Sophie did not even raise her head as she replied, “There is no progress at all. I have not found him from the videos yet.”Helen said seriously, “Some things are entirely dependent on fate. If there is no fate, then no matter how hard you try, it will still be useless. However, if the both of you are fated, even if you are not trying to look for him, he will still appear in front of you.”At this time, Sophie did not hesitate at all as she said, “I do not want to leave everything to fate. That is simply too unreliable. There are so many people in this world. Aside from the neighbors who are right at our doorstep, the probability of two people who have met by chance in a foreign country meeting again coincidentally is close to zero. If I do not take the initiative to look for him, I am afraid that I will not ever be able to find him in this lifetime.”After that, Sophie became a little sad and depressed as she said, “A human’s memory in itself is already not that good. Not many peop
Sophie said, “I want to look for a master to do some calculations and predictions for me so that I can see if he can give me some hints.”Jaime could not help but laugh and say, “Didn’t you say that you do not believe in that?”Sophie seriously replied, “Since there are no other good solutions to this matter, I should just try it out, then.”After that, Sophie asked Helen, “Mom, do you know any famous masters in Eastcliff? Don’t you often go to the temple to worship Buddha and donate some money to the temple there? Do you know of any good monks?”Helen replied seriously, “Don’t talk nonsense! The eminent monks are practicing Buddhism, while fortune-telling is a Taoist matter!”Sophie hurriedly asked, “Then, do you know of any capable Taoist master? I want to beg him to help me take a look at my fate!”Helen thought for a moment before she said, “In fact, I am not too sure about this. It has already been many years since I’ve asked anyone for any divination. I was about the same a
Sophie hurriedly said, “It’s okay. You just have to help me ask him.”After that, she asked, “By the way, Grandpa, do I have to make a trip to the United States if he is willing to help me?”“No need.” Jefferson said, “Old Master Lennard has divine power and abilities. If he agrees to help you, it should be sufficient for me to let him know your birth date and time of birth before I tell him briefly about the matter that you want to ask him about.”Sophie said in amazement, “Is he truly that incredible?”Jefferson laughed and said, “Fortune-telling and divination is supreme wisdom that the ancestors have granted to us. Only a fraction of the modern people nowadays can actually understand this kind of divine and magical abilities.”After that, Jefferson said, “It is already midnight in the United States now. So, it will not be good for me to contact Old Master Lennard at this time. You should just wait patiently first. I will give him a phone call when it is evening here, as it wil
When she heard this, Elaine could not help but exclaim, “Oh my! The designing fee for one square meter costs at least eight hundred to one thousand dollars?! Wouldn’t that be at least fifty to sixty million dollars, then? This is simply too shocking!”Claire smiled as she said, “What is so shocking about it? Some internationally renowned designers charge hundreds of millions of dollars purely for the exterior design of a building!”Elaine touched her chest, and she hurriedly asked her, “My good daughter, are you planning to take on the project, then?”Claire earnestly replied, “Of course I would love to take on the project. However, my studio is not that big at the moment. If I were to take on such a big project, I am afraid that I will not be able to compete with my opponents during the bidding and tender. Furthermore, there is also a lot of preparatory work that has to be done. If I were to tender for the project, I will have to put my heart and soul into it now to prepare for the
However, even though he had said this, Charlie had already made up his mind to tell Doris to secretly hand this project over to Claire.After all, Emgrand Group belonged to him. Since his wife was so interested in this project, he naturally wanted to give her an opportunity to practice her skills.Therefore, he told Claire, “Claire, you don’t have to think too much about it first. Just concentrate on making all the preparations. I believe that you will certainly be able to do it!”“Yes!” Claire nodded firmly before she said, “I will definitely work hard, and I will try to secure this big project!”After having lunch, Claire returned to the company. At this time, Charlie returned to his bedroom to make a phone call to Doris.As soon as the phone call was connected, Doris said, “Young Master, the reason why you are calling me is because of the matter relating to your wife’s tender, right?”Charlie laughed as he said, “You guessed it right.”Doris hurriedly replied, “Young Master,
Aurora was very happy when she heard that Charlie was going to refine some medicine again.She was not happy because she had been wishing for Charlie’s magical pills. Rather, she was happy because her father had asked her to deliver the medicinal herbs and materials over to Charlie. This way, she would finally have the opportunity to see Charlie.During this period of time, Aurora had been spending her winter vacation at home. Aside from her routine training every day, she basically had nothing to do at all at home. Therefore, she had been feeling very bored throughout her vacation.She really wanted to look for an opportunity to see Charlie or even to ask Charlie to guide her and give her some more pointers. However, she had heard that Charlie had been very busy recently. So, she felt embarrassed to come over to look for him because she did not want to be a bother.It just so happened that she would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to see Charlie when she delivered th
“That’s good!” Aurora smiled sweetly before she hurriedly passed the medicine box and the red sandalwood box in her hand over to Charlie. After that, she said, “Master Wade, all the medicinal herbs and materials that you need is inside this medicine box. My dad has already prepared everything for you. There is also a premium purple ginseng that is more than four hundred years old inside this red sandalwood box. My dad said that he obtained it by chance, and he believes that this premium purple ginseng will certainly be of great use to you. Therefore, he asked me to bring it here and give it to you as a gift…”Charlie was a little surprised, and he said, “A premium purple ginseng that is more than four hundred years old?! How did your dad get his hands on such a good item?”Aurora stuck her tongue out and said, “I don’t know about that. He usually has many different channels for receiving his medicinal herbs and materials. Many top medicinal herbs and materials’ farmers and dealers ar
Since Charlie was sincerely inviting her into his house, Aurora nodded before she happily followed Charlie into the villa.Upon entering the house, Charlie invited Aurora to sit on the sofa in the living room. After that, he took out a tea set and made a pot of tea for her.Aurora carefully held the cup of tea that Charlie had made for her in her hands before she said, “By the way, Master Wade, I went to see Jasmine two days ago!”“Oh?” Charlie curiously asked, “Did you go to her company or her house?”“I went to her house.” Aurora said, “I was worried that Jasmine would be in a bad mood after experiencing so many things. So, I went to visit her at her house.”Charlie nodded slightly. At this time, he suddenly thought of how he had not had the time to see Jasmine again after he had helped her regain her position as the heir of the Moore family after helping her to resolve the Moore family’s crisis. So, he asked Aurora, “How is Jasmine’s current condition?”Aurora tilted her head
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega
Later, after Charlie told Jeremiah over the phone about the joint venture with the Ackers to establish Curtis Autos, the old man was awash with tears, especially after Charlie told him that it was Keith who suggested it. After all, Curtis was his favorite son whose death he could never really get over. Moreover, he once believed that only his family mourned Curtis while the Ackers never did, and he held a grudge over his son's passing. As such, he was surprised that Keith held such great respect toward his late son and didn't hesitate to say yes when Charlie invited him to Aurous Hill to sign an agreement with the Ackers.Still, Charlie wasn't in a hurry to arrange for a specific time, and he was going to let the Ackers sort out the human resources of Godot Autos over a few days. It still wouldn't be too late by then.Moreover, he was keen to allow the buzz to have time to grow so that the automotive industry would be astounded by the joint project between the Ackers and the Wade
Christian was the first to exclaim in approval, "Yes! Curtis Autos sounds wonderful! It has my vote!""Seconded!" Kaiden nodded, pumping the air with his right fist. "I've looked up to Curtis the most, and I absolutely agree with naming the company after him!"Jaxson was nodding too. "Me too!""Yes!" Lulu chirped.Yolden couldn't help agreeing as well. "Curtis Autos is definitely a good name!"Merlin raised his hand gingerly as well. "Quit it with your flattery already," Keith chuckled, and he turned toward Charlie solemnly. "In the end, Curtis is Charlie's father, and the final decision goes to him!"Charlie's eyes were welling up with tears—his parents had been gone for almost three decades, yet he had never thought of dedicating anything to their memory.As such, Keith's suggestion to use Curtis's name for the car company left him thrilled. After all, wouldn't his father's soul be honored if Curtis Autos rocked the country, maybe even the world?With that in mind, he nodd
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
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