After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 163 The Billion Dollar Raid is Fake
The much-anticipated 25th has finally arrived.

A week ago, Lu Liang shorted the British pound and defeated three prestigious Wall Street institutions alone.

This resulted in a loss of US$17.5 billion for JPMorgan Chase & Co., US$18.2 billion for Blackstone Fund, and US$3.2 million for Quantum Fund.

Rumor has it that he made $1 billion overnight.

But Lu Liang did not come out to confirm it, and Xiao Wang only revealed during the live broadcast that maybe there was.

Whether it exists or not is a question mark.

Now it’s finally revealed.

Although the net value of the first private placement was announced on the 25th, the net value of the second phase can be judged from the net value of the first phase, and thus the profit from shorting the pound that night can be inferred.

The first phase is 1 million US dollars, and the second phase is billion US dollars. By multiplying the income of the first phase by ten, we can basically determine the income of the second phase.

Although there will be some deviation due to the different times of the two updates, it should not be too different.

Just after noon, Wen Chao's office phone began to ring continuously.

As soon as I hung up the phone, the next person called in, and this continued for half an hour.

The net value of the first phase also spread quickly.

On the 25th of last month, the net value was only 1.035, but this month it more than doubled to 2.224.

It also represents earnings of $1.189 million for the month.

Multiply this number by 11 and you get $13.079 billion.

It has been confirmed that the claim of making $1 billion overnight was fake.

In fact, it is 13 billion US dollars, a little more.

After receiving the news, most people wanted to make a fortune in silence, but the research institutions on Wall Street could not resist and wanted to know how much money Lu Liang made from shorting the pound that night.

On the international financial stage, even a penny dropped belongs to Wall Street. How much Lu Liang earns also represents how much they lose.

With threats and inducements, some people couldn't help but reveal their net worth. The net worth for that month was 2.224, with an estimated profit of 13 billion US dollars.

As soon as the news came out, Wall Street was in an uproar, and several articles were updated late at night, criticizing Lu Liang and describing him as a financial executioner.

The biggest culprit behind the 12% plunge in the pound sterling should be remembered by 4600 million British people, as it was he who caused the depreciation of their wealth.

The news went around abroad and finally reached China.

"It's outrageous!"

"Financial executioner, kind of handsome~"

"I remember that Lao Suo's peak performance was only about $10 billion, right?"

"One more thing to add is that he used more than 100 billion U.S. dollars to make 10 billion U.S. dollars."

"Making 11 billion with 13 billion as capital, this guy is really amazing."

"It's not a question of whether he was ruthless or not. He was too ruthless. He definitely used more than 10 times the leverage."

"With such a large amount of funds, they dare to use such a high leverage. I suggest that Mr. Lu take some time to go to the hospital to see if he has an enlarged heart."

"Tsk, tsk, $13 billion, that's enough to buy two bottles of Coca-Cola for every person in the country."

Netizens were talking about this and all of them lamented that Lu Liang had a big heart. A normal person would have had a heart attack if he played like this.

Once again, a million people volunteered, hoping that Lu Liang would not just take the rich people out to play, but give them a chance and take them out as well.

Since going to the Internet, Lu Liang, who has been enjoying himself here and not thinking about his hometown, suddenly went online on Weibo and replied: "I will consider it."

The netizen who received the reply widened his eyes, unable to believe that he would be picked by Lu Liang.

What surprised him even more was the meaning of this sentence. Did it mean that Lu Liang was thinking of getting involved in public funds?

Once the news was released, it quickly topped the hot search list.

Soon, even Director Zhao from the Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security Bureau called to inquire about the specific situation.

They don’t dare to invest in private equity, but it’s different with public equity. The funds must be regulated, so there is no need to worry about it.

But he heard the voice on the other end, which seemed a bit noisy: "Mr. Lu, is it inconvenient to answer the phone for the time being?"

"Should it be okay now?" Lu Liang asked Xiao Wang to turn off the music in the box and went to the bathroom to answer the phone.

"Mr. Lu, are you interested in getting involved in public funds?" Director Zhao was very polite.

"I have an idea, but I'm still considering it." Lu Liang said with a smile.

"Mr. Lu, if you encounter any difficulties, please tell us directly. We will do our best to help you and overcome all difficulties."

"Okay, thank you in advance, Director Zhao."

"Then you get busy first."

Lu Liang washed his face and walked out of the bathroom. Xiao Wang was hugging girls on both sides and playing a silent poker game with the girls.

Suddenly his cell phone rang. He picked it up, took a look, and said with a smile, "Your four words are really rich in value."

The establishment of a public offering means that one has to proceed steadily in the future and there will be little chance of speculation, which makes some people anxious.

"Public is public, private is private." Lu Liang laughed. He had been floating in the sky all the time, and it was time for him to land and do something.

The establishment of a public fund does not mean that he will give up private equity. As long as there is an opportunity for speculation, he will still strike hard.

"I feel relieved when you say that."

Xiao Wang breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but be curious: "Why are you suddenly doing public offerings, playing the game of helping the world with success?"

Lu Liang picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Do I look that great?"

"Not really." Xiao Wang was very straightforward.

"That's it."

Lu Liang smiled but didn't explain.

Public offerings only serve the new energy industry ecosystem, while private offerings are cash cows.

He would not give up on either.

"Let's go, go back to sleep."

Lu Liang said hello and was about to leave when Xiao Wang suddenly called him: "Zhuang Xiaoting is planning to come over, don't you want to meet her?"

They were coming to someone's bar tonight, and hearing that Lu Liang would be there too, she came over from home just to have a few drinks with them.

Lu Liang's sudden departure seemed a bit inappropriate.

"Since you are here, just say you have something to do and leave first."

Lu Liang laughed and waved his hand without taking away a cloud.

Tomorrow, he will go to Beijing to help Douyin attract investment, so as to have some ability to fight back before Xigua Video goes online.

After all, he holds 40% of the shares and is considered a co-founder. If TikTok dies too miserably, he will lose face.

The next morning,
Lu Liang took the 10 o'clock flight to Beijing.

After 80 days on the line, Douyin has exceeded one million registered users, and its seven-day average daily active users are 7.8.

If there was no Damocles sword of Xigua Video, even if there was no ByteDance's Douyin, it should still be a company with good market prospects.

The first round of financing was valued at US$1000 million.
Among them, Lu Liang’s presence should account for 50%.

After all, it was a company invested by him, no matter how bad it was, he had to give it face. Shen Peng from Sequoia, Zhu Hu from Jinshajiang, and Zhang Lei from Gao Zhen all came.

More than a dozen domestic first- and second-tier venture capital giants are competing for a financing quota of US$150 million. It is estimated that only Lu Liang is so famous.

Yang Zhenyuan bowed deeply and spoke passionately about the future development of Douyin and its goals after financing.

Zhu Hu looked at Lu Liang and asked with a smile: "Do you care about it? If you don't, I will do it for real."

What he meant by "real deal" was naturally the capital criticism against start-ups, which would encourage them to develop with all their might.

If the expected goals are not achieved, the invested funds must be returned to them with interest.

After all, ByteDance’s Xigua Video is about to be launched, and no one is optimistic about this emerging company.

"Whatever. I don't care." Lu Liang smiled indifferently, telling Lao Zhu not to give him face and just let it go.

He saw a familiar figure in the crowd and walked up to him quickly: "Mr. Zhang, long time no see, how are you these days?"

Zhang Yiming smiled wryly: "Thanks to Mr. Lu, my work is going well and everything is going smoothly."

"Mr. Zhang, don't be so serious. Maybe we still have a chance to cooperate."

Lu Liang smiled and said softly that Douyin and Xigua, which is about to be launched, are two companies, but they may not be unable to become one.

He was a little pessimistic about Yang Zhenyuan's team because ByteDance's technical lineup was too strong, so he changed his mind and planned to find an opportunity to get history back on track.

Let TikTok return to ByteDance’s embrace.

And he naturally took the pork, leaving a layer of fat, to achieve his shareholding in Byte.

Zhang Yiming was stunned, looked at Yang Zhenyuan on the stage, squinted his eyes and asked: "Boss Yang, do you know?"

Lu Liang smiled and asked back: "Is it important?"

Zhang Yiming was silent for a long time, then sighed, "It's not important."

Lu Liang holds 40% of the shares, and the investors present came only to give him face. When the day really comes, Yang Zhenyuan's opinion is not important.

　There are two more chapters later~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)