Chapter 401 The Romantic Fool

+8 Pearls

“Who says I’m hung up on you? Mr. Foucault is everything to me now,” Raylee said, as she clung onto Jeremiah’s arm. “Mr. Foucault, I love you. I want to marry you and have your children.”

“Ray–Ray, I love you too. As long as you don’t leave me, I’ll do whatever you ask,” Jeremiah said in a humble tone.

“Really? You’ll do anything I ask of you?”

“Of course!”

“Darling, you’re so good to me.” Raylee threw her arms around Jeremiah, planting a loud kiss on his mask.

Following that, Jeremiah shot Casimir a look of superiority.

“Did you see that, Mr. Sutherland? I’m the one Ray–Ray loves the most!”

Observing how close-knit the two were and Jeremiah flaunting his superiority, Casimir felt as if he was dealing with a delusional fool.

A look of disdain flashed across his face.

Mr. Foucault is truly a hopeless romantic. He’s so love-struck that he’s behaving like a retard. I can’t believe how everyone else is still racking their brains, trying to figure out how they could possibly strike a deal with him. It’s now clear dealing with this fool is nothing but a waste of time. The Malk royal family has shockingly chosen such a worthless heir. Their downfall is inevitable. I have to seize this opportunity and secure as much profit as I can.

Casimir didn’t want to continue discussing matters of the heart with Leonardo, especially when it came to pointless topics such as jealousy.

“Ahem… Mr. Foucault, let’s get back to the main topic, shall we? What project do you think would be best for us to collaborate on?”

“Go ahead and suggest something interesting. I’m only responsible for dishing out the cash. After all, I’ve plenty of it,” Jeremiah said nonchalantly.

“If you ask me, I’m currently thinking of venturing into the entertainment industry. I plan to establish a media company, then scout for artists with potential and nurture them to stardom, which is extremely profitable,” Casimir voiced his thoughts.

“The entertainment industry? Oh, the entertainment industry is great! It’s where big money is made!” agreed Raylee.

“So, it’s settled then. We’ll establish an entertainment company together. Mr. Foucault, how much are you planning to invest?” Casimir hadn’t expected Raylee to support him; his surprise was beyond words.

Just as I expected, she only has eyes for me! Though she would occasionally throw tantrums or kick up a fuss, I can always rely on her when…

Sure enough, Leonardo, the hopeless romantic, immediately agreed with his woman, declaring. “Alright, let’s start a media company! Since we’re going to enter the entertainment industry, we should aim for nothing less than the top. We should aspire to become the most prestigious media company in the country. Ray–Ray, for the initial phase, I’m considering investing this amount. What do you think?”

After he finished speaking, Jeremiah held up five fingers.

Suppressing his joy, Casimir said, “Five hundred million? That’s a lot for the first phase of investment. In order to demonstrate my sincerity, Mr. Foucault, I will also invest five hundred million!”

“Are you looking down on him? My darling is talking about five billion!” Raylee said, her brows furrowed.

“What? Five billion?” Casimir was taken aback and quickly asked, “Mr. Foucault, are you serious? If you’re already investing five billion in the first phase, how much more do you plan to invest in the next few stages?”

Jeremiah huffed in dissatisfaction. “Ray–Ray, you’re underestimating me; I was talking about fifty billion!”

At this point, Casimir was utterly bewildered.

Fifty billion had already crossed his bottom line.

After all, the largest project within Sutherland Group was valued at around ten billion.

Moreover, it had been in development for eight years. Back then, proposals, project documents, and tender papers had filled an entire warehouse.

Numerous meetings of all sorts, including countless shareholder meetings, had taken place.

There were also a series of other procedures that took another whole year until the decision to kick off the project was made.

Yet, Leonardo, despite finding himself without any sort of proposal, was willing to invest a whopping fifty billion in a company that hadn’t even been established.

Casimir simply couldn’t believe it, for he had never encountered someone so easy-going that it didn’t seem to make sense. I’ve seen plenty of fools with money but never to this extent!

With a casual wave of his hand, Jeremiah continued to boast,

“Six months into the second phase, I plan to further invest an additional fifty billion. As for subsequent investments, it would depend on the company’s profitability. Mr. Sutherland, what do you think of my plan? If you find it acceptable, I wouldn’t mind some praise.”

The way Jeremiah was fishing for compliments was reminiscent of a kindergarten child eagerly waiting for a reward. Casimir found it utterly ludicrous, but he still managed to maintain a serious facade as he complimented,

“Mr. Foucault, you truly are a sharp businessman. I believe that having the opportunity to collaborate with you is the biggest honor of my life. Under your leadership, I’m confident that our media company can become the biggest in the nation.”