The Self-Cultivation of a Reborn Massage Therapist

Chapter 300 Aftermath
The black screen during the live stream did not bring silence; instead, it acted as a signal, igniting a public opinion field that was already brimming with explosives.

The internet was in an uproar.

Zhou Yaqin's teaser, "A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole," spread like wildfire.

Countless financial bloggers, legal experts, and media reporters analyzed every detail and every piece of evidence in the live broadcast frame by frame.

The connection between Jin Dayang and the billion-dollar group, the capital's siege of physical stores, the inside story of the founder being framed... each headline is enough to stir up an extraordinary frenzy in the capital market.

For the next half hour, the public relations hotline of Jin Dayang Co., Ltd. was inundated with calls, and reporters and social media bloggers gradually gathered at the entrance of the headquarters. However, the company was deathly silent inside, and no one dared to come out and respond.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the moment to arrive—13:00.

The opening bell rang.

No miracle occurred. There was no struggle, no contest, not even the slightest resistance.

The moment the stock price of Jin Dayang opened, all support was removed, and it plummeted to the daily limit down.

"Limit down"

On the intraday chart, the green line was firmly nailed to the floor, completely still. The trading volume was pitifully sparse because no one was buying; everyone wanted to escape, but found there wasn't even a way out.

In just one second, more than one-fifth of Jin Dayang's market value vanished into thin air.

Online and in stock forums, cries of despair are everywhere. Those investors who once supported Jin Dayang and mocked Qingsongmanxing are now experiencing the most brutal slaughter.

"My margin account has been liquidated! It's all over! Everything's gone!"

"Why won't the trading board open?! Let me out! I'll accept losing half of my investment!"

"Zhou Yaqin...is this woman a devil?"

However, this is just the beginning.

"On the first day, information spread and retail investors panicked."

"The next day, institutions fled, trampling each other."

"By the third day, those who had raised funds at high prices and used leverage would basically be forced to liquidate their positions, which is known as 'margin call'."

"At that time, the selling pressure will reach its peak, and the stock price will be driven down to an extremely irrational low."

In the finance office of Jin Dayang's headquarters, someone was recounting, as if reading a narration, the terrible things that were about to happen.

The person in charge listened with a cold expression, his fingers gripping the mug so tightly they turned white.

"Call those old geezers in the association!"

The person in charge said through gritted teeth, "Tell them that we have all the evidence of their coercion. If they don't help us recover the damage and make up for all our losses, Jin Dayang will take them all to hell!"

The assistant, having received the instructions, hurried off.

"Manager, how about we try contacting government officials?"

"..." The person in charge shook his head with a wry smile and did not speak.

The government intervened and persuaded them before they did this.

He didn't listen!
Looking for it now? Too late!
Moreover, he actually tried to use his connections to cut off Zhou Yaqin's live stream as soon as it started, attempting to minimize the impact.

He only received a four-word reply.

"No interference!"

No way!

...At this moment, many people empathize with this person in charge.

On Jin Dayang's stock page, the lifeless green line has remained stuck at the -10% daily limit down for almost two hours.

The sell orders are becoming increasingly terrifying, meaning that even if there are two more limit-down days, those waiting in line to sell will have no chance of escaping.

Despair, like a plague, spread among the affected stock market investors.

As the closing date approached, a media storm targeting Zhou Yaqin officially began on short video platforms such as Yin Fu and Duan Tui.

"Zhou Yaqin! You vicious old woman! Are you satisfied now? Are you happy now?!"

"You're seeking revenge for your store, so why should you drag us shareholders down with you?! Huh?! Isn't our money money? Did our money grow on trees?!"

"It's hitting the daily limit down now, I can't even cut my losses and run! Every day I wake up to find hundreds of thousands gone! You're killing people! Do you even know you're killing people?!"

"Hang in there, bro. I'm also fully invested. I've already turned off the lights and am eating instant noodles."

"When capital fights, retail investors suffer – this is an age-old truth."

"Hello everyone, I am a small shareholder of Jin Dayang. I watched Ms. Zhou's live broadcast and I sympathize with your store's situation."

"However, while I sympathize, I cannot understand your actions. In order to uphold the 'justice' of your store, you chose this method of 'igniting public opinion.' Have you considered the extent of the secondary damage this will cause?"

"In the stock market, there are many ordinary people like me who use their retirement savings and children's education funds to make some stable investments. We trust the publicly available financial reports of listed companies. What did we do wrong?"

"Your victory is built on the suffering of countless families. You used our hard-earned money to build your reputation for ease and complacency. Ms. Zhou, is this kind of 'justice' achieved by stepping on the corpses of countless innocent people still justice?"

"What's the difference between you and those who have the power to bully you?"

"Uncle, you're absolutely right! You've hit the nail on the head!"

"She is the new evil dragon! She will stop at nothing to seek revenge!"

"Family members, haven't you figured it out yet? This is not some small massage parlor fighting back against a big company at all!"

“Go investigate the background of ‘Relaxed Travel’! Where did she get the money and team to do all this? There’s definitely a bigger financial force behind this!”

"Zhou Yaqin is just a pawn pushed to the forefront! Her goal is to crash Jin Dayang's stock price, so that the big investors behind it can buy up all the shares at the lowest price! To complete a perfect hunt!"

…………

Relaxed and leisurely meeting room.

The curtains were drawn tightly, completely shutting out the scorching afternoon sun and the noise from the outside world.

It was eerily quiet here, as if the heart-wrenching accusations online had no connection to this place.

The members of the acquisition team sat at their respective workstations.

Their eyes darted rapidly between several split screens, displaying massive amounts of data streams, analyses of fund flows, and public opinion monitoring from various forums and social media platforms.

No one spoke; only the crisp sound of keyboards being typed and the faint rustling of mouse wheels scrolling. Occasionally, they would look up and eventually focus their gaze on the composed old woman.

Now is not the time for them to make a move.

At that moment, Ling Rui, who had just put down the phone, also secretly glanced at Zhou Yaqin.

The old lady leaned back in the comfortable ergonomic chair, her posture relaxed, even somewhat languid.

She held the cup of warm tea, while her other fingertip swiped across the tablet on the table.

The screen was divided into a nine-square grid, silently playing nine popular videos scraped from short video platforms.

(End of this chapter)