Mr. McNeal’s voice raised slightly, “Do you mean it, Jasper?“This isn’t something to joke about!”Jasper was shocked by Mr. McNeal’s response. He had not even told the other his plan yet.However, after some thought, Jasper understood why Mr. McNeal was so excited. The United States had been more blatant in the ways that they restricted Somerland’s technological advancements. Even Mr. McNeal could feel it too. Mr. McNeal must have been hosting meetings all the time to discuss this issue. It must be why he sounded so tired.“I mean it, Mr. McNeal. I think it could work.” Jasper proceeded to tell Mr. McNeal his plan in full, with much more detail than what Rowan said earlier. While Jasper had no experience in finance, his memories of his past life allowed him to list the different strategies that had been proven to work. These were strategies that have survived the test of time and remained.Mr. McNeal was an expert in finance and business. He had worked in monetary economi
On the other end of the phone, Mr. McNeal pondered for a while and said slowly, "In principle, as long as your idea is helpful to Somerland, I will help promote it, especially if it can solve the energy crisis."However, after hearing what you said just now, I think your plan is very feasible."Jasper was delighted to hear this. "So, Mr. McNeal, are you saying that you agree to this plan?"Mr. McNeal shook his head slightly."No, this plan involves too many ministries and commissions. So, we have to discuss this with the central bank first."Jasper was not surprised by Mr. McNeal's concerns and hesitations.As Mr. McNeal said, too many things would be involved, so they could not implement it easily.Mr. McNeal never mentioned the United States' counterattack once this whole time, and this satisfied Jasper.At least it showed that the government was not actually opposed to this plan. At most, they were just considering the cost."Okay, I understand. This is not urgent, and I wi
‘People in high positions were indeed different,’ Jasper sighed in his heart.Even though his idea was for Somerland’s sake, his starting point was always business-related, while Mr. McNeal skipped this and looked at a hundred years into the future.What Mr. McNeal wanted was a long-term plan; Temporary gains and losses were not within his scope of consideration at all. “Then… What about the United States?”Mr. McNeal heard Jasper’s cautious question and smiled.“They’re not a concern. When we do something, we should not consider the difficulty but whether it is worth doing.“Just go ahead and do it with all your heart. We will support you.”Jasper asked, “Then, should we still use our company’s name when we finally take the lead on this matter?”“Of course, we still need to do this well. We cannot allow them to find any flaws, so you should come forward in this matter so this can be done secretly and not get revealed.”After saying that, Mr. McNeal seemed to realize somethin
Soon, the two were almost done talking. Just when Jasper thought Mr. McNeal was about to end the call, he heard Mr. McNeal say unexpectedly, “Jasper, there seems to be something you haven’t told me. I originally wanted to wait for you to tell me, but you never brought it up. Why? Can’t you trust me?”Jasper was stunned.Apart from this, there was nothing else he needed to ask Mr. McNeal for.Mr. McNeal knew that Jasper really had no such plan after Jasper did not say anything. So, he smiled and said, “It’s about Wendy and Anna. Some time ago, when I was talking about the development of Harbor City with my subordinates, I happened to mention you. Then, my secretary told me that Wendy and Anna encountered some trouble in Harbor City.“I can offer some help if you need me to. I can’t help much, but my words still hold some power.”Although Mr. McNeal was being modest, Jasper knew that once Mr. McNeal brought it up, it would be as simple as a few words.This was a great gift and a re
"Jasper, recently, some people in the Kurt family have been trying to sell their shares off-market. Can we try to acquire them?"Rowan held a large stack of thick reports and looked at Jasper.He held the financial reports of several listed processing plants of the Kurt family that he had collected in the past few days.Although Rowan was known as a playboy, he still possessed all the qualities that someone from an aristocratic family should have.Understanding corporate financial reports was a required course for them.After all, if someone wanted to understand the true information of a company, they could not just look at what they missed, but also what they did not say.Financial statements were one of them.Even if the reports they put out had been heavily disguised and beautified, people who knew how could still see their flaws.This was what Rowan had learned in his family over the years.He also had an expert like Celine, who worked in Colossal Investments beside him, s
Early the next morning, Rowan washed up, suited up, and stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his collar.Today was the day he would negotiate for the acquisition of shares.After receiving confirmation from Jasper yesterday, he immediately contacted the sellers.Thanks to the help of Warwick from the Elvis family and Assange, his image in that circle had a high degree of credibility.So, the other party did not think much and arranged to meet him directly.Moreover, he also put a lot of effort into selecting negotiation partners.Everyone he planned to meet had gone through strict pre-investigation and financial background checks to confirm that the other party genuinely needed money and had no other option.Another point was that he had to confirm that the other party truly had a strong motive to continue running the company rather than fleeing after getting the funds.No wonder Rowan was so cautious. After all, Qari was different from Somerland. It was much worse than Some
“Anyway, Gruel is the one we know best now. Also…”When Rowan said this, he chuckled. “Maybe I know his company better than Amir himself now.”According to the information they obtained, Amir was the new person sent by Kimbra to take charge of the Gruel Processing Plant. Initially, he had no relations with the processing plant.Obviously, Kimbra did not expect the person who succeeded Abdul to manage the factory well. He needed someone to help him keep the factory firmly under his control to cope with the subsequent inspection by the elders.Of course, he would most likely fail.According to speculations, Amir’s real supporter should be Sahar. Otherwise, Sahar’s previous deliberate efforts to drive away Abdul would have been in vain if he let Kimbra take over so easily.Someone with so much power in the Kurt family was no fool.Gruel held a special position among all the factories of the Kurt family, not only in terms of production capacity but also in terms of influence.From
This trip to Qari was not something trivial, nor was it purely commercial.From the beginning, this action was given a meaning far exceeding commercial value.It was part of Jasper's business landscape and part of Somerland's efforts to break the double blockade of technology and energy that the United States may continue to implement in the future.Despite Qari being a small and seemingly weak country, its global significance was not solely determined by its size.It was not as big as a certain province in Somerland, but it had the fifth largest oil reserves in the world.The crucial factor was Qari's apparent oil reserves. Due to war and technical constraints, Qari's oil exploration had consistently been acknowledged as far from reaching its storage limit.In other words, if one considered its actual reserves, Qari would have a much higher ranking in the world.So, this was a strategic location for which military strategists had to compete.In modern economic strategies, the