Private The Price of Investment

[Credit Wizard]

TAG: Mya Jesel
LOCATION: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages; Main Headquarters. The System of Darvannis
SECURITY: Scrapper-Series Sentry Droids | Scrapper-Series Battle Droids | Toborro War Droid Mark I & II

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The System of Darvannis has been a favored retreat world for the Ancient Hutt Cartel. It was a world that was devoid of any valuable natural resources or native sentient species. Furthermore the planet was surrounded by a dense asteroid field that made any approach difficult. For these reasons; the system was often overlooked in the galaxy's star charts as a planet to settle on. The Ancient Hutt Cartel has used this to there advantage; establishing prosperous market villas on the planet that prospered through the illegal trade of weapons and other market goods. During the Ancient Galactic War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire; the Hutt Cartel has assembled an impressive army of mercenaries on Darvannis. Concerned about this army; both superpowers dispatched strike teams to eliminate the threat. Once the battle was underway the they had discovered the truth that it was the Ancient Dread Master Styrak who had taken over the army. After his defeat on the world; the planet of darvannis was left alone for a few centuries until the powerhouse of Zakuul established a Skytrooper Factory on the planet that could produce ships; weapons and other things needed for the war front with the Eternal Alliance. A few centuries; after that the Powerful Criminal Empire of the Mancheron Hutts took the world for their own and established a mighty palace; which is now used as the Main Headquarters for the Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages under the leadership of the Current Lorda of that Kajidic; Paranoda Mancheron Boggurobb. The Hutt Lorda has expanded the wealth and job opportunities of the populace of Darvannis; having built more major settlements for the expanding populace that benefited from the association's presence on the world. The Main Headquarters of the Association would be built 10 miles from the Capital City of Oasis City; the Headquarters itself would be a large factory and corporate office mixed into one and it stood out as an impressive and massive structure.

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The Nine Hundred Year Old Hutt had established himself a powerful conglomerate that held vast influence in the former area of hutt space. Establishing a dominant monopoly that crushed all competition in the food and beverage trade; and buying the loyalty of all the suppliers to make finding supplies for his competition almost impossible without paying him for it. Paranoda had made it so; that anyone who wanted to buy food and beverage products had to buy from him or starve to death. Although; he kept prices lower than his competition to make sure that people would always go with his products because they were 100% more effective than other brands. His years of running the company through an iron fist would have to come to a close soon; he needed more shareholders on his board to make his operations run smoothly. The shareholders that he has aren't enough to keep his factories afloat. Of course; he could always fund it himself through his immense wealth on Kor Mancheron and his various retail properties in the galaxy that he rented for the parties of the upper class. But that objective wouldn't accomplish anything of note; because he didn't want to spend his own money on running the company and would rather the shareholders fund the trade while he collected the profit. Perhaps it was time for him to change his business strategy.

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Paranoda would be in his office inside the Main Headquarters on Darvannis. Observing the local profit margins of his association has it drew more wealth from the eateries and restaurants and expanding into the grocery department as well. Looking up from the main terminal on his desk; he would hear a knock on the heavy warship grade blast doors that protected his office from people. He would press the button on his desk; opening it up to reveal a quarren aide that often ran the place while he was away at his palace or on business with other hutts. The Quarren would bow before the Hutt Lorda of Mancheron; saying to him in a short voice. "Almighty Paranoda; the Council of Shareholders have arrived to give a daily briefing of the Association. They are all in the main assembly hall waiting for you." Paranoda would nod towards him; telling him to exit with a hand gesture. Sliding from his chair that could support his bulk; he would slide with his slimy belly to the main assembly hall; taking the lift down to that level. Paranoda would be a physically large hutt at 10ft and 4,000 pounds; bigger than your average hutt due to a genetic defect that requires him to eat several times a day to keep his body weight stable. On this day; Paranoda wears a brown top hat with a black rim on it that sat on his lush locks of grey hair due to having the same genetic defect as Zorba the Hutt. His lower form is fitted with a brown suit and tie with a white shirt underneath; his long grey beard also tied in locks would flow over his suit. Around this whole outfit; would be a heavy black overcoat with golden symbols on it that goes down over his body to his tail like a large cape. Hidden underneath the cloak on his left hip is a holster for a blaster pistol; which he had brought just incase his security isn't enough. Paranoda would make his way down from the lift into the main assembly hall; where only 5 shareholders of the council has arrived and that was that; because there was only that many and the hutt lorda was looking for more to increase his profit margins and expand his conglomerate across the outer rim. If anyone were to investigate; Paranoda had made sure to pay his workers double the normal wages and have the maximum safety standards possible to make everything run smoothly. The Hutt Lorda of Mancheron was an honorable hutt; and he wouldn't let his reputation get ruined by having reports of abuse in his factory. As Paranoda took his seat at the table; he had to wonder if someone would arrive to join them and possibly if he could get an investment to increase his association's wealth. While this was happening; the security would roam the halls of the massive headquarters to make sure everything was secure from invaders of hutt property.

 

[Mya Jesel]

Credit Wizard
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Mya and her small party of aides followed made their way through the company complex to the meeting room. Darvannis was a world she had never visited, nor had ever even heard of. Despite spending her life in the Outer Rim, that didn't surprise her. Hutt Space was something... not quite the Outer Rim. It was its own thing and even to those who dwelt in the Rim, Hutt space was foreign, different. It was a place many refused to go, for there were far too many risks there. Everything from Hutt syndicates to pirates to slavers. It made trade too dangerous. She had seen this when she had worked with the Hutt Republic president to build the Dream of the Rim. Others had been furious that they had stooped to working alongside the Hutts. That was the challenge-- the Outer Rim held grudges like nobody else and hundreds of years of conflicts with Hutt cartels had ingrained that deeply.

But she had every intention of overcoming old grudges and rivalries and forging a stronger Outer Rim. Their own conflicts had weakened the Outer Rim and kept them at each other's throats while the great powers played them against each other and profited from their isolation. Alone, they couldn't fight the Trade Federation, let alone the Galactic Empire, or any of the others who had looked to take advantage of them.

They had possibilities here, to help increase the flow of wealth back into the Outer Rim, rather than out of it. That would increase the rate by which they could pursue their work of developing the Outer Rim into an independent powerhouse that could stand and rule itself autonomously as a stable society.

The Council had helped put together an investment package to offer to the company. They were wary of the nature of the Hutt company's monopoly, but Hutt Space was... something different. They had little influence there, nor any real grounding, but the economics were powerful levers of social influence. The Hutts had known that and used it well for millennia.

The question was if she could outmaneuver a Hutt on their own turf. She'd struck bargains before, even with Hutts, but that had taken a few dockside brawls to show them that the Susefvians were serious, and a coalition with law enforcement, independent traders, and longshoremen to keep the ones trying to muscle in out of their dockyards.

They paused outside the doors, while a protocol droid went in before them, announcing them to the Hutt and the other investors. Mya cleared her throat and closed her eyes for a moment, erecting her mental barriers. She had studied under the Saaraai-Kaar to defend herself against mental influences. Hutts were immune to Force tricks, but humans were not, and while she doubted they would try something, there might be other influences involved. It never hurt to protect her mind to ensure nobody could take advantage of them.

That in place, she opened her eyes and smiled warmly, waiting for the invitation to enter.

 

[Credit Wizard]

TAG: Mya Jesel
LOCATION: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages; Main Headquarters. The System of Darvannis
SECURITY: Scrapper-Series Sentry Droids | Scrapper-Series Battle Droids | Toborro War Droid Mark I & II
RELEVANT LINKS: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages | Mancheron Association of Manufacturing & Commerce

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The Hutt Lorda would have gathered around himself some of the best accounting and general finance officials to meditate the debate with the shareholder council that ran the Association of Food & Beverages for him when he was away on business. Bringing up a cherry flavored smoking pipe to his mouth; he would ignite it and the intociting fumes would fill the air of the meeting hall inside of the company complex. Peering over to the entrance door to the hall; he would spot a protocol droid entering inside and informing them that the delegation of the outer rim at arrived. Knowing to himself that the outer rim was establishing itself as an independent power through a network system in his various eateries spread around the area of hutt space. Although they had lost much to the bryn'adul horde that swept into their domain; they still held enough influence to be the masters of this area of the galaxy with hundreds of sectors under there control not through military might but through influence. Bringing his slimy hand up; extending from the arms of his well pressed suit made of the finest material. He would lower his hand down to open up the doors with an automatic switch; revealing the board room and the hutt at its head. Only time would tell; if this delegation was serious.

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The Board Room would be a large chamber filled with ornate items; with the personal symbol of the mancheron kajidic hanging on the walls as a subtle reminder of the power of the mancheron clan over the Association of Food & Beverages. In the 4 corners of the room would be crystal rancor statues carved out of Aegean crystals that showed a powerful impression of wealth and as a display to make his visitor know that he meant business. There would be a large long table for the delegation to sit at; while the 5 investors would be on either side of the table itself. At the end of the table would be Paranoda and his Legal Advisors; the best attorney's that he could afford to make sure that this deal would be balanced and not cheat him out of his well earned credits. Knowing that his business was expanding because he had just gotten the ownership of a second Association called the Mancheron Association of Manufacturing & Commerce that his father owned previously before he passed away; this association was even more powerful than his own and combined there might would allow him to influence the shareholders to provide more funding in exchange for a larger share of the investment pyramid.

The Hutt Himself would be massive at 10ft and 4,000 pounds; towering over the delegation and much of the other people inside of the room; as he rested upon a wampa fur lounger. He would wear on this day a brown top hat with a black rim on it that sat on his lush locks of grey hair due to having the same genetic defect as Zorba the Hutt. His lower form is fitted with a brown suit and tie with a white shirt underneath; his long grey beard also tied in locks would flow over his suit. Around this whole outfit; would be a heavy black overcoat with golden symbols on it that goes down over his body to his tail like a large cape. Hidden underneath the cloak on his left hip is a holster for a blaster pistol; which he had brought just incase his security isn't enough. Waiting for the delegation to enter into the hall and once they did. He decided to speak in galactic standard basic to them to convey his message.

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"Welcome to the Corporate Office of the Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages. Mighty Delegation from the Outer Rim; please take your seat at the end of the table so that we may get down to business. I forgot to mention this before; but the Association is in a joint pact with another Association called the Mancheron Association of Manufacturing & Commerce. Just so that you are aware of the current standing that we are a joint company now instead of only one." He would exclaim to the delegation as they entered. The 5 shareholders would talk among themselves for now. While the retainers of the corporate office would provide food and beverages from the association to the delegation and shareholders to provide them something to drink and eat during their stay here. Time would only tell; what the day would bring. But Paranoda was confident that he could get something out of it and expand his monopoly far into the outer rim.

 

[Mya Jesel]

Credit Wizard

Mya strode into the room behind the protocol droid and gave a nod of acknowledgment to the massive and well-dressed Hutt who greeted them.

"Greetings, great Paranoda and representatives of the Mancheron Association. We thank you for your time in meeting with us." She took the seat at the end of the table and let her eyes sweep the room. It was massive and luxuriously decorated, with symbols of strength and power.

It was the balance that one had to walk while negotiating with the Hutts. They expected deference but respected strength. They were, usually, in their minds, superior to the shorter-lived and smaller species.

The news of the merger caught her by surprise, but she kept her face studiously calm.

"Thank you for the update," Mya said, leaning back in the chair, "It does open up significantly new areas of mutual profit to hear of such a merger."

However, the greater monopoly risk sat uneasily in her gut. "We understand you are looking for investors to help increase the available assets for your associations, is that correct?"

If it was not, they would not have been present. "The League is working to invest into economic resources capable of returning reliable, steady dividends to reinvest into the funds which we disburse to all inhabitants of our systems to build up the wealth in the Outer Rim from the ground up. Our understanding is that your association meets the standards capable of engaging the appropriate dividend quotients."

 

[Credit Wizard]

TAG: Mya Jesel
LOCATION: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages; Main Headquarters. The System of Darvannis
SECURITY: Scrapper-Series Sentry Droids | Scrapper-Series Battle Droids | Toborro War Droid Mark I & II
RELEVANT LINKS: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages | Mancheron Association of Manufacturing & Commerce

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The Hutt Lorda of the Mancheron Kajidic would be smoking his cherry flavored smoking pipe at the end of the table. Speaking with his legal advisors and general finance & accounting officers that he had gathered around himself for this meeting. Although he didn't have any reason to be suspicious; it was good to know that he had experts on hand to catch this delegation if they tried anything that that would take his credits from the associations pockets. He watched as the delegation entered into the impressive hall that was the meeting room of the corporate office. A female would begin to speak to paranoda; greeting himself and his shareholders that currently occupied the room of luxury and symbols of power. "It was no problem in meeting you today; The Outer Rim has suffered enough abuse from outsiders and galactic powers that exploit you for your labors. I am willing to bargain supporting your efforts." Exclaimed the Hutt Lorda of the Mancheron Kajidic after she got done speaking and sat down at the end of the table. He of course informed her before she sat down about the recent merger with the Mancheron Association of Manufacturing and Commerce that he had recently acquired from his deceased father; Yugabogda Mancheron Boggurobb. Paranoda would judge her reaction to this message and was surprised when she was calm due to this unexpected announcement; clearly this person had been in the business world for long enough to hide her emotions extremely well on the outside. "You are welcome; It is only fair to inform you of the company's merger in order to have a full transparency between us. I agree with your assessment; that this merger can provide opportunities and benefits that otherwise wouldn't exist with only one company that I have under my control." Paranoda Said in response to the woman's statement about the effort being about mutual profit instead of individual gains among them. The Hutt Lorda was about to respond; when one of his lawyers decided to intervene on his behalf after a polite nod of course to mean no disrespect. "The Joint Associations are indeed looking for investment on certain areas of our assets. However; the entire company itself has enough assets to survive for a long time if necessary. I am concerned that any agreement would require a massive shift in company policy that has kept it afloat. Can you assure the shareholders that would not be the case as they have invested quite a lot already in the current programs that we offer and would lose money" Explained one of the Lawyer's; a neimoidian in fact at the end of the table near paranoda; keeping watch for any subtle manipulations that the woman might try to influence the company to abandon it's ways that has kept it afloat for a long time. Paranoda would also be interested to see if the league could provide any benefit to the hutt lorda and his associations; as he himself had enough wealth to keep the company afloat for a considerable period of time before he had to seek investors again. "My Associations will be able to return proper economic dividends to the Outer Rim League. However; if I am to freely extend my resources to the government of the outer rim and have them distributed to planets that are outside of the companies targeted market. The problem in that is that my association receives nothing but investment that can dry up quickly or be withheld to blackmail my company into submission; I would need something else in return in order to make this a fair exchange." He stated to her; knowing that paying dividends would only make him shovel out money to the shareholders out of its profits that could be used for something else. Paranoda would have his legal advisors and financial officers take notes during this transactions; making sure that he had everything recorded incase the agreement was violated by either party. And would have this be transformed into a legal contract with the outer rim to make sure that there was a deep economic penalty for it. The Hutt Lorda of the Mancheron Kajidic would just have to see where this meeting would go for now.

 

[Mya Jesel]

Credit Wizard

Mya was no expert on cigars, but the familiar heady scent of cherry wafted through the air. She had to admit, he had good taste when it came to smoke. It reminded her of her grandfather after he retired and lounged on the wharfs during the long summer evenings. What particularly caught her interest, however, was the lawyers who spoke up. That was a good sign. It suggested a much higher level of competency and professionalism than the other company they had moved to invest in.

She leaned back in the chair, meeting the eyes of the lawyers. "We can offer a risk defrayment through our investment." She shifted her focus back to Paranoda. "You have proven yourself to be a highly competent and far-seeing executive. We see no reason to take an active hand in ensuring investment returns in the Mancheron entities, as they have proven themselves to be resilient, long-lasting, and reliable, especially one so willing to join us in increasing the wealth of the Outer Rim free of exploitation. Such a future will of course require a large market for foodstuffs and industrial materials and benefits both of our futures."

Mya paused to consider for a moment. "We also recognize that Hutt space functions entirely different than much of the rest of the Outer Rim, and we have no inclination to wield political influence in Hutt Space." Formally and officially, anyway. Subtler, indirect options were never out of the option, but that would not be League policy. Such things would be up to the discretion of individuals operating on their own and she would no nothing about it. "As a result of the excellent leadership displayed, there is little need for outside investment for growth or maintenance, but that also means a centralized risk." She gave a deliberate shrug. "The Maw have destroyed Csilla and attempted to destroy Korriban for some Force-only-knows reason. Neither worlds are particularly impactful on a galactic economic level in and of themselves, but what if they strike a major economic or industrial center?" That was a question she let sink in for everyone to consider, even as she tried to wrap her mind about the potential for a finance world like Muunilinst or Coruscant even. Mya shook her head briefly to clear that horrific future out of her mind.

"We have already experienced a major market shrinkage with the Bryn'adul genocides, which our analysts estimate to have caused a twenty one percent economic decrease. Expanded military spending by the Galactic Alliance and New Imperial Order and Concord countered that enough to not be as painful, but with the end of the Sith-Imperial Civil War, and the lack of a centralized Maw target may stall the intensity of spending. And even if not, war economies are not sustainable, and thus, not profitable."

She consulted her notes for a moment. "However, as a government, we are less susceptible to market shrinkages, which means that we can create a reliable investment for potentially risky expansions that limit the amount of risk on your own respectable personages and the company accounts."

Another consultation with the notes. "We are willing to place in contract that we waive any board privileges in overseeing the actions of the company and ask in exchange an agreement to not pursue actions pursuant to the establishment of any further monopoly in the primary regions surrounding the League systems, namely the Five Veils Route in the Quence Sector and extending towards Terminus. We are, however, willing to consider supply ships from the Joint Associations as members of the League when it comes to such things as local taxes, which will decrease the company expenses as a whole."

It was a smaller start to the negotiations than they had done on Melida/Daan, but that was to be expected. One did not make demands of the Hutts. Not without an armada and a willingness to flex. It was truly give and take with them, with careful consideration to ensure they always considered it a profit.

 

[Credit Wizard]

TAG: Mya Jesel
LOCATION: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages; Main Headquarters. The System of Darvannis
SECURITY: Scrapper-Series Sentry Droids | Scrapper-Series Battle Droids | Toborro War Droid Mark I & II
RELEVANT LINKS: Mancheron Association of Food & Beverages | Mancheron Association of Manufacturing & Commerce

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The Neimodian Lawyer would be speaking among the other lawyer's present at the table with Paranoda Mancheron Boggurobb. Debating over the practically of having a risk defrayment added through the investment. The Company would be stabilized and not have to change the company's policy in that plan; so they gave a nod towards the Hutt Lorda to know that they agreed with the plan provided by her. The Hutt Lorda's Glowing Yellow Reddish Eyes would peer down at her; after she had changed her focus to him. He would time his response to when; he had heard everything that she said and proceeded to speak in response to her words. "The Outer Rim is a critical market for the Joint Mancheron Associations; there are many resources that could benefit us in return in exchange for the foodstuff and industrial materials that will benefit us both in due time. However; you will have to forgive me if I don't find your next statement entirely honorable in intention. All the galactic powers want a piece of hutt space for themselves due to our immense resources; and I personally don't see a future when the outer rim league will backdown from claiming portions of it to expand their "free of exploitation" streagedy. I will need some sort of signed and galactic legal agreement; supporting this claim and you to enforce it among your members." Paranoda said in response to her statements; picking up his pipe and smoking it while he waited for her to carry on her detailed plan. Smoking the cherry flavor more and filling the atmosphere in it.

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"Any strike upon a major economic center would only rally the galaxy against those that tried to destroy it. I'll be blunt about it; if you don't mind. No one would risk going to war against the entire galaxy due to having made a foolish and disastrous move of attacking the galactic economy. However; I do see the impact that it would have on the overall market and might lead to an economic crash of epic proportions." He stated firmly in response; although he was sympathetic to those of the Bryn'adul geonocides and the lack of sustainability of war economics. None of this would affect him in the long run because people needed food and materials that the Mancheron Clan can provide through his joint associations. However; he didn't want to be rude to his guest at the end of the table and yet said nothing of note until she got done speaking for a minute. Allowing him to respond in due prompt, "Lowering the amount of risk to myself and my acquired assets will indeed make this a more beneficial deal between us at this time. However; the expansion policy of the associations call for monopoly to assure our customers are getting the right products at lower cost than the competition and to protect our trade secrets. However; in the interest of fair trade among the league. I would be willing to establish a protectorate of our company instead of a full monopoly; which would mean that I would get first pick of the resources that I want and can use for my company; while allowing other companies to do full competition against mine without me driving them out of business. However; I am grateful for the supply ships from my company being allowed to be taxed less than others as that will save on the budget for research purposes." Paranoda firmly stated; speaking with his legal advisors and financial advisors to make a sound judgement on the matter. His piece of the puzzle was cast and all he had to do was wait for the golden fish to rise out of the water for him to make a profit. However; he had another deal in mind that the league would take in his mind. "One more thing; I'd be willing to send around 10,000 credits worth of resources to the league's worlds free of charge as to establish a more profitable business between us. However; I would like 12% interest on those goods to be sent back to my company in exchange to cover the losses of these resources in handing them out to your worlds." Paranoda spoke firmly about this deal; looking to see if the league would accept a free handout in exchange for the interest being sent back to him and his company. He would bring his pipe out of his mouth; peering down at the end of the table to see if the woman would respond back in due time.