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.”

A mature piece of patented technology is like a system of interlocking gears. Any slight change somewhere would result in

“I can tell you that if I make the slightest change to any single thing here, the entire technology will end up failing. This isn’t as simple as

to add a

a moment, and his brows furrowed as he fell deep in

I’m just adding things instead of changing anything. I’ll just have to leave a spot on

Jasper smiled. “Would you

Elbert hesitated.

a status on par with the CFO, you’ll be paid two million a year with at least a 10% increase each following year. You’ll also enjoy the company’s

Elbert looked conflicted.

to lead your professional team to research all related areas and you’ll receive at least 50 million research funds from the company every year. Of course, any patent rights of your research will belong to the company, but you and

his feet and asked excitedly,

seemed to care much more about research funds than his