Chapter 91: Standing Higher Than Them!

Dear readers, I feel that adding too many chapters yesterday definitely affected the quality of the story.
Several readers left comments criticizing me yesterday, and I humbly accept them all.
I also feel that the last two chapters yesterday weren't well-written. I feel I let everyone down.
This morning I deleted chapters 89 and 90 and rewrote them. Those who followed the update last night might not have seen them; you can go back and check them.
In the future, I think I should be more cautious and prioritize the quality of the story!
I'll update two chapters now, and another one tomorrow morning. Thank you again for your support! Love you all!!
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"Boss, we've arrived." The driver's voice pulled Shen Zekai back to reality from his turbulent thoughts.
Shen Zekai slowly opened his eyes, a deep darkness settling in them.
He pushed open the car door, stopping just before stepping into the meeting room filled with shareholders who would decide his fate.
He took a deep breath, the icy air rushing into his lungs, then slowly exhaling, carrying away the last trace of hesitation.
Once he pushed open this door, took that one more step forward,
there would be no turning back.
He would sever all ties with his father, his brother, and even the entire deeply rooted Shen family, becoming their sworn enemies, locked in a life-or-death struggle!
Was it really worth it?
To exchange the affections of his closest relatives and the glory of his family for that supreme power?
“…”
The hesitation lasted less than three seconds.
Shen Zekai's eyes suddenly narrowed, instantly becoming incredibly cold and resolute, without the slightest hesitation or wavering!
He forcefully pushed open the heavy door, with an unwavering and resolute aura, and resolutely walked inside!
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In the history of the financial world, someone once shorted the British pound, a short order of ten billion US dollars crashing down like a mountain!
Ten billion!
US dollars!
Even today, that's over 70 billion RMB!
That was at the end of the last century. Ten billion US dollars had a much higher value and purchasing power than it does now!
With that single, devastating blow, the British government was brought to its knees, surrendering and begging for mercy.
Even more incredible, this ten billion US dollar short position quickly yielded a 10% profit!
In just one day!
A legendary feat!
"If you ask me, Mr. Su, your operation is legendary!"
One employee's eyes were filled with fervent admiration for Su Hao.
"Legendary? More than legendary! If you ask me, Mr. Su's unfathomable investment skills, his vision, his boldness—you won't find another like him in the whole world!" Another employee's flattery was even more excessive.
That currency crisis left Britain humiliated and offered numerous lessons for subsequent global financial regulation.
Countries, especially Britain, began building more comprehensive regulatory frameworks, fearing further mishaps that could trigger systemic risks.
But ultimately, rules are rules, not rules.
If any prey shows a weakness or falters, those capitalist wolves, with a nose more sensitive than hyenas and methods more ruthless than vultures, will pounce like madmen and tear it to shreds.
Relying on a few flimsy laws...
Can you really protect the meat on the chopping block?
Can you really stop the fangs of capital?
That's utterly delusional!
"President Su, considering the diversified fund allocation, the transaction costs through various channels, and the miscellaneous fees and service charges from short-selling funds…
Our current confirmed profit is approximately…"
Liu Bo, reporting, trembled slightly.
"Ten billion!"
"Hiss—!" A collective gasp filled the office, like a collective asthma attack.
It hasn't even been a few days, and this small team… has already entered the "ten billion club"?!
However, ten billion sounds like an astronomical figure, but in the eyes of true investment giants, it's just that.
Globally, the world's largest asset management company is BlackRock, managing over 10 trillion US dollars…
Converted to our currency, that's over seventy trillion yuan!
Just thinking about it makes my scalp crawl.
Of course, most of the money in their hands doesn't belong to the asset management company itself, but to their clients.
However, even with client money, the fund operates according to their own strategies.
With a flurry of dazzling maneuvers, their influence in the market is absolutely not to be underestimated; every move they make can create a huge stir!
Every time Su Hao sees those behemoths many orders of magnitude higher than himself, a surge of ambition rises within him:
"One day, I will stand at that level! No, I will stand even higher than them!"
As the ancients said:
Aim high, and you will achieve something;
Aim for the middle, and you will achieve less;
Aim low, and you will achieve nothing.
In other words, one should always have dreams, and the bigger the better—what if they come true?
“Oh, right, Mr. Su.” Liu Bo handed over a thick file. “This is the information you specifically requested.”
“From Changqing Group?”
“Yes.”
According to the intelligence gathered by the research team working overtime and digging deep:
The actual control of Changqing Group is indeed in the hands of a company called ‘Changqing Global Trust’ located in the Cayman Islands.
Moreover, this Changqing Global Trust is currently an unlisted “sole proprietorship,” shrouded in mystery.
It is said that this is to ensure absolute control over the entire Changqing business empire.
The patriarch of Changqing Group deliberately made “Changqing Global Trust” a private company.
Then he distributed his shares to his staunch allies who were closely aligned with him.
"Acquiring shares of Changqing Global Trust on the open market is harder than climbing to heaven; the only hope lies in off-exchange trading.
But the number of shares circulating in the market is pitifully small. Even if a few occasionally appear, it's simply not enough to gather the 'critical minority votes' needed to influence the board."
Su Hao's gaze swept quickly across the list of all the companies under the Changqing Group.
In other words, the key is to find equity related to 'Changqing Global Trust'—
"Hmm?"
Su Hao's pen moved across the document, scrutinizing each line. Suddenly, in an inconspicuous spot, his hand abruptly stopped!
'Jinkun Holdings?'
A company called Jinkun Holdings recently listed an asset for sale on the over-the-counter market.
What they were selling was their stake in an "industrial holding company."
This company offered pitifully low dividends, wasn't publicly listed, and was completely ignored.
They were listing 17% of the shares in this "industrial holding company," valued at approximately two billion.
Judging by these terms alone, it was the worst of the worst, even a dog wouldn't want it.
Who would be a sucker for shares in a company that struggled to even go public?
The fact that it had been listed on the over-the-counter market for so long without any takers speaks volumes.
But Su Hao's hand, hovering over the words "Jinkun Holdings," seemed to be held firmly by a powerful magnet, refusing to move.
His pen sank deeper and deeper, as if trying to poke a hole in the thin A4 paper, silently declaring:
You're the one!
I've been looking for you for ages, and I've finally found you!