Chapter 761
Tell me, will I ever catch up to you in this lifetime p>
Elara, having just recovered her own confidence, felt even better hearing Harvey’s complaint. “In this lifetime, you probably, maybe, definitely won’t catch up to Mira.
Hell, you might not even catch up to me p>
“I’m going to hit you p>
Harvey raised his hand, and Elara quickly dodged behind Mira.
Harvey pointed at Elara. “Let me tell you, Elara, I might never catch Mira, but I’ll definitely surpass you next time. You’ll be eating my dust p>
“Fine, I’ll be waiting. Let’s see what you’ve got p>
Elara’s eyes flashed with smug confidence.
Harvey ignored her and turned back to Mira. “I bet those reporters are going to have
a field day with this. Your endorsement fees are going to skyrocket p>
“Don’t worry, I won’t raise the fees for you. We’re on the same team p>
Mira was the face of Solflare Entertainment, but she also took on endorsements for a few other companies, including Harvey’s.
Since they were partners, she had to keep their relationship in mind.
Hearing that, Harvey looked a bit sheepish. “No, no, charge whatever you’re worth. The better you do, the happier I am.
I was just… feeling sorry for myself p>
Mira couldn’t be bothered to argue with him. “Alright, we all did pretty well. No one fell behind. Now we can focus on our next move p>
“Right! The Live-Trading Challenge ends tomorrow. I wonder if we’ll take first place p>
Harvey’s excitement returned.
“Regardless, I think we made a killing p>
Elara chimed in. “Exactly. My money multiplied by over ten times. We have to be in first place p>
Notice she said ‘we’ instead of ‘Mira.’ She was clearly basking in the shared glory. Because she hadn’t had enough capital to officially enter, she had just used a couple of hundred bucks to mirror Mira’s trades.
“Not necessarily. We picked steady stocks, so our growth margins weren’t astronomical.
Some of the upperclassmen made incredibly risky bets. If they got lucky, they could easily rank above us p>
Mira analyzed objectively.
Harvey shrugged. “Whatever. We multiplied our initial capital so much that losing the prize money doesn’t even matter. It was just practice anyway p>
The initial prize pool had been funded by Mira and Harvey throwing in several thousand dollars each.
That evening, Mira went straight to Owen to discuss consolidating funds for their Wall Street offensive.
Aside from the capital Mira, Owen, and Master Ellis had on hand, Mira intended to pull every cent of short-term reserve cash from their various branch companies.
The difference was, any profits made from Mira’s personal funds would go straight into their own pockets, minus expenses.
But the funds pulled from the companies were considered corporate investments. The bulk of the profits from that capital would
be distributed back to the company,
That meant they wouldn’t just be returning the principal to the branches; they would
also be paying out proportional dividends.
Even as the boss, she couldn’t just drain the corporate accounts without giving something back.
Because of this, every branch manager was scrambling to scrape together as much cash as possible.
Those returns would be recorded as corporate performance. Higher performance meant fatter bonuses and profit-sharing for them.
Whenever a situation like this arose, the executives would throw their own life savings into the pot, even borrowing money from friends and family.
Mira rarely traded, but when she did, she never lost. They knew a massive payout was guaranteed.
It made no difference to Mira. She owned
majority of the shares, so the lion’s share of the profits would end up in her bank account anyway.
the company and held the t
As for her subordinates, letting them earn a cut was the best way to ensure their absolute loyalty.
Of course, if Mira lost, the company’s returns would plunge into the negative.
With high reward came high risk. The market was incredibly volatile, and even with her memories from her past life, Mira couldn’t be a hundred percent certain.
But her team truly believed their boss was Lady Oracle.
It was exactly why Jude Vance and Lawrence Lance had failed so miserably when they tried to poach talent from Solflare Entertainment.
Who in their right mind would jump ship? A hundred grand a month was nothing compared to the long-term wealth they could build staying here.
And now, another golden opportunity had arrived.
At dusk, Mira arrived home. The moment she walked through the door, she looked
at Grandma and Rachel. “Guess what rank I got on the Academic Midterm Appraisals p>
Mira wasn’t trying to show off.
Honestly, after being the top scorer in the national college entrance exams, a mere midterm was nothing. She just wanted to mak the two older women happy and
liven
up the house.
People needed something to look forward to, a sense of hope to keep them going.
And for them, Mira was that hope.
Especially for Grandma. Mira was all she had left.
“I don’t need to guess. My granddaughter is obviously number one p>
The old lady tipped her chin up, looking even prouder than the day she made her
first fortune.
“Exactly! Our Mira is the absolute best p>
Rachel agreed eagerly.