The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Twenty minutes later, Ling Yun drove to the headquarters of CIC.

After getting out of the car, he gave Zhong Tao some special instructions.

Zhong Tao was asked to give the two new special agents a briefing, including his current situation and how he remotely directed several investment teams.

For example, if you have several girlfriends and they are womanizers, you must give them a heads-up beforehand so they can be mentally prepared.

Matters related to several investment teams, especially transaction information and investment strategies, must be kept strictly confidential.

In addition, it is necessary to learn about the personal circumstances of these two special agents.

Questions such as whether they are married or have a girlfriend, and where they live.

Only by understanding these issues can we make some targeted arrangements.

Just like Zhong Tao and his colleagues, help them arrange accommodation, find jobs for their wives or girlfriends, and solve their worries.

Just like the previous few days, Lingyun went to the United Securities investment team's office area first.

The atmosphere in the office area was exceptionally lively, with the constant clatter of keyboards clicking away.

Numerous traders are trading at breakneck speed, quickly closing out their short positions to lock in profits from this short-selling move.

The trading instructions they received today were exactly that: close all short positions in Asian and European stock markets and gradually suspend short selling.

As Ling Yun entered the office area, everyone turned to look at him, their gazes intensely fixed on him.

The investment director of CIC, who was overseeing the operation on-site, immediately came forward to greet him.

Upon approaching and exchanging greetings, he immediately lowered his voice.

"Asian financial markets have largely closed, and in accordance with your trading strategy, we have closed all our related short positions."

"European stock markets fell sharply shortly after opening, and the impact of the SEC's short-selling ban announcement seems to be minimal."

"In this situation, should we slow down our liquidation and observe the situation further? This financial crisis is escalating, and further sharp declines are very likely."

Ling Yun looked at this top securities investment expert with a smile, but his tone was resolute.

"Your judgment on the development direction of the international financial market is correct, Mr. Chen. From a medium- to long-term perspective, the international financial market is bound to plummet and plunge drastically."

"But in the next few days, the situation was very different. The United Securities investment team had to execute my trading instructions and close all short positions before 9 p.m."

"This is because the US SEC's short-selling ban is likely to be implemented tonight and take effect immediately. At that time, European, Japanese and South Korean stock markets will definitely follow suit and announce bans on short selling."

"By then, the European and American financial markets will rebound across the board, and there will be a 100% chance of a short squeeze. All short sellers will become targets, so we must retreat in advance."

"All indications suggest that the US government and the Federal Reserve are about to intervene in the market, such as by launching a large-scale bailout plan, which will likely lead to a strong short-term rebound in international financial markets..."

Hearing his analysis, President Chen blushed slightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

Fortunately, Cheng Feng kept his voice very low, giving him enough face.

More importantly, Ling Yun's phenomenal investment performance was so convincing that he didn't even have the confidence to refute it.

As soon as Ling Yun finished speaking, President Chen was about to nod and continue to execute the trading instructions set by Ling Yun.

Just then, Chairman Lou's voice suddenly came from behind.

"Xiao Ling is right. The US Treasury is brewing a massive bailout plan, which will be released soon and will definitely have a huge impact on global financial markets..."

Seeing Chairman Lou approach, Ling Yun smiled and nodded in greeting.

Good afternoon, Mr. Lou.

He couldn't reveal a single word about the US government's upcoming large-scale bailout plan until the news broke; he could only say things like, "I'm speculating."

As the chairman of CIC, Lou Dong is a high-ranking official at the ministerial level, so it's not a problem for him to reveal a little information to a small group in advance.

Because everyone knows that he can get first-hand information, and its accuracy is beyond doubt!

President Chen clearly understood this, and then guessed that Ling Yun also had the same information channels, but he just put it more tactfully.

He turned and greeted Chairman Lou, then immediately responded in a low voice:

"It seems I was presumptuous and misjudged the US government's eagerness to bail out the market."

After chatting for a couple more minutes, Ling Yun and Chairman Lou left together and went to their respective offices.

After entering the office and closing the door, Ling Yun gave a brief introduction to the international financial market situation and the trends in the European and American financial markets.

During the conversation, he mentioned the information that Deputy Director Zhang had just told him to confirm his judgment.

As he expected, Lou Dong had also received the news and instructed the relevant investment teams of CIC and CICC to respond.

As the conversation was about to end, Ling Yun suddenly remembered something and quickly offered a few reminders.

"Mr. Lou, starting from early this morning New York time, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, due to severe liquidity crises, have successively launched self-rescue efforts and are frantically raising funds around the world."

"Under these circumstances, the stocks of these two top investment banks will definitely plummet after the US stock market opens tonight. I estimate the drop will exceed 20%, and the maximum drop could very well be over 30%."

"The United Securities investment team had to reluctantly give up this golden opportunity because they were not allowed to short sell naked and also needed to avoid attracting the attention of the SEC and two top investment banks."

"But the investment teams of CIC and CICC can take advantage of this opportunity, especially CIC, as you are one of the major shareholders of Morgan Stanley and there is no naked short selling involved, as long as the operation is done properly..."

Upon hearing this, Chairman Lou's eyes suddenly brightened, and he even seemed somewhat impatient.

The conversation then lasted for about ten more minutes before it ended.

After Lou Dong left the office, Ling Yun went straight to the desk and sat down in the chair.

After tidying up briefly, I turned on my computer and prepared to go online to check the situation in the international financial market and the crude oil futures market.

While the computer was booting up, he took out his encrypted phone and made a call to Chairman Zhao of Yuanda.

Once the call connected, he quickly explained the adjustment to the investment strategy and instructed the Yuanda Hong Kong Island branch to follow up promptly.

After the US stock market opens tonight, I'll wait for my trading instructions, ready to switch from short to long positions at any time.

After discussing securities investments, Lingyun inquired about the crude oil investment team's operations for the day and their current holdings.

Upon hearing his questions, Chairman Zhao immediately launched into a lively and animated explanation, practically bursting with excitement.

Today, Yuanda Group not only made huge profits in the international financial market and crude oil futures market, but also successfully acquired Lehman Brothers' Hong Kong Island branch at an extremely low price. It can be said that many good things have happened. How could they not be happy?

In no time at all, Chairman Zhao finished explaining the relevant situation.

Then, he suddenly lowered his voice and said something else with surprise.

"I received news at noon that the head of Goldman Sachs' crude oil futures trading department committed suicide by jumping from the headquarters building. This has caused quite a stir on Wall Street."

Not long after, news suddenly spread from Goldman Sachs' Shanghai branch that the New York headquarters had stripped Anthony of all his positions and ordered him to return to New York immediately for investigation.

"Even his closest subordinates weren't spared; they were all dismissed. Could these things be related to our actions in the international crude oil futures market today...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ling Yun firmly denied it.

"These messy things have absolutely nothing to do with us. It was Goldman Sachs' crude oil futures trading department that made a fatal mistake, resulting in huge losses."

"It's their incompetence that's the problem; it has nothing to do with us. No matter who asks about this, you must give this answer. You must stick to the same story."

"From now on, everyone should completely forget about playing against Goldman Sachs' crude oil futures division. In the crude oil futures market, Goldman Sachs is not worthy of being our opponent for the time being."

Chairman Zhao was clearly stunned for a moment before he reacted.

"That's right, whether those foreign devils live or die is none of our business. I'll remind everyone to stick to the same story later!"