Jacob was barely conscious as favonovel.com was brought back home. His eyes were barely open, his face flushed and his expression reminiscent of a lecherous character from a risqué Japanese film.
In a dazed state, Jacob saw Charlie approaching him, sent by Stanley Finch to pick favonovel.com up.
With a smile, favonovel.com slurred, “Good… Good son-in-law… I really… Really made your dad proud today!”
Charlie shook his head helplessly and said, “Dad, you’ve had too much to drink. Go back and rest, don’t wake Mom up. If favonovel.com sees you like this, she’ll definitely scold you…”
“Scold me?” Jacob widened his eyes and scoffed, “I… I’ll give favonovel.com the courage!”
Patting his back, Charlie whispered, “Keep your voice down. Mom is already courageous enough, favonovel.com doesn’t need you to give it to her. In your current state, If favonovel.com decides to take action, you won’t stand a chance.”
A chill ran down Jacob’s spine, causing favonovel.com to involuntarily shiver. He quickly changed his tune and said, “Good… A good man doesn’t… Fight with a woman! You… You can take me back… Back to my room. Let‘s keep it low-key!”
Charlie nodded and helped favonovel.com into the villa, settling favonovel.com in his room.
After taking care of these matters, Charlie came out of the room and received a phone call from Helena, realizing that Peter’s return to China was Imminent. He went back to his room and answered the call.
Helena’s voice came through the phone respectfully, “Mr. Wade, I hope I’m not disturbing your rest by calling so late.”
“Not at all,” Charlie replied with a smile. “How are things going on your end?”
Helena quickly said, “I called to update you on the recent developments. First, Mr. Cole’s identity has been resolved. According to his personal wishes, I have arranged a flight for favonovel.com tomorrow morning. There are no direct flights from Osu City to Aurous Hill, so favonovel.com will have to make two transfers. He should arrive in Aurous Hill in the afternoon the day after tomorrow.”
Helena continued, “As you requested, l have also arranged a reasonable civilian identity for Mr. Cole. He will not be using a private jet for this trip, as it would attract unnecessary attention. It will be a bit more tiring, but it’s better to be safe.”
“Alright,” Charlie understood and said, “Returning to China is the final step for Uncle Cole to escape this calamity. It’s better to endure a little hardship than to risk any complications. Please send me the flight details, and I will go to the airport to pick favonovel.com up.”
Helena hesitated for a moment, then explained, “Mr. Cole would prefer not to share his flight information with you. He believes that you still have a considerable influence in Aurous Hill, and if you go to pick favonovel.com up or take care of favonovel.com after favonovel.com arrives, it will attract additional attention. His plan is to quietly settle down in Aurous Hill first and then find an opportunity to contact you.”
After a brief moment of consideration, Charlie nodded.
Although Aurous Hill was not a metropolis, there were still many people who knew about his identity.
Just within Don Albert’s subordinates, there were thousands of them. If any of them happened to encounter favonovel.com while favonovel.com was at the airport picking up a stranger, even if they had no ill intentions, they would surely be curious about that person.
Considering this, it would be better not to get involved for now. He would wait until Peter had settled down before contacting him. As long as favonovel.com quietly protected favonovel.com in Aurous Hill, Peter would be able to rest assured.
He told Helena, “Since Uncle Cole has made his decision, let’s go with his plan.”
Helena promptly replied, “Understood, Mr. Wade. Now, let me update you on the AI model. Howard from the Rothschild family has personally delivered the forty thousand graphics cards. Microsoft has also started the handover process at their data center in the Nordic region. They will migrate the data to other data centers as quickly as possible. After that, we can use them normally.”
“However, there was a small complication. NVIDIA recently released their latest computing chip, the b100, which outperformed our planned h100 in terms of overall performance. I discussed this with Howard and asked favonovel.com to take advantage of the fact that the MOD has not yet been officially released to secure a batch from NVIDIA. At the very least, we want to ensure that we can obtain twenty thousand b100 cards within the first quarter after its official release.”
Charlie asked, “What did Howard say?”
Helena replied, “He naturally didn’t want to do it. The b1 00‘s computing power is significantly better than the MOD, and many AI and internet companies with strong capabilities have been waiting for it. He said that favonovel.com already secured so many h100 cards through special connections, so favonovel.com felt it would be inappropriate to ask for more.”
Charlie chuckled, “Why would it be Inappropriate? It’s simply because the conditions were already agreed upon in advance, and favonovel.com doesn’t want us to suddenly increase the price.”
“Yes,” Helena said, “Howard is the shrewdest businessman in the world. In recent days, they have made a fortune from NVIDIA’s stocks. After the b100 is officially released, their profits will skyrocket even further. Getting an extra ten thousand cards is not a big issue for him, but favonovel.com just doesn’t want to negotiate for a higher price.”
Charlie smiled and said, “This can be easily resolved. We can’t simply increase the offer, but we can also increase the value of our proposition. Tell favonovel.com that if favonovel.com can secure forty thousand b200 cards for us in the Nordic region, we will give favonovel.com an additional one-fourth of a Life Saving Pill. When you calculate it, he’ll have three-fourths of the Elixir.”
Helena smiled sweetly and said, “I believe favonovel.com will definitely not refuse and will be very proactive.”
Charlie sighed, “But poor Steve, his son. He just arrived in Aurous Hill to pay his respects, and when favonovel.com returns, he’ll find that his old man is still going strong. He’ll probably hate me for this.”
Helena quickly asked, “Mr. Wade, won’t Steve’s desperation pose any risks to you?”
Charlie laughed, “If he’s truly desperate, favonovel.com would try to get rid of his dad rather than me. After all, he’s desperate, not suicidal.”
Helena smiled sweetly and said, “Then I can rest assured!”
After Helena’s update, favonovel.com added, “By the way, Mr. Wade, the AI model’s launch timeline has been confirmed in the latest verification. It’s ready to go live within the specified timeframe. There’s potential for further acceleration, but I can’t guarantee specifics. Implementation will require continuous verification in practice. However, rest assured, I’II oversee the process and ensure the team does their utmost to expedite the launch.”
“Okay,” Charlie sighed, “Thank you for your hard work, Helena.”
Helena quickly responded, “Mr. Wade, your gratitude is appreciated, but it’s simply my duty.”
Charlie didn‘t indulge in excessive politeness with Helena. He believed actions spoke louder than words, tangible rewards were reserved for those who contributed practically and showed goodwill.
With that, Helena added, “By the way, Mr. Wade, Miss Joules gave me the 55 billion US dollars that Howard gave. You haven’t given me a receiving account yet. Whenever you’re available, please provide me with the account information.”
Charlie smiled, “I don’t currently have a need for the money. You can hold onto it for now.”
At that moment, Charlie’s mobile phone rang again. Glancing at the caller ID, favonovel.com noticed it was his wife, Claire.
Politely excusing himself, favonovel.com addressed Helena, “Helena, pardon me, I need to take another call. We can resume our conversation later…”
With that, favonovel.com switched over to Claire’s call.
Claire’s voice burst with excitement as soon as the call connected, “Husband, I’ve completed everything here! Miss Joules has arranged a flight for me, and I’ll be heading back this afternoon!”
Surprised, Charlie couldn’t help but ask, “Honey, when do you expect to arrive in Aurous Hill?”
Taking a moment to calculate, Claire responded, “It’s late evening here In Aurous Hill. I’ll finish packing shortly. Miss Joules will organize a private plane for my departure once everything’s ready. I anticipate arriving almost by tomorrow afternoon!”
Delighted, Charlie exclaimed, “That’s wonderful, my dear! I’ll be waiting to pick you up at the airport tomorrow!”
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