Life at The Top novel Chapter 817

As the globally recognized stock god, Winston Benett had already made a name for himself in the 1990s’ financial industry around the world.

While the financial industry was considered one of the more sophisticated and closed-off ones, the man truly made his name known among ordinary folk when he started to auction his lunch for charity in the year 2000.

Jasper still remembered that this year in 2001, Winston Benett’s lunch would be auctioned off at 18,000 US dollars, which was the cheapest in history.

In the year 2020 in his past life, Jasper had reincarnated before the auction that year. The latest he remembered was 2019. One might ask how much his lunch was auctioned off at.

4.56 million US dollars, which was 31.54 million Somer Dollars according to the exchange rate at that time.

Jasper had always thought that Winston Benett had made a great move by doing so.

For it had gotten him fame and actual benefits.

While it was done in the name of charity, Jasper’s keen eyes and understanding of things had greatly exceeded those of ordinary people. He was well aware that Winston Benett auctioning his lunch was a much more complicated and wise business skill.

Ordinary people would never understand why someone would spend tens of millions for a plate of steak that Winston Benett had eaten before, but the increase in reputation was much worth the price paid.

The Maybach quietly drove past New York’s streets and boulevards before it finally arrived at a seemingly normal restaurant by the streets.

Jasper realized that a white old man seemed to have been standing at the restaurant’s entrance for quite some time.

That man was the legendary Winston Benett, an old man with a kind smile that never left his face.

Jasper had already stepped down from the car before Doyle could open the doors for him, and he made his way toward an approaching Winston Benett.

“Hello, Mr. Benett, it’s an honor to receive an invitation to join you for afternoon tea. I’m sure our conversation today will be immensely joyful,” Jasper spoke first.

Winston shook Jasper’s hand and spoke gently, “Mr. Jasper, while this is the first time we’ve met, I must say that I’m greatly impressed by your achievements. I’m also very glad to see such an outstanding talent emerge from the mysterious Somerland in the East.”

“My country has one of the oldest civilizations in the history of mankind. It’s also the only one of the four ancient civilizations that have continued into the present…”

“I believe all we lack back home are opportunities. Now that opportunities have arisen, I’m sure that there will only be more people like me making a name for ourselves outside the country for the world to know.”

Jasper was neither too humble nor arrogant when he spoke, and his confidence in his own ethnic race was rewarded with Winston’s admiration.

A man’s success would be limited if he did not even love his country and its people.

The two chatted happily as they entered the restaurant.

It was a normal restaurant and there did not seem to be anything special inside.

Considering the time now, the restaurant was rather empty. There were only two waiters with Jasper and Winston as the only customers.

Winston must be a regular here, for the waiters did not seem too excited at the sight of the man. They merely greeted him and asked if he wanted the usual.

Winston turned to look at Jasper and introduced, “I love the food at this restaurant so I chose to meet you here. Is there something you’d like to eat, Laine? I personally quite like their beef Wellington. It’s very authentic.”