After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 843 Reaching the Top of the Rich List
Good morning!

On the first day of the new year, as soon as Lu Liang opened his eyes, he saw Li Manli hugging a pillow, lying on the bed, swinging her legs and sticking her toes out, gazing at him intently.

"What time is it?" Lu Liang asked sleepily, reaching out to pull Li Manli into his arms.

Girls with V-lines look cool, but they're not comfortable to hug. It's better now, with a little bit of flesh, they're soft and cuddly to hold.

"It's just past eight o'clock." Li Manli smiled broadly, leaning most of her body on Lu Liang.

Their cheeks were pressed together. She squinted her eyes, took a deep breath, and greedily inhaled Lu Liang's scent.

"Eight o'clock?" Lu Liang immediately lost the will to get up, closed his eyes, and planned to take a nap.

Li Manli asked curiously, "Brother Liang, aren't you going to the company today?"

Lu Liang said irritably, "What kind of good people are they who have to work on the first day of the new year?"

A few days ago, he told Wen Chao that he was planning to start a long vacation, and he wasn't just joking.

With the main tasks assigned recently, he should have little to do for a long time before and after the New Year.

Li Manli's eyes lit up. She tilted her head and blinked her bright eyes at Lu Liang.

Lu Liang chuckled, pinched her pretty face, and said, "If you don't have anything else to do, why don't you stay in Hong Kong for a few more days?"

Li Manli smiled and sweetly replied, then promptly said in a coquettish tone, "Get up! I want to see what the difference is between Hong Kong Disneyland and Shanghai Disneyland. It was too dark last night, so I didn't see anything."

If Lu Liang has something to do, she will simply get up early, lie on the headboard and stare at him, enjoying the long-awaited time alone together.

But now that Lu Liang is alright, she shouldn't blame her for using her position as his girlfriend to coerce him into fulfilling his responsibilities as a boyfriend.

“We live so high up, you’ll have a better view from the balcony.” Lu Liang kept his eyes closed, not wanting to get out of bed.

Although Hong Kong is a coastal city in the south, it is still a bit chilly outside in January.

In this season, lying in bed and sleeping in is simply the most comfortable thing ever.

Li Manli persisted, angrily saying, "Are you going to get up or not? Don't force me to use my ultimate move."

"Hmph~" Lu Liang sneered, unmoved.

"Take this! The Crane Dance that crushes Mount Tai!"

Li Manli suddenly smiled slyly, pressed her chest against Lu Liang's face, and deliberately shook her shoulders, trying to give him a few hard slaps.

However, she forgot that even if she were a year older in the new year, she would only be 23 years old, not 32, and certainly not a married woman. Although she could shake things up, the extent of her actions would be very limited.

"Alright, alright, get up." Lu Liang was both amused and exasperated, feeling a bit breathless from holding his breath.

Li Manli grinned, her chin held high like a victorious little hen, and strode off Lu Liang, her face full of pride: "I'll go wash up and change first, I'll wait for you in the living room."

Lu Liang looked helpless and hummed in agreement.

Soon, the two finished washing up and left the room. To make today's date go more smoothly, Li Manli put a mask on Lu Liang and a pink hat on herself.

She linked arms with Lu Liang, boarded the park's sightseeing bus, glanced at the tourists beside her, and chuckled mischievously, "Brother Liang, we look like celebrities on a secret rendezvous."

After all, Li Xiaomeng's account has more than seven million followers across the internet, which is roughly equivalent to a major internet celebrity with tens of millions of followers.

Lu Liang goes without saying; his Douyin followers alone are approaching 100 million, and his Twitter and Facebook followers combined total over 50 million. He is the most famous Chinese person in the world, the first being Jackie Chan, and the second being Lu Liang.

"You knew that, yet you still insisted on coming out? Didn't you notice? The Disneyland in Shanghai is clearly newer and more fun."

Hearing Lu Liang's words, Li Manli wrinkled her nose and grunted like a little pig: "What we play is secondary, the main thing is who we play with."

Lu Liang was taken aback, his eyes gradually softening, but before he could be moved, he heard Li Manli exclaim, "Wow~ the Caribbean pirate ship, I want to ride that!"

Lu Liang was both amused and exasperated: "Then let's give it a try."

"Yeah~~"

While the two were enjoying themselves at Disneyland, General Star's IPO roadshow in Korea also began.

Although the subscription period was only six hours, and the offering price was raised from $20 to $23, increasing the valuation from $300 billion to $345 billion, the subscription amount in the first hour alone reached tens of billions of dollars.

"Mr. Lu is the uncrowned king of the financial market, especially in these East Asian countries. His influence is no less than that in Dongda University."

Zheng Xuanyi looked at Li Zairong, who had a solemn expression, not far away. A smile appeared on his lips.

Lee Jae-yong of Samsung. He must be regretting it now. If he were in Europe or America, Lu Liang might not have achieved much.

But in East Asia, given the right opportunity, Samsung Group could be the next Sumitomo Mitsui.

“Mainly in the last two years, Mr. Lu has been less active in the domestic capital market.” Wen Chao said with mixed feelings.

He was already considering whether to raise the offering price again during the final stop of the roadshow in Tokyo.

After all, it's a foregone conclusion that the frozen funds at the Korea station will exceed 25 times those at the Hong Kong station.

The market sentiment is so hot right now, take the upcoming issuance of 6250 million shares at Tokyo Station as an example.

For every dollar the offering price is raised, they can profit $6250 million.

"I wonder what President Lu is doing?" Wen Chao sighed softly, feeling conflicted and suddenly unsure of what to do.

Although Hong Kong Station and the ongoing Korea Station are showing a thriving trend, Tianxing Financial only accounts for 25 billion US dollars of the total financing of 60 billion US dollars, with more than half of the shares issued in Europe and the United States.

Compared to the frenzy in the East Asian market, the response there was somewhat lukewarm. The New York roadshow, conducted by JPMorgan Chase, saw only 13.25 times the subscription amount frozen during the $22 offering price.

Based on this, it can be inferred that the issue price for the subsequent Los Angeles and London roadshows will not exceed $24.

If they rashly raise the issue price of Tokyo Station to $25 per share, which would be tantamount to forcibly increasing the valuation to $375 billion, it might be met with a lukewarm reception.

Zheng Xuanyi saw through Wen Chao's thoughts and said softly, "Mr. Wen, you've also spent two years in Tokyo. Compared to Korea, in which country do you think Mr. Lu has a greater influence?"

Wen Chao was taken aback, then suddenly realized what was happening, and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you for the reminder, Chairman Zheng."

The more you care, the more likely you are to become anxious and insecure. By looking at Lu Liang's share allocation ratio, we can get a glimpse into his thoughts.

Of the total $25 billion share, excluding $100 million from Tianxing Automotive, the remaining $24 billion was subscribed by Tokyo Station.

This also shows that Lu Liang had the highest expectations for Tokyo Station and knew that his influence could play the greatest role in Japan.

Zheng Xuanyi smiled calmly: "Mr. Wen, you are too kind. In fact, even if I didn't say it, I'm sure you would have figured it out with your intelligence."

Although it's unclear what Lu Liang is up to, judging from his recent actions, he clearly wants to promote Wen Chao to a higher position.

Wen Chao is like a flipper of Lu Liang, but because of Lu Liang's presence, Wen Chao is more reasonable and easier to talk to. He won't be quick to overturn the table at the slightest disagreement. If possible, Zheng Xuanyi would prefer to deal with Wen Chao.

Wen Chao quickly said modestly, "President Zheng, you flatter me too much. I still have a lot to learn from you all."

Zheng Xuanyi laughed heartily: "Mr. Wen, let's learn from each other and make progress together."

Wen Chao's way of speaking is really pleasant.

If it were Lu Liang, he probably wouldn't even bother with him. Seoul time, 3 PM.

General Electric's roadshow in Korea froze $192 billion in subscription funds over a six-hour period, exceeding the subscription amount by 30.72 times.

"Whatever you prefer, it's up to you."

At the same time, Lu Liang also received a call from Wen Chao, who informed him that he had decided to raise the issue price to $25 per share at Tokyo Station.

If the Tokyo launch goes smoothly, the roadshows in Korea and Japan will bring Tianxing Financial Group $3.125 million in revenue.

This is also the only profit to date that was not earned by Lu Liang through speculation in the financial market, but solely by the group itself.

After ending his call with Wen Chao, Lu Liang continued to sit quietly on a long bench in the park.

Li Manli leaned against him, her eyes vacant, her eyelids drooping. Finally, unable to support herself, her head slid off Lu Liang's shoulder.

Lu Liang quickly held it up, carefully lifting it and placing its head on his lap. After a while, he heard even breathing from inside.

He looked down at Li Manli, who was sleeping soundly, and gently tidied her messy bangs, muttering to himself, "What an idiot, did she not sleep at all last night?"

Although Lu Liang didn't pay much attention to Li Manli, he would occasionally come across clips of her live streams while browsing Douyin.

Her working hours are from 8 p.m. to the early morning. According to her, she has been sleeping until noon for several months, so she shouldn't be waking up that early in the morning.

Time passed by, and the number of visitors in the park dwindled until the sun began to set.

Several hours passed, and Lu Liang was still sitting on the bench, while Li Manli was still sleeping on his lap.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders,
This is a beautiful picture.

However, Lu Liang's right leg had gone numb from being used as a pillow, and he suspected that he had lost feeling in it. He couldn't help but move it slightly a few times.

Suddenly, a soft, baby-like sound, like a baby's, rang out from my arms: "Ai...ya ya~~"

Li Manli rubbed her eyes and suddenly sat up straight: "What time is it? Why are the streetlights on?"

"It's 6:30, and you've slept for three hours."

Lu Liang smiled, got up and stretched his arms and legs. Suddenly, he transformed into Tieguai Li, and with just a light touch of the ground, his entire right leg felt like it was being electrocuted.

Li Manli stepped forward to help him up, her eyes filled with undisguised joy: "Brother Liang, you've been sitting with me like this for three hours?"

"if not?"

Lu Liang rolled his eyes, then suddenly gritted his teeth and kicked his right leg hard a few times. He gasped in pain, but his right leg began to regain feeling.

"Here, keep it safe." He suddenly pulled a Polaroid photo from his pocket and handed it to Li Manli.

Li Manli's eyes widened, her face showing disbelief: "Brother Liang, did you have this filmed?"

In the photo, Lu Liang is looking down as if he is thinking, or as if he is watching her, while she is fast asleep with her head on Lu Liang's lap.

Behind the two was a giant Mickey Mouse sculpture and a large artificial forest, bathed in the glow of the setting sun, as if veiled in a dreamlike filter...

"A kind tourist who was passing by took this photo, so I just asked him for one," Lu Liang said with a smile.

Despite wearing a mask, his charisma was like a bonfire in the night, impossible to conceal.

A photographer, whether he recognized Lu Liang or was attracted by the scene, secretly took a picture.

As a result, he was caught by security personnel hiding in the corner, and Lu Liang took the photos with him.

"La la la, my life is complete. From now on, I also have my own 25th negative of life."

Li Manli beamed with joy, holding the photo in both hands as if it were a precious treasure. If she were to pass away in the future, she would even want to put the photo in a small box.

"You're only 23 this New Year, and you're already thinking so far ahead?"

Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle and patted her little head: "Let's find a place to eat."

"Mmm~~" Li Manli followed Lu Liang, imitating Donald Duck's walk, swaying left and right, expressing her joy.

Over the next few days, the two traveled to various parts of Hong Kong and Macau. Lu Liang acted as if nothing had happened, taking Li Manli out for a few days of fun.

GM Tianxing's final roadshow in the East Asian market concluded on January 5th.

Three roadshows in Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan froze a total of US$552.7 billion in funds.

On average, each game was oversubscribed by 22.08 times, and the valuation was also raised to US$375 billion.

When the news reached China, it didn't cause a sensation. Overly commercial news doesn't attract much attention from netizens.

It wasn't until Forbes reprinted the news and released the 2018 Southeast University Fortune 100 list as scheduled that it caused a huge uproar online.

"They're here, they've finally arrived."

"Looking at the Hurun Rich List is just for fun. If you want to see a real wealth list, you have to look at Forbes."

In a short time, millions of netizens flocked to the Forbes website to download the electronic list of the richest people in Tokyo.

They wanted to know if their efforts had been in vain, especially since just two weeks ago, Hurun had told Xu that he might retain his title as the richest man in Southeast University, and Lu Liang might lose the opportunity to make history.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of A-share investors spontaneously shorted Hengtai, driving the company's market value down from 6400 billion yuan to 5300 billion yuan.

The Xu family directly or indirectly holds a total of 75% of the shares in Hengtai Group. If the market value of Hengtai Group evaporates by 1100 billion yuan, Xu's personal wealth will decrease by 825 billion yuan.

Now, this moment has finally arrived.

Countless people squatted in front of their computers, holding notebooks that covered half of the screen, moving them little by little like playing cards.

Many people may not understand their behavior, but their willingness is priceless. When you like something or someone, you want them to get better and better.

They didn't dare look directly at the number one, so they started looking at the tenth place: Ding Sanshi of NetEase, Wang Wei of SF Express, Li Fusu of Geely, Yang Xiaohui of Country Garden, He Jian of Midea, Li Hongyan of Baidu...

They were thrilled when they saw that Pony Ma ranked fourth with a fortune of $352 billion.

Because Ma Huateng has never fallen out of the top three on the rich list in the past few years, it means that new people have entered the top three.

The third place goes to Ma Yun, the owner of Ali, whose personal and family wealth is $411 billion.

The second place goes to Hsu Chia-yin of Hengtai Group, whose personal and family wealth is US$582.22 billion.

"Lu Liang has reached the top! He has become the richest man at Southeast University, and at the age of 34, he has made history!"

The news instantly went viral on the Chinese internet, and even spread throughout Asia and then globally.

Lu Liang topped the list of richest people at Southeast University with a net worth of US$692 billion. He is not only the youngest richest person at Southeast University in history, but also the youngest richest Chinese person in the world, and the youngest richest person in Asia in history.

He also became the fourth richest person in the world, after Bezos of Amazon, Gates of Microsoft, and Warren Buffett.

(End of this chapter)