Life at the Top

Ecen if Jasper had not gifted Hoofmorn University such an unrefusable present, Mr. Marshman would still have welcomed Jasper grandly on behalf of Old Master Law’s introduction and Jasper’s strengths.

However, such a grand greeting would only be out of common respect.

After all, Old Master Law had put in a word, and Jasper was no longer the nobody he once was.

As the owner of JW Capital and its subsidiaries, Jasper was quite a formidable man.

However, Jasper did not want a courteous greeting for the sake of respect.

Jasper hoped to establish an even deeper relationship with Hoofmorn University so that it could become a place that nurtured JW’s future talents.

“Mr. Marshman, Department Chiefs, since we’ve already brought up the matter, then allow me to go straight to the point.”

In the small meeting room in Hoofmorn University’s administrative building, Jasper cleared his throat in front of a group of professors and cleared his thoughts before he started slowly.

“You are all experts in your academic fields, so I won’t make a fool out of myself by introducing what the stepper does and how important it is. I trust that all of you know it better than I do.

“Its importance is the reason why the West has imposed a major blockade on this technical project, preventing it from reaching our shores for the past few decades.

“But does this mean we’ll have to sit and wait for the West to overpower us just because they’ve sealed off the technology?

“No!

“Coincidentally, my JW company has business in just such a field.

is to build my own team and try to achieve a breakthrough on the stepper’s manufacturing technology. This will need more than an astronomical amount of funds, but also

is why I came to Hoofmorn University

received a stepper a few years ago, and had also published the most research findings on the stepper. This is

in the room had already expected the contents of Jasper’s speech, they still found themselves excited

Laine. If it’s possible, then we are very

at least tens of billions. Moreover, there’s no certainty

naught if

Hoofmorn University’s digital information field. He had voiced out what almost

news if someone was willing to fund their research, the issue was with just how large the research project would be. Not only was this a huge project that would cost a

filled with obstacles, after all. To be

billion within one year. In return,

20 billion!

an uproar after

everyone seated in the room was an academic expert, they were still financially normal people who lived on a monthly salary. They might have made more money than other

this meeting room, isn’t

about, Patrick turned to look at Jasper and asked, “Jasper, are

full burden of the project. There will not be any other sources of funding, so

highest priority within the entire company. All resources and funding will be prioritized for them and they are not to be interfered with by any

Jasper said. “Jasper, you have to think carefully. This

will face the risk

and while it won’t affect day-to-day operations of the business, suddenly taking up such an important research project will surely place the company in a severe

moment before he continued, “But as far as I’m concerned, companies are like men, and there are some things we should and should not do. No matter how difficult, if it’s something that should be done, then I’ll get it done as soon

Laine, have you considered funding research after some time, perhaps once your company’s financial situation is stable and you have the