After bidding Mr. Clem goodbye, Jasper then called Henry only to find that the latter had turned his phone off.
Perhaps he had managed to find a female university student and was trying his luck with her.
Jasper was too lazy to care about what he was up to.
After all, there was no need to worry about Henry’s safety when they were in a place like Waterhoof City.
Only madmen would seek out Henry to cause trouble. Not to mention that Henry was well-versed in the ways of trust-fund children and he would be the first to back out when he knew that he could not beat them in a fight. After this, he would either look for Jasper or his family to take revenge for him.
After leaving Hoofmorn University, Jasper and Julian went to pay a visit to the construction site.
Even though the matter was over, Sena’s heart still hurt whenever he thought back about the incident. Therefore, he would take a trip to the site whenever he was free. The site also became much more orderly after what had happened.
However, Jasper was surprised to find that he was warmly welcomed by the workers.
“Are you here to see our progress, Mr. Laine? Don’t worry, we’re all doing our parts well and I’m sure we’ll be able to finish construction before the targetted date!”
“That’s right, Mr. Laine. I heard from everyone that you’re a great employer, how you not only give us workers a good salary, but you always pay us on time too. The catering’s fine and I heard that the site even gave Bo ten thousand bucks in advance when his dad got sick!”
“All of us remember the good that you’ve done for us!”
Jasper acknowledged each of the workers with a smile.
“I had no idea about Bo, nor was I referred to when it happened. But I did advocate for a more humanized management to look out and be considerate of each other since it’s not easy working out here.”
Sean sighed as he followed Jasper. “The country’s real estate industry has been growing lately, Mr. Laine, and the worker’s treatment has improved too. But with that also comes more messy situations.
“There are a lot of companies who owe wages to migrant workers and a lot of issues have arisen from this. There’s a lot of conflict and lack of trust between workers and us enterprises as well.
“But our JW is about to become a huge brand. While the other construction enterprises are looking for workers, our JW has workers taking the initiative to contact us for work whenever we put up notices about new projects.
“This happened back in Southeast Province and now in Waterhoof City. It fills me with joy to see such a thing.”
Jasper replied, “These are the benefits of an enterprise with more people-centric management. These are all pitiful people born from poverty-stricken families. There might be a few difficult ones among them, but most of them are honest folks trying to make a living.
“We can’t be too cold-blooded when doing business, and wages have to be distributed on time and according to the agreed upon standard. If there are any complications, then we should also look out and care for them.
“People have feelings, and this amount of money means almost nothing to JW, but it’s powerful enough to influence an enterprises’ public image.
“JW Real Estate’s image has to be shaped and established from the very beginning. Otherwise, it’ll be very difficult to change the horrible impression people have of us in the future.”
Sean nodded solemnly and replied, “I understand, Mr. Laine. I’ll make sure to carry our your instructions!”
Jasper laughed out loud and said, “You’re starting to sound more and more like you’re placating me just so I’d shut up, Sean.”
Sean replied aggrievedly, feeling misunderstood, “I meant what I said though.”
Jasper made his way around the construction site and found himself satisfied with the situation. He had preliminarily approved of this new construction team Sean had formed.
Jasper and Julian did not stay for long, opting to leave for the hotel once they ate something simple at the construction site.
The asset forum conference was to be held the next day, and Jasper had to make his preparations.
…
Some unknown time ago, a piece of news began to circulate and affect the hearts of many people in Waterhoof City.
