Volume 4: Hidden Struggles, Chapter 64: Everyone Is Happy
“Haha, Dad, Oulijiabao’s stock price has dropped another two points. It’s almost at rock bottom now. Should we buy in?” Shi Wei asked excitedly.
“I’ve told you many times—those who want to achieve great things must first stay calm before thinking about anything else…” Shi Yundong took the opportunity to teach his son a lesson.
Shi Wei calmed down a bit but still couldn’t suppress his excitement. “So, Dad, should we buy in now? We originally planned to wait for two more days for it to drop, but it seems to have gone far beyond our expectations. In just half a day, it’s already reached the price we wanted!”
Seeing that his son had a point, Shi Yundong thought for a while before asking, “Apart from the stocks transferred under their names, how many individual shares do we still have?”
“Probably less than 2 million shares.”
“Good. Give it another half an hour…” Before Shi Yundong could finish speaking, a trader beside him shouted, “Chairman, there’s a big player buying in!”
Shi Yundong and Shi Wei rushed to the computer and watched closely as the stock price fluctuated. It seemed as though a new force of capital was buying aggressively to push up the price. However, compared to the market’s strength, this force was much smaller. Even with all its efforts, it could only barely stabilize the price.
“Quickly trace the capital flow and IP addresses of these accounts and identify the companies behind them!” Shi Yundong ordered the two top hackers who were already ready.
“OK, we’re tracking it now!”
After about ten minutes, with one hacker shouting in triumph, they finally identified the source of the funds and IP addresses—all belonging to several subsidiaries of the Oulijiabao Group.
Shi Yundong and Shi Wei both breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged a proud look.
“It turns out it’s the remnants of the Ouyang family using their last reserves. Hehe, now we don’t need to rush. Release a few more rumors. Today, you’re in charge of using individual shares to drive the price below rock bottom, haha…” Shi Yundong ordered triumphantly.
“Great! No problem. I’ll make sure its price crashes to zero!” Shi Wei said fiercely.
“Mr. Shi, Mr. Shi! There’s a new update from the news—this morning, the police sealed off Oulijiabao Group’s largest port. High-ranking police officials suspect it’s related to gang transactions and fights…” an observer shouted.
“Haha, even heaven is on my side! Haha, the news released by the police is way more impactful than ours! Shi Wei, check the stock price again,” Shi Yundong said ecstatically.
“Sure!” Shi Wei replied happily, returning to the screen.
“Boss, the stock price keeps dropping! The buyers can’t hold on anymore. It’s already dropped by two points in a row, and it’s close to the third drop. Those small institutions that bought stocks earlier are now turning around and selling them!” A few traders eagerly reported without Shi Wei needing to ask.
“Good, keep pushing down the price! Haha, I’m the best at crushing others at their lowest moment, haha…” Shi Wei laughed maniacally.
Watching his son Shi Wei’s arrogance, Shi Yundong, for once, didn’t stop him, as he was equally excited. For years, they had been suppressed by Ouyang Boshu, hindering the development of their Shi Group. Who would have thought that Ouli Jia Bao Group would end up like this? At the current stock price, it was within easy reach for him.
“No, I want the Ouyang family to collapse completely and never recover!” Shi Yundong kept thinking to himself.
“Shi Wei, contact a few major institutions and tell them to keep pressing down the stock price. Release more news tomorrow. For a sensitive stock market, whether it’s true or false, it’s enough. Didn’t the Ouyang family buy stocks at those previous prices? Hmph, probably using borrowed funds from somewhere. Fine, let’s make them suffer even more. When the price hits its lowest point tomorrow, keep it stable for a few days. I think the stocks they bought won’t be assets anymore—they’ll be extremely troublesome!” Shi Yundong planned cunningly.
“Genius! That’s truly brilliant. In this way, they won’t be able to recover their funds, and their stock holdings will shrink significantly. Just the interest on their borrowed money will be enough to ruin them. Haha, the Ouyang family will never rise again!” Shi Wei said fiercely.
“Alright, I leave this to you. After the market closes, let’s hold a proper meeting. You take care of contacting the heads of those institutions. This time, our Shi Group will pull off a stunning comeback. Oh, and come up with plans for what to do after taking over Ouli Jia Bao Group. Hurry up and prepare several proposals…” Shi Yundong instructed before leaving.
“Okay, Dad, don’t worry!” Shi Wei replied cheerfully.
…
In another control room, Ouyang Ziyi was “caressing” Chu Tianyu’s ear, persistently saying, “Well, you bad guy! You didn’t even tell me directly. So arranging for Uncle Li to handle the situation had such an effect…”
Chu Tianyu dodged while joking helplessly, “Sigh, I’m now a disabled person under humanitarian protection…” As he spoke, he raised his right little finger, which was wrapped tightly like a fat zongzi—layer upon layer—with a pink ribbon tied around it.
Seeing her masterpiece, Ouyang Ziyi’s anger turned into laughter. She released her mischievous hand and rushed into Chu Tianyu’s arms, coquettishly saying, “Who told you to scare me like that? You’re definitely not allowed to take such risks again!”
Looking at Ouyang Ziyi’s blushing face, Chu Tianyu felt warmth in his heart. After killing that so-called God of Northern Europe, he hadn’t paid much attention to his injuries, thinking about today’s stock market battle. So he let Ouyang Ziyi see his condition as it was.
The scene at that time was filled with genuine emotion. Ouyang Ziyi, who always prided herself on being strong, was heartbroken and cried like a mess until Chu Tianyu explained that it were just external injuries and that with some luck and healing, they would heal quickly without any scars. Only then did she watch skeptically as Chu Tianyu recovered, and her tears turned into smiles as she felt relieved.
She then fetched gauze and symbolically wrapped Chu Tianyu’s unharmed little finger tightly, saying that first, given the “serious” injury Chu had suffered, this showed her love as a girlfriend; second, it served as a constant reminder for him never to fight so recklessly again and worry her…
However, thinking about it, Chu Tianyu was still excited about last night’s battle and had no regrets about fighting head-on under those circumstances. Although strategy, tactics, and planning were important, sometimes fighting spirit and an invincible determination could decide everything!
This fight reminded Chu Tianyu of the thrill of wandering through mountains and forests with his second master, fighting against nature and supernatural forces, as well as the determination to eradicate evil with his third master—it was truly exhilarating!
Still, that so-called godly leader also surprised Chu Tianyu greatly. He could actually harness the energy of heaven and earth, though it seemed to come at the cost of going mad, his power was still astonishing. If even such a minor leader sent from Europe had such strength, the combat power of Europe’s entire “cultivation” community would be unimaginable.
The world of martial arts is vast. Chu Tianyu, who had always been very confident in himself, deeply understood what extraordinary abilities and the existence of those even more skilled meant after two consecutive battles. Realizing that the path of cultivation was long, he secretly resolved to pursue martial arts once again.
In fact, Chu Tianyu thought Faluk was just a minor leader sent by Europe, which was a great injustice to Faluk’s status as a powerful figure in the underground world. The three top rulers of Europe’s dark forces were the Pope of Italy, the Nordic tyrant Faluk, and the Eagle of Britain, Gler. Faluk ranked second among them!
He came to China personally to lead his team, considering Ouyang Boshu’s connections in China, where legendary cultivators might be involved. His primary goal was, of course, to take revenge and assert his dominance, showing the world what would happen if they provoked him. His secondary goal was more far-reaching—he wanted to assess the strength of Chinese cultivators through this encounter, using his own formidable skills as a Nordic god to lay the groundwork for expanding his influence.
Unluckily for him, he ran into Chu Tianyu, who had already reached a legendary level of skill in China and possessed even more powerful True Dragon energy than his own. There was nothing he could say in defense of his defeat!
What Chu Tianyu didn’t expect was that Faluk’s complete defeat, with no survivors, caused a huge stir in Europe and triggered a series of changes among various factions that lasted for a long time. Faluk’s mission to China became a massive mystery, a terrifying legend that all factions avoided mentioning. The mysterious Eastern cultivators once again filled them with deep fear…
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Chu Tianyu fell into deep thought, while Ouyang Ziyi quietly nestled in his arms, enjoying the affection. But their behavior angered someone!
“Hey, hey, brother-in-law, sister—if you two want to be affectionate and exchange sweet words, could you please wait until nightfall and go to a bed? It’s broad daylight now, and with me, your nosy brother-in-law around, aren’t you embarrassed? I’m uncomfortable too!” Ouyang Ruolin joked, unable to stand by any longer.
With his joke, Ouyang Ziyi wasn’t bothered at all. The two of them had been teasing each other since childhood. Other than giving her brother a disapproving look, she continued to stay close to Chu Tianyu, maintaining her position. However, this made Chu Tianyu feel embarrassed, and he quickly straightened up, as if answering Ouyang Ziyi’s initial question: “Actually, assigning Director Li to clean up the scene was indeed to have him carry out this ‘task.’ After all, so many people died, and an official resolution is the best approach. I never expected it would accidentally lead to such results. We really owe a thank you to your Hong Kong police—they use taxpayers’ money for taxpayers’ benefit, with high transparency in everything. Their public reporting on the dock is more effective than any bait we could use.”
“Hehe, yes. Just that one piece of news caused Ouli Jia Bao’s price to drop by three points again. I think those big players will be so happy they’ll hold a celebration party tonight, hehe!” Ouyang Ruolin laughed.
“Oh, if they’re happy, we’re happy too. Let’s all be happy together! If they hold a party today, then our celebration party and Uncle Ouyang’s reception will have to be postponed until tomorrow night, hehe!” Chu Tianyu and Ouyang Ruolin said jokingly, looking at each other with smiles.
“Hehe, no problem! But then again, Tianyu, when do you think we should start acting tomorrow?” Ouyang Ruolin asked.
“You know more about business matters than I do. When do you think we should start?” Chu Tianyu countered.
Ouyang Ruolin clearly had a plan already. Without further hesitation, he replied calmly, “Tomorrow is a crucial day. I guess the dock incident today will keep those big players excited for a while. Coupled with our deliberate stance of buying up stocks, if they go all out, they might push the stock price down even further, causing it to fluctuate at a low level and create a sideways trend, trapping our funds. This would put us under pressure to withdraw our money and pay interest, while still being forced to hold stocks that have lost two-thirds of their value—putting us in a deadly situation!”
“So, I think after the market opens tomorrow, we should start buying in small amounts in the morning and use all our funds to buy up stocks in the afternoon. While they’re still confused, we’ll catch them off guard! As for funds, we’ll also start selling from the opening of the market today. They’ll never expect that the stock price could drop so quickly just because we’re selling our own stocks!!!” Ouyang Ruolin continued analyzing.
“Hehe, truly strategic and insightful—no wonder Uncle Ouyang trusts you so much to take on these responsibilities. With such a capable elder brother like you, all I can do is open a hundred or so funding accounts to help you make purchases!” Chu Tianyu said with a smile.
“Stop talking nonsense. The key is your financial support!” Ouyang Ruolin also laughed.
“Hehe, no problem. Everything has been arranged with Mr. Chen. He’s long wanted to take control of your Oulijia Bao Group!”
“Hehe, welcome!”
“Have you guys finished discussing it?” Ouyang Ziyi suddenly interjected.
“Mm, almost!” Chu Tianyu and Ouyang Ruolin replied in unison.
“Then fine, brother. I can take back Tianyu now. You’ve taken up too much of your time!” With that, Ouyang Ziyi pulled him away as Ouyang Ruolin looked helpless and Chu Tianyu looked embarrassed.
Soon, Ouyang Ruolin heard their voices fading away, along with their last words:
“Hehe, now it’s great. I was bored to death here with that annoying elder brother. By the way, Tianyu, Dad’s having a reception tomorrow night, and I still haven’t picked out a dress. Shall we go now?”
“Can’t we just not go?”
“No. Not only should I pick one out, but you too—my boyfriend Ouyang Ziyi must also wear the coolest one…”
“Ah!?”
“Stop saying ‘ah’. It won’t take up much of your time. I promise, definitely, absolutely, no more than five hours…”
“Ah~~~ I, I feel a bit stomachache…”
“Stop acting. I’ll pinch you!”
“Ah~~~”