The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

About forty minutes later, Ling Yun left the downstairs conference room and went upstairs to the joint investment team's office area.

Then they went upstairs to the conference room and convened a meeting with General Manager Xie and Secretary Zhou.

Just like downstairs, he made some adjustments to his pre-planned investment strategy in order to cope with the international crude oil futures market, which was about to experience a surge followed by another crash.

By the time these actions were completed, it was already 12:30 pm.

He greeted Secretary Zhou and the others, then left the top floor and went downstairs to the restaurant to have lunch with Chairman Lou and Director Li.

During lunch, they continued to discuss topics such as the US election and the trends in international financial markets.

Meanwhile, the global presidential election on the other side of the ocean officially began.

As with previous presidential elections, the first to begin voting were two small towns in New Hampshire.

Upon hearing the news broadcast on television, Ling Yun and Director Li looked up at the television screen simultaneously.

Watching the lively scene on TV of many foreigners lining up to vote in the middle of the night, Lou Dong jokingly made a few sarcastic remarks.

"It looks quite lively, but the weather is so cold; there are quite a few people wrapped in blankets in the queue."

"Everyone says that developed Western countries don't engage in formalism, but this scene looks very much like formalism!"

"Hahaha"

Everyone laughed, their laughter tinged with a hint of mockery.

After the laughter subsided, Ling Yun continued teasingly:

"It's just a political game where the leaders take turns. Behind the two parties stand different capital groups, and one takes the stage after the other."

"Anyone who actually believes in this so-called democratic election charade is absolutely insane."

His words were met with another burst of laughter from the audience.

Next, while watching the live election voting on television, everyone kept an eye on the international financial market trends on another electronic screen, continuing to chat and discuss, and enjoying their lunch.

After lunch, Ling Yun left the CIC headquarters with Director Li and Chairman Lou and headed straight to the People's Hall for a meeting.

This afternoon's meeting is the first preparatory meeting for attending the Global Financial Summit in the middle of the month.

Ling Yun, Director Li, and Chairman Lou are all members of the delegation and bear important responsibilities, so they naturally have to attend this preparatory meeting.

After they left, the US election voting process and the trend of international financial markets were basically as Lingyun had predicted.

Before the close of many stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region, all investment teams under Lingyun's command liquidated their relevant stocks and reversed their positions across the board in the last half hour.

European stock markets, which opened after 3 p.m., followed the same trend as the Asia-Pacific financial markets, all opening higher and continuing to rise with great momentum!

Including the United Securities investment team, the various investment teams under Lingyun's command once again made huge profits, relentlessly and frantically reaping huge gains!

At 7 p.m., as dawn broke over the United States, large-scale voting in the US presidential election began.

Voting has begun in states across the eastern United States, and with the addition of some key states, the US election has entered its most intense voting phase.

As Ling Yun predicted, Obama had a clear advantage in the election, and the situation looked very promising.

As news from polling stations across the states appeared in the media and spread widely, the international financial markets immediately responded positively.

European stock markets began to rise rapidly during trading hours.

International oil prices, which were initially plummeting, suddenly came to a halt and then turned upwards, rising rapidly.

At this time, the investment departments of various airlines, as well as the crude oil investment team of Yuanda Group, had all received Ling Yun's instructions and quickly responded.

They first closed all their short positions at a low price, making a huge profit!

Then, they quickly completed a short-term rebound, preparing to take advantage of Obama's victory and take office to reap another big harvest!

The joint investment team, however, remained unmoved and continued to sit idly by!

Over the past few months, the joint investment team has accumulated an astonishing amount of investment profits, so the losses caused by today's violent rebound are completely insignificant!

More importantly, the joint investment team is firmly implementing the investment strategy formulated by Lingyun, and is shorting international crude oil futures in the long term.

The joint investment team will only close their positions and quietly leave with huge profits once international oil prices fall to around $40.

At 9:30 p.m., the US stock market opened on time.

As expected, it opened with a gap up and then continued to rise, just like Obama's election vote count.

Seeing this, Ling Yun, who was about to leave the central bank headquarters, laughed and made a few jokes.

"With the current vote count, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Obama's election is a foregone conclusion, and a full-day surge in European and American financial markets is almost guaranteed!"

"But the international financial markets will definitely crash tomorrow, and the Republican Party and the cowboy president, having lost the election, will absolutely retaliate immediately."

Upon hearing his analysis, Director Li and Zhou Xing all burst into laughter.

Immediately afterwards, Yi Xing said with a smile:

"Lingyun, your analysis and predictions of international financial trends are incredibly accurate. You truly deserve the title of 'God of Investment'!"

"What surprised me was your profound understanding of international politics and your accurate predictions about the US election. It's truly admirable."

"I was originally thinking of finding an opportunity to mention to you that I wanted you to become my doctoral student, but now it seems I was overthinking it."

"To be honest, I realize I have absolutely nothing to teach you. Your grasp of the pulse of the financial markets is something I can't even begin to match."

Despite saying that, a hint of anticipation shone in his eyes.

Clearly, he was excited about Ling Yun's investment genius and wanted to take Ling Yun under his wing to pursue a doctorate!

The enormous benefits of doing that are obvious even to a fool!

Ling Yun turned to look at Yi Xing and hurriedly exchanged a few polite words.

"You flatter me, Yi Xing. I am unworthy of such praise. How could I dare to presume to teach a master like myself in front of such a top expert as you?"

"Although I have achieved some success, there are still many shortcomings. I hope you will not hesitate to give me your guidance in the future!"

"I have a lot of things to do right now and can't find the time to pursue a PhD. But when I have the time and the desire, please don't turn me away!"

"As for my predictions about the international financial markets and the US election, they were just pure luck, a fluke!"

Hearing his polite words, Yi Xing felt incredibly comforted!

Director Li and Chairman Lou, who were standing to the side, were all smiles and full of praise.

They understood that Ling Yun was just being modest. Anyone who actually thought he was just lucky was truly blind!

Let alone in China, even looking at the whole world, who has a deeper understanding and research on international financial markets than him? No one!

After exchanging a few jokes and casual words, Ling Yun and the others left Zhou Xing's office together and took the elevator downstairs.

Five or six minutes later, several black cars drove out of the central bank headquarters parking lot one after another, then went their separate ways and returned home.

Upon seeing Ling Yun's car emerge, the security vehicles parked in front of the building immediately started their engines and followed!

Once the convoy reached the main street, Ling Yun raised his hand to check the time.

Then he took out his phone and sent a text message to Chairman Zhao.

"If international oil prices rise by more than 10%, immediately close out your positions and exit the market. Then, before the market closes tomorrow morning, go short international crude oil futures again."

After sending this message, he sent another one to Secretary Zhou and General Manager Xie, with almost identical content.

However, the operations are being carried out by the investment departments of each airline, while the joint investment team remains on hold!

After sending the text message, Lingyun put away her phone.

Then I leaned back in my chair, ready to take a short nap!