Chapter 86: A Triumph!

The moment the "exhaust gas scandal" broke out, Huang Fengwen of Fanghuan Investment felt a huge weight lift from his heart, and he kept muttering:
"Damn it, they're finally here!"
He knew it; Su Hao wasn't out of his mind to risk his entire fortune on short selling!
He was holding a trump card, certain that something earth-shattering was about to happen!
Thinking about this, Huang Fengwen felt incredibly happy, even more so than drinking iced mung bean soup on a sweltering summer day.
At the same time, a thought popped into his head.
He turned to Liu Zhuo beside him and chuckled:
"Hey Lao Liu, did you sell that beat-up Volkswagen you had?"
"Hehe, Chairman Huang, after hearing your words, I made a snap decision and sold it at the peak!"
Liu Zhuo grinned smugly, his back teeth showing.
"Now, car prices have plummeted, they're practically worth scrap metal! I'm laughing my head off!"
Chairman Huang sighed, pursing his lips.
"If only we had this kind of awareness when we trade stocks, we could sell at the peak."
Huang Fengwen hadn't gathered all the company's senior executives here for jokes.
He cleared his throat, his expression turning serious.
"Gentlemen, I'm sure you all understand the current situation, right?
Those idiots at Zhongda have brought this upon themselves, creating a huge mess! Their stock price has already collapsed by 30%!
What's even more troublesome is that the German financial regulators have their eyes on this and are closely monitoring it."
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is known in Europe for its strict, even nitpicky, approach.
The "emissions scandal" sent the stock prices of many major companies plummeting, sending the entire German stock market into chaos and widespread devastation.
The crucial point is that amidst this chaos, a small group of people not only didn't lose money, but actually made a fortune!
It's like dancing on someone else's grave!
Who?
Who else could it be!
Of course, it's the mysterious forces that had positioned themselves to short the market beforehand!
"What's the public opinion like in Germany right now?" Huang Fengwen asked.
A well-informed executive immediately chimed in:
“Chairman Huang, according to our people’s investigation…
Even before the ‘emissions scandal’ broke, there were rumors circulating in the market that a mysterious fund was aggressively shorting Zhongda.
While they didn’t yet know which institution it was or what positions they were using,
the overall short position data and the huge pending orders on certain contracts suggested something unusual.”
Another executive added:
“So, many people in Germany are saying that
someone must have received inside information in advance to precisely place heavy bets and maliciously short the stock before the collapse.
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is also investigating in this direction.”
This was what Huang Fengwen was truly worried about!
The stock market is always a place where “one success is built on the bones of countless others.”
The vast majority lose everything, while a small minority make a fortune.
Once a situation of "a few reveling while the majority go bankrupt" arises, it easily ignites public outrage.
What often follows is a grand spectacle of "witch hunts" and "scapegoating."
Financial regulators, after all, have to consider the surging public opinion. Even without concrete evidence, they have to put on a show of investigation to give the public an explanation.
And if they happen to run into someone eager for political achievements, they might try to forcibly find an unlucky scapegoat and fabricate a crime!
The biggest problem right now is that the "mastermind" these Germans are looking for, the culprit they believe "ambushed and stole national wealth," is none other than Fanghuan Investment!
"What are the chances that Fanghuan Investment will be implicated in this mess?"
Huang Fengwen asked in a deep voice, his eyes sharp as an eagle.
The senior executive in charge of risk control smiled confidently:
"Chairman Huang, rest assured, the probability of anything going wrong is infinitesimally close to zero!"
That's right, even though Fang Huan Investment spent a whopping seven billion on short selling and made a fortune, they managed to absolve themselves completely, leaving no trace whatsoever!
"That kid Su Hao... no, Director Su, he's practically a prodigy!"
The executive's tone was filled with amazement and admiration when he mentioned Su Hao, almost to the point of prostration.
"His scheme was flawless, so ingenious it sent chills down your spine!
He fragmented our funds, cleverly diluting them across dozens of funds worldwide through a dazzling array of channels, so no one could even detect Fanghuan Investment's involvement!"
Another vice president, well-versed in overseas operations, nodded in agreement:
"Exactly! From the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority's perspective:
This is at most a group of funds known for their aggressive, high-risk investments, who, in their daily 'gambling' operations...
just got lucky, stumbled upon this 'landmine' of Zhongda!
No one could have imagined that there was an invisible hand manipulating things behind the scenes!"
Su Hao's "deception and covert operation" was executed with unparalleled skill!
Instead of directly targeting the German market, he poured all his money into well-known, high-risk, high-return short-selling funds.
These funds, known for their risky tactics, "happened" to be heavily shorting major players.
Even if an investigation were conducted, it would only trace back to these funds.
This completely obscured the source of the funds, making it impossible for anyone to trace him back to!
"This kid is terrifyingly cunning; every step he takes is meticulously planned!"
Liu Zhuo had to admit defeat, clicking his tongue in amazement:
"He's clearly treating the German stock market like his own backyard, ready to fleece us however he wants!
To be honest, it used to be our domestic investors who were always getting fleeced by foreign capital,
but now the tables have turned, and it's our turn to fleece the foreign investors. This feeling…
Hey, it's exciting, and it's kind of smug!"
Liu Zhuo's words resonated with everyone.
For years, the A-share market has seen a lot of international speculative capital "withdrawing" funds.
In 2015, they manipulated the futures market, reaping 200 billion yuan worth of shares in three days;
In 2018, the vaccine scandal wiped out Hengrui Medicine, wiping out 30 billion yuan in losses.
In 2020, a premium-driven attack on SMIC wiped out hundreds of billions of yuan in financing.
In 2021, carbon neutrality boosted the photovoltaic sector, only to be followed by a sharp sell-off that halved the value of Sungrow Power.
In 2024, the AI ​​hype surrounding iFlytek wiped out 12 billion yuan in a single day.
They manipulated the market at will, decimating countless small investors, leaving them destitute, then absconding with the money, leaving behind a mess.
But now?
It's the Germans' turn to be dumbfounded!
They never dreamed that a group of "black-haired, yellow-skinned" Easterners would use their most proficient financial methods to "plunder" them, leaving them completely disoriented and bewildered!