Capítulo 834: Chapter 813: The Last Frenzy Before Collapse “Tianxing Finance can withdraw funds methodically, but you all cannot touch these Japanese stocks.” Lu Liang put forward his conditions, as he has always been the one charging ahead, leaving behind a field full of prey corpses unable to be digested. But now, he also wants to maximize benefits and become part of the cleanup crew, buying shares or controlling these enterprises to strengthen himself. This includes but is not limited to Mitsui Sumitomo, PayPal Group, Hokkaido Electric Power, Tokyo Telecommunications, and Yokohama Water Conservancy among thirteen civilian enterprises. “If you are willing to rescue these enterprises and maintain Neon’s economic ecosystem, we have no reason not to support you, but are you sure about it?” Su Shimin squinted his eyes and sinisterly said, “Buying or controlling a large number of enterprises is the path to becoming a consortium, but being a consortium is not like before, where you can enter and exit various markets freely. If others want to target you, they can’t find a specific target.” Among the thirteen enterprises, apart from Mitsui Sumitomo and PayPal, six are water and power enterprises, three are telecommunications companies, and two are media groups. Lu Liang wants Tianxing Finance to take root in Neon, extending its branches into various industries, starting with water and telecom enterprises closely related to everyone. Once the thirteen enterprises are controlled by Tianxing Finance, Lu Liang will grasp 18% of Neon’s electric power market, 21% of the water market, and 12% of the telecom market, surpassing the existence of the Neon water and power king, Ping Nei Shoufu. The benefits are obvious: Tianxing Finance will become an indispensable presence in Neon’s daily life. The disadvantages are equally obvious. Neon, unlike Xiangjiang, is a pure capitalist nation. If someone wants to target Lu Liang, they can attack these enterprises, causing them to face deficits and make Tianxing Finance’s investments go to waste. Lu Liang’s control of these enterprises represents not only power but also responsibility; Tianxing Finance needs to be accountable for these holding companies. The source of power is these enterprises. If these enterprises go bankrupt, the power will naturally be dispersed. Lu Liang said with a faint smile, “If Blackstone has thoughts, feel free to try. It’s been a regret of mine not being able to directly face Mr. Su Shimin all these years.” “There will be opportunities in the future.” Su Shimin laughed heartily and changed the subject: “But right now, our common goal is Neon.” Lu Liang said, “You raise the US-Japan exchange rate to 130 yen, we assist it to 135 yen, and then we clear the warehouse and leave. The Foreign Exchange Market will be entirely up to you. How does that sound?” Su Shimin asked, “Why should we trust you?” “If you don’t trust me, why did you seek cooperation with me?” Lu Liang smiled and countered. Su Shimin pondered for a moment, then looked at several people at the Round Table Meeting and suggested, “Shall we take a ten-minute break?” “Sure, see you in ten minutes!” “See you in ten minutes!” With a crisp sound, the chat room suddenly went dark, and a ten-minute countdown appeared in the middle of the webpage. Lu Liang walked out of the office, called Li Junwei, informed him of the general content of the conversation just now, and assigned them the next tasks. He said, “The underlying chip positions for the thirteen enterprises have been built. Wait for my notification to start accumulating shares.” Su Shimin didn’t trust him, nor did Lu Liang trust him either. Hence, they need to take action when the US-Japan exchange rate breaks through 134 yen. Move earlier to acquire shares in the secondary market at the lowest prices and let Ishikawa Mayu provide independent financing channels offline for those enterprises, achieving the purpose of taking shares or control through a combination of online and offline equity. The source of this content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✶𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲✶𝗻𝗲𝘁 Li Junwei nodded and went downstairs to coordinate funds with Tang Caide, prepared to initiate the final acquisition battle. Ten minutes flew by in a flash. At the final second, Lu Liang returned to the office and entered the video chat room. “Let’s proceed as you said, when do we act?” Su Shimin spoke on behalf of the other six and agreed to Lu Liang’s proposal. “On the last trading day before settlement?” The two sides set the time for Thursday, November 20th, at ten in the morning, to start the final offensive on time. After ending the video call, Lu Liang called Ishikawa Mayu in Tokyo, instructing him to deliver the task to the Fuji TV executives. “Do as you see fit; the only guiding principle is that Neon has successfully passed the financial crisis, and the market is starting to recover.” Lu Liang squinted his eyes. Neon is not Xiangjiang. In Xiangjiang, he would act with some restraint, but in Neon, anything that makes money is fair game. Today is Monday, tomorrow is Tuesday, and the day after tomorrow is Wednesday. He plans to use three candlesticks to create an illusion of market recovery, and then, when Thursday arrives, deliver a tiger’s head blow, leaving all the bulls hanging coldly on the mountain top. To be compassionate is a woman’s kindness; if you’re going to do something, do it absolutely, the more absolutely, the better, also paving the way for Tianxing’s subsequent acquisition plans. Su Shimin was right; after the economic collapse, their acquisition of those enterprises was essentially a rescue action to maintain market stability. From them, Lu Liang learned to place himself in the role of a savior. Before saving, there must be a thorough cleansing, purging the world’s filth. The more thorough the cleanse, the more stable the savior persona. After all, no one can refuse a beam of light in the darkness, and it no longer matters how the darkness came about. “Tianxing Finance failed to short Neon?” “The new official set three fires, and the first fire burned Mr. Lu to death?” “Contemporary sage, strongly support the reelection, I vote Jian Yiwei, he is truly the people’s choice.” “An San, Bakayaro, should have retired long ago.” One candlestick over three negatives, a slight rise closes on Monday, a significant rise closes on Tuesday, and the Nikkei Index returns to 20,000 on Wednesday. In three days, the yen and Japanese stocks recaptured lost ground, as if the previous short-sellers were all eliminated. Daily News under Fuji TV took “A Great Victory!!!” as its front-page title, published nationwide. Through TV, radio, newspapers, and other channels, it informed millions that they achieved victory in this over twenty-day-long economic defense battle. Lu Liang and others were nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs, retreating in the face of their great Yamato people. “Darkness has passed, a beautiful and bright future is waiting for us, the Nikkei Index is optimistic about 25,000 points in the short term, and it’s absolutely possible to break through 30,000 within half a year, this opportunity might even lead us out of the lost thirty years…” On Fuji TV’s financial channel, three financial professors from Waseda University, headbands with the white band red sun salve flag, one on the left with ‘must’, one on the right with ‘win’. Although they didn’t state explicitly, every sentence hinted that the once magnificent 80s is about to return to Neon. That time when graduates had good jobs, any stock bought soared, housing prices rose daily, an ordinary full-time housewife spent $500 on afternoon tea—these weren’t just legends to be told, but reenactments thirty years later. “Tsk tsk, the last madness before the crash? This guy is something, what’s his name?” Lu Liang was watching the program, and couldn’t help laughing at the remarks made by the financial professor. During that time, Neon’s economy was at its peak, with the most expensive capital apartments priced at $40 million per square meter. Any college student was extended a corporate olive branch, interview success or not was irrelevant; it was the students selecting, and in order to retain them, you could get a welcome gift of up to $1,800 regardless of passing the interview. Neon people were buying all over the world, especially in the United States, acquiring landmark buildings everywhere. Stock market, real estate, yen. The three horses galloped together, giving rise to a famous saying: sell Tokyo City, buy the United States. The 1980s in Neon were a golden era dreamed of by everyone who lived through it, or heard about it. Crayon Shin-chan has a theater version that tells of that era, where the villain would rather ruin the whole nation’s future to return to that time. Lu Liang faintly remembers, it seems like a theater version from around the millennium. Back then, only a decade past, they were that nostalgic, let alone now, after experiencing 18 years. Nostalgia is like aged wine, stronger and richer over time. Back then the Neon said, Chinese people are best at internal strife, so the best way to manage Chinese is through other Chinese. Now, Lu Liang returns it unchanged to them, Neon’s people are best at internal strife, so the best way to manage Neon is through other Neon’s people. Only your own people know, where to strike most fatally. During the program broadcast, the yen and the Japanese stock market soared as if wound up, flying high once more. Some long-dormant fund accounts were reactivated; they are yearning too much to return to that golden era. Xu Jiawei flipped through the materials, then said: “Mr. Lu, his name is Yamamoto Yasuaki, a financial professor at Waseda University, seems to have some connections with 56.” “Then it doesn’t matter.” Lu Liang frowned and dismissed the idea of supporting him.