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.

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

no hint of boasting in Jasper’s tone. In fact, the man sounded like he was retelling

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

Jasper smiled and asked, “Well then, Mr. Tanner, is there anything

Laine. But I’m curious about which industry you’d

for a good boss was one

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

between the boss and their professional manager, as opposed to

Jasper replied with utter certainty,

memories of what would happen in 20 years, Jasper knew very well that the internet would be an industry that would create the most

in the future were companies that dealt with the internet. Those were the true

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 shatter. Are you

smile. “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 found

most of the upward trend in this 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 the

the coffee shop and

and then I’ll stand right

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

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

look for me in my city in

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