Chapter 1720


    She was wearing a deep V-neck low-cut halter nightgown. It was veryfortable to wear by itself


    in her own room, but it was a little too sexy, so she had to cover it up. 7


    After the video call was connected, Sheldon asked," Jaime, Sophie, have you two arrived at the


    hotel?”


    "Yes." Sophie and Jaime nodded in unison.


    Sheldon asked again, "Have you met the Takahashi family?"


    "Not yet," Sophie answered. "Originally, we nned to meet in the conference room of the hotel this


    evening t o talk about the coboration, but the Takahashi family encountered some idents.


    Takahashi Eikichi was injured, and his father, Machi, should still be in the hospital with him."


    Sheldon frowned and asked, “What happened? Will it affect our coboration with them?"


    Sophie answered, "He was beaten up by a passerby, but the incident was a random blip, so it


    shouldn''t affect our deal." 3


    "That’s good," Sheldon said with relief. "You should go through the detailed investigation of both


    families and then pick the best one."


    With that, Sheldon continued with a somewhat


    vicious look on his face, "You must find the strongest and most ruthless family to work with. Whether


    it''s the Takahashi family or the Ito family, as long as we choose one of them, we will join forces with


    them to take out the other one!" s


    Sophie asked in astonishment, "Dad, shouldn''t we just focus on the coboration after we choose


    which family to cooperate with? Do we really need to help them fight another family?”


    Sheldon said, "I went to see your grandfather today. H e said that the Wade family wants a piece of


    the ocean transportation pie too. So, if we choose the Takahashi family, they will definitely choose


    the Ito family, and vice versa.”


    Sheldon made a slight pause and said, "What your grandfather meant was that we must not leave


    any chance for the Wade family! So, if we choose the Takahashi family, we have to join hands with


    them to take out the Ito family, and we do the same with the Ito family too.” 7


    Sophie gaped in bewilderment. "The Wade family also wants a piece of that pie?!" 4


    "Yes." Sheldon nodded and said, "I guess they want to follow suit because they see us starting to


    get involved in this industry."


    Sophie said in a cold voice, "The Wade family is biting off more than they can chew. They haven''t


    even figured out their domestic business, and now, they want toe and snatch the overseas


    market from u


    8?"


    Sheldonughed. "It''s very normal, actually. The big families and bigpanies are the same. They


    will do everything possible to steal other people''s business." 2


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    Then, Sheldon added, "Just look at Tencent and Alibaba. One fellow is doing so well in the social


    network but desperately wants to do emerce while the other fellow is doing so well in e-


    commerce and wants to squeeze its head into the socialwork. Alibaba created Alipay, Tencent


    produced their own e-wallet. Then, they both ventured into take-out apps simultaneously. These two


    giants are always like ying Go. You block my route, I block yours. It''s the same between us and


    the Wade family. Years ago, when the Wade family engaged in a new business, we united many


    people to go against them. They can''t sit idly by now that we have engaged in a new business." 4


    Sophie smiled and said, "Dad, as far as I remember, there was not a single brilliant or talented


    person in the current generation of the Wade family. In fact, they seem to have be idler and


    idler over the past few years. I bet it will be hard for them to get into the business of ocean shipping


    and port operations for now."


    Sheldon said, "We share the same thought, but your grandfather wants us to y safe."


    Jaimeughed. "Dad, Grandpa is old, it''s normal for him to be conservative and cautious, but we


    don''t need to worry about it. I share the same thought as


    Sophie. The Wade family will not be able to catch up with us for a while, and the gap between them


    and us will definitely growrger andrger." 6


    Sheldon sighed and said, "That''s how your grandfather looked at the Wade family forty years ago.


    He always thought that the Wade family had no caliber sessor and would fall out of favor before


    long, but never in his wildest dream did he think that the Wade family would produce a wise and


    brilliant Curtis, who brought the Wade family up to the next level..." s


    Then, Sheldon donned an extremely solemn expression as he advised Sophie and Jaime, "You


    guys must remember that big families like ours are often the same as the country. In the long history


    of the country''s development, many times they actually gambled the luck of the nation. Just like


    when Germany attacked the Soviet Union, it was a gamble o n national luck. Entire Eastern Europe


    belonged to Hitler. The Soviet Union’s massive oil, natural gas, and iron ore resources were


    sufficient to support Germany’s rule of the entire Europe. However, if they lose the bet, they will fall


    into the quagmire of two-front warfare and the ultimate failure.” 8


    "Our main focus is on ocean transportation. The Wade family wants to chase after us, meaning they


    want to gamble on their luck!"


    "If they gamble, they still have a chance to keep the close gap between two families, but if they


    don''t, we will be further ahead of them!"


    "So, even if there is no one talented enough from the Wade family to strike the deal, they will still


    march toward us and fight us! And we will have to cut them off first whether they will catch up or


    not!"