The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Inside this courtyard house by Houhai, time seems to have been fast-forwarded.

For four whole days, Ling Yun didn't leave the house, turning himself into a human printer.

He sits at his desk every day, facing four newly arranged high-definition computer screens and a laptop, fighting on three fronts at the same time.

The first front involved developing precise investment strategies for the Hong Kong branch of Yuanda Group and remotely directing it to short-sell international financial markets.

The second front involved developing investment plans for the clandestine operations of several airlines, including Air China, in order to prepare a counterattack against Goldman Sachs.

The third front, and also the most important task, was to draft a report on the financial crisis at the request of Director Li of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

For the past four days, his brain has been in a state of high alert, constantly processing various financial data from around the world at high speed, like a supercomputer.

Telephone communication with Chairman Zhao and General Manager Kong has become a daily routine.

During the phone call, they would discuss the trends in international financial markets and crude oil futures markets, and make predictions about the next phase of the market.

Lingyun's predictions were always remarkably accurate, leaving Mr. Kong and his team in awe.

After several times, Mr. Kong had no more doubts about his abilities.

On Tuesday, a phone call came in as expected.

The caller was Zhang Yuntian, whose voice was a mix of excitement and helplessness.

"Lingyun, the news that our team has made over 5 billion yuan and is raking in dividends has been exposed, and the entire group is in an uproar."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Hua's voice, suppressing his anger, came through.

"I wonder which bastard leaked this? Now we're the real target of everyone's anger, and we get stared at wherever we go!"

"Knowing that Yun Tian and I are single, even the cleaning lady is trying to set us up with potential partners. The situation is starting to get out of control."

Ling Yun gritted his teeth and gave an answer with no other choice.

"It's those bastards at Goldman Sachs pulling the strings behind the scenes; we really can't do anything about them for now!"

One can imagine that the news of becoming a billionaire in a month would be even more explosive, shocking countless people.

Fortunately, he had already resigned and gone home, leaving only Zhou Hua and the others as shields.

"Keep a low profile, you must keep a low profile."

Ling Yun gave repeated instructions, then changed the subject.

"If all else fails, you should take leave to lay low for a while, and wait for this wave of envy and resentment to subside before returning to work."

"Let's see how things go first. If we really can't handle it, we'll take a break."

Zhou Hua responded helplessly.

On the same Tuesday, my aunt opened a securities account in a flurry of activity.

Early Wednesday morning, she barged into Lingyun's study, waiting for him to give her the secret to getting rich.

Ling Yun had already made preparations and casually lent his aunt two million yuan, transferring it to her account.

Then I wrote down the stock codes for two super-performing stocks and handed them to my aunt.

"Just buy these two stocks, and hold them firmly. Don't be like those 'newbies' who chase highs and sell lows every day!"

Ling Yun's expression was serious as he earnestly gave his instructions.

"If you hold onto these two stocks, and if you don't make a hundred or two hundred million in ten or twenty years, come find me, and I'll make up the difference for you!"

"My goodness, it's increased a hundredfold in just over a decade! It's like turning lead into gold!"

The aunt was overjoyed, looking at the two stock codes as if she had found a treasure.

"Don't worry, Yunzi, I'm not selling these two stocks, not even if you kill me! I'll fight anyone who tries to persuade me to sell!"

Compared to my aunt, my parents' method of investing in stocks is simpler and more direct.

They each opened two securities accounts and each invested a staggering 300 million.

Then, armed with Lingyun's list of future top-performing stocks, he began a massive buying spree in the stock market, essentially opening a stock supermarket!

These future star stocks they bought will bring them huge returns of tens of times their initial investment.

With this huge future profit as a guarantee, Lingyun can do whatever he wants in the financial market without worrying about bankruptcy.

My parents each have 200 million yuan left. They plan to use most of it to buy a house and keep a small portion in their bank accounts for emergencies.

The target of the property purchase is clear: only key school district properties in Haidian and Xicheng districts!

These properties in key school districts have huge appreciation potential, and their value could easily increase tenfold or more in the future, along with continuous and substantial rental income!

On Thursday morning, Lingyun received another call from Goldman Sachs' Shanghai branch.

This time, the Human Resources Director stepped in, representing Goldman Sachs to extend another invitation, sincerely inviting Lingyun to join Goldman Sachs.

In order to successfully poach him, Goldman Sachs offered even more attractive terms.

For example, if Lingyun chooses to work at the New York headquarters, he can earn an annual salary of ten million US dollars, lead a team on his own, and receive higher bonuses and profit sharing.

But Ling Yun's answer remained cold.

"Thank you for your kind offer, but unfortunately I have no interest in joining Goldman Sachs."

This outcome drove Tommy and Anthony, who were pulling the strings behind the scenes, crazy, and they couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

Friday afternoon, around 5 p.m.

After four consecutive days of working tirelessly, Lingyun finally finished all her work.

After reviewing the financial crisis-related reports requested by Director Li, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he got up from the chair, spread his arms and stretched out a long yawn.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted. You know how hard it is for me, working tirelessly for the country and its people day after day."

As soon as the words were spoken, Little Orange and Little Tabby, who were lying on the sofa enjoying the air conditioning, meowed twice in unison.

Then they stood up and, imitating Ling Yun, stretched out in a long, cat-like yawn.

Seeing this, Ling Yun couldn't help but chuckle.

"Haha, what are you two doing here? Are you trying to empathize and have also been working yourself to the bone for four days straight?"

"But how come I remember you guys spending these four days just showing off freeze-dried food and enjoying air conditioning? You did provide a lot of emotional value, though?"

As he spoke, he turned and walked to the window, where he began to tease the two little ones who had come over begging for a pet.

In the courtyard outside the window, all is peaceful and serene!

The alluring calico mother and her little orange-white sister are playing with Dongzi under the grape trellis.

Now that it's summer vacation and the Olympics are just around the corner, Dongzi is completely having a blast.

He's been staying in the courtyard house for the past few days, just waiting for Lingyun to bring back that Ferrari 599GTB so he can experience it for himself.

Tomorrow is the day he picks up his car, and his wish will soon come true.

Grandpa and Grandma sat on the stone bench under the crabapple tree, chatting and laughing while watching Dongzi play with the calico cat and its kittens.

After petting the little orange cat and the little tabby cat for a while, Lingyun quickly composed himself and turned to leave the window.

I returned to my desk, picked up my phone, and started calling Mr. Kong.

The call connected quickly, and after exchanging greetings, Lingyun swiftly got to the point.

"Mr. Kong, I have just completed the international crude oil futures investment plan you requested."

"I'll email you right away. Please check your inbox. I'll also send you a printed copy of the proposal and a USB drive. I'll drive over to deliver them to you."

Before he could finish speaking, Mr. Kong burst into hearty laughter.

"Great, Xiaoling! I've been eagerly awaiting your international crude oil futures investment plan!"

"If you have time, could you come to the headquarters of AVIC right now? I'd like to discuss this investment plan with you face-to-face!"

He paused, his tone becoming somewhat serious.

"Over the past few days, we, the airlines, have had several communications and resolved some issues."

"But some new problems have arisen that are quite perplexing. I'd like to discuss them with you and hear your opinion as a professional."

Ling Yun thought for a moment, then nodded with a smile.

"Of course, no problem, Mr. Kong. If you're not in a hurry, then please wait a little longer."

"I need to contact Director Li of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission first. I have finished writing the report on the global financial crisis."

"Tomorrow is the weekend, and I want to deliver it early so he can take a look at it while he's free over the weekend."

Mr. Kong paused for a moment before giving his response.

"Of course, no problem. That document about the global financial crisis is more important; please send it to Director Li first!"

"Come to AVIC after you're done. I'll be waiting for you in the office. Call Xiao Zhou when you get there, and we'll have dinner together tonight."

"Alright! I'll do as you say."

Ling Yun nodded in agreement.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Mr. Kong prepared to end the call.

Just then, a thought flashed through Ling Yun's mind, and he quickly spoke up to offer a few words of advice.

"Mr. Kong, today is the last trading day of the week for international crude oil futures, and also the first trading day of August!"

"I just checked the international financial markets and crude oil futures market, and the trend seems a bit off; there's a serious outflow of capital."

"I predict that international crude oil futures will plummet tonight. If airlines are long on crude oil futures, they must close their positions quickly, and it would be best to reverse course and go short!"

"what!"

With a gasp, Mr. Kong was completely stunned.