Rebirth of the King of Waves

Chapter 84 Public Debut

Chapter 84 Public Debut (Part 2)

"Lawyer Guo, as a legal professional, shouldered the mission of promoting the rule of law in the country, but ultimately chose to become a lawyer. I am truly heartbroken by his choice."

Ning Bishu's tone was remarkably calm, unlike Guo Chen's aggressive demeanor. As soon as the words left his mouth, the majority of the university students, who had been scorning and gloating over his misfortune, suddenly shifted their attitudes 180 degrees. In other words, they did two 180s in the blink of an eye, returning directly to their initial admiration and respect for Ning Bishu's holding of stocks worth 200 million yuan.

This is the courage and cultivation of rich people!
The young people had longing on their faces and hope in their eyes.

They all raised their heads and stretched their necks, wanting to hear the other half of the story from Ning Bishu.

In sharp contrast to this was Guo Chen's impatient interruption.

"Do I need a gambler like you to make me sad? That's hilarious..." Guo Chen's deliberately harsh tone came through the phone and the on-site audio equipment.

Just hearing this tone full of negative energy, many children in the audience frowned.

Normal people have empathy. Although Guo Chen was only targeting Ning Bishu, his unpleasant emotions were truly transmitted to the hearts of everyone present.

However, Ning Bishu remained unhurried, just smiled and said, "Lawyer Guo, whether it's funny or not, in today's situation, it's meaningless. Although I don't know why the program team contacted you without telling me, it doesn't matter. Now that we've talked about it, why don't we discuss the matter and make it clearer.

I just want to ask you one question: since we both agreed to this agreement beforehand, doesn't that mean that, at least before your alleged violations on my part, the contents of this agreement were mutually agreed upon, confirmed, and finally signed and finalized by both of us, and even notarized?"

On the other end of the phone, Guo Chen was quiet for a while.

There is obviously a trap in this statement!

Guo Chen wasn't the type to be quick-witted; he was slow to speak, especially at crucial moments, when he'd get nervous and lose his composure. After a long pause, Guo Chen stammered, "No matter what you say now, it won't change the fact that you breached the contract! We'll definitely hold you accountable!"

Ha ha……

Ning Bishu smiled.

Too weak. This opponent's argument skills are not even as good as the old woman bargaining with the vegetable vendors in the market.

"Lawyer Guo, our agreement was finalized with the unanimous consent of both parties."

Ning Bishu's tone remained calm. He completely ignored what Guo Chen said and continued at his own pace, looking towards the audience with a gentle smile in his eyes. "Dear friends here, do you think that if both parties don't think they have a chance of winning, is it possible to sign a bet?"

Among the college students present, there were a few smarter ones who shook their heads in agreement.

And from various places in the audience, people answered sporadically.

"will not."

"impossible……"

"Yes."

Ning Bishu also laughed. "A bet can only be signed if both parties feel they have a chance. After all, no one is stupid, so why would they give money to the other party for free? That's why Lawyer Guo just kept emphasizing how much they care about me and how they're guaranteeing me, as if I'm taking advantage of them without paying anything. Do you think that's possible?"

The young people in the audience continued to shake their heads.

Guo Chen angrily shouted, "Ning Bishu! Even if we can profit from this, we still bear the primary risk! It's clearly written in the contract that your financing guarantor is us, the Hechen Law Firm! What are you still trying to argue about?"

"I'm not making excuses. I just want to tell everyone in the audience that you did guarantee this part of the funds, but am I the only beneficiary of this part of the funds?"

Ning Bishu spoke slightly faster. "My friends, the agreement between me and Hechen Law Firm is very simple. To summarize, it's what you can all see on my blog right now—I've made a bet with BJ Hechen Law Firm, where Attorney Guo works, on the box office performance of 'Nezha 2.' If 'Nezha 2' doesn't break 120 billion yuan in the next month, I will unconditionally donate all of my stock holdings to a fund affiliated with Hechen Law Firm. Give it away for free."

"Nezha 2" had only been released for two days at the time, and my total holdings at the time had just exceeded 10 million. While there was an element of anger in this bet, we both agreed, so we signed it. Aside from the fact that we were both a little carried away, there's nothing unreasonable about it, right? Lawyer Guo, tell me yourself, was this the agreement we made at the time?"

Guo Chen refused to answer directly, saying, "What's the point of repeating these meaningless words? Then I'll ask you, did you borrow all the money for your stock trading? Did you violate our agreement?"

"Of course not! Your accusation is pure nonsense." Ning Bishu said decisively and quickly, "The agreement between us was not signed between you and me, but between me and the law firm you work for. The person who signed the contract with me was not you, but Attorney Lü Xueqian, the actual head of Hechen Law Firm.

So why did Lv Xueqian sign with me? It's because you thought this agreement was a free gift, a guaranteed profit. It's because every partner in your law firm at the time believed that "Nezha 2" couldn't possibly break 120 billion at the box office! Forget 120 billion, you didn't even believe it could break 120 billion. And I was the one who proposed the 20 billion figure! Guo Chen! Is that right? Did I voluntarily give up 2 billion?

"Wow~~!" There was an exclamation from the audience.

Ning Bishu spoke so quickly that many of them didn't fully understand. But that didn't stop Ning Bishu's words, "voluntarily giving up 20 billion," from impacting everyone present.

Even Lu Yiyang and Pei Qingsheng, who were sitting on the stage, were stunned.

However, Guo Chen was very clear in his mind and immediately retorted: "Even if we didn't believe it at the time, that's not a reason for you to breach the contract!"

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!"

Pei Qingsheng couldn't help but join in. She hadn't been aware of the inside story Ning Bishu was talking about, so she pressed the issue with considerable interest. "Mr. Ning, are you saying you made a bet with them that if 'Where to Catch Me 2' didn't break 120 billion at the box office, you'd give them all your shares for free? And you came up with that 120 billion figure yourself? Is that right?"

"Yes, that's right." Ning Bishu confirmed.

"Wow..." There was another exclamation from the audience.

And after Pei Qingsheng's explanation, everyone finally understood.

"That's too much..."

"How courageous..."

The college students were shocked and a little terrified.

Pei Qingsheng couldn't help but ask, "Did you guess at that time that 'Where to Catch Me 2' would have such a high box office?"

"Yes," Ning Bishu further explained, "The contract was signed on the second day of the Lunar New Year. 'Nezha 2' had been released less than 48 hours at the time, so when I proposed this plan, everyone at Lawyer Guo's law firm agreed. Because at the time, 'Nezha 2' hadn't even broken 10 billion at the box office, and the highest domestic box office record was only over 50 billion, less than 60 billion."

"Wow, so you have doubled the historical box office record?" Pei Qingsheng's eyes lit up.

Ning Bishu nodded and smiled, "Yes, so the people at Lawyer Guo's law firm all thought I was a money-giving boy, coming to give away money. After we signed the agreement that day, they were afraid I would go back on my word, so they took me to get the notarization done the next day."

Guo Chen quickly interrupted: "You requested the notarization yourself!"

"Okay, okay, I asked for it." Ning Bishu said with a smile, "I'm afraid you'll change your mind at the last minute like you are doing now, so I asked for it. Look at you now, aren't you planning to cheat?"

Guo Chen roared, "It was you who breached the contract!"

"Lawyer Guo, please stop being so unreasonable. I didn't breach the contract at all. It's clearly you who breached the contract."

Ning Bishu then turned the tables and started blaming him, "You said you were guaranteeing me and helping me borrow money. Why did you help me borrow money? Why did you guarantee me? Wasn't it for your own benefit? Our agreement only allows me to increase my holdings within a month, not decrease them. Why is that a requirement? Because you guys are so greedy and selfish!"
The money you lent me as a guarantee must only be invested in the stock market, because the more I borrow and the more I buy, the more you will earn when I lose.

How can you guarantee me? You are clearly using the name of guaranteeing me to help increase your own holdings! But you didn't expect that the box office of "Nezha 2" would actually go up. Does anyone know what the box office of "Nezha 2" is now?"

Ning Bishu looked at the audience and asked.

Immediately, a student in the audience shouted, "It's over 110 billion!"

Ning Bishu continued, "Lawyer Guo, did you hear that? Today isn't even the 20th day of the Lunar New Year yet, and 'Where to Stay 20 Days Away' has already grossed over 11 billion yuan. Now let me ask you this: if 'Where to Stay 20 Days Away' grossed less than 5 billion yuan today, but the shares I hold are still worth 200 million yuan, would you voluntarily abandon this agreement?"

"I... of course I will!" Guo Chen was obviously a little panicked. "But I'm not giving up. I'm going to continue to perform while also pursuing your liability for breach of contract!"

Ning Bishu immediately pressed the issue, "Does that mean the compensation agreement will take effect, and will they also pursue liquidated damages?"

"Yes! That's right!" Guo Chen blurted out.

"Good! Very good!" Ning Bishu said, "Now that the compensation agreement has taken effect, and I'm the winner, shouldn't you also fulfill your compensation obligations? We have it in black and white. I win. Lawyer Lu Xueqian, transfer 30% of Qianming Consulting Company's shares to me. At the same time, you, Lawyer Guo Chen, will eat a pound of shit in public! Lawyer Guo! Are you going to eat this shit or not?!"

"I...I! No! No, no!" Guo Chen finally came to his senses and denied it publicly, "You've breached the contract now. This agreement is of course null and void!"

"Oh, so if you win, the agreement will continue, but I still have to pay the penalty. Now that I win, the agreement is invalid, and I still have to pay the penalty. Lawyer Guo, I don't think you need to swallow shit. You can swallow every word you say, which is no different from eating shit." Ning Bishu turned to face the audience, "Everyone, tell me, is this double standard or not?"

The college students were indeed very upright and shouted loudly.

"Double standards!"

"shameless!"

Guo Chen roared, "Ning Bishu! Don't confuse right and wrong! When did I say that the agreement should be void because you won? The agreement is void because you breached the contract! You are... you are taking my words out of context! You are confusing right and wrong! You..."

"You, you, you, what do you mean by you? You have trouble speaking, and you want to learn to be a lawyer?" Ning Bishu teased sarcastically.

Guo Chen's defenses were immediately broken, and he shouted angrily, "You're nothing but a gambler! How dare you say you can pay back the money if you lose? Do you think I don't know your background? Your family is poor! You're just trash! A loser!!"

"Lawyer Guo, Lawyer Guo, don't be so excited." Bai Sujie interrupted the conversation between the two when she saw Guo Chen losing control. She originally thought that the Hechen Law Firm had some leverage over Ning Bishu. The intended direction of the program was to see Ning Bishu make a fool of himself on the scene and increase the topic. However, after talking for a long time, who would have thought that Guo Chen would be the first to break down.

"Lawyer Guo, I just want to know, are those things Mr. Ning said just now true?" Seeing the situation change, Bai Sujie immediately turned around, her face full of fairness and justice.

Guo Chen was furious, gasping, "He doesn't tell the truth. We've looked into his family's situation, and they're in dire straits. Ning Bishu probably scammed all his relatives out of their money to scrape together that 10 million yuan. He...he used that money to defraud our law firm. Otherwise, we wouldn't have guaranteed him."

Bai Sujie looked at Ning Bishu again, her eyes once again showing a hint of anticipation: "Mr. Ning, is what Lawyer Guo said true?"

Ning Bishu thought for a moment and replied with a smile: "Actually, there's nothing to hide about my family situation, but wait a moment, I'll talk about something else first, and then I'll talk about my family affairs in a few minutes, okay?"

Bai Sujie said cleverly, "You don't deny what Lawyer Guo just said?"

"Of course I deny it. He's talking nonsense. First of all, I've never borrowed money from my relatives." Ning Bishu said seriously, "I have many relatives who are doing well in our area. My father's younger brother, my uncle, is a small entrepreneur in our area. He's worth probably hundreds of millions."

"Wow..." There was an exclamation from the audience.

Ning Bishu said, "My family is indeed in a tight financial situation, but including this time, and even before this time, I have never borrowed a penny from my third uncle's family. I have always been self-reliant. And my third uncle's wife, someone may have exposed me online before, but the news was quickly blocked. So today I can officially tell you that my third aunt is a leader of a local state-owned enterprise, and her level is quite good.

Then, my second aunt... We call her second aunt, but formally, she should be called second aunt. She is my father's sister. She is the vice president of a local public tertiary hospital. My second uncle is a professor and doctoral supervisor at our local XX University.

Then there are our cousins, who are actually in their thirties and now basically hold public office in various local departments. There is also a cousin, my third uncle's youngest son, who works in a Hong Kong investment bank. I heard he is an actuary, but I don't really understand..."

"Wow……"

"A big family!"

The crowd below the stage was stunned by Ning Bishu's background as an urban Brahmin.

Ning Bishu laughed and said, "I've never borrowed money from these people, or even from my more distant relatives. So when Lawyer Guo accuses me of scamming people, I can't admit it. But when Lawyer Guo calls me a poor loser, I can admit it. That's right, I'm indeed a loser who currently holds stocks worth over 200 million yuan. There's still a huge gap in social class and status between me and a high-ranking and sacred legal worker in Beijing like Lawyer Guo."

This sarcastic tone made Guo Chen speechless.

Ning Bishu continued, "Then let's go back to what Lawyer Guo repeatedly emphasized, the guarantee for me. Lawyer Guo and his team guaranteed 1500 million yuan for me, but I actually received 1200 million yuan. The agreement was to repay 1650 million yuan in one month."

The children in the audience were already numb, but they couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow..."

Ning Bishu said: "At that time, the market value of stocks in my account was over 1000 million, and then adding the 1200 million, which is what Miss Pei just mentioned, after the New Year, the market value of my account suddenly increased to more than 2000 million. That's how it came about.

Then, we can do some calculations. Even if the share price of XX Media is cut in half after the new year, and drops to only half of its previous value, the stocks I hold will still be worth about 1100 million. As long as the market recovers a little, it will be easy to rise back to 1500 million.

So, Lawyer Guo and his team had a brilliant plan. They just had to wait for me to lose, then take the stock. In the worst-case scenario, they could still make money. Furthermore, the actual risk wasn't borne by their law firm, but by me. It was just on paper, in words, that it looked like they were guaranteeing me. In reality, I was guaranteeing them.

"Oh~~~" The young people in the audience suddenly realized.

"So their purpose in guaranteeing me was to further raise the stakes. They weren't borrowing money for me, but for their own benefit. They helped me borrow 15 million because that was all they could borrow. They were pushing the upper limit of their own ability to push the upper limit of their own interests, and at the same time, they were also passing on the upper limit of risk to me."

Ning Bishu looked at the audience, slowed down his speech, and told the story slowly.

A light of "So that's it" gradually appeared in the eyes of the audience.

But Guo Chen still wanted to fight back, but the same sentence was still repeated over and over again.

"Ning Bishu, no matter what you say, the fact is that you breached the contract."

However, no one at the scene paid any attention to him. Only Ning Bishu's voice continued, "So I said why I didn't breach the contract. It's because my increase in holdings was originally supported and acquiesced by Hechen Law Firm. It's just that they are lawyers and they drafted the contract. I didn't see this loophole at the time, so it wasn't written down in black and white. But it doesn't matter if it's not written down. Because if I breached the contract, then from the very beginning, Hechen Law Firm helped me with the loan, and we would have breached the contract at the same time. It's just that Hechen Law Firm and Lawyer Guo thought they would win at the time, so they deliberately didn't point it out.

Now, twenty days have passed, and there are still ten days left before the deadline of our agreement, but it can be said that the box office of "Nezha 2" has exceeded 120 billion yuan.

Now that Hechen Law Firm is panicking, they're turning around and accusing me of breach of contract. But they were the ones who breached the contract first, and now that they've lost, they're refusing to admit it. They're incredibly shameless. Lawyer Guo, do you think you're shameless?

Guo Chen didn't say anything.

Bai Sujie couldn't help but ask, "Lawyer Guo, are you still there?"

Guo Chen played dead and said nothing.

Bai Sujie smiled helplessly: "Lawyer Guo seems to have a signal problem."

"Host, please stop smearing our country's communications technology, okay?" Ning Bishu calmly exposed Bai Sujie's lies. "Lawyer Guo must still be listening on the phone, but he just doesn't want to talk. Why? Because what's fake won't become real."

"Also, Lawyer Guo just now repeatedly accused me of gambling. I also want to clarify this point."

Ning Bishu looked at the audience again. "I bought a large amount of my stocks, XX Media's stocks, more than a week before the Chinese New Year. At that time, Lawyer Guo and I didn't know each other at all and had never had any contact.

So the reason I bought this stock definitely had nothing to do with the bet with Lawyer Guo. I bought this stock purely because I had a clear judgment and a strong hunch."

The college students in the audience opened their eyes wide at this moment.

I listened intently to Ning Bishu, the stock god, speaking after the fact: "Before I bought into XX Media, I researched its overall performance over the past five years, as well as current market fluctuations. It was precisely because I did enough in-depth research on this stock that I was able to immediately see the film 'Where to Catch You 2,' which is a significant boon for XX Media."

But I was still very cautious when I bought it.

Before buying, I analyzed the animated film "Nezha 2," focusing on its quality and favorable release date. I'm particularly impressed by the film's director. A medical graduate, he transitioned into animation, and his debut was a smash! The first "Nezha" film grossed 50 billion yuan, and with even more funding for the second installment, I have every confidence that this director can produce an even better film.

Another plus is that it happened to be released during the Spring Festival holiday. And I really want to believe that our country's moviegoers are smart and intelligent. After being fooled by bad movies for so many years, the film market cooled last year because audiences didn't want to be fooled anymore. But what if a good film came along? I believe the situation would be different.

As I expected, "Nezha 2" was a huge hit on its first day. I immediately increased my position, first adding the 1200 million yuan loaned to me by Hechen Law Firm that morning, and then another 6000 million yuan in the afternoon. "All in!"

Ning Bishu raised a finger and raised it upwards in an excited voice.

"Wow~~~!"

"Boss Ning is invincible!"

The college students in the audience were excited.

Bang bang bang bang...!
There was a burst of applause in the studio.

Guo Chen suddenly asked, "Where did you get the 6000 million?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Ning Bishu said, "If I lose, won't the 6000 million also belong to your company?"

Guo Chen was speechless.

Ning Bishu continued, "So I'm not gambling at all. This is purely an investment. Director Bai, Professor Lu, and Miss Pei, what do you think? Am I gambling or investing?"

Bai Sujie just smiled and didn't answer.

Professor Lu shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Pei Qingsheng was very excited and shouted, "You've made so much money, of course it's an investment!"

Ning Bishu nodded and continued, "Investment has its ups and downs. If Lawyer Guo insists on accusing me of gambling, I can't help it. But he called me a gambler, so I want to ask you, Lawyer Guo, your law firm's head, Lawyer Lv Xueqian, took the lead in signing the agreement with me. Is he a gambler? If he didn't think this agreement was profitable, would he have signed it with me?"

Guo Chen continued to play dead.

Ning Bishu continued to stab him, "Lawyer Lu wouldn't insist on making this agreement with me even though he knows he's going to lose, right? If that's the case, Lawyer Guo, do you think Lawyer Lu is stupid, or is he even more addicted to gambling than a gambler?

Okay, since you won't answer, let's move on to something between us. You called me a gambler, which is a matter of opinion. But not long ago, you posted photos of my family online, using ambiguous words to incite netizens to cyberbully me and my entire family. Does this constitute an infringement of my right to reputation?

Guo Chen quickly denied it: "Don't talk nonsense! I just sent a photo!"

"Don't worry," Ning Bishu said. "Once we've fulfilled this agreement, I'll slowly start a lawsuit against you. You can then accuse me of breach of contract, or I can sue you for defamation, and we'll each fight our own battles. Anyway, I have plenty of time and money. I have two hundred million. I can fight you until the end of time, drive you out of the law firm, until Lü Xueqian can't stand it anymore and kicks you out..."

beep beep...

Guo Chen immediately hung up the phone.

He sat in the locked office with a pale face and sweat all over his forehead.

In the studio, Bai Sujie didn't expect Guo Chen to hang up so suddenly.

The scene was quiet for a while.

Ning Bishu smiled and said, "He feels guilty."

The college students in the audience were very kind.

There was no verbal attack on Guo Chen.

Just a sigh.

But Ning Bishu hadn't finished speaking yet, and this show completely turned into his personal show.

I don’t know when he started speaking, but he was standing in the center of the stage.

Been standing there for quite a while.

He looks more like a host than the host himself.

He looked at this with a gentle, kind look, and said slowly, "I just told the host that I'll talk about my family matters later. Now that everyone has left, I can talk."

"My friends, I was born into a very ordinary family. Although my aunt and uncle have both achieved great success in their careers, my parents are just ordinary people. They are not wealthy, nor do they work in any government agency. In fact, it can be said that they have never earned any money in their lives. My family has always lived in extreme poverty."

"Every penny I earned after entering society was basically spent on my family, my parents, and myself. I relied on my meager income to support our family of three. My father lost his ability to work, and my mother had to stay at home to take care of him, so neither of them worked."

"Ah..." There was a soft cry from the audience.

Some people also wondered: "What about the relatives?"

Ning Bishu said, "Some people ask, what about relatives? I want to say that relatives are relatives, and my family is my family. Every family has its own life. And as a society develops, it's inevitable that some people will fall behind. Because our society develops so quickly, if you fall behind, you'll never catch up."

"So for a long time, I accepted my family's situation. There was no way around it. I couldn't blame my parents for their incompetence, nor could I blame others for getting rich without me. Ultimately, I knew the problem lay with me. Who wasn't born a genius? Who didn't have the courage to pursue opportunities?"

"Of course, I worked very hard. My academic performance was good when I was young, and after entering society, I worked diligently and conscientiously. But we must know that hard work, in most cases, cannot change your life."

"So I chose another path. Why? Huh?"

Ning Bishu looked at the young faces in the audience and raised the corner of his mouth. "Because I'm unwilling to give up, I still hope that my life can change, change as soon as possible, and catch up with the thirty years my parents avoided, and catch up with those outstanding relatives of my family. It's for life, and for dignity, but more importantly, for dignity."

"Now, everyone can see that dignity is gradually being consolidated. But this is also why I don't want to explain it in too much detail. Because my path is too narrow. So narrow that there are probably only a few people in the world who can walk it. I'm very worried about misleading you. I'm very worried that you will see my actions and get carried away, thinking that I can do it too."

“But it’s not possible.”

Ning Bishu looked at Lu Yiyang: "Professor Lu, do you know why it won't work?"

Professor Lu smiled simply and said, "I don't know."

Ning Bishu also smiled and said, "Then let me ask this question another way. Do you think that all people are born equal?"

Lu Yiyang thought for a moment and replied with a smile: "That depends on the angle from which you look at it."

“That’s inequality.”

Ning Bishu gave him the answer directly, "Some people are born smart, some are born strong, some are masters of reincarnation, and then there are all kinds of other complex destinies with endless changes."

"Just like that Guo Chen from earlier, he hysterically called me a loser, as if I wasn't worthy or shouldn't have borrowed so much money as a loser to pull off this life-changing operation. As if losers should always be losers, and the children of rich people should naturally be rich forever. Classmates, do you agree?"

"disagree!!"

"I firmly disagree!"

"Long live communism!"

The college students were shouting and yelling.

Bai Sujie was so scared that she quickly wanted to stand up and stop him.

But Ning Bishu's voice firmly picked up the words: "Dear friends, dear classmates, it is good and right to have ideals, and it is something that is engraved in the bones of us Chinese people."

"Everyone wants to live a better life and climb higher. Our civilization and culture determine our way of thinking. However, in the actual practice, everyone uses different methods and the results are different."

"Today, I stand here as a wealthy old loser because, at present, I have achieved some results that are recognized by the whole society. Of course, I also hope that each of us can have this day."

"Each of us is born unequal. No one can solve this problem because it is a natural law. But fortunately, living in this society, each of us is born with the right to pursue equality."

"Having this right itself is our greatest equality."

"This is why I support 'Nezha 2'. I'm willing to bet my entire fortune, my future, everything I have on it! Because I see the spirit of the Chinese people, and I will never compromise with a national scum like Guo Chen!"

After Ning Bishu finished speaking, the audience fell silent for a moment.

Suddenly, in a corner, snap...

clap clap...

Clap clap clap clap!
The applause gradually rose, and then gathered into a wave that lasted for a long time.

"it is good!"

"Boss Ning, we support you!"

"Mr. Ning is so handsome!!"

The college students in the audience were full of enthusiasm.

Shouts came one after another.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, who were in the crowd, looked at each other in amazement.

its not right……

This guy is either having sex on the bed or betraying his teammates in the canyon...