Fang Yuan quickly stopped overthinking it.
He knew better than anyone exactly what kind of entity his Vought Corporation was.
And this was only the beginning.
After the Vought Act was promulgated, Vought's takeoff was completely unobstructed, and many of Fang Yuan's previous strategic plans could now be implemented.
For example, the mobile communications business.
Vought's subsidiary, Water Technology, announced the launch of the World's first mobile phone—the Water Phone 1!
Abbreviated as wPhone 1.
That's right, even the naming convention was identical to the iPhone, but the wPhone 1 was far more explosive than the original iPhone had been.
The iPhone was merely trans-generational; the wPhone directly pioneered the era of mobile phones!
Once this news broke, it immediately caused a worldwide sensation.
It was currently August 1963. In Fang Yuan's previous life, the first mobile phone was Motorola's DynaTAC 8000X, commonly known as the 'Brick.' Its prototype appeared in 1973, and it didn't go on sale until 1983.
Now, Fang Yuan had brought forward the emergence of commercial mobile phones by exactly twenty years!
In fact, when Water Technology released the news, many people didn't even know what a mobile phone was.
This was also the strategy Fang Yuan set for Vought: always stay ahead of the times. Although they possessed more advanced technology, they would never release it all at once, instead letting it out bit by bit like squeezing toothpaste.
By always maintaining the lead, Vought could always make money.
Moreover, Fang Yuan was much more conscientious than certain fruit-branded phone manufacturers. After all, when he 'squeezed the toothpaste,' something substantial actually came out... This applied not just to phones, but to all technology-related businesses. If nothing went wrong, Fang Yuan's toothpaste-squeezing development model could last for ten thousand years... Kryptonian tech is supreme!
Releasing something like a mobile phone in the 60s was absolutely explosive high technology. By then, the Federal Reserve might not even be able to print money as fast as Fang Yuan could earn it.
If not for the Vought Act, Fang Yuan might have been slightly worried about people coming to cause trouble.
Of course, mobile communications couldn't just have phones; they needed a network.
Water Technology would simultaneously launch a cellular mobile network to ensure that the brick-sized mobile phones wouldn't actually become bricks.
According to the original timeline, the cellular network wouldn't be invented by Japan for another 16 years. Now, it belonged to Vought.
Fang Yuan had long since smoothed over relations with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, ensuring that Vought wouldn't encounter the slightest setback.
In fact, even if Fang Yuan hadn't made arrangements in advance, the FCC wouldn't have dared to play any tricks. After all, regardless of how they might sanction one thing or another in the future, in front of President Kennedy, Vought Group, and the Bureau of Investigation, they still had to tuck their tails and act like dogs.
Mobile phones were just one link in Water Manufacture. Fang Yuan had many other layouts, such as fully automatic washing machines—something that wouldn't be invented by Japan until over a decade later.
Now, those also belonged to Vought.
That's right, Fang Yuan simply enjoyed cutting off Japan's path to wealth.
Besides washing machines, there were microwave ovens, refrigerators, plasma TVs, and more.
Naturally, these items fell under Vought's other subsidiary—Water Manufacture.
If Water Technology took the high-end route, then Water Manufacture, which produced daily necessities like fully automatic washing machines, was for the mass-market route.
Fang Yuan's initial goal was to ensure that every household had at least one item produced by Vought Group. This was also a vital step in increasing their influence.
Sure enough, just as Fang Yuan expected.
When Vought Group announced the establishment of its subsidiaries, Water Technology and Water Manufacture, and launched products like mobile phones, fully automatic washing machines, and plasma TVs, it immediately caused a sensation worldwide!
Yes, worldwide!
While many people could remain indifferent and watch the Awakened business from the sidelines, the new products Vought launched directly touched everyone's daily lives.
This was why Fang Yuan waited until the Vought Act was passed before letting Vought expand in all directions.
Without the protection of the act, Vought would have certainly faced a mountain of trouble.
Water Technology and Water Manufacture became instant hits.
Every day, orders for these two subsidiaries flew in from everywhere, piling up so high that a single room couldn't hold them all.
In less than half a month, the inventory Vought had accumulated was swept clean. Household appliances were fine; even if people couldn't buy from Water Manufacture, there were alternatives on the market.
But the wPhone 1 had no alternative!
You could sell a kidney to buy an iPhone, but even if you sold two kidneys, you couldn't buy a wPhone 1.
Out of stock meant out of stock.
Then, Water Technology and Water Manufacture began large-scale recruitment and rapidly acquired land to build factories across the country, creating countless jobs out of thin air.
Those who were paying attention were surprised to find that the factories built by Water Technology and Water Manufacture were all located in states that had voted in favor of the Vought Act, making the officials of those states grin from ear to ear.
Meanwhile, the states that had opposed the Vought Act didn't get a single benefit.
What a coincidence.
But even knowing that Vought was practicing discrimination, no one could do anything about it. In fact, Fang Yuan was more than happy to let people know it.
To that end, he specifically had many media outlets promote this fact, aiming to let everyone know.
Supporting Vought leads to great wealth!
Of course, it could no longer just be called Vought Corporation. With two large subsidiaries, Water Technology and Water Manufacture, Vought Corporation officially upgraded to Vought Group.
The entertainment industry that Vought Corporation was originally responsible for remained under the Vought Group headquarters. After all, in Fang Yuan's view, this was Vought's core.
However, in the eyes of outsiders, the power of Water Technology and Water Manufacture was far greater than that of the Vought headquarters.
The entertainment industry indeed brought in money quickly, but the real economy was one of the cornerstones of society; the two could not be compared.
Especially when Vought Group announced the establishment of a third subsidiary, Vought Industry, which was described as being ambitiously driven.
So, after possessing numerous physical industries, Vought's status leaped upward, and many capitalists flocked in, wanting to make money alongside Vought.
Even the capitalists who had previously argued incessantly with Vought over the awakened one act were no exception.
Business is business; no one would turn their back on money.
And Vought didn't keep everything to itself. Logically, Vought could have maintained a monopoly, but in reality, it didn't.
Under Fang Yuan's direction, Vought provided partners who proactively reached out with many technologies that were second only to Vought's. In fact, except for mobile phones, many technologies were identical to Vought's own.
The main theme was 'common prosperity.'
This caused Vought Group's reputation to skyrocket. Countless capitalists in related industries were singing Vought's praises.
Monopoly?
Non-existent!
What Fang Yuan always wanted was reputation. Money had to be made, but compared to making money, a good reputation was always the most important thing.
Doing so also brought many benefits. For instance, when many rivals tried to cause trouble for Vought's subsidiaries, the capitalists who had benefited from Vought would proactively step in to defend them.
After all, defending Vought was defending their own interests. At least until they finished consuming the benefits Vought gave them, these capitalists wouldn't turn their backs.
But again, Vought Group's toothpaste-squeezing innovation could last for ten thousand years... So under these circumstances, when the Vought headquarters asked the various capitalists to help promote their own artists, the capitalists couldn't agree fast enough.
In the eyes of the outside World, Vought's subsidiary industries were now its core.
But none of them knew that the 'subsidiary output' of those subsidiary industries was Fang Yuan's true core objective.
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