The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

After Da Meiyuan left, Ling Yun casually turned off the TV and went upstairs to his study.

Upon entering the study, he went straight to his desk, sat down, and turned on his computer to check international oil price trends and the situation in the international financial market.

Everything went as he expected.

International oil prices have begun to recover after last night's sharp drop.

Unfortunately, the recovery momentum was insufficient, and after more than ten hours, it only rose by less than two dollars.

"This little bit of rebound is just a temporary resurgence."

Ling Yun muttered to himself dismissively.

They then shifted their attention to the situation in the international financial markets.

What they found was only a scene of bleak winds and bitter rain.

The subprime crisis is escalating, causing increasingly larger losses, and more and more financial institutions are collapsing one after another.

Anyone with eyes can hear the heavy footsteps of a global financial crisis approaching; it's imminent!

Having confirmed that there were no abnormalities in the market trend, Lingyun confidently shifted his focus and began preparing for his special report the following evening.

During this time, Da Meiyuan sent a text message saying that she had arrived home safely.

At 10:30 p.m., Leilei called.

"I'm sorry, darling, I've been too busy these past few days to be with you. I'll definitely make it up to you after the opening ceremony!"

"Silly girl, this is a special situation during a special time. I'm really looking forward to our date after the opening ceremony."

Ling Yun smiled and reassured him.

After a few sweet words, Leilei suddenly changed the subject.

"Honey, my dad would like to invite you over for dinner. When are you free?"

Holy crap! Isn't that a bit too fast?

Ling Yun muttered a complaint to himself, scratching his head in frustration, but luckily he had a good excuse to cover it up.

"I'm afraid not right now. I have a very important project that starts this weekend, and I'll be extremely busy then."

"In the early stages of the project, working through the night was commonplace, and weekends were also packed with work."

"How about I visit your parents after the project is on track? That would be more appropriate."

Leilei remained silent for a moment before giving a response.

"That's fine, after all, we've only just started dating, it's a bit too early to come over now."

Even so, there was still a hint of disappointment in her tone.

Ling Yun could only pretend not to understand and change the subject.

After finishing his call with Leilei, he turned his attention back to the special report for tomorrow night and continued to prepare meticulously.

Nothing happened overnight, and it was a new day.

After having breakfast early in the morning, Lingyun drove his G-Wagon out and headed straight for the headquarters building of AVIC.

Half an hour later, he arrived safely at the headquarters of AVIC.

Just as I arrived at the parking lot entrance, Zhang Lu arrived in an Audi A6.

He was going to stay in Beijing for a while, so the law firm provided him with a car and rented a large house for him near Dongzhimen.

The reason it's near Dongzhimen is because the headquarters of China Investment Corporation (CIC) is located there.

After parking their cars, Lingyun and Zhang Lu did not go upstairs immediately, but sat in the G-Class and started discussing.

"Last night I had a ten-minute phone conversation with Director Lin and got a preliminary understanding of this avant-garde experimental play."

"This play has a small cast and crew, but several of them are popular stars, especially the male and female leads, who are both A-list celebrities."

"Director Lin is a renowned playwright from the Beijing People's Art Theatre, which is why the investment in this play is relatively high, but four million is more than enough."

At this point, Zhang Lu's tone suddenly became somewhat puzzled.

"Why did you suddenly decide to invest in a stage play? Even if this play becomes a huge hit across the country, the money you make will be a drop in the ocean!"

"Or do you just want to dabble in the film and entertainment industry? That makes a lot of sense."

Ling Yun smiled and shook his head, explaining the reason.

"My investment in this play wasn't just a hobby; it was for personal reasons. The female lead is my girlfriend's cousin."

"She approached me to solicit investment, which is why I decided to invest in this play. This also inspired me."

"The huge profits I've made in the international financial markets must find suitable investment outlets domestically; I can't keep all my money in the bank!"

"The film and television industry is a promising sector, and I've decided to acquire a controlling stake in Gao Yuan's film and television company as a starting point to enter the industry."

As he spoke, his gaze deepened.

"I also plan to invest in other emerging industries, such as internet e-commerce, online video, smartphones, and high-end manufacturing, and I will also establish a venture capital firm..."

After hearing his explanation, Lawyer Zhang finally understood.

The way he plays his game gives a glimpse into his enormous ambition.

As Lingyun's lawyer, as long as I cling to this powerful figure, I'll naturally rise to prominence and make a fortune!

By then, financial freedom will be nothing!

About ten minutes later, Ling Yun and Zhang Lu got out of the car and walked into the AVIC headquarters building together.

As soon as I entered the gate, Secretary Zhou greeted me with a smile.

"I saw you drive into the parking lot a while ago, why did it take you so long to come into the building?"

"Seeing that we still had time, we chatted about other things."

Ling Yun explained in a low voice.

As they were talking, they entered the elevator lobby and took the elevator upstairs.

Soon, they arrived together at the conference room where the meeting had been held the day before and met with General Manager Kong and his team.

After exchanging greetings, Mr. Kong casually handed over a document.

"This is a list of all members of the joint investment team. Everyone has undergone background checks, including team members from Hong Kong Island and Singapore. There are no foreign traders."

"After the final list is finalized today, the members selected from various airlines will depart immediately and arrive in Beijing this afternoon to check into the China Airlines Hotel."

"Tomorrow morning, we'll meet with the joint team members and witness them sign confidentiality agreements. This will also begin simultaneously in Hong Kong and Singapore..."

Lingyun took the document and opened it to take a look.

The people listed in this document are all elite talents from the investment departments of various airlines, and each of them has an impressive resume.

But Lingyun had no idea what the true level of these so-called elites was.

Only when the joint investment operation begins will he truly know whether these guys are real or not!

Busy as we went, it was already noon.

After having lunch at the AVIC staff canteen, everyone went back upstairs together.

Ling Yun followed President Kong to the general manager's office, and Lawyer Zhang and Secretary Zhou followed in as well.

As soon as the door closed, Ling Yun got straight to the point.

"Mr. Kong, I'm going to a coffee shop in Financial Street later to meet with the CEO of Goldman Sachs in Shanghai. I'm going to put on a good show for that damn foreigner!"

He paused for a moment, then explained his plan.

"I need Secretary Zhou and Attorney Zhang to come along and sit in the booth next to me, pretending to be customers, to witness my meeting with this damn foreigner."

"In addition, I have had security personnel go there in advance and secretly install pinhole cameras in several key locations in the coffee shop."

"I filmed the entire meeting between me and Anthony as video evidence..."

Mr. Kong and his colleagues were taken aback at first, then they all burst into laughter.

The next moment, President Kong pointed at Ling Yun.

"You're incredibly shrewd. Anyone who tries to outsmart you is completely delusional. You handled this brilliantly."

"Xiao Zhou can go with you and witness this meeting in person; that would be beneficial for you!"

About ten minutes later, Ling Yun, along with Zhou Mi and Zhang Lu, went downstairs and drove two cars to Financial Street.

Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs' Beijing representative office.

The secretary took an exquisite tie clip, carefully clipped it onto Anthony's tie, and adjusted the angle.

"Boss, this tie clip contains the world's most advanced pinhole camera, capable of clearly recording the entire meeting later!"

"You don't need to worry about the other party discovering the camera. The pinhole camera is hidden inside the ruby; nothing will be visible from the outside!"

Anthony looked down at the ruby ​​tie clip and smiled with satisfaction.

"Excellent! If we can meet this prodigy today, we can make a lot of money out of him and find ways to control him in the future!"

A few minutes later, Anthony walked out of the office with his secretary.

Then, accompanied by the deputy general manager of the Beijing representative office, we went to that upscale coffee shop on Financial Street!