The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Upon receiving Lingyun's trading instructions, the investment departments of various airlines acted swiftly, immediately beginning to close their positions.

In just five minutes, they successfully completed the clearance sale.

At this point, international oil prices had soared to $129.

When the news came, the CEOs and investment directors of various airlines breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they all started dancing and celebrating.

Several airline executives stepped forward and grasped Ling Yun's hand tightly.

"Thank you so much, Lingyun! Without your precise guidance, our airline's investment department would never have been able to seize this golden opportunity!"

"That's right! The profit our airline made this time not only exceeds the total profit we've made since our inception, but it's multiplied several times over!"

"Without your help and guidance, none of the airlines could have achieved this. From now on, you are our China Southern Airlines' top VIP..."

Ling Yun smiled broadly, shaking hands with the several CEOs while repeatedly expressing his politeness.

"You're all so kind, you've made me a little embarrassed. I'm just going along with it!"

"I'm very happy to be able to help several airlines and enable them to make a lot of money..."

Just then, a cheer suddenly erupted from the trading area, louder than ever before, almost blowing the ceiling off!

"$130, international oil prices surged $21 in half an hour, is this still the world I know?"

"Holy crap, am I dreaming? How can my dream be even more insane than reality?"

"I bet you can't find a single empty spot on the rooftops of Wall Street skyscrapers right now; they're all packed with bankrupt oil futures short sellers!"

Amidst cheers and jubilation, everyone quickly turned to look at Ling Yun.

Without exception, everyone's eyes were filled with a kind of fanaticism, as if they had seen God!

What happened in the past half hour has completely refreshed everyone's inherent understanding of the crude oil futures market, and has also refreshed their understanding of Lingyun!

Although he never accepts the titles of stock market guru or investment god, in everyone's eyes, these two titles are firmly welded to his head!

Upon hearing the latest price, Ling Yun quickly stopped talking and looked at the electronic screen hanging not far in front of him.

As he predicted, international oil prices have successfully broken through $130!

He immediately stepped out, went straight to his workstation, picked up the microphone, and issued the transaction order.

"Start shipping. All crude oil futures accounts will be liquidated in three phases: first 40%, then 30%, and finally the remaining 30% will be liquidated."

"Just like I said before, this time we're not only clearing out all October contracts, but also taking the opportunity to clear out all far-month contracts—leaving none behind!"

"The current market trading volume is extremely high, so there's no need to worry about supply. Although our sell orders are not small, they won't cause much of a stir."

"Got it, watch us!"

Numerous traders responded enthusiastically and sprang into action.

Meanwhile, two investment teams, one in Hong Kong Island and the other in Singapore, also launched their operations simultaneously.

As for the Yuanda crude oil investment team in Shanghai, they had already liquidated their positions and left the market when international oil prices broke through $128!

As Lingyun said, the joint investment team quickly completed the liquidation without attracting the attention of any institutions!

The international crude oil futures market is now completely insane!

Countless short sellers of crude oil, on the verge of life and death, have completely lost their minds. They only want to replenish their positions and settle their positions as soon as possible, and they don't care about the level of international oil prices at all!

The joint investment team's large-scale selling provided a timely lifeline for some short sellers.

"Boss, I just completed the margin call and the loss amount is..."

In Germany, a trader informs a client of a trading result over the phone.

Before he could finish speaking, the customer on the other end of the phone burst into tears!

The same scene is playing out in countless places all over the world, with little difference in content!

That night, countless short sellers of crude oil futures were wiped out overnight, and the fruits of their decades of hard work vanished in an instant!

Many people couldn't bear such a heavy blow and went to the rooftop in despair!

With the liquidation completed, everyone in the joint investment team breathed a sigh of relief, as if a huge burden had been lifted off their shoulders!

In just a few short minutes, many traders were so nervous that they broke out in a sweat!

"Done, that's the result I wanted!"

Ling Yun quickly confirmed the transaction result and excitedly clenched his fist.

Immediately afterwards, he spoke loudly into the microphone:

"Thank you everyone for your hard work! The shipment went very smoothly, and we've completed the clearance sale. Everyone can cheer and celebrate!"

"But the celebration only lasts ten minutes. After ten minutes, I will announce a comprehensive long-to-short trading strategy. Everyone, please follow the strategy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire trading area fell silent, with only the sound of rapid breathing remaining!

Everyone was stunned for a moment, unable to react immediately!

The next moment, a wave of lamentation suddenly swept through the scene.

"Damn! Only ten minutes of rest? That's cruel! They're clearly treating us like animals!"

"Alright! I've figured it out, buddy. Unless one or two of us die on the spot, there's no way this young master will soften his heart!"

"Wow! I've never seen such a brilliant investment genius, nor have I ever seen someone so ruthless in their use of people. Even Huang Shiren (a notorious landlord in Chinese folklore) is more humane than him!!"

Hearing the cries of lamentation rising and falling, Ling Yun smiled brightly.

Standing behind them, Director Li and General Manager Kong's expressions shifted, a mixture of excitement and worry.

They could see it very clearly; at this moment, everyone's nerves were on high alert and under great tension!

If things go wrong, someone might have a nervous breakdown and die suddenly in the office area, which would be a huge problem!

Furthermore, the extreme exploitation of team members by Ling Yun is unsustainable!

Doing this for a relatively short period of time is manageable, as the team members can handle it, and it will pass if we just bear with it!

If this continues, it will inevitably cause resentment and even resistance from team members!

For the vast majority of team members, this is just a job; it's not worth risking their health, let alone their lives!

Thinking of this, Deputy Director Li prepared to step forward and speak to reassure everyone!

Ling Yun, however, spoke first, his clear voice ringing out once more.

"I know everyone is working very hard, and your nerves are about to break, but I still want you to hang in there for a few more hours, until 5 a.m.!"

"Starting from today's close of the New York WTI crude oil futures market, everyone will not have to work so hard anymore. I will adjust my investment strategy."

"From now on, we'll stop short-term trading and switch to medium- to long-term investments. Trading frequency will decrease significantly; you can all just sit around and relax here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, laughter erupted from the audience.

"Haha, that's more like it."

"It's been a long time! Finally, I can smell some human presence!"

Everyone burst into laughter and started teasing!

Ling Yun also had a bright smile on his face, then changed the subject.

"I'd like to announce a reward program, on my own behalf, as a way to acknowledge everyone's hard work and dedication during this period!"

"All members of the joint investment team are included in this rewards program, but their roles and reward standards differ!"

"Every senior analyst, investment manager, and trader in the joint investment team will receive a bonus of 200 million RMB."

"Other ordinary analysts and staff will each receive a bonus of 160 million RMB, which will be converted into the equivalent in Hong Kong dollars for the Hong Kong Island and Singapore teams."

"what!"

Amidst gasps of disbelief, everyone was stunned.

After a brief moment of shock, everyone was overjoyed.

Before everyone could cheer, Ling Yun dropped another bombshell.

"These are all after-tax rewards, which will be paid out at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. I will distribute them directly to everyone, and I will be responsible for the personal income tax payable by everyone."

"It will take some time to do this and there are some necessary procedures to follow, such as reporting to the General Administration of Customs and the airlines, and having lawyers and accountants file taxes."

"In addition, I'll be giving everyone a car as a reward, each worth around 400,000. You can choose to keep the car or get cash instead—it's up to you!"

"Now that we've covered the rewards program, I just want to ask everyone one question: Who still says I'm heartless? Step forward and let me see!"

Unsurprisingly, everyone was stunned by this series of huge surprises and stood there dumbfounded.

Even Director Li and the others stared in disbelief at Ling Yun's retreating figure.

They never expected Ling Yun to pull such a stunt!

This was handled so beautifully, and the generosity was astonishing!

The silence lasted for less than five seconds before the entire office area erupted in chaos!