“That’s right, Mr. Webb…” Harold, who was standing aside, was also a little unconvinced at this time, and he said, “The Wilson family could also be considered a reputable middle-class family in Aurous Hill too! We are also well-respected and have some fame and prestige!”Donald glared at Harold before he cursed, “Your family is well-respected and has some fame and prestige too?! If your family is so well-respected, why would your sister have to suck up to that old man, Kenneth Wilson? If your family is so well-respected, why would your mother sleep with the supervisor in the coal mine?”As soon as Christopher heard this, his face flushed red with embarrassment, and he really wanted to dig a hole in the ground to hide his face.Harold also felt as though he was about to die from embarrassment.However, Donald was still filled with resentment, and he gritted his teeth as he yelled, “Your family even secretly sold off the television in my d*mned villa, and you still have the face to t
At this moment, at the abandoned warehouse at the outskirts of the city. Carmen, who had previously been afraid to reveal her own identity, could not be bothered about that anymore.When she saw that Donald did not believe her, she hurriedly blurted out, “Mr. Webb, I am truly the eldest daughter of the Wade family from Eastcliff. As for the fact you have just mentioned about Charlie growing up in the orphanage, I do not deny it at all. In fact, Charlie’s situation is very special. His father was Curtis Wade—the famous and reputable Curtis Wade from back then. You must have heard of him before, right?”Donald was stunned.He secretly thought to himself, ‘Curtis Wade?! He was my idol when I was young! Back then, Curtis Wade used his own strength and power to bring the Wade family to such great heights that the Wade family was standing at the top of the country! He even suppressed the famous and arrogant Rothschild family from Europe back then! That man was basically a God in the dom
She thought about how she had been so insufferably arrogant as she ordered Charlie around in the past. She would also constantly be screaming at him, bullying, and insulting Charlie in the past. Elaine was truly filled with regrets at this time.She could not help but think to herself, ‘What if Charlie still hates me deep in his heart? Perhaps he would be happy that I have gone missing this time. If he really does not want me to go back home, he will not be bothered to come and rescue me at all. Does that mean that I will really have to bake and move bricks at the brick factory for the rest of my life then?’At this point, Elaine had already burst into tears.Donald looked at Carmen before he said, “Since you said that you are a member of the Wade family, let me ask you something. What evidence do you have to prove your identity?”Carmen hurriedly replied, “I have my checkbook and my personal signature stamp in my bag. You can take a look at it!”Donald looked at Harold before he
Donald was filled with fear as he opened Carmen’s Hermes bag.Inside the bag, aside from the checkbook, there was indeed a personal signature stamp with Carmen’s name on it.An ordinary person would not generally get a personal signature stamp carved for no reason at all. After all, they would not have any use for it.However, if it was a person who was a leader in an enterprise or someone from a senior management level, it would certainly be of use, then.Moreover, the fonts on a personal signature stamp would generally be very well-defined. So, Donald could read the two words ‘Carmen Wade’ engraved clearly on the seal.When Donald saw Carmen’s personal signature stamp, Donald felt his blood pressure rising rapidly in an instant, and he could barely stand straight.In the next moment, Donald even had the desire to die.He felt as though he had sent the father and son from the Wilson family out to catch a dog. However, the father and son had not only brought back a dog, but they
After a short pause, Christopher continued speaking, “Look, Mr. Webb. If this Carmen is truly the eldest lady of the top and influential Wade family in Eastcliff, why would she come all the way to Aurous Hill? Besides, everything that she has said about Charlie’s life experience simply does not make sense at all! Charlie is nothing but a useless and pathetic jerk! Before he came into the Wilson family, he was just a worker who was working and living at the construction site that provided him with food and lodging. He was basically a pauper! If I really have to put it crudely, he could not even afford to pay for his own toilet paper in the past! So, how could he possibly be the young master of a wealthy and influential family? What kind of wealthy and influential family would be willing to leave their heir out on the streets to suffer for such a long time?”Donald had a straight expression on his face and he did not respond to Christopher’s words at all.Although what Christopher said
Harold felt as though he was about to collapse upon hearing these words!When he saw Donald’s bodyguards stepping forward and rushing toward him, he was so frightened that he subconsciously took a few steps backward and shouted, “Mr. Webb, what are you doing?! We… we were doing it because of you! It’s okay if you do not appreciate what we have done for you, but why do you want to break both of my arms?!”Donald exploded in anger, and he blurted out, “If you dare to say that you were doing it for me again, I will break both of your legs as well!”Harold was horrified. Before he could even run away, he had already been firmly pressed down to the ground by a few tall and muscular bodyguards.Donald’s bodyguards were no good men, and since their boss had already given his order, they would not hesitate at all.Therefore, as soon as Harold was pushed down to the ground, one of the bodyguards picked up a brick from the ground before slamming it directly on Harold’s shoulder.Harold yel
Since Elaine was still tied up, she could not resist at all. Hence, she could only let Carmen hit her face and head continuously.At this time, Elaine could only cry out in pain as she begged for mercy, “Oh! Sister, please stop hitting me. I was wrong! I know that I am wrong now!”“You know that you are wrong now?!” Carmen was even more furious when she heard this. She continued hitting Elaine as she shouted angrily, “I ended up in this situation because of you! Do you really think that I will let you go just because you say that you know that you are wrong now?! I do not only want to hit you, but I am going to kill you today!”Elaine was frightened to death, and she blurted out, “Please forgive me, sister! Don’t forget that you are Charlie’s aunt! I am Charlie’s mother-in-law. So, that makes us relatives! How can you take your own relative’s life?! What if my son-in-law turns against you in the future because of this? You will not be able to keep your own face either!”Carmen snor
When they saw a group of men in black rushing in with live ammunition, everyone was stunned.Donald asked nervously, “Who are you guys?!”Amongst them, the man in black who was wearing a black face shield replied coldly, “We are Interpol! We have been ordered to investigate a huge transnational fraud case!”The person who had just spoken was none other than Charlie’s most loyal subordinate, Albert.At this time, Charlie was still waiting in the helicopter outside, and he did not come down.He did not plan to come forward directly to deal with this matter today. Otherwise, there would be no way for him to explain this situation to his mother-in-law, Elaine.At this moment, Donald had an exceptionally surprised expression on his face. Interpol? An investigation into a transnational fraud case?! What had this got to do with him?!All he had done was simply to kidnap Elaine and Carmen today!Elaine felt extremely shocked, as though she had just been electrocuted, and she could not
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove
Charlie smiled. "Who, me? You'd laugh at me, but it was only after Steven found me that I learned to drive. I never bought my own car either and only had the two supercars gifted to me, and I only drove those a handful of times at best. Even now, I'm driving the BMW 5-series I bought for my father-in-law."Then, he remembered Marianne Long and said, "I did drive a friend's Tesla back to Hong Kong, but it was only for a short time, and I didn't manage to look into their so-called assisted driving system."Yolden thought about it and smiled, "But y'know… how would I describe the car, specifically? Have you heard of Mario Balotelli, the soccer player?"Every man present aside from Keith nodded—Mario had been a philosopher on the soccer field, and even those who didn't watch soccer were familiar with his name.Nodding, Yolden continued, "The way I see it, Mario has been a player with top-class hardware but third-rate software. Give him Messi or Ronaldinho's intelligence, and he'd be a
Kaeden then asked, "Well, professor, how do you suppose we overtake the competition at turning points? Or indeed, what qualifies as succeeding in that respect?"Yolden thought about it, formulating his words before explaining, "My personal understanding of the matter isn't simply to aim for turning points. Instead, it's things like staying on the inner lane of the race track and reaching the finish line faster by going where no other race car had gone before—or indeed where people never thought to go before."That's the case for new energy cars. Our fossil fuel energies have constantly lost to other countries and would always come up short. But with new energy cars, we can change the rules altogether."We can't catch up to their engine tech? Then we won't—there's no way they are masters in electric-powered engines, are they? They've spent decades on internal combustion engines and haven't the first clue about electric-powered engines."So, while everyone hasn't turned all their foc
The Ackers were really interested in Yolden's perspective.For their family, investing in the new energy automotive industry wasn't meant to make money—they simply intended to add to Oskia's strength as a manufacturer.But with Yolden's input, they had new things to look forward to.If they really could propel their business to giants like Tesla, opportunities and profits would go without saying—there was also no question that it supported and improved Oskia's local car industry and manufacturing sector.Giants in the manufacturing sector were different from online giants, as the latter often enforced a stranglehold monopoly. Before they had the monopoly, they would be offering perks and subsidies to the market, and when they gained sufficient customers and consumer faith, they would start choking the market for profits.To put it in perspective, a five-mile Uber ride would cost five bucks before, and the driver would be paid ten for it. But after Uber got the monopoly, the rider