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.

on the stepper’s manufacturing technology. This will

came to Hoofmorn University

the most research findings on the stepper. This is why Hoofmorn University

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

we are very willing to provide you the

research project will require funding of at least tens of billions. Moreover,

be for naught if we fail. This isn’t something ordinary people

Hoofmorn University’s digital information

would be. Not only was this a huge project that would cost a lot of money, but its chance of failure were extremely

isn’t easy and it’s filled with obstacles, after all. To be honest with you, I’

gaze swept over everyone in the meeting room before he continued decisively, “I’ll invest at least 20 billion within one year. In return, I want a team of the best technicians in the country who will research

20 billion!

room was in an uproar after they

they were still financially normal people who lived on a monthly salary. They might have made more money than other families, but their hearts still shook in excitement when faced with the

this meeting

asked, “Jasper, are you

any other

funding will be prioritized for them and they are not to be interfered with by

have to think carefully. This is 20 billion. If the research

it fails, then JW will face the risk of going bankrupt,” Jasper finished Patrick’s

has a very tight cash flow, and while it won’t affect day-to-day

and should not do. No matter how difficult, if it’s

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