Takasia Canal AG

[Mercantilist States]

To: Royal Takasia Commerce and Trade
      Minister of Research and Technology, Karl Meinsgart
From: Denny Hamilton

We can structure an agreement company with 52% ownership by a local Takasian company, and 24% ownership by the Mercantilist West O Company and the New Delfos government. Would this arrangement be acceptable to all parties?

We would also be interested in hiring a railroad specialist from Takasia to head up a 'Railroad Division' of our company. Can you direct us to someone with the skills and interest?

Sincerely,

Denny Hamilton

OOC: I'll most likely use this character in future RPs involving the West O Company. We can figure out a way to RP this too if you'll have it.

[Delfos]

To: Royal Takasia Commerce and Trade
      Denny Hamilton
From: Minister of Research and Technology, Karl Meinsgart

I remind that the scientists and speciallists involved in the CGV project are Government employees. But all profits goe for the Government Labs. The government is not the owner of the capital profited in this business. (OOC:Indirectly, it is :p as long you keep profiting the Government Labs we just dont finance them so much.)

Our view over the 52% ownership leads us to disagreement, if they are to own 52%, they have to help to construct it at least 52%. We advise to follow for this alternate way: produce the lines and equipment required, M. West O Company finances and owns those 24%, Government Labs own the other 24%, giving them basis to advance in technology and build faster and safer trains. It's win win win, those 52% to a Takasian company will generate alot of workplaces and money. We also would like to appoint that the Takasian company must be independent. Can we closure to an agreement on this?

New Delfos Minister of Research and Technology Meinsgart.

[tak]

To: Minister of Research and Technology, Karl Meinsgart
 Denny Hamilton, Mercantilist West O Company
From: Royal Takasia Commerce and Trade

Takasia government does not differentiate between a foreign-owned company or a foreign-government entity, when it comes to an investment in the rail network of Takasia. As such, the before-mentioned requirements must be fulfilled.

If the terms are not agreeable, we regret that we would have to go with the AVE system as used in some routes in mainland Takasia. Time is running out, and the rail has to be operational before the completion of the Canal.

sincerely,
Head of Commerce and Trade, Marketa Byznyzova

[Mercantilist States]

OOC: do they have to construct it 52%, or just finance it 52%?..I would think the latter is more important...As I understood it, before the Takasian company stepped in West O was just going to help finish the financing and run it.

[Delfos]

OOC: as you say, when i said build 52% at least, was financing 52% in help building the railroads.

[tak]

OOC: Is "our company" the joint-venture, or does it mean West O?

 

To: Royal Takasia Commerce and Trade
      Minister of Research and Technology, Karl Meinsgart
From: Denny Hamilton

We can structure an agreement company with 52% ownership by a local Takasian company, and 24% ownership by the Mercantilist West O Company and the New Delfos government. Would this arrangement be acceptable to all parties?

We would also be interested in hiring a railroad specialist from Takasia to head up a 'Railroad Division' of our company. Can you direct us to someone with the skills and interest?

Sincerely,

Denny Hamilton

OOC: I'll most likely use this character in future RPs involving the West O Company. We can figure out a way to RP this too if you'll have it.

[Delfos]

OOC:we'r discussing it...offering a national company to own 52% of someone else's business when the split was between a government lab (financed but not owned by New Delfos government) and a financing and administrating foreign company. it's quite huge cut, you would actually own the thing, we'r interested in building CGV lines in takasia, but not if takasia owns us. Im thinking of a filliation. the government labs and the mercantillists own a CGV division of West O, which is an independent company, but in your country, we make filliation with whatever national company you assign to take charge of the filliation, and we'r still independent, you you still own your 52% inside your country. what does that seems to you, gentlemen? <-let's say we had this discussion in character.

[tak]

To: Minister of Research and Technology, Karl Meinsgart
 Denny Hamilton, Mercantilist West O Company
 Francisco Castillos, RENFE (Arveoli Rail Project Manager)
From: Royal Takasia Internal Affairs

The royal family has decided to take the maiden train ride from Venezea to Tagshknet for the royal wedding. Please settle the current deadlock as soon as possible, and have the train ready and fully tested before the wedding. Thank you for your cooperation.

Yours sincerely,
Head of Internal Affairs, Ingrid Domestik

[tak]

After rounds of negotiations, the rail deal was granted to Rail Arveoli (International) Limited (RAIL), a joint venture of RENFE (52%) and the New Delfos government (48%). The rail work commenced immediately, and the New Delfos had started building the trains.

[Delfos]

OOC: you'r rushing things :p anyway keep it that way, the 48% are from government labs and the mercantillists. We gonna end the joint venture after building the 1st line to CGV Takasia, 52% ruled by RENFE, 48% ruled by CGV world (partnership between government labs and the mercantillist West O Co.)

[tak]

With the influx of predominantly male construction workers, the sex ratio in Arveoli has reached a dangerous level of 2:1. Many brothels in Venezea and Milanou were reporting staff shortage. Overtime work and rationing were now common scenes in these brothels. As such, the Takasian government decided to provide incentives for foreign sex workers:

Arveoli Sex Worker Incentive

The first 3,000 non-Takasian sex workers who sign up for a two-year (or above) contract with an entertainment company in Arveoli will be granted an extra sign-up bonus of five thousand Takasky marks (5,000™) from the local government. Such bonus ,plus interest and a penalty of thirty thousand Takasky marks (30,000™), shall be returned to the government if the worker terminates his/her contract prematurely.

Head of Social Wellness, Roberto Bueno

[Delfos]

OOC: yes i see the sex shortage, but dont forget most of my workers came with the families, their children are already workers of Canal Arveoli

[tak]

OOC: ya, but there are more workers working on building the cities/ports, road, rail. Also, who said men with families don't need prostitutes?

[Mercantilist States]

OOC: sorry was offline for a couple days, did I get squeezed out of the rail deal or am I a 24% partner with the Delfos government? Really just need to know if the West O Company financed and has access to the rail technology or not. And we'd still like to hire a Takasian specialist to run our Rail division.

[tak]

The following three experts showed interests in the openings of West O:

Maximo Inglesias, 28, is the assistant project manager (Arveoli) of RENFE. He was responsible for the feasibility research in technical and financial areas of the Arveoli links to Tagirstan and under the canal to NHL. His strengths lie in his ability to achieve excellent results with minimal cost.

Jeannine Marra, 46, is very experienced in train service management. As the Customer Service director of SNCF, she has successfully improved the punctuality of the trains, and eradicated SNCF unions and hence almost all strikes that once haunted the company.

Fredrik Zimmer, 35, was the one who revolutionized Die Bahn, where he works as the chief technology officer. He was the one who introduced high speed train, the ICE, to Takasia. He has also introduced Maglev to the Airport Link between St. Takasburg and Paahaa International Airport. He has shaped Die Bahn into the forerunner of Takasian rail industry.