CHAPTER 442 JP COMMERCE ASSOCIATION
The L Group owned the 68th floor to the 88th floor of the International Commerce Center. There was
one that was used as the staff gym.
At this moment, it was full of people.
Lydia had already got the place prepared after Music Maestro decided to give her concert.
As the audience flew in, the place was packed with crowds.
The attendees here were all big shots. People like them knew what was going on very well. Therefore,
they were all willing to leave the best seats to those with high status.
Leo, Lydia, and Emilia had the best seats. They sat at the forefront.
Forrest, Alan, and Justin were sitting beside him. Ronnie, Millie, and the others were sitting further
away.
"Mr. Cohen, the seed you planted in Emerdale has rooted there. The J Group is now in my charge. I've
kicked out all people from the Watts family."
"As for my daughter and the little girl named Marie, I've already arranged them to be the interns in our
group."
Now that the concert hadn't started yet, Alan took the time to report the situation to Leo.
"Well done."
Leo patted Alan's shoulder and grinned a satisfied smile.
He recognized Alan's ability, or he wouldn't have sent Alan to develop the market in Hopkins
Metropolis.
Alan was flattered, and his face lit up.
Justin looked at Alan enviously. He also wanted to report something, but he was in Emerdale, and Leo
knew what happened in Emerdale more clearly than he did.
After a moment of silence, Leo looked at Lydia.
"I want the L Group to set a branch in Hopkins Metropolis. Hopkins Metropolis is a regional economic
center. If the L Group could hold a place in Hopkins Metropolis, I can guarantee you that we'll set foot
on Valenham in the near future."
Lydia was moved.
"It's up to you. You have the final say in our family."
Leo had already set a plan for the future. Lydia understood that Leo was doing all of this so that she
could make a decent return to Valenham.
When she returned to Valenham, Lydia would at least be on the same level as the royal families in
Valenham.
Moreover, she would earn that honor by herself, not her family.
Forrest, however, wore a serious face.
"Mr. Cohen, I understand that you want the L Group to set foot on Hopkins Metropolis, but I'm afraid it
will be a bit difficult.
Leo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
"Hopkins Metropolis is the regional economic center of Sallton and Winham. It was under the charge of
two major business associations, one is my HY Business Association, and the other one is JP
Commerce Association."
"Although we were two of the eight Business Associations owned by Commerce Maestro, we still had
our secret fights due to our respective interests."
"Most companies supported by our HY Business Association are in Emerdale, while most of JP
Commerce Association's are in Hopkins Metropolis."
Leo immediately understood what Forrest meant.
Just like any other foreign company that wanted to set foot in local markets, they would receive the joint
counterattack of the local companies.
However, Leo only responded with a gentle smile and told Forrest, "Try your best to help the
companies. I think the companies in Hopkins Metropolis know which way the window will be blowing."
Leo's words gave Forrest much confidence.
"One more thing... I was told that JP Commerce Association wanted to 'support' the J Group."
Alan continued, "They called it 'support', but we all know that they only want to become a shareholder.
They knew we're a member of HY Business Association, but they insisted that we should join JP
Commerce Association, or they would put pressure on us."
Hearing that, Leo narrowed his eyes and murmured, "It seems that JP Commerce Association doesn't
know how to behave themselves."
Lydia was standing aside. The more she heard, the more astonished she was.
If she hadn't listened to the conversation this time, she wouldn't have known that Leo's daily
conversations were so full of great challenges and risks.
Just by then, the whole place fell into darkness as if the power had been cut off.
Swoosh!
The next moment, a lonely beam of light came down from above.
It caught the eyes of the audience, and they couldn't help focusing on the only light source here.
Someone showed up in the light. It was Judith, the Music Maestro.
Her face was covered in a hazy white veil as always, and she was wrapped in a plain white robe,
walking to the center of the stage.
The place fell into silence all of a sudden.
She sat down quietly, with a few elegant women in white clothes behind her.
They were all disciples of her. The white robes were the symbol of her heritage.
Judith had a giant zither before her.
Music Maestro was proficient in almost all musical instruments, but she always had a special affection
for the zither.
Ling'ring...
A rapid melody suddenly came up in the silent place. Music Maestro had put her hands on the zither
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The disciples behind her had started, too.
"It's starting."
Leo grinned a smile and gently held Lydia's hand.
It was also the first time that Lydia heard Music Maestro playing. It had not yet begun, but she was
already immersed in the vibe.
Music Maestro was playing two melodies, one gentle and the other rapid. They were intertwined
together and made a heavenly duet.
They were colliding with each other like two swordsmen who had been dormant for a long time.
The melody suddenly became passionate, and Music Maestro's fingers were flipping faster and more
flexibly.
A woman started to sing in a deep voice.
"That broken mountains are the backbone of this world.
"The hard and dry yellow mud is the blood of the earth.
"Those skeletons piled up like mountains rose from the grief of our ancestors."
Michelle held the microphone and sang to Music Maestro's melody.
At this moment, everyone's hearts felt as if they had been hit by a powerful force.
No one had expected that a zither could make such a magnificent kind of music."
In a trance, the audience felt as if they had been taken to the battlefield of the northern border.
People were snarling everywhere on the battlefield.
The earth was soaked in the blood of martyrs.
"Thousands of years later, the zither and the chime are in harmony.
"Together with the melodious flute, they are praising the eternal prosperity of the Great Cause."
The melody grew grieved as Music Maestro played the zither faster and faster.
Michelle's tune became lower and lower.
"In the merry songs and underneath the Great Cause, let's sing to the forsaken achievements of our
ancestors.
"People are mole crickets and ants, forgetting about the Great Cause ahead and singing cheerfully
nonstop. No one ever remembered who paved the way to the prosperity today."
The lyric took the music to the next level, and many people related to the melody.
Moreover, most people present tonight were in their 50s or 60s.
They grew up listening to this kind of music, so they kept a special love for it.
When the music was sad and tragic, they were also in low spirits.
The music was high up, and they were delighted as if they had seen the dawn.
When the music was at the critical point of exploding, all of them stood up, with their eyes flashing with
excitement and passion.
Lydia found that Leo's expression had gradually changed, too.
His gaze turned firm and his face frigid.
Lydia could feel a force of nature and murderous intention coming out of Leo.
That only made Leo more responsible and strong in Lydia's eyes.
"In the magnificent palace and the majestic palace.
"A fake god was worshiped, in woes our ancestors wanders.
"Their memorial tablets have long been forgotten, and their shrine had no place to be placed.
"They wonder if anyone remembers their name."
After the passionate music came silence.
As Music Maestro's fingers gently sild, the zither let out a series of low tunes.
The tunes reminded all the listeners of the same scene...
The afterglow of the setting sun poured on the blood-stained border.
The broken flag of a broken halberd was inserted in the northern earth.
The soldiers supported each other and struggled to stand up, looking into the distance.
At the end of the world...
A magnificent figure stood upright.
He was burdened with the prosperity of the whole country.
Clap clap!
The applause lasted for a long time and echoed in the place like thunder.
Everyone knew that Music Maestro was singing high praise for the Commander of Wyverns.
In the corner of the gym, a young man left quietly.
He was smirking.
"Judith the Music Maestro, one of our Newman family. She's so interesting..."