“Do I seem that lifeless?” Jasper asked in annoyance.
Celine placed slices of mutton into the hotpot intently. She replied nonchalantly, “I don’t know. After all, you’re still a man.”
Jasper chuckled and asked, “How long do you intend to stay in the Southeast Province?”
Celine thought about it for a while before replying, “I guess I’ll stay three to five days at most. I need to rush back to settle some work as my workload is piling up. I’m getting a few days of rest before I busy myself. I won’t have much time to go around once I officially take up the position.”
“What a coincidence. The topping-off ceremony of the Southface River project will be held soon. You can leave after attending it,” Jasper said.
“I don’t have much time. When does it start?” Celine asked.
“The day after tomorrow,” Jasper said as he massaged his temples. “I’ve been working day and night lately. I have so much work,” he added.
Just then, Jasper and Celine’s phones rang at the same time.
Both of them exchanged glances and proceeded to pick up their phones.
Jasper received a call from Jack Cullen. The first thing that he said caused Jasper to frown.
“Mr. Laine, I realized that Sena’s shares are fluctuating abnormally, which is very unusual, but I’m not sure why this is the case. Would you like to take a look at it yourself?
Jasper replied, “Alright, keep your eyes on it. I’ll take a look as soon as possible. Let’s contact each other if anything happens.”
“Alright, Mr. Laine.”
After hanging up the call, Jasper looked at Celine. He realized that she was staring at him as well.
“I’m guessing that we’ve just received the same news,” Celine said. She seemed to be rather pleased that the both of them were often on the same wavelength.
“Is it regarding Sena’s shares?” Jasper asked.
“It seems like we can’t finish this meal,” Celine sighed.
“Let’s go for now. I’ll ask Julian to pack some supper for us later,” Jasper said as he got up.
Having fun was great, but business was still business. Jasper always recognized the boundaries that existed between them.
At this stage, he had to prioritize his career. Everything else came second.
After all, he did not have complete autonomy over his empire right now. There were too many people and forces working in the shadows right now. Even if he was unwilling to move forward, he would be pushed forward by the people and environment around him. If he stopped, his enemies would destroy him and everything around him immediately.
This was the price that he had to pay for his rapid rise to success. It was a necessary sacrifice.
On the way back to the office, Jasper’s head hurt. The internet speed during this era was way too slow.
If this had happened during the era before his reincarnation, everything would be much easier. He could just turn on his phone and check everything online.
However, as things stood, the phone was just a tool that enabled him to receive messages and make calls.
Staring at the latest Nokia model that Wendy had gifted him with, Jasper was lost in thought.
Should he lay out the market of the mobile phone in advance to accelerate the development of mobile data?
However, this was an extremely complex industry, and it involved the most sophisticated technologies. Forget him as an individual, other countries may not be able to successfully navigate this industry either.
All things aside, Warwick was considered the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer in terms of the number of units sold before his reincarnation. Officials from Somerland had also been vigorously showing their support for Warwick as it was a national enterprise. However, what were the results from all this?
The United States had its hands on all the technology. Without the processor chip technology, Warwick could only try to win over people’s hearts to try and make an impact.
If Jasper were to do this, he would not walk down the same path. He had to get a firm hold of the processor technology.
