative to reform it."
The buildings in the slums have built more industries, provided more jobs for the poor, and actively developed tourism to prepare for urban transformation. Seriously, you are a hero."
Bruce seemed a little surprised. He looked at Diana with a somewhat surprised look. Diana shook her head and said, "You're not the kind of old-fashioned person who thinks women don't pay attention to current political news, are you?"
Bruce turned around to wash the dishes and said, "I just didn't expect you to understand it in such detail."
"Of course, I would also like to thank the reporter in front of you. His report about Gotham published in Metropolitan Daily also attracted my attention. I was very interested in this city, so I inquired about some situations there.
." Diana replied.
"What I mean is that you learned some information that ordinary people don't know."
"Of course, after all, I am the princess of Amazon and a member of the royal family. I also have my own political advisor. More importantly, Paradise Island holds a lot of Wayne Group stocks. Some of your actions cannot escape our eyes.
"
Bruce nodded, accepting this statement. Paradise Island is similar to most small countries in the world. It has basically no industry and mainly develops tourism. However, because of its unique geographical environment and social structure, it is still very popular in the international community.
Have a certain right to speak.
Like all small countries, their main source of income still relies on investment and trust, so it is normal for them to hold shares of Wayne Group.
Diana tapped her finger lightly on her arm and said: "It may be a bit rude, but I still want to advise you, taking too big a step is not necessarily a good thing."
"Are you worried about the stock falling?" Bruce looked back slightly at Diana.
"On the contrary, I'm worried that if you draw blood from the main artery of Wayne Group, if the capital chain is broken, all the renovation projects will be unfinished."
"For the rich, unfinished buildings won't have much impact. They don't live there anyway, but for the poor, the impact is huge."
Diana frowned slightly, this expression showing extra compassion on her bright face, and she said slightly worriedly:
"I have seen many wealthy people who want to do good things in a hurry. They start quickly, invest heavily, and have good intentions. But in the end they often don't get good results because they are too eager."
"What they give to the people at the bottom is what they think the people at the bottom want, not necessarily what the people at the bottom really need. And because the stalls are too big and they can't control them, the project is unfinished, and they still owe a lot of money.
debt."
"When certain projects are started in a grand manner, they give hope to the poor, and the cruelest thing in the world is to give hope to others and then destroy this hope with your own hands."
"And after they fail to achieve good results, they will also feel that their kind hearts have been betrayed and their feelings have been hurt. This is a lose-lose situation."
“I think that if you want to do good things, you must also pay attention to the long-term and steady progress. Extending the timeline long enough also has the advantage of being a latecomer. If there are any problems in the middle, it will be easier to recover, and it will be easier to learn lessons and lessons in subsequent projects.
It’s better.”
Bruce looked at Diana even more surprised. He didn't expect that he would hear such advice from Diana's mouth.
In fact, after Wayne Group decided to transform Gotham, many people expressed their opinions on it.
But most of them only have two opinions. One is that Wayne Group cannot complete such a large project and it is a complete waste of time. The other is that no matter how much Wayne Group has done, it is good to have this intention.
What surprised Bruce was that Diana's advice was indeed pertinent, and she had a mature temperament that was not in line with her age.
This beautiful black-haired princess looks very young, definitely less than thirty years old, but she behaves as if she is already in her fifties or sixties.
Looking at Bruce's expression, Diana burst out laughing. She waved her hands and said, "Do I look like an old lady?"
"Thank you for your advice." Bruce said sincerely.
Diana shook her head. She recalled it again, and then asked: "I heard that you have completed the renovation of a quarter of the East District. This is really an amazing achievement."
Before Bruce could say anything, Clark stared at Bruce with wide eyes, as if he didn't believe that his friend had done such a big thing quietly.
Although Clark reported on Gotham, he was still more inclined to cultural customs and did not pay special attention to the economy and renovation projects. However, the data from Diana still surprised him.
Gotham is a megacity on the east coast, with a total area of about one thousand square kilometers, including sea areas, and a land area of about 700 square kilometers, of which the East District accounts for more than a quarter of the area, about more than 200 square kilometers.
The actual residential area used for living is almost exactly 100 square kilometers, so 1/4 is 25 square kilometers.
It sounds like this area is not large, and is about the size of a small town. However, Gotham East is the densest residential area among megacities. Whether it is building density or population density, it is incomparable to small towns.
of.
The population squeezed into these 25 square kilometers is already equivalent to a small city, and the manpower and material resources required to tear down and rebuild a city are simply unimaginable.
Of course, it would be much easier if it was the state that did this.
If a country has a complete industrial system, then the construction cost is approximately equal to the cost of raw materials. Coupled with various policies and the cooperation of multiple parties, it is not difficult to build one or two cities.
But the problem is that no matter how powerful the Wayne Group is, it is only a private group, and its business scope is limited. It cannot be like a country, with mining, smelting, foundry, and
It can produce construction raw materials, manufacture furniture, and provide water and electricity.
Then, all these missing industries need to be filled with money, that is, directly buying finished products.
Even if large-scale transactions are cheaper, they are not much cheaper. At this cost level, the wealth consumed to build a densely populated small city will be sky-high.
Diana saw this, so she wanted to come over and remind Bruce, worrying that the young entrepreneur was too anxious and filled in all the costs at once, causing the Wayne Group's capital chain to break.
In that case, not only will the civilians of Gotham not be saved, the bankruptcy of Wayne Group may also cause many people to lose their jobs, making the situation in Gotham worse.
The reason why Bruce sincerely thanks Diana for her advice is because Diana is right. He is now using Wayne Group's money to invest in the construction of Gotham, which is completely drawing blood from the artery of Wayne Group.
, this is not a sustainable business practice, and the risks are extremely high.
Bruce would worry about money before, and it was the same. He didn't really have no money, it just seemed like he had no money compared to the sky-high costs.
Soon Clark came to his senses. He looked at Bruce anxiously and said, "What should we do? You want to save people, but you have to ensure your own safety first! If something happens to Wayne Group, it will be a big trouble.
."
But then he sighed and said: "I don't mean that you should go back to work immediately. Don't misunderstand me. Again, health is the most important thing."
Diana raised her eyebrows, looked at Bruce and said, "...are you injured?"
Just when Bruce wanted to speak, Clark immediately said: "Yes, he was very seriously injured. If I hadn't brought him out, he would have planned to fight with those criminals in that crazy city!"
Diana showed a disapproving expression, looked at Bruce and said, "Since you know what you want to do, you should know even more clearly that you must protect yourself first before you can achieve your ideal."
"At such an important juncture, if something happens to the group's controller and affects the confidence of investors, it will be even more dangerous."
As Diana talked, she felt anxious. She began to pace at the kitchen door a little irritably, and said quickly:
"In your series of actions to transform Gotham, I saw the possibility of saving this city. I think the citizens of Gotham think so too."
"You gave them hope. They are willing to wait for you, and they are willing to wait for you to give them a brand new Gotham."
"But if this hope falls midway, maybe they will never have hope again, and if anyone wants to change this city in the future, they will no longer choose to believe it."
"Given the situation in Gotham, there are more than 7 million people here who need to be saved. You are their people's aspiration and thousands of hopes are tied to you. You are really well-prepared to deal with what I'm talking about.
Is it troublesome?"
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This chapter has been completed!