Darkstone Code-Chapter 1018 - 1016: The Past

Many when reporting about Lynch, never miss delving into his private life, and some unscrupulous tabloids even created a gossip section linking all women associated with Lynch.

Some of these women Lynch doesn’t even know who they are; it’s said these girls spent a lot of money just to have a "connection" with Lynch.

For some, certain things aren’t valuable even if hidden for a lifetime, and they have to pay to showcase them.

But for some people, like Lynch, others might not get even a bit, even if they spend money the other way around.

Yes, it’s fame, nothing else.

Severa glanced a few more times at Lynch. She’s not a fool and vaguely guessed something, but she didn’t express it.

This bastard in front of her told her right to her face that he had just been with a mother of a five-year-old and then rushed to meet her. She still can’t believe someone could utter such shameful words.

And yet, despite everything, she can’t hate Lynch.

Maybe there was some at the beginning, but over time, it faded away.

Those affections disappeared into the remnants of the past along with the passage of time.

"You can go to the restroom..." Severa naturally said this to respond.

Lynch waved it off, sat back down, "So how do you need me to help you?"

Severa returned to a work state, pressing her lips, "I need to collaborate commercially with Every Moment. I know you also launched a brand focusing on women’s cigarettes. I hope our products can be linked somehow."

During Lynch’s management of Every Moment, his most crucial decision was to actively expand the cigarette business, with mixed cigarettes and women’s tobacco being the standout products.

The former is popular among young people; it doesn’t irritate the throat and is very mellow.

The latter is gentler for women, with no harsh throat hit, and is exceptionally elegant, considered exemplary.

Lynch immediately agreed without any hesitation, "No problem, do you have a ready plan?"

Severa’s expression turned a bit weird, then she nodded, "Your previous advertisements were excellent; even the professional managers on my father’s side were amazed by the plan, calling it ’a marvelous imagination,’ you know, I really liked those ads too."

"Strive, compete, bravery, fight, friendship..."

"From the relationship between those two girls, I’ve seen a lot of beautiful things. I heard the ad was your concept?"

She referred to Penny and Nelly’s mutual struggle and competition process.

Once the whole series of advertisements aired on TV, it created a sensation, and discussions on women’s empowerment hit the front pages of all the media again.

Ms. Trisha commented in public that Every Moment’s ads depicted the classic new female image of the new era using visual language. Even female professional sports received a wave of attention.

Plus some other effects, women’s cigarettes almost instantly occupied the entire market of women’s tobacco.

Because before this, not a single tobacco company had ever created a cigarette catering primarily to female consumers.

"They don’t understand women, but Lynch does!" A phrase that made Lynch the top in the Federation’s most popular male list among women this year.

Lynch nodded, while Severa maintained her undisguised admiration, "I hope to continue this style, showcasing the beauty of women, and at the end of the shot, besides your cigarettes, also feature our lighter."

"All the shooting costs, advertising expenses, we’ll split evenly."

"As for the plan, maybe you might have something even better?"

Lynch, after a brief thought, nodded, "No problem, that’s easy, have the two girls do some more shots then."

Severa became interested, "What theme do you plan to use?"

"Still an extension of the previous content?"

Lynch shook his head, "Romance, elegance, fashion, independence, there are so many theme elements; we’ve seen the striving power of girls, we also need to see their capabilities at work."

Lynch suddenly thought of many images, like smoking on a rooftop, blowing a heart-shaped smoke ring, or a androgynous look with a cigarette in hand, too many, it’s not difficult.

"I knew joining forces with you was the right decision!" Severa said, and then the room suddenly fell silent.

Just not long ago, she was extremely infatuated with the man in front of her, Lynch.

This was the only person she truly liked in her over twenty years of life, she could even say he was her first love.

She thought the first love would be like those storybooks, like crystal, but she didn’t expect it to shatter at the touch!

The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

After about a minute, Severa felt it was time to break the silence, "How are you now?"

Lynch shrugged, spreading his hands, "Quite good, you know I’m simple, not too many hobbies, always busy."

"You should really form a team!" Severa advised, "You can’t always have this much energy; you have to try trusting others."

So far, Lynch has not formed a work team centered around himself.

Compared with the team that can appear around Mr. Wardrick anytime and anywhere, Lynch is just one person, handling everything himself.

This is somewhat different from the education Severa received since childhood. In her cognition, Lynch should be a command giver, not a doer; he was doing things he shouldn’t have, leaving those who should serve him out of work.

It sounds ridiculous, but that’s the education she received, where everyone should have their place and things to do. Her father, and the people she knew, all did so.

This is precisely the most terrifying aspect of upper-class education. They take it for granted that they are naturally superior.

Of course, this kind of problem cannot be solved because, in the process of these architects constructing the society, they have made the lower-class people accept their values.

It is considered proud to serve the capitalists, so the descendants of the capitalists naturally assume they are born superior.

After seriously considering this issue, Lynch shook his head, "No one can see further than I do, no one knows better how to do something than I do."

"I am irreplaceable, at least until I find someone who can replace me in doing certain things, I am irreplaceable."

For such a... Severa didn’t know how to describe him.

Maybe it was arrogance?

Maybe it was excessive confidence; in short, she didn’t know how to explain it.

Such Lynch makes people feel helpless, yet he radiates irresistible charm.

After a brief silence, Lynch took the initiative to speak, "Tell me about yourself. Is this your new toy, or do you want to use it for something?"

The atmosphere between the two was gradually becoming harmonious, Severa smiled, "I am a girl, and Wardrick only has a girl like me, you know what I mean?"

Lynch nodded, avoiding her gaze.

Severa withdrew her aggressive gaze, feeling somewhat melancholic.

Mr. Wardrick’s wealth could not be inherited by others, like siblings or nieces and nephews, it’s impossible.

His property will only be inherited by Severa, which also means that Severa will not become the "weaker" party in a marriage.

She was not very sensitive to this aspect before.

Since Lynch had firmly rejected her, she suddenly became "smart."

Actually, it’s not that she became smart, but she started to truly treat her identity and life seriously. She had to exhibit the things she least wanted to do before—being excellent. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

She could no longer act recklessly. She needed to make herself fit the identity of "Mr. Wardrick’s only daughter," so people would feel she deserved her status.

To establish oneself in the circle of capital, besides having money, one must exhibit one’s ability.

If the success of a capitalist is to be measured, simply see if he/she/it can make money!

If you can make money, everyone will accept you.

If you can’t make money, they will dismember you at a critical moment.

Relationships and feelings will never be as practical as interests.

The two chatted a bit more about some issues with going public. Simply put, a company’s IPO is about making money; don’t talk about ideals, going public means the most lucrative return period has arrived.

It involves a lot of things, like finding some financial institutions to sign agreements, letting them heavily buy the company’s stock to push the stock price up, and at a certain time or price, slowly sell off.

If their profits fall below the expected returns on the contract, the company will compensate them.

From a strict sense, this kind of thing is an illegal operation, but the Financial Supervisory Commission turns a blind eye, so almost every stock can surge immediately after listing.

Then, stock brokers bring in hordes of retail investors who can’t even understand the bulletin boards to take over, and in Bupen, the method of capital harvesting has already formed a complete assembly line.

Every cabbage is destined for a future of being harvested from birth.

Subsequently, Lynch got up to say goodbye.

After watching Lynch get up, the housekeeper came out from the inside, tidying up the coffee on the table.

She has always been with Severa, protecting this girl.

She might have resented it before, but now she is not so naive.

"Do you think there’s still a possibility between him and me?" Looking out the window, watching Lynch get in the car and leave, Severa couldn’t help but ask.

The housekeeper thought about it and answered, "Unless you can tolerate your husband maintaining ambiguous relationships with many other women, otherwise I’d advise against it!"

She also added a complaint, "Lynch’s private life is a mess!"