Chapter 349: Lightning Strike

The conference room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.
So this was the real reason for the staff redeployment!
Who would have thought Chairman Su would go to such lengths this time!
This wasn't just madness; this was defying the heavens!
“…”
Everyone present was a seasoned veteran of the financial markets, but at this moment, none of them knew how to react to this earth-shattering news.
“Um…the EU…agreed?” Huang Fengwen asked, rubbing his temples.
“We didn’t inform them separately.
After all, we’ve strictly adhered to the agreement, spending one trillion to stabilize the CDS.
As for the remaining money, according to the agreement, ‘it can be handled at our discretion.’”
“‘Handled at our discretion’… those four words probably don’t include allowing us to take three trillion to their territory and overturn the table!”
“Well… you’re right.” Lin Fan’s lips curled into a bitter smile.
“Those EU officials probably have no idea what Fanghuan Investment is preparing.
They probably still think we’re some benevolent benefactors coming to offer help.”
Nonsense! Who could have imagined that?
Someone is taking three trillion, not to build positions, not to do medium- to long-term investing, but to use this huge sum to play with damn short-term trading!
This isn’t saving the market; this is going to blow up the entire European stock market!
Huang Fengwen’s expression shifted uncertainly. He suddenly remembered a secret circulating in the industry.
“Let me ask you one more question,” Huang Fengwen rubbed his temples, “Did the people from the EU offend Chairman Su before? Did they trip him up?”
“Offend him? Not really. It’s just that initially the EU asked us for help, and as soon as we agreed, they saw the situation improving and immediately reneged, unilaterally canceling the cooperation.
Then that huge explosion in Beirut brought them back, and that’s how the rest happened…”
“So, those rumors outside, saying that Chairman Su…”
A senior executive’s voice suddenly rang out.
Huang Fengwen’s face instantly darkened, and he slammed his hand on the table with a dull thud.
"Who was spouting nonsense just now! Step forward and say something like that!"
"Y-yes, I'm sorry, Chairman Huang!"
"Didn't I say that no one is allowed to mention such baseless, unsubstantiated nonsense?"
"..."
"Deduct this month's bonus! And if anyone dares to utter another word about it, get out of Fanghuan!"
The conference room fell silent.
After giving him a stern reprimand, Huang Fengwen finally turned his attention back to Lin Fan.
"Lin Fan, let me ask you a more practical question. Three trillion in short-term trading... which market could absorb it?
That volume, even the US would be crushed on the spot, right?"
"Yes, Chairman Huang, theoretically, no single market can withstand a short-term shock of three trillion.
But... what if we divided this money into countless portions, like a shower of petals, and simultaneously scattered it across all the major markets of the European continent?
Then it wouldn't be impossible."
"You mean... multiple points of attack, simultaneous operations, quick in and quick out?"
"That's right. Using a scale of three trillion, repeatedly... reaping profits across the entire European continent!"
The words fell, and everyone understood.
This wasn't investment; it was war!
A lightning attack launched against the entire European financial system, using capital as a weapon!
***
The headquarters of Fanghuan Investment had been in a state of war for the past few days. Everyone was spinning like a wound-up top, working non-stop.
An entire floor had been completely cleared out, with computers laid out like a matrix, network cables crisscrossing like a spider web.
The technical support team, drawn from various subsidiaries, was conducting final equipment adjustments.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! All preparations must be completed before Chairman Su's deadline!"
However, it wasn't just the technical team that was busy.
In another large conference room, hundreds of employees drawn from various subsidiaries and departments of Fanghuan Investment sat upright.
Their expressions varied: some were curious, some were nervous, and some were bewildered.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I know this is your first time participating in something like this, and you might feel a little uncomfortable."
A trading director surnamed Liang stood on the podium, his voice booming.
"But don't be afraid! As long as you remember the two ironclad rules I'm about to tell you, there won't be any problems."
He held up two fingers.
"We only need to remember two things! First, abandon your ego!"
"You heard me right, literally.
When the real trading begins, you will only hear Chairman Su's voice in your headsets.
If he tells you to buy, you press 'buy'; if he tells you to sell, you press 'sell'.
No personal judgment is allowed, no hesitation is permitted.
You are not analysts; you are Chairman Su's fingers, responsible for executing his will!"
Everyone felt a chill. This wasn't a trading team; this was clearly an army.
“Secondly,” Liang Haiyuan’s eyes suddenly sharpened, “You cannot afford even a second of distraction!”
“Chairman Su’s instructions are given in seconds!
A moment’s distraction could lead to mishearing an instruction or pressing the wrong button!
And what are the consequences of such a mistake? Let me tell you!”
He paused, surveying the tense faces around him.
“Any mistake you make could result in losses in the hundreds of millions or even billions!
Remember, hundreds of millions of real money could vanish in an instant because of a moment’s distraction!”
“!?”
“Hundreds…billions?”
“My God…”
These words instantly turned everyone’s faces deathly pale.
One mistake, and wealth that an ordinary person could never imagine in several lifetimes could vanish into thin air.
The pressure was suffocating!
"Of course, there's no need to worry too much." Liang Haiyuan changed the subject,
"To minimize the chance of mistakes, we've gathered you all here ahead of time.
Now, please follow your staff members into the 'simulation training room.'
There, you will practice how to execute buy and sell orders with maximum speed and zero errors through a specialized simulation training program!"
"A training program?"
"There's such a thing?"
At Liang Haiyuan's command, staff began guiding the group.
"Please follow me!"
"Please take your seats according to your assigned numbers!"
"We will issue simulation instructions via the broadcast system. Please strictly follow the instructions!"
Like a flock of sheep being herded, the people surged toward the adjacent training room!