The reason why he chose to hold another competition was because Xu Yi wanted to imitate the competitions on earth. He wanted to create a professional, high end bicycle competition. It would be like the famous competitions on earth, using this competition to promote bicycles and bicycles, letting the people of the Sines accept the existence of bicycles.
Although Banta City's bicycle race had attracted a lot of attention, because it was a competition for everyone, it wasn't professional. It didn't have any high end meaning in the eyes of normal people, so the advertising effect wasn't that good.
But if they could make the competition that Xu Yi proposed famous, the advertising effect would be much bigger.
Other than this, Xu Yi also hoped that he could help these companies develop their brands through this competition.
Think about it, being able to be recognized by New Flyer and participate in the most professional and high end bicycle competition, didn't that mean that their brand of bicycles was recognized by New Flyer?
If one paid attention to bicycles, they would pay attention to the Xinfei Brand through this competition, so naturally they would pay attention to the bicycles of the other companies.
It was different from the companies on earth who were worried about competitors, Xu Yi was worried that New Flyer wouldn't have any competitors.
To achieve his dream of creating a complete industrial system in the Sines, it was impossible to rely on just him and a single company like New Flyer. Only by having more people and more companies participate could he realize this dream.
So Xu Yi had always paid attention to training people in this industry, helping them enter the magic machine industry and helping them gain a foothold in this industry.
The bicycle companies of Banta City had performed well in the year that they worked with New Flyer, obtaining Xu Yi's approval. So he was willing to hold this competition to help them establish their brand image.
After Xu Yi expressed his thoughts to the chairmen of these companies, he received the praise of the chairmen. They all expressed that they were willing to support Xu Yi's proposal.
City Lord Will who was the middleman on the side was naturally happy to see this matter succeed because it would help these companies quickly grow.
As long as these companies could gain a foothold in the future, it was very likely that they could become a large company that could compete with New Flyer in the bicycle industry, which would have a large influence on Banta City.
In front of Xu Yi and the chairmen, City Lord Will solemnly promised that he would fully support this competition. He would also provide all the necessary conditions for the cooperation between New Flyer and these companies.
This meeting ended with everyone's happy mood.
After the chairmen left, City Lord Will asked Xu Yi, "Chairman Xu, since you can propose this cooperation for the bicycle industry, then for the other industries ….. do you have a method to help them develop as quickly as possible?"
City Lord Will could be sent to Banta City by Seveni as the City Lord, so naturally he could be considered Seveni's confidant. He had heard many evaluations of Xu Yi from Seveni before, so he knew that Xu Yi was different from normal merchants. He didn't just care about his own benefits, rather he cared about the development of the entire magic machine industry.
So now that he saw that Xu Yi wanted to help these bicycle companies develop, he couldn't help wanting to help the other magic machine industry companies in Banta City gain some benefits.
Xu Yi revealed a faint smile and waved his hand, "Sir Count, you can't rush this.
The reason why I chose to cooperate with the bicycle industry first is because the bicycle can't be considered a magic machine. The threshold to enter is lower and the difficulty to grasp the manufacturing process is also lower.
Now that the quality of the bicycles produced by the Banta City companies has reached a certain standard, they can compete with our New Flyer.
As for the other industries … … "
Xu Yi didn't continue, but City Lord Will instantly understood Xu Yi's meaning.
It was very simple, other than the bicycles, the magic machines produced by the other companies couldn't enter Xu Yi's eyes at all. They weren't even qualified to compete with the magic machines produced by the New Flyer.
If these magic machines were to compete with the Frestech Brand magic machines now, they would be crushed without leaving a single scrap.
Not only would this not help them, it would harm them.
Thinking of this, City Lord Will felt emotional.
Xu Yi was truly thinking for the other companies in the magic machine industry. Otherwise, with the New Flyer's absolute lead and the reputation of the New Flyer, the other companies wouldn't have a chance at all.
When he was about to praise Xu Yi, Xu Yi suddenly changed the topic and asked, "Sir Count, has the motorcade sent by the Drake Duchy arrived?"
City Lord Will was surprised. After thinking for a bit, he nodded, "Yes, the Drake Duchy only sent a motorcade, using the name of a company from the Drake Duchy. They arrived three days ago and are currently staying at the newly opened Amrit Hotel outside the city."
"Amrit Hotel?"
Xu Yi muttered in a low voice before suddenly revealing a smile. Then he bid farewell to City Lord Will, "I still have some things to take care of. Sir Count, when the competition starts tomorrow, I will be there on time."
City Lord Will wanted to have Xu Yi stay for lunch, but seeing the expression on Xu Yi's face, he knew that he had other plans, so he didn't keep him.
Although he was doubtful about Xu Yi suddenly asking about the Drake Duchy motorcade, he still revealed a smile as he bid farewell to Xu Yi.
After leaving the City Lord Manor, Xu Yi drove the Magic Sedan. He drove Freya, Agnes, Liz, and Linda to the new city district to the west of Banta City.
After Seveni took the throne, because of the cooperation with the New Flyer, the new city district that had been stagnant before quickly developed again.
Now, Banta City's new city district was over ten times the size of the old city district.
Not only were there more than a hundred factories of various types set up in the industrial area, but the residential area had also become extremely prosperous. All kinds of shops could be seen everywhere, and the streets were crowded with people. At a glance, it was a bustling scene.
In the residential area of the new city, the most eye-catching thing was a seven-story building that rose from the ground and was more than 20 meters tall.
Other than this building, the other tallest buildings in the new city district were only ten meters tall. So looking at it from afar, this building was like a crane in a flock of chickens, looking very eye catching.
This building was the Amrit Grand Hotel that had just been built last month.
The reason why it was called this was naturally because this building was built by the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce.
The success of this building represented a major breakthrough for the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce in the construction industry.
Because before this building, although there were other buildings that were several dozen meters tall in the Sines, like the Kandla Empire's royal palace that was over fifty meters tall, these buildings were all built with large stone blocks.
However, these high-rise buildings were built with huge stones. The amount of human resources required to build them was terrifying. It was not something that could be completed by ordinary people.
The Amrit Grand Hotel built by the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce was over twenty meters tall and the ground floor was over a thousand square meters, but the total investment was only two hundred and sixty thousand gold coins.
Although this number was quite large for normal people, it wasn't that far away.
More importantly, after this hotel was built, normal people could enter at any time, whether they wanted to stay or visit, it was completely up to them.
As for places like the Kandla Empire's royal palace, how could normal people enter?
So when the Amrit Grand Hotel was built and put into use, it was immediately filled with people. The specially built viewing balcony on the top floor of the hotel was almost always packed with people.
Everyone hoped to be able to stand at a high place and look down at the scenery below.
In the past, this was a privilege that only belonged to mages and some privileged people, but now, anyone could stand at such a high place.
Xu Yi met Princess Caroline in a luxurious room on the top floor of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce.
When he saw her, Princess Caroline was standing next to the large window of the room, looking at the scenery outside with a thoughtful expression.
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Princess Caroline didn't turn around. Only when Xu Yi walked to her side and stood next to her in front of the window and looked at the scenery below for a while did she let out a sigh, "Chairman Xu, standing here, I finally understand why so many people are so eager to control power.
Because looking down on everyone from a high place and treating everyone like ants, it's really easy for people to feel a sense of satisfaction. "
Xu Yi shot a glance at the bustling crowd outside the window, thinking that this was only a seven-story building. If you were to go up to a hundred-story building on Earth, you wouldn't even be able to see the crowd below, wouldn't you be even more moved?
Turning his head to look at Princess Caroline, he discovered that after not seeing her for nearly two years, Princess Caroline was now even more beautiful. Moreover, compared to before, she now had a mature charm. Compared to before, there was still a trace of immaturity between her eyebrows, which made her even more alluring.
Feeling Xu Yi's gaze, Princess Caroline turned her head and revealed a brilliant smile to Xu Yi.
This smile was like a flower blooming, tender and beautiful beyond compare.
Xu Yi couldn't help smiling as well, "Your highness, after not seeing you for two years, you've become even more beautiful. As an old friend, I feel very gratified."
"Just very gratified?" Princess Caroline's smile had a trace of playfulness.
"You don't feel very moved?"
Xu Yi laughed, "I've never denied that your highness is moved."
Shortly after, he restrained his smile and said with a serious expression, "But your highness, now isn't the time to discuss whether or not your heart is moved, right?"
Princess Caroline's smile quickly disappeared and she gave a soft sigh before nodding, "That's right, Chairman Xu. I secretly came to see you this time to ask you for help.
If you're not willing to lend a hand, our Drake Duchy might fall into a desperate situation. "