Chapter 363: Crimson Warning Letter

A feeling was coming!
Was this a signal to increase his investment?
So, he tried to mentally sketch out an investment amount.
“…?”
However, the number his premonition returned left him stunned.
“Last time, didn’t we throw in over a million US dollars?” Su Hao asked.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“…This time, invest another million.”
“Still…still a million US dollars?”
“Yes. Also, starting today, report all movements regarding ‘Game Station’ to me daily.” Su Hao instructed.
“Ah, yes!”
Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered.
It felt like a god had descended to earth; everyone thought the world was about to collapse and the universe was about to be reshaped, but the god had merely flicked an ash with his little finger.
***
After the crisis, the global economy was in ruins, with widespread devastation.
Even extreme rhetoric was rampant, with cries of “the end of the world” echoing everywhere.
It's no wonder they thought that way: border closures, rampant viruses, manufacturing shutdowns…
This chaos, like a tsunami, swept across all industries.
But the world didn't end as they expected.
Some ancient dinosaurs fell, but their corpses nourished a completely new, explosively growing ecosystem.
In a high-level meeting at Goldman Sachs headquarters.
"Nasdaq hit another record high today! The surge in tech stocks is simply unreasonable!
Apple, Microsoft, AMC—they're like they're on drugs, surging wildly!"
Yi Qing had everyone locked up at home. With nothing to do, people spent almost 24 hours a day, except when sleeping, their eyes glued to their phones and computer screens.
As a result, related industries experienced a mythical spring.
Among them, Netflix and AMC were the most eye-catching.
“Netflix’s stock price is ridiculously high.”
“Yes, its P/E ratio has broken 100, and its P/B ratio has reached 20, yet its stock price is still skyrocketing!”
These figures, from any perspective, represent a huge bubble and severe overvaluation.
Currently, Netflix is ​​the pioneer and dominant player in the OTT (Over-The-Top) streaming industry.
Back when Netflix announced its foray into this bottomless money pit, the entire Hollywood industry laughed at its overestimation of its capabilities.
However, there was only one place that never mocked it.
That was Fanghuan Investment.
Instead of mocking it, they acted like madmen, using massive amounts of capital to nurture it from a fledgling startup into a streaming behemoth that devoured everything!
"And AMC, it actually...broke down with 'Visionox'."
"Yeah, when Fang Huan acquired AMC, everyone thought it would be crushed by Visionox.
But don't forget, who calls the shots in the upstream of the chip market now?
It's Jiang Jin Group! And Jiang Jin and Fang Huan are basically in cahoots.
From the very beginning, Visionox's neck was strangled."
Back when TSMC was still dominating the semiconductor foundry industry, Fang Huan Investment, through its control of global shipping, effectively strangled TSMC's logistics chain, ultimately wresting the throne from the giant.
"After that, they turned their blades on 'Visionox'.
I heard that Jiangjin Group deliberately strangled the global semiconductor industry, restricting supply.
At the same time, they sent all the top researchers they could to AMC, forcing it to achieve a technological leap!"
"It's not just Jiangjin Group! Another giant in China, 'Xialian Group,' also contributed personnel and technology, which allowed AMC to catch up with and even surpass 'Visionox' in such a short time."
"Wait, did I hear that right?" Bell interrupted.
"I read in the data that Jiangjin and Xialian are mortal enemies; their main businesses are almost identical!
These two bitter rivals actually joined forces to help a newcomer to challenge the industry leader?"
"What kind of magical realism is this?"
This scene is utterly bizarre to anyone who sees it.
Companies from the same country, operating in the same industry, should be fighting tooth and nail, let alone joining hands to help a third party? This is simply unbelievable.
A senior analyst said, "That's because the power structure of the food chain has long been established."
"The food chain?"
"Exactly. Who is the apex predator, who has the power to control the life and death of all companies in the country…
It's no secret."
"You mean… both of these major groups are following the orders of Fang Huan Investment?"
"Isn't there a conspiracy theory about a 'deep empire' circulating all over Wall Street?"
In my opinion, the entire Xia Kingdom is probably already under Fang Huan's control.
Otherwise, are those two companies crazy?
Would they give away their core technology like cabbages?
The conspiracy theory of the "Deep Empire" is like a daily post on Wall Street, popping up every now and then.
Rothschild, Rockefeller…
In the past, these were just bedtime stories that the financial world enjoyed talking about, something everyone laughed at and then forgot.
But this time, no one dared to treat Fang Huan's "Deep Empire" theory as a joke.
"Remember the British ENIC Group that owns the Tottenham Hotspur football team?"
Just because they tried to outsmart Fang Huan in the acquisition deal, what happened?
The entire company was uprooted and torn to pieces.
After that incident, the atmosphere in the entire financial world changed.
Especially in public, the name 'Fang Huan' became like Voldemort; no one dared to mention it.
To be honest, the ENIC incident was at most a matter of business acumen; they simply wanted to sell their assets at a higher price.
It didn't cause Fang Huan Investment any direct losses whatsoever.
But, merely for a little bit of underhanded thinking about "raising the price," for such a tiny bit of "disrespect," this century-old investment company with a deep foundation was wiped off the face of the earth by Fang Huan Investment like an ant being crushed.
At that moment, everyone understood.
The ENIC incident was a bloody warning letter that Fang Huan Investment sent to the world.
"No matter who you are, daring to play tricks on Fang Huan Investment will only lead to...destruction!"
"That's what everyone understands. Didn't our Goldman Sachs executives also give a death order?
To thoroughly investigate all our business operations and ensure there's nothing that could possibly offend Fang Huan's sensitive points.
After all, Fang Huan Investment is one of our major clients, frequently using our channels for transactions."
What kind of place is Goldman Sachs?
A top-three global investment bank! Its elites are all incredibly arrogant, their nostrils practically radiating arrogance.
But even they, faced with the unfathomable influence of Fang Huan Investment, began to tremble.
"What's even more chilling is," a senior analyst lowered his voice,
"that Fang Huan, this behemoth capable of stirring up global storms, might very well...
be just a pawn, a 'white glove' floating on the surface.
If it were a true 'deep empire,' it would never expose itself so openly!"