The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

The meeting continues at CIC headquarters.

After explaining the details of today's global stock market crash, Ling Yun changed the subject, his tone becoming much gentler.

"As I mentioned before, the first experimental play invested in by my company, Starlight Culture, will premiere at the Poly Theatre on Sunday night."

"I'll have to trouble you all to grace us with your presence and support us. After a busy week, watching a play is a great way to relax and unwind."

"Don't worry, everyone. I will arrange everything properly. From entering to leaving, you will not be disturbed in any way, nor will you appear in the media reports..."

As they spoke, Ling Yun took out a stack of exquisite invitations from her bag.

He then stood up and stepped forward to deliver the invitations to the CEOs one by one.

Each specially made invitation contains a VIP theater ticket, two exquisite play posters, a cast and crew list, and a plot summary.

A sedan chair with a beautiful decoration is carried by many people!

Moreover, these are theater tickets personally delivered by Ling Yun. Given how much money he has made with his various companies, it's impossible for the CEOs not to give him face!

Everyone smiled and accepted the invitations, then opened them to read them.

Upon seeing the beautifully designed play poster and the cast and crew list, everyone began to discuss it with great interest.

"This is a great arrangement. Everyone has the weekend to rest, so it's a perfect time to catch a play and clear our heads. Let's follow the trend and experience what avant-garde theater is all about!"

"Are you planning to enter the entertainment industry? Lingyun, what are you thinking? Investing in the cultural and entertainment industry doesn't make as much money as financial investments!"

"Wow! The cast is amazing! I've seen Pu Cunxin in 'Teahouse,' it was fantastic. And this beautiful lead actress, Ling Yun, is she your friend?"

Ling Yun blushed and explained with a smile.

"To be honest, I've made a lot of money in the international financial markets. These investment profits need to be transferred to the mainland, and they can't just sit in bank accounts!"

"With the rapid development of the national economy and the enrichment of people's cultural and entertainment lives, I foresee that the cultural, film, and entertainment industry is about to usher in a period of explosive growth!"

"In view of this, I decided to invest in the cultural, film, and entertainment industry, which led to the acquisition of Starlight Culture Company. However, this is only one of my investments in mainland China, and it accounts for a very small percentage!"

"As for the female lead in this play, she is indeed my friend and one of the minor shareholders of Starlight Culture. It was because of her that I acquired Starlight Culture..."

Next, he briefly explained the reasons and process for acquiring Starlight Culture Company and getting involved in the film and television culture and entertainment industry.

He didn't mention a word about some of the confidential information!

For example, preparing to acquire a portion of Hearst's shares, secretly plotting to seize media resources held by Goldman Sachs, and launching cultural and ideological propaganda campaigns overseas.

As he explained, the eyes of Chairman Lou and General Manager Wang became increasingly bright.

Some subsidiaries of CIC and CICC also invest in the entertainment, film and television culture industry, but the proportion of investment is relatively small!

These investment companies' understanding of the development trends in the cultural and entertainment industry is far inferior to Lingyun's; they are simply incomparable!

Hearing Ling Yun's analysis, Lou Dong and the others were naturally enlightened.

After Lingyun finished his introduction, they immediately began asking questions, consulting and discussing matters related to investing in the cultural and entertainment industry with him!

Compared to them, Mr. Kong and Mr. Sun are not so interested in investing in the cultural and entertainment industry!

Each of them controls a conglomerate that also has investment companies under its umbrella.

However, these investment companies generally only invest in companies within the civil aviation system, or in industries related to civil aviation, making their investment scope much narrower!

The meeting lasted for another ten minutes or so before it finally ended.

Mr. Kong and Chairman Lou left the conference room together, taking the invitations from Ling Yun back to their respective companies.

They naturally accepted Lingyun's invitation and all agreed to go see the premiere of the play starring Da Meiyuan on the weekend evening!

As for Director Li of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Deputy Director Zhang of the General Office, as well as the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Truth and the Deputy Director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Ling Yun could only invite them by phone first.

I'll personally deliver the tickets during my rest time tomorrow and the day after.

Fortunately, Director Li and the others knew very well just how busy he had been these past few days; he was practically running on his toes!

So they all agreed to go to the Poly Theatre on the weekend evening to support the performance, but instead of letting Ling Yun deliver the tickets in person, they sent his secretary to pick them up.

Or we can wait until the weekend evening to meet Lingyun and then go to the theater together, saving us the trouble of getting tickets again!

Lingyun was naturally pleased with this arrangement.

After seeing Chairman Lou and General Manager Kong off, he immediately turned his attention to the international financial market, keeping a close eye on the changes in the stock markets of major European countries and international financial news!

At this time, major European stock markets had fallen by more than 3% and were still falling. There were cries of despair everywhere in the market, and it was a scene of utter misery!

But who knew that this was just an appetizer!

The most exciting show of the day will truly begin tonight, at which time the entire international financial market will experience a magnitude 10 earthquake!

Before we knew it, it was already 9:30 p.m.

The US stock market opened on time amid the anxious gaze of countless people!

Unfortunately, the US stock market moved exactly as Lingyun predicted, as if he were controlling it from the shadows!

The US stock market crashed immediately after the market opened.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened several hundred points lower, falling by more than 3%, and the situation for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq was even worse!

Then it starts low and goes low, and begins the most thrilling and exciting cliff diving performance, plunging straight into the bottom of the water!

Unlike previous crashes, today's plunge in the US stock market affected almost all sectors and affected all stocks!

Financial stocks, energy stocks, auto stocks, and technology stocks—all stocks experienced indiscriminate sell-offs!

Among them, financial stocks still suffered the most dramatic declines.

Within just half an hour of the US stock market opening, the financial sector had already fallen by more than 7%.

Faced with this near-collapse crash, the office area of ​​the United Securities investment team was as noisy as a boiling pot, with exclamations rising and falling!

"Holy crap! Ling Yun was absolutely right, this is Black Thursday. If it keeps falling like this, the global financial markets are really going to completely collapse!"

"Damn it! Let the international financial markets collapse or not, as long as we make a fortune, that's all that matters. Being able to personally participate in destroying the international financial markets, my life will be worth it!"

"Look everyone, Morgan Stanley's stock has plummeted by over 16%! It's going to go to zero overnight! It's fallen so badly!"

"I must say, Goldman Sachs' decision to suspend trading earlier was extremely wise; otherwise, a 30% plunge today wouldn't have been possible!"

As everyone exclaimed in surprise, they all turned to look at Ling Yun, who was standing at the edge of the trading area, intently watching the trends of European and American stock markets.

Without exception, everyone's eyes became unusually intense, filled with amazement and disbelief!

Especially the young traders and analysts, their eyes even revealed a hint of fanaticism and worship!

Clearly, they have come to regard Ling Yun as an idol!

Just then, General Manager Chen suddenly approached and asked in a low voice, still shaken:

"With the US stock market continuing its crazy plunge, will the international financial market completely collapse? Given the current market trend, this possibility seems very high!"

"If the international financial markets were to completely collapse, everyone would be out of luck. That outcome might not be a good thing for us either!"