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Chapter 159 Christmas Eve in Robin City 2

Chapter 159 Christmas Eve in Robin City 2

Options!

Although it's not stock, you can still receive dividends from the company's profits!

When Blake Wyatt listened to the legal department employee named John Sinclair explain the concept of options, he had only one thought in his mind: it was worth it!

A month ago, he proposed a method to the steel mill to control the quenching temperature to increase the hardness of the steel. After the method was verified, Robin Company's legal department directly gave him a stock option in the steel mill.

Although this option only brings him an extra income of about £30 to £100 per year and has a ten-year validity period, it gives him a sense of being respected—that his skills and experience are valuable!

If he had stayed in England and presented this discovery to his former boss, Mr. Gray, he would most likely have only received a verbal compliment and at most a reward of no more than one shilling.

He knew Mr. Gray's character well; that miser loved to say that God wanted people to be frugal and to glorify God through labor, yet he himself wore the most expensive suits and wigs and would rather spend five hundred pounds to order a spring-loaded carriage favored by the nobility than give his workers an extra penny!

"—Bang! Bang bang!"

"Mom! We're back!"

A knock on the door interrupted his reverie. He got up and opened the door, where his two sons, Mike and Chris, and his youngest daughter, Scarlett, stood.

They were all wearing the school uniforms of Robin Academy Affiliated School. Fourteen-year-old Mike and twelve-year-old Chris wore dark blue wool coats with the school emblem on their upper bodies, black trousers and leather shoes on their lower bodies, while their seven-year-old daughter wore a collared coat, a pleated long skirt and little leather shoes, with two braids, and looked very cute.

"Dad? You're back too!"

Mike had grown to be almost as tall as Blake. Seeing his father at home, he instinctively scratched his head and said, "Tomorrow is Christmas, and Mr. O'Mal said this afternoon is a holiday, so Chris and I went to the elementary school to pick up Scarlett—"

"I know!"

Blake waved for the children to come in, then said, "There will be a fireworks display in City Hall Square tonight, and Your Excellency will be there. Would you like to go?"

"A fireworks display?"

Chris's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed excitedly, "I want to go! I want to go!"

Mike exclaimed excitedly, "I want to go too! I want to see Your Excellency!"

Seeing her two older brothers go, little Scarlett raised her hand and jumped up, saying, "I want to go too!"

"Let's go together then!"

Blake nodded, looking at the smiling faces of the three children. He suddenly thought of his two children who had died young, and shook his head slightly—God had already been kind enough to him; he couldn't be a greedy person.

The idea of ​​holding a fireworks display on Christmas Eve was proposed by Chen Wenbin on a whim a week ago.

He spent Christmas last year on the Atlantic Ocean with Diana and Mary by his side, but now both of them are in London taking care of their children and naturally cannot fly over to be with him.

As for the other women, he didn't have much affection for them. As Christmas approached, seeing Pastor Jason and his family reunited, he couldn't help but feel a little lonely, which is why he wanted to throw a fireworks party to celebrate with them.

Fortunately, he had several skilled fireworks makers among the gunpowder craftsmen he employed in England, and many of the families of French and Hesse immigrants were also skilled in singing and dancing.

So, at Governor Chen's command, the company's administrative lawyer Marvin and Sheriff Henry Stray were immediately busy, one in charge of organizing the party and the other in charge of its security.

All other companies and departments also received tasks. Except in special circumstances, each company and department must put on at least one performance, even if it's just singing a folk song.

The reason for making this request was certainly not because Governor Chen wanted to see the performances his subordinates were rehearsing, but because he wanted to take advantage of the Christmas Eve fireworks display to make these people from different places and speaking different languages ​​realize that they are now a whole, a group that can only be held together by Governor Chen.

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As an organization grows larger, its operational efficiency naturally decreases. The tendency to shirk responsibility and pass the buck, even leading to the formation of internal interest groups and factions, is a problem that all organizations must face during their development.

Chen Wenbin now owns various companies, military units, and other organizations, not counting the UK and other parts of North America, with more than 2,300 people in Robintown alone.

These people can be roughly divided into three factions. The first is the North American native faction, which includes Reverend Jason, John Morris, David Crane, Andrew, James Merlin, William Marcus, militia company commanders Shelby and Coleman, Robintown Sheriff Henry Stryker, and so on.

These people, along with the Baptist militia and workers in North America and their families, totaled 1,300.

Secondly, there were the British heroes, including David Jones and several lawyers, John Smith, president of Bank of America, Kenny Stevenson, deputy general manager of Robin Machinery, Stephen Glock, manager of Robin Properties, Edward Lawrence, manager of Robin Pharmaceuticals, and a group of people who helped Chen Wenbin accumulate huge wealth in Britain.

Together with other artisans and their families who immigrated from mainland England, there were about six hundred people.

Finally, there were two mercenaries from Hesse, as well as artisans and immigrants attracted from other European countries such as France and the Netherlands.

These people numbered over four hundred. Because of their small numbers and the fact that half of them were in the military camp, they did not have much say. The key figures were Henry Reinhardt and John Tripp, along with other mercenary officers and Henry Vicsolley, the French immigrant who was the shipyard manager.

Because of factional differences and some conflicts of interest, the first two factions have complained to Chen Wenbin more than once in the past month. Even the families of the Hessian mercenaries and the French immigrants privately hope to establish a German and French community of their own. Given this reality, holding such a party and then promoting integration policies has become an inevitable thing to do.

"Sir, it's already five o'clock in the afternoon. We should go to the City Square."

Benjamin, unusually dressed in a black tuxedo today, knocked on the door of the study and reminded Chen Wenbin, who was sitting behind his desk reading documents.

"—Oh, let's go then!"

Chen Wenbin closed the internal factional analysis and public opinion assessment in his hand, got up and put on his coat.

Benjamin hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Sir, which lady do you plan to bring to the fireworks show tonight?"

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Which woman should I take?

Chen Wenbin went through the options in his mind, then shook his head and said, "I'm not bringing anyone today!"

"----OK!"

Benjamin breathed a sigh of relief. If Chen Wenbin really intended to bring a mistress to such an important occasion as today, he had to stop him!

In his heart, there was only one mistress of Robin Estate, and that was Lady Diana.

Judging from his reaction, Chen Wenbin knew what he was thinking. This kid had a good relationship with Diana, so it was understandable that he was a little dissatisfied with him having so many women—perhaps it was time to arrange a wife for him, so that he wouldn't overthink things all the time.

Well, Betty is definitely out of the question, Sophia is out of the question too, and Benjamin doesn't seem to have taken a liking to any of the other pretty maids in the manor.

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A certain possibility occurred to Chen Wenbin, who was startled and then stared at Benjamin walking ahead.

Does this kid not like women?

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