Chapter 405: Clearance Sale

Su Hao smiled; this was indeed Huang Fengwen's style.
"Judging by the production quality, it must have cost a fortune."
"Chairman Huang said money wasn't an issue; the effect was key.
And to be honest, this film is truly excellent—short and concise, with both tear-jerking and thrilling moments.
Most importantly, the response has been phenomenal; netizens are practically praising us as saviors."
Su Hao nodded; the video quality was undeniably excellent.
However, as the actual operator of the foundation, he knew the ins and outs of these events. The initial intention wasn't to show off everywhere, and watching this video with its self-aggrandizing undertones made him feel a little...nauseous.
“But Chairman Su, from a long-term perspective, this is a great thing. I think we should do this from now on, and we should increase our efforts!”
Li Huilin seemed to see through his thoughts and added,
“Our foundation colleagues have gone deep into so many difficult and remote areas for those projects, giving so much; they shouldn't remain unknown.”
These words resonated with Su Hao.
The sincere eyes and sweat of the employees in the video couldn't be faked.
It was only right to film these stories for them.
“Tell the marketing department to keep filming, and make it even more exciting, showcasing the most authentic and shining aspects of our employees.”
“Okay, Chairman Su!” Li Huilin replied, then handed over another document.
“Oh, by the way, we got news from the European Union that they've finally decided to sign the agreement.”
“Oh? That means…they're willing to buy our natural gas?”
“Yes, Chairman Su. When you initially proposed an eleven-fold price, many people thought it was outrageous, and that the European Union definitely wouldn't accept it.
But somehow the word leaked out, and other suppliers found out about our price. As a result, everyone went crazy and raised prices, directly cutting off the Union's escape route.
I guess the Union now thinks we secretly organized a price-fixing cartel.”
Eleven times—even Su Hao himself felt it was almost extortionate.
He thought that even if the European Union was cornered, they would struggle for a long time.
Unexpectedly, the irrational panic in the market was even more intense than he had anticipated.
The pipeline explosion had already put the market on edge.
Fang Huan's eleven-fold price increase was like pouring cold water into a boiling oil pan, completely destabilizing the market!
Current market analysis suggests that if the alliance refuses, a twenty-fold increase in natural gas prices is not a dream.
"Chairman Su, you're so farsighted! This must have been all part of your calculations, right?" Li Huilin looked at him with admiration.
"Your grasp of market psychology and your timing for making the offer are textbook examples!
Working under you for so long, I still feel like I'm learning something new every day!"
Su Hao simply smiled calmly, offering no reply.
In truth, he himself hadn't expected things to escalate in such a dramatic direction.
However, the process wasn't important; a good result was enough.
"Let's handle the European Union's situation like this. As soon as the contract takes effect, arrange a fleet to deliver our inventory to them."
"Understood! We'll clear out our stockpiled inventory completely!
Not just natural gas, but also wheat, nickel ore, and so on… Our shipping company will be very busy next."
Su Hao stretched, finally experiencing the thrill of a clearance sale.
The massive amount of supplies stockpiled since last year—the storage and maintenance costs were burning through cash every day.
Now, it's finally harvest season!
"Chairman Su, this document is from Fanghuan Exchange."
However, no sooner had one major event been completed than a new challenge arose.
Su Hao took the document from Li Huilin and began to read it.
"This… wasn't a batch reviewed recently?"
The document contained a list of candidate cryptocurrencies slated for listing on Fanghuan Exchange.
In the post-Yiqing era, the cryptocurrency market experienced explosive growth, with countless projects applying for listing.
As the de facto head of Fanghuan Exchange, the final decision on which cryptocurrencies qualify for listing on the world's largest platform rests with him.
The process involves his team conducting an initial screening, eliminating obviously fraudulent projects, and then submitting the shortlist to him for final review.
Su Hao's review criteria are simple and brutal—based on intuition.
"That's right, Chairman Su. The cryptocurrency boom has led to rapid expansion in the crypto world, and our competitors are springing up like mushrooms after rain.
The most alarming one is an exchange called FTX; their expansion has been extremely rapid."
Although Fanghuan Exchange is the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange, its recent business focus has shifted, busy acquiring the business left by the bankruptcy of "Robin Hood" and expanding into the M-share trading market, inevitably reducing its attention to cryptocurrencies.
This has given competitors an opportunity, and the biggest threat is FTX.
“FTX attracts a large user base because of its extremely low listing threshold; it accepts anything from ‘Dogecoin’ to ‘Shitcoin’ and other ‘MEME coins’ without hesitation.
While there are many scam projects, it has indeed created numerous overnight fortunes, attracting countless gamblers looking to try their luck, hence its rapid rise in popularity.”
The cryptocurrency world is a mixed bag, especially with various hype-driven “MEME coins,” which are often backed by scammers looking to make a quick buck and run.
Fanghuan Exchange has always maintained a very strict review process to protect its reputation.
“FTX has been listing coins almost without any scruples to attract users. Although there are constant problems, it has indeed attracted a lot of users.
Therefore, Fanghuan Exchange has felt the pressure and has relaxed its listing standards somewhat, re-examining the coins that were previously rejected and sending them to you for review.”
Su Hao understood that the exchange team wanted him to relax the review standards to win back the users they had lost.
He nodded and began to carefully review the list.
"..."
But the projects on the list were truly appalling.
Perhaps the review standards were too lenient, but most of the projects on the list reeked of being "exploitation machines" in his eyes.
He scrolled down the list, ticking off several projects that seemed plausible.
Suddenly.
“…?”
Two names made him abruptly stop.
Not because their names were particularly impressive, nor because their projects were particularly enticing.
On the contrary, in this entire list, they exuded the most ominous aura!
In Su Hao's perception, these two names were tightly bound by a viscous, inky darkness and a frenzied, chaotic crimson, emanating a nauseating aura of destruction.
“Luna, Terra?”