Ch61.The Stress!

Later that day, after thoroughly going through all of the statistics I received, I quickly checked in on Oga, finding out how far he had come with the mass production method for the drugs as well as some other statistics on his various side projects. Unfortunately, as suspected, he hadn't made much progress on the mass production method within only one day. I didn't want to put too much pressure on Oga, as any errors in the production process could have catastrophic consequences. I then decided to check out all of the available stock and asked him to try and create as much as he could within the next few days, he can then go back to researching mass production methods as well as some other tasks at the end of next week again.

As I continued to run around, trying to manage and sort everything out, I was notified that quite a large amount of my clan members had been contacted and asked whether they sold drugs. It was as I feared, the drugs had become too popular and due to the sheer amount that was consumed, I can only assume that some of the mild addiction properties have been enhanced, causing a much larger need to experience the high again.

There is nothing much I can do about that, I can only hope that the addiction wares out soon as they shouldn't even be that addicting in the first place, that I made sure of when I confirmed the nightclubs launch. I just need to manage this situation very delicately so that I don't offend anyone, although I have built up quite a few connections, these families all know each other and they have many more connections than me, I am most likely absolutely nothing in their eyes. Therefore, I need to quickly come up with a solution as to how to respond to these rising demands.

After taking some time to think of some possible plans, I realize that I may have jumped into this nightclub situation far to hastily, I thought that I had considered everything, and even doubted whether it would be popular at all, but now with what is currently happening, I just don't know anymore... This is my first major setback, where I quite honestly just don't know what to do and how I could handle this situation in a manner that will satisfy every party. 'I can't just say that I am out of stock and that I will have in a few days as this could anger my potential customers and it will make me look very unprofessional!'

I keep having to tell myself that this situation is not as 'crazy' as I am making it out to be since I haven't actually received any negative news and haven't even fully understood the situation just yet. Unfortunately, my mind keeps telling me that this is a big deal and that the way I handle it could drastically affect my future as a Boss.

One of the best ideas that I have come up with is to create a method in which they turn on each other instead of on me. My plan is to go for broke and set up an auction with my remaining product, hopefully I will be able to create enough stock within a short timeframe so that I actually have things to sell.

I know creating an auction for products that will be readily available soon is a completely … 'stupid' idea, and there is a large chance that this will backfire against me in the near future, but I will have to worry about that in the future, right now I need to get passed my current hurdle.

So I quickly contacted Birdhead and explained my idea to him, after hearing my explanation Birdhead raised a concern that I had not even considered. He asked whether the encryption method had been completed and if I were to auction off my remaining stock, assuming somebody with sufficient resources were to buy a large enough batch, would they be able to analyze the core components and replicate the drugs?

His question had completely stunned me, I was so focused on sorting out this 'potential situation' that I, stupidly, hadn't even taken the time to properly map out the possible risks at just going ahead with my desperate ideas.

He had, quite surprisingly, boldly stated that he wasn't sure this would be a good idea either, and doubted whether the auction plan would even work. I was honestly quite surprised that he would even dare to talk back to me like that, but after thinking about it, I have been grooming him to be my assistant for a while now even though I hadn't explicitly told him that. It would seem that he had realized what I had been doing and has actually been taking proactive steps to prove himself, risking making me angry by going against my ideas, in an attempt to voice his own opinion and start accomplishing his task of actually assisting me in more ways than just being a little lackey.

In response, I didn't get angry at all, instead I took his opinion very seriously and thanked him for pointing my plans flaws out and instructed him to continue to do so in the future. I went so far as to tell him to question every decision that I make and analyze them from different angles, then come back to me at a later stage and privately tell me his opinion.

I had to emphasize 'privately' and explain to him that he had better not go against me in front of any of the low level clan members. I don't mind him voicing his opinion in front of the senior members as they know the clans situation much better. They understand that I don't need to create some type of image for them to respect me, but the little guys who don't know me need to view me in a certain way or I may lose control of them or their loyalty.

Regarding my current critical situation, I am still in doubt as to whether I should proceed with my plan anyway, I have some doubts on whether anyone will even bother to try and replicate my product. This could also be an opportunity to step into a new market, I have suggested we acquire a few more things to sell to hopefully increase the legitimacy of the auction and further 'explain' what we are doing, then during the selling of 'main' items we could sell some drugs on the side and in much smaller quantities.

The only reason why I am still hesitating on whether I should go ahead with this plan, is that I can't think of a legitimate reason that will prevent me from selling a large quantity of drugs to a single person. I truly can't risk having anyone try and replicate my drug, I seriously can't handle any competition right now…

This is so fucking stressful! Why cant everything just be easily handled like in all those novels where a basic, sometimes ridiculously unrealistic idea that has 'risks' that seemingly disappear and somehow magically become a huge boost or benefit! I honestly can't see any immediate potential benefit with what I am about to do and now that I have taken some time to further analyze the situation, I have even found some more potential negatives, 'Shit I just can't risk going all out, can I?'

Before making my decision, I quickly make my way back to Oga to check whether he has been able to encrypt any of the products to a level where nobody would be able to figure out what they are made of. Unfortunately he hasn't created anything at that level just yet, and is still in the research phase, as expected. I take my leave while trying my best to control my temper, but as soon as I leave the Alchemy building I 'slightly' lose my cool for a second and...

'DAMN!! NOTHING IS GOING MY WAY RIGHT NOW!' I proceed to slam my fist into a nearby wall causing it to completely collapse as I walk away completely ignoring what I had just done. 'What can I do Now!? I can't bring myself to take this risk, but there has to be another solution! I am also running out of fucking time!!'

I can't afford to auction off a large quantity of product, I also can't afford not to supply these rich, resourceful people with drugs to take home. I have taken inventory on the things that I have stolen over the past year, as well as Mr.Sharks things, as I continue to ponder a viable solution. 'Well maybe I can create something similar to a market or a type of wine tasting event, just instead of wine it is drugs…'

This could be a potential solution, but the problem remains that I can't prevent people leaving with my drugs and taking them home, it is also only a temporary solution that will most likely cause me to lose money during the rushed planning and execution of this idea. There has to be something else that will satisfy my customers as well as guarantee that I maintain in complete control of the drug scene! 'Unless I …. hmmm…'

'Fuck it, lets just go with this', It is at least better than just selling my remaining product to these families with an unknown amount of resources, capable of who knows what! I can't have them analyze my product just yet and I need to prevent people from taking over a certain quantity home with them, I will only allow that after Oga has finalized his Encryption method.

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Hi All Sorry for not releasing Friday, things just got a bit crazy and by the time I got to writing, my head just wasn't in the right place.

Anyway, I don't know how I feel about this chapter ... I have rewritten it 3 times over the weekend, each leading in a different direction but I keep feeling that there is something 'off' with the way I am heading . . .

I ended up taking the route of 'hardship' instead of just blowing passed the fact that over a thousand people have experienced something completely new. I can only assume, realistically, that they will talk about their experiences to others, leading to many people becoming curious and within these people there will be some rather powerful individuals that Rob just isn't ready to handle.

Now I am not saying that I will be travelling down that Cliché path, no, I am just trying to find a mid ground where it is still realistic but not '...'(Since he is a nerd from Earth who has read many Cliché novels, he will inevitably start imagining these over reactions, therefore he himself is overreacting)

Sorry for the rant, but I could use some feedback as to what you think of this chapter and the direction I am progressing in. If It doesn't turn out well, I may just go back and rewrite it 'again'(Hopefully I won't need to! Lmao....)