Chapter 522: Get High and Die
Shi Qingxue closed her eyes tightly, raised her head slightly, and her rosy white cheeks were particularly attractive.
This is Lu Yiming's home. The two of them were so intimate that Shi Qingxue felt very nervous. Her body trembled slightly and her eyelashes twitched, as if she was shy and expectant.
But when she suddenly heard Ning Xuehua's voice, Shi Qingxue's eyes suddenly widened and she took a step back involuntarily, obviously frightened.
She gave Lu Yiming a fierce look, as if to say: I thought you were home alone!
In the blink of an eye, Ning Xuehua appeared in front of the two. When she saw that it was Shi Qingxue, she was immediately very happy and said, "I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Xiaoxue. What are you doing standing at the door? Come in and sit down."
Although they have not formally visited the parents yet, Ning Xuehua's family is already quite familiar with Shi Qingxue. Ning Xuehua and Lu Ding are actually very satisfied with such a beautiful and quiet girl, and they can't wait to let Shi Qingxue marry them right away.
Shi Qingxue took a few deep breaths before she came back to her senses from the shock, then she glared at Lu Yiming fiercely before she greeted Ning Xuehua sweetly, "Hello, Auntie."
Lu Yiming touched the tip of his nose depressedly.
Why are you glaring at me? I'm obviously the victim!
It's just 0.01 millimeter.
After entering the house, Ning Xuehua took Shi Qingxue's hand and asked about her well-being. Shi Qingxue naturally answered fluently, and the two of them simply ignored Lu Yiming beside them.
After a while, Su Yunjin called Shi Qingxue. Knowing that Shi Qingxue was already at Lu Yiming's house, she felt relieved and asked Shi Qingxue to give the phone to Lu Yiming, and chatted with Lu Yiming for a few more words.
After dinner, Lu Yiming really wanted Shi Qingxue to stay, but Shi Qingxue was shy, so Lu Yiming had to give up.
At the same time, on the other side was the Zhalang headquarters.
Sina founder Wang Zhidong was very unhappy for not being able to get any explosive news related to Lu Yiming. He was also thinking about the company's upcoming listing, so he might as well refresh the data to raise the stock price.
At the beginning of building the website, he determined the development route of Zhalang, which was to hype up public opinion. The bombing of the embassy by the United States brought Zhalang a huge wave of traffic, which made him taste the sweetness.
If you can’t attract attention when publishing information, where will the traffic come from?
How can Zhalang make money without traffic?
As long as there is traffic, you can make money. It doesn’t matter what kind of traffic it is.
Isn’t a human blood steamed bun still a steamed bun? You can still be full!
Wang Zhidong looked at the recent data in the background, and the huge increase in traffic made him very happy.
However, his happiness only lasted for a while, because he saw that the peak of Zhalang's traffic appeared when reporting the news of Lu Yiming's arrest, and then it showed a downward trend.
On the contrary, several other portal websites have recently dug up a lot of news about Lu Yiming and gained a lot of traffic.
Something like "The stock god returns home safely; his trip to the United States adds another 10 billion to his wealth."
What about "Lu's richest man is making great strides in the US stock market, making the FBI suffer a setback"?
There are quite a few clicks.
Countless people worshipped Lu Yiming, and his name as the God of Stocks was known throughout the world. No one dared to question his strength anymore.
You have to know that Soros once traveled all over Asia, from Southeast Asia all the way to South Korea, with his domineering and unrivaled power.
But Lu Yiming single-handedly caused the collapse of the U.S. stock market, and was no less capable than the veterans in the international hot money industry.
In particular, the profits from this short selling are estimated to exceed US$1.5 billion, and this is only the profit obtained so far.
If the US stock market falls further, Lu Yiming will earn even more.
With such a record, he has surpassed even the financial tycoon Soros.
After all, Lu Yiming was wielding a sword towards the world's only superpower, and he hit the American aorta with one blow. With such a talent for treason, who else would dare to do that?
Wang Zhidong felt more and more upset. He thought that the traffic of these portals was taken from Zhalang. Watching others make money was more painful than losing money himself.
On the other hand, the content of the airport interview was exposed, and the question of whether Lu Yiming is a good person also caused an uproar in the comment sections of major forums.
"I also think that what Lu Yiming did was not a good thing. How many families have been broken up by shorting the stock market?"
Immediately, someone replied to this post.
"This is hilarious. Could it be that the OP has lost money and feels the same way here? Stock trading is gambling, there are wins and losses, you have to accept the loss, but you still blame others? Lu Yiming is shorting, not manipulating the stock market. He is not manipulating the stock market."
"The OP has probably forgotten about 1997? How many people were harmed by the financial crisis that the Americans created? Hong Kong was almost brought down by it. If they can do it on the first day of the month, why can't we do it on the fifteenth?"
"In my opinion, Mr. Lu's move is clearly to enforce justice on behalf of heaven, and to vent the anger of all of Asia!"
As the news fermented and spread, some fans of Lu Yiming appeared even in South Korea and Japan. After all, the Americans are domineering and not everyone likes them.
What's more, Lu Yiming is young and handsome, and has achieved such brilliant achievements that many young people across Asia regard him as an idol.
When this trend spread back to China, many people felt proud of it.
However, just when everyone was immersed in the praise and admiration of Lu Yiming, the emergence of a piece of news once again sparked public opinion.
That was an interview program with Wang Zhidong.
In the program, Wang Zhidong clearly stated: "Some people nowadays are rich and heartless, and they say that those who get rich by speculating in stocks should not be role models for young people. Young people should study and work down-to-earth instead of thinking about getting rich overnight by taking shortcuts."
Although he did not mention any names, everyone who watched the news knew that he was clearly referring to Lu Yiming.
During the few days in Baiyun City, Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen were taking the time to deal with the company's affairs. They had been in the United States for more than a month, and there was a lot of work piled up in the company.
On this day, the two were sorting documents in the office, and the interview program of Wang Zhidong happened to be playing on the TV.
Li Yiwen watched for a while, and immediately stood up for Lu Yiming: "Who does this guy think he is? He has such a foul mouth, and he is so rich and unkind. He really just talks nonsense."
Although Lu Yiming once shorted the Russian ruble and is now shorting US stocks, "robbing and looting" everywhere and cutting the leeks of capitalism, Li Yiwen knows that his cousin is a good person.
At least, Lu Yiming had never done anything wrong in China. On the contrary, he was very honest. At least Li Yiwen had never seen anyone who did business as honestly as Lu Yiming.
Therefore, in his eyes, Wang Zhidong's outspoken remarks in the interview program were equivalent to the barking of a dog.
Lu Yiming was quite open-minded and said with a smile: "Just let him talk if he wants to. After all, he has a mouth. You don't have to argue with them about this kind of thing. It's like a dog biting you. What can you do? Are you going to bite it back?"
Hearing what Lu Yiming said, Li Yiwen's eyes suddenly became strange: "Hey, this is really strange. Aren't you usually vindictive? Now that you are bombarded like this, you are actually indifferent? Could it be that you have become the richest man, your mind has opened up, and you have become more friendly than before?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "Of course, harmony brings wealth. If someone scolds me, I can't scold him back. That would be so uncool. So I decided to either do nothing or beat him to death. I can't let others think that I, the richest man, can only talk big."
Upon hearing this, Li Yiwen couldn't help but sneer, "Good fellow, I thought you had finally learned how to cultivate yourself, but it turns out you're even more ruthless than before."
Lu Yiming was very calm about this and said, "If you are not ruthless, you can't stand firm. If you want to survive in the business world, you can avoid trouble, but you must not be afraid of trouble, otherwise no one will dare to mess with you in the future."
In this world, you can't be a good guy.
Li Yiwen recalled what Lu Yiming said about Zha Lang at the airport when he just returned to China. Now Wang Zhidong had offended Lu Yiming again. He suddenly felt something and asked, "This isn't the first time Zha Lang has offended you. How are you going to deal with it?"
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "He is very proud of himself now, so let him continue to be proud for a while. After all, I am not a devil. I have to let him have his fun before he dies. Don't you think so?"
Li Yiwen: “…”
At this time, Wang Zhidong was at the proudest moment of his life.
Among the three major portal websites in China, Zhalang started the latest, but now it is the first to go public, and the listing time has been finalized. It will be officially listed on the Nasdaq in the United States in three days.
Regarding Wang Zhidong's courage and spirit, who in the entire Internet industry of Xia Country would not give a thumbs up and praise him for his "commendable spirit"?
In fact, Wang Zhidong at this time regarded Nasdaq as his home.
After all, Zhalang was not listed in a prosperous and peaceful environment. It was listed in an environment surrounded by enemies and ambushes. It is impossible to do such a thing without great courage and perseverance.
He even went so far as to not take Lu Yiming seriously. He was arrogant and inflated, thinking that as long as Zhalang successfully went public and grew to the size of Yahoo, wouldn't he be the richest man in Xia Country?
Cao Guowei, who is currently the co-chief operating officer and is responsible for the final sprint of Zhalang's listing in the United States, could not help but remind Wang Zhidong at a high-level meeting, saying: "Lu Yiming knows a lot of big names on Wall Street in the United States, and he also has hedge funds like Saltwater Fund. Why do you want to provoke such an evil star?"
Compared to the arrogant Wang Zhidong, Cao Guowei, who once worked for Silicon Valley accounting firms Andersen and PricewaterhouseCoopers, obviously understands better how terrifying the forces behind Lu Yiming are, a ruthless person who can short the US stock market and get away with it.
Just the fact that Saltwater Fund came to attack Zhalang's stock price when it went public was enough to cause a headache.
In 1999, Cao Guowei rejected many invitations from large companies in the United States and resolutely chose to return to China to join ZHALANG, where he was responsible for all operations related to ZHALANG's listing. It is unknown how much effort he put in.
He once worked more than sixteen hours a day for several weeks in a row, completing the work handover at PricewaterhouseCoopers while taking over the listing process at Zhalang as the vice president of finance.
After working hard for more than half a year, we successfully pushed Zhalang to be listed on the Nasdaq. This is the first Chinese portal website to be listed in the United States!
Having paid so much, Cao Guowei naturally does not want to fail at the critical moment and let all his efforts for so long go to waste.
But it was obvious that Wang Zhidong did not take Cao Guowei's words to heart, and said smugly: "Don't worry, didn't Lu Yiming know some big shots on Wall Street in the United States? It's as if I don't know them. The reason why I bombarded him this time is actually to give an explanation to the investors behind him."
Obviously, there are also many people on Wall Street who do not like Lu Yiming, the newcomer from the East.
Even if there is no conflict of interest between the two parties , Lu Yiming's coming to the United States to reap profits is tantamount to overstepping the boundaries in the eyes of Wall Street.
That's why they hinted to Wang Zhidong to cause trouble for Lu Yiming. Since the financial sponsor had spoken, Wang Zhidong naturally had no choice but to do as they were told.
After listening to this, Cao Guowei felt tired and at the same time became increasingly dissatisfied with Wang Zhidong.
It is undeniable that Wang Zhidong is absolutely good at technology.
But this impulsive character really doesn't make him suitable to be the helmsman of a large enterprise.
Zhalang hasn't even successfully gone public yet, and Wang Zhidong, as the founder, has enemies everywhere. Even if there are hints from the financial backers, won't he just pretend to obey?
How could offending a ruthless person like Lu Yiming help the development of Zhalang?
As for helping the financial sponsor to vent his anger, that is even more ridiculous. When the development of Zhalang is affected by this incident one day, do you think the investors will understand Zhalang's difficulties or will they ask you to get out with a dark face?
Having worked in Silicon Valley for a long time, Cao Guowei, as an auditor, has participated in many major IPO projects during the period of Silicon Valley's prosperity. Therefore, he knows best the nature of the so-called angel investors.
When they can make money from you, they are angels.
If you dare to make them lose money or earn less, haha, they will definitely send you to heaven.
After finishing the company's affairs and resting at home for a few days, Lu Yiming and Shi Qingxue returned to Zhonghai and continued their original campus life.
Lu Yiming was very low-key when he returned to school. He didn't tell anyone, so naturally no one came to greet him.
After sending Shi Qingxue back to the girls' dormitory, Lu Yiming returned to the dormitory.
It was lunch time and several roommates were in the dormitory. When they saw Lu Yiming appear, they were all very happy.
Wang Dazhuang walked up to him and gave Lu Yiming a big hug, saying, "Master, you finally came to school. I saw a lot of news saying that you were arrested by the FBI in the United States and sentenced to 500 years in prison."
Lu Yiming laughed and scolded, "Damn it, what bad media? You locked me up for five hundred years, do you think I'm Sun Wukong? I didn't cause any trouble in the Heavenly Palace."
Ni Cong said: "Welcome the great master to return safely. What's the matter? Should we go out for a meal tonight to welcome our great master?"
Even Chen Chusheng looked away from the computer and turned to look at Lu Yiming, saying, "There are a lot of reports about you on the Internet now, some positive and some negative, and both sides are arguing fiercely."
Lu Yiming said indifferently: "Let them talk, as long as they are happy. We must have a few drinks tonight, it's my treat!"
After the greetings, Lu Yiming looked at Ni Cong and Wang Dazhuang and said, "You two, while I was away from school, nothing went wrong with Zhenxiang Fast Food, right?"
"How could anything go wrong?"
Ni Cong said in a tone that seemed to be asking for credit and reward: "We have developed slowly according to your original plan. Now the third store has started business. The brand image has gradually become solid. According to our secret investigation, Zhenxiang Fast Food has become the most recognized fast food brand among nearby white-collar workers."
Although many copycat brands have emerged, with Lu Yiming's sufficient financial support and the original first-mover advantage, Zhenxiang Fast Food has a solid foundation and is no longer afraid of any competition, and still maintains its own rapid growth.
Lu Yiming said approvingly: "Not bad, you are becoming more and more skilled. It seems that you two also have talent in this area."
Wang Dazhuang quickly said, "No, I don't know anything. I can only do some work. It's all thanks to you leading us. Without your guidance, how could the two of us achieve such results?"
Lu Yiming looked at Wang Dazhuang and joked, "When did you learn to flatter? You have no talent, so I can't help you even if I want to. From now on, Zhenxiang Fast Food will be handed over to you. Help me make money. Only if you work hard to achieve results, I, as a major shareholder, will have money to buy a yacht and travel around the world."
Ni Cong laughed and scolded: "You are a black-hearted capitalist."
The three of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.
In fact, Ni Cong and Wang Dazhuang also understood that if Lu Yiming did not interfere in the company's operation and management, he would be transferring power to them. Not everyone has such a broad mind and tolerance.
Many people who do business want to have everything to themselves, want to control everything, and are unwilling to share with others. They treat everyone in the world as fools and think they are the only smart person.
But Lu Yiming is different. Those who follow him are basically successful and make a lot of money now.
It seemed like he was at a disadvantage, but in fact, an invisible force was quietly gathering around him, surrounding Lu Yiming like the moon surrounded by stars.
Although it is not strong enough to be compared with the business groups of Lingnan, Cantonese, or Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it is not as powerful as the famous Qinshan Society, Lu Yiming is no longer a lone man fighting alone.
A business force with unlimited potential and Lu Yiming's leadership has begun to take shape. Perhaps in a few years, Lu Yiming's power in Xia's business world will be so huge that no one can ignore it, and it may even become a huge business empire that will stand firm.
