After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 182 - 181: King Qin Sweeps the Universe

"May Lord Guan bless me, Amitabha Buddha~"

Lu Liang felt that he absolutely had to arrange for a few beautiful girls next time Zhu Hu came to Modu on a business trip.

One yellow, one white, one black, to definitely keep his spirits high as he entered the room and support his waist as he left.

This was a really good man, who bought back the equity at a high premium and took disaster in his stride. He deserved to be treated to the blessings of the Temple.

"Damn it, if you really want to help, give me back my money or reinvest in ofo."

Zhu Hu's face darkened; as a traditional man, his own kind was yellow, the enemy was white, and black was something he just couldn't deal with.

"It seems like there's an incoming call, so let's leave it at that. Next time I come to Modu, I'll definitely satisfy you."

Lu Liang chuckled and hurriedly hung up the phone, but not as an excuse. There really was another call coming in.

"You really sold ofo's shares during the Series B financing?" Little Wang was curious about who it was sold to.

The rumors circulating online were mostly about Lu Liang, and since he wasn't into gossip, it had been bothering him for a long time.

"$72 million US Dollars, a 20% premium."

"Holy shit, who's the big sucker?"

"I'd advise you not to dig into this gossip; you could get into trouble."

Lu Liang smiled indifferently and didn't reveal who he had sold them to.

Golden Sand River was Panda's investor, and although Zhu Hu didn't look as easygoing as he seemed, he was still approachable with Lu Liang.

If Little Wang spread rumors online and offended Zhu Hu, Golden Sand River could make things difficult for Panda in a minute.

As a result, Panda's already not-so-rich family would be hit even harder.

Lu Liang suddenly asked, "Xiaocong, what do you think about me becoming sworn brothers with Jianlin? Otherwise, it always feels slightly awkward to keep looking out for you."

Little Wang didn't react at first, and suddenly, with a dark face, retorted irritably, "Go to hell."

"Not considering it? Opportunities don't come back once they're gone~"

Lu Liang teased with a smile. Since Liu Mingxuan left, he'd been bored and making fun of Little Wang had become a source of amusement.

However, his response was a series of busy tones. Lu Liang sighed, "No appreciation for the finer things."

Soon, his attention was drawn to the international news of the day, "A businessman has become a candidate?"

The news broke, and the S&P index, Nasdaq, and other financial sectors surged by 1.2% in response.

Investors expected that his election would bring massive tax cuts and relaxed financial regulations.

Especially the industrial and tech sectors, which soared by 5.4%, because he had said he wanted to bring all the overseas factories back home.

Although he seemed out of tune, even having participated in WWE with staged fights, having such ideas meant he could be a good leader.

"What a truly free country."

Lu Liang was curious about the conditions for candidacy, so he did some research and found he didn't stand much of a chance; one had to be a true-blooded American.

Moreover, even if a person of Chinese descent held a high position, they were almost always squinty-eyed; they say there's no discrimination, but that's just lip service.

"The first phase produces the party's delegates, the second phase battles for the White House, and the third phase is the ultimate showdown."

Lu Liang understood the election process and found it was still over half a year until the third phase; it was still early.

However, with the businessman becoming a party delegate, the US stocks they held saw a small surge in the market.

Three days later, on May 7th, the time left for ofo was less than 100 hours.

Despite online claims that their deposits had been returned, they were incapable of making an impact.

A credit crisis was like a crumpled piece of paper; even if smoothed out, creases would remain.

Furthermore, ofo had yet to smooth out, and unless they could ensure the return of deposits to the tens of millions of users after May 11th, perhaps then the users might give them a chance to rebuild the trust system.

Days passed, and before long, it was May 10th.

There was less than 24 hours until ofo users started applying en masse to get their deposits back.

While the public's attention was focused on ofo, with users hoping for their deposits to be returned, netizens online enjoying the spectacle, and competitors kicking them while they were down.

BYD in Shenzhen announced the Dynasty Series' first car, the BYD Qin, firing the opening salvo in the new-energy vehicle market.

Equipped with BYD's self-developed super hybrid system, it boasted the highest thermal efficiency in the world at 43.04%,

Putting Mazda, which has always prided itself on natural aspiration engines, firmly underfoot and giving them a good squeeze.

Thermal efficiency, put simply, is the engine's ability to combust every drop of gasoline. The higher the value, the better the fuel economy.

0-100km/h acceleration in 7.3 seconds, a maximum range of 1245 kilometers with a full tank and battery, the official price is between 250,000-290,000, and the price after subsidies is around 150,000.

The press conference had ended, and topics related to it quickly surged to the top of the hottest searches online, overshadowing the news of ofo nearing a financial explosion.

"BYD's ambition isn't small at all, to dare to use such a name. Do they really think themselves as King Qin sweeping across the six states?"

"I've already pre-ordered the all-electric version, with a down payment of sixteen thousand. You can get a license in any major city across the nation, and a full charge only costs 30 yuan for 300 kilometers. Using it for taxi service is simply too appealing."

"Perhaps that's the meaning of Qin, not that it's luxurious or expensive, but rather to absolutely crush in terms of quantity."

"Damn this sucks, I'm done with shaking for car plates for so many years. If it's electric, then so be it, I'll just drive it around the city."

"I should have bought an electric car a long time ago. You can drive one home for just 30,000."

The country's push for the new energy vehicle industry is all-encompassing, from manufacturing to landing on the road and getting loans, the green light is on in almost every aspect.

The price of the BYD Qin is so people-friendly, unlike a Tesla that easily costs over a million, a price of tens of thousands is acceptable to most people.

Besides not being able to drive back to your hometown without ridicule, spending tens of thousands on an electric car, this car seems almost flawless.

What's more, some people openly say that if the new energy industry can develop in the country, BYD would have made the greatest contribution. This car is just too suitable for opening up the market.

Lu Liang agrees with this and has posted two screenshots on Weibo, reserving two models, one all-electric and one hybrid.

He had Wen Chao rent a warehouse of over six thousand square meters in the outskirts of Modu, planning to use it exclusively for storing cars in the future.

Every time a new model hits the market, he bought one, in order to integrate the best features of everything and create his own new energy car.

"Damn it, I might be sued for manipulating stock prices, huh?"

Seeing the comments online, Lu Liang looked a bit upset.

His original intention was to help Dizi open the market and let netizens not be so prejudiced against electric cars.

The larger the market, the better for practitioners, just like Li Bing recommended he invest in Ningde Era.

But netizens think he's again benefitting from insider knowledge; BYD's stock surged 6.52% due to the new car release, maxing out at an increase, with a market value soaring by 22.1 billion.

And the key point is, Lu Liang had indeed bought Dizi's stock,

and not just a little, about 1.5 billion worth.

This was also the first time that he publicly expressed optimism about a listed company, presumably not even three limit-up halts could contain it.

"I just hope that Dizi can show some mettle."

Lu Liang could only pray inwardly that tomorrow's first-day sales would be explosive, so it couldn't be considered stock price manipulation.

The next day, news came from Beijing: ofo was saved and had received 30 million US dollars in financing from Ali Group.

Golden Sand River withdrew from ofo's board of directors, transferring all equity to Alibaba along with its veto power.

A week earlier, users who applied for a refund of their deposits had gradually received their money back, as if ofo had safely passed through its crisis.

That night, Zhu Hu came to Modu and found Lu Liang: "You said you'd arrange a Three Kingdoms Battle for me."

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"No problem, that's a small matter. I can even drain you dry afterward, but what's really going on?"

Lu Liang couldn't help but smile, suddenly understanding Little Wang's sentiment; gossip is the fourth innate human instinct.

In his view, ofo shouldn't have been able to make it; how did things suddenly get better? Although Ali is known for making sometimes unwise investments, it shouldn't be this foolish.

As far as he knew, ofo had nothing left but a pile of bicycles, with just suppliers bearing 1.5 billion in bills.

"Old Ma is a bit ambitious, and the Dai Family has an interest in rescuing their venture, so the two sides just clicked."

Zhu Hu took a sip of his drink, reluctant to delve deeper into the topic, but his face said it all about the profit and loss: "I've really been working for you."

All the equity held by Golden Sand River was valued at 80 million US dollars and transferred to Alibaba Group.

The equity that Lu Liang once held was bought by him at a valuation of 72 million US dollars, a 20% premium on the purchase.

Setting aside the sunk cost, altogether, he lost more than six million US dollars, more expensive than sleeping with International Fan.

Lu Liang couldn't help but chuckle, calling Old Wu to bring people in, three girls, and an Ethiopian black pearl.

He murmured a few words to Wu Tianzheng, then turned and said with a smile, "Hu, have fun, it's all on me."

Zhu Hu had his eyes on that black pearl immediately, a height of about 170cm, with a stunning figure.

Embracing the woman, he pondered why her skin was so black, yet so smooth.

Seeing that Lu Liang was about to leave, Zhu Hu suddenly asked, "Where are you off to?"

"I can't simply watch you have fun, can I?"

"Well, it's not impossible."

"I don't swing that way."