025 Competition

025 Competition

(General food manufacture incorporated) [GFMI] is one of the biggest food manufacturers in the world. Their products ranged from all kinds of food supplements to many preserved foods, and medicines they also have a hand in almost every industry that involves food and health…

They even have a hand in supplying space food products to the "Human Federation Alliance" [HFA] that is responsible for all off-world issues, but right now an emergency meeting is taking place in the headquarters of (General food manufacture incorporated) or (GFMI), all board members a required to attend this special meeting.

Larry James w. Osborne 4th is the current generation head of the Osborne family. Their family has risen to prominence after the war when Larry James Osborne 1st found an abandoned automated food factory after the war. He took advantage of that and being an engineer, he was able to use his skill to become the biggest food supplier post-war. And they amassed a huge amount of fortune that stands to this very day.

"I'm sure you're already aware of the reason for this emergency meeting," said Larry with a stern voice

"let me show you the sales status in the last 24 hours, a 3D projection appeared in front of the board of directors. In the last 24 hours our stocks went down by 7 points, this has never happened in the last… what 50 years? Our supplement sale was down by 30%, our processed food product by 16%, health and wellness products by 15% I can go on and on, but we're not here for that right now, right now our agenda is about Grand Trading Corp." said Larry

Justin Breaker, a middle-aged man, one of the board of directors, said, "what are the steps we're taking against them?" Justin Breaker's family has always been in support of the Osborne family since the last four generations of his family, their family can be considered the most loyal supporters of the Osborne family.

"Many!! All of our hackers' associates who attempted to hack the server of Grand Trading Corporation are now in prison and awaiting trials with overwhelming evidence against them, we are still investigating the reasons for that, but it's safe to say that the Grand Trading Corp. cybersecurity is way above us." Larry stated

"Since most of those hackers are the best in the business, as for the men we sent to investigate them none have reported back, we have a general idea of what happened to them, so it's also safe to assume that they will not be reporting back anytime soon, or ever for that matter.." Larry continues

"I will say this, we become complacent! Larry slams his hand on the table. We become too complacent we have heard and seen the advertisement for Grand Trading Corp. but what did we do? Nothing! I have to admit I too am guilty of being complacent, we have become too comfortable in our position as the top players, and think we are unmovable" Larry said with an angry but solemn voice

"Isn't that too early to say, Larry? Our position is not something that can easily be moved.." said the old man with the mustache.

In fact, he wasn't wrong over the past centuries just how many new companies sprang up and challenge them but even with all that they remain standing on top.

"Is it? When was the last time we had products that get the 5-star evaluation?" Larry asked mockingly

"That was more than 100 years ago! And even that is not something we can be proud of. And you know what I mean." Larry continues to say

The man with the mustache sat down and kept quiet.

He knows very well what Larry is talking about, but still, he wasn't convinced that an upstart company that wasn't even a year old would post a problem to a behemoth like them. But he didn't say more and simply sat back in his chair.

"There are plenty of ways to mess with Grand Trading Corp. aren't they reliant on the materials from the wasteland? We can always do..."

"Stop!" shouted Larry, "do you really want to mess with the Hunter Association? Do you f$&king know who was behind them? Or have you forgotten what happened the last time we mess with Hunter Association?" Larry angrily shouted

Everyone on the board of directors shivered, a few years ago General Food Manufacture Incorporated. Tried to get their hands on the wasteland business by playing dirty they tried to threaten and coerced hunters who refused their offer they even go as far as kidnapping the family of the hunters, the result they almost went out of business, Many of the people responsible for it were erased including Larry's father, as well as many of their board of directors at that time, of course, all that happened in the background and nothing was released to the public. It was then that they realize that there is something they cannot mess with.

That was a Dark time for their company, luckily Larry was able to salvage the situation, it is one of the reasons that everyone greatly values and respects him.

"Are you saying Grand Trading Corp. is related to them?" asks one of the board members

"We don't know for sure, but I'm not dismissing the possibility," said Larry with a grim tone

"How else is a no-name company come up with a product that received a (Genuine) he emphasizes the word Genuine, 5-star evaluation in their very first product, not to mention their capability in cybersecurity, and that was just one of the many reasons." Larry continues

Until we know more about this Grand Trading Corp. we have no choice but to play by the book. I don't want a repeat of what happened last time, happened in my generation, and neither are you!." Larry said as he looks at each one of the board members.

"We assume that the Grand Trading Corp. is just another small fish trying to mingle with a bunch of sharks, but they turn out to be a shark-eating monster" Larry continues

"And this meeting is exactly because of that, on how to fight Grand Trading Corp. Without breaking the chain, we can't afford to step over the line for now. I'll also permit any action as long as it's within that boundary, now I'm all ears to any suggestions, let's continue with the meeting," said Larry sitting back down to his chair

This kind of thing is happening to many top companies in the food industry. General food manufacture incorporated is not the only company affected by the G-Solutions released by Grand Trading Corporation. And some of them are not as sensible as General food manufacturers incorporated and are willing to do anything to get the secret of GT. unfortunately for them, Eve and the rest were not something they can mess with. And they paid dearly for it.

Of course, Arc was unaware of it all, but he can imagine the reaction of the many top companies in the food industry,

But he was unaware that the existence in the back of Hunter's Association that has become his biggest shield against General food manufacture incorporated, of course, he was not worried even if there was no such existence,

Eve and the rest are no pushover, after all, he was not worried by the action of the many top companies against them in the daylight and even less in the shadows, Biggs and Wedge are capable of destroying any Force sent by any company, as long as it's not a weapon of mass destruction, and no company will ever use that, so he was relaxed about it...