The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Leilei and Yanzi glanced at the guy, frowned slightly, and shook their heads in refusal again.

"Sorry, we have things to do tomorrow, so we can't stay up late tonight."

That guy was clearly unwilling to give up such a tempting piece of meat and continued his flirtatious entanglement.

"Come on, it's Saturday tomorrow, what big thing could happen? If these two beauties aren't going out with everyone, what's the point of tonight's game?"

Upon hearing this, Yanzi immediately exploded.

"Can't you understand human language? Don't you even know what kind of thing you are?"

The guy was so stunned by the scolding that he stood there, his face turning pale and then red, unable to react for a moment.

Not only him, but the other men also looked rather grim.

They are celebrities, or high-level executives in film and television companies, and they are used to being flattered. When have they ever been publicly criticized like this? It's so disrespectful!

Seeing that things were not going well, Da Meiyuan quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Please don't mind, my two younger sisters aren't in the entertainment industry, and they do have work tomorrow, so they can't come with you all."

She glanced at everyone and started to back down.

"Me too, I have some things to take care of at the company tomorrow, so I'll have to excuse myself tonight. Have fun, everyone, see you later!"

After saying that, she waved goodbye.

Then he took two steps forward, took Leilei and Yanzi's arms, and led them away from there.

Her assistant nodded to the guys and quickly followed.

Seeing Da Meiyuan leave, those guys were completely at a loss and couldn't try to stop her anymore.

Da Meiyuan is a higher-profile celebrity than them. Although we are friends, we still need to maintain a proper sense of boundaries.

Especially in the entertainment industry, which appears open and free, the hierarchy is actually much stricter.

Watching Da Meiyuan and Lei Lei's departing figures, the guy who had just suggested going to Sanlitun for a party tried to save face by saying a few words.

"Tch, what's with the high and mighty act? With looks like that, there are tons of girls in the entertainment industry..."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Stop! Be careful what you say. That girl who just talked back to you, her dad is a leader at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television..."

The warning was issued by the vice president of Da Mei Yuan Company.

He happened to know Leilei and Yanzi, and knew a little about Yanzi's background.

"what!"

With a gasp of surprise, the group of scheming individuals were completely dumbfounded.

On the other side, Da Meiyuan linked arms with Lei Lei and Yan Zi and walked together toward the parking lot.

As she walked, she continued to explain in a low voice.

"Don't pay any attention to those guys. They're used to being carefree and undisciplined in the entertainment industry. When they're not filming, all they do is play around."

"If I hadn't run into them by chance when I first came out, and hadn't been unable to avoid them, I wouldn't have bothered with them."

Yanzi turned her head and glanced at her, thought for a moment, and then offered a seemingly unintentional reminder.

"I think you should stay away from them, Sister Yuanyuan. Those guys may look respectable, but judging from their eyes, none of them are good people."

"As we all know, the entertainment industry is a big melting pot. In the past, you needed to maintain good relationships with all parties to try to get investment and various resources."

She paused, her tone becoming even more resolute.

"From now on, you won't need to be at the mercy of others. Knowing Yunzi as I do, since he plans to acquire your film and television company, he will definitely give you the best resources."

Da Meiyuan remained silent and did not respond for a long time.

She only nodded jokingly after they entered the parking lot.

"You're right, Yanzi. I'll pay more attention to this in the future, and I won't have to work so hard running around for resources!"

"Since I have Yunzi as a powerful backer, of course I'll hold on tight and reap the benefits without lifting a finger!"

As they spoke, they arrived at Lingyun's S350.

Leilei took out her keys, unlocked the car, glanced around at the bustling crowd and traffic, and casually said to Damei and the others:

"Sister, Yanzi, let's go together. Let's stay in Lingyun's big house tonight and go home tomorrow!"

"That house is too big, I'll feel a bit uneasy going back alone, you guys come with me!"

Da Meiyuan and Yanzi were both stunned for a moment, their faces turning slightly red.

Fortunately, it was late at night, and Leilei didn't notice anything unusual about them.

"That's your love nest. Is it appropriate for us to go there? Wouldn't it disturb your romantic night?"

Da Meiyuan teased in a low, ambiguous voice.

Leilei's pretty face flushed red instantly, and she shyly pushed her cousin away.

"Get lost! Nothing happened between us. Yunzi was working all night, and I was home alone. There was no such thing as spending the night together!"

"Nothing happened? Was I just seeing things this morning?"

Swallow joined the fray in a low voice.

As expected, Leilei's pretty face turned even redder, and she lightly punched Yanzi twice.

After laughing and joking around for a while, they got into the S350 together, heading to the duplex mansion on Financial Street.

This time, however, it was Da Meiyuan, who has better driving skills, who was driving, making it safer.

As for Da Meiyuan's Audi A8, she handed the keys to her assistant and had him drive it back.

Time flew by, and it was already around 4:30 a.m.

The joint investment team's office area is located on the top floor of the CIC headquarters building.

More than four hours have passed, and trading is still ongoing, though the frequency is gradually slowing down.

The total holdings of the joint investment team are constantly expanding, and we are very close to achieving today's position building target.

While the transactions continued, everyone would occasionally glance at Lingyun's location.

Initially, many traders had some doubts, and even a hint of schadenfreude.

But as time went on, these doubts and schadenfreude were replaced by amazement.

Even Secretary Zhou and Director Xie behaved the same way.

The reason is simple: the trend of international oil prices is as if it were being remotely controlled by Ling Yun, following his instructions completely.

After that small surge at midnight, international oil prices quickly returned to their old pattern of continuous decline.

Not only did it lose the $0.50 it had just gained, but it also fell by more than $1, bringing the total drop to over $1.60.

The drop may not seem like much, but the joint investment team holds short positions totaling over 12 million barrels of crude oil.

Multiplying the two together, that's over 130 million in investment profit, but the actual short-selling funds invested by the joint team were less than 200 million RMB!

With such an astonishing speed and efficiency in making money, who wouldn't be amazed?

Those traders who had previously looked down on Lingyun no longer had a trace of contempt in their eyes!

They knew in their hearts that regardless of whether Ling Yun had gotten lucky or not, they couldn't even come close to his courage and boldness in taking big risks when he saw an opportunity!

As they were talking, international oil prices dropped another two cents.

Upon seeing this latest price, one of the risk control team members couldn't help but make a few remarks.

"Wow, I've never seen money like this before! It's faster than robbing someone! Dude, I've really seen something new today!"

"Indeed, the international oil price trend is entirely in accordance with Ling Yun's wishes; it's simply unbelievable!"

Another guy whispered in agreement.

Just then, an excited voice suddenly came from the trading area.

"The last transaction is complete, totaling 20 short positions in November WTI crude oil futures contracts in New York, at the following price..."

With this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and finally relaxed.

Only Lingyun was too preoccupied to celebrate.

He casually closed the Merrill Lynch stock price chart and began to check the international crude oil futures position data of the joint investment team.

The result is self-evident!

After more than four hours of continuous trading by numerous traders, today's position building task was finally completed.

At this point, the joint investment team held 1280 short positions in international crude oil futures, with contract terms covering the next four months and an average leverage ratio of around 80 times.

Seeing this perfect result, Lingyun was naturally very happy.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the microphone, and his clear voice instantly filled the entire office area.

"Today's task is complete. Everyone did a fantastic job. Thank you for your hard work, but you can't leave yet."

"Once the NYMEX completes its settlement, everyone can go back to the AVIC Hotel to rest. Today is Saturday, so everyone can have a good two-day rest."

"We still have some time. Let's review our trades first. If there are any flaws, close the positions immediately and redo them to eliminate any doubts!"

The traders exchanged glances and sighed in unison.

Holy crap! This is treating us like animals!