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Chapter 76: At Least a Fortune of Hundreds of Millions

In particular, stocks such as Hudong Heavy Machinery, Yunnan Copper, Chihong Zinc & Germanium, and Guangdong Shipbuilding International have seen funds from unknown sources quietly buying in almost every trading day, but the amount of each transaction is always kept within a range that will not attract attention.

The market remained oblivious. During this period, investors focused on high-performing blue-chip stocks and technology concepts, ignoring these outdated and cyclical stocks.

After a slight rise, the stock price often falls back due to market fluctuations or sporadic selling, thus the cost of building a position is well controlled.

Ji Fanyin knew about the existence of this safe house and the team, but Lei Guoliang did not let her participate in the specific operations, only telling her: "Zhao Shanhe is in charge of things over there."

Your task is to keep an eye on headquarters and those three. Report any unusual activity to me immediately.

This serves both as protection for her and as placing her in a supervisory position, checking the three female generals who might become out of control due to the expansion of their power, and also monitoring the newly established trading team that controls huge sums of money.

Ji Fanyin felt an unprecedented weight on her shoulders, but also a sense of trust in being entrusted with core secrets. She became more silent and her observations more meticulous.

In August, A-shares began to rise amid hesitation. Expectations of institutional benefits from the share-ownership reform, coupled with positive macroeconomic data, quietly boosted market risk appetite.

The Ghost Fleet's accumulation of shares continues, but it has begun to encounter some resistance. In particular, Hudong Heavy Machinery's stock price seems to have hit an invisible cap as it slowly climbed to around 7 yuan. Whenever they increase their buying intensity, a relatively concentrated wave of selling emerges, pushing the price back down.

"Mr. Lei, there's significant selling pressure on Hudong Heavy Machinery around 7 yuan. It could be existing trapped positions or detected opposing positions," Zhao Shanhe reported in their weekly secret call. "Should we slow down the pace of accumulation, or...?"

"No need." Lei Guoliang's tone remained unchanged on the other end of the phone: "The pressure from the market is just right, giving us more cheap chips. As planned, regardless of price, we'll only buy, not sell. We'll buy as much as they dump. But we need to be more dispersed and more discreet."

Zhao Shanhe was deeply moved. This confidence to disregard short-term fluctuations and even welcome corrections was something most investors lacked. He said no more and strictly followed through.

At the same time, the first discordant note came from the real estate sector.

Shen Mo attempted to acquire the second asset package in Shenzhen. Due to intense competition, she instructed her subordinates to raise the acquisition price by 15%, far exceeding the project's current fair market value and the upper limit set by the headquarters' risk control department.

The price increase request was blocked by Lu Chaoyang, so Shen Mo made a phone call directly to Lei Guoliang.

"Mr. Lei, if we don't take this piece of meat soon, someone else will snatch it up! The market waits for no one! Just 15%, I guarantee the profit will cover it within three months!" Shen Mo spoke quickly, with an undeniable urgency.

"Your guarantee is worth a 15% premium?" Lei Guoliang's voice, coming through the microphone, was devoid of emotion: "President Lu is holding you back because we're following the rules. If you want special approval, you can have it."

Write a detailed risk assessment and profit forecast report, explaining why a price increase is necessary, how to control the risks after the price increase, and what personal responsibility you will bear if the project fails. The report is approved; I'm giving it my go.

Shen Mo remained silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, clearly not expecting Lei Guoliang to be so businesslike.

"...Okay, I'll write the report." She hung up the phone, her tone somewhat curt.

Lei Guoliang put down his phone and said to Ji Fanyin sitting opposite him, "See? When the market is good, people get carried away. Everyone thinks they can turn lead into gold and that the rules can be changed."

He paused, then added, "Keep a close eye on it. Assist President Lu in reviewing Shen Mo's report. Squeeze out all the fluff from it."

"Hmm." Ji Fanyin nodded, but inwardly she was worried for Shen Mo. She could sense that Lei Guoliang's trust in the three of them was subtly shifting from complete delegation to a combination of authorization and supervision.

In late August, listed companies such as Yunnan Copper Industry released a better-than-expected semi-annual report, showing a significant increase in net profit.

Coupled with positive news such as the continued rise in international copper prices and economic growth exceeding expectations, the stock price gapped up after the earnings announcement, and then rose sharply in the following days, quickly moving away from the main cost zone of the Ghost Fleet.

Looking at the soaring stock prices on the screen, Zhao Shanhe felt, for the first time, a genuine mix of shock and anticipation towards the treasure map.

Could it be... that CEO Lei can really see the future?

In September, before the autumn winds had even risen, the capital market was already burning with excitement.

By mid-August, the Ghost Fleet had completed all its inventory buildup.

The 3.5 million yuan was broken down into smaller amounts and turned into a bunch of seemingly insignificant, even somewhat outdated, stock chips in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets.

By the end of August, the market capitalization had quietly surpassed 4 million, driven by the rise in the overall market and the performance of individual stocks.

The real change occurred in the second week of September.

First, Hudong Heavy Machinery and Guangdong Shipbuilding International issued announcements simultaneously, stating that they had received orders for major national equipment.

Subsequently, vague rumors began to circulate in the market about the integration of the two shipbuilding groups and the injection of military assets.

The stocks held by the Ghost Fleet suddenly seemed to have been injected with a powerful stimulant, with a surge in buying and prices breaking out of the consolidation platform that had lasted for months, rising with increasing volume.

Following this, international non-ferrous metal prices surged in September, with LME copper breaking historical highs.

Yunnan Copper and Chihong Zinc & Germanium, as leading companies, saw their stock prices soar like rockets, breaking through to the upper limit almost every day.

The market has finally realized that the era of "resources are king" has arrived, and funds from all sides are pouring into the non-ferrous metals sector.

Meanwhile, Zhongxin Securities and China Merchants Bank, which were heavily invested in by the Ghost Fleet, also began to enter an upward channel as bull market expectations became clear and trading volume increased.

Inside the safe house, the atmosphere had completely changed. The net worth curve on the screen, which used to be a gentle, occasionally fluctuating upward slope, had now become a near-vertical, steep mountain peak, breaking new highs every day.

The young man in charge of quantitative analysis had trembling fingers as he typed on the keyboard, and the female risk control manager showed an expression of shock for the first time.

Zhao Shanhe stood in front of the giant screen, staring at the red candlesticks that pierced the sky, accompanied by huge trading volumes, and remained silent for a long time.

In his nearly ten years in the industry, he had never seen such a precise, focused, and explosive layout.

What Lei Guoliang bought were not stocks, but several wealth nuclear bombs with astonishing yields that were about to explode.

He picked up the dedicated phone line and dialed Lei Guoliang's number. The phone was answered after one ring.

"President Lei," Zhao Shanhe said, his voice somewhat hoarse, "Hudong Heavy Machinery, Yunnan Copper, Chihong Zinc & Germanium... have started operations. Net asset value growth... is rapid."

"Hmm." Lei Guoliang responded calmly on the other end of the phone, as if he had expected it: "Understood. Hold quietly as planned. Next report: when the net asset value reaches 6 million."

The call ended. Zhao Shanhe held the receiver, listening to the busy tone, and looking at the stock prices on the screen that were still skyrocketing. He suddenly felt a chill and a sense of relief.

The chill ran through him as he realized he might be serving a monster capable of foreseeing the future, or even, to some extent, creating it.

Fortunately, I was on his side.

Lei Guoliang knew very well that this was just the beginning. He intended to use this 350 million yuan to leverage at least 10 billion yuan in wealth over the next two years.

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