Jasper’s words brightened Dudley’s infinitely dark world like a lightbulb.
He stopped shouting and struggling, opting to instead look at Jasper with eyes widened in disbelief.
Jasper was unsurprised by Dudley’s reaction. He had Julian let go of the man as Jasper pointed at the empty chair before him and said, “If you’re interested, how about we sit down and talk?”
Dudley could instinctively feel that Jasper had an ulterior motive. The man could not be so kind.
Yet, Jasper’s offer was too tempting…
After some thought, Dudley walked over to Jasper and sat down.
“Very good. See? Now that we’re off to a good start, we’re already halfway there. I’m sure we’ll have a very happy partnership.” Jasper chuckled.
Dudley took a deep breath and asked, “Are you really willing to stop the attack, and rescue Seatreasures Group?”
Jasper waved him off and replied, “I don’t mind stopping my attacks, but I don’t have any say in letting Seatreasures Group off the hook.”
Dudley was enraged and he accused, “So you really are lying to me! In that case, what partnership can there be?”
“The capitalist market has already started to encircle Seatreasures Group. You wouldn’t believe me even if I told you that I could leave the market right now and have these predatory organizations finish the group off, would you?”
“It’d be a lie if I told you that I can save Seatreasures Group.”
Dudley’s expression flickered drastically.
He might have been a useless trust-fund child, but he still had common knowledge of finance.
He also knew that Seatreasures Group was currently being surrounded by hungry wolves, and that Jasper did not have the power to determine what would happen at such a time.
“But, if I leave the market, then you will have sliver of hope. All those other organizations want is to earn money. Seatreasures Group just needs to take out a sum of money to feed them and they will stop their attack.”
“It would be a harsh blow to the group, but you will survive this incident.”
Jasper continued after he saw how Dudley had calmed down again.
Henry had a weird expression on his face when he heard Jasper’s claim.
Jasper was absolutely horrible.
Henry remembered from Jasper’s analysis that no matter what they did today, they would only be able to severely injure Seatreasures Group. After all, this was a comprehensive group worth 40 billion on the market; Completely destroying it was unrealistic.
Not to mention that they were a comprehensive group, meaning that they could always just halt trading at any moment and leave the market. Other than a heavy blow to their commercial reputation, they would not suffer too much.
Seatreasures Group would not die, not while their pharmaceutical factories, sales channels, and patented medical technology were still around.
Hence, Jasper had only ever planned to earn a sum of money and leave.
Yet, here the man was, using the difference in available information to make a trade. Jasper was using his initial plan as a bargaining chip to force Dudley to strike a deal to maximize his benefits.
What else, if not being absolutely horrible?
At the same time, Henry was also curious. He wanted to know what trash like Dudley could possibly offer Jasper.
What piqued Henry’s curiosity also happened to be the same thing Dudley was confused about
“What do you want me to do?” Dudley asked.
Jasper rapped his finger against the table and went straight to the point. He did not hold anything back. “Don’t you think that it’s an eyesore to have a branch of Haddock’s Chamber of Commerce in a place like Waterhoof City?”
Both Dudley and Henry sucked in a cold breath.
No one expected Jasper’s secondary plan.
Dudley’s stared at Jasper, his emotions unstable.
Jasper took a sip of tea casually and continued, “To put it plainly, I want you businesspeople from Teo to use your contacts and powers to completely get rid of Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s Waterhoof City branch.”
Dudley’s eyes flickered in consideration.
“Businesspeople from Teo and Haddock have always been at each other’s necks. Seatreasures Group is set to receive heavy injuries this time around, and if you’re not going to use this opportunity to weaken the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, then how are you going to fight them again in the future?”
Jasper’s words had Dudley clenching his jaw as the latter replied, “I can’t decide something so important myself. I have to discuss this with my dad.”
“Go ahead,” Jasper shrugged.
Dudley turned and left after hearing the reply. It seemed like he had walked off to contact Alban.
Alban’s tone was harsh.
Jasper had never expected the same words he used to trick Dudley to also work on Alban. Despite this, Jasper smiled and replied, “You’re too serious, Mr. Ball. They may be my enemy, but they are your enemy as well. Even more so than mine.”
“You’re right, Seatreasures Group will still be Seatreasures Group whether I pull out of the market or not. The question is, how much of Seatreasures Group will be left?”
Alban answered darkly, “Stop trying to lie to me, Jasper. You must’ve earned quite a bit this afternoon, huh? How many of Seatreasures Group’s shares do you still have in your account now?”
“If you’re going to keep attacking this afternoon, then you’re going to have to buy Seatreasures Group’s shares first. You’re going to end up throwing away all the profit you made if you attack the company again!”
“At the end of the day, it is all still is your money, Mr. Ball. The amount I earn doesn’t really matter to me,” Jasper replied.
Alban’s breathing grew heavier on the other end of the line. The man was far from calm.
Jasper’s words hit Alban where it hurt most.
“So, Mr. Ball. Will you chose to lose everything or will you opt for a win-win situation?” Jasper asked.
Alban sneered. “Win-win? More like you winning again.”
Jasper chuckled but did not say any more.
He knew that Alban had already made his choice.
As expected, Alban replied grimly after a short moment of silence, “I hope you don’t go back on your word.”
“Don’t worry. It’s only an hour or so until the afternoon market reopens. I’ll make sure to completely exit the market once it reopens,” Jasper replied.
“Alright. I’ll put pressure on the Haddock Chamber of Commerce once you pull out.
“But let me make it clear now. You explain this to Gale yourself.”
Jasper replied calmly, “There’s nothing to explain. This is the price he has to pay.”
“Ha, what a cruel young man you are.”
“You’re making them fight each other. What a sinister play.”
Henry told Jasper after Dudley left.
“Be it Teo Chamber of Commerce’s Sea treasures Group of Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s Gale. It’s going to be very difficult for us to deal with either of them alone, so we can only borrow external powers.”
Jasper shook his head calmly.
“Besides, this is a mutually beneficial relationship and they have no reason to decline.”
After a moment, Dudley returned and handed his phone to Jasper unkindly.
Alban wanted to speak to Jasper directly.
Jasper did not hesitate as he took the phone and placed it by his ear.
“Jasper. Dudley may be an idiot but do I look stupid to you too?”
“Seatreasures Group will still be Seatreasures Group whether you pull out of the market or not. You think that this is a good enough reason to let you use the Teo Chamber of Commerce to get rid of your enemy? Who do you take me for?”
