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The CEO share sell-off was a huge success, with about 50 shares being sold within the first 24 hours and another 24 sold up to my writing of this article. There are still 6 shares up on the market of which the proceeds will be donated to the company. Once those sell we'll have around 100 gold to build up a warchest of foreign currencies to keep our outsourced businesses running smoothly.
Dividend of 180 gold (.15/share) was given out yesterday despite political instability in China which temporarily shut down our ticket manufacturing business and results from upgrading our weapons company yet to begin manifesting. With proceeds we were able to upgrade two raw companies which means all four in our portfolio are now Q4, as well as upgrading our Q3 weapons company to a Q5 to try and capture better margins.
Over the next week or two I will be able to more accurately gauge the expected profit each period from our new business face and give a better indication of what the dividend per share will be going forward. It will almost definitely be less than the .25 currently stated as the target since markets have gotten more competitive and margins have decreased since the calculation of that target, however my hope is that we'll still end up somewhere around .2/share which would still put us among industry leaders. (.2 every 5 days = .28 weekly)
That's all the news for now, as always feel free to contact me via PM or on irc if you'd like to discuss anything. I'm always down to talk about anything economy-related.
Best wishes and happy investing!
-JJ
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USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
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