“No, not an exchange center,” Jasper shook his head, “An exchange center only appears to have control, but it doesn’t truly.“You’re still playing by others’ rules.“What I want…” Jasper paused and said slowly, “Is to create a Securities Regulatory Commission in Qari.“You can have as many exchange centers as you want, but all of them must run according to my rules. “It’ll still seem like they’re fighting for themselves, but they play by the same rules. If everything is safe and fair, investors and potential companies who are looking to be listed can participate without fear. And…” Suddenly, a woman’s voice interrupted Jasper, “Jasper, are you trying to gain bargaining power from this?” Celine, who must have walked into the room some time ago, looked absolutely stunned. “Bargaining power? What?” Rowan was confused. He did not understand how Celine’s mind jumped from rules and regulations to petroleum prices.“And when did you even get here, Celine?” Celine ignored Ro

“Yup, those two,” Jasper admitted openly.“And, according to the catfish effect, once I’ve gotten the two largest and dominating families, the other families and enterprises of the harvesting and processing industries should follow in their footsteps. “So, even if a few small companies refuse to join us, there’s not much they can do to affect us anyway. “They’ll be faced with two options. To struggle and slowly die out, or… “To join us.“From there, Qari’s businesses would truly come together and form trusts that are based on or even go beyond the idea of profits and common interests. All because they follow a regulated securities framework. “This trust comes from the abiding of the framework’s regulations, and any defiance against the framework resulting in a total loss—something they cannot afford.“That way, anyone who tries to meddle with their businesses will be facing not only the backlash of one family but the entire industry.”Celine’s eyes were filled with respect.

With the new company settled, Jasper went to discuss it with Mr. McNeal. While Jasper was able to settle every part of his plan alone, he required the support of the Somerland Government when it came to the most crucial detail—using Somer Dollars as a settlement channel.Without Somer Dollars, Jasper’s securities alliance would crumble at the littlest impact from the United States. Profits and common interests were the basis of all business alliances, but what use were profits if partners could not liquefy them?Jasper wanted to establish a new securities regulation for Qari, and the new equity participation regulation would surely be against the United States’ interests, especially once their army set up base here. Without a strong monetary defense policy, the United States merely had to spread some rumors about the trading currency, and all resolutions within the new regulations would be discarded. Only by removing the US Dollar from being the only trading currency would th

On the other end of the phone, Mr. McNeal pondered for a while and said slowly, "In principle, as long as your idea is helpful to Somerland, I will help promote it, especially if it can solve the energy crisis."However, after hearing what you said just now, I think your plan is very feasible."Jasper was delighted to hear this. "So, Mr. McNeal, are you saying that you agree to this plan?"Mr. McNeal shook his head slightly."No, this plan involves too many ministries and commissions. So, we have to discuss this with the central bank first."Jasper was not surprised by Mr. McNeal's concerns and hesitations.As Mr. McNeal said, too many things would be involved, so they could not implement it easily.Mr. McNeal never mentioned the United States' counterattack once this whole time, and this satisfied Jasper.At least it showed that the government was not actually opposed to this plan. At most, they were just considering the cost."Okay, I understand. This is not urgent, and I wi

Soon, the two were almost done talking. Just when Jasper thought Mr. McNeal was about to end the call, he heard Mr. McNeal say unexpectedly, “Jasper, there seems to be something you haven’t told me. I originally wanted to wait for you to tell me, but you never brought it up. Why? Can’t you trust me?”Jasper was stunned.Apart from this, there was nothing else he needed to ask Mr. McNeal for.Mr. McNeal knew that Jasper really had no such plan after Jasper did not say anything. So, he smiled and said, “It’s about Wendy and Anna. Some time ago, when I was talking about the development of Harbor City with my subordinates, I happened to mention you. Then, my secretary told me that Wendy and Anna encountered some trouble in Harbor City.“I can offer some help if you need me to. I can’t help much, but my words still hold some power.”Although Mr. McNeal was being modest, Jasper knew that once Mr. McNeal brought it up, it would be as simple as a few words.This was a great gift and a re