When Chen Mo pushed open the door, the quartz clock hanging inside had just struck nine.
"So you finally decided to come back?!"
As soon as she entered, Li Xiuyun's high-pitched voice came from the kitchen, carrying a half-washed bunch of scallions. "Teacher Liu called me this afternoon and said you took leave. Not coming home for dinner so late without even saying goodbye, and I can't get through to your phone, are you trying to cause trouble?!"
Chen Jianguo, who was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, put it down. Although he didn't glare at him directly like before, his expression was still somewhat stern: "Xiao Mo, you've been away from home a lot lately. What have you been busy with all day? Don't think that doing well on one city-wide exam is a get-out-of-jail-free card. The college entrance exam is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge; you can't be careless."
Faced with his parents' overwhelming scolding, Chen Mo showed no impatience and said, "Dad, Mom, there really is an urgent matter this afternoon."
Chen Mo changed into slippers, walked briskly to the table to pour Chen Jianguo a cup of tea, and then took the scallions from Li Xiuyun's hand. With a smile, he assured her, "Don't worry, I haven't missed a single point of my schoolwork. I promise you, if I fall out of the top three in the school in the next monthly exam, I'll stay home and study every day, okay?"
Seeing her son's sincere attitude and his assurance with his grades, Li Xiuyun's anger subsided considerably. She snatched the scallions from his hand and muttered, "You said it yourself. If you regress next time, I'll bring that feather duster back out. Go wash your hands now, I've heated up some pork rib soup for you."
Chen Mo smiled and responded, then sat down at the table with his soup. As he sipped his soup, he glanced casually at the house next door and asked, "Mom, why are the lights off at night next door lately? I haven't seen Yinuo and Yiran for a while."
Li Xiuyun sighed, put down her work, and sat down at the table: "I almost forgot to tell you. Didn't you go out during the National Day holiday? It just so happened that their maternal grandfather drove over from the provincial capital in a big bus and picked up the two children."
"They picked them up?" Chen Mo paused slightly in his hand holding the spoon.
"Yes, I heard that the two girls' household registrations were transferred to the provincial capital a long time ago." Li Xiuyun said with some reluctance. "Their maternal grandfather has quite a few connections in the provincial capital. He felt that the educational resources in the county were not as good as those in the city, so he transferred the two sisters to a key high school in the provincial capital, saying that they would prepare for the college entrance examination. They left in a hurry. The night before they left, the two girls came to our house with red eyes to look for you, but you were not there."
Chen nodded silently.
In my past life, it seems that such a thing did indeed happen.
After graduating from high school in the provincial capital, the two students, thanks to their strong foundation and the resources of their top high school, were both admitted to prestigious universities.
At that time, everyone in the county envied the Chu family for having produced two golden phoenixes.
But their good fortune didn't last long. Just the year they started college, their maternal grandfather's family seemed to have suffered a terrible misfortune.
Overnight, not only did the maternal grandfather fall ill and collapse, but the Gu family also incurred a staggering debt of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan that they could not repay.
He only remembered the last time he heard news of them in his previous life. The two sisters dropped out of school in despair to pay off their family's debts. They were then sent abroad in a very hasty manner by their family, and from then on, he lost all contact with them and their fate was unknown.
"Provincial capital...huge debt..."
Chen Mo slowly withdrew his gaze and took a sip of the warm pork rib soup.
No matter what kind of calamity befell the Chu family in his previous life, he would never allow such a tragedy to repeat itself in this life.
After finishing his meal, Chen Mo returned to his bedroom, sat down at his computer, and opened the back-end of his exclusive VIP trading seat at Haitong Securities.
Looking at the nearly ten million shares he had successfully accumulated, he slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
"It's still too slow."
It's no wonder Chen Mo was anxious.
The point in time when I was reborn was 2014. Many of the wild and unbridled opportunities that could lead to overnight riches and unbridled growth had already been lost. The future era would develop extremely rapidly in the next five years, with the Internet, mobile payments, and the new energy revolution sweeping in like a tsunami.
If he cannot accumulate absolute capital in a very short period of time, even if he is reborn and has the memories of his past life, he will find it difficult to keep up with this express train heading to the pinnacle of the era.
....................
A week later, in early November.
As the chill of late autumn deepens, the stench of bloodshed in the capital markets grows ever more pungent.
During this period, Chen Mo's life appeared calm on the surface, with him going to and from school on time every day.
But behind the scenes, the two core entities he controls have quietly undergone a transformation.
The first point concerns the strategy for the stock market.
Chen Mo's personal account had 1 million yuan in cash, plus 1 million yuan in leveraged financing, totaling a massive 2 million yuan. He had already completed the full purchase of shares in Lanshi Heavy Equipment during the minuscule daily trading gaps!
With a base of 200 million, we await the blossoming of success.
The second thing is about making moves in the real economy.
Under Lin Wan's terrifying execution, Xingchen Technology's business registration and corporate bank account were all specially approved and completed within three days.
With the timely transfer of the 40 million yuan investment, Deer Technology's 40% absolute core equity was officially brought under the control of Xingchen Technology.
Not only that, Lin Wan even demonstrated her exceptional negotiation skills, managing to leverage her connections at the bank to negotiate the price of a 500-square-meter lakeside detached villa in the Guanlan Royal View Villa District, which was originally priced at over four million yuan and featured exquisite decoration and a private garden, down to 350 million yuan. She then paid in full and temporarily used it as the office park for Xingchen Technology.
She then recruited five administrative, legal, and financial staff with clean backgrounds and graduates from prestigious universities through her network of friends at the University of Finance and Economics. Because the office was located in the county, she offered them very high salaries.
During this period, Bian Xuezhang from the provincial capital even contacted him personally once.
On the phone, his tone had begun to show obvious signs of wavering and hesitation.
Although he got the job he wanted, his girlfriend was not satisfied with his meager salary and demanded an exorbitant dowry of 200,000 yuan and an apartment in the provincial capital, forcing Bian Xuezhang into a desperate situation with no way out.
While a stable job within the system is secure, it is woefully inadequate in the face of soaring housing prices in the provincial capital in 2014 and this exorbitant bride price.
Chen Mo listened to Bian Xuezhang's weary outpouring over the phone without rushing to offer a price. He simply said, "People make their own way. Come find me anytime you've figured it out," and then hung up.
Chen Mo knew very well that top geniuses like Bian Xuezhang possessed an inherent intellectual pride.
Only when reality completely shatters all his escape routes will he willingly become the sword in his own hand.
............
Friday afternoon, the school bell had just rung.
Chen Mo casually took his silent phone out of his desk pocket. On the screen, a number from Kyoto was flashing.
Caller ID: Mr. Xu from Zexi Investment.
Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, pulled out a chair with one hand, walked to the quiet end of the corridor outside the classroom, and pressed the answer button.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Xu." Chen Mo's tone was flat, revealing no emotional fluctuation.
"Haha, Mr. Chen! Did I disturb your class?" Mr. Xu's extremely excited voice came from the other end of the phone. "Fantastic news! The financial licenses you requested for Taichu Company's private placement and public offering have been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Asset Management Association of China at 3 PM this afternoon!"
"I, Lao Xu, and Chairman Wang of Jiuding personally went to Kyoto to pull strings, and we got special treatment, with everything going smoothly!" President Xu's tone carried an undisguised air of boasting and flattery. "Our team in Kyoto has already completed full coordination with your Taichu's head, Brother Zhao Qiang!"
"Thank you, Mr. Xu, I'll remember this favor." Chen Mo couldn't help but smile.
"Mr. Chen, you're too kind. From now on, we'll split the profits 50/50. We're all in the same boat, making money hand over fist!" Mr. Xu said with a smile, then tactfully hung up the phone.
Almost a second after Mr. Xu hung up, Zhao Qiang, who was far away in the Kyoto Fortune Center, called.
"Boss! Boss! The license's in! The public fund qualification's in!"
On the other end of the phone, Zhao Qiang's voice was almost out of control with excitement, and his breathing became extremely heavy: "My hands are shaking as I hold the just-stamped official document! In both my lives... I, Old Zhao, have never seen such a top-level license approved so quickly!"
Zhao Qiang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his wildly beating heart. Standing before the 1000-square-meter floor-to-ceiling window in the Fortune Center, overlooking Kyoto, he said in a reverent voice:
"As per your instructions, Taichu Investment's first private equity product—Taichu No. 1—has completed all pre-sale preparations. The total exclusive subscription funds of 2 billion yuan promised by Jiuding and Zexi have all been gathered in their escrow accounts and are ready to be transferred and launched at any time!"
"Everything is ready, Taichu is about to set sail! Mr. Chen, please give your instructions!"
Listening to Zhao Qiang's passionate report on the other end of the phone, Chen Mo stood in the slightly old corridor of the No. 1 Middle School in the small county town, watching the setting sun gradually disappear into the distance.
A private equity behemoth worth 2 billion yuan, a personal A-share base of 20 million yuan, and a cash reserve of 3 million yuan ready to be deployed overseas at any time.
His capital empire has completed the first phase of its accumulation of power today.
Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly and gave instructions to the person on the other end of the phone:
"Tell Jiuding and Zexi that the 2 billion yuan will be fully transferred next Monday, and Taichu No. 1 will officially open for trading."
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