Chapter 824: Li Ye

Tuesday, early morning.

Li Ye, who had a good night's sleep, got up early, went outside the corridor to do five minutes of simple exercise, and then turned on his mobile phone and dialed Han Chunmei, who was far away in the Lighthouse.

But his mother, Han Chunmei, had actually turned off her phone—turned it off.

"Hmm? Already forty or fifty years old, and you're still getting angry with me? Hehehehe~"

Li Ye wasn't panicked at all. Anyway, Han Chunmei couldn't beat him with a rolling pin now.

Besides, since Han Chunmei turned off her phone to sleep, the situation over at the Lighthouse must be wonderful. Otherwise, how could she be anxious and angry and still be able to hang up the phone and sleep?

At 7:30, Lu Zhizhang and the others also got up for breakfast and prepared to go to the Mitsubishi Company for subsequent detailed discussions.

However, while eating, the television in the restaurant suddenly broadcast news related to the Lighthouse stock market.

"The Dow Jones index closed down 23%... The Chairman of the US Federal Reserve delivered a speech... To fulfill its duties as a central bank, the Federal Reserve System, in order to support the normal operation of the economy and financial system, reiterated today that it will guarantee the liquidity of the financial system..."

The television broadcast financial content for twenty minutes in one breath without stopping, and the people eating in the restaurant were surprised.

"Hey, what does this mean? News from the Lighthouse is actually playing on Japanese television for half an hour continuously? Did something big happen?"

"That's right! Hey, Deputy Factory Director Li, why don't you explain it to everyone? What exactly happened?"

Li Ye glanced at the pale-faced Gu Jianqi and Secretary Guo, then explained: "This is a situation where the Lighthouse stock market has plummeted. The Lighthouse official has started to announce that they are investing money to save the market..."

"Plummeted? Hey, I remember Japanese newspapers saying a few days ago that the Lighthouse would collapse before Japan! It's only been a few days; how is it so accurate?"

"I said so! Japan's economic experts are still the best. Saying the Lighthouse would collapse first means the Lighthouse collapses first. No wonder Japan's limelight has surpassed the Lighthouse these past few years..."

Several people were spouting hindsight without costing money, all feeling that Japan was more powerful than the Lighthouse.

But Guo Donglun took a different path: "I remember that newspaper said at the time that the collapse of the Lighthouse stock market would bring down the Japanese stock market.

So do you think Japan will collapse next? If they collapse, will the conditions Mitsubishi gives us be even better?"

"Possible, very possible..."

"Deputy Director Guo is indeed talented. No wonder that Department Chief Inoue was abnormal yesterday and agreed to all our conditions!"

"Oh my, we agreed too readily yesterday. We must be cautious later and stretch them out to get more benefits for the country..."

"..."

Ma Zhao and Lu Zhizhang listened to a group of people acting like Zhuge Liang and couldn't help but look at Li Ye.

Li Ye said bluntly: "I think a long night brings many dreams; we must finalize all introduction matters as soon as possible."

"Li Ye, you are too anxious..."

"Just do as Li Ye says and determine all the details as soon as possible."

Ma Zhao didn't give others a chance to speak, made a cold decision, and then glanced at Gu Jianqi.

Among these people, only Gu Jianqi could raise objections. Although Ma Zhao didn't care about him, considering the other party's seniority, he still had to pull him along.

But Gu Jianqi was very strange at this moment, his eyes blank and his spirit wandering outside, as obedient as could be.

Li Ye and the others unified their opinions and headed straight to the Mitsubishi Company, preparing to complete the final contract link. But things went against their wishes. After arriving at the Mitsubishi Company, they waited in the conference room for more than half an hour without seeing Department Chief Inoue come over.

"The Japanese are late again. It seems something is going to happen today!"

"Hiss, you say... won't good things have many setbacks?"

"Stop talking nonsense. The general direction was finalized yesterday; can they go back on their word?"

"That's hard to say. The Japanese have always been untrustworthy."

"..."

Ma Zhao and the others were anxious, so Liu Muhan had to go find Department Chief Inoue to inquire about the situation.

Not long after, Liu Muhan returned and said: "Department Chief Inoue said our contract is being printed and we need to wait a moment."

Ma Zhao said: "The contract is being printed; doesn't that mean we are ready to sign?"

"Should be!"

Liu Muhan nodded slowly and didn't tell Ma Zhao that Department Chief Inoue's side seemed to be in chaos. Many employees weren't working; they were all surrounding a computer, watching in silence, and the atmosphere was very oppressive.

"Ding-a-ling~"

At 9:15, the mobile phone ringtone suddenly sounded in the conference room.

Everyone first looked at Li Ye, then looked at Gu Jianqi in surprise.

Two mobile phones rang at the same time. This was unusual even decades later, and of course, it was even rarer in the eighties.

Li Ye first picked up the phone, and Han Chunmei's gloomy voice sounded on the other side: "What's going on? You're awake? Did you sleep well last night?"

Li Ye walked out while smiling and said: "I slept very well! You old lady should have slept quite well too, right? I called you at six this morning, and your phone was off and no one answered."

"I slept very badly!"

Han Chunmei said viciously: "Everyone was waiting for your news last night, and you actually turned off your phone. Do you know what happened last night?"

"I certainly know!"

Li Ye said with a smile: "I watched television this morning. The single-day drop broke records. Your son walked into dog shit luck and predicted things like a god. Old lady, you have the demeanor of a great general and commanded calmly; you should have made a fortune, right?"

"You... you indeed predicted things like a god, but my heart almost jumped out last night, and it's still uncomfortable now..."

Han Chunmei's voice was a bit hoarse; it was clear that she had been anxious and angry last night.

There was no way around it. Anyone watching tens of billions of capital rolling and turning would be anxious and angry.

Li Ye, who was grinning, immediately became nervous. Han Chunmei was not young, and she had suffered great crimes before. It was not impossible for menopause-related complications to occur.

"Mom, is your heart uncomfortable? Did you bring quick-acting heart disease medicine?"

"I was angered by you. Heart disease, my foot. You wait; I'm boarding the plane! Let me see if I don't beat your butt to bloom when I arrive in Japan..."

"Eh, eh, as long as you can vent your anger, breaking my legs is fine. I promise not to hide."

"Breaking your legs? I can't bear to do that!"

"Hahahaha~"

Li Ye hung up the phone and walked toward the conference room with a beaming smile. Then, with the blessing of his superb hearing, he vaguely heard Gu Jianqi shouting angrily in the stairwell.

"What margin? You hurry up and withdraw my money for me. It's 3.83 million in total; I don't want the fraction. Just give me 3.8 million."

"What? Can't sell it now? Are you kidding me? You told me very clearly yesterday that I could buy and sell at any time. Why can't I sell it now?"

"Where am I going to find margin for you right now? And within half an hour? Do you think I can do magic?"

"..."

Li Ye quietly returned to the conference room, sitting peacefully and watching the wind and clouds.

Some people, you can form a good relationship and pull them along, but for some people, it's not bad if you don't kick them from behind.

An hour later, Department Chief Inoue still hadn't come, and Gu Jianqi, who had gone out to make a call, hadn't returned either.

Ma Zhao couldn't sit still and asked Liu Muhan again to inquire about the specific situation.

This time Liu Muhan found out the truth: "The Japanese stock market plummeted. Because many employees invested money in the stock market, everyone is now in a panic, so we have to wait a while longer."

"What?"

Ma Zhao said nervously: "Didn't you say the other day that the stock market just has ups and downs, and ups and downs are very normal? How could it affect our signing of the contract?"

"This..."

Liu Muhan looked helplessly at Li Ye.

Li Ye explained: "Normal ups and downs are no problem, but if an unexpected plummet occurs... it will kill people."

"Kill people? How can it kill people? What kind of logic is this?"

Everyone looked at Li Ye in shock, feeling that he was alarmist.

But Li Ye clearly knew that the 1987 stock market crash led to thousands of Lighthouse people ending their own lives, and Japan had an even stronger tendency toward this extreme, with even more serious consequences.

"Because this is like borrowing usurious money in the old society. If you lose money you can't pay back in a lifetime, it's better to end it all. Every time a plummet occurs, someone will jump off a building..."

"Li Ye, what you're saying is too scary. I've seen Japanese people being very polite and civilized these past few days; how could..."

Guo Donglun's words only went halfway before he couldn't say any more.

Because the position he was sitting in happened to face the window, and he watched a lump of something "whoosh" fall from outside the window.

"Someone jumped off the building!"

With a shout that tore open his throat, everyone in the conference room ran to the window and stood on tiptoe to look down.

But before they could see the situation below clearly, another figure fell in front of their eyes, followed by a second, a third.

And the third one, everyone thought looked a bit familiar.

Guo Donglun's face turned white, and he muttered: "Was that Secretary Guo just now?"

Li Ye swallowed his saliva and said in a deep voice: "Yes, it was Secretary Guo."

"You crow mouth! Hurry up and save people!!!"

Everyone rushed out, but when they rushed to the stairwell, they saw Li Ye scurrying upstairs.

"Li Ye, where are you going? Secretary Guo jumped down."

"He is already dead; we have to go save others."

"..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and Guo Donglun's legs went soft, and he sat on the ground with a thud.

Gu Jianqi was invited by their faction. They originally hoped to contain Li Ye's side, but unexpectedly, they ended up pulling a big pile of shit. ===== CHAPTER 825 =====