Life at The Top
Life At The Top Chapter 1845

Jasper knew the news that Half-the Harbor Langdon and his son finally succeeded in acquiring Layman

Investment Bank before the financial

media outlets did.

Looking at the television broadcast of the news by the host, Jasper smiled and

turned to Wendy who was massaging his shoulders behind him, and said, "Say, what are these people thinking? Are things abroad really better than in the country?"

Wendy pursed her lips and smiled. "I

don't know whether foreign things are

better, but I haven't seen you relax like this in a long time."

Jasper closed his eyes and sighed. Then, h

e raised his hand to cover Wendy's tender little hand and sighed ruefully, "I have no choice. There's always one thing after another. I want to take a good rest too but the world changes, whether you want it to or not.

"I feel that the biggest reason I wanted to make money back then was that I don't want to give up on the things I want to do simply because I don't have enough money. I want to do anything I want.

"As a result, I am getting richer and richer now but why am I getting less and less freedom? This is no better than staying back in town and occasionally going to the stock market to casually earn people's wages for several years. At that time, I was at ease and happy." Wendy thought for a while and suddenly said with interest, "Why don't we go back to take a look at the scene there after this is all over."

"Okay."

As soon as Jasper raised his hand, he pulled Wendy into his arms and onto his lap. Jasper chuckled softly as he felt the softness and sweet scent of the woman in his arms. "I have already decided. When this matter is over, I will plan a vacation for both of us. Then, it will be up to you where we go and what we do."

"You've said this many times now, so you

have to keep your promise." Wendy raised

her eyes to Jasper and said seriously.

"Definitely." Jasper laughed.

A few hours later, the United States stock

market officially opened.

Jasper walked into the command room

full of energy and said to Jake, "Now that

the Layman and Half-the-Harbor

Langdon's acquisition is successful, don't hesitate anymore. Set off the financial turmoil for me."

The reason why they had been operating steadily and not taking advantage of the chaos before was that on the one hand, they were worried that Wall Street and the United States government would have a way of escape. On the other hand, they could not set off too big of a storm in case

Layman went bankrupt instantly.

Now, the United States government and

Wall Street capital had shown their escape

route, and Layman was now in the

embrace of Half-the-Harbor Langdon, so

naturally, Jasper would not hold back

anymore. When Jake excitedly went back to execute

the plan, Jasper approached Reuben, the

person in charge of the palace guards,

"Let's do it," Jasper said.

Reuben did not hesitate, but he also did

not appear too excited. Instead, he

answered plainly with two words, "Got i

t."

After putting down the phone, and

without waiting for Jasper's order, the

huge display screen began to show the real

-time conditions of the major stock index

markets in the United States.

There was also a window in which it displayed the exchange rate of the international dollar to gold.

The entire financial market of the United States immediately gapped five minutes after the opening.

In the beginning, many people thought

that this was just because of the stock

market crash, which was why the market fell naturally.

However, they soon discovered that the

short-selling went far beyond their

imagination.

All stock indexes were falling like crazy, including the Dow Jones and Nasdaq.

Moreover, this decline immediately

radiated to the international exchange

rate of the US Dollar.

The modern financial system was a complex and sophisticatedly engineered system.

A drop in a single link would trigger a series of chain reactions.

When it dropped to a certain level, it would cause turbulence in the exchange rate of the domestic currency.

The US Dollar, as the cornerstone of the world monetary system, had not fluctuated much in the past 100 years because its value was directly linked to gold.

Moreover, the US Dollar itself was the settlement currency selected by most countries and organizations in the world, and its circulation rate was also the highest in the world. Therefore, when its exchange rate fluctuated, it could instantly have a huge impact on the global

economy.