“Jasper, your comments caused us to hold
so many meetings for several days in a
row. We’re old men who are almost at the
age of retirement and yet we’re all
shouting over your opinions with red
faces. We’ve even suffered so much hair
loss! You have to be responsible for that.”
Sim was very straightforward and
entertaining in conversation. He walked u
p to Jasper and guffawed without any
pretensions.
This tone and demeanor were not like two
people who were meeting for the first
time, nor was it the attitude of a senior
official to a merchant.
It was affectionate and amiable, like the
conversation of an uncle with his nephew.
When these words went into the ears of
outsiders, they sent an important
message aside from also making the
listeners feel jealous over the warm
attitude.
Jasper’s opinions could go directly into
the ears of the officials and those old folks
in Swallow Capital would then hold
meetings to study them behind closed
doors.
This was not simple at all.
This was not something a businessman
could do.
Because of this, everyone was looking at
Jasper weirdly.
Some were envious, some were dubious,
but more of them were in awe.
Jasper did not know how conflicted the
gazes were behind him. He smiled bitterly
and said, “Mr. McNeal, I just gave some
immature suggestions from my own
standpoint. Many of them are naive and
not comprehensive enough, so that’s why
they caused so much trouble for
everyone.”
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