The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 451 - 449
The most important part of the event was starting soon, and several important figures were already seated at the round table. This included Ace, Frederick Yarrow, and many other powerful leaders of the industry.
The rest of the participants could only observe their meeting from a large meeting room outside the hall. Even the biggest sponsor of the event, Seraphina, was not allowed to attend the conference.
To start the conference, the eight industry leaders would have to press the activation button, located in the middle of the conference table, simultaneously. This activation button was shaped like the Earth and divided into eight pieces, representing the eight regions that contributed most to the technology industry.
The conference was scheduled to start soon. Some people had even brought automated translators, and they counted down excitedly.
"Five, four, three, two..."
There was a long silence. Nothing had happened, and the attendees were visibly confused. The activation button should have been pressed by now.
"I’m sorry, everyone, I’m afraid we’re experiencing some technical issues." Frederick Yarrow, the president of the Electronics Technology Association and the host of the event, suddenly announced in a panicked voice.
"Huh? Technical difficulties? What happened?"
Everyone outside the conference room was confused, and they all started discussing possible reasons for the delay. In the end, only the industry leaders would know what was happening, all... seven of them?
"As you can see, there are only seven leaders sitting here. There is still one very important member who is absent, and the piece they represent is second to Moran Group. Without them, we are unable to light up the button, which is why this conference cannot begin yet." Frederick then pointed at the empty seat next to Ace. "The person who will join us shortly is the newest chairman of KCL, someone who has made remarkable contributions to our industry"
Frederick inhaled deeply, then explained, "KCL is fortunate to have quite a skilled research team that constantly brings us many surprises, leading our industry to greater heights... This new chairman is a fellow researcher too, just like their predecessor, Mr. Y. This person is also the genius who invented the renowned G6 chip! Once this chip is officially introduced to the public, it will revolutionize our current industry, potentially changing everyone’s lives!"
Frederick’s words piqued everyone’s interest, and the people there grew more and more curious about the chairman’s identity. They didn’t really mind that the chairman was late, considering how influential the person was, but they were worried that the chairman might not show up at all.
"President Yarrow, everything you just said is practically common knowledge at this point. We’ve been waiting for so long to see who this mysterious KCL chairman is, not to hear about how great they are! We hope this legend can help lead our industry to greater heights!"
"Yeah! We just want to see who this new KCL chairman is! Can’t you use your position as the president to summon them here?!"
Many people were starting to feel impatient, and they started pressuring Frederick.
Frederick was feeling quite anxious as he turned to the crowd. "Calm down, everyone. I’ve already made some calls to the new chairman of KCL. They might be busy at the moment, because they’re not picking up any of my calls..."
"What? Can’t you get anything right, Yarrow? As the president of the Electronics Technology Association, you should at least be able to do this much, right? If you can’t, you should really consider resigning!"
"That’s right, you couldn’t bring over the one you were supposed to invite, and instead ended up inviting not one, but two unwelcome strays! A useless president like you should have resigned long ago!"
Frederick repeatedly dialed the new chairman’s number, feeling so stressed that he was close to tears.
On the other hand, Ace was sitting in the very middle of the conference table, looking remarkably composed. His cold gaze made it seem like he wasn’t involved in this summit at all.
Next to him was Akio Higashino, a legend of Aeos who specialized in artificial intelligence. The man was the third most influential individual in the room, after Ace and the new KCL chairman.
Akio was very ambitious, and wanted to diversify his business to different technological domains. Not only did his company excel in artificial intelligence, they were also researching electronic chips as well. However, they were unable to make a breakthrough in their research, resulting in their inability to produce the electronics they wanted. Hence, they were stuck in third place.
For over a decade, the man had been trying to destroy the partnership between Moran Group and KCL Group, in hopes of replacing Moran Group as KCL’s business partner. If his company, Higashino Corp, could sign a contract to work with KCL, he was confident that they would surely surpass KCL in the future.
"Mr. Moran, you’re so calm! Could it be that you’ve already signed a contract with KCL in private? If that’s the case, congratulations are in order!" Akio nodded as he naturally flashed Ace a fake smile. Truthfully, he had no idea about the man’s relationship with the new chairman of KCL, and was just trying to pry information out of Ace.
"No, I’m not close to the new chairman," Ace replied indifferently.
"Oh? You aren’t?" Akio’s eyes lit up, and his lips curved into a grin. "Looks like we’ll be having a fair competition then, Mr. Moran. KCL might choose to work with Higashino Corp now, or even someone else entirely."
"Indeed. As long as the person is genuine about working with them, they’d probably have a chance at signing a contract with KCL," Ace said honestly. Back then, due to his special relationship with Julian, Moran Group was the sole company that formed a partnership with KCL Group.
However, now that Julian had been replaced by the new chairman, he wasn’t quite sure if he’d be able to successfully win KCL over.
He had tried to find out about the new chairman’s identity from Julian, but his nephew had no idea who the person was either. This only made Ace even more curious about the person’s identity.
"Oh no, that’s simply too inconsiderate! If Higashino Group were to partner up with KCL, wouldn’t that make us Moran Group’s biggest threat?" Akio maintained his smile, pretending to be kind.
"Besides, isn’t Moran Group facing a lot of issues right now? Not only has your primary research team left, but your investors, with the Murphys in the lead, intend on withdrawing their investments as well. If your most important G6 chip project fails, Moran Group might even face bankruptcy. We’re really worried about you!"
Ace chuckled coldly. "If you’re so worried about us, Mr. Higashino, why don’t you just voluntarily give up on working with KCL?"
"That won’t do!" Akio’s expression shifted instantly. "How could we miss out on such a great opportunity?"
At that moment Frederick’s call had finally gotten through, but the person on the other end of the line gave him a rather odd request.
"Umm..." The president put down his phone and looked at Seraphina, who was in the meeting room outside of the conference. "Miss Murphy, whether the new chairman attends and whether our conference goes successfully... is up to you! We’re counting on you!"
