Chapter 4: Karan Starts to Crack
The Spend King made his first unofficial national appearance on a screen — not a stage.It happened during an unexpected panel debate on India Business 24x7.
Four industry veterans sat across a long glass desk, arguing about declining startup success rates.
The anchor sighed mid-segment and said:"Yet, somehow, this new player... Xylon Group, is reviving dead industries. Nobody knows who owns it. But whoever they are , they're pumping capital like no one else."
An ex-CEO chuckled condescendingly:"Whoever's behind Xylon will vanish in two quarters. These emotional spenders always burn out."
Then another voice , an investor from Mumbai leaned into his mic and said:
"Wrong. This isn't spending. It's domination. I've worked in the US market 10 years.Whoever this is.... they're not playing to survive.They're spending to own."
That clip hit YouTube, Twitter, and WhatsApp in minutes.By nightfall, #SpendKing trended nationwide.
At the same time, Supriya sat with Riya at a café near their campus.She stared into her black coffee like it held answers.
"You okay?" Riya asked.
Supriya didn't speak.
"Still thinking about Xylon?"