Chapter 66: Work Begins
"Song, are you sure you need this project?!"
Elliot Oswald's heart moved, and he asked Song Yang, "If the construction really starts, this is not a small project, and the cost is at least..."
"You don't need to worry about the cost. Once construction starts, the construction fee can be paid to a third-party bank account in advance. I just want to know whether Oswald can take on this project and when it can be completed!"
Hearing this, even Elliot, the largest landowner in the town of Chamin, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Even with a simple estimate, the cost of this project exceeded all the projects that Oswald Construction Company had ever received, and it could even increase his net worth several times.
"If you need, Oswald Construction Company can take over this project. We can mobilize 500 construction workers and complete this in three years..."
Before Elliot could finish, Song Yang interrupted him and said, "It will take at least three years. It must be completed before this time next year, and the line between the two places must be completed in a straight line!"
“One year, straight line completion?”
Elliot yelled, not even bothering to taste the wine he brewed himself, and threw the bottle aside. "This is impossible. With such a short construction period and such a high construction difficulty, it would require at least two thousand people to work at the same time. This is a huge project in any state in America!"
"Then find two thousand construction workers. I don't care who you find!" Song Yang pointed at the Mexican territory next door. He didn't care whether the people doing this job were rednecks, Mexicans or Africans. What Song Yang wanted was to complete the project smoothly before this time next year.
The reason for choosing Oswald Construction Company is that this construction company is not conspicuous. After taking on this project, it will not attract attention and can keep secrets as much as possible. Other large construction companies in America are strong, but it is impossible for them to keep secrets. Once the construction starts, the whole of America will probably know about it.
Seeing Song Yang's gaze towards him, how could he bear to let go of the duck in his mouth? He gritted his teeth and said, "If you are sure that you have this need and can pay for this project, Oswald Construction Company is willing to undertake this project!"
Song Yang stretched out his hand to Elliot and gave him a brief introduction to the entire America Telecom project. Only then did Elliot understand what project Song Yang asked him to do.
After calling God several times, Elliot finally came to his senses. He spent so much money just to install an Internet cable. If Song Yang hadn't been right in front of him, Elliot would never have believed it.
Elliot was a little hesitant at this time. The money was really hot and the project was much more difficult than he had imagined.
But at the same time, the size of the project and the lucrative benefits were beyond his imagination. He could earn at least tens of millions of US dollars from this order. Thinking of this, Elliot couldn't help but look at Song Yang. Song Yang was willing to give him such a high profit, so how much could Song Yang earn? !
"Tomorrow America Móvil will hold its last meeting in Houston. I hope Mr. Oswald can attend on time."
When Song Yang appeared again at Amber's baptism party, everyone present discovered that Elliot Oswald, the town's big dog owner, suddenly followed Song Yang, and the relationship between the two seemed to become close suddenly. Especially careful people would find that Elliot, the most influential person in the town of Chamin, actually seemed to be trying to please Song Yang?
Without staying in the town for long, after attending the baptism, Song Yang prepared to leave.
"After a while, I may have something that I need your help to do. Of course, there will be enough compensation, and you will also have a new identity to do it!"
Song Yang exchanged greetings with everyone for a moment, bumped fists with Jax, and whispered to him.
Hearing Song Yang's words, Jax's eyes moved and he nodded heavily to Song Yang, "As you wish!"
Song Yang is just in case. America Telecom will definitely encounter various accidents during the construction process. Song Yang contacted Jax in advance to be prepared for the possibility of encountering a gang that even Eric, the king of nightclubs, cannot handle, and asked Jax and the Sons of Chaos for help.
Of course, Song Yang will not be as rough in doing this job as last time. Last time, he was caught by Bledsoe Jaden, so how could Song Yang make the same mistake again? He acquired a security company and a bounty hunter company, gave Jax and others the identity of bounty hunters, and transferred them over to deal with those scums openly!
If necessary, they could even acquire a private federal prison and send those people in directly. In America, these are all legitimate industries, just like RICK Company, and it is not impossible to go public!
"If you have anything, you can call me!" Song Yang put a business card in the hands of Donna, whom he had not seen for a long time. Song Yang searched his memory and found that Donna took good care of Song Yang when he was in Chamin Town.
Before leaving, he took a last look at his cheap godson Amber, then waved to Jax, Opie, Donna, Elliot and others, and Song Yang and his group began to return to Houston.
An old two-story building in Houston. If you don’t go inside, you would never think that this is the headquarters of the newly established America Movil.
At this moment, there was a lot of noise in the conference room on the second floor of the small building, which was temporarily used as the headquarters of America Telecom.
The people in charge of the Chicago-New York line project for America Movil , Eric, Elliot Oswald, Spivey, Gallo, and Chris Jahn who came over specifically to act as supervisor, were arguing loudly over the map of America on the table. Song Yang, who was sitting in the first seat, felt a little numb watching this scene.
From the moment they arrived here , there was a huge quarrel. Eric, Gallo, and Spivey stood on Song Yang's side and wanted to start construction as soon as possible and build the fastest broadband line in America.
Elliot Oswald kept complaining about the shortage of workers and construction equipment, and he kept complaining about being poor.
As for Chris Jain, that's easy. He just has to keep an eye on everyone and make sure that the three hundred million dollars from Bank of America won't go to waste.
"If everything goes well, we estimate that we can lay three to five miles of pipeline lines a day, but America Móvil requires that the pipeline lines must be straight. They cannot be laid along railways or roads like Verizon and AT&T do. We need to dig underground to lay the pipelines!"
Elliot, who always maintained his composure in the small town of Chamin, couldn't help but point at the map and yell at Eric and Jaan.
"We have to go through dirt roads, private parking lots, farms, and even the Allegheny Mountains. We have to drill through the world's hardest limestone and pass through the Susquehanna River in the western states. There is no equipment in the entire America that can cross this river. Only Brazil and Germany have this kind of special drilling machine!"
"Then just bypass them. Damn it, you won't have to ship another drilling machine back from overseas." When Jain thought about the cost of shipping this thing back, he shook his head, fearing that the project would be overspent.
Now it was Eric's turn to be unwilling. "Do you think Wall Street is stupid? Every second of internet speed delay means Wall Street will pay hundreds of thousands less dollars. We must go straight through them!"
The entire meeting was basically filled with this melody, and Song Yang's head started to hurt from listening to it.
Seeing that the argument was going to continue, Song Yang finally slammed his hand on the table.
"The project must start immediately. There is no time to delay. This line must be completed by the time President Trump passes the new American Telecommunications Act next year!"
Song Yang said directly that if they continued to argue, Song Yang was worried whether the project could be started this year.
"Jian, you are here to keep an eye on this project, but you are not here to hinder it. If the project cannot be completed on time, you know the consequences!"
Song Yang first warned Jia En not to be stingy, then looked at Elliot, "I don't care how difficult it is, but this project must be completed according to the requirements. If there are not enough people, recruit more people. If there are not enough equipment, look for it all over the world. I spent so much money to let you do it, not to listen to you saying it can't be done!"
Finally, Song Yang stared at Eric, and Eric felt a little frightened for a moment when he was looked at by Song Yang.
"You keep an eye on this project. I'm going to attend Netscape's IPO bell in a few days and will pass by Chicago to attend the groundbreaking ceremony. Solve these problems, otherwise I doubt whether RICK will still belong to you by this time next year!"
The matter of America Movil troubled Song Yang for nearly a month, but finally the work started at a rapid pace. Eric, Spivey, and Elliot all moved to Chicago. The construction workers recruited by Oswald and various equipment were also transported to Chicago through various channels.
In the Internet industry, the hottest is still Netscape, which is about to go public. Looking at the global Internet and technology industries, it is almost the focus of everyone's attention. How far this Internet game can be played depends on Netscape's performance after its listing.
Song Yang, who was invited by Netscape, also publicly announced that he would attend the Netscape bell ringing ceremony to cheer for Netscape, the current big brother of the Internet industry.
This time when he went to New York, in addition to attending the Netscape bell ringing ceremony, Song Yang also had to take care of university matters.
However, before going to New York, Song Yang took Jenny and went to Chicago quietly.
It was called a groundbreaking ceremony, but in fact it was just held in a wasteland outside Chicago. There was no haircut or fireworks. As for media coverage and photography, there were none. America Movil hoped that people in Chicago and along the way would not be able to see them.
"There are already more than 1,200 people here, each with eight people in a group. More people will join in the future, and there will also be more consultants and exploration personnel. These people are not connected to each other, so we have to keep it confidential as much as possible!"
Eric, who had obviously lost weight in just a few days, shoveled the soil twice with a shovel and said to Song Yang.
Song Yang also shoveled the soil twice, completing the groundbreaking ceremony. Before leaving the construction site, he made a bowl of chicken soup for Eric, "I believe that by this time next year, Eric, you will not be disappointed. In the future, our cooperation will not only be with America Movil!"
