Ch. 1471..1480
Life at the Top Chapter 1471
“We’ll come right now. I’ll call you when I get to Nim City. Don’t go anywhere this time,” Henry grumbled.
Jasper grunted a reply before hanging up the phone.
He did not need to exchange so many pleasantries with Henry.
Besides, this thing in front of him right now was more important
“Jasper, you’re here. You didn’t wait too long, did you?”
After Greg placed his briefcase down, he smiled and asked.
Jasper looked at Greg and he could see a clear handprint on Greg’s face.
The person who slapped him exerted a lot of force. Not only did it leave a clear print, but it was also swollen. From the looks of it, Jasper knew the slap was very recent.
However, Greg did not say anything so Jasper did not expose Greg’s embarrassing mark. Instead, he looked a t the person behind Greg.
The person behind Greg was a man in his forties who looked refined and cultured. His face was thin and he looked meticulous. He had on a pair of round-rimmed glasses which made him look like a teacher who was always hungry for knowledge.
However, his expression was stiff.
“Let me introduce you. This is Eric Whitman and he’s the current chief technology officer of Blau Mobiles. He’s also the reason why we can solve so many technical problems so fast. He is the pillar of Blau Mobiles.
“Eric, this is Mr. Laine. He’s the founder of JW. He’s also the real boss of Blau Mobiles.”
Eric was stunned when he heard what Greg said. He asked dumbfoundedly, “Real boss?”
“Actually, Blau Mobiles is just a subsidiary company under JW.” Greg directly told Eric the truth.
“JW had been funding us ever since the company was founded.”
Even though Eric was shocked, honestly it did not matter who the boss was because it was still the same to him.
Moreover, now that Blau Mobiles and Greg were in trouble, it would be good to have another bigger boss standing behind them. At least they had someone to support them.
“Hello, Mr. Laine, I’m Eric Whitman.”
Eric extended his hand and said.
Jasper shook Eric’s hand and said, “I’ve heard your name when I was talking about work with Greg. Just as he said, you’re the pillar of Blau Mobiles right now. I have to thank you for that.”
Eric smiled bitterly and said, “What pillar? Mr. Costa’s just flattering me.”
At this moment, the door of the office was opened. When Veronica came into the room, she exclaimed right before she was about to speak, “Mr. Costa, what’s wrong with your face?”
It was obvious that Veronica and Greg did not have a normal relationship between a secretary and a boss.
She walked over anxiously and pitifully. Then, she lifted her hand to touch the handprint on Greg’s face. When she touched Greg’s wound, he sucked in a deep breath from the pain.
“I’m fine. It’s just a minor accident,” Greg said through gritted teeth.
Veronica knew she should not say anything more. So, she suppressed her heartbreak and said, “I’ll get you some ointment.”
After she said that, she hurried out the door.
At this moment, Jasper said faintly, “Tell me, what happened?”
Greg gritted his teeth and said, “Just now, Iwent to see the boss of Fliegen, Vinny Goldman, with Eric. I figured it would be fine to give them some goodies as long as we could reach a consensus.”
“After all, Blau Mobiles is still too small and we’re not really Fliegen’s rival in the mobile phone industry.”
“However, Vinny proposed to buy Blau Mobiles for 5 million. When I rejected him, he slapped me and asked his security guard to kick me out.”
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When Greg said this, he did not react too much. After all, he was used to this level of humiliation. However, was he not still humiliated deep inside?
Now, he was not the good-for-nothing son-in-law living at his wife’s parent’s house. Back then, anyone could step on his head and bully him, but now, he was the boss of Blau Mobiles. He was in charge of so many people and tens of thousands of dollars in funding.
Even though Jasper was the one who gave him this, Greg discovered his self dignity and confidence during this process. He also found a life with purpose and goals.
However, all of this was almost destroyed by Vinny’s slap.
Slam!
The loud voice of a palm on the surface of the desk shocked everyone.
Greg lifted his head to look over and saw Jasper’s dark face.
“Is there anyone else doing business like this in this time and age? This is not a business, this is daylight robbery!”
“Does he think he’s the boss? 5 million to buy Blau Mobiles? My first investment was 20 million in cash. To this day, I’ve invested about 38 million in this company in cash alone. I still haven’t included the result of the research from a while back. Vinny is such a scheming rat.”
Jasper had finally found an opportunity to vent the pressure and anger he had been facing recently. Now, he was going to release all of it.
However, even if this did not happen, Jasper would still slap Vinny back without hesitating after being met with a request like that.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Jasper lifted his head and scolded Greg without hesitation.
“He made you come back with just one slap. You’re a man and you’re just going to let him slap you i? If he slapped you once, you should slap him back twice. Did you think he would kill you?”
Greg lowered his head and said timidly, “I was worried that I’d cause trouble for Blau Mobiles.”
“What trouble?”
Jasper’s tone was sterner now.
“Yes, I am the boss of Blau Mobiles, but you’re the person in charge of this company. You built this company with your own blood, sweat, and tears. If you’re so scared of everything, don’t start a business! Just go back home and look after your kids!”
A man like Greg almost burst into tears after being scolded by Jasper. His eyes were red and his head was lowered. His entire body was shaking gently.
It was unknown if he was angry or feeling humiliated. Eric did not even dare to breathe too loudly as he stood to one side.
He finally saw the big boss’ boldness and authority.
Greg was good at managing a team, but he was too soft. It might be because of his past experiences, but he would often make light of everything.
This was not a bad thing, but as the person in charge of a company, he needed to be either authoritative or calm depending on the situation. Unfortunately, Greg only knew how to be the latter and never the former.
After seine time, the employees in Blau Mobile became used to their boss being a yes man.
This was not good for a company’s development in the long run.
However, Jasper was different. This statement caused Eric’s scalp to turn numb. He felt hot air rising to his brain and he wanted so badly to go out there, grab Vinny, and slap him twice across the face.
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“Greg, people will think you’re weak and easy to bully if you’re always compromising and overcautious when it comes to being a man and starting a company. We won’t bully others, but we also won’t allow others to step on us.
“We’ll chop off anyone who reaches their claws over, it doesn’t matter who it is, it doesn’t even matter if it was God himself. You may be asking what might happen next if we did such a thing. Well, at most, we’d start over. You’ve experienced so much, but do you think it will be even worse than what you’ve experienced?”
Jasper’s tone softened as he continued.
Greg gritted his teeth and replied, “I know what I should do now.”
Jasper nodded and said, “A person’s character is developed from the constant changing of their environment. You have to change, but this won’t be something you can do overnight. This time, I’ll take care of it, but since you know what you should do in the future, then I can rest assured it is worth my time.”
Greg’s character was a little problematic, but to Jasper, it was not something that could not be salvaged.
The main thing was that Greg had a very rare personality and ability that was hard to come by.
That was why Jasper was willing to help him and was willing to give him another chance.
If not, he would not be comfortable leaving a huge fund to Greg and not minding it at all, instead simply allowing Greg to do anything he wanted with it.
Even so, disregarding all this fuss, Greg was still his man. Now, a boss who was in the mobile phone business came out to slap Greg, which meant he was disrespecting Jasper as well. Therefore, Jasper had to show his anger.
This was for Greg, and also for the other employees.
“Julian,” Jasper called out.
The door to the office opened and Julian appeared at the entrance.
“Get me Vinny Goldman,” Jasper ordered.
Julian nodded and left without saying a word.
“Jasper, what are you doing?” Greg did not expect Jasper to ask his subordinate to kidnap Vinny. This was against the law, which obviously shocked him.
“He was the one who broke the rules first, so don’t blame us for resorting to extreme measures.
“I have a lot to take care of later so I don’t have the time to waste on this small fry. Didn’t he say he wants to buy Blau Mobiles with 5 million? We’ll just get him to come here to talk to me about it face to face,” Jasper said with a wave of his hand.
Greg chuckled bitterly and saw Eric looking excited at one side. Hence, he did not stop Jasper.
Perhaps Jasper was right.
“Let’s go. We’ll eat first.” Jasper got up and said, “I think he should be here by the time we’re almost done. I have two more friends coming over later too so let’s get to know each other during the meal.”
Of course, this was not a problem. After handling Greg’s matter, they quickly confirmed a place. The place they went to was not a fancy place, but a normal noodle shop. This place was also specifically requested by Jasper.
A meal in a luxurious hotel was for clients, and since they were all his people, then it would be a bit inappropriate to go to such a formal place.
Inside the shop, Jasper picked up some of his noodles and mocked Greg, “Your secretary, Veronica, right? What’s her relationship with you?”
“She’s my secretary, so it’s obvious. We’re employer and employee,” Greg said, feeling embarrassed.
Jasper smiled and said, “I don’t oppose office romance.”
Of course he would not. After all, Wendy was sitting next to his office. Thus, Jasper was the one person that was most unqualified to oppose office romance.
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“I have a pretty good impression of Veronica.”
As Jasper said that, he recalled Veronica’s reaction after she saw Greg being hurt. One could not fake that kind of genuine concern and anxiety.
“However, you have to think about how you’re going to do this yourself. After all, you need to find a stepmother for your kids.”
Greg shook his head and said, “I just want to manage the company properly. I’m not thinking about other things right now.”
“It’s fine as long as you can decide for yourself. However, time waits for no man. If you don’t act now, women will eventually get snatched away by someone else. When that happens, no one will care even if you regret it,” mocked Jasper.
“Blau Mobiles has two offices. One is Cavern City, which we had initially chosen, and the other is in Nim City. Right now, we’re focusing on the R&D center in Cavern City. Eric will be in charge of this place. After the new year, I will move the office in Nim City over to that location,” Greg changed the topic and continued.
Jasper nodded and said, not expressing an opinion, “The company is not big right now, so it’s indeed not suitable to move. You will run into a lot of trouble if you choose to do so.”
“Cavern City is still rapidly developing. In the future, it will be the manufacturing and sales hub of many domestic electronic products. It won’t hurt to go over and make the necessary arrangements for the business there earlier rather than later.”
Greg nodded and sighed lightly. “In the beginning, you suggested that I go to Cavern City, but at that time, Blau Mobiles didn’t have anything, so naturally I couldn‘t get any good deals.
“After all, the competition in Cavern City is fierce, and the people in Nim City are very sincere. So that’s why I put the administrative center in Nim City, leaving only one R&D center in Cavern City.
“However, it seems that this move was wrong.”
Jasper put the noodles in his mouth and said, “Not entirely. The geographical conditions of Nim City are not worse than that of Cavern City. It will also serve as the traffic operation center for the entirety of River City. Besides, it’s near the best port and near Waterhoof City as well. There are advantages to both of them, so you should think it through before you make yourdecision.”
“Damn, you people started eating before we got here?”
Henry’s voice came from the door. Then, they saw him pushing the door open and striding in. Behind him was an unassuming man in his thirties.
This man was not tall and he looked ordinary. However, his eyes looked very alert. After he walked in, his eyes were fixed on Jasper.
It seemed that he could tell who the person he really wanted to meet was between Jasper and Greg.
“This is Todd Puller. He’s the person I told you about, the young master of Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing.” Henry pointed at the man and said to Jasper.
Then, he picked up his fork to start chowing down some of the noodles. He said to Todd without turning his head, “This is Jasper Laine, my future brother-in-law and the boss of JW.”
“Hello, Mr. Laine. ” Todd was very passionate and courteous. He even looked a little respectful.
Jasper smiled, stood up, and shook his hand with Todd. He said, “I’ve heard about Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing; Your father is also an exceptional entrepreneur in Nawait. I’ve been wanting to get to know him. This trip was not made in vain now that I got to see you, Mr. Puller.”
Todd said in astonishment, “If my father knows about this, he would be very glad. You’re very prestigious now, Mr. Laine, and everyone should learn from you.”
“You’re too courteous.”
The two of them exchanged pleasantries and sat down to eat.
Meanwhile, Greg was stunned as he stood to one side. Anyone in the mobile phone industry or, more precisely, anyone in the electronic equipment industry would know about Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing.
It could be said that under the restrictions of Western technology monopoly, Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing was the only advanced semiconductor manufacturer that domestic electronics manufacturers could connect with.
Semiconductors and organic molecule chips were inseparable, especially when it came to things like mobile phones.
For example, the two largest domestic mobile phone manufacturers in the country, Fliegen and Goldie, were almost entirely dependent on the semiconductor equipment provided by Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing.
It could be said that Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing decided the fate of most domestic mobile phone manufacturers.
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Greg had been in the domestic mobile phone manufacturing industry for almost half a year and he had figured out a lot of the things in this industry.
One had to know that being able to make the prototype meant that one could formally produce mobile phones, at least requiring one to initially integrate both the upstream and downstream of the supply chain.
Even so, Greg was still not qualified to contact companies like Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing.
This was because the other party looked down on small manufacturers like him.
Every shipment was calculated in the tens of millions and they would not accept their order if it did not consist of enough stock.
Furthermore, they might not accept Greg’s order if the latter did not demonstrate a certain industry strength or market cap even if he were to order tens of millions in parts. If the small factory went bankrupt, this would then affect the brand of Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Almost all major international brands were arrogant. Meanwhile, Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing did indeed possess the qualifications of being so arrogant in the domestic semiconductor industry.
It could be said that Greg was not even qualified to sit down to eat and drink tea in front of Todd right now. However, at this moment, Todd was smiling at Greg. Meanwhile, when he looked at Jasper, his eyes were full of respect.
‘How many powerful figures does Jasper know that I am unaware of? Is JW’s influence already so great?’ Greg could not help but think to himself.
Naturally, it was impossible for him to know that JW was no longer what it used to be.
Terizone dominated the internet and communication in the country.
Abbylon started online shopping.
Sena stood up tall in the domestic internet gaming industry.
JW Real Estates was ranked top three in the overall comparisons list consisting of national real estate companies at the end of the year.
JW Electronics became the leader in the field of domestic electronic product manufacturing.
Advent Entertainment Group completely swapped over to the entertainment industry in the mainland market and had become an industry titan.
Today, JW was already a real behemoth that consisted of diversified companies across various industries.
Their products could be as big as a house or as small as an MP3. It also held the contact information of all of your online friends, a piece of clothing you bought on an online shopping platform, or perhaps a new super weapon you created in United Legends.
These things that were closely related to people’s livelihood had been quietly laid out around everyone in Somerland.
You might not use KK, but you would likely play games. Perhaps you did not play games, but you would eventually buy something online. Even if you did not shop online, you would definitely buy a house and start a family.
JW started silently manifesting around everyone in the country. This was the closed-loop ecosystem that the top business tycoons of later generations dreamt of achieving.
As far as Todd was concerned, what was more important was the influence that Jasper had.
The guest of the wealthy Law family in Harbor City was always someone cultured and competent. Moreover, he even received news that Jasper had a cooperative relationship with heirs of top families such as the little prince in the mainland.
This was what the Pullers, that Todd represented, desperately needed right now.
The Pullers owned Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing. Although there were two major shareholders in this company, Flips and the Nawait government, this had become a double-edged sword. Now, the Pullers, who was also the founder and largest private shareholder of Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing, urgently needed to shed their identity of being the Nawait government’s spokesperson and were seeking a real path to break into the upper class.
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“Did you come to the mainland for work this time, Mr. Puller?” Jasper asked, seemingly without any ulterior motive.
Todd never wanted to hide his intentions. He placed his fork down as a mark of respect and said, “I did come here to work. Mainly, Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing came up with a 1.2-micron chip recently and a lot of manufacturers in the country are very interested in it.”
“What? 1.2-micron?” Greg could not help but exclaim.
Before this, Todd had already noticed Greg, who was sitting next to Jasper. He smiled and said, “Yes, do you know about this, Sir?”
“I know about it very well. Hello, Mr. Puller. I am the manager of Blau Mobiles Manufacturing Company, Greg Costa,” Greg said excitedly.
“Blau Mobiles?” Todd frowned and tried his best to rake his memory, but he could not remember where he had heard this name before.
“A few days ago, our company came up with our first prototype and we’re using the 1.6-micron chip that’s going to be obsolete soon. So, it’s normal if you don’t know me, Mr. Puller,” Greg said in embarrassment.
Jasper smiled and said, “I invested in Blau Mobiles.”
Todd lifted his eyebrows as his expression evidently became more amiable.
“I see, hello, Mr. Costa.”
“You’re still using the 1.6-micron chip? Excuse my bluntness, but that technology has died out in the country. If you’re interested, we can supply you some 1.2-micron chips.”
“Really?” Greg was so surprised that he almost screamed.
Currently, there were no domestic companies that could independently produce micron chips, they were all relying on imports from either Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing or several monopolies in the United States or Germany.
However, the goods that these companies could provide to the country were all technologies that were quickly phasing out, while the prices were more higher than the latest technology products sold in their own countries.
This obviously showed that they were bullying the people of Somerland for not having the technology capability to match them, leaving them easy pickings to be scalped.
Greg had even tried his best to get these 1.6-rnicron junks that people looked down on through Eric’s old friends. If he did not do this, they would not even be able to buy trash.
However, right now Todd was actually providing a batch of 1.2-micron chips from Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing. This was such a surprise to Greg.
“It was origin ally very difficult. After all, 1.2-microns is the current international gold-standard technical specification, which makes it globally in demand. Not to mention that many domestic manufacturers want to get the goods, so we don’t even have too much in our inventory…”
“However, since this is Mr. Laine’s company, I can source you a batch no matter how difficult it is.”
When Todd said this, he looked at Jasper. It was clear that he was trying to please Jasper.
“You’re too kind, Mr. Puller.”
One should never hit a smiling person, let alone when they have just given you such a big gift. Hence, Jasper naturally had no reason to reject it.
He had even planned to talk to Todd in private. After all, he had already invested about 100 million into his steppers project. However, he had not yet overcome the difficulties in creating the 1.6-micron chips, let alone the 1.2-micron on a nano-scale.
If Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing was willing to help, this really would be a huge deal.
Todd, who did not know that he had walked right into Jasper’s plan, looked happy and was about to speak when the door opened.
A fat man was then thrown inside. The private room that was filled with the smell of noodles was now filled with the smell of blood.
The smile on Jasper’s face disappeared. He looked at the man who was shaking uncontrollably on the floor, his eyes looking like they were deep in thought.
At one side, Greg’s eyes were shooting flames. He stared at the man in front of him that he knew very well, Vinny Goldman!
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“Who are you guys? Who the hell are you guys?”
Vinny got up from the floor while struggling. His face was covered with blood and dirt as he opened his extremely swollen eyes. His vision turned red from his blood so he could not see Greg, Jasper, and the gang, who were sitting not far away from him.
He could only see their silhouettes.
Panic and anger caused Vinny to scream and roar. When Todd saw Vinny, he was also shocked.
One was the young master of Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing and one was the boss of one of the biggest mobile phone manufacturing companies in the country. Thus, it was only natural that they knew each other.
Todd peered at Jasper secretly before he decided to wait and see what was going to happen.
Henry’s legs were crossed. When Jasper was talking to them, he was stuffing his mouth. Right now, he was full and the entertainment seemed to have arrived.
He did not know how Vinny offended Jasper and why Jasper had asked Julian to beat Vinny up before bringing him over. However, this did not prevent Henry from having an interest in him.
“Where did this fatso come from? Why the f*ck are you screaming for?” Henry pressed his lips together and grumbled.
Vinny was furious and roared, “Who the hell are you? Do you know who I am? How dare you kidnap me? Do you want to die?”
“Hell..!”
Henry was amused.
“It’s been such a long time since I heard such an arrogant statement, Who are you? You’re just a fcking fatss!”
“If you don’t watch your mouth, forget kidnapping, best believe that we’ll slice you into pieces and eat you with our noodles later!”
Vinny’s blood-covered face turned White from anger. He opened his eyes forcefully and saw Henry. Then, he saw Jasper and Greg beside him.
“Greg Costa?” Vinny exclaimed.
Then, he scoffed. “So, it’s you. You’re pretty ballsy for asking someone to kidnap me. You better let me go now and then send me out the door while kneeling on the floor respectfully. If not, you won’t be able to bear the consequences.”
“Vinny, you’re so arrogant even when you’re here.”
Greg looked at Vinny coldly and said with a chuckle. Since he had support, he was not scared anymore.
“Fck you, you dumbss!”
Vinny did not show Greg any respect at all. He pointed a this nose and yelled, “I never expected you to play these dirty tricks on me.”
“Very well, fine. Since you want to play, I’ll play with you to the end. I will not leave this place and I want to see what you’re going to do to me, you idiot. I’ll kill you even if you kneel and beg for mercy later!”
“How arrogant.”
Jasper clapped his hand and said with a grin.
Vinny looked at him from the corners of his eyes. From what he knew, Greg was a small businessman with no background and skills. So, what VIP would a person like this know?
Therefore, he did not care about Jasper at all.
“Who are you? Do you think I need you to tell me if I’m being arrogant?” Vinny scolded.
The moment he finished saying that, Henry splashed a bowl of hot soup right on Vinny’s face and body.
The soup was still steaming hot and was very spicy. When it landed on Vinny, white smoke appeared from his body and he started screaming while struggling furiously.
“Fck you, you son of a btch! Do you not understand me when I told you to watch your mouth? F*ck you straight to hell!”
Jasper looked at Greg as the latter looked at Vinny who was wailing in pain while clutching his face. What this look meant was self-evident. Jasper wanted to hand the chance and power to exact revenge back to Greg.
Greg immediately understood what Jasper was planning. A hint of hesitation and struggle appeared in his eyes before he stood up to strode over to Vinny.
Jasper grinned as he watched Greg’s back. He was very satisfied.
If a man did not dare to slap back someone who had first slapped them, then he deserved to die.
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What could someone like this achieve? Moreover, Jasper was also supporting him.
Greg did not know what Jasper was planning, but at this moment, he was very excited. He lifted his hand and slapped Vinny across the face savagely.
Vinny was the one who bullied him. Greg went to Vinny seeking a compromise while playing it safe, but he ended up being kicked out by Vinny in such a horrendous way.
However, since Jasper was here, he did not want to waste his breath. He did not even explain why they had kidnapped Vinny before he immediately started slapping him after he arrived.
Greg was thrilled at this startling difference. At the same time, he felt that this was how a man should be living.
Slap slap slap!
After a few slaps, Greg felt amazing, while Vinny was shocked stupid.
“This is insane, you’re insane, you’re f*cking… Ah! Stop slapping me!”
Initially, Vinny appeared fierce while actually being cowardly at heart. Now, he was wailing in pain while begging for mercy. This change would make anyone feel sorry for him.
With a thud, Vinny fell to the ground, sobbing. A man was being hit until he cried. When he fell, he fell right under Todd’s feet.
He subconsciously lifted his head and his eyes met Todd’s disdainful gaze.
Vinny was dumbfounded. He did not expect to see Todd here.
“M-Mr. Puller?”
Vinny called out.
Todd frowned and looked away.
“Sorry, I don’t know you.”
Vinny began treating Todd as his savior now. He turned around and held Todd’s legs before wailing, “Mr. Puller, help me. These people are insane. I’m Vinny Goldman, the boss of Fliegen. We worked together many times before. Please save me!”
“Who worked with you many times before?”
Todd was annoyed after he heard that.
He finally gave Jasper a good impression of himself, and he did not want Vinny to ruin it.
“I’m telling you one more time that I don’t know you.”
Todd’s dark eyes were like two sharp knives as they met Vinny’s gaze.
Even if Vinny was stupid, he would still be able to tell that there were people here that he could not afford to offend. Even Todd could not afford to offend the said person.
“W-What’s going on?” Vinny asked timidly.
At this moment, Jasper stood up and said, “I’m full. Let’s go back.”
“I’ll let you handle this, Greg. You can decide what you want to do.”
After he said that, he led the gang out of the private room.
Henry got up as well and looked at Vinny with an icy smile before sauntering away.
Todd was the last one to stand up. He looked coldly at Vinny who was dumbfounded. He scolded, “Do you really think you’re god just because you have a stupid mobile phone company? Look who’s behind the other party next time you want to put on such a stupid act. You’re nothing, yet you dare to offend Mr. Laine?”
“Starting from today, Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing will not provide anymore chips to Fliegen. Not even a single one!”
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Vinny sat on the ground feeling as though he had been struck by lightning.
The wounds and bloodstains on his body already made him look battered. However, no amount of wounds could compare to the impact of what Todd just said.
For a mobile phone manufacturer, losing touch with the most advanced semiconductor supplier meant death. Especially in Somerland, which was under the condition of Western technology blockade. They simply could not get advanced semiconductor materials from the West.
Even if they could be bought, they were all obsolete products that were out of date. The price was even more expensive than the latest technology semiconductors sold by foreigners to their own people.
Therefore, Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing’s supply was the only source of semiconductors Vinny could rely upon. This was the status quo throughout the entire domestic mobile phone manufacturing industry.
Now, Todd had made it clear that he would not supply them again, and his Fliegen would be finished in a few months time.
Vinny’s scalp was tingling as he exclaimed, “No, Mr. Puller! Mr. Puller, please give me another chance! I am okay with you increasing the price, any price is fine!”
Yet, at this moment, where was Todd in that private room thick with the smell of noodles. Only Greg was left standing in front of Vinny.
Greg spoke indifferently while he was looking at the pale faced Vinny, “Mr. Goldman, the mighty Mr. Goldman… When you slapped me out of your office today, you didn‘t expect that the retribution would come so soon, did you?”
“Stop being so f*cking cocky!”
Feeling that his doom was imminent, Vinny had only a deep resentment toward Greg at this moment. He said to Greg bitterly, “You only have a good f*cking master. Your master is the awesome one, but what does it have to do with you? You’re still the same mongrel in front of me!”
With a sneer on his face, Greg pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Vinny. Then, he said, “Yes, I just have a good master and good support, are you jealous?”
“If you have the ability to do so, you can also find a master who can make me lie in front of you and call you my daddy. But you can’t, right?”
Greg felt very happy when he looked at the unpleasant expression on Vinny’s face. Greg did not know how many years it had been since he had last felt like this. He was used to timid and meek, so he had not experienced this feeling of exaltation in many years. He quickly realized that he was too stupid before this. In this society, people like Vinny would always be the majority. If you were afraid of him, he would be even more fierce, forcing you to bow your head and step back, until eventually, you would be backed into a dead-end!
One’s weakness and submissiveness would not gain the sympathy of people like Vinny. It would only make them unsatisfied with small gains and hungry for more. Therefore, when it came to people like Vinny, one needed to smash all of their teeth the moment they first start baring their fangs.
“If you can’t find one, you should just admit your fate obediently.”
After he slapped Vinny’s face that was covered in blood and dirt, Greg felt that his attitude and way of thinking had changed greatly. However, he did not oppose this change. Rather, he embraced it wholeheartedly.
He knew if he wanted to survive in this cruel business world that was filled with deception he needed to change!
“Say, I still have to thank you.”
Greg bent down and got close to Vinny before he said slowly.
Life at the Top Chapter 1480
Vinny looked at Greg coldly. His gaze was resentful, but he did not speak. He knew that it was him who was finished now.Although Mr. Laine, who’s background and family Vinny did not know about but was undoubtedly extremely terrifying, was gone, he could squish himself like an ant at any time if he so desired. He also knew that Mr. Laine deliberately kept him here so that Greg could vent his anger on him. As Vinny gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, he felt extremely humiliated and sorrowful, but he did not dare to really provoke Greg.
Seemingly satisfied with Vinny’s expression, Greg chuckled slightly and slowly pulled a tablecloth over to wipe his hands. He continued, “The slap in the morning killed the previous Greg. Now, I won’t allow anyone to slap me across the face ever again.”
The corners of Vinny’s mouth twitched. He was a little scared as he looked at Greg who seemed like a madman in front of him. This time, he was not feeling scared of the mysterious and powerful Mr. Laine who was behind Greg, but simply because of Greg himself.
Was this guy crazy?
Just as Vinny started to speculate, Greg’s voice was heard again.
“To thank you for helping me complete the transformation, I decided to give you a chance of living.”
“Fliegen is done anyway, so sell it to me. I will give you 8 million.”
Vinny looked at Greg incredulously. After a long time, he furiously said, “You are f*cking crazy!”
As the second largest mobile phone manufacturer in Somerland, Fliegen‘s annual net profit was more than 8 million, which Greg had proposed buying it for. This caused Greg to almost explode in anger.
“I’d rather burn Fliegen to the ground than sell it to you for cheap!”
Greg sneered when he saw Vinny roaring. “Yes, when you asked to buy Blau Mobiles for 5 million during the day, I thought so too. But I have options, such as finding support, which you currently lack.”
“If you refuse, fine by me. You have heard what Nawait Semiconductor Manufacturing said just now, they will not provide a single semiconductor to Fliegen ever again.”
“Without the materials, are you going to buy foreign garbage with high prices, low performance, and outdated technology? Or are you going to just watch your competitors swallow your market share and then go bankrupt after the suppliers sue you for breach of contract?”
“You do have a third option, which is to burn Fliegen to the ground as you said just now. In that case, believe me, unless you can live to be 200 years old, you won’t be able to get out of prison for the rest of your life. Arson is still a crime even if it is your own company.”
With a sneer, Greg raised his head and looked at the trembling Vinny who’s eyes were filled with fear. Then, he said slowly. “Or, you can be a good boy and take the 8 million that I offered to you to see out a safe and rich existence somewhere no one knows about.”
Vinny looked at Greg in horror and screamed, “Devil! You are a devil!”
Looking at Vinny coldly, Greg replied, “I am indeed a devil because you forced me to be.”
Greg said calmly, “I’ll give you three minutes to consider whether you want to end all this with 8 million and go enjoy your life, stay in bankruptcy, or rot in prison. You choose then…”
A wave of humiliating anger ignited from deep in his heart. Vinny wished he could punch Greg to death, but he unclenched his fists and seemed to instantly age several decades.
“I regret this so much! I shouldn’t have provoked you!”
Vinny wailed after closing his eyes.