After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 797 Emperor of the Three Stars
How much money have we invested in the stock market?

If anyone could see the resentment level above Lu Liang's head, it should be at its maximum right now.

Not only was he outmaneuvered in the foreign exchange market, but he also had business being stolen from him in the stock market.

They worked so hard to build a stage.

The result was that everyone, whether human or ghost, wanted to get on stage and get a role.

Boss Lu was in a very bad mood.

“US$481 billion.” Sun Yutao smiled wryly.

In his view, the main problem was that Lu Liang was too domineering, giving people the feeling that it was either you die or I die.

It is common knowledge that Tianxing Financial has raised $300 billion and still holds nearly 90% of the funds.

If you can't overwhelm them with your financial resources, going against the trend and trying to hedge your bets is like lighting a light in the toilet – it's suicidal.

"Is it my fault?" Lu Liang looked displeased.

Sun Yutao was both amused and exasperated. He then changed the subject and offered an excuse for Lu Liang: "President Lu, the main reason is that the saying about a ten-year cycle is widely circulated in the financial circle, and this year also happens to be the tenth year since the 08 financial crisis."

"It has become a consensus that there will definitely be a financial crisis in the next few years. Our shorting of the yen is like being ordained by heaven, and they dare not disobey us."

"You've gone astray; now you've even learned to flatter."

Lu Liang glared at him, annoyed.

After pondering for a while, he said, "In the next two weeks, we will try to push the Nikkei 225 index below 15000 points, and then we will enter the market to buy at the bottom after the exchange rate is settled."

Li Junwei and Tang Caidie have identified fifteen well-managed companies with high-quality assets and a total market value of over 50 trillion yen, including but not limited to water conservancy, telecommunications, power, and other livelihood-related enterprises such as communications and entertainment.

Over the years, as his knowledge and experience have grown, Lu Liang's ideas have changed repeatedly. From initially wanting to make more money, to in the middle stage wanting to make good money, and now to making stable money.

Once wealth reaches a certain level, further growth is merely an increase in numbers. The key lies in whether the wealth can last and endure.

If Wall Street capital can control a country's economic lifeline for a long time by shorting it, then so can they.

Dongda University has the strength to compete with the US, and it will only get stronger in the future, so Tianxing Financial also has the qualifications to engage in financial colonization.

Arthur, who once held military power, was able to become a five-star emperor in Japan. If Lu Liang controlled Japan's economy, becoming a three-star emperor wouldn't seem too much to ask.

As Tianxing establishes itself in East Asia, it will undergo a long period of development. They need to find a storage pool for the funds of ABS, since the Hong Kong market is too small.

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

Sun Yutao nodded in agreement.

Next, we must resolutely implement Lu Liang's instructions.

Despite being the first to short-sell Japan, they couldn't withstand the competition from other markets.

They decided to change their strategy, stepping back from the front lines to logistics, taking responsibility for providing support, and waiting for the right time to invest.

The fifteen target companies have a total market value of over 50 trillion yen, which is equivalent to US$4166 billion at the current exchange rate.

However, if the yen continues to depreciate and Japanese stocks continue to fall, by the time they can invest, it may not even be worth $3000 billion.

To acquire the most equity at the lowest cost.

What they should do now is keep a close eye on these companies, cut off all their chances of self-rescue, and at the same time block other institutions. Anyone who dares to come, their head will be chopped off.

At 2:40 PM Tokyo time, there were only twenty minutes left before the Nikkei 225 index closed.

Although Tianxing has retreated to the back office and is no longer active on the front lines, it couldn't stop the short-selling institutions from also wanting to make a fortune.

Each investor, thinking it's better to be exploited by their own institutions than by foreign investors, frantically sold off their shares, further driving the index down.

The Nikkei 225 index held firm at the 20,000-point mark for a few minutes before plummeting, falling directly below 19500 points.

The single-day drop reached -17.21%.

With just 2.79% of the drop remaining, it will trigger an unprecedented three-level circuit breaker in international financial history.

"Destroy it, let the storm rage even more fiercely."

"Hurry up, bring on the Level 3 circuit breaker, let the world see us make a fool of ourselves."

"Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, I will haunt you even in death."

When people are desperate, they may have a "what's the use" mentality, just like investors in the Japanese stock market.

Because even "Black Thursday" is insufficient to describe the devastation of today; it was far more horrific than anything else.

The market, totaling six trillion US dollars, fell by 17.21% in one day, wiping out $10326 trillion in funds.

The combined market capitalization of Apple and Tesla, two world-renowned companies, has vanished today.

According to the investor data released by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan has a total of 3621 million investors. On average, each person would lose at least $2.85 today.

With no hope of a rebound, they gave up all hope.

All I want now is to witness history, to trigger a 20% drop and a Level 3 circuit breaker, forcibly ending today's trading.

However, the market did not cooperate with their wishes, or perhaps the institutions wanted to slowly whittle down their losses, prolonging the feelings of despair and helplessness. In the final twenty minutes, the three major Japanese stock indices all exhibited a sewing machine-like price movement.

It rose 0.1% and fell 0.1% at the close.

"The Japanese stock market has already closed, why hasn't Lu Liang made a move yet?"

"Could he bear to see his carefully laid plans ruined?"

In New York, across the ocean, middle-aged men with an average age of over fifty stayed up all night.

Although the Japanese stock market has closed, the war over the yen continues, and they are waiting for Lu Liang to enter the market.

As the capital institution that fired the first shot in shorting the Japanese yen, Tianxing Financial's cost price was simply too low.

Low cost means you can cash out whenever you want; it's just a matter of how much you earn.

This was very disadvantageous for them as newcomers, because they not only wanted to freeload off the opera troupe, but also hoped that Lu Liang could help them out.

So the price has been fluctuating around 120 yen, which is an attempt to lure Lu Liang into entering the market again at this price, thereby raising his cost price.

However, even after the Japanese stock market closed, Tianxing remained inactive, as if it had forgotten about the foreign exchange market.

"Friends, I advise you to give up this idea. Don't keep dragging it on and end up getting yourself caught in the crossfire."

Wilson returned and, upon learning of their naive idea, couldn't hide his amusement: "Knowing him as I do, he's probably given up on foreign exchange, and perhaps the same goes for Japanese stocks."

"What's the basis for that?"

Su Shimin rubbed his temples, his eyes revealing his exhaustion.

Previously, it was always others who accommodated their time difference; this was the first time I had to accommodate someone else's time difference.

Despite taking good care of herself, at 71 years old, she still couldn't quite handle staying up all night.

He now has serious doubts.
Lu Liang is using the "enduring the old man" tactic.

“I know Lu Liang very well,” Wilson said.

Lu Liang's rise to power was marked by his presence at every crucial juncture.

Of the seven people present, he considered himself second to none in understanding Lu Liang.

“Camon, the reason you’ve given isn’t convincing enough,” Schwarzman said, shaking his head and chuckling.

Wilson added, "I know Kenjiro Yamamoto and have met with him a few times. He may not say anything, but he won't lie. PayPal and Sumitomo Mitsui are Lu Liang's targets, but this time it just so happens to coincide with shorting the yen."

He pulled up the last half hour's trading data for two companies, and found that a force had been quietly accumulating shares at the bottom.

If his judgment is correct, this force is Tianxing Financial. Lu Liang plans to invest in these two groups and is building up his initial investment.

Schwarzman glanced at the data, then handed it to the others, asking, "What are your thoughts?"

"Camon, your judgment may be correct."

"There are rumors that Ant Group's IPO was suspended and Jack Ma went to Suzhou to secretly meet with Lu Liang."

"This news was later confirmed to be true; Alipay cut its overseas business division and transferred its equity to Tianxing Financial."

"It is clear that Lu Liang wanted Tianxing Financial to replicate the route that Ant Group failed to take at Dongda University."

"He wants to achieve a complete unification of online and offline finance in the East Asian market and become the uncrowned king of East Asia."

"If we follow this line of reasoning, the PayPal Group and Sumitomo Mitsui, who opposes him, are both thorns in his side."

"Camon's prediction is at least 90% accurate."

Everyone chimed in, trying to piece together Lu Liang's thoughts based on the information they had gathered.

Stephen Schwarzman squinted, tapping his fingertips on the table, and said in a deep voice, "Since everyone agrees with Camon's proposal, let's get started. The yen must fall to 125 today."

At his command, managers from various departments across Wall Street took immediate action.

The bulls in the Japanese yen exchange rate were like paper, offering no resistance whatsoever, and the rate continued to fall.

Schwarzman called Wilson aside for a private chat. He said softly, "Camon, I hope you can understand that for everyone's safety, we have to temporarily exclude you from certain plans. But you have to believe that this is also a form of protection for you."

“Mr. Steve, I understand. Please don’t feel guilty,” Wilson said with a smile.

A satisfied smile appeared on Stephen Schwarzman's face. He rubbed his temples and said, "I'm getting old, and my energy isn't what it used to be. I'll leave the rest to you and go get some rest."

"Okay, walk slowly."

Watching Schwarzman's departing figure, Wilson narrowed his eyes, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

He possessed information that Su Shimin didn't know he did, but that Lu Liang would definitely be very interested in knowing. He needed to make good use of it, as it might be an opportunity to return to his peak.

People's thoughts always change with the environment. Previously, he only wanted to get through the crisis safely and save his own life.

But now he wants more than just to return to his peak.
I want more.

(End of this chapter)