...Meanwhile, at the Schulz family villa in Sudbury.Cadfan felt more or less nervous because he had not received any response from Sheldon at all.Logically speaking, Sheldon was supposed to go and meet up with Yahiko this morning. Since it was already after lunchtime now, regardless of whether Sheldon’s discussion with Yahiko had proceeded well or not, Sheldon should have given Cadfan a progress report.So, Cadfan took out his cell phone and called Sheldon.A cold prompt sounded over the other end of the line: “Sorry. The number that you have dialed has been switched off.”Cadfan immediately felt that something was amiss!“Oh, no!” He blurted out, “Sheldon must have met with a mishap!”The butler, Arrington, quickly took out his cell phone before he spoke up, “I’ll call Mr. Sheldon’s subordinates.”After he was done speaking, he immediately made the phone call. Very soon, he also received the prompt that the cell phone had already been switched off.The expression on his f
As soon as Jeremiah hung up the phone, his first thought was to call Isaac immediately to question him about what was going on.Stephen, who was by his side, hurriedly asked, “Lord Wade, what happened?”Jeremiah said emotionally, “Sheldon Schulz disappeared in Aurous Hill today. Moreover, he was at Shangri-La before he went missing. So, Cadfan Schulz called me to question and condemn me for his son’s disappearance. I’ll have to call Isaac Cameron and ask him what is going on first!”Stephen was dumbfounded, and he blurted out, “Sheldon Schulz is also missing?! Steven Schulz disappeared just a few days ago, in Aurous Hill too. He also seemed to have gone missing without a trace when he was still in the hotel…”Jeremiah sighed before he said, “It’s easy to deal with Steven Schulz’s matter. After all, he did not go missing when he was in our territory. So, his life and death have nothing to do with us. However, Sheldon Schulz’s matter this time is more or less tricky. No matter what i
“He is the kind of person who would have to deal with you and teach you a proper lesson as long as you provoke him. Moreover, he knows very well that if he cannot deal with you for the time being, he would use underhanded methods to deal with you behind the scenes, then. Anyway, no matter what it is, his only purpose is to just deal with you.”“Besides, he does not have as many constraints or concerns in his eyes.”As he spoke about this, Jeremiah chuckled as he said, “For instance, what happened between Carmen and Charlie. So what if Carmen is his biological aunt? Carmen looked down on him, and she did not have any respect for his marriage at all. When she went to Aurous Hill, she bypassed him to meet with Elaine, and Carmen was very arrogant and bossy toward Elaine when she tried to meddle in Charlie’s marriage. Charlie was actually able to detain Carmen for more than half a month so that she could suffer a little in Aurous Hill.”After he was done speaking, Jeremiah shook his hea
Jeremiah truly did not expect Charlie to admit it in such a straightforward manner.Jeremiah was slightly caught off guard because of Charlie’s sudden frankness.A moment later, Jeremiah subconsciously held his wrist with his other hand as he sighed, “Charlie, you must be mad!”Charlie frowned. “Why am I mad?”Jeremiah said emotionally, “You shouldn’t have attacked Sheldon Schulz! Think about it. He is the eldest son of the Schulz family, and he disappeared in Shangri-La. How can the Wade family possibly get away with this?” Charlie asked Jeremiah in return, “Why? Did Cadfan Schulz look for you?”“That’s right!” Jeremiah looked extremely worried and anxious as he said, “Cadfan Schulz called me to yell at me, and he even said that he would certainly go all out to fight it out with the Wade family! You should know that both of our families have always fought verbally, but never physically. Now that we have gone against the rules this time, the Schulz family will certainly retaliat
Jeremiah felt extremely helpless. “This… what is the point of this child-like sophistry?”Charlie said with a severe countenance, “I’m not using sophistry. In fact, the actual situation is that Sheldon Schulz did not check into Shangri-La at all. Moreover, his name is not in the check-in information, and there is no record of him entering the hotel on the surveillance camera. Do you understand me?”Jeremiah hurriedly asked him, “Did you erase all the surveillance camera records of him checking into the hotel?”“No.” Charlie replied indifferently, “His initial reason for staying in this hotel was so that he could secretly approach Ito Yahiko. However, he was afraid that the people working at Shangri-La would find out about this true identity. So, he asked his subordinate to come over and check into the room. After that, he disguised himself to bypass the surveillance camera so that he could secretly stay here. Therefore, he naturally did not leave his check-in information behind.”“
Charlie saw that Jeremiah did not seem to have his previous worries anymore. So, he spoke up, “If there is nothing else, I’ll hang up first. I’m also tired from my journey. I’d like to take a good rest.”Jeremiah hurriedly said, “Alright! Okay, you should take a good rest first. I’ll not bother you anymore!”Charlie was about to hang up the phone when he suddenly recalled something. So, he spoke up, “Oh! By the way, I plan to engage in the ocean shipping business. In the future, the Wade family will not try to snatch this industry from me, right?”“What?” Jeremiah exclaimed, “You want to engage in the ocean shipping business?”“Yes.” Charlie replied indifferently, “I’m already in the midst of my preparation. I’ll inform you as soon as my project starts. At that time, I’ll take over the market shares released by the Schulz family. In addition, I hope that the Wade family will not come and interfere in the business market to the south of the Yaak River.”Jeremiah hesitated for a mom
Arrington spoke up, “Could they be doing this intentionally, as a disguise?”“A disguise?” Cadfan was even more surprised as he spoke up, “It is entirely meaningless for them to engage in this kind of disguise, right? It’s even more ridiculous to reveal what a person is intending to hide…”Just as Cadfan was feeling extremely puzzled, Jeremiah’s phone call came.Cadfan hurriedly answered the call as he blurted out, “Jeremiah Wade, where the hell is my son?!”Jeremiah replied coldly, “Cadfan Schulz, how would I know where your son is?”Cadfan cursed, “Are you really going to act like a hooligan in front of me?! My son disappeared when he was at Shangri-La! And you’re f*cking telling me that you do not know?!”Jeremiah warned him immediately, “Cadfan Schulz, you had better stop making up all these unfounded claims! You said that your son disappeared at Shangri-La. So, I asked my men to check all of the occupancy and check-in information at Shangri-La, but Sheldon Schulz’s name did
At this moment, the Schulz family’s butler, Arrington, spoke up from the side, “Lord Schulz, I feel that there is something fishy about this matter and that this matter is probably inseparable from the Wade family.”Cadfan let out a long sigh as he said, “Yes. Even if the Wade family is responsible for this matter, there is nothing that we can do about it this time. After all, Sheldon deliberately avoided the public in the first place. Now, we have no evidence to prove that he has really been to Shangri-La. So, how could we possibly assert that Sheldon has indeed gone missing in Shangri-La? Even if we were to bring this matter to the top, we’d be the ones who are being unreasonable.”Arrington was very gloomy and depressed as he said, “We cannot possibly just suffer a grievance in silence just like that, right? Mr. Steven and Mr. Sheldon are both missing. When have the Schulz family ever suffered a grievance like this? If this matter were to get out to the public, the Schulz family w
Helena waved her hand dismissively. "You don't have to. As you mentioned, procuring the hardware for the AI models comes with its own costs. I'd rather take a loss myself than let you suffer. After all, you're already of such an age, and having had a stroke once before. If you end up losing something and it affects your mood, leading to a relapse, wouldn't that make me the bad guy?" "No, no, no!" Harrison, ignoring the subtle mockery, hurried over to Helena with great urgency and reassured, almost desperately, "Buying the hardware for Your Majesty is something we should do. Please accept it." As he said it, he lamented with regret, "Your Highness, I'm old, and my mindset is molded in the conservative mode because of decades of experience, and bargaining is one of them. Nevertheless, please rest assured that we will never again bargain when doing business with you." After experiencing the powerful effect of the Healing Pill, Harrison keenly realized that the pill must be a life-sa
Harrison immediately caught the implication in her words and, with a smile, said, "Your Majesty, you are truly a brilliant negotiator. I've never seen someone so young yet able to control the pace of negotiations so skillfully! With you at the helm, the Nordic royal family is sure to soar to new heights!" Helena smiled and said, "You think too highly of me. I can control the rhythm well because I have a good mentor." "I wonder who your mentor is?" Harrison asked curiously. "I would like to meet him if there is a chance." Helena said lightly, "My mentor prefers to act with a low profile and isn't fond of the vanity that comes with fame, but I believe that you will have the opportunity to meet him in the future." "That would be wonderful!" Harrison replied with a beam. Helena then said, "It's getting late. I'll take my leave now." Harrison nodded. As he saw Helena turn to leave, he remembered something and hurriedly called after her, "Hold on, Your Majesty!" "Yes, Mr. Roths
Seeing Harrison with his head down in deep thought, Helena knew he definitely wouldn't follow the original plan to pass the position of family head to Julien. Sure enough, Harrison lifted his head with a chuckle and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to New York and attend my family meeting to establish the heir. Your presence truly brings us great honor!" Feigning a surprised expression, Helena asked, "Aren't we going to announce Julien's succession today? Why have you changed your mind?" Harrison waved her off and, with a slightly embarrassed smile, said, "Plans can't keep up with changes, and changes always outpace plans. Until this morning, I never imagined I could regain my health. Don't you think so?" Helena smiled slightly. "Your recovery is partly due to Julien's devotion, which seems to have touched God himself." Despite what she said, she couldn't help mumbling under her breath, "Harrison really did change his mind,
The wealth of the Rothschild family had long been beyond the estimation or calculation of outsiders. Over the years, they had made both visible and hidden investments in countless fields. All offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as long as they remained unlisted, were not required to disclose shareholder information. Among them were numerous companies in which the Rothschild family held shares or even controls. The true value of these holdings was impossible to verify. Even for listed companies, shareholder information was only disclosed in the primary market. The secondary market was bought and held through various channels that were impossible to count. In addition, the Rothschild family had investments in real estate, energy, mining, transportation, and other areas around the world. It could be said that any industry that was at the forefront of the trend could make enormous wealth. In colonial times, Britain was known as the em
Since both Harrison and Helena had reached an agreement, Helena took out a pen and amended the details of the contract. The whole process was recorded, and coupled with Helena's identity as the Nordic Queen and the high traffic on the internet, she was not at all worried that Harrison would go back on his word. After the two sides agreed on the terms of the contract, Harrison wrote his name on the contract, and then the two sides exchanged agreements, and the contract was officially in effect. After everything was settled, Helena put the contract away, turned off the video recording on her phone, and beamed, "It's been a pleasure working together, Mr. Rothschild!" Harrison hastily asked, "Y-Your Majesty, can you please give me the pill now?" "Of course." Helena handed him the pill swiftly and said, "Even though my family doesn't have a lot of money, we always attach great importance to the spirit of the contract." Harrison stretched out his trembling hand and took the pill.
Helena said, "Mr. Harrison, your family is involved in almost all of the institutions that are major shareholders of Nvidia, and you also hold a lot of floating shares in the secondary market. You got these shares very early, and the chips were very low. As Nvidia's stock price has gone up to over 1 trillion, you have made a lot of money." Harrison had just breathed a sigh of relief when he received a concession of 10 billion, so when Helena started to talk about his past, he quickly explained, "Business is business... Whatever we earn from Nvidia shouldn't be mixed with this matter, w-w-wouldn't you agree, Your Majesty?" "Agreed." Helena nodded. "However, since I'm granting you a hundred billion in hardware costs, this absolutely ties back to Nvidia. You'll ultimately need to procure the AI model hardware through them, and as a shareholder, any bulk orders from Nvidia will effectively be you moving money from one hand to the other." "First, even if the listed cost is a hundred b
Helena was not afflicted by Harrison's annoyance. She said lightly, "Calm down, Mr. Harrison. I haven't finished." After a short pause, she continued, "I want your model for my own use, not for any commercial use, which means it will have no impact on your original market. I just want a completely identical replica for my own use. For you, it's nothing more than giving me a copy, a set of hardware, and twenty years of maintenance fee. That shouldn't cost much, right?" "H-How can I be sure that y-you won't use it for commercial purposes?" Helena smiled and said, "That's the specific detail I'll talk about next. You will still pay me 100 billion dollars, but I will sign a contract with you stating that 50 billion dollars of that will be returned to you at the rate of 2.5 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years. "If you stop upgrading and maintaining the model, I will stop the subsequent return of the money." "If I use your AI model for commercial purposes, you can immedi
Helena added, "In fact, Mr. Rothschild, if you were willing to sacrifice yourself for the family's sake, you could save this money and allow it to contribute to the future development of the family. Who knows—perhaps your descendants would even build a monument in your honor." Feeling a sharp pain in his abdomen, Harrison covered his stomach and waved her off. "Alright, t-that's enough. Since it's a deal, y-you name your price, a-and I can negotiate, so let me give you... a one-and-done price." With that, he held up five fingers, resolutely declaring, "50 billion dollars! Not a penny more! Any more, and even if I regain my health, I'll feel miserable. Just thinking about spending hundreds of billions on a single pill might ruin my happiness in old age." The thought of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on a single pill genuinely pained Harrison. Some people, even without money, still acted generous. But some, when they had wealth, became increasingly stingy. Some believ
Harrison initially thought that 100 million dollars was already an astronomical figure and that offering this amount would sufficiently demonstrate his sincerity. However, he never expected that Helena, upon hearing this offer, couldn't even be bothered to negotiate and would turn to leave. He had just felt the tangible effects of the medicine. If one-tenth had such an impact, taking a whole pill would undoubtedly restore him to his former self. He couldn't afford to miss this rare opportunity. So, he quickly called out, "Your Majesty! Whatever the matter is, we can discuss it, b-but why are you leaving?" Helena explained lightly, "I have never liked to negotiate partnerships with ignorant people. If you believe your health is worth only 100 million dollars, then, frankly, what is there left for me to discuss with you? Although I may not have as much money as you, in my view, my health is certainly worth more than that amount." Harrison was rendered speechless. He hadn't ex