Life at the Top

“It’s nice to get to meet you two.”

Jasper reached out to shake Page’s and Brin’s hands as he spoke, approaching them once they got out of the car.

Page shook Jasper’s hand and spoke with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Laine. I’m Page and this is Brin, we’re the co-founders of Google. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“I’m honored to meet you as well.”

In truth, Jasper had seen pictures of these two people in his past life.

Page was a shut-in obsessed with technology, a direct and blunt man. While Google was still in its most difficult incubation stage, they had relied mostly on generosity to overcome it.

Brin, on the other hand, was more restrained and had more tact. He was more of a businessman than Page.

When Google grew, Page became the face of Google most of the time but true control of the company still laid in Brin’s hands.

He was a low profile man who had self-restraint.

After quick small talk, Jasper invited the two into the hotel’s restaurant as they enjoyed dinner.

Page and Brin had just sat down when they realized that Jasper had attentively prepared a meal that catered to their Jewish tastes.

I’m feeling a warmth from you that I’ve

are Jewish from Mr. Todd, so I had the hotel prepare something else instead. It’s nothing much, actually. I just believe that mutual respect is

Brin shared a look

Jasper brownie points from both of

Jasper also began to chat

he had only eaten

Jasper was, eating dinner with them

Such was life…

talk, Page first brought up the issue of

Do you perhaps see a bullish trend in our company’s future?” Page asked excitedly, extremely eager for

successfully gone public and evoked the

know Google too well, so I can’t say whether I have a

all when it came to business—even if he was facing

said now would affect the investment and distribution of benefits later, so Jasper

you, I bought 27% of your shares because of my friendship with Todd. Google itself did not play too big a

that you’re lacking in

just a few sentences, Jasper managed to put Page and Brin, two future wealthy businessmen, through an emotional rollercoaster.

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