After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future-Chapter 634: That Old Guy Has a Problem?

"The situation in the new energy market has already undergone drastic changes; future information now only serves as a reference and cannot be regarded as the sole outcome."

Lu Liang squinted his eyes, neither happy nor sad, as he knew this day would come sooner or later, and he had been preparing for it all along.

The idea of "looking afar from a high place" is not just empty talk. His current experience, knowledge, and wisdom are far stronger than three years ago.

Even if future information is only of reference value, as long as the general direction is correct, some minor mistakes can be tolerated and permitted.

Throughout history, many famous politicians and wealthy merchants, if they followed natural development, would not have perished so easily. They often fell due to wrong alliances and met unfortunate ends.

Just at this moment, Xu Jiawei knocked on the door to inform him that Sun Yutao had something to discuss with him. Lu Liang said, "Let him in."

"Mr. Lu, everything is ready in terms of funding and leverage," Sun Yutao stated.

Today is July 2nd, and there are four days until the tariff hikes are officially implemented.

They had prepared for this day for three months.

All assets of over a hundred billion US stocks were sold, while directly or indirectly reaching cooperation with twelve investment banks.

Excluding some non-liquidatable equity, such as Li Xiang Auto, which has not yet gone public, or NIO, which, although public, cannot be sold to stabilize shareholders and investors. Currently, the available funds total 15 billion dollars.

By cooperating with 12 investment banks, the 15 billion dollars were bolstered with triple leverage, allowing access to over 45 billion dollars.

With over 300 billion RMB in cash flow, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that A-shares and Hong Kong stocks have no match. Even when encountering BlackRock or Vanguard in the international market, they have the capability to confront them directly.

Though the two claim to manage trillions of dollars in assets, their actual available funds should not exceed hundreds of billions of dollars.

If such a large sum of money is not invested, serving only as daily reserve funds, at least tens of millions would be lost each day.

"There are still 25 hours to wait for Liang Wenhu’s news."

In two years, Phantom expanded from 3 billion in asset scale to 100 billion, becoming the leading domestic quantitative fund.

Liang Wenhu himself led the team to develop the Firefly One AI model, which must have played a significant role. Lu Liang eagerly anticipated what kind of report card he would deliver.

"Mr. Lu, there’s something I’m not sure I should say," Sun Yutao appeared hesitant.

Lu Liang glanced at him: "Say it if you want to, hold it back if you don’t, don’t play this game."

"Ahem... Actually, I have a feeling that the funding process over the past few months has been a bit too smooth," Sun Yutao awkwardly smiled, voicing his concern.

Leveraging 15 billion dollars three times, even with collaboration from 12 domestic and foreign investment banks, each had to at least contribute 2.5 billion dollars on average.

2.5 billion dollars is no small sum. Take Bank of China and Citic, for example; even with Tianxing Luliang’s reputation, some effort was needed.

But some foreign investment banks were very calm, handing over billions in funding without much persuasion.

Sun Yutao suspected someone had anticipated Lu Liang’s intentions and set a trap specifically for him to fall into.

After all, the settlement date for the fourth phase fund is near, and this project should be the last action before profit sharing.

Although leveraging 450 billion dollars with a principal of 150 billion won’t wipe out everything at once, encountering sudden situations like being targeted and losing tens of billions wouldn’t be difficult.

Investors often only care about the results. If the settlement date incurs losses, previous profits become meaningless.

Although losing once wouldn’t entirely diminish investors’ confidence in Lu Liang, a chain reaction would occur.

For instance, Lu Liang’s role as Party B with a strong position akin to Party A would cease to exist.

"For example?" Lu Liang’s brow lightly furrowed.

"Like our long-term partner, State Street."

Sun Yutao said, "Mr. Lu, Mr. Hilt, you have interacted with him quite a bit, right?"

"Is there a problem with that old fellow? Could he be backstabbing us?" Lu Liang squinted, his eyes showing hostility.

"I have no evidence, just a feeling."

Sun Yutao hastily explained, afraid of being misunderstood by Lu Liang.

"Sometimes, feelings are often correct."

Lu Liang displayed a pensive look and asked, "How much funding did he provide us?"

"4.5 billion dollars, second only to Bank of China’s 5.2 billion and Citic’s 4.8 billion."

"4.5 billion dollars accounts for 10% of the total available funds, and we must guard against him."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then summoned Xu Jiawei: "No need to apply for a route; book me the next flight to Tokyo."

Concerning the safety of 15 billion dollars in funds, he was willing to trust Sun Yutao’s intuition and personally make a trip to Tokyo.

Lu Liang added, "Jiawei, just you and Shiyu accompany me; no need to bring anyone else."

"Contact Wen Chao and tell him he doesn’t need to come personally, just find someone reliable for pick-up."

"Try not to let anyone know about my trip to Tokyo."

After giving all the instructions, Lu Liang changed his clothes, took Xu Jiawei and Fang Shiyu, and without even using the Maybach, drove a casual BMW 3 Series to the airport.

"Bye bye~ Mr. Lu, please step lightly, don’t be too forceful~"

Chen Jinchun incessantly reminded him, she couldn’t understand why Lu Liang, who had at least ten luxury cars, insisted on driving her little tricycle.

However, Lu Liang couldn’t be bothered with her, leaving only a mournful cry of an overburdened engine in the empty underground parking lot.

"This foot feel, really sluggish." Lu Liang suddenly looked at the dashboard, unable to hide a look of disdain on his face.

A row of plush toys from ’Straw Hat Crew,’ and a heap of bling-bling decorations: "So flashy."

Xu Jiawei heard this and couldn’t help but chuckle, "But it actually matches your outfit today quite well."

A bright yellow hoodie, jeans ripped in at least four big holes, and sneakers in a riot of colors.

Lu Liang driving this pink-coated Series 3 was not awkward at all, as if he was the rightful owner of the car.

"Isn’t it too bright though?" Xu Jiawei couldn’t help asking.

Just now, he said to conduct the Tokyo trip discreetly, yet here’s wearing such dazzling attire, seeming a bit contradictory.

"This is called ’hiding in plain sight.’

Lu Liang drove the car into the parking lot, then put on a baseball cap and sunglasses, "Do I look like a fresh graduate?"

"Absolutely like one!" Xu Jiawei nodded, just about to follow Lu Liang’s lead when Lu Liang waved him off, "Let’s act separately first and regroup at a place when we land in Tokyo." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Saying that, Lu Liang walked towards the boarding gate by himself, leaving Xu Jiawei leading Fang Shiyu, pretending not to know Lu Liang, and passed by him.

Half an hour later, successfully boarded the plane.

However, the flight scheduled for six o’clock did not enter the takeoff runway until six ten.

Lu Liang rubbed his temples, looking distressed; he knew events like this typically occur when someone is late.

If it’s an economy class passenger, expect about a ten-minute wait; business class, half an hour; and if it’s a foreigner, then prepare to wait longer.

He turned back to glance at Xu Jiawei not far away, Xu Jiawei got the cue and acted as Lu Liang’s spokesperson, "Excuse me, is there a delay in taking off?"

"Sorry sir, please wait a moment, the passenger will be here shortly." The flight attendant’s face was full of apologies, hurriedly calming the emotions of the other passengers.

Lu Liang sighed, closed his eyes for a rest, and after about ten minutes, the sudden sound of hurried footsteps was heard beside him.

A petite lady in a hat, mask, and glasses, dressed quite similar to Lu Liang.

She searched for a while and directly sat next to Lu Liang, keeping her head down all the time, daring not to gaze directly at anyone.

As soon as she arrived, the cabin doors closed, the plane entered the runway, ready to glide into takeoff.

Lu Liang habitually picked up his phone, intending to browse some news to pass the time, suddenly recalled this wasn’t his private jet, there was no signal.

With a helpless sigh, feeling bored, looking out at the pitch-black scenery, suddenly a crisp female voice sounded beside him, "Are you Mr. Ren, Ren Xianqi?"

Lu Liang was taken aback, turned to look at the lady beside him, then laughed softly, "Are you talking to me?"

As soon as he spoke, the lady hurriedly apologized, "Sorry, sir, I’ve mistaken you."

Ren Xianqi’s distinctive accent was quite obvious, although Lu Liang also had a bit of a southern accent, it was clearly different.

"Are you in our industry too?"

Lu Liang asked with a smile, the way she asked, there was a high chance she was from the entertainment circle, and he had once been nominated for the Baihua Award as best newcomer, rounding up, he too could count as a member of the entertainment circle.

A flight lasting two and a half hours, unable to sleep, finding a suspected celebrity to chat with, discussing life, was not a bad choice.

The lady, thinking she encountered a senior from the industry, looked ashamed, "Just now the broadcast mentioned Tian Weiwei, which is me, got stuck in traffic and arrived a bit late, sorry for holding up your time."

"Tian Weiwei, that shouldn’t be your stage name, right?"

Lu Liang, experienced and skillful, behaved like an entertainment industry veteran and successfully extracted the lady’s stage name.

She was called Tian Xi, but he could not recall this name, directly saying, "Just debuted, or not debuted yet?"

Tian Xi smiled bitterly, "Consider it semi-debut, as I filmed an online drama in the first half of the year, uncertain if it will be successfully broadcasted."

"What’s it called?"

"Waiting for You in the Long Hours."

Lu Liang smacked his lips, still hadn’t heard of it, "Which company produced this drama?"

"Jiahui Media," Tian Xi expressed with pride, as if her agency was very impressive.

However, Lu Liang still showed a puzzled face.

Tian Xi couldn’t help but say, "Senior, our company has invested in hits like ’In the Name of the People’ and ’War Wolf 2,’ haven’t you heard of them?"

"Our company also invested in those two projects, as well as ’Xihong City’s Richest Man,’ and the currently screening ’Medicine God.’

Lu Liang chuckled lightly without showing much surprise, after all, in a film project, even if there’s no lack of funding, there are usually over a dozen film companies investing, he couldn’t possibly remember them all.

"Senior, since your company is so amazing, what’s it called?" Tian Xi squinted her eyes, the enthusiasm she had earlier now gone.

The idea changed from befriending an industry veteran to figuring out how to uncover Lu Liang’s lies, suspecting him of bragging, otherwise how could he have never heard of Jiahui Culture.