Chapter 324: Massive Air Raid

In his vision, a name was radiating unprecedented brilliance, its brightness even surpassing that of tech giants and financial oligarchs.
“Zoom?”
“Ah, it’s called Zoom, Mr. Su. A company that makes video conferencing software.
Recently, with the global pandemic, many companies have started implementing work-from-home policies, so this type of software has suddenly become incredibly popular.
Zoom is one of them.”
The surge in demand for work-from-home has spurred a boom in online collaboration tools.
But the problem is, this market has become extremely crowded, with fierce competition.
“But Zoom’s stock price… it’s plummeted quite a bit?” Su Hao looked at the data, somewhat surprised.
“Yes. There are too many similar software programs, and the competition is intense.
More importantly, there’s a systemic collapse now, everything is falling together, even a miracle can’t save it, and naturally, it’s not immune.”
But…
Everything else was dimmed, but this one, in his vision, shone brightly, like a bright moon in the night.
This is too unusual!
Su Hao picked up a pen and heavily circled three stocks.
"Alright," Su Hao handed the document back to his subordinate,
"Organize the targets I circled, study them carefully, and come up with an optimal investment allocation plan.
Send the plan to the China Strategic Investment Fund immediately once it's ready."
"Yes, Chairman Su!"
Su Hao leaned back in his chair, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
Zoom…
A company with a relatively low market capitalization.
To shine with this level of brilliance, doesn't that mean…
'The stock price could at least triple to five times?'
***
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the China Strategic Investment Fund, the atmosphere was as heavy as a graveyard.
Initially, they were ecstatic.
Because they followed Fang Huan's investment in shorting global stock markets, their capital had skyrocketed to an astronomical figure of 4.2 trillion!
But then, they were plunged into endless anxiety.
With the world's attention focused on them and Fang Huan, they were on tenterhooks, afraid to make any significant moves.
They had assumed this huge sum would ultimately flow into the safest investments: government bonds and safe-haven assets.
However, an investment plan from Fang Huan shattered their illusions.
"Secretary Wu! This Fang Huan... he's absolutely insane!" A senior executive practically jumped up, his voice trembling.
"Injecting 4.2 trillion yuan, all at once, into the US stock market?! This is suicide!"
"That's right! This isn't even a phased investment; it's a one-time injection!
Putting aside everything else, the US stock market simply cannot absorb such a massive amount in a short time!
More seriously, this is the most egregious form of market manipulation!"
Wu Jianlin, a veteran who had spent half his life navigating the financial markets, naturally understood these principles perfectly.
He calmly looked at his agitated subordinates and said lightly,
"Of course I know. But I'm telling you, this is permitted by the Americans."
Everyone was stunned; the conference room fell silent.
How absurd and surreal this world was!
Emilia was actually behind their backs, telling them to go ahead and "disrupt" their own financial markets?
“But if we go in now, we'll be reduced to ashes! Secretary Wu, all the money we've worked so hard to earn might be gone!”
“So, didn't Fanghuan Investment already send us the list of selected stocks? Just follow it.”
“But, but…!”
Wu Jianlin raised his hand, silencing the commotion.
“Then what do you want?” His sharp gaze swept over everyone.
“Who among you has the ability to negotiate with Emily and get them to withdraw their threats?”
The conference room fell silent.
“I know what you’re worried about.” Wu Jianlin’s tone softened slightly.
“But since we chose to trust Fanghuan this once, we should trust them to the end.
Besides, I feel that Fanghuan and their team seemed to have anticipated this situation.”
“You mean, Fanghuan Investment has actually been waiting for this moment?”
“Although it’s just my intuition,” Wu Jianlin took a deep breath, “I feel it’s very obvious.”
Fanghuan Investment had been waiting for this crazy moment?
Recalling their past incredible achievements, this didn't seem impossible.
However, the market before them was simply too terrifying, sending chills down one's spine at the mere sight of it.
"So, get ready," Wu Jianlin's voice brooked no argument.
"Fang Huan also said we need to complete preparations as quickly as possible, ready to enter the market at any time.
You all understand, in finance, timing is always paramount."
The executives couldn't utter a single word of objection.
After learning of this "victory," the domestic leadership had clearly stated their intention to maintain the status quo for the time being, allowing Wu Jianlin to continue overseeing the situation.
All merits and demerits would be discussed in a meeting after the storm subsided.
Right now, making money trumped everything!
In other words, there was only one person in the entire world who could influence Wu Jianlin's decision.
That was Su Hao of Fang Huan Investment.
However, instead of applying the brakes, Su Hao strapped a brick to the accelerator!
"We...are we really going to do this?"
"Holy crap...what is this...Emilia actually gave this operation a 'get-out-of-jail-free card'?"
After the meeting, the executives huddled together, clutching their heads in anguish.
In their entire careers, they had never witnessed anything so utterly anachronistic.
"Hey, seriously, what would happen if hundreds of billions of dollars were dumped into the market at the same time?"
"What would happen? That would be a nuclear explosion! A financial nuclear explosion!
That's not just tens of billions, that's hundreds of billions of dollars! There's no precedent for this in the entire history of finance!"
Even the US government itself wouldn't dare do something like this; their market interventions are always cautious, phased, and protracted.
"But now, we, the sovereign wealth fund of China, have actually received permission from the US to do something even the Americans themselves wouldn't dare to do?"
Even now, they still felt like they were dreaming.
"To put it bluntly, isn't this just a...massive air raid?"
The analogy was chillingly accurate.
An unprecedented, massive air raid.
However…
This time, it wasn't missiles that were dropped. Instead…
Hot dollars!