The following morning, all of Harbor City’s gossip magazines released breaking news as if an explosion had occurred.
‘Mysterious Mainland Youth Crushes Son of Plutocrat At Charity Dinner In Front Of All Harbor City’s Magnates!’
‘Mysterious Mainland Youth Throws 30 Million, Gains Favor Of Law Family’s Princess!’
‘Gladness Entertainment Movies’ New Owner, Mysterious Mainland Youth Buys Harbor City’s Fourth-Largest Film Company with Striking 1.5 Billion!’
All the gossip magazines shared the same protagonist, and that was the mysterious Mainland youth.
Paparazzi had managed to take a picture of Jasper’s side profile.
The image was one of Jasper linking hands with Anna, and the two had smiles on their faces as they talked and walked on the red carpet.
This mysterious youth from Mainland was rich, handsome, and full of charisma.
Jasper’s name had instantly swept all over Harbor City.
Some people even began to wonder when Jasper and Anna’s wedding would be held.
Meanwhile, people in the business world were more interested in news about Gladness Entertainment Movies now that Jasper had bought it.
1.5 billion.
That was hardly a small sum.
What was once Harbor City’s fourth-largest film company had just changed its boss, one from the Mainland too, no less. It was on a path to a fresh start.
Quite a few people began to bemoan Jasper’s identity as a Mainlander on social media, only for the Law family to quietly get rid of such comments.
With the Law family’s current position in society, one word from them was all it would take to rid such negative comments from the internet.
From that, people in the business world came to understand that the relationship between Jasper and the Law family ran deep.
Countless people began to speculate about Jasper’s identity, wondering if he was from a rich family back in the Mainland.
Meanwhile, the outside world was in an uproar about all sorts of news. As such, Jasper shut himself within the confines of his hotel.
He was watching the activity on the United States stock market.
Due to the difference in time zones, Jasper had burned the midnight oil twice in a row.
“How about you go take a nap? You’ll get sick staring at this all day.”
Anna turned to tell Jasper who looked exhausted.
Anna wet a towel with hot water as she spoke and passed it to Jasper.
Henry’s jaw fell to the floor beside them.
This was his first time seeing Annie serve anyone.
Jasper took the hot towel and wiped his face, looking more alive now. He shook his head. “Their movements are only getting bigger over at the United States stock market. I can’t afford to take a break at all right now.”
Henry leaned over to take a look at Jasper’s screen and asked strangely, “Aren’t the stocks for the internet rising? Holy crap, look at that jump. Wow!”
“God will drive men crazy before He bestows death. The same goes for the stock market. Prices skyrocketing for no reason and without warning is a common tactic for gaining capital.
“They’ll raise stock prices to attract buyers, only to resell all their stocks when the time is right before they finally go short. That way, once these falsely high-price stocks no longer have the capital to sustain them, they’ll have no other option but to plummet.”
Anna was not completely unknowledgeable like Henry. She had a vague understanding of the financial market, so she added, “That’s right. That’s the logic behind it.”
Jasper nodded in approval. “The entire internet economy is essentially a castle in the sky right now. It may look stunning, but its roots have already completely eroded. All it takes is one opportunity, and the entire structure will fall apart in an instant.”
