Don’t get the wrong idea!
Jacob was the king of bombs, so of course, Lara wouldn’t refuse!
It was simply too much to handle.
Thus, this buff had to be stacked to the max.
As everyone knows, having buffs increases output.
Take the monkey as an example; when fully stacked with buffs, few can withstand its combo.
Each hit is fiercer than the last!
It might even result in a critical hit!
But once the buffs are gone, even a single hit would be weak and powerless. “Which one is Miss Lara? Please sign here.”
At this moment, the Porsche Cayenne had smoothly parked on the ground, and the delivery man looked at a few girls who were watching.
Since several girls were very excited, they couldn’t tell who the car was actually for.
“I am.” Lara was actually standing a bit further back. She took a couple of steps forward and signed her name on the receipt.
The delivery man looked at Lara and couldn’t help but sigh: indeed, such luxury cars are always given to beautiful women! After the delivery man left, the girls immediately surrounded the Porsche Cayenne.
“Lara, let’s take a photo together!”
“Yes, yes, yes! Let’s take a group photo of our six flowers!”
Jade and Vivian were organizing the photo session.
This kind of idol drama scene of receiving a Porsche for a birthday naturally needed to be documented, and not just for photos; it had to be posted on social media.
Lara was in a great mood and immediately took photos with her good friends, even picking up Macy for a picture.
Ding!
Congratulations to the host for completing the task: [Birthday Surprise]
Task Reward: Mainline task progress increased by 1%! What the heck!!!
While the girls were taking pictures, a familiar system notification rang in Jacob’s mind.
However, this time the reward far exceeded his expectations.
Previously, when the system issued tasks, the rewards were pending, determined by Lara’s surprise value.
Now, the reward was actually an increase of 1% in the mainline task progress! It’s worth noting that the mainline task had not moved at all before; Jacob had to lose dozens of pounds for the mainline task progress to increase by 1%!
This shows how significant the surprise this gift brought to Lara was.
Jacob quickly called up the system’s main page.
Sure enough, the mainline task progress had changed from 0 to 1%! And every increase in the mainline task progress comes with a reward, just like in Monopoly.
Jacob immediately clicked to claim the mainline task progress reward! Ding!!
The HealthWage game mainline task progress reward is being distributed. Task reward: 28% shares of Coastville Newspaper Group.
What the heck!! Jacob was once again astonished.
Coastville Newspaper Group is a large enterprise with an official background!
The “Coastville Evening News” where Lara works belongs to Coastville Newspaper Group.
However, Jacob wasn’t particularly familiar with Coastville Newspaper Group, so he quickly opened his phone to check.
Coastville Newspaper Group has three newspapers: “Coastville Evening News,” “Coastville Daily,” and “Coastville Financial News.”
There’s also a magazine called “Today’s Story.”
Additionally, Coastville News Network and Coastville Publishing House are subsidiaries of Coastville Newspaper Group.
Currently, Coastville Newspaper Group has a total market value of around 500 million.
However, Coastville Newspaper is a state-controlled enterprise, with the Coastville city government holding 51% of the shares.
Thus, the chairman of Coastville Newspaper Group has always been the minister of the Coastville Propaganda Department, but it’s just a nominal position, as the government does not interfere with the group’s operations.
Many public-private partnership enterprises operate this way, but for media companies, the government must maintain control to prevent any issues!
With the government holding 51% of the shares, my 28% stake should make me the largest shareholder, right? Does this mean Coastville Newspaper Group will be changing its name to “Jacob”?
Jacob thought to himself, then looked at Lara, who was still taking pictures with her roommates.
He couldn’t help but feel emotional: this is still the little sister-in-law he watched grow up, and the rewards are substantial!!
Last time it was a 40 million luxury apartment in Mimia Bay, and this time it directly gave him 28% of Coastville Newspaper Group’s shares, which could be worth around 140 million based on its current market value.
In other words, I’m now a true billionaire! Awesome!
Hanging on to daddy’s coattails!! “Mr. Jacob, do you smoke?”
Just as Jacob was silently reflecting, Milo approached him, handing him a cigarette.
Jacob used to smoke, but ever since Macy was born, he quit.
He waved his hand, “Thanks, I don’t smoke.”
“Good that you don’t smoke; this stuff is harmful. I just can’t quit because I’m weak.”
Milo, who was refused the cigarette, showed no displeasure; instead, he smiled and joked about himself.
Jacob glanced at this flattering young man and found it amusing.
How does this kid have two faces!
Jacob remembered that just a moment ago in the private room, this young man was being sarcastic towards him.
“Where are you making money, Mr. Jacob?”
Since Jacob said he didn’t smoke, Milo didn’t either, and he put the cigarette back in the box, suppressing his craving.
He knew that non-smokers dislike the smell of smoke, so he didn’t want to offend this wealthy brother.
Seeing Milo’s little gesture, Jacob shook his head lightly, thinking: this young man is quite considerate! But I still prefer your rebellious attitude in the private room!
“Just doing some small business,” Jacob casually replied.
“Mr. Jacob is joking; if what you do is small business, then I might as well be begging!” Milo self-deprecated again.
Hearing this, Jacob waved his hand, “Milo, don’t underestimate beggars; many of them are worth millions or even tens of millions!”
“Wasn’t there an old man begging who got interviewed? He bought three houses from begging!”
“Uh…”
Milo was slightly taken aback, clearly realizing that Mr. Jacob was mocking him for being less than a beggar.
However, Milo didn’t get angry; after all, he had been disrespectful in the private room. The big shot not calling him out was already showing him grace, so he couldn’t complain, right?
Well, just endure it; the key is to maintain a good attitude!
Vincent glanced at Milo, who was fawning over Jacob, and recalled the state he had been in during their time in the private room, feeling a bit dazed.
This young man, who had just entered society, had just received a vivid lesson.
This is society! This is reality!
Some people can turn their backs faster than you can flip a page; you think they have their own stance, but in fact, their stance is that they have no stance! So whether in the workplace or in interpersonal relationships, don’t easily trust anyone, and always leave yourself a way out when speaking or acting.
Girls take longer to take photos, especially with seven of them.
They took turns posing for solo shots, duo shots, and group shots, taking a full forty to fifty minutes before returning to the private room.
This time, however, the atmosphere in the private room had undergone a dramatic change; both the girls and Milo, as well as Vincent, were very polite to Jacob.
After all, this was the big shot who had given a luxury car worth millions as a birthday gift, and the best way to treat him was naturally to cling to him.
