For Rudy, ten billion US dollars in ten years was basically equal to all of his family business being wiped out completely. However, the good thing was that Charlie was giving him ten years to pay this sum of money in installments. This also meant that as long as he was willing to work hard and try his best to make his business more profitable, he might be able to keep half of his family assets in ten years.Therefore, he was forced to accept this reality in his heart. Aside from admitting his own bad luck, his greatest wish was to drag his unconscious son over so that he could beat him up.At this time, Charlie spoke up and said to Rudy, “If you dare to tell anyone including your son about what happened today after you leave this place, I will ask Ten Thousand Armies to send someone to arrest you and send your whole family to Syria. Do you understand me?”Rudy was so frightened that he shuddered and nodded hastily as he said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I will never tell anyone abo
Charlie said coldly, “As far as I know, you not only have nightclubs but also hotels registered under the Order of the Star. I only asked you to donate the assets under your personal name, but I did not say that you should donate all the assets belonging to the Order of the Star as well. Why would you have no fixed place to live in, then?”Solomon was helpless, and he could only say honestly, “I understand. I will do as I am told!”Charlie said again, “Besides that, you will also have to pay the first one billion US dollars within three days. I will ask for you if Ten Thousand Armies does not receive the money within three days. Do you understand me?” Solomon nodded repeatedly and said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I understand. I will definitely transfer the money to Ten Thousand Armies’ bank account within three days. I will kill my godson with my own hands if there is any delay in the money.”Rudy’s face turned pale when he heard this, and he said miserably, “Don’t worry, Godfather.
Charlie’s words instantly brought Shawn back to his senses. He was overjoyed, and he was so excited that his body began trembling slightly. After that, he blurted out excitedly, “Mr. Wade, look at what you’re saying! We already agreed that you would be staying at my house earlier, right? It would not be a problem for you to stay forever if you’re willing!”Charlie smiled slightly and said, “Thank you, Mr. Long.”After saying that, he turned around and looked at Marianne, who was still shocked and stunned, and he said, “Miss Marianne, is it okay for me to follow your car?”Marianne was still unable to digest what had just happened, so she seemed to be in a daze.When Shawn saw that Marianne did not respond, he hurriedly said, “Marianne, Mr. Wade is talking to you! Why are you not answering?”Marianne came back to her senses and stroked the hair between her temples as she said to Charlie, “Sure...”Charlie nodded and then turned to Porter as he said, “Porter, I’ll go first. I’ll
‘It’s just like how the Laine family was the absolute richest family in Hong Kong back then, but there were still people who dared to kidnap their eldest son even when they were so powerful!’‘It’s the same for me!’‘Although I’m almost about to become the richest man in Hong Kong now, I still do not have absolute influence before people like Solomon.’‘If Solomon wants to fight with me, I would still be afraid, and I can only find someone to make peace with him or end up spending money to settle things.’‘It’s just like how I could only clench my teeth and promise to give Solomon five million US dollars so that I could take my daughter away when I first came here today...’‘But... even though it was obviously his god-grandson who had provoked my daughter first, I ended up having to pay him five million US dollars as compensation instead! This is the biggest drawback of having only money but no authority!’‘It would be completely different if I could have someone like Charlie to
“Me?”Charlie smiled faintly and said indifferently as he drove, “I already told you that my name is Charlie Wade, I am twenty-eight years old, and I’m from Oskia.”Marianne continued questioning, “Aren’t you an assistant for Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group? Why is the whole of Ten Thousand Armies yours if you are just an assistant of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group?”Charlie looked straight ahead, and as he steered the vehicle to the left, he casually said, “I was not the one who created Ten Thousand Armies, nor did I pay for its acquisition. However, I was kind to Porter, who is the lord of Ten Thousand Armies. So, he voluntarily made Ten Thousand Armies pledge its allegiance to me.”Having said that, Charlie paused and said again, “As for my role as an assistant in Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, I am just making a friendly appearance here. Your family is also in the ocean shipping business, so you should have heard from your father that Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group has a cl
At this time, Marianne looked at Charlie and asked, “Why do you have to be in contact with my father when you are here to administer justice? Your so-called discussion to talk about the collaboration should also be fake, right?”Charlie shrugged. “The discussion about the collaboration is not necessarily fake. With Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group’s rapid expansion and strength, there is indeed a great need for us to enhance its capacity. Although the ocean shipping company in your father’s hands has a certain capacity, it cannot convert 100% of its capacity into revenue. So, it could be considered a complementary advantage if the two sides collaborate on this basis. In fact, this is a win-win situation.”Marianne hesitated for a moment and then asked Charlie, “Then, is the justice that you are going to administer related to my father?”Charlie did not want to deceive Marianne, so he simply shook his head and said, “I have no comment on this for the time being.”Marianne seemed to h
When Marianne heard Charlie’s words, she felt even more emotional and reluctant.She pretended to be relaxed and smiled as she said, “Okay! I will take you there tomorrow night, then.”After saying that, she suddenly found that she had already run out of topics to talk about with Charlie.She did not dare to ask him about the previous topic, but she also did not know what else she could talk about with Charlie now.In truth, she had a lot of questions that she wanted to ask Charlie. For example, she wanted to ask him which part of Oskia he was from, whether he was already married at the age of twenty-eight years old, or whether he had a girlfriend. Or perhaps she could ask him if he would like to stay longer in Hong Kong because Marianne had a lot of places that she had never shared with others before, and she wanted to take Charlie there along with her for a walk or to take a look at the place and experience it with her. However, she did not dare to ask him any of these questi
Charlie asked curiously, “How long has it been since the food street was bought over?”Marianne thought for a while and said, “It must be for more than ten years now. My father bought it for me the year he got married.”Charlie asked her, “Do you know how much it cost when he bought it?”“I forgot...” Marianne said embarrassedly, “I’m actually not that sensitive in this aspect. I was still young at that time and simply thought that I wanted to keep the food street intact. So, I asked my father to buy it for me. I really do not know how much it cost.”Charlie asked again, “How do you know that there is still a deficit of two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars every month, then?”“The manager was the one who told me.” Marianne said, “My father put someone else in charge of the operation of this food street before I became an adult. It was given to me to manage after I became an adult, but I do not know how to manage it. I only thought that I should not increase the rental to ensure
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