Life at The Top novel Chapter 1543

Rogers suppressed his anger, but his tone remained happy, which made the atmosphere of the entire video conference feel very heavy and awkward.

All the directors were expressionless, and no one broke the silence. It was not that they were persuaded by Rogers, but that

they were not listening to Rogers at all.

As expected, Dugg, who was the chairman, looked at Rogers in the video and spoke slowly.

“Mr. Rogers, from your professional perspective, there are indeed many reasons not to take action.

“But from the perspective of our board of directors in Layman Investment Bank, there are more reasons for you to act.

“All you see is the victory and cost of this game, but what we see is the overall development of Layman Investment Bank as a whole.”

After he said that, Dugg pressed his hands on the tabletop, slowly got up, looked down at Rogers with a very aggressive expression, and said in a deep voice, “This is not the board of directors of Layman Investment Bank seeking your opinion. Rather, this is the board of directors from Layman Investment Bank giving you an order as a shareholder of Quantum Fund, understand?”

Rogers’ face changed color as soon as Dugg said this.

Even Soros narrowed his eyes.

The burly, bright eyed Soros looked at Dugg and said in a deep voice, “Mr. Dugg, when Quantum Fund received investment from Layman Investment Bank, you did not say that you would interfere with Quantum Fund’s operational decisions.”

Dugg seemed to have expected Soros to say this from early on, and he replied with a calm expression, “Similarly, I did not say that I would not interfere. Still, I don‘t think this counts as interfering with your operational decisions.”

“What Quantum Fund is doing now is working for us after taking our money. This is both an act of cooperation and also a form of hiring, but in essence, most of the funds you have at hand belong to the Wall Street Capital Consortium, with Layman’s investment representing a significant stake.”

“The stock price of Layman Investment Bank must not hit the limit down. This is my bottom line.”

Dugg seemed to have lost his patience. He slammed his hand down on the conference table and said with a cold expression. “Ten Quantum Funds will not be as large as one Layman. Now Layman’s stock price has shrunk further and what we’ve lost is beyond your imagination. You only need to follow the orders of the board of directors!”

Rogers became increasingly pissed as he listened to the rant. As he was about to speak, Soros grabbed his shoulders.

“I understand, Mr. Dugg. Quantum Fund will launch a snipe against JW Foundation as soon as possible, and then we’ll increase Layman’s stock price.”

After hearing this, a satisfied smile spread on Dugg’s face. He said, “Very good. There is not much time, so this meeting will end immediately. I hope to see you executing the order soon.”

After he said that, the video was ended and the screen turned black.

Smash!

A coffee cup was smashed on the screen. The cup and the expensive screen were written off immediately.

“Those odious vampires! They only want to maintain their own stock price. They don’t even care whether we live or die!”

Rogers’ face flushed with anger as he roared, “Now, the funds of the Wall Street Consortium are in our hands and we have not yet settled Jasper. If we lose too much when we’re fighting Jasper, then we won’t be able to explain ourselves to the Federal Reserve and the other consortia on Wall Street!”

“When that happens, we should be thankful if Dugg doesn’t beat us while we’re down. Now he is forcing us to spend so much to save Layman. He also understands that we need to use public funds to save his *ss! He doesn’t care about our life and death!”