Chapter 84: Fully Automatic AFK Monster Farming Mode!

"My goodness... this feels a bit strange."
The traders under Su Hao, staring at the screen filled with a dense array of diversified investment projects, felt their worldview being shattered like never before.
Since working for Su Hao, this was the first time they'd seen him distribute money so... evenly, like sprinkling pepper.
You know, their brilliant and capable Director Su, even when he did "diversification," would at most have three or four baskets.
Unlike now, a massive sum of seven billion yuan had been split into dozens of parts and invested in dozens of different products.
Director Su actually did diversified investment!
Has the sun risen in the west?
"But then again, strictly speaking, this isn't really diversified investment, is it? After all, the ultimate goal is still Zhongda, isn't it?"
A colleague next to him muttered quietly.
"That's true. But the funds Mr. Su picked this time are all incredibly ruthless.
Those guys probably didn't have much capital on hand. As soon as they got our money, they immediately borrowed stocks through various channels.
Then they were yelling and screaming, frantically shorting!"
"Exactly! They're all the 'fighters' among short-selling funds, and the most ruthless and reckless of them all!
This isn't investing; it's like hiring a bunch of professional assassins to carry out a murder!"
Funds, like people, have personalities.
Some are as gentle as water, seeking stable, steady returns;
Others are like mad dogs on steroids, ready to fight to the death at the slightest provocation, with an extremely aggressive style.
Either you become a legend in one battle, making a fortune;
Or you suffer a complete defeat, losing everything.
There's no middle ground.
This time, Su Hao specifically targeted the latter type of "do or die" gamblers.
This also meant that once the money was invested, he couldn't directly control the subsequent operations.
He could only leave it to fate and wait for the outcome.
"We're frantically shorting, so why is Zhongda's stock price still soaring like it's on drugs?"
Someone stared at the candlestick chart, their palms sweating, feeling like their heart was about to jump out of their throat.
"I guess the retail investors in Germany... they've got wind of it too, they know there are 'foreign reactionary forces' shorting their favorite stocks."
An experienced veteran analyzed,
"That's why they're itching to go against us! This contrarian mentality will actually push the stock price even higher."
Which institution has established a short position in which stock is a core secret, generally not disclosed to the public.
After all, if this information leaks out, it's like shouting "Fire at me!" on the battlefield—pure suicide.
However, the market's short-selling volume and open interest ratio are available.
While it's unclear which bastard is stabbing us in the back, a sudden surge in short positions in a particular stock, combined with recent trading volume, makes it easy for anyone with a discerning eye to guess the reason.
Retail investors aren't stupid either.
Right now, stock forums and chat groups in Germany are probably in an uproar, with all sorts of rumors flying around:
Have you heard?
Some short sellers dared to mess with our rising, unstoppable Zhongda!
Brothers! Kill them!
Thus, the crowd was in an uproar, and retail investors generously opened their wallets, pushing the stock price up even further.
Sometimes, these guys don't do this entirely for the money.
They simply think... crushing the short sellers is fun! Exciting!
The stock market is always a place where emotions outweigh reason.
So, the guys in Su Hao's department, watching Zhongda's stock price grow stronger day by day, with buy orders pouring in, were trembling with fear.
If this continued, those seven billion yuan would probably evaporate into thin air without a trace!
They spent several days in this state of trepidation, each day feeling like an eternity.
Until one day—
“Holy crap! Did everyone see the news?! Breaking news!” A gasp shattered the early morning silence of the office.
“Yes, I saw it! It just popped up! A bombshell has dropped in California!”
In the office, all the employees of the elite department, who clocked in promptly at 6 AM—the veritable “kings of punctuality”—were now huddled around their computer screens, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.
Just now, thousands of miles away in California, a shocking scandal broke that could shake the global automotive industry and financial markets!
[Volkswagen has been exposed for using cheating software to falsify nitrogen oxide emissions data between test modes and real-world driving, with discrepancies reaching tens of times, exceeding US environmental standards by 40 times!
This constitutes a clear violation of the law, and the US government, in conjunction with relevant departments, will completely ban the sale of Volkswagen vehicles in the US!]
Volkswagen, the pride of the German automotive industry and an industry leader, has actually committed such a shocking scandal!
Cheating with software, falsifying exhaust emission data!
Moreover, the amount of falsification is a staggering fortyfold!
This is blatantly treating consumers and regulatory agencies worldwide like fools!
"Holy crap! Emissions scandal?! And fortyfold?! Have these bastards eaten the gall of a bear and a leopard?"
"The news says they've been hiding this for more than just a day or two!"
"They dare to do something like this? Aren't they afraid of being exposed and having their ancestral graves dug up?"
"Who would have thought that such a seemingly respectable company like Jones would do something so despicable!"
Wait!
Now is not the time for such lamentations!
Now that such a shocking scandal has been exposed, Jones' stock price…
Can it possibly be good?
Even a fool would know it's going to plummet like an avalanche!
"Hurry! Has the German stock market opened yet?
Our investments must have made a lot of money, right?
Everyone, get into position! Be ready to act! Hurry! I need to ask General Manager Su..."
Liang Haiyuan in the department was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, jumping up and down, just about to direct everyone to act quickly.
Just then, the office door creaked open.
Su Hao strode in with steady steps, meeting Liang Haiyuan's anxious and flustered eyes.
"Uh, General Manager Su..." Liang Haiyuan was taken aback.
Su Hao, a sly smile playing on his lips, waved his hand dismissively:
"What's the panic, Liang Haiyuan? Right now, we don't need to do anything, do we?"
"Huh?" Liang Haiyuan was completely bewildered.
Don't need to do anything? What did that mean?
Were they just going to watch their sure-fire success slip away?
Liang Haiyuan watched Su Hao's nonchalant figure disappear into the depths of the office, repeatedly pondering his words.
Suddenly, he slapped his thigh, a look of sudden realization spreading across his face!
"Damn it! That's right!"
We're fucking…
Now we're in fully automated, AFK grinding mode!