Life at the Top

On Jasper’s end, he had brought out enough bargaining chips to pique Elbert’s interest and surprise him immensely.

“Mr. Laine, this is the most advanced MP3 player design document in the world. Where did you get it?”

Elbert asked Jasper excitedly in the Southeast Province Research Institute of Sciences.

Jasper smiled. “Obviously through legal means. I bought it from the original creator, Damond Golding. Does the technology look difficult?”

Elbert smiled confidently. “I know about Damond. He’s a very talented technician, but I’m not horrible either. With this document, I can most certainly copy the MP3 player.”

“No. A simple copy isn’t enough.” Jasper shook his head.

“Why would I ask you for help if all I wanted was a complete copy with no technical expertise, Professor McGee? I’d be able to do that with a few research students with Masters in scientific research. What I want is an improved and upgraded version.”

know anything about technology, Mr. Laine. A mature piece of patented technology is like a system of interlocking gears. Any slight change

Elbert then pointed at the stack of technological papers. “I can tell you that if I make the slightest change to any single thing here, the entire technology will end up failing.

if I just want to add a screen?”

a moment, and his brows

instead of changing anything. I’ll just have to

“Would you be interested,

Elbert hesitated.

agree to be JW Electronics’ chief technological officer, a status on par with the CFO, you’ll be

Elbert looked conflicted.

least 50 million research funds from the company every year. Of course, any patent rights of your research will belong to

his feet and asked excitedly,

seemed to care much more about