After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 709 If you fail, you will die!
"My friend, what makes you think our companies will develop disorderly under the new financial model?"

With a smile on his lips, Lao Ma said that in terms of eloquence and expression, he was second to none: "Actually, supervision and management are two different things. Supervision is about watching your development, while management is about intervening when there are problems."

"The current situation is that we have a strong ability to manage, but not a strong ability to supervise. Good innovations are not afraid of regulation. But we are afraid of yesterday's regulation. Just as we cannot manage airports with the methods used to manage train stations, we cannot manage the future with yesterday's methods."

"It's true that you should always prepare for the worst, but everything has two sides, or even multiple sides. You can't just see the bad side and be afraid to act, or reject the whole thing. Otherwise, nothing will be able to develop in the future..."

Old Ma spoke eloquently and fluently, leaving the reporter speechless and unable to find a chance to interject.

Lu Liang yawned, rested his chin on his hand, and quietly watched Lao Ma's performance.

He had never met anyone more articulate than Old Ma, and this reporter was bound to lose any argument with him.

The best approach is to pose the first question, then say thank you, leaving the opportunity to answer it to netizens.

After all, with hundreds of millions of netizens, there are plenty of stubborn and unreasonable people among them. Even if Lao Ma had three heads and six arms, he couldn't handle it.

Fortunately, the press conference was time-limited. Guo Changguang looked up, and Lao Ma understood: "Let's stop the discussion on this topic here so as not to take up everyone's precious time."

"Thank you for your reply, Mr. Ma."

The reporter forced a smile, but a hint of frustration flashed across her face, a kind of regret for not having performed well in the argument.

"Mr. Lu, what are your thoughts on this matter?"

Lu Liang was taken aback. He was just watching the show and didn't expect to be called on to answer.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Expanding the daily price fluctuation limit will help improve market liquidity and attract more investors to participate in the ChiNext market. However, risks and opportunities coexist, and we need to pay attention to the volatility risk brought about by the 20% daily price fluctuation limit."

"???"

The reporter looked completely bewildered. Was this what he was asking about?

Lu Liang smiled and said, "What's wrong? Wasn't that the question you were asking?"

"Thank you for your reply, Mr. Lu."

The reporter clearly wanted to ask more questions, but it seemed like someone gently tugged at his sleeve from the side.

Luliang is not their target; they should not cause trouble.

The 20-minute press conference flew by. It was supposed to be a personal session for Lao Ma, but once uploaded to the internet, it was overshadowed by a meme of Lu Liang.

It has to be said, this generation of netizens knows how to take screenshots.

Lu Liang rested his chin on his hand as he looked at Lao Ma, and someone captioned the post, "Quietly watching you show off!"

Meanwhile, backstage at the venue, the male secretary in the executive jacket was waiting for Lu Liang.

The two bowed to each other upon meeting and prepared to travel together.

Just then, Lao Ma called out to Lu Liang from behind. He looked at the male secretary, smiled and nodded, then looked at Lu Liang and said, "Let's leave that matter as it is."

Lu Liang suddenly understood and nodded with a smile: "Okay."

Old Ma was scared, afraid that he would secretly puncture the tires behind his back, so he agreed that if Ant Group's IPO failed, Xingheng would inherit Alipay's legacy overseas.

However, it's definitely not free; some capital and equity will be required, but compared to resources and channels, capital and equity are insignificant.

Just like Lu Liang had the funds to acquire Magic Square Technology, but Liang Wenhui disagreed, he had no choice but to go through a long and complicated process to get Magic Square to give up its quantitative business.

"Is Lu Liang trustworthy?" Guo Changguang frowned.

Lu Liang could easily say one thing to the public and another behind their backs, putting them in a very passive position.

Old Ma chuckled and said, "President Lu still has that much credibility, and didn't you notice how resistant he is?"

"Because he has so many choices, so many that there's no need for him to get involved in these things," Guo Changguang said with a wry smile.

In the domestic business world, whether private or state-owned, the most fearless person right now is probably Lu Liang.

Finance in the left hand, industry in the right.
Financial transactions are transferred overseas, while the real economy remains domestically.

He walks not just on two legs, but even a four-legged turtle probably doesn't walk as steadily as him.

He can advance or retreat as needed. If new finance can develop, he will follow suit; if it fails to develop, he will not suffer any losses.

Old Ma paused for a moment, then skipped the topic: "It's time to start taking action; I feel like we don't have much time left."

"What are your plans? How can I help?"

Guo Changguang asked, "They are bound together by fate, sharing both prosperity and adversity."

Not only because they have known each other for many years and their relationship is no longer completely severed, but also because he is the second largest individual shareholder of MYbank.

Ma said, "Immediately push for Ant Group's IPO, don't give them time to react, and make it a fait accompli."

"What if it fails?" Guo Changguang frowned. Forcing Ant Group to go public was tantamount to tearing off all pretense of civility.

Old Ma was gambling, betting that those leaders wouldn't react quickly enough and wouldn't be able to make the right choice in a short time.

After all, he is the founder of Ali Group, ranked second on the Dongda Rich List, and Ant Group has 1.86 trillion yuan in savings.

Each of these items, taken individually, is no small matter, and even the highest-ranking leaders must treat them with utmost care.

If we can act first and inform them later while they're in their meeting, turning the situation into a fait accompli, then it's a done deal. "Success or death!"

Old Ma squinted, a look of madness on his face.

They're as busy as the president every day, but they don't have the power a president should have.

Especially in recent years, the country has imposed more and more restrictions on him.

He had had enough of this stifling life and was willing to risk all his past achievements and reputation for a final, desperate gamble.

If Ant Financial successfully goes public, he will be able to command hundreds of millions of people and become the uncrowned king of Dongda's business world.

Even if he gets held accountable later, it doesn't matter, because he has achieved his goal: Ant Group will stand with the nation through thick and thin, too big to fail.

Making money is no longer a concern for people like them; they crave more and greater power, and they also want to win fame both before and after their death.

"..."

Guo Changguang remained silent, when a famous proverb suddenly popped into his mind: "Whom God would destroy, He first makes mad."

In recent years, Jack Ma has neglected too much for the sake of Ant Group, making JD.com synonymous with high-end online shopping, allowing Pinduoduo to rise to prominence, and Douyin Store to begin to emerge.

In contrast, Taobao and Tmall are declining, and Alibaba is about to become the second Baidu. They always get up early but arrive late.

Ant Group has become his obsession.

Guo Changguang knew this was wrong; without a calm mind, one cannot make the right decision, but they had no other choice.

The night is getting darker.

Lu Liang walked out of the hotel's private room with a big smile and waved to the person behind him: "Director Zhao, please wait a moment."

"Xiao Wu, why don't you see President Lu off?" Director Zhao said with a smile, but a hint of melancholy was in his eyes.

It took an hour and a half to finish the meal.

He listened to Lu Liang ramble on for an hour and a half.

They weren't willing to offer any constructive suggestions, slippery as an eel, clearly indicating they didn't want to get involved.

They're not bandits; they always have a pretext for everything they do. Now that Mingmu has run away, he has a headache.

"Secretary Wu, please wait a moment. My driver is here to pick me up."

After saying hello, Lu Liang climbed into the car and nudged Fang Shiyu in the driver's seat, urging him to start driving.

"Mr. Lu, please take care on your journey."

Looking in the rearview mirror, Lu Liang could still see Secretary Wu smiling as she saw him off, and she didn't return to the hotel for a long time.

"There are always treacherous subjects trying to harm me~~" he said.
He had a bright smile on his face and lazily stretched.

This moment, that moment.

Lu Liang now has the right to refuse, unlike last year when Didi had no choice but to cooperate with the government.

They always want him to take the lead. Once is one thing, but they want to do it a second time. If they keep doing this, how will he survive in the international market?

Lu Liang's heart can be red, but only if his interests are not harmed, and he cannot be morally blackmailed.

If Ant Group successfully goes public, he can follow in Jack Ma's footsteps and reap the benefits; if it fails, he can still collect the spoils.

So whether he succeeds or not, Lu Liang doesn't need to take any risks, so why bother getting into trouble?

"If Mr. Ma falls, then the next one..."

Xu Jiawei looked worried and didn't continue.

He's been following Lu Liang for almost two years now, and he's no longer the novice who only knows how to book hotels and arrange daily schedules.

Lu Liang often told him to observe and learn more, and to offer advice when appropriate, since he also made mistakes sometimes.

"We'll talk about the future later."

Lu Liang knew what Xu Jiawei wanted to say, and said with a smile, "Isn't President Ma living a pretty good life now?"

"Mr. Ma?"

Xu Jiawei suddenly realized: "The one in the south?"

Lu Liang nodded and said with a smile, "The predecessors planted the trees so that the successors could enjoy the shade; there are always things we can refer to."

Tencent is a capital group even more terrifying in size than Ali, but Pony Ma seems to be outside the Three Realms and Six Paths.

While the fact that he had been implicated in scandals in the past may have played a role, the main reason is that Ma Ying-jeou doesn't like to cause trouble; he just wants to make money in peace, pay taxes honestly, and not participate in any power struggles.

In terms of career, one can refer to Lao Ma (a famous Chinese businessman).
For lifestyle advice, you can refer to Brother Ma.

Therefore, Lu Liang was not worried at all.
Old Ma fell down; he became Old Ma.

At worst, he could follow in the footsteps of Chow Yun-fat and move to Hong Kong permanently. Anyway, there shouldn't be much of a problem for him to become a local tyrant there.

(End of this chapter)