Life at the Top

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Camera lights flashed endlessly in the conference hall, and all the video cameras were aimed right at the stage. No one wanted to miss any details.

If the fight between them was considered normal competition between two companies, then Valentine’s words had instantly escalated the situation where it now involved the breaking of the law.

The man had used expletives.

The reporters present all flushed in excitement. The trip over suddenly felt really worth it.

There were too few instances of such situations in the country.

Therefore, the moment such instances occurred, they attracted everyone’s attention.

Conrad was very pleased as well. Valentine was becoming more useful to him with every moment. Valentine knew that there were things Conrad was in no position to say, so he jumped out and conveyed the message Conrad wanted to say but could not.

“You’re the one speaking nonsense!”

A loud shout came from beside Jasper, causing everyone present to look over in shock.

Especially Valentine. The man’s expression darkened after being accused and he turned to look at Chad.

“Who says the only way to manufacture goods is with patent rights?”

Chad scoffed and pulled out a piece of document from his briefcase that he brought with him. He opened it before everyone and spoke, “Not only has JW Electronics bought 50% ownership of the MP3 player patent rights from Sentel Corporation, but we’ve also signed an improvement patent agreement!

“So as long as we’ve succeeded in improving the MP3 player, we’re automatically granted the user rights to the patent.”

Chad looked at the silenced group of reporters proudly as he continued, “In addition, JW Electronics will hold complete ownership over our improved patent rights. That means that our Mellow has fully independent intellectual property rights!

working for the foreigners, aren’t they? A portion of the profit made from very first-generation Melody has to

words stunned

reporters who did not understand much about patents, licenses, and their pertaining laws, but they all came to an understanding after asking people who worked in those industries—Chad was speaking

patent agreement when

a domestic

excitedly, and they all wanted to know how Jasper

The man remained calm.

Jasper took the microphone and spoke softly, “I merely wish to show you with my actions

Clap, clap, clap!

knew where it started, but all the reporters were fervently clapping at Jasper’s statement. The entire

same time, both Conrad and Valentine

Conrad, who had never expected

improvement patent agreement, does it actually exist?” Conrad suppressed his anger and

difficulty. “It does. There is such regulation under international patent law. As long as the owner of the patent agrees, it’s very much possible. But the issue is that he’d need all of the people with ownership to agree before

was slightly shaking after receiving such a shock. He turned to glare fiercely and coldly at Jasper, grinding his

so that’s why you had everything prepared, right? You

Furious, Conrad asked directly.

you into a fool when you were the one who asked for all of

must really thank you for giving Mellow such a great opportunity for advertisement, Mr. Monty. It looks like I’ll get to cut down on quite a

to

get dozens of media representatives over, including those two large stations from Swallow Capital. Now, he had given the advantage to Jasper on a

all was that his first-generation Melody had its reputation crushed before

a stuffy gust of air that suffocated his chest. He could not

smiled slightly at Conrad’s

it took to