Chapter 728: Withdrawing from the Domestic Stock Market

Tang Qingquan and President Wu actually didn't know that Chen Yang had quietly withdrawn his funds from the electric power and pharmaceutical sectors.

With Luo Hao's automated trading software, Chen Yang could break all his stocks into small lots and sell them off.

He was a major client of Xingcheng Securities, with very low transaction fees. Even if he split everything into small lots, his profits would not decrease much.

Of course, the most important factor was that Qi Yunxiang, the head of Xingcheng Securities, helped conceal his trading data, avoiding the risk of being sniped by competitors.

Over these few days of trading, the total profit of Chen Yang's two companies reached twenty percent.

After the trading ended, Chen Yang did not withdraw from the stock market; instead, he invested the principal of both companies into Moutai Company's shares.

Moutai's stock had once surged dramatically at the beginning of the year, jumping from forty-five yuan to ninety-three yuan. After that, the price began to pull back, and by early June it had once fallen to over twenty-five yuan. Such a terrifying drop scared off timid investors.

But Chen Yang was different. In his previous life, he had personally witnessed Moutai's glorious history.

Buying Moutai's stock at this point meant he could do nothing else; just the annual dividends and stock appreciation would let his two companies live comfortably.

Therefore, while everyone's attention was on the electric power and pharmaceutical sectors, Chen Yang secretly used Tianqi Pharmaceutical's funds to buy twenty million shares of Moutai, and used the Old Hundred People Agricultural Products Trading Company's funds to buy twenty-eight million five hundred thousand shares of Moutai, all at an average price of thirty-five yuan.

The remaining profit funds, Chen Yang returned entirely to the companies' public accounts.

By this point, his operations in the domestic stock market were completely finished.

Meanwhile, the news that Tianqi Pharmaceutical and the Old Hundred People Agricultural Products Trading Company had simultaneously bought large quantities of Moutai Company's stock was quickly discovered by interested parties.

Once the news broke, enthusiastic shareholders piled in, directly pushing Moutai's stock price to the limit‑up level.

Netizens who couldn't buy Moutai stock turned their attention to other liquor brands, causing the entire liquor sector to surge as well.

However, with large amounts of capital flowing into the liquor sector, other sectors were naturally affected. Especially the electric power and pharmaceutical sectors that Chen Yang had boosted a few days earlier, upon learning that his funds had been withdrawn, most of their stocks entered a rapid pullback, and even ten previously over‑bought hot stocks hit the limit‑down directly.

Under these circumstances, the internet was once again flooded with curses aimed at Chen Yang. Some even quoted his earlier remarks on the Old Hundred People Financial Investment Company's website, directly accusing him of eating human‑blood steamed buns.

Helpless, Chen Yang had no choice but to post another message on the Old Hundred People Financial Investment Company's website.

"If you don't run on the first day, maybe you haven't broken even yet. If you don't run on the second day, maybe you still have a little greed. If you still don't run on the third day, I truly can't understand. Nobody's money blows in from the wind, and I have no obligation to foot the bill for greedy people."

After the message was posted, Chen Yang added another statement, announcing an indefinite suspension of his trading in the domestic stock market.

As a result, the torrent of abuse directed at him finally subsided considerably.

Although retail investors felt frustrated, Chen Yang's words were not without reason. If you don't sell after three consecutive days of gains, you can only blame your own greed.

Moreover, those capital and hot money that originally disliked Chen Yang, seeing that there was no longer any conflict of interest, naturally did not want to spend more on public relations for pointless endeavors.

"Honey, making money in the stock market is so easy, yet you gave it up so lightly—what a pity!" Chu Min saw Chen Yang's posted message and looked regretful.

"I didn't have much money in the domestic stock market anyway, so giving up is fine—it's no big deal." Chen Yang's main funds are overseas, so abandoning the domestic market actually has little impact on him.

Moreover, the overseas market is far more stable than the domestic one. As long as Chen Yang firmly holds onto those few giant companies, his earnings will continue to rise steadily.

"Honey, are we still buying that plane?" Seeing that Chen Yang showed no signs of low spirits, Chu Min immediately returned to her favorite topic.

"Buy, we must buy!" The money Chen Yang earned these days in the U. S. stock market is already enough to purchase a top‑end business jet.

With Chen Yang's nod, Chu Min immediately picked up her phone to start contacting friends who sell aircraft.

Meanwhile, while the couple were day‑dreaming about a private jet, Tang Qingquan and President Wu from Qingfeng Shan Zhuang gathered together to drink away their sorrows.

"President Wu, what you did this time was a bit over the top. Once Chen Yang withdraws, it will be hard in the short term for anyone to rally the shareholders' enthusiasm. Making quick money just became difficult."

"Hey, how would I know the psyche of a top‑ranked tycoon would be so fragile? After just two rounds of criticism, he quit."

President Wu let out a weary sigh. He had people attack Chen Yang online, aiming to force him to move his funds back into the electric power and pharmaceutical sectors.

Because he had bought a large amount of shares when those two sectors crashed, only by forcing Chen Yang's funds back could he profit from it.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yang completely ignored the usual playbook and directly announced his withdrawal from the domestic stock market. This not only defused the negative crisis facing the other side, but also turned him from a passive financial hunter waiting for meat into a market‑taking‑over hero.

"President Tang, you interact with Chen Yang more often; why not invite him out for a chat?"

"My relationship with him is terrible; you should look for someone else!" Tang Qingquan outright rejected President Wu's proposal. If his family found out he was in contact with Chen Yang, he would surely be locked up in a small black room for another month—he didn't want to bring trouble upon himself.

President Wu, after Tang Qingquan refused him, his face instantly darkened. "President Tang, it's not just me who's stuck—don't you want to get out of this?"

Tang Qingquan said helplessly, "Of course I want to get out of this, and even make more money. But my relationship with him is poor; he simply won't take my call."

President Wu frowned. Although Chen Yang had been in Modu for quite a while, he hardly ever interacted with the local business community. Besides Tang Qingquan, he truly couldn't think of anyone else who could reach him.

"President Tang, even if it's inconvenient for you to go in person, you can ask someone to pass a message to Chen Yang. As long as he comes to Qingfeng Shan Zhuang, I'll handle the rest."

Tang Qingquan thought of his own private funds still tied up in the stock market, so he could only nod in agreement.

He first called Wang Lei, learned that the latter was still on a business trip abroad, then dialed Wu Jing of Xuehua Real Estate. With Wu Jing's cooperation, he finally managed to contact Chen Yang.

However, although Chen Yang agreed to the appointment at Qingfeng Shan Zhuang, Chu Min did not trust Tang Qingquan. After the call ended, he directly phoned Wang Zhishan to file a report.

That night, Tang Qingquan was urgently summoned back by Deputy Mayor Tang, who gave him a severe beating. Afterwards, he was locked up for a month of confinement.