Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



Chapter 704

"37 million," Zachary answered carelessly.

He was feeling very troubled.

At the beginning of the year, he managed to get 50 million to start a company. There hadn't been any good projects available, so for the preceding year, all Zachary had done was play games and have fun. After investing in Wind Semiconductors, he had pretty much used up all 50 million of his funds.

Recently, he even had to think twice while equipping his gaming guild. He didn't even know what he had spent the remaining ten million on.

Yuriel had given Austin Fashion Breeze, and he had even let Fashion Breeze operate independently. Fashion Breeze was ranked in the top five of Riverland's fashion industry. Once Fashion Breeze and Hermes agreed on a collaboration, their fame would rise sharply. It wouldn't be long before they could get rid of Lethan's Islo Clothing.

When that was accomplished, Austin would finally have made his official debut in the business world.

However, all Zachary had was a tiny web portal.

He had always seen Austin as his biggest rival because they came from similar family backgrounds. They had both been born into wealthy families who were among the most elite in Riverland.

When Austin donated three million, he attracted so much attention while Zachary sat in the audience, unnoticed by anyone. This had discouraged him and made him feel that Austin was already overshadowing him.

Shein picked up his teacup and took a light sip. He smiled and praised him. "Wind Semiconductors had over 96 million in revenue last year. They made a net profit of 27 million. You showed remarkable foresight in making this investment!"

It said that fathers knew their sons best. Shein could already tell what Zachary was thinking based on his expression. Zachary was still much too flighty, and he was still too focused on having fun. If he kept behaving that way, he could not possibly manage a company well. That was why Shein was unable to let Zachary take over some of his bigger companies. Selena, Laurel, and Isla were at Carlisle's table. All three of them were from out of town and unfamiliar with the local big enterprises. Therefore, they were taking the charity banquet as an opportunity to expand their connections and exchange information sources. Carlisle noticed that several of the other companies' board secretaries seemed to know Selena. The moment they met her, they would hug her or shake her hand.

The secretaries who interacted with Selena had all been sitting at tables where the most wealthy businessmen were seated. The businessmen had all donated more than five million. "Carl, shall we go and expand our connections too?" Sean asked.

The other entrepreneurs were walking around, shaking hands, and greeting one another. Sean felt that it seemed silly to sit there blankly. He was the CEO of Alumni Network, after all!

"Go ahead. I'm not stopping you, am I?" Carlisle asked, chuckling.

Sean lacked experience in the business world, and it would be best if he could look around for a bit. Talking to experienced entrepreneurs could also stimulate his growth.

However, there was no need for Carlisle to do so.

In his previous life, he had frequent business meetings and met many company owners. They would always deliberately cause trouble for him during social gatherings, which was why Carlisle had often been forced to drink until he blacked out. In fact, he had been sent to hospital several times for gastrointestinal bleeding after being forced to drink too much.

Now that his companies did not have much to do with the businesses present, it didn't matter whether he interacted with them.

Besides...

Carlisle looked at Shein and Yuriel, who were standing in the crowd. People were lining up to toast them.noveldrama

One had to be tough to command authority.

If they made it, connections and resources would just come up to them.

Sean took Lily to another table.

They hadn't just picked a table at random. First of all, they found a familiar young entrepreneur.

The entrepreneur was the older brother of Sean's friend, who was in the luxury car rental business.

As they already knew each other, the two of them clinked glasses and had a drink together. After making small talk for a while, they headed to another table.

"We're going for a walk too, Mr. Zahn," Logan stood up and called out to Carlisle. She dragged a reluctant-looking Hank with her as she left the table.

Phoebe asked tentatively, "Christine, shall we go for a walk, too? Aren't we planning on doing business loans in the future?"

"Business loans?" Gareth looked surprised. "Are you going to lend money to businesses?"

Christine explained, "Ms. Thompson wants us to make a range of products to appeal to different client demographics. One of the suggestions was to launch business loans. This mainly targets smaller businesses that need to accomplish capital turnover in a short period of time.

"However, it will take a long time for it to become a reality. After all, companies need funds of tens of millions, not just a couple of thousand. They might not even be satisfied with eight million!"

Gareth took a sip of red wine calmly. He smiled and said, "You two should focus on thinking about how to solve the problem of clients being overdue on their loan payments."

Christine sneaked a glance at Carlisle and saw that Carlisle was sitting opposite them. He was drinking with Daniel, Owen, and the others. She pressed her lips together and said in a small voice, "Ms. Thompson has already provided a solution. However, she told us not to tell Carlisle about it."

Gareth moved his stool closer to Christine and said with interest, "What's the plan? I won't tell Carlisle about it."