Ch. 1591..1600
Life at the Top Chapter 1591
The plane glided smoothly and landed at Nauritus City International Airport.
Jasper got off the plane while Julian stayed on board. After the plane was refueled, it would immediately fly to Eastern Capital in Sunrise Land. This time, Julian’s mission was of great significance, and he carried all of Jasper’s hope.
“The weather has turned cold recently. Hurry up and put on your coat.”
Wendy, who rushed to the airport to pick him up, had already prepared a coat. She put it on Jasper and said pitifully when she looked at Jasper’s slightly tired face.
Jasper grabbed the collar button of the coat with one hand, and with the other hand took out a small gift box like he was performing a magic trick. Then, he chuckled and said, “This is a gift for you.”
Wendy was pleasantly surprised. “What is it?”
She accepted the gift as she said this.
Although she had been with Jasper for a long time, Jasper rarely gave her any gifts.
Even though Jasper or Wendy had the money to buy gifts, for Wendy, it was Jasper’s thoughts that counted.
“A brooch.”
Jasper said as he watched Wendy opening the box.
Under the bright lights of the airport, the brooch made of diamonds shone brightly.
“Do you like it?” Jasper asked.
“I like it very much. Thank you.”
Wendy was beaming. As long as it was something from Jasper, she would like it.
After finishing speaking, she stood on tiptoes to plant a kiss on Jasper’s cheek. Wendy held Jasper‘s hand contentedly and said, “Let’s go home.”
“Let’s go directly to the company,” Jasper said.
“Are you that busy?” Wendy was reluctant.
She felt that Jasper was working too hard. He had just come back from abroad, so by right he should have gone home to rest first Even the most hardcore people could not stand working around the clock like this.
“Time will not wait for me. There are about 24 hours before the opening. Every minute and every second is extremely important to us.”
Earlier on the plane, Jasper had already communicated with Kayden and the little prince about the cooperation they had obtained in Coreana, which was undoubtedly exciting and good news for the whole team.
Similarly, Jasper had already told them about his plan to short Sun Dollars.
However, he did not go into the details. He just told them about the overview of the plan, so that if they were interested, they could make a fortune in Sunrise Land together as the country was in turmoil.
As for whether they believed him or not of any concern to Jasper.
After all, this was not part of the previous cooperation agreement.
Similarly, Jasper would also take this opportunity to see if there were any spies in the team. If there were any, the spies would not be able to endure this.
Wendy did not know so much. When she wanted to say something, she saw Jasper deep in thought, so she just sighed to herself. She had made up her mind to force Jasper to rest for a few months when this was all over.
It was just his career, not the sky falling.
Soon, the car drove all the way to the roof of the company.
Jasper immediately called Jake and Baz to come over for a meeting. The others who participated in the meeting together through remote video connection were located in the Harbor City and Waterhoof City trade centers.
Life at the Top Chapter 1592
As Jasper started the meeting, a top-secret message was delivered to Fabian in Harbor City through a special channel.
Fabian, who was about to rest, saw the news and jumped out of bed.
On the bed, Fabian’s new partner propped up her fair and tender upper body and said in dissatisfaction, “Mr. Atticus, what are you doing? Go to bed, I’m so sleepy.”
“Sleep? You can sleep in hell, you stupid b*tch!”
Suppressing the shock and excitement in his heart, Fabian lifted the quilt, put on his pajamas, took out a stack of money from the bedside table before throwing it at the woman. “Get dressed and f*ck off.”
The woman was extremely dissatisfied inside, but she still put on her clothes quickly for the sake of the stack of money. Then, she dared not say a word and left.
At this time, Fabian had already arrived in the study. He paced back and forth in place as he dialed a number. It took a long time for this call to be connected.
“Is it true?” Fabian asked directly.
On the other side of the phone, there was a calm voice. “You called me just to make sure I would not joke with you about such a big thing? Do you know that I was almost exposed because of your phone call?”
Fabian answered nonchalantly, “If this news is true, it’ll be worth it even if you get exposed right now.”
The person on the other end of the phone snorted and said, “I also just got the news. It’s definitely not fake. You should implement the countermeasures as soon as possible.”
After speaking, the person on the other end immediately hung up the phone.
After a while, the door to the meeting room was opened again. Dean wiped his hands and walked back. Jasper, who was talking, looked at Dean with a smile and asked, “Are you done?”
Dean apologized, “I‘m sorry, I’ve been having a stomachache over these past two days. I will try not to disturb the meeting.”
“It’s okay. It’s just nature’s call.”
After Jasper finished speaking, he turned and continued, “Okay, then we will continue with the meeting.”
In Harbor City, Fabian put down the phone and took a deep breath. After that, he made a call to Sunrise Land. This time it took even longer for the call to be connected.
Moreover, it was not Echo who picked up the phone.
“Where is Echo?” Fabian asked in a deep voice.
“Mr. Welch is testing. I am his secretary. You can tell me directly if there’s anything.” On the other end of the phone came a polite but businesslike voice.
Fabian yelled, “Go and ask Echo to answer the phone right away. Tell him he will suffer the consequences if I don’t hear his voice in 30 seconds!”
Fabian’s volume and tone might have frightened the secretary on the other end of the phone, as they hurriedly responded before fetching Echo immediately.
Soon, Fabian could hear Echo’s gasps on the phone. It sounded as if he had just exercised vigorously. “Say, Atticus, why are you looking for me in such a hurry so late at night? I’m very busy.”
“Are you busy ‘exercising’ with women in bed? You’re so useless.” Fabian sneered.
Echo said angrily, “Atticus, watch your attitude, I am not one of your subordinates.”
With a muffled snort, Fabian said, “Alright, I’m not here to fight with you. I’m here to tell you that Jasper plans to go long on Sun Dollars!”
“Long Sun Dollars?” Echo asked in surprise.
“Yes, according to reliable information, Jasper and Sentel from Coreana have reached an agreement. They plan to long Sun Dollars at the same time when the market opens tomorrow,” Fabian said.
Echo laughed wildly. “Is Jasper crazy? Why is he going long on Sun Dollars? Sunrise Land is the world‘s second-largest economy, and the Sun Dollars is extremely stable. Does he think he can go long just because he wants to? With his little amount of capital, isn’t he afraid of losing out?”
“Do you still not understand his character after fighting with him for so long? Since he’s going to do this, then it means he’s very confident in what will happen next. All we have to do is to destroy his plan and then completely trample him to death!”
Fabian’s eyes were sinister, and he continued coldly, “This time, the intelligence came during our hour of need. He has no idea that we can go short in the opposite direction and hedge his long orders. When that happens, he will be in a situation where he will be consigned to eternal damnation.”
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On the other end of the phone, Echo was silent for some time. He felt disconcerted at this moment. The sudden and important news made him feel a little lost.
After thinking about it, he asked a question that he thought was very important.
“Is the information true?”
Fabian was taken aback. He felt that the question was familiar. Then he sneered, “Do you think I’d joke with you about such a big thing in the middle of the night?”
After saying this, Fabian pondered for a while and felt that this was even more familiar.
Echo was speechless after Fabian retorted.
“If it is true, it means that Jasper is now in the light while we are in the shadows. We can pretend we’re unintentionally doing this. This time, there is a high probability that Jasper will have no hope of reprieve.”
As Echo said that, he also became excited.
“If we can trample Jasper to death, not only will we get revenge, but we will also get unparalleled prestige and honor!”
Fabian laughed and said, “Yes, you will become Softwin’s new brightest star. With the support of the Trider Financial Group family, you will be fully cultivated as Myles’ successor.”
Echo seemed to picture the image of him standing next to Myles in his mind as he attended the board meeting alongside him. He was even more excited when he thought about the scene when countless executives would nod and bow to him as even his family changed their views of him.
“Great!”
Echo grinned evilly and said, “Although we don’t know why Jasper is so confident, since we are aware of this in advance, if we don’t prepare a huge gift for him, we would be disappointing him.”
“As soon as the market opens tomorrow, I will immediately start the layout. If he wants to go long, we will go short. Then, we will let him taste despair!”
Fabian replied in a solemn voice, “Okay, I will persuade the family to take out a large sum of money to attack Jasper together.”
Echo sneered, “I think you also want to get something out of him, right? After all, since he dares to go long on Sun Dollars, regardless of what his master plan is, he would have to prepare a large amount of funds to carry it out. He is very likely to take out hundreds of billions of dollars from the Nasdaq.”
Fabian said lightly, “I just want to help you and make sure that Jasper is completely trampled to death.”
“Hmph, anyway, I don’t care what you are thinking. I’m fine as long as we can be partners in dealing with Jasper.”
After speaking, Echo hung up the phone. After thinking about it, he dialed Myles’ private number.
Originally, he was not qualified to communicate directly with Myles, but this time he, as the commander of Softwin’s massive funds, he could report directly to Myles.
Soon, the call went through.
Echo’s body was extremely tense, and he spoke solemnly, “Sir, I have important information that I need to report to you immediately. This is related to our victory in this battle.”
A few seconds later, Echo said loudly, “Yes, I‘ll rush over right away.”
Putting down the phone, Echo rushed to Myles’s residence with a look of excitement. He seemed to have seen a road to success which was now opening its arms to him.
At this time, Jasper’s meeting had also ended.
“Everyone, have a good sleep tonight. It will be another fierce battle tomorrow.”
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After Jasper finished speaking, he ended the video conference. Then, he said to everyone in the conference room, “Go back and rest. Get back your energy. We’ll fight a tough battle tomorrow.”
Jake and the gang all smiled, Then, they got up and left the meeting room.
At this time, it was almost two o ‘clock in the morning. Jasper, who had just exited the conference room, had not slept yet Hence, he went straight to his own lounge upstairs, where Henry was already yawning non-stop.
“Did you get him?” Jasper asked.
Henry chuckled, took out a small object from his arms, and pressed the button. Then, they heard Dean’s voice.
“You called me just to make sure I would not joke with you about such a big thing? Do you know that I was almost exposed because of your phone call?”
“I also just got the news. It’s definitely not fake. You should implement the countermeasures as soon as possible.”
It was just two sentences. It finished playing after just over ten seconds.
“We finally got the dirt on this son of a b*tch.”
Henry looked excited and said, “Should I get him now and skin him alive?”
“No rush. We can’t take action against him yet.”
Jasper smiled and said, “Wait after tomorrow. Even if we don’t do anything, Fabian and Echo will kill him once they find out they’ve been deceived.”
Henry asked curiously, “How can you be sure that he has been in contact with Fabian? I have been watching him for so long and I haven’t found any clues. I only know that he has connections with a few rich people in Harbor City, but those rich people won’t cause too much of a commotion since my family is keeping them in check.”
“You know this, I know this, and Dean definitely knows this too. Therefore, we can assume that his real reason for contacting those rich people was to get in contact with Fabian through them.”
Jasper said, “I thought about this issue for a long time before I came to this conclusion. I wasn’t sure until I heard this recording because I had no evidence. When it comes to dirty tricks, Dean is indeed powerful, and he hides deep in the shadows. If I hadn‘t deliberately sounded him out tonight, I wouldn’t have been able to find out about this.”
“Originally, it would have been best if the probing turned out to be useless because it would indicate that Dean was not stupid enough to act against us, but now that we have determined that he’s the spy, we can use him to deceive Fabian and the others.”
“Tomorrow. We just have to wait until tomorrow and then everything will become clear.”
“When it comes to insidiousness, you are still the benchmark,” Henry said what countless people were thinking in their hearts.
“Get lost. Go to bed, you.” Jasper laughed.
Henry was in a good mood, so he hummed and left. At the same time, Wendy came in with a bowl of soup. “Drink up. This is to replenish your energy and blood. You are under so much pressure during this period and you often stay up late, so you must pay attention to your health,” Wendy said solemnly.
Jasper took the bowl and took a sip. Unlike most of the female leads in the novels, Wendy’s cooking skills were pretty good. Her food smelled great and tasted delicious.
“It’s delicious What’s in it?” Jasper was surprised.
“Red ginseng, horny goat weed, and yohimbine,” Wendy rolled her eyes and said.
“I see!” Jasper drank the rest of the soup in one gulp and then lifted Wendy by her waist.
“Ah! What are you doing?” Wendy turned pale.
“Don’t you just want me to work harder since you gave me so many herbs for performance? Don’t worry, I’ll definitely satisfy you today.” Jasper laughed maniacally.
“You rascal, let go of rue! Don’t mess around, you have to rest now instead of doing these things… Ah, don’t rip my clothes!”
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Jasper was woken up by his phone the next day. He picked up the phone groggily and upon seeing Julian’s name, immediately became energetic.
“It’s me.”
After answering the call, Jasper said simply and directly.
“Jasper, all the gold has been sealed in Sunrise Land’s central bank vault just now, and according to your request, the whole process was filmed. There was also a military attaché from the Somerland Embassy to testify at the scene.”
Jasper was surprised. “The military attaché of the Somerland Embassy is there? I didn‘t arrange for that.”
What a joke. Jasper admitted that no matter how reputable he was, he was not powerful enough to command the military attaché of the embassy. However, after thinking about it, Jasper realized that it was Adele’s arrangement.
This woman was so thoughtful.
“I’m not sure but the guy took out his identity card, so I didn‘t stop him. Is there a problem?” Julian asked.
“No problem, it’s a good thing. If Sunrise Land wants to refuse to acknowledge that they have lost the game in the future after what we did comes to light, they would have to take the lash back of the Somerland government into consideration. Haha.”
“Okay, now that the task is complete. You should come back first.”
After Jasper hung up, he was about to call Adele, but she called him first.
“Mr. Laine, don’t tell me you are still sleeping.”
Jasper leaned against the bed and said with a smile, “No, don‘t talk nonsense, how can a hardworking person like me still sleep at eleven o’clock? I’m working in the office of course.”
“Okay, then can the big hardworking boss come downstairs and bring me up please?” Adele said with a cold chuckle.
“Are you in Nauritus City?” Jasper asked in surprise.
“Not only am I in Nauritus City, but I’m also downstairs in your company.
“Jasper, I didn’t sleep for most of the night because of your business, and I only rested my eyes for a while on the plane over from Swallow Capital. In the end, you lied to me that and claimed that you’re in the company. I just asked around and your employees didn’t see you come to work at the company today,” Adele said angrily.
Jasper held the phone to his ear, got up, and put on his clothes. He said, “Don‘t say that, you sound as if I’ve wronged you. If I can make 500 million by just staying up late, I would close down my company. Isn’t it better to just shut down my whole company as soon as possible to earn money with you?”
“Stop talking nonsense, I’ll give you 30 minutes to show up in front of me and treat me to lunch,” Adele said with a light snort.
“I don’t need 30 minutes. 5 minutes is enough.”
After Jasper hung up, he washed up simply and walked directly out of the lounge. His office was located outside the lounge.
He then headed to Wendy’s office. After he told her that he needed to meet someone at noon and could not accompany her, he was gratefully driven away by her.
“Great, I happen to have an important accounting audit to do, and I was wondering how to send you away. Say thanks to the person who asked you out for me, goodbye.”
After last night, Wendy was feeling sore all over, yet she was exceptionally strong when she pushed Jasper out of the office.
Ten minutes later, Jasper saw Adele in the public reception room downstairs. She was wearing a wide-brimmed round hat, sunglasses, and an exquisite outfit that was very eye-catching.
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Adele lowered her head and pushed up the frame of her sunglasses when she saw Jasper approaching. Then, she looked at Jasper with her breathtaking eyes, “You were really in the company?”
“Why would I lie to you?”
Jasper sat across from Adele and asked for the waiter. “A glass of orange juice, thank you.”
The public reception room below the headquarters of JW Company was mainly for the company’s employees to rest and receive clients from other companies. Additionally, it was served as a coffee shop and a diner. One could order some snacks, afternoon tea, coffee, juices, and other similar drinks.
Based on this alone, JW Company was at the forefront of all domestic enterprises.
When the waiter saw Jasper, he was so excited that his heart raced. “Alright, Mr. Laine, I will bring it to you right away.”
“Thanks.”
After the waiter left, Jasper turned his head and continued to say to Adele, “Due to the time difference in the United States stock market during this period, I’ve stayed up most nights such that the company is becoming my second home.”
Adele was not interested in this topic. She looked around curiously and asked, “Is everything here for free?”
“Yes.” Jasper nodded.
“Well, aren’t you afraid that your staff might slack off or even bring irrelevant people around to eat and drink?”
Adele’s question cracked Jasper up.
“How much can some snacks and drinks cost? My company never restricts this. Even if the family members or even friends of the employees drop by, they can enjoy the service here for free while the cornpany will pay for all expenses.”
Jasper pointed to himself and then to the employees who were talking in low voices around him as he said, “Put yourself in their shoes. I always think that a boss needs to be meticulous about how they can save. They need to save on unnecessary investment, unnecessary development, and unnecessary projects, but if the habit of saving is imposed upon employees…”
“You can’t save much money, not to mention, you will look petty and calculative.”
“No wonder. I have been sitting here for more than 20 minutes, yet I feel that the spirit of your company’s employees is different from those of other companies. Even if the state-owned enterprises such as the country’s strongest tobacco and oil companies have such good benefits, I still feel that they will not be as good as your company’s employees.”
“The employees of those companies work because they have to, but your employees feel more like they are running their own business.”
Jasper laughed and said, “I guess it’s a difference in corporate culture. Since JW was founded as a small workshop that was squeezed into a villa, I began to establish a corporate culture.”
“Now, JW Company not only has the most complete promotion system, but we also have corporate learning classes. No matter what level you are at, which department you are in, or if you’re a cleaner in the logistics department, you can participate in all kinds of training courses offered by the company for free as long as you want to.”
“The teachers in these training classes are mostly employees of the company, but we will also hire instructors and experts from outside.”
“As long as you have a good idea, the company has a dedicated department to deal with the corresponding proposal. You can receive a start-up grant offered by the company if you are acknowledged and then you can try to develop it with a small team of three or five people.
“These are the differences between JW Company and other companies.
“And these things, I believe, are also things that all domestic entrepreneurs need to learn in the next ten or twenty years.”
“These are not small expenses, right?” Adele asked.
“It accounts for about 15% of the company’s annual administrative expenses, of course, not counting the operating costs of those small teams.”“If you take that into account, then JW would need to invest at least 2-3 billion into those things. Still, as with all things there will be profits and losses. But let me tell you, up to now, we have made a lot of money such that we can completely cover up our the losses from the program,” Jasper said with a smile.
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“Are you still hiring?”
Adele was eager to try her luck
Jasper laughed and said, “I’m afraid I can’t afford to hire a rich lady like you.”
“Oh, you don’t understand. I’m fine with being a consultant,” Adele said excitedly.
“A consultant? I guess that’s possible.”
Jasper rubbed his chin and said meaningfully, “Though I have been looking for a better secretary, are you interested?”
“Okay, do you dare to hire me as your secretary?”
Adele covered her mouth and smiled.
“If you dare to try, why wouldn’t I dare to hire you?”
“If you dare to hire me, why won’t I dare to try?”
The two seemed to be in a fight.
At that moment, Jasper, who had just gotten the orange juice, was the first to concede.
“That’s enough. You’re the dignified Miss Brown so why are you messing around in my company? My humble company can’t stand you causing a commotion.”
Adele replied unhappily, “Who said that I’m here to mess around? My family’s situation is quite special. They’re never taken the business part seriously, but I like it, and yet no one taught me how to run a company. I think your system is what I have been looking for.”
“Many foreign corporate cultures can be used for reference. I also combined many foreign experiences into designing this framework.”
What Jasper said was not a lie.
His model was completely based on the combination of management methods of domestic Internet companies in later generations and foreign corporate culture concepts derived from this era. It was not groundless. Adele leaned over slightly. She stared at Jasper and pointed to his nose. Then, she said, “Do you think I can go to work in a foreign company with my identity?”
Jasper froze for a moment and smiled bitterly. “It’s indeed impossible… But running a company is not just about management and corporate culture. More importantly, if a company is alive, there must be a business. You…”
Adele smiled and looked at Jasper, waiting for him to finish.
Jasper could not continue anymore. He shook his head and reluctantly admitted, “Well, as long as you want to do it, there is really no industry that you can’t work in.”
Considering her family resources and how Adele managed to develop a flourishing intelligence business all by herself, no one in the country could compare with her. While serving in these two entities, Adele had shown business skills and talent that a lot of businessmen could not hope to develop within their entire lifetime.
“Do you really want to work here?” Jasper asked.
“Of course.”
Adele nodded vigorously.
“But I can’t work from nine to five.”
“Not a problem. You can be my special assistant cum my business consultant. In terms of annual salary, you are not short of money so it’s not appropriate to give you more than the average. We’ll just decide on 1 million tentatively. Your other benefits will be on par with the vice president of the company.”
“Deal!”
This meeting unexpectedly allowed Jasper to find someone to fill the position of his special assistant secretary which had been vacant for a very long time, and he had also allowed Adele to join JW.
This was something that neither of them expected before this meeting.
“Boss, this time, I helped you complete the Sunrise Land mission.”
After they settled the unexpected, Adele immediately began to settle her original purpose behind coming over.
“Did you arrange for the military attaché at the embassy?” Jasper asked.
Adele chuckled and said, “Although I don’t know what’s the purpose of you wanting to mortgage so much gold to Sunrise Land so eagerly, I always feel that you might have some evil plans. Thus, to relieve you of some worries, I decided on that myself. Isn’t it appropriate?”
“Very…”
Jasper smiled and said, “Initially, the only thing that I was worried about was that the Sunrise Land government would be driven to desperation and would renege on a debt and not give us the gold. However, with the embassy’s guarantee, we’ll be fine.”
“I just didn’t expect you to be so powerful.”
Adele had a moment of rare guilt.
She did not dare to tell Jasper that when she contacted the people in Sunrise Land, she was discovered by the government officials because the relationship between the two countries was so sensitive.
As a result, her second uncle brought her to his office immediately.
Adele finally clarified the matter after some persuading. Then, not only her second uncle, even her older brother came to know about this.
Therefore, with her brother’s proposal, and after her second uncle’s report and the comprehensive consideration of the higher-ups, they finally issued an ‘informal’ order to the embassy that would not be archived.
This kind of thing was very mysterious, but it was nothing more than a game of interests between big countries.
The government seemed to know what Jasper wanted to do and was willing to cooperate with him.
As for what the government knew and how they came to learn about it, both Adele and Jasper had no clue. “Heh, don’t mention it. It’s very troublesome.”
Adele chuckled and changed the topic. “The money is already in the account, but do you want to exchange it for Somer Dollars or US Dollars?”
“Exchange it for Somer Dollars. Consider it foreign currency to generate some income for the government” Jasper laughed.
In any case, foreign exchange reserves were the embodiment of a country’s international power. No country would complain about a huge foreign exchange reserve, especially when it came to foreign currencies of economically developed countries like US Dollars or Sun Dollars.
The government had always been respectful of Jasper, and Jasper was also happy to do them this favor.
“Okay, I’ll transfer it to you today.” Adele smiled and said, “In order to thank you for giving me such big business, you will not be charged for the handling fee.”
“Let’s go.” Jasper smiled and stood up.
“Where?” Adele was stunned.
“I will hold a welcome party for you, but you and I are the only people attending. Besides, you said that you wanted me to treat you to a meal. You have worked hard, so I can’t treat a heroine like you poorly.”
Adele chuckled and said, “You are so serious about what I said casually, but since there is such a brazen opportunity to exploit a rich man, I won’t miss it. Let me tell you that I want to eat the most expensive food.”
“Not the best?” Jasper asked.
“Only the most expensive food can reflect my identity,” Adele arrogantly said.
“Yes, you look like the brainless child of the government now.”
“Go to hell.”
After they finished meal, it was already around three in the afternoon. Adele finished her meal and bade farewell after answering her phone.
“How can a secretary like you exist? You’re playing truant on the first day of work?” Jasper was dissatisfied.
“Oh, you can just deduct my salary. I promise I will work overtime at the opening tonight.”
Adele grinned and blew Jasper a kiss. Then, she got into a car and left.
Looking at Adele’s back, Jasper chuckled and turned back to the company. Tonight, a war that would shake the world was waiting for him.
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Back at the company, when Jasper arrived at the trading floor on the top floor, he saw Dean standing in the hall talking to Todd.
However, Todd’s eyes were full of indifference and impatience. Everyone could see this, but Dean seemed to have not paid attention to this at all. He was enthusiastic and humble the whole time. Moreover, he was actively looking for topics to discuss.
Todd’s eyes lit up when Jasper arrived. He abandoned Dean immediately and strode toward Jasper.
“You’re finally here. I was almost annoyed to death.”
Jasper chuckled. He glanced at Dean, who looked at himself and Todd gently, and replied, “Be patient, it will be over soon.”
Todd buffed, “Don’t let me down.”
“Don’t worry, I’m not good at letting people down.” After saying this, Jasper walked past Todd and toward Dean.
“Mr. Laine.” Dean was still as polite and humble as ever. It was easy to give people a good impression of him.
“Mr. Hall, have you gotten used to staying in Nauritus City these past two days? Please forgive me if we didn’t receive you properly. After all, there are too many things going on recently and it was inevitable that there are some areas that will be neglected.”
“If you have any needs, you can voice them at any time. Relax, treat Nauritus City as your home,” Jasper said to Dean with a smile.
Dean shrugged and said, “If I have to point out something wrong, it’s that everyone is too thoughtful and hospitable. I haven’ t been so extravagant with myself.”
“Haha, you’re so courteous.”
Jasper laughed. Suddenly, he asked, “Mr. Hall, what do you think of my next plan?”
“No comments. I think it’s good.”
Dean looked sincere and cordial. He said, “Mr. Laine, your plan is meticulous and well fleshed out. This time I am just a bystander who’s here to learn from you.”
“But no matter how good the plan is, it won’t keep up with the change. No plan can avoid accidents completely. Do you think we will encounter any accidents?”
Jasper’s question caused Dean’s eyes to flicker, but it disappeared quickly.
“Accidents are inevitable, but I believe you will have a way to deal with it.” Dean smiled.
“I hope that’s true.” Jasper laughed.
“Mr. Laine, you should go back to your business. I need to go to the restroom,” Dean said.
Jasper nodded, motioning for Dean to go ahead.
Dean walked to the restroom calmly with a smile on his face. Instead of going to the restroom, he walked to the washbasin, turned on the water, and washed his face. The cold tap water splashed on his face, calming his flustered heart slowly.
He clenched his fists on both sides of the wash basin and raised his head to see his horrified face that was caused by nervousness and anxiety in the mirror.
“Did Jasper notice something?”
Dean was terrified by the thought of this. During his time in Nauritus City, he also learned about Jasper’s behavior. Jasper seemed to be easy going, but it was actually the complete opposite. He appeared to be easy going because as long as it did not violate his core interests, then Jasper would be willing to make compromises and concessions for the sake of cooperation.
However, he was not actually like that, because once someone violated his core interests, then the result would either be death or injury.
Life at the Top Chapter 1599
This point had emerged from the time Jasper was still a small and insignificant character.
“Dean, my boy, this time, you must be cautious. Do not do things that should not be done, but you must also do the things you should do well. The most important thing is not to let Jasper notice, it is fine if you lay low for a while to make sure of this.”
“The things I need you to do are things that will not disgust him too much, but you still have to pay attention to the severity of it. If Jasper gives you enough hints, then give up for now. We are not in a hurry.”
“Do not underestimate Jasper. I do not know how many big shots out there have suffered from this. Some families have been ruined, and some are badly injured. You are not experienced enough, so you are not his opponent.”
Before leaving, Gale’s words lingered in Dean’s mind. He suddenly started to feel regretful. He should not have contacted Fabian so eagerly.
One had to know that this was something that even Gale did not know about, and it was something that he should not have done.
Should he give up?
The moment this thought appeared in Dean’s mind, he immediately extinguished it. He knew that there was no turning back.
Would Fabian give up if he gave up now?
Would the group of foreigners who wished death upon Jasper sooner give up?
Taking a deep breath, Dean looked at himself in the mirror and muttered, “Go for it Jasper, if you can win so many times, why can‘t I?”
Time passed quietly.
The world was watching the opening of the Dow Jones Index today.
Last weekend, the Dow Jones Index was pushed to the trading curb for the first time in its history. This shocked everyone in the global financial world, as even investors with only the slightest bit of stock trading experience and knowledge were talking about it.
People seemed to see that under their strong appearance, the United States might. not have really have an incorruptible body after all. After all, even they could be injured.
In addition to the previous terrorist attack, there was even some ridicule from the national media that had a bad relationship with the United States. The trading curb in the United States stock market meant that not only did the United States suffer a terrorist attack, their financial market had also been attacked.
As for the sudden changes in international politics, the United States, which had become accustomed to its superiority, would inevitably make a strong counterattack. In response to that terrorist attack, the United States was even ready to wage a war.
Furthermore, in response to this sudden trading curb, the United States would announce their reaction after the opening of the market.
At the same time, in New York.
Soros stood at the spot where Rogers usually stood. He clapped his hands to attract the attention of all the team members. Then, he slowly said, “Mr. Rogers needs to take temporary leave due to personal reasons. So, starting from today and throughout the following period, I will lead you throughout the next stage of the financial war.”
When he said the term ‘financial war’, Soros’ blue eyes were filled with the aura of death and passion. He said, “There are many people here who are old brothers-in-arms who won the Terra financial war with me. This time, I hope we can walk away the ultimate winner just like in the past.”
“And now I have only one requirement for you, and that is to use all of your firepower and destroy all the short positions of Somerland capital as soon as the market opens. I want the Dow Jones Index to rise by at least 100 points 30 minutes after the opening!”
“The entirety of Wall Street has reached a consensus regarding this. We have the support of the world’s richest consortium behind us, so I hope you will give me a good start.”
Soros left the scene amidst the cheers of the team members that almost sounded like screams.
He walked to the office and looked at Rogers who was sitting quietly inside. Soros said in a deep voice, “My friend, you have to understand my decision to replace you.”
“Is there any other way besides understanding and accepting it? Or should I also submit a resignation report to you? After all, this is what Layman Investment Bank hopes to see, right?”
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Rogers’ words caused Soros’s expression to turn stiff. “If you want, you can submit it.”
Rogers stood up suddenly and said grimly, “Why? I’ve done so much for Quantum Fund throughout all these years, yet I have to get lost because Layman Investment Bank doesn’t like me?”
“Rogers, you must know that Layman is our largest shareholder. Even if I support you, if they hold a general meeting of shareholders, they can even replace me. Do you understand?”
Soros grabbed Rogers by the collar and pulled him to the window. Then, he pointed to the busy trading floor in front of him and shouted, “Look at this team. This is the most elite team we have built by ourselves, but how’s your recent performance been?”
“You only showed us one thing. Disappointment!”
“In the United States, on Wall Street, and in front of the capital, we only look at the results, not the process. The United States stock market has been dragged to a trading curb and someone needs to pay for it. The current situation is the result of me working my *ss off for you.”
Rogers pushed Soros away and snapped with a cold chuckle, “Even if it’s you, would you do better than me?”
“Before that, no one knew that Jasper was able to do this, and it was you who looked down on Jasper from the beginning thinking that he was just an ant that could be trampled to death at any time. After so many days, hot money from all over the world has found hope of defeating Wall Street within Jasper.”
“Although his actual power has not increased, his influence has greatly multiplied. It will not be easy to destroy him now.”
Soros sneered, “So what? You don’t understand how determined Wall Street is this time. Jasper Laine must die.”
Rogers had a dumb look on his face and said, “I hope I can watch at one side later.”
“Sure, then let’s go down together.” Soros nodded. “Let’s go, the market will open in a few minutes.”
“It’s opened.”
As the red and green numbers flowed on the large wall-filled screen of the trading hall at the same time, Jasper looked up and saw the real-time market data of the Dow Jones Index.
At the same time, anxious alarms could be heard from various locations within the team.
“The major positions are in a state of emergency and the Dow Jones Index is soaring. It seems that every stock has a huge amount of money flowing in to go long.”
This was the first time Jake had seen such a huge flow of funds in his life. He raised his head to look at Jasper and shouted, “Mr. Laine, the current Dow Jones Index capital inflow has reached 200 billion US Dollars, and most of them have entered the stocks we are shorting.”
“I am under a lot of pressure here, and I need funds to replenish it.”
For Baz, an offense that terrified Jake was no different from the earth getting destroyed.
In the air-conditioned trading hall where the temperature was kept at a constant, Baz’s forehead was drenched with sweat. Half of the dozen or so trading accounts he was in charge of had reached the warning line of liquidation only three minutes after opening.
Jasper came over and looked at the account controlled by Baz. The attack on his side was particularly fierce. “How amazing. It’s 200 billion in one shot. They are not attempting to be gaudy with us but rather, they are trying to kill us all at one go,” Jasper said.
“Mr. Laine, what should I do? If we don’t have funds to replenish it, we will be fully liquidated.”
Baz’s face almost turned pale.
Once they were liquidated, it would result in a huge loss. He would lose up to at least tens of billions of Somer Dollars on the accounts he was responsible for. He could not even imagine the terrifying consequences of this.
“We can’t replenish it.”
Jasper shook his head.
”Wall Street is really furious this time. We won’t have enough money to fight against them.”
Jasper thought for a while and issued an order, “Settle all accounts and close the positions.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads and looked at Jasper in horror.
Were they surrendering?
Jasper looked calm and said, “Everyone, from the very beginning, we were never Wall Street’s opponents. Whether in terms of influence or capital, what we are doing is just looking for a chance to survive under Wall Street’s heavy assault.”
“Now, the possibility of doing so may be close to zero, so what we have to do now is to retreat. A full retreat.”
“But Mr. Laine, once all the positions are settled, we will have to vomit out all the profits gained from the past few days,” omeone said unwillingly.
“You’re right.”
Jasper nodded, but his face suddenly changed. Then, he shouted, “That’s why you should get up immediately. You are no longer needed here.”
“What I need is a team that will execute my orders, not subordinates who will question my decision at this critical moment when huge funds are being lost with every passing minute and second.”
Jasper’s words made the guy’s face turn pale.
He was originally a member Jake brought from the Harbor City team. At this time, he instinctively looked at Jake, hoping that Jake would help him.
However, Jake’s expression was also very serious. He said stiffly, “Donald, you leave for now.”
The young man named Donald got up from his chair with a sullen expression and left the trading floor.
“Do you guys still not understand my orders?” Jasper said coldly.
With that, the entire trading floor immediately became busy.
Everyone was dealing the accounts under their names as they forcibly closed the positions. This scene also appeared in the trading center of Harbor City and Waterhoof at the same time.
In a corner of the Nauritus City trading center, Todd was holding a glass of red wine and smiling at the scene in front of him. He said, “Awesome, although it has been planned for a long time, Jasper is really willing to lose his profit of tens of billions of dollars.”
“He actually threw it away without batting an eyelid. The money is not only his own, it also belonged to a lot of investors. Is he not scared that the investors who are unaware of the truth will kill him?”
Dean stood next to him and calmly replied, “As long as those investors see the final result, everyone will praise him as a genius. No one will blame him.”
“How do you think Jasper’s brain grows? Quantum Fund’s actions are exactly the same as he had predicted.”
Todd said with a grin.
Dean said in a vague tone, “Maybe some people are born on the top.”
Todd glanced at Dean and answered meaningfully, “Why does it sound like you’re unhappy about this?”
“Why would I be unhappy about this?” Dean laughed. His smile was sincere and enthusiastic, he continued, “I hope he rises even higher.”