After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 818 Amassing 200 Billion US Dollars
"Japanese stocks triggered a level-three circuit breaker, and the yen plummeted."

"The financial devil strikes again, severely damaging the Japanese economy."

Tokyo time, 10:42 AM.

The news that Japanese stocks triggered a Level 3 circuit breaker, ending today's trading early, and that the USD/JPY exchange rate fell below 140 yen, quickly made headlines around the world.

Following in the footsteps of the Financial Ripper, Lu Liang has also been dubbed the Financial Satan. The former was merely a mortal, while the latter is a devil lord on par with the gods.

"The financial devil, Ryoko is becoming more and more successful."

"An unprecedented three-level circuit breaker in the stock market, the Japanese must hate Yoshiko to death."

“Ryoko, listen to my advice. No matter how good the Japanese teachers are, don’t go anymore. If you really can’t resist, you can let them have their way. It’s not like you can’t afford it.”

"The Japanese hate Yoshiko? Quite the opposite. You don't know what Yoshiko did in the end, or what the Japanese call him?"

Soon, some content translators copied the comments from foreign websites back to China verbatim.

When netizens see cheesy terms like "forced love" and "Lord Lu Liang," their brains feel like they've been raped.

"Walter? Why?"

"Are they psychopaths? How can they adapt to this?"

"That's right, they are perverts, and now they are putting all the blame on Sumitomo Mitsui and Kaneichi."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this acting prime minister will probably not even be able to continue as deputy prime minister."

At the same time, Lu Liang received a call from Ota Rei, who asked Chairman Mitsui to mediate.

Sumitomo Mitsui no longer opposes Ant Group's transfer of PayPal's shares and is willing to relinquish its online payment market share in Japan.

In this market, everyone can compete fairly from now on. We only hope that Lu Liang can stop and stop acquiring more shares of Sumitomo Mitsui. As for the shares that have already been acquired, Sumitomo Mitsui is willing to repurchase them at a 50% premium.

The Sumitomo Mitsui Group, with a market capitalization of $570 billion, is not easily acquired, but unexpected events are always a concern.

Any large conglomerate is a complex of interests, especially Sumitomo Mitsui, which was formed through mergers.

The largest shareholder is the Mitsui Group, but the Mitsui Group only holds 11.68% of the shares.

With a sum of $64.8 billion, Tianxing Financial could become a major shareholder of Sumitomo Mitsui.

This deal is not worthwhile.
No normal person would make such a choice.

But Lu Liang is different. He might suddenly go crazy and insist on acquiring Mitsui Sumitomo. After all, his thinking is never something that ordinary people can fathom.

Furthermore, public opinion is very unfavorable towards them, with many saying that the current financial crisis was caused by them.

The boycott is escalating, and just now, someone threw feces in front of a branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Insurance.

Even in broad daylight, this is still the case.

Once night falls, things will get really bad.

Therefore, for the sake of Japan as a whole, and for the sake of Sumitomo Mitsui itself, they had no choice but to cede territory, pay reparations, settle the matter peacefully, and end the impact of this incident as soon as possible.

"Ota, I want to know, what are your thoughts?"

Lu Liang inquired, intending to test Ota Rei's attitude.

Should we continue?
Or should we just give up?
Ota Rei's attitude also determined Lu Liang's attitude towards him in the future.

As the great man said, "We should pursue the fleeing enemy with our victorious courage, and not seek fame like Xiang Yu. If we indulge his illness, we will eventually take his life."

Once Mitsui Sumitomo recovers, there may not be such a good opportunity again.

"Chairman Mitsui has been kind to me."

Upon hearing Ota Rei's words, Lu Liang's lips curled up, waiting for him to continue. He then said, "But Chairman Mitsui's ideas are not applicable to this era. I believe that under Mr. Lu's guidance, the future Mitsui Sumitomo will get better and better."

His answer was to continue applying pressure until the Mitsui and Sumitomo groups were stripped of their power within Mitsui-Sumitomo and he took full control.

He will become Lu Liang's most loyal servant.

Whether it's Mitsui or Sumitomo, they can just relax and be their retired emperors from now on, hiding behind the scenes counting their money.

Sumitomo Mitsui has Lu Liang, and he.

Lu Liang smiled, a satisfied smile on his face: "Ota, how many shares do you need to control Mitsui Sumitomo?"

After a moment's thought, Ota Rei replied, "Sir, at least 6.7% is required."

He is the current chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui, and therefore has a certain level of authority.

With the assistance of Tianxing Financial, it is entirely possible to convert A and B shares.

If this plan is successfully implemented, the 6.7% equity stake will be multiplied tenfold.

He will also have complete control over the Mitsui-Sumitomo Group and will no longer be subject to the constraints of the Mitsui and Sumitomo Groups.

"Okay. As you wish."

After ending the call with Ota Rei,

Lu Liang returned to the trading room, stood his last shift, and quietly waited for the clock to strike midnight.

At 1 p.m. Tokyo time, another massive demonstration erupted in Ginza, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets, chanting slogans demanding their money back, and criticizing Sumitomo Mitsui, the current acting prime minister, and Tensei Financial.

At 3 PM Tokyo time, Kaneichiro issued his first statement, first employing his traditional "private Marseille" tactic, then declaring his determination to fight the evil capital shorting Japan to the end and never yield. Japan is, after all, the world's third-largest economy; if two prime ministers were ousted by short-selling institutions, where would their face be? Therefore, he's determined to hold on until Abe Shinzo recovers from his serious illness and returns to lead the cabinet.

At 7 p.m. Tokyo time, the USD/JPY exchange rate broke through the 144 yen mark. By that moment, Japan had lost a total of 2.5 trillion US dollars throughout the day.

Imported raw materials or equipment settled in yen have seen a surge in price, and the effects of currency devaluation have begun to take hold.

At 10 p.m. Tokyo time, the USD/JPY exchange rate successfully broke through 145 yen, with a single-day drop of -21.2% and a monthly drop of -29.52%.

Speculators from all over the world feasted and made a fortune in this extravagant event.

Meanwhile, major institutions such as Tianxing, JPMorgan, and Blackstone Group are still holding their ground, waiting for the settlement date.

Tokyo time, 11:30 PM.

Amidst great anticipation, the US and Japanese foreign exchange markets suspended trading for thirty-five minutes to begin monthly currency settlements.

Trading resumed at 12:5.

"ended."

"ended."

"ended."

Almost simultaneously, bursts of enthusiastic and high-pitched cheers rang out from the trading rooms of various institutions.

The 18-day project came to a close in this instant. They won big, and the only loser was Japan.

"Let's first take stock of the profits in the foreign exchange market, and then go all out to enter the Japanese stock market tomorrow."

Hearing the excited shouts of the traders around him, Lu Liang didn't want to spoil the fun, but their plan wasn't over yet.

Next, they will join forces with Xingheng Investment to extend a helping hand to Sumitomo Mitsui and 13 other Japanese companies, including PayPal, under the guise of market rescue.

To help them get out of their current financial predicament.

“During this period, we may face resistance from the companies themselves, counterattacks from the local government, and competition from other institutions, but I believe we can do it.”

Lu Liang strode onto the platform, his face flushed, and shouted, "After the project is completed, the company will hold a celebration banquet for you at the top of the Victoria Harbour Building. At that time, you will have everything you need: houses, cars, money, and girls."

"I won't say any more. Everyone, get some rest and recharge your energy. Tomorrow we will launch our fiercest offensive."

As Lu Liang finished speaking,

The trading room echoed with the furious howls of wolves.

"Fuck you!"

"Suck his mother."

"Kill these bastards."

The new trader had already heard about this from his seniors who came from Shanghai.

Boss Lu never makes empty promises. If he says he'll have houses, cars, money, and girls, then he definitely will.

Lu Liang stood on the high platform, glanced at the crowd, saw their excited faces, and smiled with satisfaction before stepping down from the platform.

Sun Yutao said with a resentful look, "President Lu, isn't this a bit too early? I guess we won't be able to rest tonight."

"It's better if you can't sleep. After all, your senses are at their sharpest in the first few hours after dawn," Lu Liang said with a smile.

He's been there too, and he knows all too well that after a night of excitement, it's often not until the afternoon of the next day that you start to feel sleepy.

In the morning, if you focus on doing something, it's easy to enter a state of flow.

Sun Yutao was speechless. Only Lu Liang felt that way. Anyway, he didn't feel that way. After staying up for a long time, he just felt his kidneys were exhausted. His wife said he was not as good as before.

Sun Yutao took out a report and said, "President Lu, this is our income and expenditure details for this shorting of the Japanese yen."

They invested a total of $1075 billion, starting with $950 billion, then adding $25 billion, and finally adding another $100 billion to help the exchange rate reach 135 yen.

After three investments, the average cost was 114.52 yen, and the final clearance sale was completed at 135.83 yen.

Yield of 18.6%, profit of $199.95 billion.

After deducting fees and interest, the net profit was $198.55 billion.

"Not bad, not bad." Lu Liang chuckled.

The net profit of nearly $20 billion does not even include the gains from shorting the Japanese index.

“…” Sun Yutao was speechless.

This is hardly acceptable; when they release their financial report early next month, it will likely shock many people.

They also shorted the Nikkei index, investing a total of $475 billion in two separate transactions.

If settled now, there would be at least $130 billion in net profit.

In this way, the total revenue of this project will reach an astonishing $320 billion or more, equivalent to RMB 2200 billion.

While this wealth may not create the richest person at Tokyo University out of thin air, it should be enough to secure a top-five or even top-three position.

(End of this chapter)