Chapter 146: Bursting the Securitization

"You are far too bold."

After a long while, Professor Li spoke softly.

"But that is fine, this scam cannot continue any longer."

"I will go make a call in a moment to ensure the streets do not fall into chaos."

Luosha paused, and after a moment, spoke softly.

"Also, have the Dark Guard mobilize; since Xianggang is about to be in chaos, the underworld must not be."

"Kid, I didn't expect you to be so bold, your investment was correct."

Chairman Shi squinted his eyes, a trace of a smile appearing on his face.

"Since you are willing, have the financial operations been completed? There is one hour left, notify Piaoliang Guo and Daiying to short everything, and try not to let them take away a single cent."

"As for the financial operations, Xuan Hua is handling them with full effort; the stocks in Piaoliang Guo should already be impossible to borrow."

Lu Chen paused slightly, then continued.

"Moreover, they have also borrowed from institutions in Daiying; right now, there are almost no shares left on the market, and I truly cannot get my hands on the remaining shares held by retail investors."

"The new funds have also already paid off the leverage."

Lu Chen took a puff of his Cigar, and after a few seconds, spoke in a cold voice.

"The leverage fees for building the short positions over these few days alone reached 100 million USD."

"You have great courage, kid; since you have made your move, I will not."

Chairman Shi looked deeply at Lu Chen and spoke softly.

Then he continued to speak.

"Since you are going to burst the project at 12 o'clock, you should exit early. Do not use this identity tomorrow; you have prepared in advance, right?"

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then spoke softly.

"No need, I will change my clothes in a bit to see the look on Wei Er's face when his jaw drops."

Lu Chen glanced at Luosha, then spoke softly.

"As for you all, it is not easy to run, so it is better to exit early. I am a young man, so it is still a bit difficult for them to find me."

"Fine, you handle it yourself."

Luosha looked deeply at Lu Chen and raised his hand to check his watch.

"There is less than one hour left."

"Bang, bang, bang."

Butler Wang gently pushed open the door to the Guibingshi, then bowed slightly and walked to Lu Chen's side.

"Sir, the matters have all been handled, and the funds have been transferred to President Li's side."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, telling Butler Wang and Chen Mo to wait for him directly in the car.

The group exchanged a few more words before continuing to chat in the Guibingshi.

It was not until 11:50 that the group left the Guibingshi.

They left the venue directly, while Lu Chen went to the restroom, changed his clothes in his portable space, and incidentally applied some makeup.

To be honest, he learned this trick from Shen Wanyu.

Lu Chen looked at his face, which was only 60 percent similar, and was extremely satisfied.

As he exited the restroom, Wei Er's passionate speech had already begun.

Lu Chen glanced at his watch: 11:59.

The people around seemed very fanatical, their emotions rising and falling with Wei Er's narrative.

Lu Chen did not listen to what Wei Er was saying, but instead watched the television.

"Hey, brother, aren't you going to listen to Director Wei talk about the history of financial innovation?"

A young man saw Lu Chen watching the television and came over to strike up a conversation.

"Aren't you doing the same? Besides, what is there to listen to about the history?"

Lu Chen shrugged his shoulders.

"Now broadcasting a breaking news alert: according to the latest report from the Sa si shi yan shi in Piaoliang Guo, the rainbow diamond has been identified as a non-natural diamond. According to the latest..."

The television began to loop this news.

The young man standing next to Lu Chen stared at the television in disbelief.

It seemed that gradually, others also noticed this news.

The corners of Lu Chen's mouth curled up slightly as he placed his champagne glass casually on a tray.

He walked directly out of the venue.

He silently lit a cigarette.

The sound of Wei Er's speech inside the venue came to an abrupt halt, and the entire venue instantly fell into chaos.

Lu Chen took a puff and flicked it directly onto the ground.

Returning to the car, he spoke softly.

"Let's go, back to the Zhuangyuan."

Lu Chen ignored the surprise of Butler Wang and Chen Mo and spoke softly.

"Back to the one near Professor Li's house; the one on Luosha's side is temporarily abandoned."

Along the way, the car drove extremely slowly, as most of the streets were filled with various protesters.

Hmm, no, actually it was not a protest, but a carnival.

They did not yet know that this bubble had been burst.

However, Butler Wang still found a side road, and within about half an hour, they returned to the Zhuangyuan, picked up the women in the house, and left directly.

After a few seconds, Lu Chen then added a sentence.

"Tell Manager Zhao and the others the new address; we are having a meeting."

Housekeeper Wang nodded slightly, and after arriving at the new Zhuangyuan, he quickly set things up.

Of course, this Zhuangyuan had actually already been cleaned, so it just needed a simple tidy-up.

Before long, Zhao Chenhui and the others arrived at the Zhuangyuan.

Lu Chen sat in the main seat of the reception hall; this Zhuangyuan actually only had a study and no such thing as a conference room.

However, for a simple meeting, it was actually enough.

"Like this, starting tomorrow, recruit workers at the original wages. We promise that all benefits remain unchanged; even those currently hired at higher pay will still start at the original wages. At the same time, issue an announcement tomorrow: our former employees who are willing to return may do so."

Lu Chen tossed a cigarette to each of the men in a circle before speaking softly.

Then he looked toward Assistant Hu.

"Starting tomorrow, give everyone in the company a one-hundred-dollar raise to let them work with peace of mind."

Only then did he look at Chen Mo again.

"Starting tomorrow, the security team is to guard the construction site; don't let the site fall into chaos. Do you have any other questions?"

After Lu Chen finished explaining everything in one breath, he looked at the core personnel of the company.

"BOSS, why the sudden need to expand the scope of recruitment? Our construction is nearing its end, and although most of the machinery has arrived, it cannot be put into operation yet."

Zhao Chenhui's expression was not very good.

"Just tell me, if the machinery enters the site now, can the factory start operating?"

Lu Chen nodded slightly at Housekeeper Wang, then took a document bag with a Wax Seal and pushed it toward Zhao Chenhui.

"Raw materials can enter at any time; is there a problem with recruitment? This is the clothing design draft; find someone to refine it."

Lu Chen asked softly.

"It can, but a portion of the factory buildings are still open-air; it will take about half a month to finish the roofing, though a small part of the factory can already start operating."

Zhao Chenhui sighed before speaking.

"Xianggang is about to be in chaos. Everyone, as builders, we must finish construction in the shortest possible time to accommodate more workers."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, and after looking around at everyone, he spoke.

"You may not understand, but we built Nitan for this very moment. The securitized financial innovation project has officially failed; you will all know about this very soon."