Investing in every single thing that came around?
Brandy?
They must be joking.
How much profit could a share in alcohol earn even if it were deemed the nation’s pride?
If they had that much free time, they might as well start a business. That would earn them even more money.
Jasper was indeed the kind of person who walked on air after achieving a tiny accomplishment.
When Erik thought of that, he said, “I have a little knowledge regarding investments too. Brandy is a new addition to the stock market, and it’s not performing well even though it’s new. Its share price has been weak for some time.
“The stock market is in the early stages of becoming a bull market. Every share you see is profiting, and brandy is the only one that’s not. Even so, you’re saying it’s worth investing in? What a joke.”
Erik was very pleased with what he had said. He felt as if he had stolen some of Jasper’s limelight for himself.
He could not let Jasper take all the credit. He, Erik Turner, had real talent too!
Jasper said calmly, “Every person has their investment strategy. Don’t invest in it if you feel it’s not worth it. No one’s forcing you to.”
Erik scoffed. “I think you’re embarrassed. To be frank, you’re quite good at hosting banquets, but you should give up on investing. It’s a complicated place where not even I have the confidence in securing profits, let alone you?”
“Preposterous!” Henry tapped his fork against his glass and said mockingly, “Erik Turner, do you know what it means to show off your mediocre skills before an expert? How dare you say Jasper Laine knows nothing about investing in shares? The people of Harbor City would laugh their heads off if they heard what you just said.”
The expression on Erik’s face darkened as he said, “Did I say anything wrong? The share price of brandy has been dropping, but he said it’s worth investing in. What’s that if not bullsh*t? I dare say he knows nothing about investing just by that one sentence.”
Henry was even more amused as he said, “I can’t bring myself to expose your stupidity when I look at how foolish you seem now.
“Did you know he organized the Harbor City billion-dollar shares rescue plan some time ago?
“Did you know he made his fortune from the stock market?
“Did you know he earned several billion dollars in a night through crude oil trading?
“What the hell does he know? If he knows nothing, you would know even less! You wouldn’t know anything at all, you f*cking maggot!”
The expression on Erik’s face turned into a gloomy, exasperated one after hearing what Henry said.
He knew Jasper was good, but he never knew that Jasper had made his fortune from the stock market.
Henry could not speak without thinking, given his identity and the current occasion.
Thus, what Henry said must be true.
This meant that he had indeed just shown off his mediocre skills to an expert in the most embarrassing way possible!
Erik’s face was grim. He was in a sticky situation now.
However, he was also secretly surprised at the same time. Was Jasper so good in investments that he earned several billion dollars just through crude oil trading?
What was even scarier was the Harbor City billion-dollar shares rescue plan. He had heard about it even though he had been at the Mainland when it happened.
It was a huge event that caused huge stirs in the global financial market some time ago.
Jasper was the host for that?
What the f*ck, was he a god?
Was there anything he could not do?
Just then, Old Master Turner spoke up and helped him out.
“It’s good that you young people are good at this, but you should also dabble in other industries. After all, money might travel quickly in the financial market but it doesn’t do much in actually boosting the economy or creating more job opportunities in the market.
“You youngsters should be more open-minded. The only way to become rich and benevolent is by giving back to the community.”
That light-hearted sentence Old Master Turner uttered was enough to put Jasper, who had been glorified throughout the entire banquet, in a precarious position.
