Charlie sneered then asked, “Are you, Ito? Let me ask you, what’s the position of Kobayashi Masayoshi in this company? Does he have the right to sign this proposal?”Yahiko snorted then said, “He is the proxy for Kobayashi Pharma, so for sure he has the right to sign the financing agreement!”Charlie said in despise, “Stop talking nonsense; who granted him the title? Or he’s the one who called himself a proxy? What’s the point? The total shares for Kobayashi Pharma all belong to Kobayashi Masao, and since Kobayashi Masao has passed away, those shares belonged to Kobayashi Ichiro and Kobayashi Jiro. Now that Kobayashi Jiro is missing, the shares eventually belonged to Kobayashi Ichiro. Who is Kobayashi Masayoshi to make decisions on behalf of Kobayashi Ichi by selling 30% of those shares to you?”Yahiko picked up the signed contract in anger and said furiously, “See for yourself, everything was written in black and white on this contract. My family had owned 30% of shareholdings in Koba
“No refund at all cost?!!”Upon hearing this statement, Yahiko was extremely angered, and his shiny head felt like it would explode soon.He clutched his chest in distress, then pointed at Charlie and shouted, “You said everything must abide by the law. I’ve transferred forty-five billion dollars into Kobayashi Pharma’s account, so by right, you should either transfer the shares to me or refund me. How dare you withhold my money and not return it to me?!” Charlie nodded, then replied calmly. “You’re right. I’m withholding for your money. The money has been credited into my pocket; thus, I have a say. Where should I hide if I were to refund the money right upon your command?”“You…You….”Yahiko felt a sharp stab in his chest.Never in his life had he seen someone as shameless as Charlie.He then spat, “I don’t believe you. With a large sum like forty-five billion dollars, do you really think you can swallow that easily?”Charlie nodded, continued smiling, and answered, “Haven
Charlie perceived Tanaka as a clever and observant individual. With his expressions relaxed, Charlie said, “Tanaka, do give me your contact number so I can reach you if there’s anything.”Without hesitation, Tanaka drew out his name card and passed it to Charlie respectfully.“Mr. Wade, this is my name card.”Charlie nodded, took the card, and slipped it inside his pocket effortlessly.He bowed to Charlie. “Mr. Wade, please excuse me,” he said, before walking out of the meeting room.Yahiko’s two bodyguards were like warriors with broken arms, clutching their twisted limbs and running amok.The meeting room fell into dead silence.Everyone felt nervous as they looked at Charlie and Ichiro, not knowing what kind of fate awaited them.Ichiro cleared his throat then spoke, “Let me tell you, I, as the legal heir of Kobayashi Pharma, hold the absolute right for this company. As such, the signed share transfer agreement is also valid. From this moment on, Kobayashi Pharma is a wholly
Objectively speaking, Japan, as an advanced country, has many developed and prosperous sectors.Nevertheless, other than Western medicine, almost the rest of the remaining lines were copied from Oskian medicine.Kobayashi Pharma, Ottasan Pharma, and Dapeng Pharma were typical corporations that copied prescriptions from Oskian medicine and ancient Oskian medicine.Dapeng Pharma, for instance, had once launched a so-called Oskian medicated slimming granule, which had its name attributed to a genius ancient Oskian doctor, Quinton Burns.From this, one could see that Japanese pharmaceutical companies did not really contribute much to Oskian prescriptions, and the majority of them either stole or blatantly plagiarized them.That was the main reason Charlie could simply disregard the R&D department without hesitation.Who needs the prescription developed by Kobayashi Pharma’s R&D department when the magical prescriptions were written in the Apocalyptic Book were far superior to theirs?
Makawa grew extremely anxious at the thought. He immediately cried and pleaded.“Mr. Wade, with all due respect, I am considered a talented individual in the biopharmaceutical industry. If you fire me, it will be a great loss to you. I’m begging you; please let me stay on. I will work as hard as I can for you!”Charlie calmly replied, “So now you’re begging. I’m afraid it’s too late. You must settle the resignation procedures by today. Otherwise, the company will end our contract with you by force.”After that, Charlie looked at Isaac and snapped, “Get him out of here.”Isaac nodded and immediately stepped forward. He held Makawa’s collar like grabbing a chicken’s neck and tugged him out.The commotion caused everyone in the meeting room to finally notice how serious the situation had become.Charlie had already received the shares transferred from Ichiro. He was the new boss for Kobayashi Pharma. As such, he was in control of everyone’s life and death.Whoever offended him woul
Yahiko sat in his car and cursed non-stop.It was his first time being humiliated like this.As Ito family’s leader, how could he be humiliated by a young Oskian lad? Not forgetting how his bodyguards had also been defeated by Charlie. The same Charlie even denied the forty-five billion USD refund credited into Kobayashi Pharma?That was forty-five billion dollars on the table!Equivalent to three-hundred-billion RMB, it was a significant sum to anyone, and even the filthy-rich would find it unacceptable to lose so much money without a valid reason.As such, Ito gritted his teeth and cursed, “I swear I am not worthy as a man, should I fail to get revenge this time! Not only do I want to get back all my money, but also I want this lad to die in Japan!”Tanaka, who stood beside, hurriedly replied, “Chairman, Mr. Wade is compelling. Please carefully reconsider and be prudent about finding any fault with him!”“Nonsense!” Yahiko raised his hand and slapped Tanaka. That slap on h
Not only was Ito family the top financial magnate in Japan, but it was also powerful within Japan’s underground world.There were a total of three influential underground organizations. Yamaguchi Group was in the first place while the Ito family came second.The underground world was a cruel realm where the weaker ones would be taken advantage of by the mightiest. One had to maintain its strong position to survive.To the people from the underground world, it was never their will to be merciless, and that their actions were forced by the nature of survival of the fittest among the underground.If one were familiar with the culture where you would take revenge on your oppressors, no one would dare to mess with you sooner or later.But if you were hit once and chose to remain on the long-suffering path instead of fighting back, the underground would surely bully you.Moreover, there was an essential rule in the underground: no one should seek help from the outside world to solve
Yashiko looked down whenever he thought of his potential partnership with the Schulz family.In the car, he sighed, saying, “Tanaka, Japanese economic development has been in a slump for a decade. Not only our family but the fortunes of a few prestigious families have been affected and shrunk. Also, our heirs are not as capable…”Tanaka asked hurriedly, “Chairman, Japan was once the most developed country in the world for a few decades ever since the world war. Why hasn’t it kept up for the past ten years?”Yashiko replied regretfully. “There are many reasons contributing to this slowed-down economy. Firstly, there is a limited supply of natural resources and land in Japan. Secondly, there were no recent breakthroughs in the Japanese information technology industry.”Yashiko continued emotionally, “Look, gone are those years when many Japanese sectors were on top of the world. These sectors have gradually lost their significance in recent years.”“Back in those days, Sony, Panas
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
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli