Facing the confident Kayden, Jasper chuckled lightly.
“What are you laughing at?” Kayden asked, frowning slightly.
From the beginning of the meeting, he could feel that the one in control of the conversation was not himself. This made Kayden a little unsure, since he liked to be the one in control whenever he was talking to anyone. This was what his father, Half- the-Harbor Langdon, taught him for decades. One could say less, but every sentence had to be said straight to the point so that they could always remain in control.
However, the tricky thing now was that Kayden did not even know what Jasper wanted to say, so even if he wanted to get to the point, he would not know where to start.
“Mr. Langdon, you and I are sensible people, so I won’t talk nonsense. The United States stock market contains one of the biggest business opportunities in decades. If you seize it, it will put the Langdons at least 20 years ahead. Are you willing to miss out on this chance?”
Jasper’s words caused Kayden’s eyes to light up.
He was not a fledgling newcomer in the business world, so naturally, he would not be tempted by Jasper’s words.
“It’s true that the United States stock market plummeted because of the terrorist attack a few days ago, and even now there is no sign that the dip is ending. However, people all over the world knew this, so there won’t be any way to profit if one were to attempt a short sale.”
Kayden had good foresight and he immediately pointed out the core problem of the question.
Everyone knew that the United States stock market had plummeted, but so what?
“The entire market was full of short-sale orders. Even if you entered the market, if no one reciprocated your order, you would not be able to profit.”
“In the current situation, with the exception of a few lucky people, you are the biggest beneficiary, right, Mr. Langdon?”
“You didn’t think of me when there was such a good chance earlier, but now that the opportunity is gone, you approach me and tell me that such an opportunity was previously available to us? You’re so insincere.”
Kayden shook his head and smiled.
“What if I tell you, Wall Street and the Federal Reserve are going to join forces to rescue the market?” Jasper said suddenly.
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