“Research and development are always costly—"

“Are you using our money to wipe your ass?" Travis cut him off again. After saying that, he took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "I don't want to talk nonsense with you. Just tell me the truth: how much money do you need? And will this be the last time that you'll be asking? When do you think you'll be done with the research and development?"

“Like I've told you before, this is already the last stage of the project. However, I don't want to rush this and cause an accident. You're not the only one who had invested a few hundred millions to this project. I've also invested money of my own. In fact, I've spent more than ten billion dollars for this project! So, if this fails, I'll go bankrupt as well! That's why failure isn't an option for me. After the accident in the research, I was in a bad mood, which was why I yelled at you. For that, I apologize."

After hearing Alick's side, Travis forced himself to calm down.

Alick had spent more than ten billion dollars on this project. He, on the other hand, had only invested a couple of hundred millions. Once the products got Launched, he was entitled to earn fifty percent of the profits. He could still earn a Lot when that time came.

“How much do you need?" Travis asked him.

"1.5 billion," Alick answered.

When he heard the amount, Travis almost cursed out loud.

That was so much money!

“I know this isn't a big deal for the Paramount Corporation.. added.

Upon hearing that, Travis pursed his lips and said nothing. The truth was that the company didn't have that much money.

The last time he checked, all the company had was six hundred million dollars.

Of course, he couldn't tell others that. He had to protect his reputation as well as his dignity! Not only that, if the directors found out, he would surely be in hot water.

“Give me some time," Travis said. Suddenly, an idea popped in his head. He remembered that the company still had a few projects that were operating. If he could sell those, he might be able to obtain the necessary funds.

He didn't want to give up his investment in the Hexagon Inc. After all, this was his first project after joining the company. He didn't want to quit halfway. Besides, he had already signed a contract. So, he had no choice but to invest this money.

After his conversation with Alick, he contacted someone in private to sell some of the company's projects that were still operating.

Luckily, he was able to find a buyer within a short amount of time. There was a foreign company that was willing to take over the company's projects and could pay the full price.

In order to make sure that the company was legitimate, Travis even conducted his own investigation online.

The company was called Mercury Corp. Based from his research, he learned that the company was registered in Clouland. Three years after its inception, it grew big enough to become a well-known company abroad. Based on the rumors, it seemed that a mysterious manager was running the company. It was also said that he had an infallible eye for business. Every project that he had invested in became profitable. In fact, two years ago, he had invested in an internet project and earned himself a great amount of money from it. Until now, that project was still producing huge profits every year. Aside from that, he also had investment in many other fields, including entertainment, media, medicine, and others. All of those investments were raking in tremendous amounts of profit.

Looking at all this, Travis thought it was a reliable company. So, after being introduced, he connected with the president of Mercury Corp.

Then, after negotiating, he managed to sell the last two good projects of Paramount Corporation.

For those two projects, he received a total of two billion dollars. After getting the money, he ordered the financial department to transfer 1.5 billion to Alick.

Once the transaction was complete, Travis called Alick and said, "Now, we have to make sure that the project succeeds. We can't afford another failure."

Alick glanced at Isaac, who was sitting at the desk. Then, he said to the phone, “Don't worry. I won't ask money from you ever again

He made sure to emphasize his last few words.