Chapter 348: Simple and Brutal

When Chen Yang returned to the Provincial State-Owned Enterprise Reform Group office again, Lu Guojie was still dazedly staring at his computer.

He didn't care what the other person was thinking; his task was to fix the big hole Lu Guojie had blown open.

He patted Lu Guojie on the shoulder, pulling him back from his daydream. 'Old Lu, Director Huo has entrusted me with temporarily taking over your stock account. I guarantee you a fifty percent profit within a week.'

Lu Guojie had already investigated Chen Yang earlier and knew he was a stock‑trading expert. At first, Lu Guojie also wanted to team up with Chen Yang, but Pan Ruoyun beat him to it.

"Chen Yang, how can you make a fifty percent profit in a week? Can you teach me?"

"This can't be taught. Come with me to a place.' Chen Yang didn't want more people to know about Lu Guojie's stock trading, lest the impact spread, so he directly took him to the securities department of Xingcheng Financial Investment Company.

Lu Guojie, who also studied finance, was deeply shocked to see the younger Lan Qiyun calmly directing a group of traders operating stocks.

Chen Yang introduced Lu Guojie to Lan Qiyun, then said to her, 'Junior sister, temporarily take over Old Lu's stock account. Within a week, maximize the returns on his funds as much as possible.'

Lan Qiyun nodded, asked Lu Guojie for the account password, then quickly logged in. She glanced at the stocks Lu Guojie had chosen and instinctively frowned.

"Senior brother, these funds are safe enough, but trying to maximize returns is a bit difficult!"

Chen Yang told her, 'First sell all the stocks in his account. Then buy new stocks according to my instructions.'

Lan Qiyun nodded and began operating.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang immediately called Qi Yunxiang.

"Director Qi, do you still hold shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry?"

"President Chen, I still have eight million shares. The market has been stable these days, and I plan to hold them a while longer before selling. Do you have any ideas?"

"Director Qi, I'm going to manipulate Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock over the next few days; can you help by first pushing the price down?"

"Sure, I'll arrange people to do it right away."

After hanging up with Qi Yunxiang, Chen Yang told Lan Qiyun, 'Junior sister, when Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock hits its low point later, directly use Old Lu's account to go all‑in and buy.'

"Okay!' Lan Qiyun, who had originally intended to sell Lu Guojie's stocks at a reasonable price, upon hearing Chen Yang's and Qi Yunxiang's conversation, quickly cleared all the stocks from the account at the fastest speed.

Just after she finished clearing Lu Guojie's stocks, trading volume for Xingcheng Heavy Industry surged, a flood of sell orders poured in, and the price plummeted, hitting the lower limit of 17.5 in only ten minutes.

Lan Qiyun quickly placed an order, buying 1,142,000 shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry with the remaining funds in Lu Guojie's account.

Next, she began directing the company's other traders to jointly buy Xingcheng Heavy Industry shares. At this point she did not let everyone push the price up quickly; instead, she slowly accumulated shares at low levels. Only after buying ten million shares did she issue the command to lift the price. Finally, before market close, she completed the 'earth‑to‑sky limit' operation.

Lu Guojie watched his stocks rise from 17.5 to 21.38 in less than an hour; the market value jumped from 200,010 to 24,441,500, leaving him stunned.

Turns out the power of capital is this strong!

Their method of harvesting retail investors is actually so simple and brutal!

"Chen Yang, Miss Lan, you're amazing. With your help, my plan will be realized soon!"

Chen Yang patted Lu Guojie's shoulder and gave him a friendly reminder: 'Old Lu, you'd better think about how to explain your violation to Director Zhou when you go back. If you can't get past that hurdle, your future may be in danger.'

Hearing this, Lu Guojie's face turned solemn at once. 'Chen Yang, I'll first go back to apologize to Director Zhou; please handle raising funds for the textile factory.'

Chen Yang nodded and then saw Lu Guojie out of the company.

Whether Lu Guojie can survive this crisis depends on how determined Director Zhou is to protect him.

As for Chen Yang, even if Lu Guojie ends up punished, as long as he settles the textile factory's funding issue, he can still score a major merit with Liu Jianghua and Huo Yunyan.

Of course, Huo Yunyan gave only one week—five trading days. Counting today, there are only four trading days left. Even if it hit the upper limit every day, it still wouldn't reach a profit of twenty million.

So Chen Yang consulted with Lan Qiyun and had her, after the market opens tomorrow, again slam Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock to the lower limit. That way Lu Guojie's account could rack up several more 'earth‑to‑sky limits,' and the twenty‑million profit target could be smoothly achieved.

However, when Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock showed a second 'earth‑to‑sky limit,' Wu Junhui ran to Liu Jianghua to file a complaint.

I don't know what he said, but when he arrived at Liu Jianghua's office, the latter's face was extremely grim.

"Chen Yang, are you treating my words like wind in the ear? I told you not to meddle in Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock—why won't you listen?"

Chen Yang said, feeling wronged, 'Governor Liu, it was you who sent me to help Comrade Lu Guojie. Now I'm helping him solve the problem, yet you're unhappy. Why don't you just find someone more capable?'

Liu Jianghua already knew from Huo Yunyan that Chen Yang had taken over Lu Guojie's stock account. He just didn't expect Chen Yang to use Xingcheng Heavy Industry as a stepping stone. He spoke gently: 'There are so many tradable stocks on the market; must you insist on going against Xingcheng Heavy Industry?'

Chen Yang feigned helplessness: 'Governor Liu, I built my fortune on that Xingcheng Heavy Industry stock, so I have a special feeling for it. Whenever I need money, it's the first thing that comes to mind. These days I've grown accustomed to it—I can't change that.'

Liu Jianghua waved his finger in the air, pointed at Chen Yang helplessly, and said, 'You little brat, all you know is how to slip around. One day I'll be angered to death by you.'

Chen Yang immediately replied with a grin, 'Governor Liu, you'd better take care of your health! Getting angry at a commoner like me isn't worth it.'

Liu Jianghua gave Chen Yang a look, snorted, and said, 'You'd better settle down, kid. Once the funds are gathered, end this farce right away. One Lu Guojie already gives me a headache; add you and Wu Junhui—should we even continue this reform group's work?'

Chen Yang nodded repeatedly, 'Governor Liu, rest assured. As soon as the textile factory's funds are ready, I'll leave immediately, without any reluctance.'

Liu Jianghua sighed. Chen Yang's methods may not be upright, but his problem‑solving is direct and effective. If it weren't for the regulations, he'd want to let Chen Yang take some money from the Provincial State-Owned Enterprise Reform Group's fiscal allocation to invest in the stock market.

With sufficient funds, many seemingly complex problems become simple.