Chapter 195: Unafraid of Threats

Zhuo! Don't refuse a toast and then drink the penalty! Zhang Jun glared at Zhuo Wenyuan with a ferocious expression, a sinister smile on his lips, and threatened word by word: "If you don't help us sell the stocks today, I'll post your lewd video online for the whole country to see your wonderful performance."

Manager Zhang, even if you put the video online, I won't use company money to buy your stocks. Zhuo Wenyuan remained unmoved; even if the indecent video were posted online, his offense would merely be a personal conduct issue.

If we use company funds to buy Zhang Jun's stocks and it subsequently causes serious financial damage to the company, he would lose not only his job but also face legal sanctions.

Zhuo, you'd better think carefully about the consequences! Seeing Zhuo Wenyuan unmoved, Zhang Jun intensified his tone and threatened again.

Zhuo Wenyuan sighed and spoke frankly: "Manager Zhang, the company's transaction records are regularly inspected by regulators. If I illegally help you cash out for profit, it will be discovered within days. Then not only will I be punished, but you won't escape responsibility either. The funds siphoned out, including your principal, will be frozen. Can you bear such risk?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jun's face darkened. He and Zhang Peng had sworn before Zhang Daguo that they would earn a hundred million within a month, which is how they secured over ninety million yuan for stock trading. If these funds were frozen due to violations, the Zhang Group's capital chain would also break. The resulting consequences were too dreadful to even contemplate.

Zhuo, you must think of a solution. Even if we can't make money, we can't just watch ourselves get trapped, can we?

Zhuo Wenyuan didn't want to turn against him for now, thought a moment, and said: "There are only two options now. First, sell off to cut losses—this might erase yesterday's gains. Second, wait for market changes, then slowly sell after the stock rebounds. Of course, this is also risky. If someone else pulls out before us, the stock could fall further."

Upon hearing that the stock might fall further, Zhang Jun without hesitation chose to sell his shares at twenty-one yuan.

However, this time it was strange. After selling only one million shares, the stock hit the limit down directly!

Zhang Jun was dumbfounded. How could this happen? Why does the stock fall slowly when others sell, but plunge fast when he sells? Who is working against him?

Manager Zhang, why not wait a bit? Maybe the stock will rise tomorrow? Zhuo Wenyuan comforted Zhang Jun on the surface, but inwardly he felt pleased. Seeing the opponent choose to dump large volumes in an unstable seller's market, he had already guessed the outcome.

Maybe? Can you guarantee the stock will definitely rise tomorrow? What if it hits limit down again? Zhang Jun looked at Zhuo Wenyuan with a murderous glare. Had it not been that this was the other's turf, he would have already started throwing punches.

Zhuo Wenyuan said without changing expression: "Manager Zhang, the stock market is inherently unpredictable; I can't guarantee it will rise."

Zhang Jun, angry and embarrassed, slammed the table and shouted: "Then you must think of something! Aren't you an expert?"

Zhuo Wenyuan snorted coldly inside, thinking of him as an expert only now? Since the other side still holds leverage over him, he didn't want to break ties unless absolutely necessary.

After thinking a while longer, he immediately had a plan: "Manager Zhang, buy one million shares at the limit-down price to push the price up, then sell another one million shares and push it up again. Theoretically, you'd still profit."

Zhang Jun considered it, found it reasonable, but also had a concern: "What if I buy one million shares and the price still doesn't rise?"

Zhuo Wenyuan replied: "I can't guarantee that either. But right now this is your only way to save yourself. Think about it!"

Zhang Jun stared at the jumble of numbers on the computer screen, caught in a dilemma.

Buy? Or not buy?

Just as he was still hesitating, a bunch of low-price sell orders on the ask side were swept away, and the stock rose again to twenty yuan.

At that moment, both Zhang Jun and Zhuo Wenyuan fell silent.

Adding to the position at this price would raise the cost by one yuan; not adding would leave the shares losing another yuan.

This is deadly!

Zhuo Manager, what should we do now? Zhang Jun, no longer arrogant, looked at Zhuo Wenyuan with a pleading gaze.

Buy! Keep pushing up the bullish sentiment so the stock can rise quickly. Zhuo Wenyuan could only let Zhang Jun take a gamble at this point. If the stock remained stuck in this neither-up-nor-down state, he would feel just as bad. After all, Dongjiang Securities holds more shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry!

Zhang Jun had no choice either; he could only place a buy order for ten thousand lots at twenty yuan to lift the price. His move worked well—the stock of Xingcheng Heavy Industry immediately jumped back to twenty-one yuan.

At that moment, he quickly placed a sell order for one million shares at twenty-one yuan.

Waiting for a sucker to take over.

But he waited and waited; by the morning close, no one took his sell orders, and the stock fell to twenty-five tenths (20.5) yuan.

Zhuo, look at your lousy idea—I'm trapped again! Zhang Jun furiously grabbed Zhuo Wenyuan's white shirt collar with his left hand, his right hand poised to punch, but Zhang Peng quickly blocked him.

Xiaojun, calm down!

Calm down? How can I calm down? At this moment Zhang Jun wouldn't listen to advice, straining to break free from Zhang Peng's restraint to hit Zhuo Wenyuan. Unfortunately his strength was inferior, so he could only give up.

Zhuo Wenyuan offered no resistance; this was his turf, and he truly wasn't afraid of Zhang Jun striking. If he could get Zhang Jun detained, he could then ask Yexin for help, perhaps making it easier to retrieve the indecent video from the other side.

Unfortunately, Zhang Peng's intervention ruined Zhuo Wenyuan's beautiful dream.

Both Zhang managers, the stock market has no invincible generals—losing today, winning tomorrow is normal. If you can't bear this pressure, just liquidate your positions and get out early!

You make it sound easy! Zhang Jun snorted, glared at Zhuo Wenyuan with a furious face, and loudly questioned: "Then how should we deal with the money we lost? Could it just vanish for nothing?"

Facing Zhang Jun's questioning, Zhuo Wenyuan remained unusually calm: "Manager Zhang, you should first calm down. When you opened your accounts, our company had already provided you with a detailed risk disclosure statement, clearly outlining the various risks of stock market investment. At the time you raised no objections, which means you tacitly acknowledged your own capacity to bear such risks. Hence, incurring losses now is inevitable."

Zhang Jun hadn't expected Zhuo Wenyuan to show no willingness to take responsibility; furious, he lunged again, grabbing the other's shirt collar, and threatened menacingly: "Zhuo, do you believe I'll post your lewd video online right now?"

Seeing Zhang Jun repeatedly threaten him with the video, Zhuo Wenyuan simply gave up and said: "Manager Zhang, go ahead and post it! If I lose my job because of it, I'll report you to the police."