The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

It was a little after 7 p.m. on Wukang Road.

In a quaint, privately-run restaurant.

Upon learning that he had made a fortune, Chairman Jin was in an exceptionally good mood tonight.

"Try my top-grade pre-Qingming Longjing tea. It comes from a few ancient tea trees in Shifengbao. It weighs only two or three kilograms in total. I guarantee you'll love it."

As he spoke, he stood up and poured a cup of tea for both General Manager Zhu and Boss Liu.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions!

Tonight is his treat, and he specially brought some fine tea from his own tea plantation.

Mr. Zhu was equally pleased, picked up his teacup and savored the tea, praising it highly.

But Boss Liu was an exception. Even though he made a fortune, he looked dejected, listless, and sighing.

"What's wrong with you, Lao Liu? You're not happy after making such a big sum? Don't tell me it's not enough?"

Chairman Jin joked with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Zhu, beaming with joy, nodded.

"Exactly! We not only made back all the money Fang Changhai swindled us out of, but we even multiplied it five or six times! What's there to be unhappy about?"

Boss Liu casually picked up his wine glass and downed the Moutai in one gulp, ignoring the Longjing tea in the glass.

He then slammed the wine glass heavily on the table, his face full of resentment.

"Old Jin, Old Zhu, are we really going to give that little bastard Ling Yun 20% of the profits? That's hundreds of millions!"

"He made a billion in just one month. Isn't that money a little too easy to earn...?"

The atmosphere in the private room froze instantly upon hearing this.

The smiles on Chairman Jin's and General Manager Zhu's faces immediately froze, and they both looked at their old friend.

"Old Liu, that's not how it works,"

Mr. Jin put down his teacup and frowned.

"Don't forget, we signed a contract. We can't just go back on our word, can we?"

"The cooperation agreement clearly states in black and white that as long as the investment generates profits, the Lingyun team will receive 20% of the profits."

"Ling Yun and his team have exceeded the target by more than five times, but we don't want a share of the profits. That's a bit unfair!"

Mr. Zhu nodded in agreement and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

"Yes, there are rules to follow in business. You can't be envious just because others are making more money. That's Lingyun's rightful share of the profits, there's nothing wrong with that!"

"You invested 20 million in this collaboration, and it turned into over 500 million in just one month. After deducting dividends, you still have 400 million left."

"You've been in business for so many years, what business can you do that earns twenty times your initial investment in a month? Even businesses that risk your life don't have that profit margin!"

Boss Liu blushed with embarrassment, realizing he had handled the matter terribly!

But he was extremely reluctant to give Ling Yun a share of 100 million.

His eyes flickered for a moment, then he suddenly leaned close to Chairman Jin and whispered:

"Contracts are rigid, but people are flexible. I'm not saying we shouldn't give that little bastard any profits at all, but could you reduce it a bit..."

Next, he shared his thoughts.

After listening for only a few words, a look of disdain flashed quickly in Chairman Jin's eyes.

"Old Liu, get this straight! This 53 billion is still in Yuanda Group's trading account, not in our hands."

"Do you think you can just say you won't share profits? Do you think Chairman Zhao and the others will agree to that? Do you think that kid Ling Yun is so easy to deal with?"

He paused, a hint of disdain creeping into his tone.

"Don't dream about it. I knew from the first day I met him that the kid was incredibly shrewd, otherwise he wouldn't be able to earn so much in a month."

"I want to continue working with him and make more money. I don't want to lose this source of income because of a 20% profit share!"

Upon hearing this, Boss Liu's face immediately turned a deep purplish-red.

Before he could refute, General Manager Zhu chimed in, echoing:

"That's what I think too. It's not worth cutting off this source of income for a little bit of dividends!"

"Old Liu, I advise you not to get any funny ideas. Ling Yun is too shrewd; he might have already anticipated this..."

He suddenly stopped talking at this point.

Some things can't be said too explicitly, after all, everyone has to save face!

But his eyes were filled with disgust and wariness as he looked at Boss Liu.

It's best to stay away from this kind of unruly, two-faced scoundrel in the future!

Looking at Boss Liu again, his face turned pale and then red, and his expression was extremely embarrassed!

Little did he know that, in the eyes of his two old friends, he had already been blacklisted from all collaborations!

Nothing happened overnight, and another morning arrived in the blink of an eye.

Just after 4:30, Chairman Zhao and General Manager Wang arrived at the company one after the other and entered the small conference room.

Five minutes later, Attorney Zhang arrived.

Lingyun and the others had already gotten up and washed up, and were sitting at their workstations, full of energy, waiting for the New York Mercantile Exchange's settlement time to arrive.

At this point, oil prices had fallen back to around $143.

Seeing that oil prices had indeed fallen, Zhou Hua and his group, who had been practically begging Ling Yun to stop yesterday, began to regret their actions.

If they had listened to Lingyun yesterday and shorted the market again, and then closed their positions now, they could have each made an extra 200 million.

Ling Yun could only scoff at their ideas.

Once Chairman Zhao and Attorney Zhang had all arrived, he gave a brief introduction to the situation.

Then he called Zhang Lu into the lounge and spoke to him privately about some things.

When they came out, they heard Zhou Hua's excited voice.

"It's 5 o'clock, the international oil price is $142.8 per barrel, and the NYMEX has started settlement. Let's hope nothing unexpected happens!"

Before he finished speaking, Ling Yun and Chairman Zhao quickly walked to their workstations and looked at their computer screens.

At this point, the NYMEX had already closed and entered settlement time, so naturally nothing could be seen!

Next, we just need to wait patiently.

Everyone was either sitting in chairs or on the sofa, eating the breakfast bought by the chairman's secretary while chatting and laughing, waiting for the settlement results!

But who could have imagined that this hour would feel like an eternity!

For Zhou Hua and his team, the settlement meant a huge bonus of over 60 million yuan, basic financial freedom, luxury cars, mansions, and a better life.

For Lingyun, this means a dividend of over 900 million.

If you add the profits and dividends from his attacks on Merrill Lynch and the European and American financial markets, the amount of dividends he could receive would easily exceed 1.5 billion!

1.5 billion!

If this were Ling Yun after his release from prison in his previous life, he wouldn't have dared to dream that he could possess such an astonishing fortune!

But now, he earned over a billion dollars in less than a month!

All of this was so beautiful, like a dream, yet so real!

For Chairman Zhao and General Manager Wang, this is an unprecedented miracle in the group's history!

Even though Yuanda Group manages assets worth tens of billions, they were still incredibly excited in the face of this miraculous feat!

So, after everyone finished breakfast, they all looked at the clock on the wall and started counting down the seconds.

Fortunately, there was a pool table on site, which allowed everyone to relax and distract themselves.

Tick-tock, an hour has finally passed.

"It's six o'clock!"

Zhang Yuntian shouted excitedly.

Meanwhile, the New York crude oil futures market resumed trading after a one-hour break.

International oil prices continued their previous downward trend.

However, no one bothers to pay attention to international oil prices.

Ling Yun strode to his workstation and swiftly opened his largest crude oil futures trading account.

The next moment, he excitedly cheered.

"Everything went smoothly, settlement complete!"

His shout caused an uproar in the conference room.