Chapter 293
At those words, Stephen instantly felt as if his heart had been pierced by a bullet. Whenever he encountered problems, his first instinct was indeed to seek help.
George, Ethan, Simon…
He always thought that as long as he asked for help, the problems would be easily solved.
However, Ethan’s words struck his core like a large bell, waking him up. He could no longer run away from his responsibilities!
Stephen paled. His body trembled as he stared at Ethan, his mouth opening and closing several times.
In the end, all his words turned into a sigh.
“Alas…” He said to George, “Let’s go.”
Stephen felt ashamed. He did not have the dignity to stay any longer.
He and Ethan were about the same age. However, Ethan was able to manage all of Riveria and control everything.
What about him?
North Hill City, Seaside City, and Aqua City were ruined in quick succession. Now, Celestial City was also on the brink of collapse.
Riveria’s GDP had been 15 trillion dollars and was on track to reach 20 trillion, but since he took over from Ethan, it plummeted to 10 trillion. The difference was enormous.
Ethan practically crushed Stephen’s confidence.
Back home, Rachel quickly poured a glass of water for George but did not spare Stephen a glance.
Stephen felt bitter. He worked tirelessly outside and was just criticized by Ethan. Now that he was home, his fiancee did not even look him in the eye. He felt like a failure.
Stephen poured himself a glass of water, drank it, and went straight to his room. He had to find a way to stabilize Celestial City!
He lay in bed for half an hour but could not think of anything. When he started getting a headache, he took out his phone to call Simon.
At that moment, he suddenly thought of Ethan’s words.
Stephen always turned to adults for help when he faced problems, but he suddenly realized that he was now an adult.
Chapter 293
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With that, he silently put down his phone. He got up from bed, grabbed a pen and and started listing the problems Celestial City was facing.
paper,
High housing prices, rent, cost of living, low wages, the lack of incoming outsiders, discontent from the locals…
Labor shortages, businesses unable to fill positions, being a single–industry economy…
The pollution of Crystal Lake, the food hall, and the collapse of the development zone… Stephen looked at the problems and could not figure out how Celestial City could have ended up like this. Everything had been fine before he took over. What did he have to do to return the city to its former state?
He could not think of a way.
“I have to hold a meeting and have everyone come together and brainstorm.”
He felt that he could not just pass off the problem to someone else and ignore it, so he approached George and asked him to organize a meeting. In the end, he also called Simon and asked him to come to offer some advice.
At the meeting, Stephen laid out all the problems, and the group began discussing how to solve them one by one.
George and Simon were both slightly surprised by Stephen’s behavior. They had a feeling that he had become more mature and composed!
Someone suggested, “If the housing prices are too high, how about lowering them?”
Another person immediately retorted. “No. Celestial City’s economy is currently propped up by the housing market. If we lower the prices, a lot of that wealth will pop like a bubble.” “What about raising wages?”
“That’ll require negotiating with the companies.”
“I got it!” Someone exclaimed excitedly, “We can negotiate with the businesses and offer some incentives in exchange for them raising their wages. That way, both the issue of high rent and the reluctance of outsiders to come here can be alleviated!”
Stephen’s eyes instantly lit up. “Yes, that’s a good idea!”
He was pleased with his decision to hold this meeting. No matter how much he pondered alone, he was just one person with limited capacity..
However, if everyone brainstormed together, they would surely come up with solutions!
