The first thousand five hundred and forty-two chapters interest demands
In the conference room on the top floor of the central building in Milan, the presidents of the eight major companies were on both sides of the conference table, with Allred sitting high on top of them.
As the third-ranked Domingo Company was severely damaged by Qin Anyi and Death Scythe, the status of the entire Domingo Company in the old world plummeted, and the seat of the eight major companies was replaced by the company where the first elder Cotillard worked.
But at this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed extremely solemn, completely different from previous meetings.
Under normal circumstances, the highest-level meeting in Milan City is very relaxed. Although the presidents of the eight major companies often have different opinions among themselves, as long as Allred makes up his mind, there will be no other meetings.
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Therefore, this kind of top meeting is more often just a meeting where the presidents of the eight major companies exchange opinions with each other, or, like Allred, put forward their own opinions.
But this time it's obviously completely different...
The heads of the eight major companies all had extremely serious expressions on their faces, and Allred's face did not have the leisurely look of having everything under control in the past.
"Lord Allred! Doesn't this mean consuming our strength and helping the New World gain time for development? It's not that I don't care about the overall situation, I also understand that in the war between humans and giants, humans must first unite the front.
But Lord Allred, since we have a united front, we should have an equal status. Our old world will
Although there is a relatively large strength gap with their New World, we also have our advantages. In this war that is about to break out, no one can say for sure who will play a greater role now. Why should we, the old one,
The world came to sacrifice itself to help the New World take the leading position in this war? Sir, to be honest, I can’t figure it out!”
The strongest elder Cotillard finally couldn't help but speak first when there was silence in the office.
These words were extremely serious and could be said to be the most violent voice of opposition that Allred had heard since he took charge of the Old World, and this voice undoubtedly represented the overall opinions of the heads of the other seven companies present!
It can even be regarded as representing the collective will of one hundred and eight companies in the entire old world!
Because Qin Anyi's request is really harming the interests of all their companies!
The purpose is naturally to delay the preparation period of the giants and try to strive for a direction that is beneficial to mankind for the final war.
But in the eyes of everyone in the old world, this purpose is just that the new world is using them as cannon fodder.
Such an idea is very normal, and Allred also understood the backlash he would receive when he proposed this idea in a meeting.
No matter how powerful his control over the entire old world is, when his demands are completely inconsistent with the demands of the entire interest group, he will be opposed by everyone in an instant!
This has been true since ancient times. The leader of any group must be responsible for the overall interests of the group. If he wants to harm the interests of the entire group, no matter how successful the leader is, he will inevitably be abandoned by the entire group!
Even in the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful period in Chinese history, Li Tang's rule must be based on the support of the Longxi nobles. Even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties when the feudal monarchy reached its peak, the so-called emperor who could decide thousands of miles with one word could not
You must always represent the interests of all ruling classes in order to ensure the stability of your ruling position!
The strength of a group leader is based on the absolute support of the entire group. This is true even in the Era of Sin.
Allred is very strong. It can be said that in the old world, he was a single-minded figure. But when he really starts to touch everyone's interests, he will inevitably encounter the most ferocious backlash.
He can kill one person, ten people, or even the CEOs of all companies, but he cannot kill all the ruling classes in the old world!
And these CEOs are just the public representatives of the entire ruling class. They may be the leaders, but they are not the core.
The real core is profit!
"Because I have carefully considered that with our guerrilla warfare method, we can at most form a stalemate with the giants in an area. Guerrilla warfare cannot truly destroy the giants, nor can it truly guarantee our safety. When the giants decide to launch a massive attack
When attacking and filling our area with sheer numbers, we don’t have much ability to resist.”
Allred sighed and continued: "But the New World's methods are different. They are more calm. Relatively speaking, we don't have much potential for development. Instead of doing this, it is better to buy as much time as possible for the New World.
Guerrilla warfare... is not a long-term solution after all."
"But Lord Allred, we sacrificed our own strength to help the old world win time. If the giants win in the final war, then it goes without saying, but if humans win, how will we deal with it?
? We have no power in our hands, and we don’t even have the capital to negotiate with the new world! And once mankind wins the final victory and begins to establish a new order, what about the rest of us? The better end may be to be a rich man, the worse...
I'm afraid he will be executed directly by Qin Anyi, right? In order to truly rule the entire new world, except for Atwell and Donghua, all the presidents and ninth-grade experts of the fourteen company alliance were killed by Qin Anyi
, this Lord Qin... To say that he is cruel and ruthless is absolutely not an exaggeration at all!"
Cotillard continued.
As the only ninth-grade person among the people present at the meeting except Allred, Cotillard did speak more forcefully than the presidents of other companies.
Allred sighed again, how could these people in front of him really care about the interests of the entire race? What they care about is nothing more than the power they can control during the time they are alive.
The result of the insignificant human life in the Era of Sin is that almost everyone is only willing to live in the present and only willing to think about things while they are alive. As for the future of the entire race, what will happen decades or even hundreds of years from now
No one cares about what kind of situation it is.
No matter how nice it sounds, the actual essence is the same.
"So...do you have to kill all of you...?" Allred asked expressionlessly.
The eight people were shocked at the same time. Cotillard jumped up from his seat in an instant. Then he realized that he had lost his temper. He laughed dryly and said: "Sir, we are also doing it for the good of the entire old world. Don't get angry first. Otherwise, I'll see.
...Should we discuss this matter again? Give us some time to think about it? After all, it is a bit sudden, and we need to go back and convince others that it is not the case."
Allred took a deep look at Cotillard, then waved tiredly, and the eight company leaders hurriedly ran out of the conference room as if they had been granted amnesty.
Just as the eight people left, a black shadow slowly emerged behind Allred. It was the shadow of Wang Zhi, Wu Nian.
"It seems that Lord Wang Zhi's guess is correct." Wu Nian said.
"Is there a certain step that we have to go to?" Allred asked very tiredly.
"Master Wang Zhi's meaning is very clear. We will not force you. You should think it over yourself. If you are willing to do it, we will help you. If you are unwilling, the old world will continue to remain in this state and we will not have any interference.
"
After saying that, Wu Nian's figure slowly disappeared again.