Stark/Tarkin Deal and Company Expansion
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Alyn_Stark | Date: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 4:38 PM | Message # 1 |
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| The Stark Defense Conglomerate - Imperial Dac Administration Agreement
Stark Defense Conglomerate is to be appointed the role of Administrator of the corporate entity Mon Calamari Shipyards and also it's facilities at Dac, to manage it's intellectual property and ensure production of vessels in the interests of the Empire.
Mon Calamari Shipyards shall act as a subsidiary of Stark Defense Conglomerate with regards to management, branding etc but shall remain fiscally independent.
Alyn Stark is to be appointed as unsalaried Chief Executive Officer of Mon Calamari Shipyards.
Alyn Stark is to be appointed as Superintendent Overseer of Mon Calamari Shipyards (the orbital facility) with ultimate responsibility for the yards as an officer of the company, he is permitted to appoint up to 50 salaried individuals to manage the company (Salaries to be paid by SDC not Mon Calamari Shipyards) but aside from this the yards shall be operated by locals.
The Superintendent Overseer is under the direct authority of the Imperial Governor of Dac in who's jurisdiction the yards are, the Imperial garrison and the Imperial Navy generally shall not be subject to queues and all effort should be made to cooperate on every level with this. The Imperial Governor of Dac reserves the right to garrison the yards as he sees fit, Stark Defense Conglomerate shall pay for the upkeep of any such garrison. Any dissent should be reported to the Governor or Shipyard Garrison Commander (if appointed) for an appropriate response, Stark Defense Conglomerate shall take all reasonable measures to ensure order among the workforce.
All work (production, repair or otherwise) undertaken for the Galactic Empire at Mon Calamari Shipyards will be executed without charge, all labor in the yards shall be contributed by indentured convicts from Dac itself but shall not be paid. Quarren may be hired where additional expertise is required. Employees of the shipyard shall be from Dac unless explicitly approved otherwise by the Imperial Governor of Dac.
For Administration of Mon Calamari Shipyards, Stark Defense Conglomerate shall be entitled to use up 25% of the berths in the Orbital Facilities (and 25% of production capacity generally) to produce it's own or joint-designed products without incurring a charge. This grant will increase as the production level increases and so naturally encourages growth.
In consideration of Imperial delegation of this Company to the care of Stark Defense Conglomerate, a 20% pre-tax surcharge is to be granted to the Imperial Treasury on all Mon Calamari Shipyards designs produced, or ships produced in Mon Calamari Shipyards generally, or designs involving Mon Calamari technology in any regard.
Further, a down-payment of 50,000,000,000 credits shall be made to the Empire on signing this contract.
The Galactic Empire shall remain the sole shareholder in Mon Calamari Shipyards and retains all rights accorded to it at present, it shall be consulted before Mon Calamari Shipyards undertakes any construction of armed capital ships above 1.5km in length and be granted appropriate dividends from profits.
Alyn Stark Lord of Kinyov Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy Head of House Malos (former) Licensed bounty hunter Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate Civilian Medal of Honor recipient Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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Alyn_Stark | Date: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 4:38 PM | Message # 2 |
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| To remain on the cutting edge of technology and to bolster sales, as well as enter into new connections, the following items are requested:
Lorrd Engineering would buy the rights to Gallofree Yards, Inc. ( http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Gallofree_Yards,_Inc. ). The company would continue to operate under its own name, but Lorrd Engineering, in addition to continuing to sell the existing vessels, would also revamp and improve the current designs to bring them up to date and allow them to be more competitive within the market. In addition, it would grant Lorrd Engineering access to another shipyard to produce vessels from.
Lorrd Engineering would also enter into a subcontracting agreement with respected manufacturer Byblos Drive Yards. In exchange for building and selling designs produced by BDY, Lorrd Engineering would be granted a certain amount of shares, second most to the current company ownership and in essence, making the owners of Lorrd Engineering junior partners in BDY.
On the other side of the fence, Stark Defense Conglomerate would acquire the small companies of Dendratis Biological Exports, Incorporated ( http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki....porated ) and Gandalom Paramedicinals, Incorporated ( http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Gandalom_Paramedicinals,_Incorporated).
These pair of additions would allow SDC to move further into the field of medical technology, with which SDC would be able to contribute further to GalacticAid's efforts throughout the galaxy and be able to aid and assist poorer worlds with medical assistance.
Alyn Stark Lord of Kinyov Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy Head of House Malos (former) Licensed bounty hunter Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate Civilian Medal of Honor recipient Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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Jaron | Date: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 4:38 PM | Message # 3 |
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| I'm kind of hesitant on Gallofree. I will say that should you take on that company, it's bankruptcy will hit Stark very hard when the time comes. And with that, sub-contracting with Byblos (which is known to be an independent company WELL into the timeline), it could result in an attempt by Byblos in an aggressive takeover, should Management feel that way. Just giving you a heads up on the possibilities.
The SDC acquisitions however, I have no problem with. I APPROVE right now of those.
Jaron Park Manager from June 2009 to Present, Administrator from December 2011 to Present (pre-April 2012 posts) (post-April 2012 posts) Pre-2009 Archives
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Alyn_Stark | Date: Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012, 4:39 PM | Message # 4 |
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| When I looked over the page on Gallofree Yards, I was aware of the bankruptcy. Honestly, I wanted to acquire the company long enough to gain the rights to the ships (which apparently didn't sell very well) so that Lorrd Engineering would be able to modify them and produce their own line to hopefully better results before selling off Gallofree once again.
I'm willing to take the risks though.
Although I should add that I'd like Lorrd Engineering to have an escape clause with Gallofree Yards, knowing their reputation for failing sales. Basically it's a way to acquire and improve designs and keep said designs for Loord Engineering.
Alyn Stark Lord of Kinyov Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy Head of House Malos (former) Licensed bounty hunter Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate Civilian Medal of Honor recipient Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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Jaron | Date: Thursday, 18 Oct 2012, 9:13 PM | Message # 5 |
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| I hate to, but I'm going to have to dish out a bit of tough love on this. To be frank, the delusion of grandeur and total divorce from reality at hand here is simply astounding and mind-boggling to an level with which I do not think we have seen before, and I doubt we will again. Adam, here's the problem with Stark. He was created, in what seems to be all intents at forming a Tony Stark-type character within the Star Wars universe. But let us look at the differences from Tony Stark, and Alyn Stark. While Tony Stark is a genius, and Alyn could very well be... the only reason he is as rich as he is or is able to be in the position that he is, is because of his father, who in turn is only able to do so because his father founded Stark Industries (a company which is only made what it is by being one of the premier arms companies used by the US in WWI and WWII, and is only so because of the close relationship the Stark family has with the US government). What happens when you take all of that away? Just a kid genius. Only its worse for Stark. His father is a man who rallied half the criminals of the galaxy against the Republic in a war that became a rallying cry for the Militarist movement of the time, and is still likely looked back on in the same light. This places Stark even lower on the totum pole. He is the kid genius son of a whore and a traitor to the Republic criminal turned warlord. See the picture I'm painting here?
The galaxy is not a fair place. Alyn would not be getting his fair-shake. It is clear that Republic in its waning days, and definitively within the Empire, that who you are in indeed more often than not decided by who your father is. While Alyn has done great things, and he has been allowed to buy up insignificant companies; the reaction is coming. You seem to be utterly ignoring the events and perception of Stark in regards to the Droid Revolt. Between that, and simply being Iaco Stark's son, Tarkin is going to want absolutely nothing to do with Alyn. In addition, right now, Stark's company is merely an conglomerate of inconsequential companies. With the amount of acquisitions Stark has made in such a short period of time, and holding what is assumed to be a costly wedding, he is likely to be nearly broke and certainly unable to pay fifty billion credits to anyone... or even fifty million credits for that matter. I'd go so far as to say not even fifty thousand.
Stark is not the type of person that would be chosen at this time for any of this, and certainly does NOT have the connections to work it. I realize that I'm coming down harder on Stark and his company than in the past, but this is such an extreme and unrealistic request, it required a very hard and critical look at your character and the company. I mean nothing personal by my words here, and I do hope you understand that this is a constructive critique, albeit heavily critical, on this particular character and the plot at hand thus far. As an aside, I think Stark is done with having any expansion for quite awhile, and will need to make due with what he has at hand right now. If you have any problem with what I've said, which I anticipate you will, feel free to hit me up on Messenger and we can talk in private about it.
DENY.
Jaron Park Manager from June 2009 to Present, Administrator from December 2011 to Present (pre-April 2012 posts) (post-April 2012 posts) Pre-2009 Archives
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Jace_Varitek | Date: Thursday, 18 Oct 2012, 10:47 PM | Message # 6 |
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| (For the record, I did some house-keeping on this and combined the Mon Calamari request (Message #1) and the company expansion request (Message #2) together in one thread, since no sooner was one massive expansion requested than the other massive expansion was requested too. So, Jaron's first response (Message #3) and Stark's response to that (Message #4) were directed specifically at the company expansion request. Jaron's second response (Message #5) was directed at the Mon Calamari request, and this post from me is addressing both requests together as I propose we all do henceforth).
Adam, my friend, look. You're a creative and unquestionably good person, more so than most people I know, and you're a huge contributor to AGW. But these Stark-boosting requests are becoming frantic and out of touch with reality, and that concerns me. Sooner than later, you need to be told that your character has achieved more than anyone else in the RP and you really need to be content with what you have for some minuscule amount of time before requesting more and more and more. This isn't how you used to RP, and it troubles me to see so many of your other characters and so much of your creative energy pulled into the all-consuming vortex that is Alyn Stark.
To touch on the merits of the request, Jaron raises a good point—a Tarkin will have nothing to do with a Stark, period. But this attitude is indicative of broader, Core-centric trends that you're not appreciating. Kuat Drive Yards, Rendili StarDrive, TaggeCo.—these companies are ancient, having had hundreds (in some cases, thousands) of years to consolidate their wealth and power. The Stark Defense Conglomerate pales in comparison to these. It is indeed a pale, ghostly white in comparison; it won't ever be in the same league as these companies, nor a Byblos nor even possibly a Gallofree, nor can it buy the Mon Calamari shipyards from the Empire for any amount of money; Stark wouldn't get a meeting with Tarkin, or even, probably, a letter returned.
But don't despair. Yes, Stark's enterprises are doomed to insignificance in comparison with these other companies, but his company is at the top of AGW's realm of possibility and that's nothing to be ashamed of. When I refer to the "realm of possibility," I mean that there are certain built-in limits to the RP; the Empire won't be defeated, but that's no reason not to RP as a rebel. The Jedi won't all be killed, but that's no reason not to RP as an Inquisitor. And a player-controlled company isn't going to be as prominent as a Kuat or Byblos Drive Yards. That's no reason not to RP, but it is a reason to RP with what you have rather than aspiring to be a latter-day Zann Consortium. That isn't going to happen here.
What you need is what you've been so good at in the past; having specific, achievable goals that your character is working towards—something more than simply "more." I fear that, having lost Novak and Cale to circumstances beyond their control, you have a bunker mentality with the Stark character that substitutes risky-but-rewarding adventures with the rather unadventurous accumulation of subsidiaries. The adventure is the important part, whether or not it's successful, and it can't be said of either Novak or Cale that they weren't memorable characters who were fun to RP with.
I'm often a lot more blunt than I have any right to be, but I do hope you'll take this as constructive and caring criticism and, as Jaron said, as a reaction. From a management standpoint, we really need to see Stark RP with what he has and I must accordingly DENY the Mon Calamari request, the shares in Byblos Drive Yards, the rights to Gallofree designs for anything but a laughably exorbitant price, and the acquisitions of Dendratis Biological Exports, Inc. and Gandalom Paramedicinals, Inc. I furthermore agree with Jaron that we're at a point where there should be a moratorium on any further expansions, buyouts, contracting deals, etc. for the time being. We simply need to see that Alyn Stark has some animating sense of purpose outside of the request forum.
Jace Varitek Manager/Administrator from January 2003 to Present My recent posts here, pre-2009 archives here
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Alyn_Stark | Date: Friday, 19 Oct 2012, 5:05 AM | Message # 7 |
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| One moment, gentlemen, while I address some concerns. Firstly, the deal about the Mon Cal shipyards was actually proposed to me by another player. It seemed like a good idea at the time until I really thought about it, but after some consideration (and forgetting to post a decision about it last night from myself), the overall call I wanted to make was to cancel that deal. The risk in that case is not worth the small gain.
Jaron, I have no issues with what you've said; rather, I didn't imagine a lot of people knowing Iaco Stark is Alyn's father. If anything, due to the honor and constraints of House Malos, I dare say less than a dozen people would know that fact and some of them are already dead.
That being said, your comments are fair, gentlemen, and I take what you've said accordingly.
Alyn Stark Lord of Kinyov Senior Captain, Retired, Republic Navy Head of House Malos (former) Licensed bounty hunter Majority shareholder, Lorrd Engineering Owner, Stark Defense Conglomerate Civilian Medal of Honor recipient Representative, Lorrd (10 BBY-9 BBY)
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