Playtime's Over, CEO: She's Really Done With You-Chapter 407: Offering Terms and Competing Resources
Brandon Huxley didn’t rush anyone out.
No matter what he was thinking, he still maintained humility on the surface.
"Alright then," Brandon said with a smile, then looked at the representatives just selected and said, "Let’s go to the meeting room next door."
This time exactly 20 companies were chosen, the same number as last time.
Serena Sterling and a few others were among them.
As they walked towards the meeting room, Serena just stood up and saw Isla Lawson.
"Humph!" Isla sneered and walked straight ahead.
Serena felt a bit puzzled.
Then a few more people walked with Serena towards that side.
There were factions among these people as well.
So, when Serena was taking Raine towards that way, she saw Desmond Wyatt leading a team, and not far behind him were other companies.
"Serena, what are you doing here today?" Someone deliberately pretended to be dumb and asked.
Serena calmly looked at the person and said, "We’re all here for the same purpose."
Someone nearby immediately bootlicked with a laugh, "Same as us? Do you have the money?"
Serena didn’t respond, just smiled without speaking.
Raine, following beside Serena, immediately said, "Sir, please mind your words."
But the other person sneered and said, "Stop pretending!"
Then turned and left.
Serena was already the center of attention, so many people watched this little spat happen.
However, besides Jasper Ford and his group coming over, others were just being spectators.
Many even shared the same thought as the one who spoke up just now.
Is there money, just the same?
Just a trophy kept by Silas Hawthorne, dare to speak so arrogantly?
Jasper wanted to step in, Serena immediately stopped him.
Nothing worth saying.
She didn’t need a verbal argument; only strength could truly silence the opposition.
"Let’s go," Serena said, leading the group towards the meeting room.
At the meeting room door, Isla watched this scene and smiled softly.
"Seems like everyone has sharp eyes," she said.
The people around her nodded in agreement.
"How can Serena compare to Miss Lawson, she’s just a trophy."
"Right, if it weren’t for today’s meeting at Aether, Serena wouldn’t deserve to sit at the same table with you!"
Listening, Isla felt delighted.
Yes, she wanted to kick Serena off the table later!
She wouldn’t allow Serena to have a piece of this pie.
Yet Serena...
Serena didn’t know or care about what Isla was thinking, she just led Raine and others into the meeting room and sat down together.
Once everyone was inside, Brandon asked his assistant to close the door.
And so it began.
"Everyone, I won’t say much, the purpose of us gathering here today is the same,"
Brandon spoke straightforwardly with a smile, "This time we are raising 150 million, given the recent surge in company valuation, we’ve reasonably raised the share price slightly from last time, as stated in the company’s announcement. I’m sure you all know."
The crowd nodded.
Due to the skyrocketing valuation, the price of Aether Group shares had also risen, which was entirely normal.
But no one felt the price was high, they even thought it was low.
Because Aether was previously severely undervalued.
And now there had been major breakthroughs in the industry.
It’s just at the beginning!
Snagging shares now was like hitting the jackpot because this was before Aether started getting orders.
After the new technology, there would be massive new orders, and the price would be higher then.
"All the details have been announced, now, let’s start," Brandon said.
The people below were all ready, nodding continuously.
Some impatient ones even started speaking up: "Our company offers 50 million!"
After the first one, others quickly started speaking up.
"Our company also offers 50 million, and we have resources that can collaborate with your esteemed company, where we can mutually benefit."
"Our company offers 100 million, we are..."
The whole meeting room suddenly turned chaotic.
Brandon just smiled, not stopping them.
Until finally, something made a sound.
A "bang" startled everyone.
They followed the sound and realized that a balloon in the corner had burst for some reason.
It was this bang that quieted everyone down.
For a moment, the entire meeting room was silent for three seconds.
An eerie silence.
Finally—
"Cough, cough..." a coughing sound broke the silence, everyone looked over and saw it was Desmond Wyatt.
With a smile on his face, Desmond didn’t lower himself to speak, but looked towards the head of the investment department he brought along.
The head immediately spoke up: "The Hawthorne Group plans to offer 150 million."
This was a direct offer to take it all, meaning to grab everything.
On the side, Isla tapped on the table.
Everyone looked at her.
Her subordinate immediately said, "Director Wyatt, your Hawthorne Group is being too domineering, our Lawson Corporation also wants in."
After speaking, the subordinate paused slightly and said, "Our Lawson Corporation also offers 150 million."
This meant they wanted to compete with the Hawthorne Group.
Of course, everyone knew in the end, there couldn’t really be 150 million for the Hawthorne Group or the Lawson Corporation, given that Jasper Ford was still present, both were just trying to grab what Jasper left over.
Now both were just expressing a determined attitude to win.
At this moment, what was Jasper Ford doing?
He was playing a match-three game on his phone and just cleared a large group of animals. His phone emitted the phrase—"Unbelievable!"
The voice was small, but since no one else was speaking, it was heard clearly.
The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched.
Almost forgotten that he knew nothing and was the one hit by a windfall.
Serena also glanced at Jasper.
But she didn’t say anything.
Isla almost rolled her eyes, she glanced at her subordinate.
The subordinate immediately said, "Mr. Huxley, our Lawson Corporation is a technology company, perfectly matching your company, I think we are the best partners."
"Choosing to accept Lawson Corporation’s funding, our corporation will channel resources towards Aether maximally." Isla’s subordinate said with a smile.
Desmond Wyatt’s side didn’t back down, the department head immediately said, "The Hawthorne Group has global shipping resources and local industries across the globe, which are significant for Aether’s rapid expansion."
"Furthermore, the Hawthorne Group possesses numerous global customers accustomed to buying luxury goods. Some precious materials on the robots can be acquired at low costs using our group’s localized industries, which I believe is crucial for Aether."
Both sides were directly laying out conditions and competing on resources.
The others in the meeting room, who were eager to speak earlier, now remained silent.
They didn’t have the money these two had, and even if they did, they couldn’t offer the resources the others could.
After all, these were two of the three major giants in Aeston.
Whether it was Isla or Desmond, they were pivotal figures in their respective companies, their personal presence demonstrated the utmost importance placed on the matter.
