Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Singapore.

Century Group's top-secret overseas trading center is now like a precisely wound-up war machine.

The heavy blast-proof door slid open silently, and "Commander" Lu Yang stepped inside. In the vast space, the air was filled with the hum of high-frequency electronic equipment and the silent torrent of data flow.

Lu Yang had made arrangements well in advance to prepare for this step.

"Boss!"

Chief trader Chen Fan strode forward, his voice tinged with suppressed excitement, “Our Microsoft position has been fully analyzed. Since we established our position at an average price of $32.7 in January of this year, the stock price has soared to $98.5, a cumulative increase of over 200%! The total market capitalization is approaching the $300 billion mark, and our unrealized profit… exceeds one billion US dollars!”

In nine months, this tech behemoth made rapid progress, conquering markets from the $30 range. This rapid advance also allowed Century Group to secretly accumulate astonishing ammunition, enough to leverage an even larger strategic move.

Lu Yang's gaze swept across the screen without a ripple.

"Plan A will be executed. Objective: Sell all Microsoft stock within one week."

He came here with this decision in mind.

As soon as the order was given, the entire "Eagle's Nest" instantly went into high-speed operation.

"Attention, everyone! The big boss has spoken. Be alert and keep a close eye on the peak liquidity periods during the US stock market opening, midday, and the half hour before closing," Chen Fan clapped his hands and walked to the traders present, giving the order on behalf of Lu Yang.

"Understood. Tell the big boss to rest assured, we'll keep a close eye on things."

"Brother Chen, the big boss is still here. We can't overstep our bounds..."

"Exactly, you need to get the big boss to say a few words."

Those who were imprisoned here were all people trusted by Lu Yang and Chen Fan.

Lu Yang initially gave Chen Fan only 500 million yuan, instructing him to use the money to establish a financial investment company. However, in less than a year, Chen Fan multiplied that 500 million yuan four or five times, turning it into more than 2000 million yuan, nearly 3000 million yuan, perfectly delivering a report card to Lu Yang.

Of course, for Lu Yang, the profit in this matter is not important at all.

The important thing is Chen Fan himself.

Lu Yang thus valued Chen Fan highly, and in the Century Group that was subsequently established, he entrusted Chen Fan with almost all the business of the financial investment sector.

Chen Fan lived up to Lu Yang's trust. Over the past few years, he made good use of the substantial funds that Lu Yang had provided to support him, and ran rampant in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets and Hong Kong stock markets, causing great losses. He was praised by the financial circle as the new stock god of mainland China.

Now, this mainland stock market guru, carrying the highest instructions from his boss Lu Yang, is preparing to make his mark on the international stage as well.

"Cut the nonsense."

"At the same time, we are closely monitoring the Asian session, especially the correlation between technology stocks and foreign exchange fluctuations in the Tokyo and Singapore markets. Any unusual capital flows in Asia could serve as cover or a warning for our actions."

Chen Fan looked at Lu Yang: "Boss, a massive sell-off must be broken down into smaller parts and hidden within the market's own tides. Therefore, I will adopt a decentralized, covert sell-off approach to handle the group company's assets, as well as the huge amount of Microsoft stock under your personal name, Boss..."

Haha, he can do a great job of flattering the boss by himself, how can he allow the others present to follow suit?

Lu Yang raised a hand to stop him from continuing, "Alright, I don't care what you do, I just want results. If everything goes smoothly, everyone will be rewarded, including you, Chen Fan. Didn't you say before that you wanted to set up an overseas investment department for your company? And that you wanted the head office to give you additional funding?"

As he spoke, he laughed and waved his hand, "After we finish this job, go back and write up an agreement, submit it to the group company, and I'll have General Manager Wei approve it for you."

"Good."

Chen Fan grinned.

He immediately turned around and faced all the traders.

"Break the position into more than 300 units."

Chen Fan reiterated the core strategy to the team: "Through our 12 independent offshore entity accounts distributed in the Cayman Islands, BVI, and Singapore, we connect to multiple brokerage channels of the three major exchanges in New York, London, and Tokyo. Each order is limited to no more than 1% of the average daily market trading volume. We adopt the iceberg order strategy to hide the true scale of the sell-off and prioritize the most liquid ETF market makers and algorithmic trading counterparties."

On rows of computer screens, complex financial pathways lit up instantly, like an invisible spider web, with only one goal: to quietly transfer enormous wealth without disturbing the trend of Microsoft's stock price or the radar of major institutions.

“All USD repatriations to offshore accounts will be transferred instantly through the ‘green channel’ we have established with HSBC, BOC International and three long-established European private banks.”

Chen Fan continued, "The funds will eventually be pooled into our core clearing accounts in Switzerland and the port city to ensure that all clearing is completed within 24 hours, providing immediate liquidity for the next steps."

Lu Yang nodded. "Very good. It's clear that you're well-prepared. Safety and speed are indeed the lifelines of this retreat."

The tactical details of Microsoft's sell-off have been dealt with.

Lu Yang pondered for a moment and continued to ask, "The market dynamics of the 'little days' need to be monitored closely, including the CDS quotes of TOPIX index weighted stocks, major bank stocks, the spot and forward exchange rates of the yen against the US dollar, and... the changes in open interest and short positions in Nikkei 225 index futures. This is what I told you before. Have a few people keep an eye on it. You haven't forgotten, have you?"

Soros’ Quantum Fund and its allies are greedy predators.

Following Southeast Asia, the small-market sector, with its institutional flaws and lingering effects of a bursting economic bubble, is highly likely to become its next hunting ground.

This is what Lu Yang told Chen Fan on the phone before he came.

But in reality, it comes from the prophetic abilities of the reborn, though it's just not something he can say outright.

It can only be said that it was my own guess, and then I used some existing information and the results to deduce some clues.

The result was that Chen Fan almost regarded his boss as a god, and admired him so much that he almost prostrated himself in admiration.

"Understood, Boss. Don't worry, I've already sent people to prepare. We'll definitely be the first to storm in." Chen Fan said excitedly, rubbing his hands together. He had heard his grandfather tell stories of fighting the Japanese devils since he was a child. Now he had the opportunity to fight the Japanese devils himself. Although it was just a virtual exchange, and he was just fishing in the mud behind international financial giants, he was still incredibly excited.

"To fish in troubled waters, you need to first figure out which waters are the muddiest, which fish are the fattest, or... which fishing fence is the loosest." He muttered to himself, instructing the research team to immediately screen high-quality companies in the small-market that might be wrongly punished due to panic, as well as complex derivative structures with regulatory arbitrage opportunities, to prepare an ammunition depot for potential "taking risks".

Time passed in a tense silence.

Inside the "Eagle's Nest," only the sounds of keyboard clicks, data refreshes, and traders' hushed instructions remained.

Lu Yang watched for a while, then turned and left.

He was waiting, waiting for that decisive signal that would ignite the fuse.

That's why he secretly left the country and came to Singapore to personally witness this historic moment.

At 3:15 p.m., the Hong Kong stock market was nearing its closing.

suddenly!

The screen monitoring the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate burst into a blinding red light!
The USD/HKD exchange rate plummeted like a kite with a broken string, instantly breaking through the weak-side exchange rate guarantee level of 7.75!
The alarm blared piercingly!

Almost at the same second, a steep, almost vertical green bar shot up on the Hang Seng Index intraday chart, financial and real estate stocks collapsed collectively, short selling volume surged several times in an instant, and panic selling surged out!

"Mr. Lu! News from Hong Kong: Hong Kong dollars are being sold off on a massive scale, the exchange rate has broken 7.75! The Hang Seng Index has plummeted! Short selling has surged!" The door to the temporary office was pushed open.

Chen Fan's voice trembled slightly, but more so with the excitement of an impending great battle.

Lu Yang's pupils suddenly contracted.

I got up and walked to the window, opened the blinds, and stared at the bright sunshine and blue sky with white clouds outside.

"Wait a minute."

Then he shook his head.

If he's not mistaken, the Hong Kong government and the mainland will both take strong countermeasures. And the Wall Street giants, led by Soros' Quantum Fund and its allies, will be cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong. Once they bite into a tough nut, they'll immediately turn their backs and head to harvest the stock market of ordinary people to make up for the losses they almost lost.

Whether you want to snatch food from a tiger's mouth or fish in troubled waters, you must remain calm and composed.

Office door.

Chen Fan didn't say much, silently left, and helped close the door.

However, not long after, they barged in again in a flurry of activity.

Chen Fan, panting heavily, said, "It's here! Just now, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued an emergency statement with unprecedentedly strong wording... The HKMA has decisively intervened in the market to absorb sell orders and buy Hong Kong dollars in accordance with the linked exchange rate system! ... It is determined to safeguard the stability of the Hong Kong dollar exchange rate and the order of Hong Kong's financial market! ... It does not rule out taking all necessary measures, including a significant adjustment to interest rates... Boss, can we begin?"

War has been declared!
As expected, war was declared.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's statement was like a clear starting gun!
Before Chen Fan could finish speaking...

Lu Yang suddenly raised his right hand, his resolute voice echoing throughout the office: "That's it, signal confirmed!"

"What are you still doing?"

Chen Fan froze for a moment, then turned and ran to the trading room, shouting, "Attention everyone! Operation 'The Harvester' is now... activated immediately! Microsoft positions, execute Plan A and sell immediately!"

At his command, the traders, poised to act, typed furiously, and hundreds of pre-prepared sell orders were launched like bullets into major exchanges around the world...

Lu Yang stood in front of the observation window, his gaze icy, monitoring this silent war.

On the screen, the real-time data stream of Microsoft's stock price surged: at a high of $98.5, sell orders were being broken down into more than 300 orders and quietly injected into the New York, London and Tokyo stock exchanges through 12 offshore entity accounts in the Cayman Islands, BVI and Singapore.

Chen Fan is indeed quite something; his strategy is as precise as a scalpel: each order is strictly controlled to be within 1% of the average daily market trading volume, and "iceberg orders" are used to hide the true size. He prioritizes locking in ETF market makers and algorithmic trading counterparties. Amid the hum of high-frequency equipment, the capital flow chart flashes on the screen like an invisible spider web, ensuring that the $10 billion floating profit flows back quietly without alerting the market's radar.

"Boss, the first wave of orders has been issued!"

Chen Fan's voice came through the earphones, suppressing his excitement.

"HSBC and BOC International have activated their 'green channels,' and the USD remittances are being transferred in real time. They are expected to be collected into the clearing accounts in Switzerland and Hong Kong within 24 hours."

Lu Yang nodded slightly.

Nine months ago, Microsoft's stock price was only $32.7. In addition to the $6 million loan from the publicly listed company, Century Group secretly built up its position. Now the stock price has increased by more than 200%, and the expected unrealized profit is more than $10 billion. This ammunition will allow him to leverage a larger strategy, especially to "play the fire" in the small-cap market.

"I'll leave this place to you. I'm heading back now."

Liquidation is not something that can be completed in a day, especially if it is done secretly. It will be a long battle and a protracted struggle.

Lu Yang didn't understand these things.

Staying here won't be helpful, and it might even make the traders here nervous and shaky.

It's better to let go.

There's no need to worry about security either; this secret "hive" is located inside an overseas branch of Century Security Company.

If someone is not loyal enough...

Heh, those who know, know... Once you take the money, don't even think about leaving alive.

……

that's it.

About a week passed.

In Hong Kong, the sudden financial storm intensified. International speculators, led by George Soros, attacked Hong Kong's foreign exchange, stock, and futures markets simultaneously through complex "cross-market manipulation" methods, almost leading to a direct confrontation with the Hong Kong government.

In order to keep international speculators, led by Soros, out of Hong Kong.

We must not allow the tragedy of Thailand being bloodied to repeat itself in the port city.

When a large amount of Hong Kong dollars were sold off in the foreign exchange market, and speculative funds attempted to disrupt the exchange rate system, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority responded quickly by significantly raising the overnight interbank lending rate, successfully repelling the first attack. However, the high interest rate also led to a stock market crash.

And it is simply unavoidable.

The plummeting stock market attracted even more international speculative capital, which swarmed in like sharks that had caught a whiff of something delicious.

Faced with this situation, the Hong Kong government seems to have no other choice but to continue subsidizing interest rates and once again significantly increase the overnight interbank lending rate, which once soared to as high as 300%. However, this can only provide temporary relief and cannot address the root cause of the problem.

Although Wall Street capital, led by Soros, was repeatedly deterred by high interest rates, each stock market decline allowed them to profit from short positions in stock index futures, making market confidence increasingly fragile.

It seems that, before long, Hong Kong will follow in the footsteps of its neighbor, Thailand, which was bloodily wiped out.

this day.

Lu Yang's satellite phone suddenly vibrated.

The screen was flashing the three characters "Xu Changping".

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow and answered.

He thought the other party was urging him to expedite the progress of his wafer fab project.

result……

That's not the case at all.

On the phone, Xu Changping's voice was somber: "Lu Yang, your actions and arrangements in Singapore have been discovered. Someone asked me to pass on a message to you..."

A chill suddenly ran up Lu Yang's spine. (End of Chapter)