Life at The Top novel Chapter 1899

He knew what Mr. McNeal was referring t

o. There was no way the officials would

not have heard of it if he had already

gotten the news.

Besides , Jasper had noticed Mr. McNeal

answering his phone when he was talking

to Wendy.

“This is very bad.”

Mr. McNeal sounded hostile as he said, “A

s opposed to the tangible effects, I think

the symbolic meaning behind it is more

important. This is setting a bad example

for people of Somer descent across the

world.”

Jasper lowered his voice and answered,

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But it’s not necessarily a bad thing for the

world to get a good look at their faces

now. But what do the higher-ups have to

say about this?”

Mr. McNeal answered, “What else could

they say? The officials aren’t allowed to

voice their opinion on this because

entrepreneurs should settle their affairs

themselves. The officials won’t interfere

with the market’s daily workings. You

know what I mean?”

Jasper nodded understandingly.

“The officials’ role here is merely to pass

judgments and set the rules. They can’t

get involved themselves, or else they’ll

incite panic amidst the entrepreneurs.

Under the premise that the entrepreneurs

themselves do not have a plan, the

officials are unable to get involved. You

require an entrepreneur like me to take

care of them, which is one of the reasons

why people like me exist.”

Mr. McNeal smiled as he listened to Jasper

and said, “Don’t worry, we won’t make

you work for nothing. Haven’t they halted

all their investments in the country? Are

you interested in them?”

Jasper’s eyes lit up.

The Atticus had made such a low number o

f domestic investments that it was

practically nothing, whereas those

Fongroup invested in had long since been

seized for investigation. Jasper had also

picked out a few of the most desirable

assets for himself. However, Hope Group

was different, as it had several projects