That afternoon, as Evan foresaw, Geoff and Jaimie arrived at Tiktok's Lumina City headquarters by air.Upon entering the office lobby, Adam approached to receive them. "Welcome, Geoff and Jaimie, to tour our Tiktok. Reputations pale before personal encounters - your eminent bearings are indeed striking!""You're the Tiktok boss? The one behind Temu?" Jaimie cast a disdainful glance around the austere chambers. "We've come regarding Temu. Find us a grander conference suite, or book a hotel if your offices prove insufficient."Adam's sidelong look admonished Jaimie with a derisive snort. "I am no master here. Mr. Smith, anticipating your arrival, awaits at the Wind and Cloud Golf Course!""So you're not the proprietor?" Geoff and Jaimie exchanged mocking smiles. "Then dispatch transport to convey us there. Our haste left us unaccompanied." "Tiktok remains a modest enterprise without conveyance. Summon taxis, if you wish to proceed." With that curt dismissal, Adam turned on his heel, st
"Is that so?" Evan sighed in feigned rue before snapping his fingers sharply.A thunderous rumbling heralded two hundred behemoth excavators lumbering forth, each outfitted with colossal buckets.Another snap, and the gargantuan scoops descended in eerie synchronicity. In an instantaneous torrent, the 5th hole disappeared beneath a verdant deluge of fluttering dollar bills."Amazon's market capitalization is $400 billion, eBay's a mere $30 billion - less than $500 billion combined," Evan stated dispassionately. "Yet here I possess half a trillion dollars in liquidity. I could bankrupt your conglomerates and scarcely tax my means. Do you truly envisage prevailing in this pricing conflict?"Beholding the verdant blizzard of fluttering bills, Geoff Baysos and Jaimie Ionnone gaped in stupefaction!This was wealth incarnate!Five hundred billion dollars borne by two hundred gargantuan excavators carpeted the 5th hole in a dense emerald tapestry.Moments earlier, they had fancied the upper
Moreover, in this price war, he really might not hesitate to sustain losses of $500 billion!No, that was not the right way to put it.It should be said that he would be willing to lose even more money to suppress Amazon and eBay!The days of Amazon and eBay were likely numbered!"Mr. Baysos, what should we do now?"Jaimie Ionnone watched Evan's receding figure, a trace of horror flashing through his eyes. He had already deeply sensed the terrifying nature of this young man. At the same time, he began to regret agreeing with Geoff Baysos' words earlier!But what he regretted even more was provoking Temu in the first place, instigating this young man to launch this price war against them!"Do you hate me?"Geoff Baysos' face was also deathly pale. He muttered, "Mr. Ionnone, don't hate me. Even if I hadn't said those things earlier, do you think this young man would have let us off? Don't forget, he had only one condition - for both Amazon and eBay to be merged under him!""Then what sh
Evan narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly."When have I ever done something that wasn't real? When I said I would save your Tiktoc, didn't Tiktoc become the largest live streaming platform in all of Elysia?"Later, when I said I would save Splendid Music, didn't Splendid Music become a top entertainment company in the industry?"Now I'm saying our Temu will also become the leader in e-commerce. Therefore, we will definitely acquire Amazon and eBay to become the top dog in e-commerce!"As soon as he finished speaking, Adam gasped. What Mr. Smith said was indeed true. He accomplished everything he said, every single time. This time, Temu was likely really going to replace Amazon and eBay as the leader!They, the employees of Tiktoc, were about to have net worths exceeding $100 billion each. Even the security guards at Tiktoc would ascend to the ranks of multimillionaires!Meanwhile, the other employees around them, upon hearing Evan's words, also widened their eyes and looked over. Ever
Evan regarded her somberly, exhaling a heavy sigh."Evan, I'm in such pain. Could you...could you hold me for a bit?" Daisy's voice quavered as she burrowed into his embrace, clinging tightly. Summer was nearing, and Daisy's gauzy yellow sundress left the soft, supple curves of her lithe frame plainly felt - especially the pliantly resilient swell of her bosom.The fragrance of a young woman filled his nose, a svelte form pressed against him. No matter how restrained Evan strove to be, the friction of Daisy's proud peaks still roused a reaction, his loins gradually stirring with heat."What's poking me? Your keys?" Daisy murmured shyly into his chest."Ahem." Evan gently pushed her away, flushing slightly. "That...is a man's physiological response." "Physiological res-?" Daisy's innocence left her bewildered initially before realization bloomed, her ears reddening in mortification. Indignant embarrassment colored her tone. "While I'm in such anguish, you're thinking about that? Y
"Chairmen," Geoff Baysos began, his pallid features betraying the depths of his despair, "I trust you are appraised of the cataclysmic turn of events through Elysia's ubiquitous media coverage. At this existential juncture, my counsel is simple – we must join forces with Tiktok and Temu."His words hung heavy, for Amazon now retained a mere 10.7% of its customer base – a stark reversal to its fledgling beginnings. eBay, too, had been ravaged, virtually all its patrons abducted by the rising Temu juggernaut.Temu's eighty percent discounts raged unabated, just as the young scion had foretold, hemorrhaging capital equivalent to the combined market capitalization of Amazon and eBay."Are you insinuating," Sebastian Parker interjected, his brow furrowed, "that Amazon is to be steamrolled into bankruptcy by this upstart enterprise? That this self-same company's assets could eclipse even the mighty Vanquard Group?"Geoff Baysos pursed his lips, exhaling a muted grunt of affirmation before f
All eyes turned toward the entrance, where Evan stood framed, a gaggle of breathless security personnel in his wake. Flashing them a disarming smile, he strode nonchalantly toward the projector."Baysos, I must commend you – your security personnel are quite lacking. To be so winded from pursuing a mere youth? Tsk tsk."Geoff Baysos, about to present the proposed contracts to Sebastian Parker, froze. His eyes widened in stupefied horror at the sight of the intruder.Jaimie Iannone fared little better, recoiling as if confronted by a ghastly specter.Sebastian Parker's gaze narrowed upon the svelte youth, his brow furrowing in bewilderment until he witnessed the reactions of Geoff and Jaimie. Realization blossomed within him as his pupils constricted. "You... You are the youth of whom they spoke?""The one and the same," Evan replied, his hands clasped behind his back as he regarded the Nikrosian with a haughty mien. "I am the unrefined Elysian to whom you так arrogantly refer."Evan'
"Consequences?" A serene smile played across Evan's lips. "Hm, let me hazard a guess as to the nature of these 'consequences' you allude to."He blinked with saccharine innocence as he regarded the Nikrosian. "I presume you now forego any acquisition overtures and instead seek to marshal the full economic clout of Vanquard – uniting with your fellow Nikrosian conglomerates to reassert control over Amazon, thereby instigating a bitter conflagration aimed at my utter financial ruination."Evan's smile broadened as he continued. "Is that not the 'trump card' you have been withholding, the leverage you hoped would compel me to acquiesce to your terms?""Perspicacious brat!" Sebastian spat, grudgingly acknowledging the youth's acuity before scoffing derisively. "But cleverness alone cannot counter the unified might of Nikrosia's corporate titans. Without acceding to my stipulations within that contract, I shall unleash the full force of our economic warfare upon you – an onslaught from whi