When Charlie returned to the villa at Thompson First, Claire was still cleaning up the house with several cleaning staff.The cleaning company even used professional odor-purifying equipment to clean the entire first floor thoroughly because the smell of tobacco, alcohol, moldy food, and vomit on the first floor was really too strong.Jacob, who was one of the sources of the stench, had been invited to the courtyard by Claire at this time.After Jacob had been enlightened by Charlie, he did not drink too much alcohol all day, but he was still a little disheveled. He was wearing a pair of boxers and a basketball vest as he smoked a cigarette and sighed as he sat in the courtyard. Only then did Charlie realize that his old father-in-law’s body had become puffier, especially when he was sitting there. His belly was piled into a large lump, and coupled with his scruffy beard, he suddenly looked much filthier.Jacob’s eyes suddenly lit up when he saw that Charlie was back. He quickly
Hannah nodded and snapped her fingers in a chic manner. “I’m going first, bye.”After saying that, she stepped on the accelerator and drove the car away. Elaine walked home with Jacob’s support as she cursed, “Damn Hannah, she managed to show off in front of me today. I think she doesn’t even remember who she is anymore! Damn! God must really be blind to let this kind of woman make money!” Jacob said casually, “Since you can’t accept it, just stay away from her in the future and don’t pay attention to her anymore. Just don’t give her the chance to show off in front of you, then.”“What do you know?!” Elaine said very seriously, “When I was rich, Hannah also hated me very much, but she always followed me and flattered me. Do you know why?”Jacob nodded. “Yes. Because it’d be a waste for her not to take advantage of you. Although the two of you are not born from the same mother, your temper and personality are the same. The both of you would definitely go even if your enemies invi
As Charlie, Claire, and Jacob were eating in the dining room, Elaine hid in her room and quietly opened the short video platform.In this era where everyone could be an anchor, even a dog could start a live broadcast online. The only difference was whether there would be an audience or not.Elaine fumbled to create her own live broadcast room and then entered the words ‘Elaine’s live broadcast’ in the column for the name of the live broadcast room.After that, she completed the creation of her live broadcast room and started the first online live broadcast of her life.As soon as the live broadcast started, Elaine began looking for ways to add the shopping cart because she had watched Hannah’s live broadcast and knew that the most important thing in a live broadcast was to sell goods. Therefore, one must have a shopping cart in order to sell goods. Consumers would only be able to place the order after the product link was posted.However, Elaine could not find the shopping cart op
After the order was created, Elaine immediately returned to her live broadcast room and waited for users to come.As long as the money was spent, the effect was really there immediately. Soon, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room changed from zero to one.At this moment, Elaine was very excited and hurriedly said, “Oh, welcome to my live broadcast room!”The other party dropped a comment. “Pfft.”After that, he left the live broadcast room immediately. When Elaine saw her first viewer leaving after leaving a word, she cursed angrily, “What do you mean by ‘Pfft’? You really do not know any better, do you?!”As soon as she was done speaking, another viewer came in. Elaine quickly put her angry expression away and said with a smile, “Welcome, new...”The number of viewers in the live broadcast room returned to zero after she had spoken two words. Immediately afterward, a series of people came in. They all retreated immediately, as soon as they came in. At least, th
Elaine almost went berserk the moment she saw the system prompt!She never expected that her live broadcast debut would start so low as this!This caused her self-esteem to be greatly hurt.She was so furious that she contacted the short video platform’s customer service directly, and the customer service consultant then said, “Hello, how can I help you?”Elaine immediately cursed angrily, “Why did you ban my live broadcast room?! Who gave you the right to do so?! Do you believe that I will call the police now?!”The customer service consultant quickly comforted her, “Hello, please calm down first. Can you tell me the reason why you were banned?”Elaine said angrily, “A prompt suddenly popped up, saying that I insulted others. What does this mean?”The customer service consultant asked politely, “Madam, please provide me with your platform ID number of the cell phone number when you registered the account.”Elaine replied angrily, “It’s the number that I’m using to call you!”
Elaine was so angry with the other party that she felt all the blood rushing to her head in an instant. She could feel buzzing in her head. The extreme anger and grievance made her hands tremble involuntarily, and her upper and lower teeth could not stop shaking and making a clattering sound.Unexpectedly, the customer service consultant spoke up again and said, “Madam, how about this? Although it is indeed wrong for you to swear, I can understand your feelings to a certain extent. In order to make up for your bad experience, I can give you a coupon for a five-dollar discount when you spend more than two thousand dollars. The coupon has already been sent to your account. You can use it if you create promotional orders next time as long as the amount for the single transaction exceeds two thousand dollars.”Elaine could not hold back anymore at this moment, and her whole body shook angrily like a volcanic eruption as she yelled angrily, “Who wants your d*mn coupon?! Who cares about th
Claire did not expect that she was clearly here to comfort her mother but was misunderstood by her mother in the end. She was helpless and could only explain to Elaine, “Mom, that’s not what I meant...”Elaine waved her hand dejectedly and said, “Forget it, you don’t need to explain anything to me. Your explanation is just a cover-up. I know that you think that I don’t have the ability to do a live broadcast!”Claire sighed and said, “What do you think, then? I’ll support you if you feel that you still have a chance and you want to continue with the live broadcast, but there is one thing you should understand. You have to control your emotions well regardless of whether your live broadcast finally succeeds or fails. You cannot get angry just because you failed to accomplish something, otherwise, if your health suffers because of your anger, wouldn’t the loss outweigh the gain, then?”Although Elaine was aggressive and unreasonable, she could still distinguish the good and bad someti
Claire then said, “Mom, just speak up if you need me to do something. You don’t need to be so courteous with me.”Elaine said very seriously, “I want to go to Qi Temple in the morning tomorrow to pray. I want to ask Buddha Bodhisattva to bless me. I thought about it carefully, and it seems that things haven’t been very smooth for me lately ever since I went to the United States! If my luck is bad, my fortune certainly won’t be good, so I won’t have good luck with wealth either! How will I be able to earn money by selling goods on a live broadcast online, then?! So, I’d like to hurry up and take advantage of the time while my live broadcast room is still banned to go to the temple and pray.”Claire hesitated for a moment. She felt that it was inappropriate for her mother to go to the temple to pray to Buddha just to ask for blessings for her live broadcast, not to mention, she hadn’t been to the company for so long, so she really wanted to go back to the company to take a look.So, s
"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