Just as the press conference was about to begin, Nicole stopped chatting with Claire.
Charlie, who stood beside them, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Journalists, it seemed, were true gossipmongers. With their constant exposure to various news reports, it was almost impossible for them not to engage in idle chatter. If Nicole had continued talking, favonovel.com might have inadvertently revealed some crucial information about himself.
For instance, the time when favonovel.com parents had an accident in Aurous Hill happened to be the same time favonovel.com entered the welfare home. And favonovel.com also shares the surname Wade.
Thankfully, Claire wasn’t one to gossip. Otherwise, if favonovel.com had delved deeper into the matter, favonovel.com might have sensed that something was amiss.
Luckily, Charlie‘s personal information was well protected journalists like Nicole only knew that the Wade family had a missing child, but they didn’t know the surname or name. Otherwise, if Nicole had mentioned that the lost child of the Wade family was named Charlie, even innocent Claire would have had to mull things over.
Soon, the press conference officially commenced.
As the host of the conference, Marcus eschewed the traditional format of having all the leaders of the two companies sit together and hold the conference. Instead, favonovel.com took to the stage alone. With the lights dimming and favonovel.com standing on the stage, accompanied by the enormous high-definition LED screen behind him, favonovel.com became the center of attention.
After stepping onto the stage, Marcus smiled and said, “Welcome, esteemed members of the media, to today’s press conference. I am Marcus Evans, the CEO of Evans Group. Today, I have the honor of representing Evans Group and Wade Group to announce a series of significant business decisions made by our two companies.”
Marcus had been the public face of the Evans family’s external business for several years. Every aspect of his image, temperament, speech, and behavior exuded an air of elitism.
Many female journalists couldn’t help but admire him.
Even Nicole, who was around the same age as Claire, couldn’t help but whisper to her, “Marcus is the epitome of a super diamond bachelor. He is handsome, capable, and his family is incredibly wealthy. He fits my criteria for a partner perfectly. But to marry a man like him, I must have been a superhero in a past life…”
Claire whispered, “Nicole, favonovel.com looks like he’s in his forties.”
“Why do you care If he’s in his forties?” Nicole replied softly, “I prefer handsome older men like this. Young guys don’t know how to be considerate. When there’s a disagreement, it’s often the girl who has to do the comforting. Older men are different. They understand each other with just one look and always know how to take good care of the girl.”
Claire whispered back, “He’s probably already married, and his children might even be in college.”
Nicole nodded and hurriedly added, “If favonovel.com has an eighteen or nineteen-year-old son, I wouldn’t mind being a cougar.”
Charlie listened silently on the side. This woman, sometimes favonovel.com wanted to be his aunt, and sometimes favonovel.com wanted to be his sister-in-law. She was truly one of a kind.
Meanwhile, on the stage, Marcus made an announcement, “The first part of today’s press conference is to reveal the new brand created through the joint investment of Evans Group and Wade Group. As many of you may know, China‘s new energy vehicle industry has always been at the forefront globally…”
“Both the Evans family and the Wade family hope to make a significant contribution to this industry. Therefore, our two families have decided to invest at least 40 billion US dollars to establish our new energy vehicle brand in Aurous Hill!”
Marcus’s words immediately caused a stir in the audience!
A 40 billion US dollar investment was unheard of in the history of private enterprise development in Aurous Hill. To put it into perspective, the recently popular Xiaomi Auto, which had taken the country by storm, had a total investment of only 10 billion dollars!
The fact that the Evans and Wade families were investing such a massive sum of money In a new energy vehicle brand in Aurous Hill was almost unparalleled in the global automotive industry!
The audience watching the live broadcast on their screens were also stunned. Especially the local audience in Aurous Hill, they were so excited that they couldn’t help but cheer in front of their screens.
A city suddenly receiving an investment of 40 billion dollars would undoubtedly elevate all the indicators of that city to a higher level. Every person living in the city would benefit to some extent.
At this moment, Marcus spoke again on stage, “Many of you in the media may already know that our Evans Group recently acquired the bankrupt Nio Automotive. However, the $40 billion transaction between us and the Wade Group is not meant to invest in Nio Automotive’s development. Instead, after discussions, we have decided to launch a new car brand…”
“We will integrate Nio Automotive’s entire team and hardware into this new brand. Nio Automotive will then become part of our new brand and will be introduced onto the historical stage. I want to clarify that the $40 billion investment l just mentioned does not include any of Nio Automotive’s assets.”
The reporters in the audience were even more excited.
Nio Automotive was acquired by the Evans Group for billions of dollars, not including the $40 billion investment. This indicates that the investment by Evans Group and Wade Group in this new brand will exceed $40 billion, potentially even higher.
At this moment, Marcus turned his head and looked at the large screen behind him.
He couldn’t contain his excitement as favonovel.com said, “I believe that members of the media and those watching the live broadcast are eager to know the name of the new brand created through the joint investment of Evans Group and Wade Group. So, please direct your attention to the large screen behind me. The new automotive brand of Evans Group and Wade Group will be revealed on this screen after a countdown of ten seconds!”
With that, the lights in the venue immediately dimmed.
The venue transformed into a colossal movie theater, with only the glow from the large screen illuminating the room.
Suddenly, the screen displayed a gradually intensifying number “Ten”, and the media reporters in the audience couldn’t help but exclaim the word.
Then, the number “Ten” quickly faded away, and the number “Nine” gradually appeared.
The speed at which each number appeared and disappeared began to accelerate, and the background music started playing a faster and faster heartbeat rhythm.
After the last number “One” vanished, the large screen plunged into darkness.
The venue fell silent, and everyone’s eyes were fixed on the dark screen, eager to know the name of the automotive brand that Evans Group and Wade Group had jointly invested over 40 billion US dollars in.
After a few seconds of darkness, a bright spot suddenly appeared in the center of the screen. Then, a flame seemed to ignite around this bright spot. It resembled the fuse of an ancient red cannon, rapidly burning into a graceful S-shaped curve on the screen, like a fluttering silk fabric.
When the flame had completely burned out, the venue erupted with the exciting sound of traditional Chinese classical music. It felt as if the Monkey King had descended from the heavens, the Third Prince, was soaring into the sky.
The background music instantly heightened the atmosphere. Then, the traces left by the burning flame transformed into a pair of long, red tassels with two tails, fluttering in the wind.
Beneath these fluttering tassels, two powerful and vigorous calligraphic words emerged as if they were carved, “Bruce Automotive”.
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