CHAPTER 430: CHAPTER 401: ONLINE SHOPPING COMPANY

Anyone newly arrived in Alaska would find it hard to imagine that such a hostile environment boasts the most developed air transport industry in the world...

Because flying from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to most cities in the Northern Hemisphere only takes about 10 hours.

And Anchorage Airport is key to North America’s connection to Asia, with most goods purchased online by Americans coming from East, and these goods are generally transshipped through Anchorage.

Alaska’s harsh climate means that Anchorage Airport’s instrument landing system operates year-round, but these negatives are not enough to deter airlines from their profit motives...

The geographic location here means that cargo planes can carry more goods with less fuel, lowering their operating costs through more economical flight transport.

Out of Anchorage’s 300,000 people, one in ten relies on airport business or related industries for their livelihood.

The real reason Mountain Eagle was resolute in increasing investment in the camp was his desire to be closer to home...

The more he cared, the more cautious he became!

It had been a long time since Mountain Eagle had contacted his wife and children; he didn’t dare to make phone calls, send messages, or emails, fearing that doing so would subject his wife to endless investigation.

Running off with the kids would be easy, but his wife would never agree to it.

First of all, Mountain Eagle’s own life was unstable, and more importantly, his father-in-law, having only one daughter and even being retired, would not be able to go abroad for many years.

It wasn’t realistic to get his wife and kids out, so the only option was to establish a secret channel for reunion.

Now he had discovered a way...

The trade company he initially had the Cowboy lawyer register as a shell was to build relationships with the Anchorage government, buying influence with money, but now he felt he could really get the trade company up and running.

The most famous specialty of Alaska is Emperors Salmon, also known as king salmon.

There are a lot of salmon enthusiasts in the country, and Mountain Eagle’s wife was one of them!

If he could establish a channel and develop a legitimate salmon dealer within East, Mountain Eagle had the chance to bypass all previous networks and make secret contact with his family.

Among those Mountain Eagle knew, few were clean, and his job was quite dangerous at the moment...

So to ensure his family’s safety while contacting them, Mountain Eagle had to bypass all current networks and forge an entirely new channel himself.

He was indifferent about himself, but he knew well that some things couldn’t be rushed...

Even the slightest trouble for his family was unacceptable to him!

The Cowboy lawyer was named Tommy Black, who had spent a few years in Seattle in his early years but was kicked out of the Seattle’s lawyer circles due to his capability and image issues, and now hustled around Alaska, making money by helping natives with lawsuits.

This guy had no great professional aspirations, but his reputation was remarkably good.

However, the lack of professional aspiration also meant he wouldn’t make much money.

Tommy did not expect that when he felt strapped for cash, a wealthy Chinese descendant came to give him a long-term business deal.

Sitting on the balcony of the presidential suite at Captain Cook Hotel, looking at the new boss’s handwritten, sloppy business plan, Tommy grinned and said, "Boss, I’m just a lawyer, if you want to do salmon business, you need to find someone more professional."

Mountain Eagle took a sip of beer and smiled, "I’m not in a hurry, just set up the company’s framework first...

Rent an office, hire a receptionist, I’ll have someone build a company website, and let the receptionist watch the site. If someone contacts us or comes to visit, just host them well."

Tommy looked at Mountain Eagle with a strange expression and said, "Sir, do you think people will come to such a company for salmon purchases?

We have nothing..."

Mountain Eagle casually shrugged and said, "That’s why I’m not in a hurry, I plan to go to western Alaska to explore and look for a steady source of Emperor Salmon..."

Tommy couldn’t figure out Mountain Eagle’s business acumen...

Looking at the rough business plan’s marketing strategy section, it stated that every year 10 end customers would be selected for a deep tour of Alaska.

A piece of salmon, at most, would cost 30 US dollars, 10 people’s deep tour of Alaska needs at least 200,000 US dollars.

How many salmons would need to be sold to earn that back?

Watching the new boss’s gaze lingering on the distant mountains, Tommy cautiously asked, "Boss, are you trying to use this company to... um..."

Mountain Eagle paused, then chuckled, "You think I wanna money launder?

If I really wanted to do that, I would’ve opened my computer and directly registered a company in Wyoming, that way I wouldn’t even need a lawyer."

Speaking, Mountain Eagle waved his hand at a confused Tommy, smiling, "This company has a special meaning to me, so I won’t consider making money in the first few years...

However, I believe that as long as we find a stable source and a suitable dealer, and you can handle some legal issues related to importing and exporting in East, this company has the potential to be profitable."

That moment, Tommy recalled his boss’s complexion and his lavish style, thinking he had found the key, he nodded heavily, "Got it, we’ll deal in the luxury of salmon!

Procure directly from the source, deliver to East within 24 hours by air transport, so people can taste the freshest Emperor Salmon."

Mountain Eagle contemplated strangely for a moment before saying, "You could think of it that way...

However, first you need to sort out some legal matters. The rest can come slowly; we can always wait for a suitable dealer."

Tommy nodded firmly, "No problem, I’ll start inquiring about the salmon export process tomorrow, and consult on the logistics channels as well."

Mountain Eagle smiled and said, "A company called Shunfeng in East has set up a transit station at Anchorage Airport. You could get in touch with them; there’s actually business to be done.

The online purchasing channels of East are very smooth. If you can connect with some major online shopping platforms, hire a few girls as buyers and then ship to East through Shunfeng, you can basically solve the company’s operating funds."

Upon hearing this, Tommy said in surprise, "So, I am the actual manager of this company? Does that mean I can get an extra salary?"

Mountain Eagle waved his hand indifferently and said, "I’ve initially invested 500 thousand US Dollars, you can try it according to my method...

After half a year, you decide whether you want a not-so-high manager’s salary, or to become a partner of the company."

Tommy got up, somewhat conflicted, and walked around the balcony twice. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind and said to Mountain Eagle, "On the premise of ensuring the company’s operation, those buyers’ recruitment and utilization will be up to me!"

Mountain Eagle thought for a while and nodded, "Reasonable hiring is up to you."

Tommy clearly had his own ideas and was a bit worried that they might conflict with Mountain Eagle’s. So, he cautiously asked, "Boss, what kind of person is considered reasonable?"

Mountain Eagle wasn’t actually prepared for this question. After thinking, he said, "If you are just referring to the buyers, then being able to use computers and calculate discounts for online purchases or supermarkets within the United States should qualify them."

While speaking, Mountain Eagle looked at the delighted expression on Tommy’s face and said with a smile, "Buddy, I’ll send you a document about East’s online purchasing process for you to understand. Then figure out the reverse process...

I’ve ordered a lot of solar panels online, along with many other living supplies. You will be responsible for delivering these items to the campsite I bought."

Tommy sighed and said, "Boss, it’s not cost-effective to invest too much into that campsite all at once...

There are risks there!"

Mountain Eagle said with a beaming smile, "Crisis, crisis, there’s opportunity where there is danger!

If there were no risks, how could such a large piece of land cost only 300 thousand?

Oh, how is the thing I had you look into?"

Tommy slapped his forehead, took out a document from his briefcase, and handed it to Mountain Eagle, saying, "This is the information of a company called ’Dimension Card Company’...

The company was registered in New York 5 years ago, its internal shareholding is quite complicated, the largest shareholder owns 23%, a woman named Miranda Solin...

One thing worth noting is that this Miranda Solin’s brother is Alex Solin, a senator from Arizona."

Mountain Eagle found the name slightly familiar; he frowned and flipped through the document in his hand, asking, "Is there really a Gold Mine in the mountains to the north of the campsite?"

Tommy nodded and said, "That area was a paradise for Gold Diggers more than a decade ago, but in recent years more lucrative gold spots have been found, so it has gradually become Desolate.

Gold mines definitely exist, but the possibility of large-scale development is not great."

Mountain Eagle frowned and asked, "Are the natives the barrier?"

Tommy paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Not really!

Large-scale mining would cause pollution, and the State Government wouldn’t allow them to do that along the Yukon River.

There’s a clear additional clause in the land easement rights of that piece of land that without the State Government’s permission, large-scale industrial mining of Gold is not allowed.

The main conflict between the natives and Dimension Card Company is that they disagree with the natives entering the forest for hunting and trapping, and as retaliation, the natives also do not allow them to conduct large-scale logging and construction upstream...

And that’s how the situation got deadlocked!

The situation there is very tense now; Dimension Card Company is using their resources to squeeze the living space of the natives in that area, leading to several clashes."

Hearing this, Mountain Eagle shook his head noncommittally and asked, "What on earth does this company want from that piece of land after going to such great lengths?"

Tommy shook his head and said, "According to a friend in the State Government, that company wants to build a large-scale medicinal herb plantation in the forest.

But from what I know about this kind of company, they certainly won’t be content with building a so-called plantation.

The geographical location there is too remote, and you know the climate of Alaska..."

Tommy’s news left Mountain Eagle feeling puzzled - if not Gold, then what is worth such a big fight?

Just when Mountain Eagle felt he might have guessed wrong, he suddenly remembered who Alex Sorin was?

Originally, Jon and Zorn, under the coercion of a US Army Captain, stole 20 million US Dollars from the Pattaya gang leader Pulichenko, and the final recipient was this Alex Sorin!

This guy must have deep connections with the United States Marine Corps...

And the HK416 that Mountain Eagle captured in Kamui was the model used by the United States Marine Corps.

That day he also saw an M9 pistol on Horned Demon Billy and the AT4 and rifles on the last three vehicles, which came from the same source.

The population of Alaska is just so much; the chance of coincidences doesn’t seem too high to Mountain Eagle, so he feels there must be some kind of internal connection here.

But thinking about these now isn’t very useful...

He came by plane, so he arrived ten to fifteen days earlier than Black Fox and Jungle Ant who were coming by sea.

Now, Redick has already agreed to help keep an eye on Anchorage Pier, so he will be the first to know once there’s any movement.

He doesn’t have high hopes for Redick being able to intercept an old gun like Black Fox, but as long as he can find out when Black Fox or Jungle Ant will land, he can make an effective response.

The most important thing now is to find out Black Fox’s target location, and then he can think about how to give him a surprise!