The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Lingyun slept until about three o'clock in the afternoon before waking up.

The first thing he did upon opening his eyes was to reach for his phone on the bedside table and check the unread text messages he had received in the past few hours.

Now everyone around him knows that he's a night owl, working all night and catching up on sleep at home from morning until noon.

The decision-makers of several investment teams, as well as General Manager Kong, General Manager Sun, Deputy Director Zhang, Director Li, and other leaders, were all very clear about his work and rest schedule.

So from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., no one would call him; if they needed to, they would just send a text message to explain the situation.

Unless it's an extremely urgent matter that absolutely requires his intervention, I won't call to wake him up from his sleep.

Just like the previous few days, I accumulated more than a dozen unread text messages in the past few hours.

Some of these messages came from friends, some from family members, some from superiors, some from several investment teams, and two harassing text messages.

Ling Yun quickly glanced through the messages, then opened the text message sent by Deputy Director Zhang.

"Call me before you leave after your afternoon nap; I need to speak with you about something important."

Upon seeing this text message, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Are you suggesting I call my buddies to the lake to report on work again? Isn't that going a bit too frequently?

Are my buddies really that important? Or is this country just unable to function without them?

Ling Yun muttered a few words to himself, but did not call Deputy Director Zhang immediately.

Immediately afterwards, he opened the text message sent by President Kong and began to read it.

"I have good news for you, Xiaoling. Several airlines have reached an agreement with GaoX's Shanghai branch and successfully terminated that underhanded fuel hedging agreement."

"The termination terms are better than expected, and this major concern has finally been resolved. We'll discuss the details when we meet this afternoon. Everyone is very happy and we're preparing to celebrate."

Upon seeing this message, Ling Yun's lips unconsciously curled into a smile.

The next text message was from Chairman Zhao.

Yuanda Group successfully acquired Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong branch for only US$250 million, which was lower than expected.

More importantly, Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong branch successfully acquired all of the full range of financial licenses it held.

When the financial market is booming and things are looking great, these financial licenses are coveted treasures for countless people, worth at least several hundred million dollars.

With the financial crisis rapidly sweeping the globe, these financial licenses have plummeted in price, allowing Yuanda Group to reap a huge windfall.

Next, Yuanda Group only needs to register a shell company in the financial sector and spend a few million yuan each year to maintain these financial licenses.

As long as the stipulated period expires, and the global financial market situation improves, the value of these financial licenses will surely soar again!

At the end of this brief message, Chairman Zhao reiterated this point.

He will leave these financial licenses acquired from Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong branch for Ling Yun for three to five years!

If he ever decides to open a financial investment company in Hong Kong Island, these financial licenses will be readily available, allowing him to quickly establish the company's framework!

After reading the message, Lingyun made a few dismissive remarks.

"250, that's a really lucky number. Those bastards at Lehman Brothers were a bunch of complete idiots!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he casually sent a text message to Chairman Zhao.

"Congratulations, Chairman Zhao, on another brilliant deal. As for the financial licenses, we'll discuss that over the phone later."

After sending the text message, Lingyun opened another unread text message.

This short message was sent by Mr. Wang, the general manager of Yuanda Group, and it subtly mentioned the matter of crude oil futures trading.

Around 10 a.m., they successfully completed the long-to-short reversal, and around 11:30 a.m., they did another short-to-long reversal, reaping two harvests in total.

Then continue to go long on international crude oil futures and remain calm and collected.

Through these two harvests, the Yuanda crude oil investment team earned nearly $300 million, making a fortune!

Ling Yun was naturally very happy with this result.

According to the previously agreed profit-sharing ratio, he will receive tens of millions of dollars more, and his smile will only grow brighter.

Next, he opened the remaining text messages and read them one by one.

Some were replied to immediately, while others were set aside for later.

As for harassing text messages, just delete them!

In no time, Ling Yun quickly read through all the text messages.

Then I got out of bed and went into the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face.

Fifteen minutes later, he changed into casual clothes, went downstairs and into the restaurant, ready to have lunch.

Seeing that he had woken up, Da Mei Yuan and Jia Jing Wen, who were chatting on the living room sofa, immediately got up and followed him into the dining room.

Then they sat down on either side of Ling Yun, and without prior arrangement, they took his arm and began to act coquettishly with seductive eyes.

"Honey, besides Yanzi, could we also invest in this fashion media group you're planning to build? We'd be happy to be small shareholders."

"For actors in the entertainment industry, fashion resources are extremely important, especially for actresses. The quality and quantity of fashion resources are highly correlated with their status in the entertainment industry."

"If we can become a shareholder of this fashion media group, we will not only gain access to a large number of top fashion resources, but also significantly enhance our status in the industry, which will also be of great benefit to Starlight Culture Company."

"Of course, this matter requires your consent, husband. If you don't want us involved with this fashion media group, we have no complaints..."

As they spoke, the two stunning beauties each gave a passionate kiss.

Her sexy body, clad only in a lace slip dress, clung tightly to Ling Yun, as if she wanted to meld into his body!

Ling Yun reached out and put his arm around their slender waists, shaking his head in annoyance.

"You two are such hypocritical little vixens! Do you think you have no complaints? If I refused to let you invest, who knows what you'd be saying behind my back!"

"Hehehe, we're not that petty."

The two beauties burst into laughter in unison, their words utterly insincere.

Ling Yun smiled and casually patted their shapely buttocks lightly.

"Of course I know how important top-tier fashion resources are to female celebrities. Don't worry, I will give you a certain number of shares, making you minority shareholders of this fashion media group."

"In fact, I will allow this fashion media group and Starlight Culture Company to hold cross-shares, creating a complementary relationship in their operations, since the two companies are similar in nature."

"But don't get your hopes up too high. I plan to set up an investment company to act as the parent company, controlling this fashion media group and Starlight Culture. I'll be in control behind the scenes..."

Before the words were even finished, the two stunning beauties were already beaming with joy.

Da Meiyuan stood up abruptly, turned around, and sat in Ling Yun's arms.

Then she stretched out her jade-like white arms, gently wrapped them around Ling Yun's neck, and gave him a passionate and fiery kiss.

Seeing this, Alyssa Chia was envious and quickly came over.

At 4:15 p.m., Lingyun reluctantly left this gentle haven and went downstairs to drive to Zhongtou.

After getting into the car, he didn't start the engine and leave immediately. Instead, he took out his phone and called Deputy Director Zhang.

After the call connected and we exchanged greetings, he asked curiously:

"I wonder what important matter you have to discuss with me? I'm in my car right now, and there's no one else around. Could you please explain the situation to me?"

Deputy Director Zhang smiled and immediately got to the point.

"First thing, when you drive out of the neighborhood, an SUV will follow you and escort you to work."

"There were two special agents in the car, specially assigned to the same department as Xiao Zhong and his team. I had already spoken to Xiao Zhong and his team about this."

Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with surprise.

"They've assigned two more special agents to me. Has something happened?"

"That's very sensitive. Yes, something did happen, and it's quite serious."

Deputy Director Zhang responded with a smile.