“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.

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

fact,

Jack muttered to himself, “People in the financial circle have been looking for the identity of these two mysterious retail investors this entire time. I never thought that it’d

asked, “Well then, Mr.

about your abilities, Mr. Laine. But

tended to ask about wages and benefits, for

however, was more concerned about the boss’ ideals. He would not entertain the idea at all if their ideals did not

level of cooperation was essentially a mutual inspection between the boss and

to Jack’s question, Jasper replied with

knew very well that the internet would be an industry that would create the

and Terizone Inc. in the future were companies that dealt with

eyes shone as he looked at Jasper intently. “Let’s not talk about the domestic market. Not even investment groups overseas are optimistic when it comes to the internet. They see the current trend of the internet as something fragile that would easily

only reason why internet companies around the world right now can’t make money is

at all since it will shatter. But I also firmly believe that the internet will affect our way of life as

pointed at Andros’ bustling nightlife outside the coffee shop and spoke in a tone

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

minutes before he finally made his mind and reached a hand out to Jasper. “I look

out to shake Jack’s hand.

to start the company, Mr. Laine? I have to

look for

two in tow. The three of

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