[Varrick wastes no time launching right into it. He thought about it on the way over. The most troubling matter is, of course, why Zhu Li chose to betray him after so many years of dutiful service. But he decides against spilling that on a complete strange. Instead, outlines how he created his empire. From the beginning.]
I was born in the Southern Water Tribe, to a poor seal hunter...
[He's animated as he talks, gesturing and pointing. His first business venture was to bring in money for the family. Keep them from starving.] But I was so good at it! [He took their single canoe and turned it into two. Then a ship.] Varrick Shipping was born! [He waves a hand around] The name changed when I went global and bought into other business ventures. [He cornered the Southern Water Tribe's shipping market, and from there shifted international. He left his home and moved to Republic City, the hotspot of modern development. From there he was able to get into far more technologies than just shipping.] That was start of Varrick Global Industries.
[That was also one hour on the dot. He take a sip of his drink to wet his whistle.]