Chapter 629: Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas

The densely packed list of companies, like an endless net, was almost suffocating.
However, Su Hao didn't need to worry too much.
"...!"
The instant his gaze swept across the list, a sudden change occurred!
As if a hidden quest in a game had been triggered, golden highlights began to appear on the names of each company!
His intuition!
That unreasonable, illogical, and data-analysis-surpassing cheat code, comparable to divine revelation, was fully activated at this moment!
It told him in the simplest and most direct way which lucky ones to fund!
"Chairman Su, I believe we should prioritize rescuing the largest blue-chip stocks; they are the cornerstone of the market.
Our team has also compiled a separate recommendation list; you can take a look..."
Liang Haiyuan was still earnestly offering his mortal analysis, but unfortunately, his voice was directly blocked by Su Hao's mental firewall.
At this moment, Su Hao was immersed in an intense, electrifying intuition.
His fingers danced across the screen like afterimages, precisely targeting each flashing company name as if playing a music game.
“…”
All the employees in the office held their breath, afraid to even exhale.
They simply stared blankly at their Chairman Su, performing this "divine operation" beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
***
“Mr. President, the war on the smaller empire is essentially over.”
This tiresome war had finally come to an end.
But the President of the United States showed no joy; the atmosphere in the office remained incredibly oppressive.
Because everyone knew that the end of this war was only because another, far more terrible disaster had begun.
If it weren't for the earth-shattering internal strife that erupted within the empire, the fighting on the front lines between the two countries might have continued for another ten years.
“I'd rather they were still fighting,” the President of the United States said wearily, pinching the bridge of his nose.
The internal strife between the Empire and North Korea is like two giant psychopaths playing with nuclear weapons in their own living room, threatening to set the entire world on fire at any moment!
In comparison, the war between the major and minor powers, at least still within a controllable range, seems like a paradise.
"The Middle East isn't peaceful either. Judah has started airstrikes again; the situation is very tense."
"Compared to the Empire and North Korea, the Middle East situation is at most like kindergarten kids fighting over candy."
Once upon a time, the Middle East, that powder keg, was considered the most dangerous region in the world.
But now, with those two countries wreaking havoc in their own backyard, nobody cares about the trivialities of the Middle East anymore.
"By the way, you all watched that live stream, right?" The President of the United States changed the subject, asking his aides behind him.
"You mean Su Hao from Fang Huan Investment?"
"Yes. How did it feel?"
"Excuse my bluntness, Mr. President... it was a speech so sincere it shook my very soul.
I always thought 'sincerity is the only killer move' was just empty platitudes, but today I finally understand what that feels like."
"That's right. Although Fang Huan's past scandals could fill a book like the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*...
But this time, I can sense that they truly seem to have prioritized profit over saving the world."
The President of the United States knows his advisors all too well.
These people are all incredibly shrewd; they've always kept their distance from Fang Huan's investments, showing absolutely no goodwill towards them.
But even these seasoned veterans have been deeply impressed by Su Hao's sincerity... no, his acting skills!
It seems understandable why ordinary people outside praise Su Hao like a god.
"Perfect timing, Fang Huan just sent over a list—the list of companies they're planning to acquire on a large scale this time," one of the advisors said.
"Oh? Have you studied it?"
"No, I brought it to you to report immediately, but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet.
However, I think that to save the global market, we must first boost the M-shares;
And to boost the M-shares, the most urgent task is to save those most influential tech giants, isn't it?
Otherwise, those banks we've stopped from forced liquidation will collectively hang themselves."
This analysis is a calculated move, the right path, a conclusion any rational economist would reach.
First, revive the few Godzillas of the US, let the M-shares dragon take flight again, and other countries' stock markets will naturally be intimidated by its might and recover accordingly.
However…
"Hmm…?"
When the US president's gaze fell on the document in his hand, the expression on his face gradually changed from "understanding" to "confusion," finally settling on "Holy crap!"
The names of the companies on the list were completely unexpected.
Most of them were small companies he, the busy president, had never heard of before!
"Wait, this document... are you sure it wasn't sent to the wrong person?"
"Yes, absolutely, Mr. President, it came from Fang Huan's encrypted channels."
"But this thing... you call this a bailout list? This is clearly poverty alleviation in the countryside!"
"Huh?"
The aides also curiously leaned over, and when they saw the contents of the list, each of them looked as if they had been struck by lightning.
"No... this is...!"
"What the hell? Instead of saving those dying giants, they're going to support these small fry rotting in the mud?"
"So? You tell me," the president looked up, his eyes filled with the implication that "someone explain this to me,"
"Will this list save the market?"
All the aides shook their heads in unison.
"Absolutely impossible! Mr. President, if their goal is truly to bail out the market, this is the most foolish investment strategy in history!
We must stabilize the market first, and save the big companies first! That's common sense!"
Of course, the list wasn't entirely devoid of large companies.
But one crystal-clear commonality sent chills down everyone's spines.
"All...all those large companies that, due to their plummeting stock prices, are burdened with massive debts to banks and on the verge of forced liquidation, have all been precisely removed from the list!"
"What does this mean?" The president's voice was terrifyingly low.
"It means...they intend to use this opportunity to completely destroy those large companies, to wipe them out entirely!"
A staff member's voice trembled.
"For other companies, all the major funds are frantically selling off their shares; they can easily pick up plenty of cheap shares on the secondary market.
But for companies like Stella, where most of the equity is highly concentrated in one person's hands, even with a bailout, it's difficult to gain control through conventional means. So..."
"So, they simply removed them from the list as a bargaining chip.
He's telling those people, either kneel down and call him 'daddy' now, handing over all their shares;
or watch helplessly as the bank liquidates them, and then he'll collect their corpses at rock-bottom prices!"
"Yes! Mr. President," the staff member said decisively,
"Otherwise, this list simply doesn't make sense!
The intention is blatant, utterly undisguised!
The sinister intent and chilling killing intent are crystal clear!"