Life at the Top

After sending off Robert, Jasper sighed and said, “Why should my generation not work hard if we have a senior like him?”

“You aren’t so bad yourself.”

Mr. McNeal said comfortingly, “Everyone knows how hard you work.”

“I don’t do the things I do so that anyone or everyone sees them. I just do them because I think it’s something I should do.

“Mr. McNeal.”

Jasper gazed solemnly at Mr. McNeal and Mr. Mason as he said seriously, “This time, I swear I’ll make Soros cry all the way back home.”

The previously tense atmosphere lightened up considerably after Jasper said that.

Mr. Mason, Ms. Garcia, and Tony bid their goodbyes and left after discussing some other issues for a while longer.

When Jasper noticed that everyone else had left, and he was left alone with Mr. McNeal, he knew that Mr. McNeal probably had something to discuss with him in private.

Sure enough, Mr. McNeal said, “Jasper, M s. Garcia has brought you your mission from the higher-ups the first time she came around. I want to ask you again now: is there anything you need our support for? Special times call for special measures. All your desires can be satisfied, as long as it does not involve going against our principles.”

Jasper thought for a while before saying, There’s nothing else. The main things I require cannot be provided by Swallow Capital. I’ve mentioned this before. We can’t rely entirely on the officials to support the market this time. Our main power must come from private capital.

“Whereas private capital relies on the results of the economic forum. Fortunately, I’ve been on good terms with everyone before this. Thus, everyone who was convinced to come here is willing to support the market.”

Mr. McNeal had a half-smirk on his face a

s he said to Jasper, “Swallow Capital will

not make such promises easily. Aren’t you

planning to reap some benefits for

yourself?”

“There aren’t any benefits.”

smiled bitterly as

of money, I need

petty cash.

they’ll definitely ask me to

But I’ve spent so

the ground up that it’s like

Besides, I’m not

for myself.

companies like JW

country needs now, as it

openly preferential treatment from

There’s nothing

I desire.

anything

when all this ends, Swallow

me with

I plan to establish a

country.”

stunned

what Jasper said.

“A bank?”

and said,

examples of joint

but banks

firms do not