“I think JW Electronics signed contracts with two merchants from Mustiece Province. Give me a moment, Mr. Bailey. Let me call and confirm.” Jasper then pulled his phone out to call Chad.
Drowned in his own fantasy, Marlon frowned at the scene and spoke harshly, “What are you calling to check for? Why would I lie to you? Stop wasting time and just pay up my ten million Somer Dollars compensation fee. And I want 100,000 Mellow MP3 players to be distributed every month.
“Or I’ll make business impossible for you in Mustiece Province.”
Ignoring Marlon who continued to shout, Jasper’s call with Chad had already been connected.
“Chad, do we have any partnerships with merchants in Mustiece Province?”
“We have two, Mr. Laine. One of them is Luck Shopping Center, Mustiece Province’s biggest department store, and the other is Leila, one of Mustiece Province’s best electronic wholesale companies.
“There were also a few smaller businesses who wanted to partner with us but we rejected them.”
Very familiar with the details, Chad immediately relayed the information to Jasper.
Jasper nodded and turned to ask Marlon, “Mr. Bailey, I wonder how your company fares in comparison to Luck and Leila?”
Marlon’s expression turned slightly awkward.
Leila was a wholesaler, so there was not much trade between them. Marlon knew that Leila’s owner was a capable man.
Luck Shopping Center, on the other hand, was a god-level business and hardly anything Marlon could compete with.
“What’s with all this nonsense? How my company fares in comparison to those two has nothing to do with you,” Marlon spat out the words.
Jasper smiled and told Chad through the phone, “Tell them that the person who manages to destroy Prosper Shopping Center within a week gets to sign an indefinite partnership with JW Electronics. All goods will be sold to them at a 10% discount and their share of distribution will be increased by 20%.”
‘Just how trendy are Mellow MP3 players now, you may ask.
‘Well, it has gotten to the point where professional scalpers have appeared.’
Everyone knew that as long as you had a way to buy the Mellow MP3 player, you could easily resell it and earn 200 to 300 bucks of profit.
Mellow MP3 players could become such a hot topic so terrifyingly quick only because of its superior quality as well as Jasper’s hunger marketing strategy.
Therefore, the moment Jasper sent word out, competitors in Mustiece Province would instantly begin to take action.
As the target of all this, Marlon’s expression changed drastically at Jasper’s words and he roared, “What are you doing, Jasper?!”
Not even Marlon’s fierce facade could hide the panic in his eyes.
He was well aware that the benefits Jasper was giving out would be too alluring to companies like Luck and Leila.
Moreover, Luck was Marlon’s rival. The only reason Marlon’s business was still running was that he kept a low profile and stayed away from trouble during the past two years. On the other hand, Luck was busy developing further and did not have time to waste fighting Prosper.
However, there was nothing stopping Luck anymore. Not with the temptation of making a hefty profit and the fact that getting rid of Prosper meant that Luck could take Prosper’s market share as well.
Marlon was truly panicking right now.
He did not expect Jasper to be so ruthless.
After hearing a word of acknowledgment from Chad, Jasper then hung up the phone and smiled at Marlon. “Mr. Bailey, with how prominent your department store is, I’m sure you’ve got quite a few members, right?”
Marlon felt his heart squeeze and he glared at Jasper, growling. “What do you plan on doing?”
Department stores attracted customers to shop with them usually through the allure of memberships. Members tended to have discounts and were given vouchers once they had spent a certain amount of money.
Jaser did not reply. Instead, he chuckled and made another phone call in front of Marlon.
This time it was to Dawson.
There was no need to explain anything with Dawson so Jasper went straight to the point.
“Uncle Schuler, could you have the department in Schuler Supermarket that’s in charge of Muestiece Province come up with a plan? As long as customers show proof that they’ve forfeited membership with Prosper Shopping Center, they’ll be given a Schuler Supermarket voucher worth 50 Somer Dollars, available to use at all outlets in the country.
“I’ll have the investment company compensate the expenses back to the group when I return.”
Dawson did not even ask why when he heard Jasper’s request, merely reacting by chiding Jasper mirthfully, “You little brat. Don’t give me that compensation nonsense. Prosper Shopping Center, correct? Got it, I’ll pass the word.”
Jasper hung up the phone and turned to Marlon whose complexion was drained of all color. “Do you still need me to compensate you, Mr. Bailey?”
Marlon was both terrified and furious. Even though he was pointing at Jasper, he was too speechless to say anything.
Jasper had attacked twice. The first attack was harsh and placed him in an extremely difficult position.
The second was even more ruthless, and Jasper would completely screw Marlon over by taking all his members.
One could only imagine the scene of countless members asking to revoke their membership with Prosper and ask for a refund once news got out.
Such a scene was enough to close Prosper Shopping Center down.
“You heard what I said, didn’t you? I will compensate 50 Somer Dollars to every customer that revokes their membership with Prosper Shopping Center. This is quite a substantial temptation and it’ll cost me at least ten million.
“I don’t mind giving someone ten million for free, but I will never allow anyone to steal a cent from me.” Jasper’s tone was indifferent, but his words were cold.
“I’m going to kill you, Jasper!” Marlon roared.
Angry and afraid, Marlon seemed to have lost all rationale and was about to rush over.
Behind Jasper, Julian took a step forward and glared at Marlon.
Any movement from Marlon and Julian would physically instill the concept of respect in the man.
“It’s normal to make a loss sometimes when it comes to doing business, Mr. Bailey. What’s wrong here is you threatening someone to compensate for your losses just because you made a bad decision.” Jasper shook his head.
Just then, Jasper’s phone rang.
Marlon shuddered. He had become afraid of Jasper calling people on his phone now.
The two calls prior had resulted in his business meeting with impending doom. There was no saying if this call would result in the end of his life.
Trembling, Marlon suddenly realized how ridiculous he was. He could not believe he thought he had managed to threaten Jasper with his insignificant contacts in Mustiece Province.
What Jasper just displayed was the epitome of ‘having contacts’.
‘He only needed two calls to get rid of me.
‘Why’d I even threaten him in the first place?’
Marlon was suddenly filled with immense regret. Before this conversation with Jasper, all he was facing was a loss of ten million. He still had his company despite facing a grave loss. Yet now that the conversation was over, it was truly over for Marlon.
Jasper’s call had already connected by then.
“The Malibus have arrived. Let’s go meet them,” Jasper turned to tell Wendy.
The duo left with Julian in tow, leaving Marlon and his lackeys to become pitiful beings who no one could care less about.
