The night that Charlie and Claire just returned to Oskia was not a good night.Jacob’s heart, which was already riddled with holes, seemed to be hurt even more by Charlie’s words. He stayed in the living room all night without moving.On the other hand, Elaine watched Hannah’s live broadcast in the first half of the night until midnight, then kept holding onto her cell phone during the second half of the night to use the search engine to find a way to destroy Hannah.According to what Charlie had said, her commission rate was about twenty percent. Based on the sales of the small yellow car in Hannah’s live broadcast room, she calculated the total commission that Hannah would make during a live broadcast for one night and came up with a set of figures that left her dumbfounded.Hannah had sold a total of ten items with her sales volume reaching up to 1.1 million dollars. Based on this rough calculation, the commission would be around two hundred and twenty thousand dollars. If she
At this time, there was the rumbling sound of an engine starting not too far away before it drove toward the direction of his house.Charlie looked outside the garage and saw that Hannah was dressed fancily. She was wearing a pair of huge sunglasses with pink rims as she drove her Mercedes-Benz G500 and arrived at his front door. When Charlie saw Hannah parking her car outside his house, he could not help but frown as he thought that this woman must have come to look for trouble since she was here so early in the morning.After all, he also knew Hannah very well. This woman basically had the same attributes as Elaine. They were both the kind of people who would flatter someone who had power and could not wait to trample on those who were beneath them.Lady Wilson as well as Hannah’s family had been living a miserable life for a long time, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was a human tragedy. Later, Hannah had begun flattering Elaine, who was her sister-in-law.
Charlie had already guessed that his mother-in-law would not be able to resist the temptation, so he was not surprised at all when Elaine agreed to it.But Claire, who was listening from the second floor, was angry and disappointed at her mother for having no willpower at all. So, she hurried out of her room and pressed the elevator when Elaine was coming down in the elevator. The elevator stopped on the second floor, and when the elevator door opened, she was already leaning inside on her crutches. Elaine had gotten ready very quickly to head out. She did not sleep at all last night, and she did not even bother to change her clothes. She was still wearing the same clothes she was wearing when she got back on the plane yesterday.Claire did not enter the elevator but instead blocked the elevator door and asked Elaine who was inside, “Mom, weren’t you just cursing at Aunt yesterday?! Why can’t you resist the temptation when she is asking you to go to the spa with her?” Elaine sa
Elaine said casually, “My electric wheelchair is very heavy, so I’m afraid you won’t be able to lift it into the trunk.”Hannah nodded and helped Elaine all the way to the passenger car door and said, “Elaine, my broken car is not as good as your Cullinan, so I hope that you won’t mind it.”Elaine curled her lips and then said, “Your G500 really cannot be compared to the Cullinan, but I’m not picky either, so it’s fine.”Hannah helped Elaine get into the car and said with a smile, “I also ordered a Cullinan two days ago. It’s the same as the one you have at home. They are both the BB version, but I ordered the latest model that was just launched. The configuration list is about nine million dollars or so, and landing will cost more than ten million dollars.”Elaine was dumbfounded and asked, “What do you mean? You also ordered a Cullinan?”“That’s right.” Hannah took out a cowhide folder from the passenger door storage compartment and handed it over to Elaine as she said, “Take a
When faced with Hannah’s deception, Elaine did not fall for her tricks this time. She simply said in a self-conscious manner, “I don’t understand shares. The risk is too high, and it requires a lot of capital. I still think that it’s easier to sell goods on a live broadcast. I can start from scratch, and I can just do it on my cell phone. I will be able to make a lot of money if I’m successful, but I won’t lose much if I fail.”As Hannah drove, she tried to dispel Elaine’s thoughts and said, “You have to have a selling point first if you want to engage in live broadcasts and sell goods. Tell me, what can attract people to watch old women like us?” Elaine casually muttered, “If it doesn’t work, I’ll just sell my misery online. I’ll say that my husband has lung cancer, and I will ask everyone for help.”Hannah felt a little offended and hastily said, “How can you do that?! Charlie could be regarded as a person with a certain influence now. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing if Charlie’s cli
However, Hannah was different. The return rate in her live broadcast room was surprisingly low, and even if the broken garbage bags would leak when half-filled, almost no one would return them.Hannah herself was also very shrewd. She knew very well that although she could earn more and earn higher commissions if she brought in bird’s nests and skin care products that cost thousands of dollars per customer, once the consumer found something bad about it, they absolutely would not have this ‘only showing love’ mentality. They would certainly choose to return the goods immediately. Therefore, she had her own business sense. The first one was that the maximum price of the goods per unit for her live broadcast would only be ninety-nine dollars. It must never exceed one hundred dollars so that she could minimize the return rate. This was because she knew that the love of consumers also had an upper limit!If they spent 19.90 dollars to buy a bunch of garbage bags, 29.90 dollars to b
When Charlie saw that Elaine still got into Hannah’s car, he sighed helplessly. It was difficult to change a person’s nature. He did not think any further about it, used the Cullinan to jumpstart the BMW, then drove the BMW out.After going out, Charlie called Claudia and asked her to wait for him at the new home that Isaac had prepared for her and Mrs. Lewis. At the same time, he also called Isaac to ask him to contact his connections at Aurous University to go over and complete Claudia’s admission application today. Isaac had been working in Aurous Hill for many years, and he was also the spokesperson for the Wade family, so his local connections could be said to be pervasive. Getting admission into Aurous University was naturally not a problem. This time, he had already established a connection for Claudia in advance, so upon Claudia’s arrival in Aurous Hill, she only needed to go to the university with the necessary documents to get things started. Charlie followed the address
Claudia laughed and said, “We have at least the two of us already, so it’ll also be a brave step for us.”Stephanie snorted and said, “I don’t want to form a girl group with you! Mrs. Lewis and I still have to work hard to take good care of Charlie’s orphanage!”Charlie also said to Claudia at this time, “Claudia, let’s go now if you don’t have anything else to do. The dean of the university and the person in charge of recruiting overseas undergraduates have already arrived. We should go and meet them to complete the process.”“Okay!” Claudia hurriedly nodded and turned to Stephanie as she said, “Stephanie, I’ll get going first, then!”Stephanie smiled and said, “Mrs. Lewis and I will celebrate with you at noon after you get the admission notice!”Charlie raised his brows and said, “Count me in. Tell Mrs. Lewis that I’ll have to trouble her to cook more special dishes at noon today.”Stephanie said excitedly, “Really? I’ll go to the supermarket to find Mrs. Lewis and buy more del
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
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