That year the flowers bloomed 1981

Chapter 1662 Thank you for giving me this opportunity

Southwest Heavy Truck's stock rose for six or seven consecutive days, and the accusations and rebuttals in the newspapers also lasted for six or seven days.

Those who made accusations said that Southwest Heavy Truck engaged in false advertising and technological fraud, while those who defended it said that it was a deliberate frame-up and that the competitors were despicable and shameless.

In an instant, both stock market investors and journalists in the media were excitedly hyped up.

"Look, look! Researchers from the Northern Research Institute have stood up to uphold justice. There's nothing wrong with Southwest Heavy Truck's new technology; it's just malicious slander from their competitors."

This also proves that Southwest Heavy Truck has a promising future. The stock price and the company's valuation are seriously misaligned. The current stock price is definitely at a low level. If you don't buy now, you'll miss a chance to make a fortune.

"Yes, yes! And the spokesperson for the overseas TDP exhibition even came out to clarify that Southwest Heavy Truck has a very forward-looking design in terms of innovation, and winning the award is well-deserved. Some people in China just can't stand to see others do well."

"But the stock price has risen too ridiculously. It went public at 2.6 yuan and now it's over 17 yuan. What if it corrects?"

"When it was five yuan, you were worried about a pullback; when it was ten yuan, you were certain it would pull back. Now what is it? Besides, even if it does pull back, are you just going to sit here and wait to lose money? Why don't you sell?"

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The most confident "stock trading secret" for ordinary investors is to run away as soon as the stock price falls. They think, "I'll make money when I'm making money and I'll run away when I'm losing money. As long as I run faster than others, no one can make money off me."

By this time, Yue Lingshan had already earned two or three times her original amount of money. According to the plan Li Ye had told her, "If everyone else buys your stock and you run away," it was time for her to withdraw.

Yue Lingshan had been cheerfully dealing with Sister Zhang and Lao Liu these past few days, but she had secretly planned to run away.

But when she arrived at the exchange to sell her stocks, she was caught up in the enthusiastic trading atmosphere and hesitated.

Southwest Heavy Truck's stock shows no sign of correction; it continues its upward momentum with no end in sight.

Yue Lingshan's greed got the better of her again.

I currently have over 160,000 yuan in capital. A one-point increase is 1,600 yuan, which is more than two months' salary for me. If it increases by more than 30 points today, like the day before yesterday, I will be able to raise 200,000 yuan.

Two hundred thousand yuan in 1994 was no small sum. It could buy a Santana, a car that everyone envied, and still have some left over. In Beijing, it could also buy a two-bedroom apartment that would be enough to settle down.
Moreover, the "profit-on-profit" wealth growth model of stock trading also has an irresistible allure.

Investing in stocks is like lending money at exorbitant interest rates; both involve compound interest. If a stock rises by 30% every day, it will rise by 300% over ten consecutive days, and the increase will be even greater as time goes on.

With an initial investment of 20,000 yuan, a 30% increase on the first day only yielded a profit of 6,000 yuan. However, once the initial investment reached 160,000 yuan, a single day's increase could yield a profit of 50,000 yuan.

Fifty thousand yuan! Given the economic level in mainland China in 1994, how many families had fifty thousand yuan in savings?

But at this moment, 50,000 yuan might only take a day to obtain.

Yue Lingshan hesitated and dragged her feet for an hour without making a decision. In the end, she gritted her teeth and shamelessly called Li Ye again.

Please answer the phone! Please answer the phone!

Yue Lingshan also knew that every time she bothered Li Ye, their working relationship weakened a little. In fact, if Li Ye hadn't asked her to stay at Southwest Heavy Truck as an informant, she would have been unable to get through to Li Ye by now.

But 50,000 yuan is just too much money. Even if it's annoying, Yue Lingshan has to make this call.

Li Ye was very obliging and answered Yue Lingshan's call.

After listening to Yue Lingshan grumble for a while, Li Ye asked bluntly, "Are you making money now?"

Yue Lingshan quickly replied, "I made a fortune! Luckily, I followed President Li's instructions, which allowed me to earn a lot. It's all thanks to you."

Li Ye said calmly, "Since you've made a profit, sell now and you've secured your money. If you don't sell, there are more possibilities. Don't ask me anymore. Since you've chosen to invest in stocks, you'll have to bear all the consequences yourself."

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Yue Lingshan was stunned for a moment, and cold sweat immediately broke out on her back.

Yes! If I sell now, I'm guaranteed to make a profit; if I continue, I might lose money. It's an obvious choice, so why can't I make it?

[Sell! Sell immediately! Mr. Li is angry because of my greed.]

Yue Lingshan quickly filled out the form and ran to the transaction window to queue up.

There were so many people queuing up to trade today, it was as noisy and bustling as a vegetable market.

As Yue Lingshan listened to the whispers and discussions of the people in front of her, she realized that six or seven out of ten of them wanted to buy Southwest Heavy Truck.

Thank goodness, thank goodness, Mr. Li told me the secret to the stock market. As long as I remember this secret, I'll have plenty of opportunities, and becoming a millionaire won't be a dream anymore.

While waiting in line, Yue Lingshan kept reassuring herself that she had to harden her heart and sell all her stocks.

But just as she was second to last in line, the investors who had submitted their orders ahead of her started arguing with the trading staff inside.

Stockholder: "Why are you so slow?! Hurry up and buy it for me! It's going up several cents in a minute. If I can't buy it, will you compensate me for my losses?"

When a stock is on an upward trend, it can rise by several points in a minute, and if you are even a little slower, you will lose a lot of money.

After working for half a day, the trader handed over the investor's order with a look of utter amazement.

"Southwest Heavy Truck's stock is suspended from trading; you can't buy it now."

The shareholders were immediately shocked: "What? Trading is suspended? Wasn't it just going up a moment ago?"

The trader was also somewhat gloating: "Yeah! Trading is suspended now. If you had come to buy a minute earlier, you'd be stuck here right now."

The stock market investor exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, did I just escape a disaster?"

"More or less! But it could also be a restructuring or something."

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Hearing the conversation between the investors and traders in front of her, Yue Lingshan quickly asked, "Excuse me, what does 'trading suspended' mean? Does that mean I can't buy Southwest Heavy Truck's stock anymore?"

The investor chuckled and said, "Of course I can't buy it! Luckily I can't, otherwise I'd be in real trouble!"

Yue Lingshan immediately became anxious: "Can it still be sold?"

The investor rolled his eyes: "What are you saying? If trading is suspended, of course you can't buy or sell! What, you have shares in your portfolio?"

Yue Lingshan was almost in tears: "I have 10,000 shares! I was just about to sell them!"

The investor was immediately shocked and exclaimed, "My God, 10,000 shares! That's over 100,000 yuan! Why didn't you sell them sooner!"

Wow!

Overwhelmed with grief, Yue Lingshan finally burst into tears.

Why didn't I listen to Li Ye?

So many people are rushing to buy it, why don't I run away yet?
Wait for a pullback before you run? You think you can even run?

While Yue Lingshan was wailing, Dong Shan was also getting anxious.

He was urging the workers to increase production in the workshop when he received a call from his wife, Zheng Meiqin: "Dong Shan, why is your company's stock suspended? What's going on? Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Dong Shan was taken aback and casually asked, "Trading suspension? What trading suspension?"

Zheng Meiqin was stunned for a moment, then said in horror, "Don't you know? The stock exchange has stopped trading the stocks, and we can't sell them!"

Dong Shan instinctively snapped, "Didn't I tell you to sell it quickly yesterday? You're still not satisfied with fifteen yuan?"

Zheng Meiqin interrupted Dong Shan and asked decisively, "You didn't even know the stock was suspended? What major change has happened to your company? Is someone going to inject capital into your company, or..."

Zheng Meiqin didn't finish her sentence, although there were two possibilities: a good or a bad one, regarding the suspension of stock trading.

However, the fact that Dong Shan, as the head of Southwest Heavy Truck, was unaware that his company's stock had been suddenly suspended from trading proves the worst possible outcome.

Dong Shan realized something and remained silent for a long time.

"Mikoto, why don't you take the child to Hong Kong Island for a few days?"

"Go to Hong Kong Island? I've invested all our money in stocks. How are we going to go to Hong Kong Island now? What will we eat and drink there?"

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Zheng Meiqin was almost going crazy and started yelling at Dong Shan, but she seemed to have forgotten that Dong Shan had reminded her to know when to stop. She was the one who made the mistake, but in the end, she blamed it all on her husband.

Dong Shan silently hung up the phone, then dialed his older brother's number, but unsurprisingly, no one answered.

Dong Shan's fingers trembled as she dialed several other numbers, but either no one answered or the calls were immediately disconnected upon hearing Dong Shan's voice.

Just then, Lai Jiayi, who was in charge of reception, rushed over: "President Dong, President Dong, a lot of people have suddenly arrived outside. They say they are an investigation team from Beijing. I sensed they have ill intentions, so I've blocked them in the meeting room. Please think of a solution quickly."

"Ha~"

Dong Shan chuckled self-deprecatingly and turned to walk towards the reception room.

At this point, what can we do? At most, we can only try to get leniency.

But when Dong Shan arrived at the conference room, he realized that even hoping for leniency was wishful thinking.

Because he's been subjected to too many unwarranted accusations.

False advertising is just the lightest charge. Forging various materials for the company's listing and manipulating the stock for profit after the listing—these charges combined are enough to destroy Dong Shan.

Dong Shan coldly retorted, "We entrusted a professional agency to handle all the materials required for the listing. I was unaware of it. As for manipulating stocks for profit, that's utter nonsense."

"How could you possibly be unaware of your company's core financial data? Furthermore, how do you explain that your wife bought a large number of stocks in your mother-in-law's name?"

"Dong Shan, we are having a very serious talk with you now. Don't be stubborn and waste your last chance to repent."

[I repent? My biggest regret is coming to Southwest Heavy Truck as the so-called "top leader." If only I had stayed in Beijing!]

Faced with the investigators' stern questioning, Dong Shan showed no intention of giving an explanation. Instead, he stared blankly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

Back in Beijing, he was so free and easy. Ma Zhaoxian arranged for him to be the director of the group's office, and Li Ye sincerely wanted him to use the achievements of the branch factory to boost his seniority. Why did he lose his mind and come to the Southwest to cause such a mess?

Are there many benefits?

Aren't all the benefits being taken by others?
. . . . . . . . .

Because of the stock suspension, the changes at Southwest Heavy Truck cannot be concealed. In addition, there have been too many reports about Southwest Heavy Truck's technology fraud recently, so it is impossible to handle this matter discreetly.

Yi Mingzhao called Li Ye over and praised him with a big smile, "You, Li Ye, are really resourceful. You took care of Southwest Heavy Truck without making a sound."
I've received reliable information that Southwest Heavy Truck's situation is very serious and basically beyond recovery. I've had a merger plan drafted, and you can start preparing the necessary steps to merge them now.”

Li Ye smiled and said, "Merging them is too early! After all, they are a large factory with tens of thousands of employees; we can't just merge them like that!"

"Is it too early?"

Yi Mingzhao glanced at Li Ye, a half-smile on his face, and said, "Looks like you're quite confident, Li Ye? Then can you tell me what you're waiting for? Are you waiting for them to have a big clearance sale?"

Li Ye scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile, looking as if he felt ashamed of his attempt to "kick someone when they're down" because Yi Mingzhao had seen through his thoughts.

But Yi Mingzhao could never have imagined that Li Ye was not only waiting for Southwest Heavy Truck to surrender, but also for Yi Mingzhao to offer suitable terms.

Merging Southwest Heavy Truck into the company is a great achievement for Yi Mingzhao, as he has only been in office for a few months and needs to prove himself.

But since the results were given to you, Yi Mingzhao, you can't take any other benefits.

You're going to draft a merger plan? And expect me to follow your instructions? What are you thinking?

You take away both the face and the substance, so you think I've been working for nothing?
Li Ye didn't even need to guess; he knew that Yi Mingzhao's merger plan had already distributed all the benefits.

For example, after merging with Southwest Heavy Truck, who will succeed Dong Shan? After the merger, who will have direct jurisdiction over Southwest Heavy Truck?

They didn't even consult Li Ye before drafting the merger plan. Do you think I'm stupid?

After leaving the head office, Li Ye went straight to the light vehicle company to find Lu Zhizhang.

Upon arriving at Lu Zhizhang's office, the two closed the door, and Li Ye asked directly, "Old Lu, if we merge Southwest Heavy Truck with us, would you be willing to go to Southwest and oversee things for three to five years?"

Lu Zhizhang looked at Li Ye, blinked his eyes for a long time, and finally smiled brightly.

"Three or five years might not be enough, ten or eight years wouldn't be a problem!"

"That's the Southwest, this is the capital. Won't your sister-in-law think you've been exiled?"

"What does a woman like her know?"

Lu Zhizhang gave his woman a disdainful look, displaying a strong sense of male chauvinism, before sincerely saying, "Li Ye, I want to thank you. Thank you for believing in me, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"Tch, opportunities are earned. If you're not good enough, you won't be able to seize them!"

Li Ye didn't react much to Lu Zhizhang's genuine emotions, and even thought he was being a bit pretentious.

But he had no idea what Lu Zhizhang was thinking at that moment.

For many years, Lu Zhizhang has worked with Li Ye. Although he has had a smooth and successful career, many people say that he is just benefiting from Li Ye's success, occupying the position of factory director while doing the work of a housekeeper.

If I go to the Southwest this time, although I will still receive various forms of support from Li Ye, I will finally be able to stand on my own.

Therefore, Lu Zhizhang's words, "Thank you for giving me this opportunity," were also an opportunity to prove himself.

(End of this chapter)