After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future-Chapter 992: Golden Science Index Goes Live

"I don’t expect you to make any guarantees, just offer a piece of advice: think twice before acting, plan carefully before moving."

Lu Liang noticed that Meng Changkun and the Zhang Brothers were eager to respond to his call, but he shook his head slightly, indicating no need.

After all, the word was out, and anyone who had the guts and dared challenge his authority could go ahead and try.

"He’s really arrogant." Little Wang stared blankly, looking at the exceedingly arrogant Lu Liang, his face full of envy.

It’s worth noting that the people present here are not fringe players. Take Little Red Book’s Mao Wenchao for example; as soon as the Hong Kong stock market opens tomorrow, he will become a billionaire.

And people like him, there are at least ten present, yet in the face of Lu Liang’s blatant warning, not one dared utter a sound.

"That’s how a real man should be." Meng Changkun couldn’t help but sigh, remembering the scene when he first met Lu Liang at Tangchen Yipin.

You could say he witnessed Lu Liang’s transformation from a humble, ant-like figure to a pinnacle of power.

"Since no one has anything to say, let’s agree happily to that."

Lu Liang wore a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, his gaze sweeping across the crowd: "I wish everyone a pleasant evening, eat well, drink well, rest well. We’ll see each other at Golden Science Exchange tomorrow!"

After he spoke, he put down the microphone, stepped down from the podium, greeted Chen Jiebin and Shi Meilun, and left the venue.

As Lu Liang left, the oppressive atmosphere lifted. Someone couldn’t help but mutter to themselves: "Who does he think he is? In six months, we’ll sell if we want to sell, and there’s nothing he can do about it."

He thought that saying this would at least get some agreement, making him seem less cowardly, but everyone looked at him as if he were a fool.

One by one, they intentionally distanced themselves from him, lest they get caught in the storm when lightning strikes.

Even though they were displeased within, they wouldn’t express it now, at least not until six months later.

If by then, the Golden Science Index couldn’t recover, their collective sell-off would leave Lu Liang unable to force them to go down with the market.

"Mr. Jia, why didn’t you speak when Mr. Lu was here?" Meng Changkun squinted his eyes, walked up to the other, and questioned. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Mr. Meng, don’t be offended; Old Jia just drank too much." A friend acquainted with Mr. Jia quickly stepped forward with a smile to smooth things over.

While speaking, he kept signaling Mr. Jia, having noticed that Chen Jiebin and Shi Meilun were also inadvertently looking his way, clearly showing their alignment with Lu Liang.

In Xiangjiang’s small territory, especially within the financial markets, Lu Liang could bring down a company more easily than crushing an ant.

"Sorry, I misspoke."

Cold sweat broke out on Mr. Jia, who quickly picked up the liquor on the table, filled a glass to the brim, and downed it in one go: "I will drink, and you do as you please."

Yet after one glass, Meng Changkun showed no reaction, and Little Wang watched him with a playful look.

Mr. Jia steeled himself, clenched his teeth, and downed three more glasses in quick succession, his eyes flushed, and stars appearing before him.

Just then, Chen Jiebin seemed to notice the situation for the first time and rushed forward to advise: "Mr. Jia, you shouldn’t drink this much even if you’re happy. You have to ring the bell tomorrow morning."

"Go to sleep, we need to get up early tomorrow." Meng Changkun smiled with a shrug, exchanged greetings with a few acquaintances, and then left the venue with Little Wang.

As time passed, the people in the venue dwindled.

Chen Jiebin saw everyone off, standing guard until the last person departed, then left the venue but did not return home; instead, he went to the Tianxing Financial Building.

Having gained permission, Chen Jiebin entered Lu Liang’s office and smiled as he said: "I knew you’d still be here."

"Such headaches." Lu Liang chuckled. The century-old foundation of US stocks is indeed impressive; as soon as the market slightly returned to normal, we were caught unprepared.

"Have you thought about slightly stepping back?" Chen Jiebin tentatively asked.

Hong Kong stocks don’t necessarily have to match US stocks; as long as they’re somewhat stronger than the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Korean Composite Index, it’s enough to be the leader in East Asia.

Lu Liang furrowed his brows and said coldly: "Director Chen, if you hold such thoughts, I advise you to retire early. A third global conflict won’t happen anytime soon, and international resources will only grow scarcer. If you don’t compete, others will grab your share."

"I understand the logic, but what can be done?" Chen Jiebin retorted, his neck stiff as if humiliated, actually trying to draw out Lu Liang’s strategy.

Over the years, his dealings with Lu Liang have been frequent; he knows Lu Liang is indeed arrogant but always with a strong purpose. He never acts or speaks frivolously for appearances.

This evening, Lu Liang dared to issue such an open warning in front of so many people.

Chen Jiebin believes that strength is one aspect; more importantly, Lu Liang has confidence unknown to others.

"Who says there’s no solution..." Lu Liang said somberly, the words on the tip of his tongue, suddenly catching the expectation in Chen Jiebin’s eyes, then squinted and spoke harshly: "Old Chen, are you trying to trick me?"

Chen Jiebin retorted sternly: "What do you mean trick? I’m merely hoping you’ll reveal a little, even if there’s only ten or twenty percent chance of success, I will fully support you. Do you actually think I’m cowardly!"

Lu Liang furrowed his brow, pondered momentarily, and pulled out the latest poll data from Fox, handing it to Chen Jiebin: "Mr. Qiao is currently ahead."

"So?" Chen Jiebin wasn’t surprised to see Old Qiao leading since he had been following the election closely.

Initially, Trump’s reelection seemed certain, but after the pandemic swept through the US, coupled with the Black Lives Matter movement, it was as if he had lost his mind, making one blunder after another, first encouraging citizens to inject disinfectants, and then openly supporting white opposition to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The result was a continuous drop in his poll numbers because many voters didn’t even know what Old Qiao looked like; they merely disliked Trump.

Lu Liang suddenly spoke astonishingly: "Do you think the chaos in the United States will further escalate?"

"Escalate?" Chen Jiebin was startled, unable to help asking, "Are you suggesting a civil war? Is that possible?"

If it were ten years ago, he might have agreed, after all, the United States was at the peak of its power, arrogant and fitting the historical pattern of strong nations often collapsing from within.

But now, East Country has developed, so even though there are internal conflicts within the United States, having an outlet for emotions and a common target of hostility greatly reduces the chances of a civil war breaking out.

For example, wages being too low are blamed on East Country’s dumping, causing domestic manufacturers’ profits to decline or them to go bankrupt, or the disappearance of the Amazon Forest is all because East Country developed heavy industry and doesn’t focus on environmental protection...

Even when cows don’t calve, the blame can be placed on East Country, one could argue that East Country’s development has actually extended the United States’ fortunes.

If it weren’t for East Country’s deterrence, and the United States maintained its behavior from ten years ago, coincide with a pandemic spreading, and the Black Lives Matter movement sweeping across the country, a civil war would have erupted long ago.

"Though it’s hard for a civil war to break out, the chaos could certainly escalate further."

Lu Liang smiled faintly and said in a soft voice, "Trump has offended too many forces during his term; if he can’t be re-elected, he will be held accountable. He is not someone who will sit by and wait to be executed."

Chen Jiebin frowned, "Is this the opportunity you see?"

"Does Director Chen have a better suggestion?" Lu Liang retorted.

Chen Jiebin was silent for a long time and couldn’t help but sigh, "So what are you planning to do?"

If he had a better suggestion, he probably wouldn’t agree to Lu Liang gambling on that elusive opportunity.

Lu Liang said, "Starting next month, Tianxing Finance will fully prepare for an IPO and then wait for the best time to go public."

Chen Jiebin’s frown finally eased a bit; compared to the elusive opportunity, Tianxing Finance’s IPO, a listing on the Golden Science Index, seemed much more reliable.

As he guessed, Tianxing Finance’s listing is Lu Liang’s confidence, and he is also preparing a backup plan, betting on the escalation of chaos in the United States.

"If you need help, just say the word." Chen Jiebin added.

"Who’s helping whom?" Lu Liang smiled meaningfully.

Chen Jiebin coughed dryly and said helplessly, "Just assume you’re helping me by reserving a larger share for Xiangjiang in the settlement."

"No problem." Lu Liang agreed with a smile.

Chen Jiebin thought for a moment and added, "The overseas holding fund should preferably not exceed 20%."

Currently, Lu Liang holds 82.5% of the shares in Tianxing Finance. As a company that is about to go public, especially one with such a large market value, concentrated ownership is not a good thing.

He will definitely use the IPO opportunity to distribute a large portion of the shares, first to ensure the group is not easily taken over and also to serve the purpose of transferring assets.

The big players in Hong Kong typically operate this way, so Chen Jiebin is quite open about asset transfer.

After all, the monk may run away, but the temple won’t; moreover, for an enterprise of Tianxing Financial Group’s size, being native to the East Country is its best home.

Lu Liang has developed to the point that he can’t do without East Country, and similarly, East Country cannot afford the cost of losing Lu Liang.

"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

After their conversation, Chen Jiebin said his goodbyes and left. Lu Liang walked to the elevator to see him off and then returned to his office.

He took out a note from the drawer and stared at the messy handwriting on it for a long time before, as usual, lighting it and tossing it into the ashtray.

The firelight flickered, illuminating the words on the note.

[January 6th, Maga stormed Congress Hill...]

Many future events have been rendered only of reference value due to Lu Liang’s interventions, lacking absolute accuracy. .

The most typical example is Bitcoin, which was originally supposed to reach thirty thousand dollars by the end of the year, but it’s already heading towards forty thousand dollars. Similarly, Tesla, which should have a five hundred billion dollar market value by now, is only lingering around two hundred billion dollars after being acquired by General Motors.

Too many future events have been changed by Lu Liang, but the event of Maga storming Congress Hill, he believes has at least an 85% accuracy.

Because although he intervened, his support for Old Qiao was just the icing on the cake and did not affect the final election result.

So Old Te’s defeat and his incitement of his followers to storm Congress Hill have a very high probability of occurring.

This is why Lu Liang considers it, after the US stock circuit breaker, another significant opportunity for bolstering Hong Kong stocks, and even the most crucial opportunity for laying the foundation for the Golden Science Index’s prosperity.

Because whether it’s a pandemic spreading, or the intensifying Black Lives Matter movement, it only concerns the grassroots, and cannot affect a country’s top structure.

But Maga storming Congress Hill is different; no matter what reason Trump has, it doesn’t change the fact that he is shaking a nation’s stable governance.

A nation with unstable governance loses the fundamental conditions for a prosperous financial market, so Lu Liang will risk Tianxing Finance’s IPO, playing his trump card solely for the Golden Science Index, to carve out an unlimited future.

The next day, at nine thirty in the morning.

The founders of 11 companies gathered and rang the bell simultaneously, representing the official listing of the Golden Science 500 Index on the Hong Kong stock market.

Kunpeng Quick Charge soared first, with an increase of 75.47%, breaking through a market value of 40 billion Hong Kong Dollars, leading the way.

Mixue Ice City followed closely, with an increase of 52.28%, and its market value approaching one hundred billion Hong Kong Dollars, alongside companies like Little Red Book and Suteng Chuangju, all achieving excellent results on their debut.

At nine-thirty, the total market value of the 11 companies was only 34.8 billion US Dollars, equivalent to 271.4 billion Hong Kong Dollars, representing the total market value of the Golden Science 500 Index.

But just one minute later, the total market value of the Golden Science Index reached 403 billion Hong Kong Dollars, with the sector’s single-day gain at 48.52%.