This meal was very pleasant.
In order to show how apologetic he was, Mercado specially invited Erica to a high class restaurant that had just opened outside the Falling Rain Valley. He acted like a gentleman while using the common topic of Magic Cars to create a good atmosphere.
Adding in the fact that Mercado was a humorous person, Erica was very happy when they were eating and the two of them had a good chat.
After they finished lunch, Mercado cleverly used the excuse that he still needed to ask about Magic Cars in the future to obtain Erica's agreement that he could come find her at any time.
After sending Erica to work in the Falling Rain Valley, Mercado looked at Erica's graceful figure as she left and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.
He never thought that because of this accident, he would meet a rare beauty like Erica, he really was very lucky.
But when he thought of the Magic Car, Mercado put down the random thoughts in his mind. He turned to leave the Falling Rain Valley and got into the new medium sized Magic Car that was coming from Banta City.
When he took the horse carriage before, because the journey from the Falling Rain Valley to Banta City was over sixty kilometers, it would take at least four hours to get there.
But now with the new medium sized Magic Car, it only took a bit over two hours to get there. Because it saved half the time, it was quickly welcomed by everyone.
In the beginning, the Fersen Carriage Company only used a single medium sized Magic Car for each public transport route. Because it was too novel, there were many people who didn't dare accept it at first.
But once they tried sitting in it, everyone found that compared to horse carriages, whether it was in terms of comfort or the most important speed, the Magic Car was much better than horse carriages.
So in just half a month of testing, there were countless people who urged the Fersen Carriage Company to change all the horse carriages into medium sized Magic Cars.
There were even many people who said that if the Fersen Carriage Company kept using horse carriages, they would refuse to ride them.
So on the Fersen Carriage Company's public transport routes, there were more and more Magic Passenger Cars replacing horse carriages.
But because of the limited capacity of the New Flyer, there was no way for the Fersen Carriage Company to change all their horse carriages into medium sized Magic Passenger Cars, so there were many Magic Passenger Cars that coexisted with horse carriages.
Of course, the public transport line from Banta City to the Falling Rain Valley was immediately changed to medium sized Magic Cars by the Fersen Carriage Company.
Two hours later, Mercado jumped out of the Magic Passenger Car and headed to the newly built Fersen Carriage Company headquarters outside Banta City.
This headquarters had just been completed last month. The most important reason was that Banta City's public transport system was becoming more and more mature, so the Fersen Carriage Company needed to manage more and more public transport Magic Cars. If they continued to set it up in Banta City, it would seem too small and it would be hard to change it.
This was also a trend that appeared in Banta City.
With the rapid development of Banta City, the small Banta City was becoming more and more closed and crowded. There were many merchants and normal citizens that began moving out of Banta City.
Moreover, when Satsuma Count was the City Lord two years ago, he had already proposed the idea of building a new city district. Now that the roads outside Banta City were quite dense and with the construction of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce over the years, the outskirts of Banta City had all kinds of facilities.
If they really had to compare, the new city outside Banta City was much better than Banta City. Not only was it much more spacious, there were more facilities that were more convenient, like street lamps that could be seen everywhere.
Moreover, now that Count Stark who had blocked Banta City's development was finally gone and it was unexpectedly replaced by her highness Seveni as the City Lord, the energy that had been suppressed in Banta City for a year exploded. In just a month after her highness Seveni took over as the City Lord, the new city outside Banta City seemed to change every day. Compared to last year, it had completely changed.
The Fersen Carriage Company's new headquarters was located in the most prosperous area of the new city. It was around two kilometers away from the west gate of Banta City's old city and it took up a large area, taking up a fifth of Banta City's old city.
Mercado entered the headquarters and went to the central office area. After showing his identification to the receptionist, he quickly went to the chairman's office on the top floor to see chairman Pompeii.
"Come, Mercado, please sit." Seeing Mercado come in, Pompeii pointed at the seat in front of him with a smile, signaling for him to sit down.
Based on chairman Pompeii's impolite actions, it was clear that this wasn't Mercado's first time meeting him.
Mercado gave a slight bow and sat down in front of chairman Pompeii. He took out the contract he had just signed in the New Flyer to buy the medium sized Magic Passenger Car and handed it over.
"Oh?
You've already bought it? "
Chairman Pompeii took the contract and looked it over before saying with a sigh, "It seems like Chairman Xu really treats you well. He clearly hasn't finished the orders of our company and the large companies in the city, but he forced out one to sell to you."
Mercado quickly said with a smile, "Chairman Xu is a generous person. He knows that I want to buy the medium sized Magic Passenger Car for free rental, so he supports me very much.
When I came looking for chairman Pompeii, it was Chairman Xu who recommended me. "
Chairman Pompeii nodded, "Un, if you didn't have Chairman Xu's recommendation letter, I wouldn't have seen you."
He looked at Mercado after saying this and gave a laugh before continuing, "Actually to be honest, the matter you want to do is considered a competitor of our company, so I shouldn't have seen you."
Mercado immediately said with a flattering smile, "Chairman Pompeii is as generous as Chairman Xu, of course you wouldn't reject a small person like me following you."
"Don't flatter me, I admit that I can't compare to Chairman Xu."
Chairman Pompeii shook his head. He looked at the contract in his hand before returning it to Mercado and continuing, "To be honest, since Chairman Xu values you this much and says that this taxi industry has a bright future, I believe that this industry really does have a bright future.
Since it's like this, according to what I did before, I would definitely grasp this industry in my hands. How could I let you steal it from me? "
Mercado revealed an awkward smile, not daring to breathe too loudly.
Of course he could act freely in front of Erica, but when he was faced with an important person like chairman Pompeii, he was a bit nervous.
There was no other way. Although he had a bit of wealth and could even afford a Magic Car worth eight hundred gold coins, compared to an important person like chairman Pompeii who controlled the Fersen Carriage Company, there was without a doubt a large difference.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered that when he talked to Chairman Xu of the New Flyer, he didn't feel this nervous.
It was like Chairman Xu had a natural aura that made people unconsciously relax in front of him and create a sense of trust in him.
This ….. should be the aura of a true important person, right?
Chairman Pompeii naturally didn't know that his words had made Mercado have all these thoughts. He looked at the respectful and flattering smile on Mercado's face and gave a satisfied nod.
"But when I was discussing this matter with Chairman Xu, he always emphasized to me that we should give other people some room to develop. I agreed with his idea, so I gave you this chance to cooperate with our company.
So you have to remember, although you fought for this chance, don't forget the role that Chairman Xu played in it. "
Mercado kept nodding, "Definitely, definitely, I definitely won't forget the help that Chairman Xu has given me.
Of course, in my mind, President Pompeii has helped me the most. In the future, I will definitely follow your instructions. Whatever you want me to do, I will do it. "
Chairman Pompeii waved his hand, "It's not that exaggerated. Since I've decided to let you do this, then you should do it properly.
Come, look at this contract first. If there are no problems, then sign it first. "
Mercado took the contract and carefully looked it over. He confirmed that all the terms were based on what he had discussed with chairman Pompeii before.
Although there were some small differences, it didn't affect him that much overall. There were even some differences that gave him an advantage.
After reading the contract, Mercado had a look of gratitude on his face as he nodded to chairman Pompeii, "No problem."
"Good, then sign it if there are no problems." Chairman Pompeii said.
Mercado took the pen from chairman Pompeii and when he was about to sign his name at the end of the contract, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He opened the contract and seriously looked over the terms twice. After hesitating a bit, he pointed at the terms at chairman Pompeii.
"This ….. Chairman Pompeii, this Magic Car was bought by me, so I don't need to report to your Pompeii Chamber of Commerce each year to be tested, right?
When we talked last time, you didn't mention this. "
Chairman Pompeii looked over the clause and casually said, "Oh, this isn't my idea. It was something that Chairman Xu mentioned last time when I talked to him about this.
The reason for this is to standardize and make it easier to manage your private Magic Car. It is also for our Banta City, so it doesn't affect you that much. "
Mercado knit his brows, "This is a bit ….. Isn't this a bit unnecessary?
This is a Magic Car that I bought, others can come find me if they want to rent it, it shouldn't be related to others, right?
Why do they have to report for maintenance every year and check their qualifications? "
Chairman Pompeii shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Don't ask me, I actually don't understand why Chairman Xu is so strict about this.
But you don't need to go against this, even our Fersen Carriage Company's Magic Cars have to follow this rule, so you don't need to think about going against it. "
"Then you didn't protest to Chairman Xu?" Mercado asked in a voice filled with disbelief.
Chairman Pompeii knit his brows and looked at Mercado, as he said in a dissatisfied voice, "I'm not as meddlesome as you.
Chairman Xu said that this is for the safety of the industry and for the long term development of the industry.
I believe in his judgement, so I didn't object.
As for you ….. if you're not willing to accept it, I don't mind if you refuse to sign this contract. "
Mercado was stunned, he never thought that chairman Pompeii's tone would be this strong. After thinking about it, he didn't say anything else and signed his name at the end of the contract.
However, after he signed the contract with chairman Pompeii and walked out the door of the Fersen Carriage Company's headquarters, he still couldn't understand.
Why did Chairman Xu make this unreasonable request?
What was even stranger was that an important person like chairman Pompeii of the Fersen Carriage Company was actually willing to agree to this request?