Ch. 1521..1530
Life at the Top Chapter 1521
14 billion US Dollars.
“This year, in the global GDP ranking, at 40th place is Lion City, which had a GDP of 92.2 billion US Dollars. After conversion, the 14 billion US Dollars would be equivalent to the total social wealth produced by the people of the country in one month.”
In the meeting room, Jasper looked at Lord Alvarado and Kayden on the screen and smiled. The three of them glanced at each other, their expressions very relaxed.
Lord Alvarado yawned and said, “Well, even if it’s such a huge number, why don’t I feel anything after throwing it away?”
“What an arrogant poser.”
Next to Jasper, Henry complained.
Lord Alvarado laughed.
Todd and Dean sat in the corner silently.
This was the place where the three big shots talked. Henry was qualified to talk to them because of his special status, but they were different.
If you spoke without thinking in inappropriate situations, you would be scolded for being insensible.
“Now that we’ve made our move, we’ll see what Quantum Fund will do,” Kayden said.
“They are moving right now.”
The three of them received this news at the same time.
Jasper immediately looked at the trading screen.
“They’re contesting us. Even the amount of money they invested is similar. We invested 14 billion US Dollars and they invested 14.2 billion. Are they so desperate to fight us head-on?”
Lord Alvarado’s voice was transmitted to Jasper and Kayden’s ears simultaneously via the online call. Then, they fell into a brief moment of silence.
Everyone was waiting for Jasper’s decision.
After all, they came to an agreement that this time Jasper was the final decision maker. It did not matter what their statuses were, at this moment and in this matter, they had to listen to Jasper.
This was also the basis of everyone’s cooperation. Jasper did not hesitate for too long. He soon asserted, “It’s not time for a real fight yet. Otherwise, they would go directly into the sectors we are shorting and fight with us. Let’s continue testing the waters.
“Regardless of the amount of capital invested by either us or Quantum Fund, we cannot possibly exceed the size of the market itself. You have to keep in mind that the Dow Jones Index is worth tens of trillions of dollars.”
“Hence, in any transaction, the biggest dealer is actually the market itself, that is, the tens of thousands of institutions and retail investors operating on their own interests.”
“Now we are trying to get as many retail investors and institutions as possible to follow suit. This really depends on who has the most courage,” Jasper said, narrowing his eyes.
There were dozens of people in the trading center of Nauritus City, dozens of people in Harbor city, and less than 20 people in Waterhoof City.
All of them were silent as they waited for Jasper’s final decision.
“Go short.”
Jasper’s eyes calmly watched the massive amount of data being refreshed every second on the screen.
“Layman Investment Bank, Colossal Investments and Mayland Investment Bank!”
“These three investment banks are the benchmark stocks in the banking sector of the Dow Jones Index, and they are also the three largest capital giants on Wall Street. They are our enemies. Take them down first.”
“At least bring each of these three banks down by 5 percentage points.”
Following Jasper’s statement, the traders in the three trading centers immediately sent out the orders. Then, the brokers acted according to the instructions frantically.
Countless empty orders at sky high prices appeared on the stocks of these three investment banks a few seconds after Jasper issued the order.
The Dow Jones Index, which was surging due to the first trial between both Jasper and Quantum Fund, immediately changed amidst an uproar.
No one thought that JW Foundation, led by Jasper, would start the first official attack on the three investment banks.
Even the weakest of those three investment banks, Layman Investment Bank, had a market value of 60 billion US dollars.
JW Foundation was issuing a statement of intent and saying that they wanted to use their own strength to fight against the three most respected capital consortia on Wall Street!
A huge number of empty orders with sky-high prices were dropped without warning and the stock prices of the three investment banks plunged.
Among them, not only were there empty orders from JW Foundation, but also the empty orders of other hot money investors who were simply following the trend. Moreover, there were also some institutions and investors who originally held the stocks of these three investment banks, but they retreated when the situation started becoming unsatisfactory.
The forces were complex. There were some people were taking advantage of the crisis for personal gain and there were also some daredevils ran counter to the trend.
There were all kinds of people in the world. Fighting and scheming against others was vividly demonstrated in the capital market where neither they nor the other party could see anything substantial.
“Jasper launched an attack on the three investment banks.”
Rogers received the information immediately.
By the time he came on the computer screen, the stock prices of the three investment banks had already begun to fall.
The one that fell the most was Layman Investment Bank, which dropped by 3% immediately.
“Billions of dollars in the three investment banks have evaporated. I don‘t know what kind of expression our shareholders will have when they see this scene.” Rogers laughed.
As one of the decision-makers of Quantum Fund, he was very annoyed by these insufferable investment banks, but he could not do without them. The investment banks were the largest customer for hedge funds like Quantum Fund, and they were also their main source of income. Moreover, this was a joint operation by the Wall Street capitalists. These three investment banks were all major supporters of the operation, so he could not watch them perish without doing anything.
“Follow him. We’ll buy all of Jasper’s sell orders,” Rogers ordered flatly.
After just one sentence, the tens of billions of dollars gradually began to fiercely compete and fight on the stocks of the three investment banks.
Only half an hour passed had passed on the first day of trading. At this moment, the Dow Jones Index was handling the trading volume typically faced only 4 hours into normal trading.
This proved that the market was abnormally active. The fight between the short and the long sides had begun to gradually heat up.
At this moment, Valentine looked at the computer screen excitedly in a villa in Nauritus City. Then, he said to Conrad, “Mr. Monty, it’s officially started! They’ve officially started!”
Conrad glanced at the scary transaction data in the lower right corner and said faintly, “I know.”
After he said that, Conrad sighed, “A year ago, Jasper was just a humble parvenu in front of me. But this parvenu defeated me three times in the span of just a few months.”
“It completely changed my life.”
“Now, he represents the capitalist in Somerland to fight the capitalists in Wall Street on the United States stock market. His every move will affect the direction of hundreds of billions of US Dollars. He’ll also influence trillion-dollar global capital market dynamics.”
“And I…”
Conrad laughed in self-mockery and said, “I can only sit here as I watch him build skyscrapers, watch him host parties to entertain guests, and watch him reach the absolute pinnacle of life.”
Valentine was slightly stunned. Then, he said subconsciously, “The next sentence should be to watch his skyscraper collapse and watch him get completely deserted, right?”
Conrad shook his head and said softly, “No…”
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“Some people might be doing nothing all their lives, but once there is such a chance for them to take hold of their destiny, it becomes difficult for them to fall again.”
Conrad looked at Valentine with helplessness in his eyes and sighed, “Although I don’t want to admit it, Jasper is indeed such a person.”
“It took him a year to complete the accumulation of wealth that no one else could achieve in a hundred years. It is a great sorrow for everyone to be born in the same era as someone like him.”
Conrad‘s words made Valentine feel sad.
He believed that he had good abilities, but the reason he was so depressed before was that he had not yet met a master.
Conrad became his master.
However, he suddenly discovered that Conrad, who had always been confident and had never bowed his head no matter how many setbacks he encountered, seemed to have changed his mind this time.
“Mr. Monty, you were born into such a noble family…” Valentine was interrupted by Conrad raising his hand right after he started his sentence.
“Born? Back then, I might be able to boast about this in front of Jasper, but now…”
Shaking his head, instead of continuing on this topic, Conrad said lightly, “I was going to wait for a result between Jasper and Fabian, at which point I intended to wait for a good offer from the victor.”
“But in the end, I was overestimating myself.”
“At present, this matter has been infinitely sublimated and it has become a confrontation between Somerland and Wall Street. In this major event, my role is already very small, so my value is almost non-existent.”
Valentine’s mulled over Conrad’s words. He frowned slightly and said, “Mr. Monty, I think we still have some use.”
“Oh?” Conrad raised his eyebrows slightly.
After Valentine paused for a moment and sorted out his thoughts, he said, “Mr. Monty, in all fairness, what kind of person do you think Fabian is?”
Conrad said lightly, “Traitorous, vicious, and unscrupulous.”
Upon hearing these three words, Valentine smiled. Soon after, his smile disappeared. He lowered his voice and said, “Jasper is a vengeful person, let alone someone like Fabian.”
“Everyone is looking at Jasper and the United States stock market now, but they neglected Fabian, who in essence, was the one who led Jasper to fight Wall Street.”
“To me, Jasper is the one who was able to best take advantage of this situation. He forcibly took the tragic situation that should have driven him into desperation and changed it into this impassioned action of giving everything for the country and the people.”
As he said this, Valentine chuckled. He approached Conrad and continued, “Now everyone’s attention is on Jasper and no one is paying attention to Fabian, who was the instigator of the incident, anymore.”
“Maybe this is what Fabian wants.”
“Mr. Monty, you also said that Fabian is a treacherous person. Such a person has suffered such a big loss by Jasper’s hands as the Empire Meet he founded was burned to the ground. Do you think he will be willing to suffer this in silence?”
Valentine’s words caused Conrad to fall into contemplation, his eyes gleaming with uncertainty.
“In my opinion, we should continue to stay by Fabian’s side. I dare to conclude that he must have his own plan, and this plan is absolutely vicious and can deal a fatal blow to Jasper!”
“At that moment, you will be able to influence the outcome, Mr. Monty.”
Conrad laced his fingers together and placed them under his chin. This was his signature movement when he was thinking.
Valentine did not comment any more after he said that, and instead waited quietly for Conrad to make a decision.
After some time, Conrad got up and walked to the window. Then, he opened it forcefully.
Outside, the cold wind roared and rushed into the originally warm and dull room, making one feel that their whole spirit was refreshed.
After taking a deep breath of the cool air, Conrad murmured, “What a cooling autumn.”
While saying that, Conrad made a phone call.
After a while, the call connected.
“Mr. Atticus, is there any chance for me to get together with you?”
The person on the other end of the phone also seemed surprised.
“You’re the only person who wants to see me now.” Fabian’s sullen voice came from the other end of the phone.
With a smile, Conrad said, “Everyone in the world has very shallow visions. After the tides wash the sand away, the real gold emerges. Usually, the last ones standing are always the smart people with long-term vision. Although I am not extremely smart, at the very least, I still have a vision.”
Fabian laughed, the gloominess in his tone was gone. He said, “Okay, very good, very good!”
“Conrad, you really caught my eye. Come to Harbor City right away and I will pick you up personally!
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Just as Conrad took the earliest flight toward Harbor City, the United States stock market resumed its first day of trading and entered the most exciting and intense stage.
“We’re still continuing to short the investment banks?”
Inside the trading center of Waterhoof City, Lord Alvarado, who also intended to stay up all night, frowned slightly.
Facing the instructions that Jasper had just issued, Lord Alvarado looked over at the little prince who was sitting on the opposite side. He was studying a Go gamebook intently.
“Do you not have anything to say? It’s not just my money, you have a stake in it too,” Lord Alvarado said in dissatisfaction.
The little prince was still looking at the book in his hand as if he had discovered some big secret in it. Despite this, he responded to the agitated Lord Alvarado. He waved his hand said to the trader who was waiting anxiously for his order, “Follow the order from Nauritus City.”
The trader let out a sigh of relief, turned his head, and ran out of the office immediately.
The trading hall outside became lively and noisy again, but inside the office, it was still dead silent.
Lord Alvarado stared at the little prince gloomily and said, “What is the meaning of this? Why are you keeping me on tenterhooks? If you want to play like this, I won’ t play with you anymore, okay?”
The little prince sighed. He finally put down his book and raised his head. He said to Lord Alvarado, “Why are you so worried?”
“Why am I so worried?” Lord Alvarado was amused.
“You and I put a total of 20 billion in this including the leverage. If we’ re not careful, we will be badly burned. “I didn’t care about it initially. With such a large sum of money, my principal is nothing more than 5 billion. Worse comes to worst, I’ll just let it be.”
“But what is Jasper doing now? He desperately asked us to go short Colossal Investment Bank. Where is his main fund? All of them f*cking went to eat up Quantum Fund’s buy orders!”
“What is that kid doing? Is he really taking us for fools after he told us to cooperate with him? He asked us to handle the positive pressure while he goes and furiously devours the buy orders from Quantum Fund. Are we just here to do the dirty work for him while he shines out there?”
“Sigh.”
The little prince suddenly sighed.
Hearing this sigh, Lord Alvarado frowned.
“Stop being so f*cking mystifying. You’re acting like that cripple. I’m so tired of you people. Is this worth it? If you have anything to say, just spit it out! Aren’t you tired of behaving like this? Even if you’re not tired, I’m tired!”
Lord Alvarado was so angry he wanted to kick the little prince. Right now, he felt that the temper of all of them added together could not even compare to Henry alone.
“If you feel tired, I also feel tired for you.”
The little prince glanced at Lord Alvarado and said faintly, “When can you stop being so hot-tempered? You used to be better and could at least endure such a situation for two or three days. Now, it‘ s only the first day, yet you can’ t stand it anymore?”
Lord Alvarado replied with a sullen face, “Jasper is using me to block the bullets, so how can I not get angry?”
“That’s why I tell you to gain more professional knowledge when you’re free, it will not hurt you. Ten of you together can’t even compare to one Jasper in the financial stock market. So why are you questioning his decision?”
Lord Alvarado was exasperated when he heard what the little prince said. “Why? Isn’t this an obvious fact? Do I need a reason to behave like this?”
“Calm down.”
The little prince softly said.
“Jasper has his own plan. Now, we don’t need to do anything, just follow the instructions he gave, and then arrange our people to execute it.”
Lord Alvarado frowned. His face was dark and he did not say anything.
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The little prince stood up, patted Lord Alvarado on the shoulder, and smiled. “I know you can’t understand it, but Jasper must have his own plan. From what I understand of him, he will take the initiative to explain all of this soon.”
Lord Alvarado sneered. “I think he brainwashed you.”
After he said that, they heard sudden knocking on the door before it opened. An excited trader came in and said, “Little prince, Lord Alvarado, Quantum Fund made a big move!”
At this moment, on the Dow Jones Index.
The entire Dow Jones Index was surging.
JW Foundation, as the main short-term player, concentrated all its energy on the boards of several major investment banks such as Colossal, Mayland, and Layman.
Quantum Fund, as the main force of many parties, was committed to stabilizing the bank’s stock price. After this, they would long the sector that was leading the decline.
The two sides seemed to have a deep understanding of each other.
‘If you long the stocks that are falling, I will short the stocks that are rising.’
Although they were acting opposite to each other, their purpose in doing so was surprisingly consistent. They were attempting to influence the trend of the entire Dow Jones Index with their power. This change in market trend would largely affect the confidence of retail investors and institutions with hot money.
It was well known that people naturally had a herd mentality. This was in addition to the fact, that the trend of the market represented the indirect contest between JW Foundation and Quantum Fund to a certain extent.
However, as they approached the fourth hour since the market opened, Quantum Fund appeared to become a little impatient.
A large buy order suddenly appeared for the three investment banks, namely Colossal, Layman, and Mayland. They devoured the empty orders that were previously put in by the little prince and Lord Alvarado on behalf of JW Foundation.
“Unlike the previous instances, Quantum Fund is very determined this time. According to the analysis of the intelligence division, this time Quantum Fund invested as much as 18 billion US Dollars.
“They seem to be warning us that the stocks of the three investment banks are their bottom line and they must not be touched, otherwise they will preemptively start the decisive battle.”
Jake’s words could be heard as Jasper stood in the middle of the trading hall with his arms folded. He was looking up at the screen with the numbers constantly changing and the data stream continuously refreshing. Jake did not speak anymore after giving the report, much less express his own opinions.
If Jasper was around, all he needed to do was to inform Jasper of the information summarized by his subordinates. Then, Jasper would make the final decision.
Unless Jasper asked, Jake would never take the initiative to voice his judgment so as not to interrupt Jasper’s train of thought.
“Layman Investment Bank dropped by 4.8%, Mayland Investment Bank dropped by 3.2%, and Colossal Investments dropped by only 1.1%,” Jasper frowned slightly and said.
Jake explained with some embarrassment. “Since our main funds have not yet arrived, it is really difficult to brace for Quantum Fund’s countermeasures.”
“Help Waterhoof City absorb some of the pressure, and at the same time, tell them to attack with everything they have. This is Quantum Fund’s first counterattack. If we back away, all our previous efforts will have been in vain,” Jasper ordered.
Jake hesitated for less than half a second, then he nodded and said, “Yes, I will do it right away.”
The news was delivered to Waterhoof City as soon as possible.
After learning about Jasper’s decision…
Thud!
Lord Alvarado kicked over the trash can.
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“What does the Laine mean?”
Lord Alvarado scolded.
The little prince stood by one side and said flatly, “Follow the instructions from Naurits City.”
The trader carefully glanced at Lord Alvarado’s face. He hesitated for a while, then turned his head and went to work.
At this moment, the two had walked to the trading hall from the office, but in order to not affect the work of the team, they stood in the corner of the hall.
“Royal, do you know we have to spend at least one-third of our funds to fight with Quantum Fund after what Jasper said?” Lord Alvarado said coldly.
“Yes.”
The little prince nodded and added, “One-third is not that much, it is very likely that we will lose two-fifths.”
“This is not the way to do this.” Lord Alvarado said unhappily.
“Part of the main funds from Nauritus City has also moved here, which proves that at least Jasper is determined to defeat Quantum Fund‘s counterattack and he’s not targeting you and me,” the little prince said lightly.
“He’s just playing along according to the conditions,” Lord Alvarado sneered.
“I know that he was very pissed when we first proposed to take back control of the funds, but he just didn’t say anything. Now he finally came up with the means to exact his revenge.”
“I don’t think so.”
The little prince shook his head. “Jasper is not the kind of person who is irrational and will save a little only to lose a lot. He understands what the consequences will be if he deliberately does this, so what good will it do him if he betrays us?
“Do you think he can depend on Harbor City? Harbor City is also very unstable and may not fully obey Jasper’s words. So, if he betrays us, he can only rely on himself.”
Lord Alvarado snorted and said, “I don’t care what he thinks. In short, we can‘t be his puppets.”
The little prince looked at Lord Alvarado and said indifferently, “I urge you to think clearly. On this occasion, under the veil of this cooperation, we are representing the core of Somerland capital.”
“If we lose after following orders, it will only be beceause we didn’t have the necessary skills, but if we lose because of internal strife, do you think the Alvarados can bear the anger of Swallow Capital if they look for someone to pin the blame on?”
Lord Alvarado sneered. “Royal, don’ t thinkI don‘t know what you’re planning. Everyone is on the same boat. No one is more innocent than the other. Why bother to pretend to be so noble and virtuous?”
“Are you really willing to be the gun in Jasper’s hand? Since when was the heir to the Royals of Waterhoof City so righteous?”
“Yes, Jasper dares not betray us, but who knows if he will take this opportunity to weaken our influence? This is an upright conspiracy, and it will only benefit him. So why won’t he do it?”
“I don’t care how his character is, since there is a possibility that this is the case, I must respond.”
While listening to Lord Alvarado‘s words, the little prince replied lightly, “A long time ago, we approached the crippled Brown to discuss the three families working together to apply for the Olympic venues. The crippled Brown refused even before we met. Do you remember this?”
When the little prince suddenly mentioned such an unrelated incident, Lord Alvarado became a little annoyed, but he still entertained him. “I do. How could I forget? The crippled Brown is such a poser.”
The little prince looked at Lord Alvarado pensively and said, “He rejected us at the time because he said the three of us are not suitable for cooperation, and he said he’d cooperate with anyone except for us.”
“At the time, I also thought he was being a poser. Now it seems that the crippled Brown is smarter than both you and I.”
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“People like us have similar backgrounds, similar statuses, and even similar resources. At first glance, we seem to be natural partners.”
“But because everything is so similar, there are too many factors to consider when we interact, and no one is convinced of the other person’s intent. The only person who we can rely on is ourselves.”
“The crippled Brown had seen this a long time ago, so he simply refused to cooperate, but we foolishly didn‘t understand.”
The little prince looked at Lord Alvarado with a gloomy expression and said lightly, “Look, what he said came true now.”
The corners of Lord Alvarado’s mouth twitched. A young man sitting in a wheelchair with a warm smile appeared in his mind. After silently calling him a monster, Lord Alvarado dismissed these thought.
“Alright, just tell me, are you going to cooperate with me or not?”
“What are you going to do?” The little prince asked.
“We’ll just do what Jasper wants us to do, otherwise it’ll be hard to explain ourselves when he asks about this in the future. However, this does not prevent us from issuing our own orders at the same time, such as withdrawing a part of the funds and using it to purchase the stocks that Quantum Fund longed.”
“On the one hand, this can potentially make up for our losses, and on the other hand, it can be considered as putting pressure on Quantum Fund.”
The little prince heard these words and pondered for a moment Just as Lord Alvarado was getting impatient from waiting, he nodded slowly and said, “Yes, but you have to take good measures. Right now is not the time for you to fall out with Jasper.”
The little prince looked at Lord Alvarado earnestly. “I don’t recommend that you have a fall out with Jasper until this matter is over. It’s not good for you, understand?”
Lord Alvarado sneered. “Do you think I’m stupid? Why would I have a fall out with him now? The higher-ups are paying close attention to him now, but I have to do something without affecting the overall situation. Can Jasper stop me from doing that?”
After speaking, Lord Alvarado turned around, called the trader, and gave him an order carefully.
The Dow Jones Index was changing rapidly, and huge amounts of funds were driving huge wealth accumulation and evaporation with every passing minute and second.
Today was such an exciting day for investors in the Dow Jones Index.
There was rarely a market that could make so many people go bankrupt in an instant, and at the same time, make other people’s net value worth skyrocket. The duel between JW Foundation and Quantum Fund had become more and more intense over time. When the forces on both sides began to enter the markets of the three investment banks to fight, this bloody battle of capital kicked off without warning.
The big trendline of the entire market fluctuated wildly with huge waves of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars every minute. Under such violent storms, some retail investors were the first ones to lose their grip and were swept out of the market.
Gradually, a rare situation that had never before happened in the history of securities appeared among the three investment banks.
The number of traders was decreasing, but the positions of the surviving traders grew larger.
The fierce battle between JW Foundation and Quantum Fund frantically raised the barriers to entry for these three investment bank stocks.
Eventually, the situation became such that large retail investors or institutions that did not have more than 100 million US Dollars would not be eligible to participate.
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The turbulent waves of the financial market were covered by the silence of the night.
As the core of this financial turmoil, Jasper was holding a cup of strong tea at that moment, his face stern and serious.
“Is it reliable?” Jasper asked, staring at Jake, who was standing in front of him.
Jake nodded solemnly and said, “After three comparative analyses, we finally determined that this is the case.”
Henry next to him suddenly could not take this anymore. He cursed, “Those sons of b*tches, I have long seen that they are not reliable. Sure enough, they screwed up at this critical moment. Damn this to hell, we must not forgive them so easily!”
Jake smiled bitterly, “Mr. Law, the core problem now is that they didn’t do anything out in the open, and they executed all the orders issued by Nauritus City.”
“They have just mobilized a small number of funds to work against us, and we actually have no reason to accuse them too much.”
As he said this, Jake glanced at Jasper’s face. He saw nothing unusual and so continued, “At the end of the day, it’s their money.”
“Do you think this is right?”
Henry was extremely dissatisfied. What he hated most were backstabbers. He cursed, “I can see through their f*cking tricks at a glance.”
“They are just afraid that they will lose too much money and want to make some extra income, but is this the time to pocket extra money? They put in peanuts, yet they’re afraid to lose it? The loss of our main funds here has reached 15% but did we say anything?
“If everyone thinks that way, then fine, let’s not do this anymore. Make a fortune as early as possible, and then clean up and run away.”
Jasper was amused. He said, “Calm down.”
Henry was pissed as he replied, “Calm down? I’m angry for you, but you are so calm.”
“Actually, this kind of thing is inevitable. I expected it a long time ago, but I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”
Jasper shook his head and said, “Everyone is selfish, not to mention on such a grand occasion. In such a large-scale situation, the subtlest movement will net them a huge profit. Few people can bear this temptation.”
“What’s more, if you follow the general situation, people are indeed losing money, so if you do something privately and ensure that it will not affect the general situation, you can recover part of the loss. This is understandable.”
Jasper put down his teacup, rubbed his cheeks, and continued, “When they asked to get back control of the funds, I knew it would be foolish to pin all hopes on others.”
Henry snorted and said, “Then what are you going to do now?”
“I don’t have a plan.”
Jasper shook his head. He rarely admitted that he could not do anything.
“Whether it is Lord Alvarado or the little prince, they are currently our allies. Under the premise that we are weaker than Quantum Fund, we have to avoid any behavior that may lead to internal conflict at all cost.”
“But what they are doing is causing internal conflict,” Henry said angrily.
Jasper smiled bitterly, “So what? They are not the leader, I am. Therefore, I have to continue to suffer this loss first.”
“I think they have recognized this, and that’s why they did this so boldly,” Henry snorted coldly.
Jasper nodded and said, “You have a point there.”
“But they are all smart people after all. They know what to do and what not to do. Also, they are sure of where the limit is once they do something.”
“I have only one requirement and one bottom line for them. They have to execute all of Nauritus City’s orders completely, otherwise, it will lead to an immediate fallout.”
When Jasper said this, he patted Henry’s shoulder, then smiled and said, “Don’t worry, they won’t be able to stay happy for long. Once we start the fight head on, they might realize that they’re too smart for their own good.”
“Since you’ve said this, what else can I do?” Henry said, feeling pissed.
Jasper turned his head and said to Jake, “Continue keeping an eye on them. Even though we won’t deal with them for the time being, this doesn’t mean we don’t need information about Waterhoof City. Don’t miss out on anything. Report to me immediately if there are any updates.”
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“Everyone needs to suffer a little first.”
Jake nodded and said, “I understand.”
The second Jake left, Dean came over. Dean had a smile on his face, still looking very kind and easy to talk to.
“Mr. Laine, it’s almost dawn now, I really can’t hold on any longer, so I will go back and rest first.” Dean said politely.
Jasper nodded and said, “ I will arrange for someone to take you back.”
“That’s not necessary.”
Dean waved his hand and said, “Everyone is very busy, so I won’t trouble anyone. Anyway, we aren’t very far from the hotel. It’s fine for me to go back by myself.”
Jasper smiled and said, “Okay, come back after you’re well rested.”
“Of course, it’s my honor to be able to participate in such an amazing event.”
Dean politely nodded to Jasper and Henry before he turned around to leave.
Jasper frowned slightly as he looked at Dean’s back.
“Henry…”
Jasper called out suddenly.
“What’s wrong?”
Henry, who was a little confused due to his tiredness, snapped back to his senses after a while and asked.
“Do you have a feeling that Dean is more elusive than Lord Alvarado and the little prince combined when it comes to the level of trouble and trickiness?” Jasper said.
Henry snorted and said, “Are you stupid? I can kill that thing with just a slap, yet you’re comparing him to those two bastards?”
“You can’t say that.” Jasper shook his head.
“The little prince and Lord Alvarado are powerful, but their intentions are clear. They will not do anything explicitly wrong because the cost of mistakes is too high. Smart people like them will not do anything stupid.”
“But Dean doesn’t feel right to me.”
Henry also became serious when he noticed how serious Jasper was. He rubbed his chin and said, “Leave this to me.”
“Oh?” Jasper gave Henry a surprised look.
This look angered Young Master Law.
“What do you mean by that? Do you think I am nothing but a useless second-generation that only knows how to cause trouble?”
“No.” Jasper quickly rejected the thought.
“Don’t worry. I might not be able to do anything else, but I’ve been practicing how to tail and keep an eye on someone ever since I was young. So I won’t fail when it comes to this guy,” Henry said, feeling pleased with himself.
He clapped his hand and got up. He said, “I’m not needed here anyway, so I need to look for something to do. It’s fine if Dean doesn’t do anything, but if he does, I promise I’ll get to the bottom of it for you.”
“Okay,” Jasper grinned and accepted.
“Damn, why do I feel like I’ve fallen into your trap?”
Life at the Top Chapter 1529
In a market with a huge amount of funds, many small details were easily overlooked by the two sides in battle. However, the gap in strength between the teams often laid in how well they picked up on these micro movements.
In the financial war, an experienced team could completely crush a team with little experience. Its strength lay in its detailedness and professionalism.
The moment the center in Waterhoof City Center started to make a move, the Quantum Fund headquarters on Wall Street compiled the relevant information.
Rogers looked at the report in his hands with his blue eyes. Then, he raised his head and asked, “Are you sure?”
Rogers knew that this question was nonsense.
The professional team he brought up himself would not present the results to his eyes without confirming the authenticity of what they were reporting. Anyone who had the guts to do so would have long been fired.
Sure enough, the subordinate replied meticulously, “We are absolutely certain.”
“Twelve minutes ago, the center in Waterhoof City suddenly distributed a sum of 200 million US Dollars in funds, split into 13 positions, which flowed into the same long direction as us.”
“These 13 positions were opened within 3 minutes of each other, and the funds were scattered irregularly.”
“But within these 12 minutes, these 13 positions have earned more than 30 million US Dollars for the center in Waterhoof City.”
“Based on current intelligence, our analysts believe that there are reasons to believe that the people in the center in Waterhoof City have lost confidence in the center in Nauritus City. At least in the face of such a huge loss, they had formed some ideas to retain their own strength.”
Rogers’ subordinate paused when he said that. Then, he continued, “But we also can’t rule out the possibility that this might be a trap…”
“At present, our analysis team is still building a predictive model to deduce if this is a trap. We intend to find out what is Jasper and Co most likely purpose for this tactic, but it will take a certain amount of time.”
“Very good, at least you have done everything you should do.” Rogers was very satisfied.
“But you have also overlooked one point. I have always thought that the people from Somerland are very selfish and they only care about themselves because they are the people who are most adept at seeking out internal strife in the world. Haha, their inferior nature will be exposed at any moment.”
Rogers clapped his hands and said, “This is a good entry point. Bring me all the transaction data of the center in Waterhoof City right now. I think it’s time to add a bit of fun to this boring game of capitalists.”
His subordinate was taken aback for a moment, and then said, “Aren’t you going to consider the possibility of this being a trap?”
Rogers said flatly, “Of course I considered it, but I am more inclined to believe that this is due to the inferior nature of the Somerland people. We will know whether it is a trap or not simply by making a simple movement.”
“If it is a trap, we can treat this as early prevention, but if it is not, Jasper may be in trouble this time. Hurry up and get me all the data from the center in Waterhoof City!”
“Yes!” Upon hearing this, his subordinate immediately ran to retrieve the data.
In just a few minutes, all the transaction data of the center in Waterhoof City since the opening had been collected and presented to Rogers.
Rogers laced his fingers together and tucked them under his chin. Then, he looked at the data carefully.
“Based on the surface level, except for the 200 million US Dollars they transferred more than ten minutes ago, the other transactions are completely in sync with the center in Nauritus City. Even until now, they faithfully implement the order from Nauritus City.”
“This is not a trap.”
“This is from the person in charge of the center in Waterhoof City. They’re having other ideas.”
Rogers was very experienced and was able to immediately make a judgment.
“Tell them to keep an eye on the center in Waterhoof City. We’ll destroy them first.”
Rogers’ order was implemented in the blink of an eye. The situation on the Dow Jones stock market suffered a direct implant and it immediately changed dramatically.
Life at the Top Chapter 1530
The Wall Street capitalists, led by Quantum Fund, changed tactics and launched a fierce attack on several other stocks.
Meanwhile, these few stocks that were facing fierce attacks were, to no one’s surprise, all the heavy industries that the center in Waterhoof City was responsible for.
At this moment, Quantum Fund finally bared its fierce fangs as the world’s top hedge fund.
“Mr. Laine, bad news!”
Baz, who was in charge of observing the movements of Quantum Fund, spotted the abnormal situation immediately.
Jasper rushed behind Baz quickly and before Baz could explain, he saw the data displayed on the screen.
“Quantum Fund suddenly attacked these stocks frantically. In just 2 minutes, the trading volume of these stocks tripled, and the price was directly cut by 8%.”
Jasper stared at the trading data of these stocks. Suddenly, he said, “These stocks are the ones the center in Waterhoof City is responsible for. Get me all the data of all the stocks that the center in Waterhoof City is responsible for.”
Baz clicked his keyboard immediately.
In less than ten seconds, more than 20 stocks were mobilized.
“Um…”
Baz looked at the board of more than 20 stocks. He felt that his scalp tingling.
“This is an all out attack launched by Quantum Fund.”
Jake’s solemn voice could be heard from one side.
He handed over a piece of data to Jasper and said in a deep voice, “Based on the current situation, Quantum Fund seems to have their eyes on the stocks that the center in Waterhoof City is responsible for. They’ve concentrated their firepower and have begun to attack. At this moment, the Waterhoof City base is facing a loss of at least around 1 billion US Dollars.”
Jasper’s face was as still as tepid water.
The sudden tense situation in front of him made him feel as if he had returned to the scene when he faced Rogers in the Harbor City stock market. The pressure right now was huge. Moreover, attacks were coming from everywhere.
This was Roger’s most noticeable personal characteristic.
He was like a mad dog. Once he started to attack, he would launch a full-scale indiscriminate attack without mercy. This offensive method screamed Rogers. The biggest trait was that once it started, it would put great pressure on the enemy.
It was as if they were in a field of reeds and Rogers was just starting fires everywhere, leaving the people who wanted to fight the fire clueless, not knowing where to start.
Jake murmured, “It’s such a fierce attack. We seriously can’t underestimate Quantum Fund.”
Baz looked up at Jasper and asked, “What are we going to do now?”
“It’s a little tricky.”
Jasper frowned and did not look happy.
This pressure was not the biggest problem right now because both he and Quantum Fund knew that this was far from the time to lay their cards on the table. However, he was worried that a certain someone might not be able to handle the situation.
“Mr. Laine, a call from the center in Waterhoof City,” Jake said in a deep voice.
“Of course,” Jasper grunted and took the phone.
“This is Jasper.”