Ch. 1691..1700

Life at the Top Chapter 1691

After those three sentences, most of the people present became enthusiastic. These people were smart, and they were willing to fight for their own benefit.

Following Kayden was equivalent to standing on side of Wall Street from the west, where both capital and overall strength were much stronger. In contrast, Harbor City was at an absolutely disadvantage on the mainland.

However, the benefits and risks are always proportional when it came to investing. If people wanted to make safe and guaranteed money, it would be better to take a civil service exam and go to work.

Gilding the lily was never as good as getting help in people hour of need.

If they ran to Kayden now, Kayden already had a few core shareholders backing him, so he may not even take them seriously, let alone Wall Street. Wall Street might not even care about their existence at all.

However, staying here was different. Here, every one of them could get attention. Therefore, the people who stayed were smart and they were also willing to take risks to make big profits.

Because of this, Henry’s straightforward words were exactly what they wanted to hear most.

“Young Master Law, don’t worry. We don’t like the behavior of Half the Harbor Langdon and Kayden either. So, we are willing to stay and support you, the Harbor City trading center, the mainland, and Somerland!”

A rich man with the gift of the gab said. His words immediately resonated with everyone.

Henry also looked at the scene with satisfaction. Then, he said in a deep voice, “Okay, there’s no time to lose. I will contact Nauritus City immediately and I will send your list to them too. When we win, everyone will be rewarded accordingly!”

More than ten minutes later. After hearing Henry’s explanation, Jasper let out a long sigh.

“You are too impulsive.”

“How am I impulsive? I feel like I didn’t perform well just now. I should have spit in that rat b*stard’s face too,” Henry said annoyedly.

The corner of Jasper’s mouth twitched, and he said, “Then you might as well give him two more punches and send him directly to the hospital. You should know that dignity is much more important than life in this circle. You went over the line by beating him up just now.”

“They were indeed the ones at fault and this severe beating is likely to be useless, but if you really rubbed the faces of the father and son on the ground then it won’t be so easy cleaning up the mess after.”

Henry glanced at the eagerly awaiting group outside and asked, “What am I going to do here now?”

“Harbor City center is basically useless now.”

Jasper’s expression was calm and indifferent. Then, he picked up the statistical report that Jake had just sent him.

“The Harbor City center used to have 32 billion US Dollars in capital, but now, only 8 billion US Dollars are left. Most of it has been taken away by Kayden.”

“Before Kayden left, all the positions in the Harbor City trading center were exposed. Now, we can’t touch this 8 billion US Dollars. If we touch it, everything will be liquidated.”

Henry felt a rush of blood rising to his head when he heard the words. “So, not only can we not use the remaining funds, but we also have to save them? I went too easy on that son of a b*tch.”

“It’s okay. When you make a choice, you should be cruel and savage when you execute it. If I were him, I would do the same.”

Jasper smiled coldly and continued, “You should calm the people over there. I will ask Jake to contact the remaining traders. In short, whether it is Harbor City or the two trading centers in the Mainland, we will only do one thing next, and that is do our best to save as much strength as possible.”

“Is the situation really so grim now?” Henry asked through gritted teeth.

“We are losing more than 1 billion US Dollars with every passing hour. It will soon be a hopeless situation. What we need to do now is to stop the bleeding, not fight back. Doing so is unrealistic, and I am not a god.” Jasper finished speaking and hung up.

As he listened to the dial tone through the receiver, Henry clenched his fists. He contemplated for a while and immediately called his father.

“Dad, what should we do now?”

He did not spew too much nonsense. Henry knew that the family must be aware of the current situation well.

Sure enough, Zachary did not ask much. He just pondered for a while, sighed, and replied, “I just talked to Jasper five minutes ago. I think his current views and practices are correct. Don’t be impulsive, just listen to Jasper’s plan.”

“I know, but Dad, are we going to lose just like that?” Henry said unwillingly.

“We are the Laws. If they need money, our family has money. Can’t you take out some of your retirement savings and help him?” Henry said while feeling pissed.

Zachary was amused and he asked, “Are you not afraid that we’ll lose all of our wealth if you follow Jasper?”

“What’s there to be afraid of?”

Henry was pissed and said, “Now our family is deeply bound to him. The outsiders already think that we’re one. If Jasper is finished, our business won’t run smoothly in the future too.”

“Jasper is no longer the small businessman who needs the Laws to take care of him. His influence is already on the same level as ours.”

“Also… This is the first time I have seen him so weak. I don’t know why, but I just want to help him.”

Henry’s tone sounded gloomy when he said the last sentence.

“I am very pleased that you can say this.”

It took a long time for Zachary’s words to come.

“This proves that you are no longer the good-for-nothing you used to be, but it also proves that you are not mature enough right now and are far from meeting the requirements necessary to become the successor of the Laws.”

“You’re already qualified to be the son of Zachary Law and your grandfather, but to be the successor of the Laws, you have to consider the Laws as a whole.”

“Do you know who the one behind Wall Street is this time?”

Henry sneered, “Isn’t it that old fart from Quantum Fund?”

“He is just a senior trader standing at the front desk.”

“The real people behind the scenes are all of Wall Street capital. It might even be the United States government or even the Freemasons.”

“You won’t be able to get in contact with them for now. In short, you should just know that they can take out more than 10 trillion US Dollars at any moment and anywhere to sell off the entire Law family in a package. How much are we worth to them? The most unwise way to fight these forces is to fight them with money as they are the ones who print the US Dollars.”

“You should retreat first. That’s the only way.”

Zachary finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Henry put down the phone after a long time. He was completely depressed.

For the first time in his life, he was feeling how weak his identity as Young Master Law was.

For the first time, he felt that he could not solve the issues caused by many people and things in this world with his identity as Young Master Law.

Right now, he even did not have the qualifications to intervene.

Life at the Top Chapter 1692

The betrayal of the Harbor City trading center gave the already precarious Somerland capital a severe stab in the back.

When the outside world noticed this, the global financial circle exploded. This kind of regional betrayal was very rare, but it also was very likely to happen.

After all, in the financial capital industry, capital was king. There was no reason for people to accompany a losing player to continue the game.

Of course, if there was a chance, they would stand behind the dealer and reap where one had not sown. This was most directly reflected in the United States stock market. Countless amounts of capital was pouring in maniacally to go long.

At this moment, Somerland capital’s massive assets were like a piece of fragrant cake. Everyone was salivating and wanted to take a bite. However, in the face of such a situation, the core strength of Somerland capital, JW Foundation, made an unexpected decision.

“The application to the United States Securities Regulatory Commission for the protection and lock-up policy of foreign institutions this time complies with the relevant United States securities laws and regulations, and is not a random move. Instead, it’s a self-protection measure based on the current abnormal fluctuations in the United States stock market to protect investors.”

Jake’s speech was calm and powerful as he stood in front of the densely packed microphones and cameras. This was an urgent press conference held by JW Foundation.

The press conference only had one topic of discussion, and it was about JW Foundation’s application to the United States Securities Regulatory Commission for the protection and lock up of foreign institutions half an hour ago.

This policy was intended to take care of foreign funds in the United States capital market and temporarily lock them in when they encountered major risks.

In other words, once locked, the funds of foreign institutions would be temporarily untouchable unless the 5-trading day limit was up. Moreover, there would be no changes even when the market was fluctuating.

This policy was promulgated by the United States Securities Regulatory Commission at the end of 1998, but due to some special reasons, it was quietly removed in early 2002.

In Jasper’s previous life, no foreign institution used this policy, and even in this life, Jasper was the first one to do so.

“Mr. Cullen, does this mean that JW Foundation’s fund pool is already facing major risk of liquidation since JW Foundation is applying for temporary lock-up with the US Securities Regulatory Commission?”

A reporter asked anxiously.

Jake glanced at the reporter and saw that it was a reporter from Sunrise Land. Then, he replied insipidly, “No, I told you this is a measure to protect the financial security of JW Foundation investors.”

“This policy is not known to many people, and it is the first time that a foreign institution has engaged this policy. Does JW Foundation have confidence that the United States Securities Regulatory Commission will approve it?”

Jake replied, “JW Foundation fully meets the application conditions of this policy, and according to the Financial Act promulgated by the United States Congress, the United States Securities Regulatory Commission shall not reject this application from a foreign funded institution unless there is a suspicion of major fraud or illegal activity.”

“I believe that the United States Securities Regulatory Commission will act in accordance with the law. Similarly, we have hired the largest United States law firm and a team of 23 barristers to encourage this procedure to be carried out openly and transparently.”

Speaking of this, Jake had to admire the superior system of the United States. There was only one core system. As long as you could give them enough money, they would be able to find anyone to do anything.

JW Foundation spent 78 million US Dollars for these 23 barristers, but they were the best financial affairs lawyers in the entire United States federal government, who specialized in working with the Securities Regulatory Commission.

They did not care what Somerland capital did in the United States. As long as they saw the money in their accounts, they would treat JW Capital as their god.

Life at the Top Chapter 1693

“Has the Harbor City trading center betrayed JW Capital? We received news that the core figure of the Harbor City trading center, Mr. Kayden Langdon, and his father’s Fongroup have reached a cross shareholding agreement with ExxonMobil. Is it related to the current dilemma of WV Foundation?”

The same Sunrise Land reporter stood up and asked. A flash of anger crossed lake’s eyes and he said, “Mr. Reporter, please respect the other reporters. Everyone has only one chance to ask questions and you have already used yours.”

The reporter immediately said, “Mr. Cullen, are you avoiding this question? If not, please answer!”

This reporter was quite proud of himself. As long as Jake answered his question, he would surely get his bonus after he went back. In the face of more than a dozen media outlets who were broadcasting live, Jake really could not avoid this sensitive issue that countless people were concerned about

“I can only say that the cooperation between JW Foundation and any company is based on the principle of mutual consent, and we have no right to prevent partners from carrying out other commercial activities. I have nothing else to say, thank you.”

“Fongroup’s Half the Harbor Langdon and his son have arrived in the United States. What is JW Foundation’s opinion on this?”

Jake could not tolerate the Sunrise Land reporter’s bossy and domineering behavior anymore.

“Security, please escort this unruly reporter out of here.”

The reporter who was picked up and dragged away by two security guards yelled frantically. He yelled, “This is your retribution, despicable JW Foundation! You swallowed a large amount of Sunrise Land’s wealth in the Sun Dollars foreign exchange market, and now you’re being betrayed by your people. This is retribution!”

Jake’s face was pale. He looked at the reporters below whose eyes were shining because they wanted to know about the gossip and said, “I can only talk about the matter above regarding this press conference. Now, the press conference is over, thank you, everyone.”

Jake turned and walked away. Far away in Swallow Capital, a young man in a wheelchair who was watching the live broadcast yawned.

“I’m going back to sleep.”

The young man in the wheelchair spoke. Then, he turned his wheelchair slowly to leave.

Before he could turn the wheelchair around, he was stopped by a beautiful shadow in front of him.

“What are you doing?”

The young man looked up at his sister.

“What about Jasper?” Adele asked.

“What do you mean? He’s pretty smart, isn’t he? This tactic of delaying things is good.” The young man laughed.

“Initially, he would either be dead or crippled if the stick hit him, but he actually found a decree that the United States government could not refuse. With at least 5 trading days and an addition of 2 rest days, he will have a 7-days buffer. It’ll be enough for him to think of a plan, ” the young man said.

“What’s the use of 7 days? He’ll die sooner or later in this situation. Can’t you come up with something to help him?!” Adele kicked the wheelchair in anger and said.

“We’ll see. Jasper is still the main character in this matter. If he can find a suitable solution, the people who want to help will have the opportunity to do so,” the young man said slowly.

“What do you mean?” When Adele heard that the young man did not refuse the idea of helping like he did in the past, she asked excitedly.

“Stop minding other people’s business. Someone else will worry about this.”

Life at the Top Chapter 1694

The already complicated situation became more complicated and confusing with JW Foundation‘s delay tactics. Even the people in the United States did not expect it. In the office of the chairman of the United States Securities Regulatory Commission, Jorg Delton, who was born a democrat, had a constipated look on his face just three months after he took office.

Because of the different national systems, there would be different teams of staff for a governor to someone with a senior leadership position of a federal headquarters departments in the United States.

As the backbone of the democratic party, Jorg, who came from a political family, also had his own set of staff.

At this moment, his staff were analyzing the current situation.

“We can’t approve this.”

Jorg looked at the temporary lock in application form sent by the lawyer team hired by JW Foundation and felt his scalp tingling.

In a country with highly developed capitalism like the United States, the chair of the Securities Regulatory Commission was an extremely enviable position. His family and party had even spent a lot of money to fight for it.

Nothing happened to the previous chairs, and they were pretty relaxed at their jobs. It was only a few months after he took office that he encountered this kind of thing that the world was focusing on.

The worst thing was that the power of approval was still in his hands.

Jorg could almost feel countless pairs of eyes from all over the world staring at the approval application and pen in his hand from beyond the void. Someone like him who planned to stay in the political arena absolutely did not want this kind of limelight, at least for now. He would offend a group of people regardless of if he became the bad guy or the good guy.

“Jorg, rejecting directly won’t be a good choice.” Tobias, Jorg’s advisor and long time friend, raised his head and said.

“None of the lawyers out there are easy to deal with. They have even prepared no less than three sets of rhetoric to deal with any reasons we give them for a rejection.”

“The most important thing is that there are provisions in the federal law. Unless we have evidence proving that this fund is suspected of illegal activity or harming the national interests of the United States, we can’t give any reason to refuse.” Tobias had a cautious look on his face.

“Everyone knows that Jasper Laine from Somerland is using this money to plunder the wealth of the United States. Do we still need evidence for this?” Jorg snapped angrily.

“Jorg, this is not what you, the chairman of the Securities Regulatory Commission, should say.”

Tobias shrugged and continued, “After our analysis, we suggest that it’s best for you to approve it.”

“Firstly, this is in line with the requirements given to us by Washington. This can prove that the United States is an open, fair, and freely competitive market and that the government will not favor its own people, at least in the eyes of most investors in the world. Even if everyone knows this is a lie, Washington does need such a thing to prove its position.”

“Secondly, in essence, JW Foundation is no longer able to compete with Quantum Fund. Giving him 7 more days will do nothing more than make him struggle in pain for 7 more days.”

“Thirdly, the FBI plans to file a case against Google because they suspect them of fraud when Jasper purchased the shares of Google last year.”

After mentioning this, Tobias chuckled lightly and said to Jorg, “Since the FBI is willing to come out and offend everyone, why don’t we take advantage of the situation?”

Jorg narrowed his eyes and looked at his advisor. Then, he looked at the documents in his hand and said, “So, I should approve this application.”

“Yes, if you refuse, no one will think we are doing the right thing and even the public will doubt whether you can perform your duties objectively and fairly. Moreover, we have to face the prosecution of those damn lawyers. However, if you sign and approve it, no one will blame you for following the federal decree, they will only think that Jasper is too cunning.”

“Good!”

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Jorg nodded, made up his mind, and immediately signed his name on the application before sealing it. This document officially took effect from this moment on.

When news of this came out, Half the Harbor Langdon received it within a short period. At this time, the father and son’s plane had just landed at the New York Airport.

Half the Harbor Langdon shared the news with his son that had his head wrapped in gauze while looking battered.

“Hehe, they approved the document just as you predicted, father,” Kayden said in a low, muffled voice.

One could not see any emotions on Half the Harbor Langdon’s face. He continued, “And I just received news from the mainland. Several projects we facilitated in the mainland have been set aside.”

“Several major projects that are under construction have also been suspended due to incomplete inspections and safety procedures.”

Kayden hurriedly raised his head and asked, “Is this how Swallow Capital is punishing us?”

“Doesn’t look like it.”

Half the Harbor Langdon shook his head.

“If Swallow Capital wants to warn us, they would not do such a trivial thing. If they really want to do something to us, we will likely be battered and bruised.”

“Well, since things have escalated to this stage, there is no need for any regrets or hesitation. I will find a way to explain things to Swallow Capital. We will wait for their attitude before deciding how to retreat or compromise. Now, the most important thing for us is to immediately complete the cross shareholding procedures with ExxonMobil.” Half the Harbor Langdon’s eyes were burning when he said this.

“Once completed, we will own 25% of the world’s largest oil company. This is very important for our future plans and the advancement of the entire family industry. At that time, we will no longer be dispensable dealers, instead, we’ll be merchants with the right to speak in the oil industry!”

“Father, I want to go to the hospital first.”

Kayden shook his groggy head and said, “I can feel that I am gradually losing consciousness. If I don’t go to the hospital as soon as possible, I’m afraid there will be complications in the future.”

“I will arrange for someone to take you there.”

Half the Harbor Langdon looked at the blood seeping from under his son’s gauze. His eyes darkened and he said, “We will have to retaliate against this enmity.”

“Okay…” Kayden nodded heavily.

“By the way, Father, Jasper will certainly retaliate against us next. What are we going to do?” Kayden asked as he looked at the car that was coming to pick them up from afar.

“I only learned from Wall Street not long ago that Jasper quietly acquired Google a long time ago, back when they were unknown. He was the majority shareholder of Google this whole time.”

Half the Harbor Langdon was standing on the apron of the airport. The wind was very strong and his clothes were billowing in the wind. However, his thin and frail body only became more upright and straighter.

He said calmly and unhurriedly, “I have collected a series of evidence and have handed it to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. Isn’t Jasper in hiding now? We will force him to come out.”

“You have to kill a snake if you want to get rid of it forever.”

Life at the Top Chapter 1696

The whole incident not only gathered the continuous attention of the outside world but also the unparalleled excitement of a small group of people.

Such as Fabian. At this moment, Fabian was high fiving Morrison in celebration.

“Haha, I have been fighting with Kayden for so long and I have always looked down on him, but this time I really didn’t expect someone who’s usually silent to be so savage when he wants to hurt someone.”

Fabian was in a good mood and said cheerfully. Morrison, who just returned from New York, was also smiling.

“When I received the news that Fongroup was going to cooperate with ExxonMobil, I doubted the authenticity of this news. When I finally confirmed it, Kayden had also successfully backstabbed JW Foundation. Quoting you Somerland folks, this is to the satisfaction of everyone.”

Fabian smiled deviously and said, “It’s difficult to make someone like Jasper suffer losses, but when we do cause him to suffer losses or hurt him, we have to kill him in one go, otherwise there will be endless troubles.”

Morrison raised an eyebrow and asked, “Oh..? What do you have in mind?”

“Of course, I already have plans. Do you really think I have done nothing during this period?”

Fabian chuckled coldly and said through gritted teeth, “He caused me to nearly be kicked out of the family and I still haven’t recovered until now. There are still many people in the family who want to overthrow the status of me and my father. Jasper caused me to be in such dire straits, so why should he live comfortably?”

“During this period, I accidentally came across some very important news, and it’s the reason why I urged you to come back.”

Fabian lowered his voice as he faced Morrison, who was full of curiosity and eagerness. “Do you know where Jasper has gone since he disappeared from Sunrise Land? Finland!”

“Finland?!” Morrison looked surprised.

“What is he doing in Finland?”

Fabian smiled coldly and said, “You didn’t expect this, right? I thought I was deceived when I first learned the news, but after verification, I discovered he really is in Finland and that he has important business there.

“Damn, Jasper is really bold. He even wants to acquire Nokia under such circumstances.”

“Indeed, he went to Finland to buy Nokia!”

Fabian’s words horrified Morrison.

“How is that possible? Shouldn’t Jasper be devoting himself to the confrontation with Wall Street capital now? He placed almost all of his wealth and even life on the line for this confrontation, yet he still has the mood and money to acquire Nokia at this moment?”

“Nokia is now the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer. It is not realistic to acquire it without more than 30 billion US Dollars. Does Jasper have so much money?”

Fabian answered coldly, “So that’s why I said I won’t be able to eat if we don’t kill someone like Jasper as soon as possible. He always manages to do the things that everyone deems impossible. Do you think there is not enough evidence of him doing this?”

Morrison paced back and forth quickly. Various thoughts flickered through his mind. After a while, he looked up and said, “We can’t let him succeed.”

“Nokia is currently the world’s top company in the mobile phone industry, be it in hardware manufacturing or the Symbian system.”

“Once JW acquires Nokia, JW will be able to instantly bridge the generation gap of at least 20 years of technology accumulation and become the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer. The accumulation of this technology will radiate through all forms of electronic products. JW’s comprehensive strength will go up multiple levels.”

“And no one wants to see that.”

Morrison’s words made Fabian sneer.

Life at the Top Chapter 1697

“Do you need to tell me such a simple thing? Why would I be so anxious to call you back ifit weren’t for stopping Jasper?”

“Do you know who gave me this inside information?”

Morrison was taken aback and asked, “Who?”

“Kayden…”

Fabian uttered that name and then laughed loudly. “I will never be convinced by anyone except this guy. When Jasper was weak, he worked with Jasper to deal with me. Now that Jasper is stronger, the father and son sold this information to a former enemy like me without hesitation just to deal with Jasper.”

“Sure enough, there are no permanent enemies in this world, let alone permanent friends. There are only permanent interests.”

Morrison narrowed his eyes and said, “It seems that this time Half the Harbor Langdon and Kayden really don’t plan to go easy on Jasper.”

“This is also why the father and son are smarter than us.”

Fabian snorted. “When Jasper was as weak as an ant before, we didn’t take him seriously. We thought we could kill him easily…”

“However, he took the crises that we directed at him and turned them into opportunities to make himself stronger again and again. Now, you and I can’t even deal with him alone anymore.”

“However, Half the Harbor Langdon and his son obviously won’t make the same mistake as us.”

Morrison said unhappily, “It’s because we summed up the experience for them.”

“But then again, what are you going to do now?”

Fabian’s eyes gleamed with bloodlust, and he said, “There is someone else who wants Jasper to die more than we do.”

“I have already contacted this person. He will find someone to do it, so we only need to provide him the channels to do so.”

Morrison was not an idiot. After some contemplation, he asked, “You mean Echo?”

Fabian smiled and said, “Echo is also miserable now. Not only was he abandoned by his family, but he was also almost removed from the genealogy.”

“A Westerner like you may not understand what it means to be removed from the genealogy for an Eastern family… Basically, it is something worse than death for the children of a big family.”

“So, Echo has nothing left now. He is willing to pay any price as long as he can kill Jasper.”

Morrison replied with a frigid grin, “What value does an unwanted child abandoned by his family have to us?”

“His life, of course.”

Fabian smirked coldly and said, “Once the plan is successful, someone must come out to calm Somerland’s anger, and who will this person be? There is no one more suitable than Echo.”

Morrison looked at Fabian and chuckled. “Atticus, I didn’t expect you to be so vicious not only to the enemy but also to a previous ally.”

“Only people with interest and value can ally with you, and those with no use or value are nothing more than garbage.”

Fabian shrugged, completely ignoring the sarcasm in Morrison’s words. “He should even thank me for giving him a chance to get revenge. Otherwise, he would never be able to threaten Jasper in his life, right?”

“Well, since we already have a plan, let’s execute it now. Jasper is in Finland, so it’s best to get rid of him as soon as possible. I am really scared by his ability to create miracles. If his acquisition plan is successful, it will become even more troublesome if we want to take action against him.”

“Don’t worry, there is already a plan in place, but it will take some time to transport personnel and equipment from Sunrise Land. When the time comes, won’t it be delightful for you and me to use our resources at hand to make Jasper’s life in Finland difficult?” Fabian guffawed.

Life at the Top Chapter 1698

“Atticus, you really are a ferocious viper. It’s unwise to provoke a person like you.”

Even though Morrison was saying that, his face was filled with satisfaction and excitement. When he thought about the tragic situation that Jasper was about to face, Morrison wanted to run to Jasper right away and watch him gradually get pushed to the brink of death.

At this moment, Jasper was on a video call with the little prince and Jake.

“Since the United States has approved it, it means that we have at least a week of breathing time.”

Although Jake’s tone was uplifting, Jasper and the little prince did not have any joyful expressions on their faces.

“Jasper, the seven days period is not long, but it’s not short either. If nothing changes as we move forward with the current situation, all of our positions will be liquidated when seven days are up, and the entire foundation will go bankrupt immediately.”

Jasper nodded upon hearing what the little prince said. “I understand, so I will try my best to find a solution in these seven days.”

Jasper tapped his finger on the desktop and looked up at Jake. “What is the current loss throughout all of JW Foundafion?”

Jake grimly replied, “It’s huge.”

“In the beginning, we made a lot of money through the Sun Dollars foreign exchange market. At that time, the total value was close to 130 billion US Dollars, which happened to be about 1 trillion Somer Dollars.”

“But now, our books indicate that the funds that have been liquidated have reached 28.6 billion US Dollars. We have completely lost this chunk of money.”

“The ones that are not liquidated yet have reached a floating loss of 60 billion US Dollars when the accounts were locked!”

Jasper said softly, “In other words, now we have lost three-fifths of our funds.”

Jake said as he nodded heavily, “Indeed.”

“Great.”

Jasper narrowed his eyes slightly. “They almost broke the backbone of JW Foundation this time. If it hadn’t been for the account lock, I am afraid we wouldn’t have been able to recover even if we wanted to.”

“Do you have any good ideas moving forward?” The little prince asked.

“I have two.”

Jasper sorted out his train of thoughts and voiced his plans, “First, both JW Foundation and JW Capital need major good news now to stimulate market confidence.”

“Second, try to draw in all the capital and power that can be enticed by us both domestically and abroad, just as the great historical figure said, we should unite all the forces that can be brought together.”

The little prince frowned slightly and said, “I don’t really have any opinion on these two points, but the problem is that under the current circumstances, the second point is simply too difficult to implement.”

“We have already gathered most of the strength that can be united when JW Foundation was established. Now that JW Foundation is in crisis, there will be many people gilding the lily, but how many of them will provide help in our hour of need?”

Jasper smiled and said, “There are still some entities out there. Their power is far stronger than the capital we attracted before.”

The little prince looked at Jasper silently, waiting for him to explain.

Jasper did not let the little prince wait too long. He directly explained, “If JW Foundation has always been operating smoothly, then many truly powerful and ambitious capitals would not take a second look at us.”

“When JW Foundation is leading, even if we end up winning, they would have only gotten the remainder of JW Foundation and they don’t like that.”

“However, in this situation, JW Foundation is almost desperate. So, if they join us, they can maximize both their profit margin and their authority.”

The more the little prince listened, the tighter he furrowed his brows. It was not that he thought what Jasper said was unreasonable, but that it was too reasonable.

“Aren’t we asking for trouble if we do this?” The little prince asked.

“We are.”

Jasper said decisively, “If they bring trouble, we’ll still have ways to control it, but if the real enemies barge through the door, we’ll have no room to maneuver.”

The little prince sighed and said, “To be frank, I am slightly regretting siding with you.”

Jasper laughed and said, “I will be the first to die if it comes to that. Little Prince, your family is big and you have a big business, so even if you get hurt and rest for seven or eight years, you will still recover.”

“It’ll be great if it’s as easy as you said. Do you think I only invested that money into you? What is really valuable is political investment… Whatever, it’s useless talking about that with you now anyway.”

“I’ll just tell you this, I will do my best to do everything you ask for now. However, if you get lucky and win, but you decide to fall out with me and become hostile, then don’t blame me for not going easy on you.”

Jasper smiled and said, “If I were such a person, would you still side with me?”

The little prince laughed and hung up the call.

“Mr. Laine.”

After the little prince exited the video call, Jake, who had remained silent this whole time, finally found a chance to speak.

“Yes..?” Jasper asked.

He noticed that Jake did not exit the call himself but rather chose to listen in on the conversation between him and the little prince very abnormally. Hence, he knew that Jake had something more important to tell him.

Otherwise, with Jake’ s wisdom, he would implicitly know when to stay and when to leave.

“Mr. Laine, when I was in university in the United States, the roommate who had a very close relationship with me joined the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation after graduation. Not long ago, he sent me a document that I have already faxed it to you. Please take a look at it.”

Jasper gave Jake a suspicious look. Then, he walked to the fax machine, and sure enough, found a document that had been printed out. There was not much content to the document, it was just a few pieces of paper long.

Jasper picked it up and found that even the content of this piece of paper was incomplete and fuzzy. Obviously, the original file the other party sent to Jake was a photo of a document taken with a mobile phone camera.

How good could the quality of a mobile phone camera be at that time? The originally low quality photo was even more distorted after passing through 2 or 3 faxes. However, a few lines could be read clearly, which caused Jasper to frown immediately.

“Is this reliable?” Jasper looked up and asked Jake.

Jake nodded and said, “It’s absolutely reliable. This was sent to me privately. It. is classified as a confidential case even in the FBI. They are investigating this secretly, but I heard that they have obtained a lot of strong evidence from some special channels.”

“They really intend to destroy me completely, ” Jasper said with a cold smirk.

Life at the Top Chapter 1699

Although the content of this incomplete document was very unclear and noncoherent, the few terms that appeared frequently caused a huge wave of discontent in Jasper’s heart.

Google, JW, Jasper Laine, own a controlling number of shares, illegal. These few keywords had formed a big net that would fall on Jasper and Google at any time.

When he thought about the news of Google being under tremendous pressure from some time ago, Jasper’s expression fell. In the face of such a situation, Jake was obviously powerless. He comforted Jasper softly, “Mr. Laine, now is a troubling time. Don’t worry too much about these things. One good way to deal with this is to take it one step at a time.”

“They are going to besiege me from all directions now.” Jasper put down the document and rubbed his temples.

Then, he opened his eyes and smiled at Jake. “Jake, you helped me a lot this time. It’s important that I learned this news in advance.”

Jake said with a smile, “Mr. Laine, when I first followed you, I admired your financial acumen and trading skills. I wanted to learn from you and then go out and establish myself. I did not think I was inferior to you in any way.”

“But after so long, I realized you are an excellent leader and that I am very happy to work under you.”

“You gave me wealth and status, and also helped me to develop my abilities.”

“The guys under my team and I admire and thank you, so we will try our best to do everything we can to support you.”

Jasper nodded and said softly, “Thank you. I won’t lose with your support.”

After ending the video, Jasper exhaled. Although he was still upset, his had mood improved a lot. He knew that even though there were countless enemies in front of him, behind him, there were more employees like Jake who were expecting him to provide them a better life. With the support of these people, at least he knew he was not fighting alone.

After thinking about it, Jasper called Page. However, this call automatically ended after no one answered it for a long time.

Jasper frowned and called Brin. This time, it finally connected.

“Oh, Boss!”

Brin’s tired voice could be heard through the phone.

“You should really come and see what we’ve encountered.”

“Just three hours ago, several hackers hacked into the company’s server, but they didn’t touch Google’s search engine or get any customer information. They seemed to be looking for something. The skills of these people are superb. For the first time, I saw Page proactively say that he could not handle the opponents.”

Jasper frowned and said, “Those hackers are probably from the FBI.”

Brin screamed in terror when he heard that. “The FBI? Those people are not people to mess with.”

“There are already some obvious signs on my side that the FBI is targeting Google. In fact, their real target is me.”

Jasper did not conceal the matter and directly told Brin the information he had obtained.

“Is Page still dealing with hackers?”

Brin replied, “Yes, do you need to talk to him?”

“No…”

Jasper relaxed a little and then continued, “You should solve the problem with the hackers first. Then hire a few more powerful lawyers to get ready to fight a dispute with the FBI at any moment. They will take action against Google sooner or later.”

Brin hesitated when he heard these words. He said, “Boss, you have to know that even in the United States, there won’t be any good endings if we fight against the government. Not to mention that many of Google’s partners have canceled their cooperation with us.”

“If this matter is not resolved as soon as possible, Google will be in big trouble. Now, only Page and I are under pressure, but the company is already a little unstable.”

“I know, I will solve it as soon as possible.”

Jasper sighed.

“My enemies are going to attack me from all directions. All I can do is resist it as much as possible. Thank you for your hard work during this period.”

Brin said straightforwardly, “It’s okay. You are a very pleasant boss. Page and I were worried that you might have a lot of opinions about Google’s operations and leadership, but you really did not interfere with our management. We are willing to work with you based on this alone.”

After hanging up, Jasper got up and picked up his jacket before leaving the room. He wanted to solve the problem with Nokia in the shortest time and then rush to the United States!

“Mr. Laine, you are here.”

Greg looked surprised when he saw Jasper.

Jasper asked Greg after he nodded, “How are things going now?”

Greg replied, “We’ve tentatively reached an agreement with Reynoldson. With his help, I contacted a few shareholders, but those who agreed to sell the shares were all minority shareholders. They are not even allowed to participate in the board of directors. Even if we bought all of their shares, it would only be worth 2.6%.”

“The most disgusting thing is that their asking price is very high, standing at basically 15 times the market price. They are happily profiting from our misfortune.”

Whether it was acquiring a company or buying something else, as long as the balance of supply and demand between buyers and sellers was broken, there would inevitably be a premium.

However, a premium 15 times higher was a fantasy to any company.

“Say yes…”

Jasper’ s answer stunned Greg for a long time.

“These are small amounts of money. Currently, time is more important than money for us. Why don’t you give them a little profit? It’s just a 2.6% share and 15 times premium is just a few million dollars more. It does not matter.”

Jasper patted Greg on the shoulder and said, “It is good to be diligent and thrifty, but as the business grows, we have to expand our layout as well.”

“If the entire acquisition was delayed because of these few million dollars, it’ll affect not only the progress of the acquisition but also Reynoldson’s confidence in us. Intangible things are often worth more than visible cold hard cash, do you understand?”

Greg nodded and said, “I understand, but Mr. Laine, if we promise them such a high premium, will it cause us to suffer a disadvantage when we talk to the major shareholders?”

“There are ways to negotiate a big business. I’ll leave the small shareholders to you and I’ll go over to talk to those big shareholders myself,” Jasper said.

“Mr. Laine, where are you starting?” Greg asked hurriedly.

“Finland National Workers’ Union.”

Life at the Top Chapter 1700

With Brayson’s intervention, Jasper met the director general and deputy director general of Finland National Workers’ Union in the shortest time. The director general’s name was Vainamoinen, and the deputy director general was Pake Buska.

They were both middle-aged men in their fifties. They had beer bellies, shaggy beards, and huge builds. At a glance, it was clear that they possessed pure Nordic male ancestry.

In the hotel, Jasper shook hands with them and sat down.

“Mr. Vainamoinen, Mr. Pake, everyone knows why we are sitting here, so I won’t waste time and I’ll go straight to the point.”

“I want to buy your stake of Nokia, which totals of 9.2% of all listed shares. I will buy it at a premium of 8 times the market price, which is 2.5 billion US Dollars.”

As soon as Jasper finished speaking, Vainamoinen eyed Pake and motioned for him to speak. As soon as Pake opened his mouth to speak, Jasper smiled and raised his hand to stop him.

What a joke.

The people of Somerland were the kings of playing with people’s hearts compared with these Nordic brutes. Jasper would be able to play them like a fiddle with just a single finger.

If Jasper did not have the time to dilly dally with them in Finland, he would not meet them so soon.

“Gentlemen, I know what you are thinking. But I’m not finished yet…”

“In addition to the 2.5 billion US Dollars in acquisition funds, your private accounts will also have an extra 80 million US Dollars in remittance. Of course, the accounts can be appointed by you two. No one will know of the existence of this money.”

Jasper’s words caused Vainamoinen and Pake to start breathing rapidly.

As the two decision makers of the National Workers’ Union, they had received a lot of benefits, but it was the first time they had ever encountered such a generous person. In addition to that, this was in Finland in Northern Europe. This money was enough for the struggling duo to squander for a lifetime.

Under the charm of money, Vainamoinen and Pake’s psychological defenses instantly collapsed.

“Mr. Laine…”

It was Vainamoinen who spoke directly this time.

“We are very satisfied with your conditions, but there is a practical problem, that is, to make such a major vote, two-thirds of the overall representative must vote to agree. There will be a total of 11 people…”

“I know.”

Jasper interrupted Vainamoinen again.

“But you guys are more familiar with the remaining nine representatives, right?”

After Jasper tapped at the deputy director-general who was sitting on the sofa, he smiled and said, “Of course, in order to make your lobbying more convenient, I have prepared an extra 50 million US Dollars. It’s up to you how much of this fund you spend or save”

Vainamoinen’s eyes shone, and he looked at Pake. He also noticed the excitement in the other man’s eyes.

“Gentlemen.”

Jasper witnessed the greed of those two and he continued with a polite and charming smile on his face, “I have another idea. I think you guys will like it too.”

“Mr. Laine, please tell us. We’ll do it well if we’re able to…”

This time, Vainamoinen did not even bother to put on an act. He directly patted his chest and showed his attitude to his benefactor. After all, right now he was most terrified of his benefactor being dissatisfied with him.

“Don’t worry, the folks from Somerland value fairness in doing business. Since I asked the two of you to help me, I will definitely reward you two accordingly.”

“I priced 9.2% of the shares in the union here at 2.5 billion US dollars. If you guys can save me some money, then for every 10 million US dollars saved, I will allocate 2 million US dollars to both of you.”

“I wonder… Are you guys are willing to help me with this?”

Jasper’s words immediately stunned Vainamoinen and Pake like a bomb.

With their IQs, the most they could think of was to satiate their own pockets, but they never thought that the greater profit would be on the transaction itself. Compared to the deal itself, the money they were getting was nothing more than a goodie at best.

After Jasper’s reminder, both of them started calculating in their hearts at the same time.

If they did managed to reduce the price, they could get 20 million US Dollars from it even if Jasper only saved 100 million US dollars.

Even if they had to share it with the greedy representatives, the two of them would still take home the biggest portion.

Looking at Vainamoinen and Pake, who were short of breath, Jasper knew it was done.

“Mr. Laine, you really are a smart businessman.” Vainamoinen stood up, bowed slightly, and held Jasper’s hand in both of his. He said, “You can rest assured that we will do our best to serve a savvy businessman like you, We have reason to believe that Nokia will develop better in the hands of a savvy businessman like you.”

Jasper stood up with a smile, shook hands with Vainamoinen and Pake separately, and said, “I don’t have much time and the US Dollars in my account is burning me. I hope you two can take it away as soon as possible. What do you think?”

Vainamoinen and Pake looked at each other. Then, the three of them laughed at the same time.

Greg, who was next to Jasper, witnessed the whole process. There were only four words in his mind right now and they were ‘the peak of perfection’. He saw with his own eyes how easy it was for Jasper to play with people’s hearts.

Every word, every expression, and even every subtle movement Jasper’s made accurately attacked Vainamoinen and Pake’s biggest weakness greed.

He knew that the best way to deal with a greedy person was to satisfy him. It seemed that Jasper had spent a lot of money to provide the two with goodies, but the last trick was the finishing touch.

First, he used the goodies to penetrate the psychological defenses of Vainamoinen and Pake, and finally, he threw out a bigger bait, slowly making them forget the purpose of their trip with the gradual temptation.

The two would do their best to lower the purchase price of 2.5 billion US Dollars when they went back, and for every 10 million US Dollars, they could get 2 million US Dollars, but what about Jasper? He could save 8 million dollars in expenses.

“This is a win-win deal for both us and them.”

After sending the two away, Jasper said to Greg.

“So, who’s the one suffering a loss?”

Facing Jasper’s question, Greg smiled, lowered his head slightly, and replied, “Who cares?”

“Haha!”

Jasper laughed freely and said, “Exactly, who cares?”

“Where are you going next, Mr. Laine?”

Greg asked when he saw Jasper walking toward the door of the hotel.

“To Finland National Telecommunications Group.”