Life at the Top

“Over four billion…”

It was a figure that would raise blood pressures and burst arteries. Jack felt his scalp go numb at the sight.

While his current boss was Charles Granger, the richest man in the world, and four billion dollars was only a fraction of his wealth, it was only because Charles was his boss.

As a professional manager, Jack’s annual salary was already considered to be one of the country’s top-paid occupations. Still, Jack’s mouth dried at the sight of such a terrifying figure.

“If you still have any doubts, Mr. Tanner, you can come with me to Commercial Bank to verify it,” Jasper spoke plainly.

Jack smiled in embarrassment and could hear the jab in Jasper’s words. “That’s alright. I’m sure you have no reason to joke about something like this, Mr. Laine.”

“Indeed. Both our time is too precious for that.” Jasper gestured back at the seat Jack had sat on before. Understanding what he meant, Jack sat back down.

Jack recollected his emotions and spoke, “If I may ask, Mr. Laine, is all your capital yours or your family’s, or is it a joint venture?”

Jasper smiled. “Are you updated with the futures market, Mr. Tanner?”

Jack nodded. “I haven’t dabbled in it myself, but I do know that two mysterious retail investors have recently appeared in the futures market.

“One of them earned tens of millions worth of revenue with just a few hundred thousand as capital in the domestic bean futures market not too long ago.

“While the other took a step further with international crude oil futures, earning a whopping few billions… Wait. Were both retail investor accounts yours?”

Jack was stunned by his own deduction as he stared at Jasper in disbelief.

ago. I got myself an 800-million-dollar loan with my house’s mortgage,

hint of boasting in Jasper’s tone. In fact, the

time. I never thought that it’d be you. It’ll be thundering news should the public come to know that both accounts belong to the same

it public.” Jasper smiled and asked, “Well then, Mr. Tanner, is there

Mr. Laine. But I’m curious about

about wages and benefits, for a good boss was one

more concerned about the boss’ ideals. He would not entertain

level of cooperation was essentially a mutual inspection between the boss and their professional manager, as opposed to

question, Jasper replied with

years, Jasper knew very well that the internet would be an industry that would create

Inc. and Terizone Inc. in the future were companies that dealt with the internet. Those were the true giants of the

are optimistic when it comes to the internet. They see the

“It all goes down to the ability to profit when it comes to making an industry prosper. The only reason why internet companies around the world right now can’t make money is that they haven’t

market you see now is due to capital speculation. I wouldn’t fault anyone for calling it fragile at all since it will shatter. But I also firmly believe that the internet will affect our way of life as a whole within

at Andros’ bustling nightlife outside the coffee shop and spoke in a tone so confident it was borderline

and gold right now. I’m going to create a world so prosperous and then I’ll stand right at the top of this world. Are

for two minutes before he finally made his mind and reached a

and reached out to shake Jack’s

that they had decided on working together, Jack asked, “When do you plan to start the company, Mr. Laine? I have to submit my resignation with Weresoft first and that’ll take around

enough. Come to look for me

tow. The three of them went to an Italian restaurant and got to