Gulping, Zack licked his dry lips and did his best to stop his voice from shaking. “Since this morning, the Hansel Index has dropped by 3,000 points and the 15 billion we invested in has become a total of 29.6 billion.
“In just one morning, we’ve earned 14.6 billion!”
“Stock god! Mr. Laine, you really are the god of stocks!”
Zack shook as he spoke.
At the same time, stock traders in the room all looked at Jasper with gazes of utter admiration. As executionists who merely followed his orders, they knew better than anyone how decisive and intellectual Jasper’s orders had been.
Many of his seemingly inexplicable orders had proven to have incomparable foresight, for the ever-changing capital market would shift a very short moment afterward.
It was as if Jasper could see through every secret in this treacherous capital market.
Jasper, who had been wearing a solemn expression for the past few hours, finally smiled and said, “Alright. Let’s go eat something now that the market is on break. Eat and drink whatever good food you want, and if there’s anything you need, just tell them and they’ll fulfill it!
“Oh, and everyone gets a 100,000 bonus.”
The stock traders immediately chortled at the news.
Meanwhile, Jasper and the rest left for their meal upstairs.
Both Michael and Henry kept staring at Jasper as they ate, for Jasper seemed as divine to them as God Himself.
“How are you so good at this?” Anna spoke honestly.
Jasper merely smiled. “Am I? It’s still too early for anything to be confirmed. We’ve only just started.”
Zachary heard him and asked, “When do you think the Hansel Index will stop dropping?”
Jasper fell into thought for a moment and tried to remember the result of the financial crisis in his past life.
A total of three trillion US dollars had vanished in this bubble. That was how terrifying it had been.
On the other hand, the Hansel Index had dropped to 8,000 points.
That was more than 60%.
To explain this concept with a simple example, imagine you invested 100 bucks into the stock market before the bubble. When the bubble was over, you would be left with less than 40 bucks.
If you happened to invest in a company that went bankrupt and had to exit the market, then you would be left without a single cent.
Such was the cruel reality of the financial market.
“There’s no way it’ll hold at 10,000 points. I’ll say it’ll drop past 9,000, at least.” Jasper gave a more conservative reply.
Zachary and Michael shared a look and sucked in a cold breath.
They understood what the figure Jasper gave them signified.
Such a figure meant that Harbor City’s economy was set to lose at least five years of its economic growth.
“What’s with your expressions? Don’t we earn more the more it drops?” Henry asked dumbly.
Anna glared at him and replied, “That’s why I told you to read more in your free time. Sure, we’ll earn more the further it drops.
“But you have to remember that our family and Mr. Lane’s family both have roots in Harbor City. How are business families like us supposed to continue making money when Harbor City’s economy is screwed?”
Henry was stunned and quickly responded, “You’re right! What do we do?”
Jasper was deep in thought.
He had been a mere bystander who could only witness what was happening after it happened in his past life. He had only learned of the economic crisis that burst the bubble afterward through reports.
Yet to experience it firsthand now, he could feel that there was an invisible hand controlling this financial crisis.
Someone seemed to be intentionally destroying Harbor City’s economy.
“Harbor Stocks can drop, such is the trend. There’s no way anyone can save it now with how the bubble has been enlarged. But that doesn’t mean Harbor City’s economy can be destroyed,” Jasper stated solemnly.
He had intentions to invest in Harbor City, for its future development would undoubtedly bring unimaginable profits and return. As such, how could he let someone destroy Harbor City’s economy?
“Harbor City must not be destroyed…”
