Jake was stunned when he heard Jasper’s question.
Everyone’s dream when trading stocks would always be to buy in at the lowest point and sell out at the highest price.
This might not be difficult for retail investors, since all they needed was a sharp eye, a bit of luck, and courage.
However, a portfolio as huge as Jasper’s almost 1.7 billion worth of funds was a huge sum in comparison to the countless retail investors who operated on a smaller scale.
It was impossible to pull such a huge sum out of the market when the prices were highest.
Not when the volume of this investment was big enough to interfere with a small portion of the market.
To Jake, the most important thing was Jasper’s judgment of the stock market’s future development.
“Mr. Laine, do you think that the stock market will drop in the future?” Jake asked impatiently.
As an extremely professional trader, Jake believed in numbers and data above all else.
However, there was no sign of a drop in the current data or the overall market. He had no idea what Jasper’s judgment was based on.
However, Jasper’s glorious records urged lake to take the man seriously.
‘Drop?
‘It’s going to do more than just drop.
‘The markets are going to plummet!’
Jasper thought to himself, but he could not explain his thoughts to Jake.
He could not possibly tell Jake that a group of powerful terrorists would drive two planes into New York’s World Trade Center in one and a half months, thus resulting in the biggest, most tragic, and most impactful terrorist incident in the entire world.
“You can take this as an intuition of mine. Don’t think too much about it, just do as I say. Pull out from the market slowly and try your best to not attract attention.”
“At the same time, open positions in the gold futures market. Open many positions but keep every market order small. As I said, keep a low profile.”
Jake’s brow twitched at Jasper’s words.
Global trade was growing in this new millennium, and no country could close its borders and order a national lockdown. As a result, the global economic situation was deeply intertwined with worldwide stability.
The rise and fall of the financial securities market might not represent much in and of itself, but a fall in stock prices coupled with an increase in gold prices could only mean an international conflict was about to occur.
‘Does Mr. Laine have intel on some outbreak of war somewhere in the world?!’
This thought terrified Jake.
However, the man did not dare to ask further. Jake had always known his limits when extremely important and secretive information was involved.
“I understand, Mr. Laine. I’ll get to it immediately.”
Jasper nodded after receiving Jake’s reply, then ended the video call.
As of this moment, Jasper’s business in Waterhoof City was pretty much completed. Counting the days, Jasper realized he had stayed in Waterhoof City for almost a month.
Jasper was just about to start planning his return to Southeast Province when he suddenly received a surprising phone call. It was from Stephen.
“Mr. Laine.”
Stephen sounded very courteous over the phone.
“My new movie Monastery Soccer’s about to be released in the mainlands for the first time tomorrow. Its first stop is in Waterhoof City. I was wondering if you’d have the time to join the premiere.”
Stephen was an extremely talented man.
Coupled with the fact that the man had made extremely little progress in the early years of his start up, Stephen ended up seeming aloof and cold most of the time.
His character meant the man did not have many friends, while bad rumors about him also began to circulate.
However, this did not stop the man from shining. If he was involved in the movie, the movie was basically set to be a blockbuster.
Moreover, Stephen was not an idiot either. He knew to whom he had to act high and mighty in front of and who to remain humble and honest toward.
Jasper was currently the biggest mogul in Harbor City and the Mainland’s entertainment industries. The man’s resources could easily decide which artist would flourish and which could wave goodbye to their careers. It did not matter how many fans you had or how many big bosses you knew. If Jasper shook his head, then you had nothing but a blacklist waiting for you. A blacklist on all aspects, too.
This was the range of Jasper’s influence in the Mainland’s and Harbor City’s entertainment industry.
Capital was what determined the king in the entertainment industry; A ruthless reality truer here than in any other industry.
This was also why businessmen with resources and contacts had never lacked women, and were constantly being fawned over by female celebrities that civilians considered of superior status.
After much difficulty from Scarlet’s side, Stephen had managed to get in contact with Jasper and gotten the man’s investment. With that, Stephen’s career began to pick up as well.
Thanks to Jasper’s investment, Monastery Soccer was the first film Stephen’s filming company produced after its establishment. With Jasper’s support, Monastery Soccer’s box office sales in Harbor City was even more impressive than they were in his past life. Here in the Mainlands, Stephen needed Jasper’s support even more.
While Jasper… in all honesty, the man would have forgotten about his investment in Stephen’s film company had the man not taken initiative to call him.
There was nothing that could be done. Jasper’s business spread too far. If not for the quarterly financial evaluation his company ran, there was no way Jasper would remember all the assets and projects he invested in.
With this result, Stephen’s box office sales would certainly do well in other places around the world in the future.
Not to mention that Monastery Soccer could not be shown in mainland cinemas in his past life. Thanks to Easy Media’s help this time, there seemed to be no issue with showing the movie in the Mainlands.
Tomorrow would be its premiere.
“As expected. Film productions really do make a lot of money.”
Jasper thought back to the 10 million US Dollars he had invested into Stephen. From this film alone, after paying production, advertisement, theater distribution, and sales channel expenses, he would be able to gain back more than half of the principal sum.
Jasper was soon in a good mood as he had a great feeling about the entertainment media’s future.
