The man looked surprised when I introduced myself as Ethan, the one who had contacted him earlier. He must’ve thought I was Jonathan’s bodyguard.

“You work for Jonathan Investments?” he asked.

“Yes, kind of. I’m helping Jonathan with the work out of the office. By the way, was it not expected when I asked you to meet up on Wall Street instead of Silicon Valley?” I questioned.

“Could you tell me how the investment firm will use PageRank technology? If you’re buying it for resale…” he trailed off. 

“No, it’s not because of that. You can talk to Jonathan about the details. Are you the only one who’s coming today?” I asked.

“My partner has an important presentation today, but I’ll be fine by myself. I brought all the necessary documents, including the power of attorney.”

The guy was calm but seemed to be excited to see the greatest celebrity of Wall Street. His eyes wandered over to the framed pages from financial publications that celebrated our company.

「Jonathan Investments managed over five hundred billion dollars」

“It has been a year and a half,” I said.

“Pardon me?” He looked at me.

I clarified, “The time it took Jonathan to get this far.”

“He is a genius. I can’t imagine how large of a sum five hundred...