Life at The Top novel Chapter 1805

“Jasper, I don’t think I need to explain

anything to you.”

On the other end of the phone, Emil

displayed a very stout attitude.

“We are just partners working together

and we can’t continue to cooperate now, s

o such results are only to be expected,

right?”

Jasper sneered, “Partners? Do you still

acknowledge that we are partners?

“Does it mean that so-called partners just

abandon their comrades and run away at

the most critical moment in Sentel’s

corporate culture as well as also Coreana’s

national culture?

“I don’t have any opinions if Sentel got

scared and wanted to quit, but what you

shouldn’t do is withdraw the capital

unilaterally without prior notice. Do you

think this is reasonable?”

On the other end of the phone, Emil was

silent for a while. Then, he replied, “I

admit that Sentel made a mistake in this,

but you can’t blame me.

“Sentel is a multinational company. We have too many industries and businesses a t home and abroad, so we needed to make big-picture considerations based on the current situation. Now, the potential losses we might bear far outweigh the benefits of working with you, so we must divest.

“I can tell you frankly that before the decision to divest was made, 70% of Sentel’s global business was affected. The United States Ministry of Commerce even considered adding Sentel to the national sanctions list. This would be a devastating blow to Sentel.

“Not only that, even the Blue House has opinions about our cooperation with you. This is the United States government directly pressuring Coreana through official channels. You know that Sentel had no choice in this situation.

“Meanwhile, the United States only gave me three hours to make a choice, so I could only decide on this.”

Jasper quietly listened to Emil’s words. After a long time, he said faintly, “Sentel is

Coreana’s business hegemon. It can even be said that Sentel controls all aspects of Coreana society. You acknowledge this fact, right, Mr. Emil?”

Emil obviously did not know why Jasper suddenly changed the topic, but he still patiently replied, “Yes, I won’t deny it.”

“And similar consortiums are also found i n Sunrise Land, such as Trider Financial Group and Sumotomo Corporation. Their status in Sunrise Land is the same as Sentel’s status in Coreana.”

Jasper’s tone became increasingly indifferent and contemptuous. He continued, “But Mr. Emil, have you ever thought about this question? Coreana and Sunrise Land have the same national background. They are both resource-poor but economically developed small countries with small land masses. Trider Financial Group and Sumotomo Corporation are top domestic capital consortiums just like Sentel, but are the world’s top 500 companies that much more influential than Sentel?

“How could the Trider Financial Group

make the West Gate Consortium lower its i

head and pay reparations in 1996? Why

did the Trider Financial Group win an

international arbitration lawsuit that

lasted 10 years?”

“Does Sentel have the courage to do so?

“You don’t.

“Because your weakness is etched inside

your bones. Even if I have always hated

the people of Sunrise Land, there is one

thing you and I both have to admit. The

people of Sunrise Land are forced to bow

their heads to reality, but even if they do.

this on the surface, they still have an

intrinsic stubbornness, courage, and