On the next day, due to excessive drinking last night, Andrius woke up a little later than usual. He went to work, but when he walked into Team Five’s office, he spotted a sour look on everyone’s faces. “What’s wrong? Where’s Fatty Frank?” Andrius simply asked, wondering what could have made them sulk. “He’s in the meeting room. Team Five is doomed now!” Angel sighed and said sadly, “This morning, Simon-Tooke launched a fell-fledged sanction on our company. “Our clients and suppliers who got the news bailed on us when they got the news. All the executives believed it was Team Five’s fault for beating Mr. Longman up the other day. That’s why he must have done this to get back to us. They are coming for the company, and…” A hint of anger flashed on Angel’s expression. Andrius asked with furrowed brows, “And what?” “And the executives want all of us in Team Five to apologize to Simon-Tooke in person.” Angel clenched her teeth and said, “If we can’t get Mr. Longman to forgive u
“If we can get an investment from Celestial Enterprise, New Moon Corporation’s cash flow will be able to be self-sustainable, and it will also help the company to expand further.” It was Andrius’ original plan. Through a collaboration between the two companies, he would share a portion of the assets he got from the Millers and the Crestfalls with New Moon Corporation. “How naive!” “Cheap!” “You’re dreaming!” “Are you out of your mind?” As soon as Andrius’ words subsided, all the executives teased and mocked him. Harman looked at Andrius with contempt, as if he were an idiot. "Do you think Celestial Enterprise is a charity? Why would they share with us what they have already gained? Do you really think that you own Celestial Enterprise? That you can do whatever you want?" He was right. Andrius grinned. He looked at the executives with a ridiculing gaze and said, “If I can get the investment, what are you guys going to do about it?” “Impossible!” “There’s no way.”
Andrius brought Fatty Frank to an eatery beside the road. Beer was served on the table, and they started an early grilled meat session. Andrius gobbled up the food, but Fatty Frank was not in the mood. “Go on, have some.” Andrius put a piece of innards on his plate. “I thought your kidneys are weak. This grilled kidney here is the bomb. You are what you eat, so it’s definitely going to strengthen your kidneys.” “I…” Fatty Frank put the pig kidney aside and said helplessly, “Boss, how do you have the appetite to eat now? If we don’t get the investment, Team Five is doomed! Even though the salary is nothing to me, I don’t want to drag every one of our comrades down. I feel bad. I don’t feel like eating.”He put his fork down and looked away. Despite being the leader of the Trust Fund Kids, Fatty Frank was loyal and companionable. Andrius laughed. He continued to chew on his grilled meat and consoled Fatty Frank, "Don't worry. Since when have I failed? We will get the investm
It was time to clock off at New Moon Corporation when Harman and the other executives were summoned to the meeting room. “Ms. Crestfall called us to the meeting room at this hour. What happened?” “I have no idea.” “What the hell? It’s time to go home. Why can’t she wait until tomorrow? How annoying.” “That’s what women are.” The executives were complaining about the last-minute meeting, voicing out their displeasure. “I heard our company got an investment,” someone said but it made everyone else laugh. “Hahaha!” “Come on, Jack! You really believe that?” “It’s only one day, and those two little pricks got the investment?” “Yeah. What about the appointment, the meeting, the negotiation and all the details, the contract-signing? The entire process will take weeks, if not a month.” “Just you wait. There’s no way they can get the investment.” The executives were not bothered at all as they strongly believed Andrius and Fatty Frank would fail the assignment. Clack!
Luna looked at the numbers on the contract. She also spotted Sonia’s signature and the official stamp of Celestial Enterprise. Her jaw dropped. In just a few hours, Fatty Frank and Andrius got an investment from Celestial Enterprise! A billion-dollar investment! It was unbelievable! It felt like a dream. “It’s fake! The contract is fake!” Harman refused to believe it. He looked at Andrius and Fatty Frank suspiciously and then scoffed, “These two must have falsified the contract! Or else, why would Celestial Enterprise have agreed to invest in our company after your visit?” The other executives soon resonated with his claims. “Yeah. The contract is fake!” “Celestial Enterprise isn’t their father’s company, so why would they invest in our company?” “Yeah. It must be false!” “They forged a contract?! New Moon Corporation has no place for people like you!” The executives came up with all kinds of excuses to criticize Andrius and Fatty Frank. “Ms. Crestfall…” It wa
Harman and the others continued. “You are not the one who did it, why must we hold on to the deal?” “You should be grateful that we didn’t dissolve Team Five!” “Yeah. Deduct our salary? Know your place!” The group of executives was furious when Andrius mentioned the salary deduction, and some of them even gave Andrius the side eye. “Enough!” Luna stopped the executives with a serious look. She said coldly, “All of you are the seniors of the company. I expect all of you to keep your promises. You lost, and that’s a fact. I will tell Finance to deduct your salary accordingly, and no one is to mention dissolving Team Five!” She had run the company for a long time now. She still had the power to contain the executives with her words whenever she got angry. The executives were silenced, and no one dared to continue the topic. Half a year’s salary was not too much to be considered significant, but not that minute that they could ignore it either. Fortunately, there was stil
Andrius shook his head and sighed. “The soldiers fought with their lives on the battlefield, and the business tycoons in the city enjoy an extravagant life. “Back in the warring days, if the rich of the country could financially support the military, we wouldn’t have gone to war for so long and sacrificed that many people…” Lives were lost during the war. Families were broken, and fathers and husbands were robbed from their children and wives. “Hehe.” Noir finished another pint of beer. He scoffed and said, “Euphemistically speaking, the rich people are here to make the economy thrive; in real terms, they are just blood-sucking leeches plundering and oppressing the weak. Most of them grew in size through illegal means, and only then did they switch to the good sides.” He got so angry in the end that he did not want to continue the topic. “Andy, what should I do with the money?” “Give it to Sonia.” Andrius pondered for a moment and added, “Tell her to donate the money to the
“Uh…” The receptionist’s heart skipped a beat as he said worriedly, “Mr. Jones, are you really sure? If someone finds out, we will be done for…” Despite his hesitation, his actions proved otherwise. He gulped excitedly when he heard of the amount. No one disliked money. He could not just give up on the massive amount of money because of honor and ideals. “Pfft!” Samson knocked on his head and bellowed, “Stop saying stupid sh*t. Are you asking for a beating? I am in charge of all the donations of the Martyr’s Society. As long as we make the accounts look good and falsify the numbers, no one will notice anything!” The society received a ten-billion donation the other time, and he had secretly embezzled one billion for himself. It was his first time back then. He did not have the skills nor the nerves to embezzle a larger amount of money. However, the one billion gave him a taste of success. He spent the money on nine supermodels in just three days and had the best time of h