After the representatives returned, internal strife broke out.
Because although Augustus Company was newly established, the subscribed shares were based on a market value of 10 billion.
10 billion in the 60s is conservatively estimated to be worth over 200 billion in the future!
At first, the major powers were naturally unwilling to believe it, but after seeing the technology the representatives brought back, all the powers went crazy.
The technology was already complete; all that was needed was to start production.
This was no longer considered an investment; it was practically picking up money!
So, these thirty-plus large and small financial groups began to fight over share quotas, everyone wanting a larger piece of that 56% stake.
Moreover, the board seats were mouth-watering. Naturally, no one dared to touch the Morgan Consortium's seat, and Moni's seat was specially approved by the Council, so no one was targeting it for now, but the third seat became a highly sought-after prize.
After a fierce struggle, besides Morgan and Moni, the original thirty-plus powers were successfully reduced to twenty-five, and the third board seat was collectively taken by these twenty-five powers.
This meant that during resolutions, the twenty-five powers would have to hold a preliminary vote first to decide how the board seat would cast its vote.
It was a bit troublesome, but there's no shame in making money.
The financial groups didn't all use cash to subscribe for shares; there were also many resource swaps. With the injection of resources equivalent to billions, the framework of the Augustus Group was quickly established.
Since it was Vought Group's rival company, it naturally couldn't be managed by the White Queen, but this didn't stump Fang Yuan.
How about getting to know the Kryptonian Intelligent Terminal?
Although Fang Yuan felt that the intelligence level of the Kryptonian Intelligent Terminal was actually inferior to Iron Man's Jarvis, artificial intelligence excelled in information processing. Having the Kryptonian Intelligent Terminal help Fang Yuan oversee company affairs was no problem.
Even beyond Augustus, the Kryptonian Intelligent Terminal could even handle matters at Vought Group, saving the White Queen a lot of trouble.
The official explanation was that it was Fang Yuan/Fox's private team.
Now Fang Yuan could feel at ease traveling to other Worlds. If anyone in the Augustus Group harbored disloyal thoughts because Fox hadn't appeared for a long time, the intelligent terminal would let them experience what Kryptonian technology meant.
Meanwhile, in the outside World, the impact of the Kennedy assassination continued.
Although it was uncertain which key figure in the Collins Family made the decision, the Bureau of Investigation found that the Collins Family strongly rejected ethnic minorities but didn't mind doing business with them, making a lot of money by exploiting them.
But recently, because Kennedy supported African-American civil rights, the Collins Family suffered significant losses.
Doesn't this match up?
The motive for assassinating the President was there!
So the Collins Family suffered a devastating blow, with Gang family members being arrested left and right, and their power collapsing instantly. Yet, even as they were being caught, the heads of the Collins Family were in utter disbelief.
What does an assassination in Dallas have to do with my New York Gang?
And saying I have a motive? We're all in the underworld; isn't it normal to have some friction with the President?
You should be the ones worried if I didn't have friction with the President.
Unfortunately, the authorities had found a suitable culprit and were ready to close the case; the cries of the Collins Family wouldn't reach the outside World.
Kennedy himself was also very satisfied with this outcome.
Not only was the evidence conclusive, but it was also very beneficial to him.
The Gang assassinated him because he supported African-Americans—wasn't this a perfect political weapon delivered right to Kennedy's door?
He was already fighting to push through a new Civil Rights Act to make it a milestone of his administration, but there was still resistance in Congress.
Now, having survived an assassination attempt, Kennedy took the opportunity to control public opinion, silencing the opposition in Congress in one fell swoop and successfully passing the Civil Rights Act!
The ethnic minorities were suddenly jubilant, especially the African-Americans, who were the most numerous. They rushed into the streets, shouting and dancing as if Kennedy's arrival meant justice had finally come for them.
However, Fang Yuan knew that while the law was implemented, would it really eliminate discrimination?
Impossible.
What can truly eliminate discrimination and change public perception still depends on the efforts of the group itself.
Just like the Squids, who managed through their own efforts to make those who originally sympathized with them actually empathize with the Mustachioed Man.
What a magical World.
And a big reason for the discrimination against African-Americans was also related to themselves, but Fang Yuan didn't care about any of that.
He had no intention of reminding the African-Americans; Black brothers living in misery were his true brothers.
Once the lives of African-Americans improved, they wouldn't be so easy to deceive.
He was here to gain superpowers, not to do charity.
After the signing of the Civil Rights Act, the reputations of Angel and Darwin began to rise again. Angel, being the first Superhero, already had high visibility and, as a pioneer, could always gain traction from those who followed.
Darwin's reputation rose to 122, getting closer and closer to the fourth-tier reward.
Then came another period of calm. Vought Group's rivals quieted down, the Vought Group was expanding rapidly, and Kennedy's early election work was going very smoothly.
Only the White Queen was having a bit of a headache because the Augustus Group had recently emerged. Although it was newly founded, it had applied for a ton of technical patents, many of which involved Vought Group's research, creating many difficulties for Vought's R&D.
The White Queen keenly sensed that the Augustus Group harbored ill intentions, but since these were all legitimate means, she could only fight back using business tactics.
This left the White Queen feeling quite frustrated, filling Emma with resentment during this time. When she exercised with Fang Yuan, her strength increased significantly.
Fang Yuan wasn't afraid at all; he was not the man he used to be and wasn't worried about anything breaking.
After staying in the X-Men World for another half month, the Augustus Group was on the right track. The Kryptonian Intelligent Terminal, acting as the proxy for Fang Yuan's persona, Speaker Fox, arranged all of Augustus's affairs in an orderly fashion.
Speaker Fox also took the opportunity to hide from the shareholders, and the shareholders didn't see any problem with it.
Big shots are all like that.
As for Vought Group, Fang Yuan didn't need to worry even more; he only needed to... and it would be fine.
This ellipsis included the evil forces led by the White Queen, Mystique, and the Twin Reporters, who were plotting to drain the Black King My Lord.
So stop saying Fang Yuan is slacking off. He has to learn Kryptonian technology and deal with she-devils; it's exhausting, okay?
Now that Vought Group's situation in the X-Men World is excellent, Fang Yuan just needs to wait for a while and let Vought Group and the Augustus Group develop on their own.
Although Augustus is positioned as Vought Group's enemy, referencing The Collector Daily, an enemy can also serve as a great promotional tool.
Since nothing major would happen in the short term, Fang Yuan planned to go frolic in other Universes.
"Speaking of which, I wonder how little John is doing now," he muttered.
But before heading to The Boys World, he would first wander around the DC Universe for a few days.
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