Jake immediately understood after Jasper explained. At the same time, he felt a little sad.
He realized that the distance between him and Jasper was just too large.
He had not thought of such an important point at all, and had only realized it after Jasper had reminded him. “Don’t think too much about it. We’re looking at the issue from two different angles, so it’s only natural we understand the issue differently.”
“From a financial trader’s point of View, there’s nothing wrong with your opinion. But Alban and I are both entrepreneurs, so we’ll look at the issue from more than just the financial perspective.”
Jasper seemed to have seen through Jake’s thoughts. His calm words comforted Jake greatly.
“Still, Mr. Laine, my vision is was too narrow. I’ll make sure to do better next time,” Jake replied genuinely.
Jasper smiled. He was satisfied with Jake’s attitude.
As his businesses continues to grow, Jasper would start to demand more of the people around him. If these people could not grow with JW, then they would have to be eliminated eventually.
Jake seemed to understand this concept from the way he behaved.
“Seatreasures Group is Alban’s life blood; his life and wealth all depend on that business. So there’s no way he’ll just stand by and watch as Seatreasures Group crumbles to ruin.”
“The most important thing now is to understand what the government is thinking.”
“The economy of privately-owned enterprises is controlled mainly by the market, this is an absolute law. The government’s goal is just to rectify the shady business practices in the medical treatment industry so that citizens can purchase medication in a relatively fair environment. They’re setting up the framework for future health insurance reformation.”
“Thus, we can see that the government’s goal has never been to destroy privately-owned pharmaceutical enterprises.”
“This is a concept both Alban and I understand.”
“Because of this, the government will allow a large privately-owned enterprise like Seatreasures Group some room to save themselves. They might even give the group some time to deal with their issues.”
Jake frowned when he heard Jasper’s analysis. “Mr. Laine, you mean that the Seatreasures Group won’t fall?”
“Definitely not.” Jasper shook his head.
The truth from his past life was that even though Seatreasures Group had made a huge loss in this incident, they did not close down, nor did they even exit the market. Their market price had only dropped badly.
In this life, Jasper’s vision and knowledge surpassed that of his past life, when he was a mere employee in the financial industry. He had a more unique and deeper understanding of problems now.
Hence, he was certain that the Seatreasures Group would come out of this incident heavily wounded but still alive.
“I’m sure Alban and the government will arrive at some level of understanding shortly. That’ll be the time Alban cleans up this mess and starts to stop his share price from collapsing further. This will happen any moment now.”
“Both Alban and the government know very well that the capitalist market can change drastically within a split second. It’s already been affected badly and there’s no saying how Seatreasures Group’s future is going to end up if they didn’t attempt to save it as fast as possible.”
“No one can guarantee the future of a listed enterprise because no one can be certain of investors’ thoughts.”
Jake’s eyes shone as he exclaimed, “If that’s the case, then now’s the perfect time to open a long account!”
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