At this time, Aurora felt very annoyed by her carelessness!She had only been concerned about launching continuous attacks on Nanako. However, she had completely ignored the fact that Nanako was, in fact, a master in combat and fighting, and she was completely different compared to all the other opponents she had encountered in the past.Therefore, although this kind of oppressive attack would indeed prove to be very fatal to Nanako, it also left her susceptible to Nanako’s sudden attack.At this time, Nanako slammed Aurora’s kneecap from the side at a very fast speed.With a bang, Nanako felt as though she had hit a steel plate with a punch, and she felt as though her entire wrist was already going numb!As for Aurora, she felt that she would unmistakably suffer a lot of damage after taking that blow from Nanako. However, she did not expect to only feel a slight pain in her knee.This level of pain was completely within the acceptable range. Aside from this slight pain, Nanako’s
Aurora threw two punches in succession, but Nanako managed to successfully avoid both of the punches. At this time, Nanako saw an excellent opportunity. She immediately squatted down as she aimed her attacks at the front of Aurora’s body. At the same time, her left hand was placed in front of her injured right hand. After that, she joined forces on both hands to attack Aurora’s waist.The Oskian audience who were all present at the scene exclaimed out loud, one after the other. In their opinion, Aurora was about to be overwhelmed by the other party’s successful counter-attack once again.At this very moment, Aurora prepared her left palm as she bent her arm and rolled her right arm into a fist. After that, she used her left palm to push her right fist forward, giving her right elbow a huge momentum, as she quickly attacked Nanako’s chest with her right elbow!Aurora’s attack was filled with both extreme strength and speed!She had great power in her right arm alone, but she not onl
However, Nanako could no longer support herself and stand up again because of her current physical condition.She was struggling because of the pain, and she had a very pained and unwilling expression on her face as the referee continued counting down at the side.Nanako persisted several times, but she could not stand up at all. It was only until the moment the referee had finished counting down to the last second and officially blew the whistle to signify the official end of the match that it seemed as though Nanako’s strength had already been completely depleted. She collapsed completely as she lay down on the ring.At this time, deafening cheers erupted from the crowd.This was because they knew that Aurora had already won the final match, and she was the champion of the International University Combat and Fighting Championship.The referee also raised Aurora’s arm high at this time as he said loudly, “Now, I declare that the champion of the International University Combat and
...At this moment.Jiro was sitting in the reception room at the Apothecary Pharmaceutical.Liam was facing very high production pressure because the Apothecary Stomach Pill was madly sought after, and all of the products were snapped up as soon as it was officially listed in the market!Netizens had been raving about the magical effects of the Apothecary Stomach Pill on various platforms such as on WeChat Moments and also various social media platforms since last night. Coupled with Quinn’s extreme popularity and influence, the Apothecary Stomach Pill was said to be very popular and well-sought after.Since the popularity of this medicine was very high, the most direct pressure that they faced was insufficient productivity.Therefore, Liam had decided to pay the employees double the amount of their wages so that everyone could work overtime and produce the Apothecary Stomach Pill at an even faster speed.Because of this, Liam had personally come to the workshop to lead the pro
Jiro never expected Liam to turn him down so directly.He should have considered his proposal or at least pretended to think about it at the very least, right? Wasn’t this the basic respect people should have in a business negotiation?Although Jiro was very angry, he held back the anger and frustration he was feeling.He kept a gentlemanly smile on his face as he said to Liam, “Mr. Weaver, please forgive me for speaking more bluntly. The Apothecary Pharmaceutical cannot even be considered as a top pharmaceutical company in Oskia, and its status is even more inconspicuous in the world. Even if you wanted to expand and venture into the Asia market or even the global market, it is simply impossible for you to make a breakthrough based on your company’s strength.”As he spoke, Jiro patted his chest as he said with a little pride, “However, it is a different story for Kobayashi Pharma. We already have a history of several decades, and we have a certain degree of popularity in the globa
The Apothecary Pharmaceutical had previously been the Weaver Pharmaceutical. The scale of Weaver Pharmaceutical was indeed incomparable to that of Kobayashi Pharma.Amongst all other things, before this, all of the assets owned by Weaver Pharmaceutical could only add up to two or three billion dollars. However, the money that Charlie had scammed from Kobayashi Pharma alone was already worth eleven billion dollars. Moreover, the market value of Kobayashi Pharma was worth more than one hundred billion dollars, which was at least tens or hundreds of times better compared to Weaver Pharmaceutical.Therefore, even if the Apothecary Pharmaceutical wanted to expand the production capacity of the Apothecary Stomach Pill, the only thing that they could do to expand the production lines was to get the employees to work overtime as much as possible.However, just as Jiro had mentioned earlier, a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources, and time had to be invested to continue e
When Charlie heard this, he couldn’t help but laugh and say, “The character of the Kobayashi family is extremely unreliable. There was not only a precedent where they wanted to steal my magical pill, but there was also a case where Jiro paid a huge sum of money to take the life of his brother. If we really decide to collaborate with their family, they will definitely turn on us.”Charlie continued, “Besides, no matter what it is, the Kobayashi family is Japanese after all. If we collaborate with them, we would have to share our formula and prescription with them. As soon as they plagiarize my formula, it is very likely that they will try to abandon their benefactor upon achieving their goal or even try to get rid of us as soon as we are of no use to them anymore. Therefore, no matter what it is, we should not collaborate with them.”When Liam heard this, he immediately said, “Master Wade, I did not put in sufficient consideration into this matter. Please rest assured. I will go and t
After all, a price war would be the last resort.If the effects of the two products were similar, there would not be much difference in the loss suffered by both sides if there was a price war at this time.However, if there was a huge difference between the effects of the two products, Kobayashi Pharma would only be suffering a loss.After all, although the efficiency of the Kobayashi Stomach Pill was much worse compared to the Apothecary Stomach Pill, the cost of producing the medication was not any lower compared to the cost of producing the Apothecary Stomach Pill!Furthermore, Japan’s labor costs were relatively high, and the cost of export shipping and tariffs was not low. Therefore, the cost of the Kobayashi Stomach Pill would indeed be much higher compared to that of the Apothecary Stomach Pill, which was certainly a more potent medication. If they were to reduce the price of the medication to one hundred dollars a box, the Kobayashi Stomach Pill would have to be sold at
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with