How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 567

The Great War (1)

Very quickly, all major media outlets in Dragon Country reposted the Wall Street Alliance’s announcement, causing a national uproar.

“My god, Boss Yang’s success in taking down foreign military personnel has angered them! Wall Street has formed an alliance to deal with him.”

“These foreigners are really despicable. They can’t touch Boss Yang directly, so they’re targeting Dragon Country’s companies listed in the US, using this to pressure Dragon Country to put pressure on Yang Chen to back down. They know they can’t beat Boss Yang head-on, so they’re resorting to these underhanded methods.”

“What will Boss Yang do now? This time, it’s almost half of Wall Street coming after him, specifically targeting Dragon concept stocks [stocks of companies based in China or with significant operations there]. Just their joint statement alone is enough to cause a general decline in Dragon concept stocks. If they release some negative news about these companies, all Dragon concept stocks will be in trouble.”

“Boss Yang has made so many contributions to the country. I hope the country can protect him this time and not let those foreigners bully him.”

……

Since the Wall Street gang has declared war, Yang Chen has made ample preparations and doesn’t need to stand on ceremony anymore. He can just start fighting directly.

Subsequently, Starlight Investment’s official Weibo [Chinese microblogging website] account posted a new update, officially responding to the Wall Street Alliance.

“Starlight Investment hasn’t stretched its muscles in a while because we couldn’t find a worthy opponent. We’re too lazy to take the initiative to target anyone; after all, we Dragon Country people love peace. We are honored to receive the attention of so many investment banks on Wall Street, and we express our gratitude. Boss Yang has already said that doing our best is the greatest respect for the opponent. Therefore, we will definitely respect the Wall Street Alliance, and we also hope that the Wall Street Alliance can respect us. After this battle, we will reshape the world’s financial order and recreate the world’s financial rules. Those who follow Starlight Investment will prosper, and those who oppose Starlight Investment will perish! Let’s do it!”

Netizens rushed to leave messages of support.

“Awesome!”

“Let’s do it! The rules of this world are too outdated. It’s time for someone to break the old rules and make new ones.”

“Boss Yang is so tough! 1.4 billion people are your strong backing, beat them!”

……

Then, Starlight Investment released another update.

“Please keep the official website contact information of all Dragon concept stock companies open. We will contact you at any time to jointly fight against these financial predators. Please rest assured, Boss Yang has prepared enough funds in advance to deal with their short selling. In addition, we also have a large amount of gold reserves in the Dragon Country Bank, and we have used these gold as collateral to exchange for a large number of US bonds. If necessary, we will sell these bonds. As for the consequences, we, as a private company, will not consider them too much. Whoever issued the bonds should consider them. In a word, with Boss Yang here, no foreign capital will be allowed to bully Dragon Country in the capital market, because Boss Yang will not allow it!”

Netizens flooded the comments section again.

“Stable, stable.”

“Haha… Boss Yang is really awesome. He has even mortgaged gold to exchange for bonds. If he throws them all out, won’t the US dollar depreciate sharply?”

“Aren’t they still begging us to continue buying bonds? If Boss Yang throws out the bonds exchanged with gold as collateral, wouldn’t their previous efforts be in vain? Haha… This trick is too ruthless. If you want to attack Dragon concept stocks, you have to be prepared for the financial order of your own country to be in chaos.”

“You can’t ask a foreign private company to consider your country’s financial order, right? Haha…”

……

At this time, on Wall Street.

Buffett is attending an investment circle symposium, and a reporter at the scene asks him a question.

“Mr. Buffett, hello, I am a reporter from the US News Agency. How do you view the Wall Street Alliance, led by the Lion Fund, besieging Dragon concept stocks?”

Buffett: “Haha… I guessed long ago that you would definitely ask this question. They came to me when they made the decision to besiege Dragon concept stocks, hoping that I would join them. However, I rejected their request and advised them not to do so, because they know nothing about Yang Chen’s abilities. Unfortunately, they didn’t listen to the advice and still went ahead. My current view is that they should not deliberately besiege Dragon concept stocks, let alone target Yang Chen. I can be sure that they will pay a heavy price. I can guarantee this.”

“Mr. Buffett, isn’t it a bit self-defeating to say that?”

Buffett: “I’m just telling everyone the true and accurate strength of both sides, so as not to make everyone as ignorant of the strength of both sides as they are. If you also think Yang Chen is very strong, doesn’t that further illustrate that their approach is wrong?”

“But if the Dragon Country government does not take action, how can Yang Chen alone defeat the Wall Street Alliance? What method do you think Yang Chen can use to win? After all, a Wall Street Alliance announcement has already caused Dragon concept stocks to plummet. Subsequently, they issued short-selling reports from various companies, and the stocks of those companies will definitely plummet. No matter how powerful Yang Chen is, it is impossible to reverse this situation, right?”

Buffett: “Currently, the total market value of Dragon concept stocks is 1.6 trillion US dollars. Even if the shareholding ratio of major shareholders is calculated at 51%, it means that at most 49% of the equity is circulating outside, with a market value of about 800 billion US dollars. This market value of 800 billion US dollars will also circulate in the hands of many institutions, and the market value truly circulating outside is at most 500 billion US dollars. According to my estimation, Yang Chen can mobilize more than 600 billion US dollars, plus he exchanged US dollar bonds with the gold stored in the bank as collateral. He only needs a simple and direct method to complete the counter-attack: wait for the stock price to fall to a certain level and then mobilize funds to buy and pull it up. He has sufficient funds to buy all the Dragon concept stocks circulating outside, without even adding leverage [using borrowed capital]. Do you understand?”

The scene immediately quieted down, and then there was a noisy discussion.

“How is that possible? How can one person have 600 billion US dollars! Where did he get so much money?”

“Impossible! Isn’t the richest man in the world LV’s boss, Arnault? He only has more than 200 billion US dollars in wealth, and most of it is the value of the equity he holds. How can Yang Chen have 600 billion US dollars in cash wealth alone? How much is his actual wealth then?”

“Buffett has become timid since he was taken advantage of by Yang Chen last time. In order to cover up his timidity, he deliberately exaggerates and says an impossible number, so that his cowardice is reasonable.”

“That’s right, I don’t believe that one person’s wealth can be 600 billion US dollars. This is simply something that humans cannot do.”

“He may not have so much cash wealth personally, but he can borrow from the Dragon Country Bank. They gave him the US dollar bonds, so isn’t it normal to lend him some cash?”

……

It can only be said that poverty and mediocrity limit their imagination. Starlight Investment consistently earns no less than 300 million US dollars in revenue from the global stock market and futures market every day.

It’s been almost five years, plus the income from other companies, and the system’s reward of more than 200 billion US dollars in cash assets, so is it difficult to gather 600 billion US dollars?

If there is a need, it is not difficult for him to sell his assets and mortgage them to raise a trillion US dollars.

It’s just that humans have not yet produced such a powerful person, and these foreigners can’t imagine it.

It is difficult for people to believe things outside their realm of experience, which is normal.

It just so happens that Brother Chen can take this opportunity to show the world what true personal strength is.

The reporter continued to ask: “If according to Mr. Buffett’s meaning, then the Wall Street Alliance is bound to lose this time, is that what you mean?”

Buffett: “That’s right. If your opponent has enough funds to buy all the stocks, how can you short sell? Don’t say you are forcibly short selling; even if those companies really have big problems, as long as they don’t meet the delisting requirements, he only needs to spend money to buy up the shares to pull the stock price back. So the Wall Street Alliance will definitely lose. And their loss is a small matter. If Yang Chen does not use cash reserves but directly dumps bonds in exchange for money, it will be a big trouble for us. If hundreds of billions of US dollars of bonds are dumped, the exchange rate of the US dollar will definitely depreciate significantly. The Ministry of Finance just went to Dragon Country hoping they could buy more bonds, and here they are dumping hundreds of billions back. You can’t even imagine how serious the consequences will be. Some people’s selfish desires have brought serious consequences, which will eventually be paid for by the people of the whole country, even the people of the world. Here, I still advise the Wall Street Alliance to stop; don’t wait until it’s too late to regret after bringing serious consequences.”

Soon Buffett’s interview spread throughout the United States, and even many foreign netizens saw his interview content through platforms such as YouTube.

For a time, netizens all over the world were hotly discussing it.

US netizens: “Is Buffett just being alarmist, or is he really reminding the Wall Street Alliance not to mess around? Does Yang Chen really have so much money? Many countries don’t have so much money in a year’s GDP; can he have so much wealth alone?”

Korean netizens: “Since being taken advantage of by Starlight Investment, Buffett has become timid. He himself does not dare to participate in the siege of Yang Chen, but he is afraid of losing face, so he deliberately scares people. What companies does Yang Chen have that he can show off? Our Two Stars Group [Samsung Group] is so powerful; Li Zailong [Lee Jae-yong, chairman of Samsung] dare not say that he has hundreds of billions of US dollars in cash. By comparison, we know that Buffett is lying; he is making excuses for his cowardice. Over the years, no one has been able to win in the competition with Wall Street. Yang Chen will definitely lose this time, and Dragon Country will definitely force him to compromise and admit defeat in order to protect Dragon concept stocks and return everything he won before.”

Japanese netizens: “It’s a bit scary; how did Dragon Country suddenly come up with such a powerful person who dares to single-handedly challenge the Wall Street Alliance? This person seems to have been on the hot search more than once, right? I remember he was on the hot search before when quantum chips, quantum entanglement, and stealth rain-inducing bombs were trending.”

Indian netizens: “I heard that Yang Chen was just sued by the US Embassy, saying that the rain-inducing bombs sold to the US and Canada did not have stealth functions and were suspected of commercial fraud. Then the Wall Street Alliance’s siege began. Is this a coincidence, or is it revenge against him? But I hope Wall Street can teach him a good lesson this time, so as not to make him more and more arrogant. If anyone can take down Wall Street, it must be our Indian people.”

Mao Xiong [Russian] netizens: “Haha… It’s this Yang Chen again; he can always do some earth-shattering things. We always firmly support our Dragon Country friends in doing big things and wish Yang Chen to take down Wall Street again. The order of this world is too old, and someone needs to break the old order and formulate a new order. In addition, I would like to ask if the military of the United States and Canada has researched the secret of the rain-inducing bomb? If you have researched the secret, remember to share it with us. Hahaha…”

This can be regarded as the first wave of confrontation between the two sides, which is the war of public opinion.

The Wall Street Alliance wants to use public opinion to undermine the confidence of Dragon concept stock companies and the confidence of shareholders who have purchased Dragon concept stocks. As long as they lose confidence, the Wall Street Alliance doesn’t need to do anything, and the stock price of Dragon concept stocks will plummet.

What Yang Chen has to do is to give everyone confidence, let them believe that he has enough funds to protect the market, and not worry about the Wall Street Alliance shorting Dragon concept stocks. As long as they have the confidence not to panic and sell, Yang Chen can stabilize the stock price of Dragon concept stocks at a smaller cost.

In fact, if it were happening abroad, this would definitely be a great opportunity for Yang Chen to control all Dragon concept stocks, because he could just ignore it and wait for the Wall Street Alliance to suppress the stock price of Dragon concept stocks. When the stock price falls to a certain level, he will invest in low-price acquisitions, and he can control all Dragon concept stocks at once.

However, this does not conform to Yang Chen’s personality, nor does it conform to the national conditions of Dragon Country.

Yang Chen is not interested in industries without technological content and prospects and disdains to control these enterprises.

And Dragon Country will not allow him to control so many companies alone and will definitely use anti-monopoly laws to restrain him.

Therefore, after this counterattack against the Wall Street Alliance is successful, Yang Chen still has to take back all the funds to avoid violating relevant laws and regulations.

After the first wave of public opinion warfare, everyone is waiting for the next move of the Wall Street Alliance.

In the evening, Yang Chen had just returned home when Xue Yinong came.

“Mr. Yang, good evening. Relatives at home brought some fruit; I’ll bring some for you and Shishi to try,” Xue Yinong said with a smile.

Yu Shishi quickly stepped forward to take it and said with a smile: “Thank you, Miss Xue. Please sit down. What would you like to drink? Coffee, tea, or milk?”

Xue Yinong: “Give me a glass of hot water; the weather is strangely cold.”

Yu Shishi: “Okay. Please sit down.”

Yang Chen greeted Xue Yinong to sit down.

Xue Yinong: “Is there anything I can do to help with the Wall Street situation?”

Yang Chen: “No, this group of dead foreigners just needs to be cleaned up; I don’t take them seriously at all.”

Xue Yinong: “Haha… I guess you are the only one in the world who can be so calm when facing the Wall Street Alliance. If there is anything I can help you with, you must tell me. Also, I have something to tell you: tomorrow Jinjiang Development will have a bidding cooperation. Do you want to go to the scene to take a look?”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “There is nothing major; I won’t go. You tell them to follow the rules; I never interfere with management.”

Xue Yinong: “Okay. Are you free tomorrow? Accompany me on a blind date.”

Yang Chen was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: “Are you going on a blind date? Which family’s son is it?”

Xue Yinong: “Do you just assume that I will definitely find a young master?”

Yang Chen: “Marriage pays attention to being well-matched; you are almost the richest woman in Hai City, so it is reasonable to find a young master with good character.”

Xue Yinong: “No, I just found a blind date on a dating website. I’ll go and see how it is tomorrow; it may not work out.”

Yang Chen looked at Xue Yinong and didn’t speak for a long time.

Xue Yinong’s conditions are so good; how can she just find someone casually?

Yang Chen: “Miss Xue, I advised you to find a partner and get married as soon as possible a few days ago. It was really for your own good from a friend’s point of view, but there was absolutely no intention to pressure you or anything like that. Don’t just find someone casually; your conditions allow you to choose carefully.”

Xue Yinong: “I’ve figured it out; since I don’t like them, why not find a man who is easy to control, and he will listen to whatever I say in the future, which will save me a lot of trouble. Don’t think too much; it has nothing to do with what I said to you; it’s purely because I’ve figured it out.”

Yang Chen wanted to say something but didn’t.

Xue Yinong took a sip of hot water, got up, and said: “It’s getting late; I won’t disturb your rest. If you are willing to accompany me on a blind date, give me a reply before nine o’clock tomorrow morning. If you don’t want to go, you don’t need to reply. I’m leaving; good night.”

Yang Chen nodded and asked Yu Shishi to send Xue Yinong out.

Yu Shishi took Xue Yinong’s arm and went out. The two came to the bridge. Yu Shishi looked back and then whispered: “Miss Xue, you must hold your breath. Tomorrow, you will have a serious blind date. If the husband has feelings for you, he will definitely show it. As long as he shows it, you immediately hug him and kiss him, and you two will definitely be together. Whether you can get married in the future is another matter; at least you won’t leave any regrets for yourself.”

Xue Yinong: “Shishi, thank you. If I can fulfill this dream, I will definitely remember your kindness for the rest of my life.”

Yu Shishi: “Miss Xue, you are being too polite. I was also moved by your true love for the husband; otherwise, I wouldn’t help you. You go back first; I’ll persuade him later, and I promise to convince him that he must go to the blind date scene with you tomorrow.”

Xue Yinong nodded with a smile and went home happily.

Yu Shishi returned home and immediately did Yang Chen’s ideological work.

“Husband, I think you should go and see Miss Xue’s blind date tomorrow. In case she is stimulated by what you said that night and makes the wrong choice impulsively, it will affect her life,” Yu Shishi persuaded.

Yang Chen was silent for a while, then got up and said: “Let’s go to bed; let me think about it.”

In fact, Yang Chen knew what it meant if he followed, what might happen, so he had to consider carefully whether he was willing to accept Xue Yinong. If he was willing to accept it, he would directly prevent Xue Yinong from going on a blind date. If he was not willing to accept it, he would not reply. There was absolutely no possibility that he would follow without confirming his thoughts.

Yu Shishi: “Okay then.”

Yu Shishi didn’t dare to say too much, for fear of arousing Yang Chen’s suspicion.

Yang Chen’s entanglement lies in the fact that he still has some dreams that have not been realized and is not ready to get married and have children.

And Xue Yinong is almost 35 years old; she really can’t wait.

If he accepts her, it may delay her childbearing time.

If Xue Yinong was ten years younger, Yang Chen would not have so many concerns.

At nine o’clock in the morning, Xue Yinong failed to wait for Yang Chen’s reply and drove away from the villa alone.

At this time, Yang Chen had just sat down to prepare for breakfast.

“Husband, where are you going later?” Yu Shishi asked tentatively.

Yang Chen: “I’ll go to Starlight Investment to take a look later.”

Yu Shishi: “Okay. Miss Xue is going to Starbucks in Yida Plaza for a blind date. If you want to help her with a reference, you can go and take a look.”

Yang Chen nodded and said nothing.

Yang Chen, who has always been decisive in doing things, was actually entangled by emotions and couldn’t make a decision.

“Since I can’t make a decision, then leave it to fate. If the first order is to Yida Plaza, I will go and take her away!” Yang Chen muttered to himself.

Then he logged on to his BEEP account and waited for the system to push orders.

Yang Chen clicked on the first order, and a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth. The passenger’s destination was Starbucks in Yida Plaza. This may be fate.

Yang Chen accepted the order and muttered to himself: “I’m going to snatch my wife.”