Life at the Top

Chapter 24

“Send out my instructions. Keep Jasper Laine’s personal information strictly confidential. No one is allowed to disclose it!” John ordered.

He knew very well about Jasper’s current status and position. It would not be a good thing if such a large customer was taken away. Furthermore, any leaked information would cause unnecessary trouble for Jasper as well.

“Yes!”

Harold nodded, understanding what the president meant. He immediately went to carry out the order.

In the year 2000, at this specific timeframe, the business models of most domestic industries were still at a very basic stage.

In this era when stock trading was still new, making billions of dollars in profits from the futures market overnight was simply a myth.

Jasper knew that he could not hold back the news about him making money in the crude oil futures market and that it would cause a sensation, but he did not expect this matter to cause pandemonium.

Online portals and physical newspapers immediately published the news that a mysterious retail investor swept 3.1 billion in the international crude oil futures market overnight. The news exploded in the faces of countless citizens!

Especially because this mysterious retail investor was a domestic citizen!

Everyone’s jaws dropped at this fact.

3.1 billion!

This was a number that made people feel dizzy even when they said it.

At the start of this millennium when someone with an annual income of more than 100,000 was considered to be a rich person, ordinary folks dared not think of such a large number even in their dreams.

Although all forces were trying their best to find out about this person, as a business that aimed to be the first in the universe, Commercial Bank had solid moral integrity. The news was kept under lock and no information about Jasper was leaked.

At present, the news and reports only garnered a quick glance from Jasper. He did not pay much attention to them.

The excitement was over. Right now, Jasper needed to seize every opportunity to make money and use it to arm and strengthen himself. After all, this country was filled with hidden talents and undisclosed prodigies. In front of the real bosses, his capital was insufficient!

Now, he was still at the fundamental development stage.

He was more concerned about the two behemoths worth trillions coming up in the future.

The first was the company that really changed people’s lifestyles. This company had only been established for less than a year, and Ma Yun was still leading his 18 associates to set up his 1688 website in an apartment. There were still three years to go before the establishment of that super website, Taobao.

Although Tencent, another online social giant, had launched QQ and occupied the first position of domestic social software, suffering from the inability to adapt to change, it was still facing difficulties with server fees.

These two companies were definite targets for Jasper to invest in in the future, but the time had not arrived as they were not facing hardships yet. If he entered the market at this point, the successful businesses may not give up too many shares. This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Therefore, he needed to bide his time. These two companies had a bright future, but before they started to make profits, they would experience several crises and go on the verge of bankruptcy!

That would be the time when Jasper made his appearance.

According to Jasper’s memory, Alibaba’s difficulties were still a few months away, but Tencent was almost at the brink right now. Within a month… That would be the best timing.

At this time, Jasper, who was nestling at home, recorded all these things and began to plan how to get Tencent into his pocket.

Just after finishing the plan, Jasper’s cell phone rang. It was Wendy.