Chapter 47: Let's have a thrilling time!

“By the way,” after a few rounds of drinks and dishes, someone naturally steered the conversation back to work,
“I overheard people from other departments chatting, and it seems they’re all researching the situation in Greece. What… what’s going to happen? Could something really serious have occurred?”
“Hey! You little brat!” Liang Haiyuan immediately interrupted, frowning,
“How did we end up talking about work at such a sacred and pleasant gathering? How annoying! Three drinks as punishment!”
“Hehe, but, besides stocks and financial markets, we don’t really have much in common to talk about, do we?”
The person who had spoken earlier chuckled, “Besides, to be honest, isn’t talking about money the most exciting and stimulating thing?”
"Uh...it seems...that makes sense." Liang Haiyuan thought for a moment and had to admit,
"Money is indeed the most interesting topic in the world."
'I can talk about games...which dungeon has the best loot, how to beat which boss, which class is strong in PvP...'
Su Hao silently complained in his mind.
Unfortunately, looking around, the people at the table were all dressed in suits and looked very respectable.
They didn't seem like the type to spend time with him hacking monsters and running dungeons in the virtual world, or grinding until dawn for a piece of equipment.
He really didn't understand the world of financial elites.
“Sigh, don’t worry,” Liang Haiyuan waved his hand, analyzing,
“As for the Greek mess, I don’t think it will escalate to a real default or sovereign debt default, no matter how badly it gets.”
“Yeah, I think so too. After all, the impact would be too huge; the entire Eurozone would suffer, and no one can afford that responsibility.”
“You can’t be so absolute!” another person objected,
“Have you forgotten what happened back then? Everyone thought Russia was fine, but then they just defaulted, suddenly declaring a sovereign debt default. That caused such a huge uproar! Global markets were thrown into chaos!”
Greece…Greece…
Su Hao’s mind involuntarily flashed back to the information he had seen in the company’s internal research report.
The Greek government owes the International Monetary Fund approximately 1.6 billion euros, and the repayment deadline is fast approaching.
But so far, it’s still a “no money, take my life” situation, with no sign of a solution in sight.
Even more critically, this is the third time Greece has turned to the international community for aid, yet their economic situation remains stagnant.
The recovery is extremely slow, and the mountain of debt is snowballing faster than a ticking time bomb.
"What if... I mean, what if," Li Huilin whispered, raising an unsettling hypothetical scenario,
"They really just give up, completely reckless, and declare default?"
"That would be pure suicide! They'd flip the table and quit!" Liang Haiyuan immediately explained, his tone serious.
“Once a sovereign default is declared, it's essentially equivalent to being automatically kicked out of the Eurozone. That would cause severe upheaval in the entire European political landscape and economic order, a sharp rise in geopolitical tensions, and could even trigger military conflict and national security crises…”
Su Hao listened absentmindedly to the discussion, his head down, his fingers flying across his phone screen, quickly browsing various analytical articles about the Greek debt crisis.
A variety of sensational headlines and opinions emerged:
Some experts warned that a Greek default would lead to a sharp decline in its defense capabilities, thereby increasing the risk of military conflict with Turkey;
Some analyses predicted that internal conflicts within Europe would intensify, and political divisions would worsen;
Even in the worst-case scenario, it could trigger a local war… and so on.
However, most of these analyses were considered “extreme scenario scenarios” and “low-probability events.”
The prevailing view in the market, or rather, the general expectation of most institutions, remains:
Greece will most likely, like in the previous two instances, reach a new agreement with the EU and IMF at the last minute, secure new bailout funds, and ultimately avoid default.
After all, no one wants to see the Eurozone behemoth collapse, triggering a global financial tsunami.
"Ugh! So annoying! So annoying!" Liang Haiyuan slammed his hand on the table, interrupting the increasingly serious discussion.
"We finally got out for a meal to relax, but how did we end up back to work again! Even the alcohol doesn't taste good anymore!"
He grumbled.
"Let's talk about something cheerful! We're all sure to get big bonuses this time, right? We have to thank our manager! Thanks to him! Think about it, what are you going to do with this huge sum? Buy a house? Buy a car? Or travel the world?"
"Ah—!" Someone immediately beamed with delight, as if they could already see the bonus notification in their account.
"Ever since we cleared out our positions, that feeling of pure bliss and my account balance skyrocketing... I'm still so excited I can't sleep at night!"
"But...but the bonuses haven't actually been paid out yet...and it's still a long way from the company's official settlement and disbursement date."
Someone more calmly reminded him.
"What's there to be afraid of! The manager already said our funds are temporarily untouched, just leave them there." Liang Haiyuan waved his hand dismissively.
"Doesn't that mean this amazing performance is already locked in? The bonus can't just disappear, can it?"
Everyone excitedly imagined the "wonderful life" that would come with receiving that enormous bonus that could change their lives, and the atmosphere became lively and noisy again.
However, Su Hao seemed somewhat absent-minded, his fingers still unconsciously swiping across his phone screen.
"Manager?" Li Huilin, sitting next to him, noticed his unusual behavior and asked in a concerned whisper,
"What have you been staring at your phone about since earlier? Is... something urgent at home?"
Su Hao took a deep breath and slowly turned off his phone screen.
It wasn't something urgent at home...
It was from the moment he started seriously reading those analyses about the Greek debt crisis:
A chilling sensation, so familiar it sent shivers down his spine, made his scalp tingle, made the hairs on his body stand on end, and quickened his blood flow—like a faint electric current—surging upwards.
This feeling…it was so familiar!
Exactly the same intense premonition he'd had before regarding the deal!
He hesitated for a few seconds, a fierce internal struggle raging between reason and some more primal impulse.
Finally, he looked up, his gaze sweeping over his team members still lost in joy and fantasy, and slowly spoke.
His voice wasn't loud, but it instantly drowned out all the noise in the room:
“…Um, shall we…go in again tomorrow…and give it a try?”
“Huh?”
“What the hell?”
Instantly, the smiles on everyone's faces froze, replaced by utter shock and disbelief.
"Manager...didn't you just say...the funds wouldn't be held for now, that we should take a break and play it safe?"
Liang Haiyuan was the first to react, stammering.
"Yes, I did say that..."
Su Hao nodded, licking his slightly dry lips, but his eyes gleamed with a strange, almost fanatical light.
That's right, logically speaking, it's best to take the profits and secure this astonishing profit—enough to make anyone envious for a lifetime—into your pocket.
Then take a long vacation and enjoy life; that's the safest, wisest, and most logical choice.
That way, just like Liang Haiyuan said, that astronomical bonus would be firmly in his grasp.
But...but...
He couldn't resist!
When playing games, even knowing that opening boxes, drawing cards, and getting equipment are all games of probability, traps, and nine out of ten times you lose!
But he still couldn't resist pressing that damn button again and again, seeking that heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping thrill.
Now, this feeling…
seemed even stronger than getting a top-tier piece of equipment!
More exciting!
More... intoxicating!
'Damn it, am I just a hopeless gambler at heart? A dopamine addict?' Su Hao cursed himself inwardly.
He grinned, revealing a smile that made every team member's heart stop and their spine chill. That smile carried a hint of madness, a hint of excitement, and an all-powerful confidence:
'How about we… play something exciting?'
As soon as he finished speaking,
the pupils of all the team members at the table widened in shock!
Their eyes bulged, as if they had heard some otherworldly fantasy, their jaws nearly dropping into the scalding hot barbecue grill in front of them.
Want to try something exciting?
With that... 250 million RMB...?