Jacob had been watching silently from the corner as his son-in-law turned things around and brought about a radical change, reversing the course of events. He was extremely shocked.He could not understand how Charlie could be so strong nor why he had such a strong aura around him.This Charlie was completely different from the Charlie that was always being yelled at and reprimanded by Elaine at home.At this time, Charlie stepped forward before he asked, “Dad, are you okay?”Jacob hurriedly shook his head as he said, “Yes, I’m fine. Fortunately, you came in time. Otherwise, I would have suffered a very terrible fate…”Charlie smiled slightly before he said, “Dad, I am truly thankful that you are fine. I have already taught those people a lesson. Are you satisfied now?”“Satisfied! I am very satisfied!” Jacob nodded repeatedly. After that, he asked with a worried expression on his face, “Charlie, don’t you think that you were being a little too cruel just now? Aren’t you afraid t
Marcus’s mother did not dare to say anything else after she heard this. She knew that the situation was very serious. So, she hurriedly started to pack her belongings.Cain asked Marcus, “Check out the situation on TikTok. Has Charlie already uploaded the video of us on TikTok?”Marcus raised his hands as he said, “My cell phone is with Charlie. He used my cell phone to take the video.”“D*mn it.” Cain hurriedly took out his cell phone and threw it at Marcus as he said, “Hurry up and check out the situation on TikTok!”Marcus took his father’s cell phone in his hand before he started downloading the TikTok application on the cell phone.He scrolled through a few videos on TikTok and realized that there was no video of him doing a stand-up comedy with his father. Feeling a little relieved, he quickly told his father, “Charlie probably has not posted the video on TikTok yet.”“That’s good.” Cain nodded slightly before he said, “We should not delay this any further. Hurry up and pac
The car finally arrived at Shangri-La.Alas, the five men could not even open the car door on their own.The Shangri-La hotel staff usually looked down on all rental cars. Therefore, they rarely opened the car door for any guests who arrived at the hotel in a cab. When they saw the cab, they deliberately acted as though they could not see the car at all, refusing to step forward to open the car door for them.There was a moment of awkward silence in the car. At this time, Johnny suddenly yelled at the cab driver, “D*mn it! Are you blind?! Don’t you know how to open the car door for us?”The cab driver was a little annoyed, and he said, “Then, you should pay me the cab fare first. You told me that you would pay me ten thousand dollars for this trip.”Johnny replied, “Help me open the car door first. After getting off the car, you can take the money from my pocket by yourself. I cannot move my arms right now because my arms are injured.”The cab driver got out of the car before he
When the captain of the security team at Shangri-La hotel saw this scene, he quickly led a group of men with him as they rushed over to stop them. He then said coldly, “Guys, do not cause trouble at the entrance of the Shangri-La hotel. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not giving you face!”Johnny knew that Isaac Cameron, the boss of Shangri-La, had a very strong and influential background. Therefore, he hurriedly stopped his men before he said to the cab driver, “You are very fortunate today! You’d better be more careful in the future. Otherwise, I will kill you!”After he was done speaking, he stepped up as he tried to bring his men into Shangri-La with him.Just as they were about to enter, the security guards quickly stepped up to stop them. After that, the lobby manager hurriedly came over and said, “Sorry, gentlemen. You are all indecently dressed and poorly groomed. According to our hotel regulations, you cannot enter our Shangri-La hotel!”As soon as he heard the manager’s wor
After Johnny and the other four bodyguards had left, the scene in the lobby was a complete mess.The lobby manager of Shangri-La and the team of security guards were all lying on the ground with serious injuries inflicted upon them. Their face and noses were all very swollen, and they looked very miserable at this time.One of the security guards struggled to stand up as he hurriedly rushed over to help the lobby manager up from the ground. At this time, he could not help but ask, “Manager, what should we do now?”The lobby manager quickly replied with a cold expression on his face, “Hurry up and bring all of our men to the hospital immediately. I will go and look for Mr. Cameron! I am certain that Mr. Cameron will not let them off so easily since they actually dared to cause trouble at Shangri-La!”Then, the lobby manager started limping toward Isaac’s office.At this time, both the father and son, Donald and Sean, were still waiting at the presidential suite of the Shangri-La ho
Sean subconsciously took a few steps back. After that, Johnny and the rest of their men gathered upall their courage and they had a downcast expression on their faces as they entered the presidentialsuite like defeated dogs, with their lowered heads and broken arms!Donald was stunned when he saw the five men walking into his room. He lost his grip of the teacup in his hand and dropped it to the ground in shock…Donald stared at the five men in shock and was dumbfounded. “You… you… what happened?! What happened to your foreheads? Why is it all bloodied and covered in blood? This… why does it look like someone has written something on your foreheads?”Since the five men had their heads lowered, it was rather difficult for Donald to make out the words that were carved on their foreheads.Johnny immediately took a step forward and plopped down to the ground with a thud as he knelt in front of Donald and said sincerely, “Mr. Webb, I am sorry for not getting things done! Please give m
At this time, the lobby manager who had been kicked half to death by Johnny staggered through the door of Isaac’s office with the help of several employees.The lobby manager opened Isaac’s office door. As soon as the lobby manager entered Isaac’s office, Isaac immediately saw that he was covered in injuries. He blurted out, “Mr. Zelmer, what happened?!”Mr. Zelmer spoke indignantly, “Mr. Cameron, some of the bodyguards working for the Webb family in Sudbury broke into our hotel! They even beat me and our team of security guards up in the hotel lobby!”“What?!” Isaac frowned before he asked, “What happened exactly? Donald Webb and his son are both staying at the presidential suite in Shangri-La. This means that their bodyguards are also staying in the presidential suite with them. So, why did they have to fight and beat all of you up to break into the hotel?”Mr. Zelmer hurriedly explained, “The situation is pretty complicated. It seems as though the five bodyguards have just gotte
Charlie nodded slightly.After that, his father-in-law went and smoked his cigarette. So, Charlie sat in his car as he answered the phone call.After the phone call was connected, Isaac hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, I heard that you had a conflict with the bodyguards from the Webb family?”Charlie nodded slightly before he said, “Your information is really quite timely!”Isaac hurriedly replied, “Mr. Wade, I heard that these five people were causing a scene and making trouble at Shangri-La. I only found out about this matter after sending someone to investigate and check it out.”After that, Isaac quickly explained what had happened when Johnny and the other bodyguards had arrived at Shangri-La.After listening to Isaac’s words, Charlie replied coldly, “Those five dogs. I never expected them not to learn their lesson at all. I thought that they would have learned their lesson and tried to be more low-key in the future. However, I really did not expect them to use their legs to cause
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