After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 827 The tide has turned!

12 month 1 day,
It's a new month and a new week.

The news that Tianxing Financial shorted Japan and made more than $30 billion has spread for two days, and several financial tycoons have spoken out against Lu Liang. It has become a well-known story.

The title "Lord Lu Liang" has almost disappeared from the Japanese internet. Anyone who dares to utter it will be labeled a traitor to Japan by the extreme right wing.

Even some of the thirteen companies whose shares were targeted for hostile takeovers took the opportunity to announce that they would resolutely defend the dominance of local enterprises and would never allow foreign capital to interfere in any of their daily operations.

The equity investment or financing that Xingheng Investment had originally agreed upon has been temporarily put on hold for various reasons.

For a time, Tianxing faced difficulties in the neon-lit city, and all kinds of projects that were underway or in preparation could not be carried out.

Tokyo time, 8:30 a.m.

Just before the Japanese stock market was about to open, Anzan, who had been out of the public eye for 25 days due to illness, reappeared.

He appeared at the entrance of the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Center, and someone saw him and took high-resolution photos.

Ansan and Ota Rei had a very pleasant conversation. When they parted, they held each other's hands tightly, their faces showing reluctance to part.

Not long after, Anzan, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was helped by Kaneichiro to re-enter Nagata-cho and hold a cabinet press conference.

At the press conference, Ansan directly denied that Japan's economy was being shorted, stating that everything was normal market behavior.

"Does this bastard even know what he's saying?"

"Damn it, was he bribed by Tianxing?"

This statement caused a global uproar.

The anger of the extreme right-wing population in Japan reached its peak at this moment.

He wished he could grab a homemade gun, rush into the Prime Minister's residence in Nagata-cho, and fire a couple of rounds at him.

Anshan's remarks disregard the facts and are a blatant attempt to whitewash Tianxing.

"My Liang is awesome."

"What exactly did Mr. Lu do to make An Shan willingly cover for him?"

Compared to the angry Japanese public, the netizens from Tokyo University and Korea who were just watching the drama were shocked and speechless.

It's important to know that since the end of the Showa era, starting in 1989, Japan has had a total of 18 prime ministers.

Ansan served as prime minister three times during his 18 terms, governing for more than seven years, making him the longest-serving prime minister in history. This demonstrates that his abilities and political acumen far surpass those of his predecessors.

However, such a powerful politician couldn't possibly be unaware that during this period, whitewashing Star Finance meant going against the entire nation.

He knew it, yet he still did it.

What's even more chilling is Lu Liang's influence; he never showed up or responded from beginning to end.

On the contrary, when An Shan stepped forward, Lu Liang gave the impression of standing on a higher level, looking down on the common people and watching the changing world with a smile.

The world's third-largest economy, and the so-called prime minister of a nation, is nothing more than a pawn in his game.

"The tide has turned!"

Those who are on good terms with Lu Liang or those who are hostile to him,
People like Ma Yun, Liu Zhichuan, and Da Qiangzi fell silent at this moment.

They used to work hand in hand with Lu Liang, or compete on the same stage, but as time goes by, now all they can see is his back.

To judge whether a person is capable, you have to look at how things go after a situation arises. Doing things personally doesn't show capability; having someone speak on your behalf is true capability, especially since this person is the prime minister of a country.

Today, Lu Liang has grown into someone who can rival the behind-the-scenes capital of Wall Street.

"Are you watching the Japanese cabinet press conference?" Liu Zhichuan called Liu Qing.

Liu Qing hummed in response, showing neither joy nor sorrow.

The father and daughter remained silent. Liu Zhichuan spoke up, breaking the heavy atmosphere: "Let it go. Lotus is doing quite well. At least there are still people willing to pay for the brand out of nostalgia."

He's getting old, and Lenovo's reputation and strength can't compare to Hua Wei's. If he clashes with Lu Liang again someday, he might be powerless to help.

Liu Qing gave a bitter laugh: "You overestimate me. Ever since the Didi incident, do you think he'll even look at me again?"

The father and daughter fell silent again during their phone call.

at the same time,

The cabinet press conference is still ongoing.

Standing on the high platform, Ansan surveyed the crowd below with an expressionless face and continued to announce the cabinet's three major decisions.

First, to promote the development of financial technology, in response to the authorities, PayPal Group, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, will set an example by pledging to invest no less than US$500 billion in construction funds over the next five years.

Second, improve the rules and regulations of the financial market; third, promote and stimulate consumption in the Japanese market.

The sharp depreciation of the yen will facilitate the export of products, and the authorities will do their utmost to provide convenience for certain companies.

"$500 billion?"

"Holy crap, Liangzi is really rich." "No wonder, money makes the world go round."

"Isn't it Sumitomo Mitsui's PayPal Group? How does it have anything to do with Lu Liang?"

When Ansan announced his first decision, the reporters in the audience and netizens from various countries who were following the developments all showed expressions of sudden realization.

Although PayPal still belongs to the Sumitomo Mitsui Group, everyone knows that Lu Liang started the wave of shorting Japanese economy because of the equity dispute of the PayPal Group.

After all, Lu Liang won a great victory in this operation, and Tianxing Financial raked in more than 30 billion US dollars, which is enough to show that his original intention was definitely achieved.

Although PayPal is still nominally under the control of Sumitomo Mitsui, it is probably already in a completely different form in reality.

Therefore, the speculation that PayPal Group's decision is equivalent to that of Lu Liang or Tianxing Financial is valid.

As the press conference drew to a close, Alipay, a subsidiary of PayPal Group, began to exert its influence.

To differentiate it from the domestic version, the name Alipay remained unchanged, but the logo was altered, changing from blue background with white lettering to black background with gold lettering.

At 10 a.m. Tokyo time, buses, subways, cinema screens, and taxi signs everywhere you look are all advertising the 100 billion yen subsidy plan.

You can save money just by using it, and there's a chance to get a free order. Even if you're not a new user, you can get at least a 100 yen discount, which is about 5 yuan.

The overwhelming publicity campaign directly covered first-tier cities such as Tokyo and Osaka, and even second-tier cities like Yokohama and Nagoya were not spared.

Around noon, within two hours of the subsidy being launched, the number of new users surged by 320 million, generating 2850 million transactions.

Each transaction received a minimum subsidy of 100 yen, and in just two hours, PayPal Group spent 28.5 billion yen, equivalent to approximately 1.42 million yuan.

Meanwhile, on 2ch, Japan's largest forum, numerous posts appeared on how to get freebies, including but not limited to free water, electricity, communication, and housing bills.

Some netizens who hated Lu Liang and thus boycotted PayPal and Alipay began to waver.

Until they saw someone say, "I like to tell the truth. We're just taking advantage of Lu Liang. How can you say we're supporting him?"

So, this group of people decisively put aside their national and personal grievances, downloaded Alipay, and, following the instructions, paid a 30,000 yen electricity bill online.

Suddenly, a red light flashed on the screen, indicating that the electricity bill payment was successful, but the deducted amount was 0 yuan.

He was shocked: "What?!"

Over time,
More and more people are noticing this phenomenon.

Unlike other companies' free order subsidies, Alipay's free order subsidy has an ridiculously high probability of being obtained, and even for rent orders of tens of thousands of yen, there is a chance of getting it.

At the same time, a gaming blogger with a small number of followers posted a screenshot of his free order on social media.

The caption read: "I don't play the stock market, so Lu Liang's short selling of the Japanese stock market has no effect on me, but getting the free order from Alipay is very important to me."

This small blogger has no followers or traffic; you could say they're working out of pure passion every day, just to get more people to see them.

If it weren't for the discount on this order of over 20,000 yen, I might have had to live on salt rice balls for the next month.

I don't know what harm Lu Liang will bring, perhaps he will just make those in high positions feel uneasy.

But the benefits he brings to us are real. I support him, welcome him, and hope he will bring some changes to Japan.

Okay, you can scold me now, I don't care.

As soon as these words were spoken, a large number of viewers flooded into the blogger's live stream room.

"Trash, a disgrace to Japan, forgetting the pain Lu Liang caused me because of a little favor."

"I just downloaded Alipay and used it to pay my water bill. Although it wasn't as much as the streamer's discount, it still amounted to several thousand yen. Lord Lu Liang's behavior is clearly robbing the rich to help the poor. Why can't we support it?"

Some people criticized him, while others supported him. The back-and-forth between the two sides transformed an unknown streamer into a top influencer with millions of viewers.

As more and more people use Alipay to learn about the situation during this war of words, the public opinion surrounding Lu Liang and Tianxing Financial is quietly changing.

Meanwhile, at the Tianxing Financial Building in Hong Kong.

Lu Liang was in his office when he video-called Xu Jiawei, a smile playing on his lips: "Tell me your thoughts."

Any trending event or popular figure can be artificially created, but the conditions for becoming extremely popular are particularly demanding.

This game streamer went viral in just four hours after posting his message. While his comments, current background, and persona certainly had the potential to go viral, it wouldn't have spread so quickly without someone pushing it forward.

Xu Jiawei smiled ingratiatingly and flattered him without making a sound: "As expected, nothing escapes President Lu's eyes."

"Initially, we wanted to find some top bloggers to help promote the company and reverse Tianxing Financial's bad reputation in Japan, but after thinking it over, we gave up."

"Top bloggers are well-off and it's difficult for them to evoke empathy from ordinary people, making it hard for the issue to escalate further."

Lu Liang smiled and said, "So you found a low-level streamer and used him to make the incident escalate quickly?"

Xu Jiawei said, "There are many rats in Japan, as well as many unsuccessful young people. Although they are marginalized figures in society, they are also the backbone of society."

"Well done."

Lu Liang smiled and didn't linger on the topic, instead mentioning that Wen Chao was about to return to Hong Kong.

(End of this chapter)