Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

After hanging up the phone, Li Shuo summoned Bill Huang to inquire about the situation, and the latter replied:

"It's just a paper loss. If you've been following the US stock market recently, you'll know that US stocks haven't been performing well over the past month, especially leading stocks like Microsoft and Apple. They've been performing very poorly. And we just happened to sell off our B-coins a month ago and converted them into stock assets, so the company's funds have shown significant losses over the past month..."

Li Shuo's expression softened slightly. He asked for more details, waved Bill Huang away, and then got up and left the workroom...

"Boss, Ms. Nam Gyu-ri is in the president's lounge. Would you like to go and rest?"

It was nearly 3 a.m. when Han Enqing came up from behind, deliberately lowering her voice and asking in a very gentle tone.

Lee Seok's current physical condition is actually quite remarkable. Today alone, he had sex with Nam Gyu-ri three times, and afterwards he engaged in high-intensity work. Even now, he only feels a normal amount of sleepiness, but after hearing about the situation of US-based Shuo Guo Investment, he became energetic again.

"Hmm, bring me my notebook..."

As he pushed open the door to the president's office, he gave the order. Han Enqing responded and instructed someone to fetch it through her earpiece.

Since the renovation of Shuoguo's headquarters, this was Li Shuo's first time in his own office. The area was spacious, and according to Li Shuo's personal taste, there was a long island sofa at the entrance, with a wide sidewalk next to it, and at the end was his semi-island office area: on one side was a wardrobe and clothes rack, behind him was a floor-to-ceiling window, on the left was a computer desk, and in front of him was a spacious wooden desk. The key point was that the desk was both tall and wide, and there was enough space underneath for a person to crawl under.

Li Shuo couldn't think of these things at the moment, but as soon as he sat down and turned on his computer, the first thing he saw on the desktop was a "President's Office Planning Map":
"Hey, who designed this? It seems quite well-coordinated!"

Opening the file at random, Li Shuo saw not only the layout of his own room, but also the entire structure of the "Chairman's Office":

After Shuoguo Construction bought the entire building, the first thing they did was to renovate it. According to the secretary's office plan, the key renovation target was naturally the chairman's office. The door that Li Shuo was currently pushing open could be called the "chairman's office." Behind it were also a "leisure room," a "rest room," and so on.

Although it is called a "room", it is actually a complete set of integrated rooms. In fact, the rest room is not just one room, but a large suite with two side bedrooms, plus a bathroom, work room and other areas. One rest room is the complete accommodation setup.

All the areas combined form the president's office, which is a full 500 square meters, occupying half of the floor, and has three entrances connecting it to the outside.

“I didn’t know how to design it before, so I consulted Lin Yuyan, the secretary. On her advice, I also hired a well-known local designer, which resulted in the design you see now…”

As Han Enqing introduced him, Li Shuo suddenly realized, "No wonder it's so extravagant, it's Lin Yuyan's style..."

"Huh? What's wrong? Is it too extravagant?" Han Enqing asked cautiously.

Seeing this, Li Shuo chuckled and shook his head, reaching out to pull her onto his lap. In an instant, he could feel Han Enqing's delicate body stiffen. Their intimate encounter had only happened once, and since then, Han Enqing had always played a role similar to a maid, so she was naturally unaccustomed to Li Shuo's sudden intimacy.

"You've worked hard these past few days. I've seen your performance, and it's actually been very good, especially your serious attitude towards learning from Xu Ji... Although you're South Korean, you actually came back to South Korea with me, so in the current South Korean graduate program, if you really think about it, you're the one who's truly one of my own..."

Li Shuo's voice was gentle, and as he spoke, Han Enqing naturally collapsed into his arms. Not only that, the girl was so excited that her body was trembling slightly!

After being implicated by Lin Shiya, Han Enqing was demoted from head of the secretariat to a regular secretary. She not only suffered the loss of her position, but also the frustration of "not doing a good job". Few people could understand the hardship she endured!
Not much time has passed, and she has already received praise from her sweetheart, the big boss. Naturally, she is incredibly excited...

"Boss..."

“Just call me Oppa in private. After Lim Se-ah divorces Samsung Lee, Seo Hee will start running her law firm again. You can come back to manage the secretariat—actually, you've made a lot of progress lately, and I feel you're ready to come back. It's just that the demotion was too short, and changing orders so frequently damages the company's reputation. So, in private, you and Seo Hee will jointly manage the secretariat…”

"Okay, thank you for your trust, Oppa!"

"Haha, since you're calling me Oppa, why are you thanking me... or is it just a verbal thank you?"

"Um, I'll thank you verbally first..."

Actually, Li Shuozhen hadn't intended to favor Han Enqing. He had given Nan Guili enough today, and his own energy wasn't very high. But he always did as he pleased, and when the atmosphere was right, he naturally blended in...

The only odd thing is that the spacious master bedroom and the brand-new side bedroom are useless; the two of them only work in the office, passionately and intensely, day and night…

Time flew by, and Li Shuo realized it was 4 a.m. He told Han Enqing to rest, and decided not to sleep. He picked up his laptop and began reviewing the various reports from US-based Shuoguo Investment.

As Bill Huang previously stated, Shuoguo Investment has suffered significant "losses" this year. This is mainly because before April, all the money it earned went to its global headquarters. After April, with the double correction of US stocks and Bitcoin, its assets shrank dramatically in an instant!

In particular, the B coin has seen a significant correction. In March, it reached a high of 36 US dollars per coin, but as of April 30th, South Korean time, its price has fallen back to 15 US dollars, more than halved from its peak! Consequently, the B coin account of US-based investment firm, Shuoguo Investment, has also suffered substantial losses.

In comparison, the pullback in US stocks was only around 5%, a mere tickle.

After reading all this, Li Shuo made an overseas call to Zhao Changpeng, who was still in the United States. Without much small talk, he went straight to the point:

"I've checked the B-coin and stock trends in the US. Has anything changed at the company?"

Zhao Changpeng gave a wry smile and said, "When we're making money, everything's fine, but now that we're losing money, many investors are urgently trying to recover their investments. To be honest, the financial pressure here is quite high lately. If US stocks or the B currency continue to fall like this, we might need headquarters support in the US next week..."

"Haha, it's my fault too, I always drain your working capital..." Li Shuo laughed loudly. He was telling the truth, but Zhao Changpeng wouldn't accept it. He quickly said, "This is what our subsidiary should do. It's just that we have failed to meet your and our clients' expectations, which has led to a decline in performance. This is what I should be responsible for!"

Compared to Bill Huang, Zhao Changpeng was much smarter and more flexible. His first reaction to receiving Li Shuo's call was that he knew the performance was declining and he needed to express his attitude of admitting his mistakes and accepting punishment.

"Changpeng, are you testing me, your boss, with those words?"

Li Shuo first asked a question in return, then, without waiting for Zhao Changpeng's answer, immediately softened his tone and said:

"Even Buffett would lose money in a market crash like this. I'm in the same business, and I would never punish you for this, so don't worry."

"Yes, Boss, I misspoke!"

"Actually, among the many subsidiaries, I value the United States the most. It is the world's largest country, and I certainly won't abandon it. As for the Shuoguo Group's business in the United States, up to now, only your Shuoguo Investment is involved. Entrusting it to you, and even transferring Bill Huang back to South Korea, how do you think I trust you?"

"Thank you for your great trust, Boss. I will certainly live up to your expectations..."

That's the downside of chatting with smart people; you have to beat around the bush a bit. But Li Shuo kept pace, quickly asking for specific information, such as the current price of B-coins, and the stock prices and fluctuations of giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft in the US stock market…

He hadn't looked at stock market candlestick charts for a long time, and listening to Zhao Changpeng's report, he actually gained a lot of information:

For example, he only vaguely remembered that the highest price of B coin in 12 was 136 US dollars, but now its price has fallen to 6 US dollars. The price difference is so big that Li Shuo decisively told Zhao Changpeng that he would prepare 600 million US dollars in the near future and give it to him so that he could buy 100 million more B coins!

There are also stock prices, like those of Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Anyone involved in finance basically knows something about them, especially their future prices. Knowing this, Li Shuo can easily tell which stock is more cost-effective to buy.
For example, Google's price difference is 90 times, but Microsoft's price difference is a staggering 400 times, so naturally, the latter would be chosen. This also involves data such as stock splits and compound interest, which further amplify these profit multiples, and then Li Shuo discovered: he was broke!

Even if you gave him a trillion US dollars right now, he could spend it all. The reason is that there are investment opportunities everywhere he looks, dozens or even hundreds of times greater!

"As I just said, the system will add to your position, and you can manage the T+0 operations yourself... Um, regarding the funding, besides the 6 million for buying B coins, I'll try my best to raise more money for you..."

In the final phone call, Li Shuo did not promise Zhao Changpeng a specific amount of additional funds. MiGu was not like the fledgling BCoin. BCoin had been developing for more than a year, and now it would only cost $6 million to buy 1 million coins. But the pool of MiGu was enormous, and Li Shuo could invest any amount of money he raised directly.

The transoceanic phone call with Zhao Changpeng lasted a full two hours. The main reason was that Zhao Changpeng provided very lengthy information, and Li Shuo didn't want to review the report later, so he simply wrote it down. By the time he hung up, the sky outside was already turning light, and Han Xiaozhou had even sent a good morning greeting… (End of Chapter)