"Hei, old friend, I called you all the way here today, sister-in-law Ria wouldn't blame me, right?" After letting go, Xu Yi spoke with a smile.
To be called an old friend by Xu Yi, other than Heinz who had founded the New Flyer with him, who else could it be?
Hearing Xu Yi's question, Heinz broke out in laughter.
"Ria already found me annoying at home, so she chased me out early in the morning."
"Oh?
Then aren't you homeless today? "
Xu Yi joked while looking over Heinz.
Because Heinz had spent most of his time with Ria in a secluded valley outside Banta City after retiring, he wasn't willing to be disturbed by others. Adding in the fact that Xu Yi was normally very busy and rarely came to Banta City, the last time he saw him was already two years ago.
Now that they were meeting again after two years, Xu Yi found that although Heinz's hair was a bit whiter and the wrinkles on his face were a bit deeper, his overall appearance wasn't bad. He looked very healthy which made him feel much more assured.
Heinz was almost seventy this year, which for Sines who had a low lifespan, was already considered very old.
To be able to maintain such a physical and mental state at this age, the biggest contribution was that he was much richer than the average person and had enough conditions to protect his body.
Of course, this money came from his shares in the New Flyer.
After the two exchanged a few more words, they walked to the stage that had been set up in the center of the city square.
The countless reporters gathered in the city square saw this scene and they all lowered their heads to write.
Today was Xu Yi's first time holding a press conference, so it must be an event with great news value and historical significance. In this event, Heinz who was a true senior member of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, as well as another major shareholder, had a very special meaning, so naturally it was worth recording.
Heinz's appearance made the reporters even more curious about this press conference.
If this was really Xu Yi's personal press conference, why did he also invite Heinz?
Everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Yi who had already sat down in the chair in the sky, waiting for him to speak.
Xu Yi looked around and confirmed that his image was projected on the four large Magic Illusion Projectors around the city square. With a faint smile, he casually cast a sound amplification spell.
"Hello everyone, I am Xu Yi. I welcome everyone to this press conference that I'm holding in my name."
Seeing that Xu Yi deliberately paused, the reporters under the stage immediately gave thunderous applause.
Xu Yi's heart filled with joy.
Although he had personally hosted a New Flyer product conference a long time ago, the New Flyer back then didn't receive as much attention as it did now, so the response was naturally far from what it was now.
After the applause calmed down, Xu Yi's eyes swept across the ordinary citizens around the city square and continued, "To be honest, I expected this press conference to receive attention, but I didn't think it would receive this much attention.
Originally, I only wanted to use this press conference to express some of my views. To put it bluntly, I just wanted to chat with everyone.
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The reporters under the stage were shocked.
Chat?
Even if Xu Yi really just wanted to chat, with his identity as the president of the New Flyer, any word he said would have a very big impact.
Especially in the magic machine industry, any action of the New Flyer would affect the development of the magic machine industry on the continent. There were countless countries and countless people that were focused on the New Flyer, watching its every move.
Xu Yi as the president of the New Flyer, even if he said something that wasn't important, it would be analyzed by the other countries and people of the continent, understanding the meaning behind it.
So even if Xu Yi casually said that he was just chatting, in the eyes of others, they definitely wouldn't think of it this way.
"But before expressing my views, what I want to do first is to reminisce a bit." Xu Yi said.
The reporters under the stage revealed knowing smiles at the same time, not a single person was surprised.
When Xu Yi announced that he would be holding a press conference today, there were many newspapers that had analyzed this matter in detail. Very quickly, there were many newspapers that had deduced some things.
Why did Xu Yi choose today to hold this press conference in Banta City and not in Xinfei City?
The answer was very simple, it was because the eighteenth of June was the day the New Flyer was established.
And Banta City was where the New Flyer was established.
The reason why Xu Yi had invited Heinz who had been in seclusion for many years was clearly to commemorate this point.
As expected, Xu Yi turned to look at Heinz before continuing with a smile, "Twenty three years ago, Heinz and I established the New Flyer in Banta City. Now that twenty three years have passed, the New Flyer has already become a company with some fame in the Sines, which makes me very happy.
I chose this day and chose to hold this press conference in Banta City because I wanted to use this special day to reminisce about the days of twenty three years ago. "
After saying this, Xu Yi suddenly revealed a self deprecating smile.
"Some people say that once a person starts reminiscing about the past, it means that they are old.
Indeed, the New Flyer has been established for twenty three years and even I am almost fifty years old, so I am indeed old. "
Everyone under the stage looked at Xu Yi on the stage with strange expressions.
Xu Yi had a head of bright black hair and there wasn't a single wrinkle on his face. His eyes were bright, his skin was rosy, and his lips were strong. No matter how one looked at it, he was at most a young man in his early thirties.
Compared to Heinz who had a head of silver hair, wrinkles, and age spots, Xu Yi was simply too young.
If he didn't take the initiative to mention it, no one would have thought that he was a middle aged man who was about to turn fifty.
Of course, this was all because Xu Yi had already become an Arch Magus.
It's said that the moment a magician became an Arch Magus, they would grasp the truth of magic in this world. Because of this, their lifespan would be greatly increased and they could even keep their youth forever.
However, if a normal magician could become an Arch Magus, they would be at least fifty, sixty, or seventy years old. Even if they became an Arch Magus at this time, they would already look like an old man.
However, Xu Yi was different. He had become a Great Magician in his early thirties and an Arch Magus in his forties. In addition, he had always maintained his appearance well, allowing him to maintain his youthful appearance.
According to rumors, Xu Yi had a good relationship with the elves. It was said that he had received a special blessing from the elves, allowing him to obtain part of the elves' secret of longevity. This allowed him to live longer than most Arch Magi and maintain his youthful appearance.
This point was proven by the fact that Xu Yi's wives maintained their youthful and beautiful appearances.
If it weren't for all these special conditions, even if Xu Yi didn't look like a middle aged man nearing fifty and show obvious signs of old age, he wouldn't look so young.
Of course, this was something that no one could be envious of.
Disregarding everything else, there were only twenty-two people on the continent who could become an Arch Magus.
"Although I'm old, my heart hasn't aged."
Xu Yi ignored the strange expressions of the people below the stage and continued with a smile, "For a person, twenty-three years is a long time. It can be considered a third of one's life.
However, for a merchant guild, this is only the beginning.
New Flyer is only twenty-three years old now. In my eyes, it is only the beginning. It still has an extremely long lifespan. Perhaps a hundred years, or a few hundred years, or even … a thousand years. "
The reporters below the stage looked at each other and hesitated for a moment before recording Xu Yi's words.
With New Flyer's current state, there wouldn't be many people who would object to calling it the largest merchant guild on the continent.
However, New Flyer was still an exceptionally young merchant guild. Just as Xu Yi had said, twenty-three years was only the beginning for a merchant guild.
Although New Flyer's current development was very good, no one could guarantee that it would continue to develop steadily in the coming days.
As Xu Yi had said, it had a history of over a hundred years, or even a few hundred years, or even a few thousand years. This was an unknown.
There were many factors that affected New Flyer's development, and the most important one was that Xu Yi would truly grow old one day, or even die.
When Xu Yi was no longer around, would New Flyer still be able to choose the most correct path of development and develop steadily and quickly like it had in its twenty-three years of history?
Looking at Xu Yi, who had become slightly emotional after talking about the history of New Flyer's development, and hearing him describe the difficulties and dangers that New Flyer had encountered over the years, the reporters below the stage all had their own thoughts.
Most of the reporters weren't very interested in the history of New Flyer's twenty-three years of development because it had already been thoroughly researched by countless people on Sines, and there were almost no secrets to speak of.
There were even people who wrote a book to introduce and analyze this point.
The final conclusion was that a large part of the reason why New Flyer could develop to its current state was because of Xu Yi.
If it wasn't for Xu Yi's unimaginable foresight that led New Flyer to develop ahead of time, New Flyer definitely wouldn't have become what it was now.
Therefore, what everyone was most concerned about was Xu Yi himself.
Xu Yi had just mocked himself by saying that he was already old. Then, had he considered what New Flyer would do if he really became old?