Ch. 2051..2060
Life at the Top Chapter 2051
The female reporter handed the phone to Jasper. Then, Jasper opened the video.
The title of the video was very short. [ML Jasper Laine Created Lane Automotive Factory].
However, the contents of the video were not that simple. The content of the Video was of the new car in the workshop just now.
“Who posted this?” Jasper lowered his voice.
Rowan came over and answered after looking closer. “From the angle of shooting, it should be from a worker in the workshop.”
Then, Jasper clicked to open the comment section.
Everyone was scolding him in the comments section.
[How shameless. How dare they plagiarize Homer’s latest car exterior!]
[I didn’t think that Lane Automotive would do this. I’ll be the first one to boycott Lane!]
The most conspicuous comments were posted by commercial accounts. Jasper clicked inside and realized that these accounts were all under Homer.
At this moment, Rowan realized that things had gotten out of hand.
“Mr. Laine, what should we do?” Rowan was troubled. This was the first time he encountered something like this, so he was a little lost.
“We didn’t maintain our secrecy properly regarding this matter. Also, that worker who filmed this has a certain degree of responsibility. However, we have to settle the debts with Homer for attacking us with their commercial accounts too.”
“Go and find out whether our car genuinely plagiarized Homer’s latest design.” Jasper rubbed his temples.
“I’ll get right on to it.”
Rowan found an excuse to chase the reporters away. Then, he went to talk to Beckett and the gang.
Soon, he found out the truth.
It seemed that Holden was the one who designed the exterior of the car and Holden held an important position in Homer before this. Furthermore, Holden was the one who came up with Homer’s latest design. Holden then came to work for Jasper…
After that, Rowan went to do some research about Homer’s latest car.
After comparing both designs, he realized that there were a lot of similarities in them but there were also a lot of differences. At most, it could only be regarded as referencing and not plagiarizing. Rowan told Jasper this after he investigated the matter.
“The exterior of the cars are not the same, right?” Jasper asked.
“No, Holden changed a lot of parts. He’s not stupid so he wouldn’t dare to come up with the exact same design,” Rowan answered.
“I think Homer is pissed that we stole Holden away from them, so they plan to use public opinion to suppress us. At the same time, they want to stop Lane Automotive while we’re at the early stages.”
“Tell Holden to contact the people from Homer and arrange a meeting for me to meet them,” Jasper said word by word.
“Alright, I’ll tell him now.”
Even though Holden left Homer, he still had the contact details of his superior. Soon, Holden contacted the higher-ups of Homer who agreed to meet Jasper immediately.
They set the time at 9 o’clock sharp that night.
The location was Lane Automotive Factory.
Afternoon passed quickly. At 8:30pm, Jasper went to the meeting room to wait. Around 9, the higher-ups from Homer came to the entrance of Lane Automotive Factory, after which they arrived at the meeting room under Rowan’s guidance. There were three people in their group.
One was Jax Longest, the regional head and the other two were his bodyguard and lawyer.
“Mr. Laine, I heard about you a long time ago. I didn’t expect to meet you this way today.” Jax sat down on the chair naturally and tossed his briefcase on the table.
“My name is Jax Longest. I hope we can cut the cr*p and get straight to the point.” After he sat down, Jax said directly.
“What do you want?”
Jasper could tell as well.
Jax was arrogant and he even brought his lawyer along, so it was clear that he came prepared.
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“Mr. Laine, I know your time is precious, so I’ll stop talkin g nonsense. Your employee Holden Novak is suspected of stealing our company’s secret and at the same time, violating our non-disclosure agreement. According to the terms of the agreement, Holden needs to pay a high compensation fee to our company. And you are not exempted. You are his new employer, so if Holden leaks our company’s secret to you, you also need to pay compensation.”
“Also, you need to clarify to the public that you, Lane Automotive Group, plagiarized our design.”
As soon as Jax settled down, he took out a stack of documents from his briefcase. It was Homer’s internal non-disclosure agreement.
“Mr. Laine, you can look over this.” The lawyer behind Jax spoke slowly.
“No need.” There was no expression on Jasper’s face.
“Jax, you’ve said so many things and they’re all based on Holden’s violation of the law, right?”
Jax was stunned for a moment, then he nodded with a fake grin on his face.
“That’s right.”
“But what if Holden didn’t break the law..? In my opinion, not only did he not break the law, but I am also afraid he did not violate your NDA.”
Upon hearing Jasper’s words, a sullen look flashed across Jax’s face.
“Mr. Laine, the truth is clearly written here in black and white. I won’t argue with you. You can see for yourself.”
Jax opened the non-disclosure agreement and spread it out in front of Jasper.
The agreement clearly stipulated that whether or not a person was still employed by Homer, they were responsible for keeping Homer’s company secrets confidential. This was the case with Holden. Previously, Holden was an employee of Homer, but he was now working under Jasper. So as long as Holden leaked Homer’s secrets, he would be punished.
Jasper glanced at the agreement and looked up at Jax.
“Agreement aside, how can you be sure that Holden leaked your secrets?” Jasper asked impatiently.
If the other party was an ordinary person, Jasper would not bother to pay any attention to them. However, the other party was Homer’s higher-ups. He was backed by a big factory and he still had a certain influence. Now, Jasper was planning to develop in the automotive industry, and if he offended Homer, it might harm the future development of Lane Automotive Factory. With this consideration in mind, he still wanted to show some respect to the other party.
“Mr. Laine, it’s not right for you to say that. The new car on the video that was shot in your factory clearly plagiarized Homer’s design. The streamlined chassis, tire spokes, and headlight design of the two cars are basically the same.”
Jasper smiled after he heard this. “So it’s plagiarism just because some parts of the design are the same? I have compared the two cars, and even those similar places have undergone many changes, so plagiarism is completely out of the question. There are so many car brands in the world, but which one of them doesn’t have four wheels?”
“You’re saying we’ve infringed your rights just because we have similar designs. So based on what you said, does Homer also plagiarize other cars? Can you guarantee that all parts of Homer’s cars are different from other brands?”
Jasper shook his head with a half-smile. However, Jax was mad.
“Mr. Laine, you are distorting the facts! If this is your attitude toward this case, we should take this to court!”
“Fine by me.” Jasper crossed his legs.
Obviously, he was not afraid of the opponent’s threat at all. At this moment, the lawyer behind Jax took the opportunity to add.
“Mr. Laine, I have recorded everything you just said. These will all be evidence in the future.” The lawyer took the tape recorder out of his pocket and shook it in front of Jasper.
“Whatever.” Jasper did not even bother to look up.
Jax had a very unpleasant look on his face. Then, he got up and left with a cold snort. The lawyer and bodyguard looked back at Jasper and then left quickly.
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After they left, Rowan walked up to Jasper. He lowered his voice and asked, “Mr. Laine, do you want to show them who’s boss?”
Rowan had encountered a similar situation before. With his temper, naturally, he felt they should give Homer a taste of their own medicine. If he directly asked someone to teach Homer a lesson, this matter would be settled. However, that was not always the right thing to do.
“No,” Jasper waved his hand. “Can’t you see that they just want money?”
“It’s obvious, but I didn’t expect them to do such a thing. They’re even such a huge name.”
Rowan slammed his hands down on the table, his anger beyond words. In reality, Rowan almost could not hold himself back when they were negotiating earlier.
The other party was really going too far!
If it was not for fear of affecting Jasper’s reputation, he would have taken action long ago.
“By the way, did they say they’re going to file a lawsuit just now? Mr. Laine, although we are not afraid, should we also take precautions?” Rowan asked worriedly.
“That’s not necessary either.” Jasper narrowed his eyes.
“When they say that they are going to file a lawsuit, they’re actually trying to scare us. This about it, they don’t have any evidence of plagiarism from us. There are only a few similarities between those two cars. So even if there is a lawsuit, they won’t be able to win.”
To Jasper, evidence was the most important thing. Now, Jax had no evidence at all, so because of this, Jasper was not scared.
“Alright, just keep an eye on what they’re doing these days. It should be fine. Don’t worry about the rest, I’ll handle them.” After saying that, Jasper left the meeting room.
Rowan looked at Jasper’s back, nodded thoughtfully, and then grabbed his phone.
“Dre, call some of the boys and follow the car that just left the car factory.”
“Sure…”
After the person on the other end of the phone answered, Rowan hung up the phone and went to the workshop again.
Jasper was patrolling the workshop.
Homer’s people showing up was just an episode. Production at the Lane Automotive Factory would still continue. Jasper called Beckett, Holden, and others to start optimizing the new car.
With the concerted efforts of several people, the optimization work was completed after half a day. Beckett and the gang were very efficient, and since they had relevant experience, they were able to hand over the latest design draft to Jasper very soon. After optimization and renovation, the new car was even more refined as a whole.
Jasper was very satisfied with this. Immediately after, Jasper issued a recruitment notice and began to recruit production workers in large quantities.
There were basically no problems from the production of auto parts to assembly.
The only problem was the engine. The engine was the key factor that would affect the motion of the car.
Jasper knew that in order to compete with BBA, Lane Automotive had to work hard and put effort into the engine. He also considered whether to use electric or alternative fuel. However, with the current state of technology, Jasper dismissed this idea. The technology of this era was still not up to par to produce alternative fuel vehicles. Therefore, Jasper decided to let Beckett and the gang come up with an engine that ran on gasoline.
Beckett and the gang promised that they would produce the engine in the shortest time possible. With this, the matters in Lane Automotive Factory were basically settled for the time being.
After two days, a huge batch of workers joined Lane Automotive Factory and started producing parts. Everything was proceeding in a methodical manner.
However, just as Jasper breathed a sigh of relief, he received a call from Jax.
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Originally, Jasper did not want to answer the call. However, after thinking for a while, he still picked up.
When the call connected, Jax’s voice came from the phone. “Mr. Laine, I think we still need to talk. After a discussion at the Homer headquarters, we have decided to give you another chance.”
Upon hearing this, Jasper frowned. Originally, he did not want to stoop down to the same level as Homer, but the other party was so unrestrained and wanted to continue to blackmail him.
“There’s nothing to talk about. If Homer has any evidence against us, you can sue us immediately.”
After speaking, Jasper hung up the phone mercilessly. Immediately afterward, he let out a long breath. Then, an idea formed in his mind. When Lane Automotive Factory gained firm footing, the first thing he would do was destroy Homer.
In the afternoon, Jake and Baz also came to Harbor City. They went straight to Lane Automotive Factory and met Jasper in the office.
“Mr. Laine, over the past few days, we have finally figured out the automotive industry. This is an analysis report on major brands of cars both domestically and abroad.” Jake handed Jasper a large stack of documents.
“Okay, I’ll take a look at it first.” Jasper motioned for the two to sit down and then started to flip through it.
The content of the analysis report was basically the same as what Jasper expected. Nowadays, most of the cars on the market were foreign brands. There were very few domestic cars that truly belonged to Somerland. The sales of domestic cars were even less than imported cars.
“There is indeed a big gap in the domestic market. In recent years, more and more people have started to buy cars for themselves. If popularize Lane in the country, we can definitely make a fortune.”
Jasper rubbed his temples and placed the documents back on the desk.
When Jake saw how dispirited Jasper was, he asked, “Mr. Laine, have you encountered any troubles lately?”
“Yeah.” Jasper nodded and did not shy away from talking about the incident with Homer.
Recently, Jake and Baz had been looking into cars, so they had been ignoring the news and public opinion, and they did not pay attention to this. They never thought that Homer would be such a pain in the a*s.
“Mr. Laine, do you want me to negotiate with the people from Homer? Or use some others means when necessary…” Jake suggested hesitantly.
After hearing this, Jasper fell silent.
This whole time, Jasper had not been bothered by Homer at all, but then again, the people from Homer were like flies, and they would come out from time to time to cause trouble to others, so he needed to teach them a lesson.
“Pay attention to Homer’s stock market over these few days. They are a listed group so if you want to take action against them, you can put some pressure on the stock market.”
“Of course!” Jake rubbed his palms excitedly.
After his last battle with Soros, Jake learned a lot more about the stock market. If Jasper said the word, he could make Homer truly understand what financial repression was in the stock market.
“Okay, you two should rest here first. I need to head out.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jasper stood up and walked toward the door.
Jake and Baz had not taken a sip of water after arriving at Harbor City, so they were indeed a little tired. Hence, they simply rested on the sofa.
A few minutes later, Jasper went to the research room in the factory. Beckett, Holden, and others were in this room. Over the past few days, they had locked themselves behind closed doors and had been concentrating on researching the engine.
Jasper did not know how their progress was, so he decided to come over and ask them himself.
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After Jasper arrived at the door of the research room, he entered the password before entering the room. As soon as he entered, he saw Beckett looking at a blueprint intently.
“Mr. Laine, you’re here…”
After spotting Jasper, Beckett was the first to greet him. Holden and the others also nodded at Jasper.
“We were just going to report the progress of the task to you, but since you’re here, let’s talk about it now.”
Beckett then brought the draft to Jasper.
“Alright, go ahead.” Jasper smiled and nodded.
“This drawing is the latest engine we developed. We’re using a naturally aspirated intake system. This is a reciprocating engine There are three cylinders in total and they’re all equipped with air-cooling technology,” Beckett explained to Jasper.
Jasper nodded slightly. He had just read the report that Jake gave him. According to the report, almost all cars on the market had three-cylinder engines.
In this day and age, there were no four-cylinder, six-cylinder, or eight-cylinder engines yet.
Therefore, the three-cylinder engine was already the limit of current technology.
“Okay, you are professionals, so as long as you think it’s okay, we shall start making it as soon as possible. Now, the only thing lacking in the first generation of Lane cars is the engine.” Jasper looked at the gang.
“Just give us another day…”
“We have already done everything from the design drafts and the details. Now, we just need to assemble the parts,” Beckett explained.
“Alright, get back to work then. I’ll wait for your good news.”
After explaining, Jasper left the research room and walked around the workshop again.
Now, the first generation of Lane cars was being produced one after another. After the engine was ready and assembled, the first generation of Lane cars would be officially launched.
In the afternoon, Jasper left Lane Automotive Factory. He intended to take a tour of Harbor City.
Henry called and learned that Jasper had plans to go out. Hence, he immediately told Jasper that he wanted to go out with him. At the same time, he also said that he would take Jasper to an interesting place.
An hour later, the two went to the center of the city. As he looked at the busy traffic on the street, Jasper smiled and shook his head.
“What’s so fun in the city? Are you taking me to see a movie?”
“No way.” Henry shook his head and pointed to the gymnasium on the opposite side of the intersection.
“Was that gymnasium newly built?”
Jasper asked when he saw that the gymnasium had not even been opened for a week.
“Forget it, you’ll know when we go over later.”
The light turned green and Henry floored the accelerator. Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the gymnasium.
“Hello, young master…”
When the security guard at the door of the gymnasium saw Henry, he quickly bent down and bowed.
When Jasper saw this, he finally understood.
“You punk, this gymnasium was built by your family, huh? Why didn’t you tell me beforehand so that l could invest some money in this. It’ll be so nice to just wait for dividends.”
“It’s nothing. This is just a small project and it won’t make much money. Plus, you don’t need this money. “To be honest, I built this gymnasium for Jill. There’s a huge swimming pool inside and there’s also a diving platform.”
When Henry said this, he grinned uncontrollably.
“I finally understand. You didn’t build a gymnasium for business, you built it for the person you’re in love with. You’re really something else for building a gymnasium in the city center.”
Jasper wanted to call him a spendthrift.
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However, after thinking about it, he did not say anything. It was because he knew that Henry did all of this for Jill. Although Jill was often in Swallow Capital, she would occasionally come to Harbor City too.
“Come, bring me inside to take a look.”
“Okay, let’s go.” Henry nodded and led Jasper into the gymnasium.
The gymnasium covered a very wide area. The outermost layer was a three-story ring-shaped building with both a football field and a running track in the center. Meanwhile, the second floor of the ring-shaped building was filled with only swimming pools.
Soon, Henry brought Jasper to the second floor.
Jasper could not stop himself from exclaiming as he looked at the clean and bright swimming pools.
“You must have spent a lot of money building such a big gymnasium.”
Upon hearing this, Henry nodded slowly and gestured with his fingers.
“Not much, just 800 million.”
“Only 800 million?”
Jasper was a little curious. Although Harbor City’s real estate price was not as high as Swallow Capital’s, it was still nothing to scoff at.
“Well, this piece of land originally belonged to my family. So the land didn’t cost money and I only had to pay for the construction,” Henry explained.
“Alright.” Jasper nodded.
As they were talking, Jasper came to the edge of the pool.
Many girls in bikinis were playing in the pool.
“I thought there was nothing fun in the city center, but I didn‘t expect it to be so pleasing to the eyes. Very good. I didn’t come in vain.” Jasper said, half-jokingly.
“The swimming pool in front of you is open to the public. Although the gymnasium is not yet fully open, many people have started to come here to exercise.” Henry glanced at the pool before walking toward the front.
“Judging from what you’re saying, do you still have a swimming pool that is not open to the public?”
Jasper was interested. He wanted to know what the hell Henry was doing.
Soon, the two came to the innermost area on the second floor together.
“There are three swimming pools on the second floor. Two medium-sized ones are open to the public, and one is private, which is also the largest one.”
After hearing this, Jasper nodded slowly.
“Was it specially prepared for Jill?”
Henry just nodded with a dry smile after he heard this.
“Although nothing’s set in stone yet, remember to invite me to your wedding when you finally confirm your relationship.”
Jasper had always been very optimistic about the two. In the future, Jill would be the most dazzling presence in sports, and also the pride of the country. Henry was also a good man. He was capable and did not have any bad intentions. If the two really become a couple, Jasper sincerely wished them all the best.
“Okay, let’s put my affairs aside for now.”
“Since you’re here, why don’t you exercise here for a while?” Henry asked.
“Alright.”
Recently, Jasper had been in Lane Automotive Factory for some time and he had become numb. It would be good to exercise for a while.
Thus, Henry brought Jasper to the changing room. This changing room was also specially prepared for Jill. The two changed into shorts in the changing room and then entered the pool.
Henry was not good at swimming so he could not swim freely like Jasper. The two stayed in the pool for about an hour. They only left when they felt a little tired.
It was almost nighttime by the time they walked out of the gymnasium. The lights from the skyscrapers outside seemed very dazzling under the night sky.
“Where are you staying tonight?”
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Henry got into the car, put on his seat belt, and asked casually. After Jasper got into the car, Henry gently stepped on the accelerator.
“I’ll go back to the factory, there are still some things I need to deal with.”
Jasper leaned back on the seat and let out a sigh. “Okay, I’ll drive you back first.”
***
At 7:30 in the evening, Jasper returned to Lane Automotive Factory.
Back at the office, he spent half an hour dealing with the trivial matters of the factory before he lay down on the sofa and fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already 8 o’clock the next morning.
After a light breakfast in the staff cafeteria, Jasper went to the research room.
Beckett and others also brought some good news to Jasper. The engine that Lane Automotive Factory self-developed had been successfully manufactured!
“Mr. Lane, we succeeded!”
When he saw Jasper coming in, Beckett told Jasper the good news and pointed at the assembly station.
On the assembly table was a small engine.
“Very good… Then what are we waiting for? Put the engine in the car and try it!”
“Alright!”
Beckett and the others nodded, and together, they lifted the engine and walked toward the workshop. There were readily-assembled cars inside the workshop. With the joint effort of several people, the engine was soon installed.
Jasper intended to test the car’s mobility himself. He got into the car, drove the car to the test track, and then stepped on the accelerator hard. In an instant, he felt a strong force push against his back.
Jasper nodded in satisfaction, drove the car to the end of the track, and stopped.
Beckett and the others were already waiting at the end.
“The mobility seems good. But there should be room for improvement.”
After getting out of the car, Jasper closed the door and said as he looked at the men.
Jasper had high requirements for cars, so that was why he said that.
“Alright, we will continue to improve. However, I would suggest letting the car enter the market first and let consumers experience it. Sometimes, customer feedback is helpful to help us decide what to improve.” Beckett adjusted his glasses and expressed his opinion.
After thinking about it, Jasper gave Beckett a thumbs up.
“That’s a good idea. Okay, then we‘ll do this in the future. We’ll let customers offer feedback and if there is any, we will improve the problem area.”
The men nodded, seemingly agreeing with Jasper.
“Mr. Lane, if a car wants to enter the market, it needs to be approved by the quality inspection department. I’ll go with you in the afternoon. We can go to the vehicle inspection center together. Once it passes the quality inspection, our car can be officially put on the market.” Beckett walked up to Jasper and said.
“Alright.”
Jasper did not really understand what he needed to prepare for a car to enter the market. Beckett, however, was an expert in this area. As long as Beckett was around, it should not be a problem.
At noon, Beckett began to prepare the materials while eating lunch. Beckett had put everything together from the various draft designs of the first-generation Lane cars to various amounts of detailed data. At the same time, Holden also seized the last few moments to run a few tests such as safety performance testing and crash testing.
In the afternoon, after everything was ready, and Jasper set off with Beckett.
Since the first-generation Lane car could not be driven on the road yet, it could only be transported on a trailer.
Half an hour later, they arrived at the local vehicle quality inspection office. Soon, the first-generation Lane car was set down from the trailer, and after the formalities were completed, the quality inspection began.
From 1p.m. until 4pm., Jasper and Beckett waited for three full hours.
Finally, around 4:30, the vehicle quality inspection was completed.
“Mr. Lane, congratulations. Your car passed the quality inspection.”
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“The first-generation Lane car has met the national standard in all aspects.”
After hearing what the staff said, Jasper was overjoyed. However, in the next second, the staff unexpectedly changed the topic.
“However, although your car passed the test, it cannot go on the road yet.”
“Why not?”
On one side, Beckett also could not help himself from asking. The staff did not try to conceal anything and directly told them the truth.
“We just received a report that the first-generation car from Lane Automotive Factory is suspected of plagiarizing other designs. In other words, you are involved in a dispute. According to domestic requirements, even if a car has passed the quality inspection during a dispute, it cannot go on the road, let alone enter the market.”
After hearing what the staff said, a face instantly appeared in Jasper’s mind.
It was Jax!
“It’s Homer again!”
Beckett rubbed his temples as he looked like he had a headache.
“Is Homer deliberately making things hard for us? Mr. Laine, what should we do?” Beckett looked at Jasper and spread his hands helplessly.
Jasper would still be the one deciding on this kind of thing.
“I think they only have two intentions by doing this. The first is to ask us for compensation under the pretext of plagiarism. Secondly, they are trying to suppress us and nip Lane Automotive Factory right in the bud.”
Jasper paused before continuing to analyze. “At present, Homer has established a firm foothold in Somerland and is even the most popular car brand on the market. As a domestic car, our entry into the automotive industry is threatening their profit margins. That’s why they are so anxious to not let us into the market.”
After hearing what Jasper said, Beckett nodded thoughtfully.
“Let’s go and resolve this dispute first. As long as it’s solved, our car will be able to enter the market.”
After Jasper said that, he walked out. Beckett followed after Jasper and the two of them got into the car.
Right now, Beckett was driving while Jasper made a call.
This was the first time he reached out to Jax on his own volition.
“Mr. Laine, why are you calling me at this time? Are you regretting not reconciling with Homer because you cannot put your car on the market?” Jax was arrogant and he sounded eccentric.
Jax thought he had caused Jasper to stumble, but he did not know that they had only annoyed Jasper.
“I have to admit that your report is very effective. The quality inspection department told me that I can’t enter the market, just as you intended. I want to talk to you now. Meet me at Le Grand Hotel in an hour. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Jax laughed proudly. “Haha, Mr. Laine, if you want to reconcile, I’m afraid it’s not that simple.”
“We gave you a chance before this, but you didn’t agree. Now, if you want to reconcile, it won’t be that easy.”
Jax still had that same lofty attitude. He felt that Jasper would beg him for mercy, and that was why he was so arrogant. However, Jasper only smiled lightly and said, “We’ll talk when we see each other.”
After he said that, he hung up and ordered Beckett.
“Go to Le Grand Hotel.”
“Okay.”
Beckett turned the car around at the next junction and started driving to Le Grand Hotel. Soon, the two arrived at the hotel. They booked a private room and waited there for a while.
Soon, the one hour was up.
Jax still arrived in a group of three. There was a lawyer and a bodyguard this time too. After that, the trio sat down in the private room.
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As soon as they met, Jax went straight to the point and made a gesture in the air.
“Mr. Laine, I discussed this with the headquarters just now. As long as you admit that you plagiarized us and pay us a huge compensation, this matter will be over and done with.”
After hearing this, Jasper shook his head.
“What wonderful wishful thinking. Don’t you just want to crush the future of Lane Automotive Factory by asking me to admit to plagiarism?”
Jasper’s vision was unique, and he directly saw through the other party’s intentions. What was the most important thing in business?
Reputation, of course!
Imagine if Lane Automotive Factory admitted to plagiarism, it would mean that they would lose their reputation. Would customer spend their money on them if they lost their reputation?
Without the trust of customers, how could Lane Automotive Factory have a future?
Therefore, this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
“I will not agree to the two requests you mentioned. At the end of the day, you are just relying on your influence in the automotive industry to suppress us.”
Jasper narrowed his eyes.
“Since you know this, why don’t you pay up? Listen, Homer’s patience is limited. If you don’t admit to plagiarism today, Homer still has the ability to prevent your cars from ever entering the market.”
Jax’s voice was rough. He crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and smoked like no one else was around.
Seeing Jax’s defiant attitude, Jasper’s expression suddenly turned cold.
Did they think that Homer was the only one who had finite patience?
At this moment, Jasper felt that it was time to give them a little blow. When he thought of this, Jasper took out his mobile phone and called Jake.
“Do it.”
After only two words, Jasper hung up the phone.
“Do it? Haha, Mr. Laine, who are you scaring?”
Jasper chuckled indifferently. “Are you hiring someone to teach me a lesson?”
“No, I’m not.” Jasper calmed himself down. Now, he only needed to wait for the result.
As for Jax, who was in front of him, he did not need to stoop down to his level.
***
Inside the Lane Automotive Factory, Jake stared at Homer’s stocks. After receiving Jasper’s order, he immediately began to operate.
A few minutes later, a large amount of money poured into the stock market, and at the same time, Jake started employing some special methods. When the stockholders saw the turmoil of Homer’s stocks, a lot of them panicked and started selling…
After a series of operations, Homer’s stock price fell by 10% in less than ten minutes!
At this moment, everyone at Homer headquarters panicked.
“What’s happening?”
“The market value has evaporated by tens of billions in just ten minutes?”
“Quick, go find out what happened!”
Soon, the staff at Homer found clues. They got the information that this large amount of funds that suddenly hit the stock market belonged to Jasper.
“Call Jax right now! Isn’t he negotiating with Jasper? Ask him what’s going on!”
***
At this time, Jax was still looking at Jasper with a proud look on his face.
“Mr. Laine, it’s been ten minutes, so why is there no movement?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a rapid ringing from his phone. He looked down and saw that it was from the higher-ups of Homer. Jax thought to himself that there must be progress on his side and the headquarters was calling him to compliment him after learning about it.
Thus, Jax pressed the answer button. “Hello…”
“Jax, what the hell is going on? Aren’t you negotiating with Jasper? What did he do?”
Before Jax could say anything, he was berated by the person on the other end of the line.
Life at the Top Chapter 2060
Jax was stunned the moment he heard the roar on the other end of the phone.
‘What did Jasper do?’
Jasper did not do anything. He was just sitting opposite Jax.
‘Did his boss misunderstand?’
“Sir, let me explain. I am indeed negotiating with Jasper, but…”
“But what?!”
There was a roar from the other end again.
“F*ck, the company’s stock price has evaporated by 10 billion in just a few minutes! Don’t you know that?!”
After hearing this, Jax quickly turned on his phone and glanced at the stock app. When he saw Homer’s stock dropping a full ten percent, his mind went blank. A sense of powerlessness rushed straight to his head from the soles of his feet.
Jax slumped on his chair as if he had lost his soul. His eyes first stayed fixed on the phone before turning back at Jasper in disbelief.
“Jax, you bastard!”
“If you don’ t handle this matter well, you can just wait for your dismissal!”
Beep beep beep…
The line then cut off.
Jax felt all his strength draining from his body. He subconsciously released his right hand and the phone fell to the ground with a smack
On the other hand, Jasper only sneered when he saw Jax’s ashen face.
On one side, Beckett was also extremely shocked. Before, he had heard that Jasper was able to call the shots in the stock market and he even had many ways to do so. However, he had never seen it with his own eyes. Today, he had followed Jasper, and in just a few minutes, he had learned so much.
At this moment, a sense of pride and joy rose in his heart. He was proud that he was able to work for Jasper. He was even more fortunate that he changed his job and chose to work with Jasper.
“Mr. Laine, fortunately, we are not rivals, otherwise, I wouldn’t even know how I was killed.”
Beckett let out a long exhale and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
As soon as he said that, Jax also came back to his senses. He suddenly looked like he had gone mad. He pushed away the chair and ran in front of Jasper. In the next second, he held Jasper’s hand.
“Mr. Laine! It’s all my fault. Please have mercy and stop attacking Homer. I don’t want to be fired!”
Jax’s face was extremely pale as he held Jasper’s hand tightly, his expression also became distorted. Jax spent nearly 20 years climbing to the position of regional head.
After graduation, he joined Homer. In the beginning, he was only a salesman on the front lines. After years of hard work, he managed to climb to his current position step by bloody step. It could be said that he devoted his whole life to his work However, he was about to be fired!
Once fired, Jax would have nothing!
Right now, the key to whether or not he would be sacked lay with Jasper. If Jasper was willing to forgive him, he could keep his job.
“Mr. Laine, please… I… I’ll kneel for you!”
Jax begged. Suddenly, he fell to his knees. When his knees touched the cold floor, it made a dull sound.
A few minutes ago, Jax was still arrogant and looking down on everyone. However, right now, he was kneeling beside Jasper and crawling over to Jasper’s feet. He was looking as pitiful as a dog.
“Mr. Laine, please say something. Please… Please!”
Jax kowtowed fiercely and a bruise soon appeared on his forehead. However, Jasper turned a blind eye as if he had not even seen it.
On the other side, Beckett was also indifferent.
Seeing that Jasper still refused to speak, Jax smashed his head to the ground like crazy. Dull sounds resonated throughout the room.
Soon, Jax’s forehead was bleeding and there were bloodstains on the floor.
“Enough…”