Victory in Life
Chapter 178
Everyone respected him, in front of and behind his back.
But Jasper's remarks had cornered him and made it hard to accept.
"We've agreed, Mr. Laine I need to have absolute authority" Jasper said.
Michael replied harshly "All I do is give advice, you're the one acting like a tyrant who doesn't want to listen to anyone else's opinion"
"I'm not saying that I won't do it, but I'm trying to think and make a decision here, my suggestion that feeling right alone will only distract me" Jasper's expression hardened over Michael's accusation.
"We're one team now, if we win we share the victory, and if we lose, we all bear the blame, if you've decided to give me full authority, he said, then I would greatly appreciate it if you remained a silent observer most of the time, Mr. Laine"
Michael pointed to the market and laughed. "The market is down right now, if you don't start investing, then what if we miss the opportunity?"
"Let's all take a minute."
Zachary spoke in understanding and turned to Jasper with a light expression, "Master Laine might be a little confused here, Jasper how about you explain it to him?"
"Trader!"
Jasper pointed to the market and raised his voice, "It's impossible for internet companies to just stand there and watch their own stock prices start to fall, not when the dealer controls the shares in each company, Impossible"
"So, you're telling me that no one's seen a terrible decline in the entire sector?" Michael scoffed
"Of course," Jasper replied without hesitation, "But most of their funds are in the stock market, if they want to get out, they have to raise prices first"
"Not to mention the status of senior executives and bosses depending on their stock prices, they will definitely move"
As Jasper finished speaking, Zack's voice suddenly sounded.
"The overall price of the entire internet sector has just surged back!"
"The market goes back up, the business starts to oscillate and recover!"
Michael's head jolted as he stared at the electronic screen, every green line that showed a decline had turned red and started to rise.
"I ..." Michael felt like a hand was strangling him and he could not speak.
The turn of events had given him a crushing blow.
"There's nothing to say this time, is there Mike?" Zachary chuckled.
With Zachary tidying up the situation, Michael then apologized to Jasper, he had an embarrassed expression on his face, but he was a man who knew when to leave something and went on with it "I'm sorry Mr. Laine, he said, I speak out of place, I did give you authority when it comes to the stock market, so I shouldn't suspect your decision"
Jasper's expression warmed as he replied gently, "As I said, Mr. Laine, we are a team"
"You also know that we already have 40 billion funds, but we are in a financial war involving hundreds of billions in the future, so I have to ensure my authority to rule
"I'm sorry if I offended you earlier Mr. Laine."
Jasper spoke so understandingly and humbly that Michael was at a loss for words.
"Well, I promise to pay attention to my words" Michael replied in awe.
Jasper smiled and looked at Zachary who was standing behind Michael, giving his thumbs up, Jasper turned to instruct Zack's team, "Prepare to open the position!"
The fingerprints on the keyboard made the living room a frenzy and 15 professional stock traders immediately opened positions.
All it takes is an order from Jasper to buy any stock, and they will soon enter Harbor stock with a large amount of funds.