After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 31: Recruiting Soldiers and Buying Horses

Screens filled with letters, Lu Liang was so dizzy that he stopped forcing himself and resorted to the clumsy method he had used the night before.

After all, he was sure that there was another small rally to come, so he started with 1 million and activated 100x leverage to finance 100 million.

He bought 100 lots to establish a base position, spending 14.7025 million US dollars, and for every 1 point drop, he would buy an additional 10 lots.

As it neared 4 o'clock and the American Plate was about to close, the catalyst for the market movement hadn't yet been ignited.

Lu Liang held 540 contract lots, with an average buying price of 1468.75 US dollars, and the current price was 1459.24 US dollars.

At present, each lot was losing 951 US dollars, and including the 12,900 dollars in transaction fees, the total loss was 526,300 US dollars.

As the American Plate closed, market activity decreased significantly, and trading volume plummeted.

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then added another 2 million US dollars, also at 100x leverage, securing 200 million US dollars in funds.

At the price of 1459.24 US dollars, he bought 1000 lots of London Gold, bringing his average cost down to 1462.85 US dollars.

Currently, the account held a total of 1540 contract lots, pushing the total loss to 595,800 US dollars.

In the end, Lu Liang chose to hedge his positions, waiting to fight another day, letting the bullets fly for a while longer.

At 9:30 in the morning, the Shanghai Stock Exchange opened with a significant drop of -2.25%.

The entire market was like it had gone impotent, its former glory gone.

Institutions, speculators, and retail investors alike were all inevitably in trouble; everyone was buried in the pit.

The vitality of the market was no more, and the downward trend was like a dull knife, slowly cutting through the flesh and blood of countless investors.

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Lu Liang had slept for five hours, and near noon, he received a call from Liu Jun and went to Kunqian Trading Company.

"Lu, the market hasn't been doing too well these past few days."

Meng Changkun made tea, casually probing for information.

Although he didn't play the stock market, the major event that happened yesterday in the financial market affected all industries.

For example, several of their company's clients had gone missing, allegedly having embezzled company funds to speculate in stocks and fled overseas overnight.

There was also an incident yesterday near a building where someone attempted to jump off, reportedly due to being involved in off-exchange financing and having his funds frozen, intending to make a statement through death, in hopes the government would return his principal.

Overall, when stock prices soared, everyone was overjoyed.

When stock prices plummeted, everyone was in more pain than if they had lost their own parents.

"Off-exchange financing kills people."

Lu Liang couldn't help but sigh, but then he changed the subject with a smile, "However, it hasn't affected me. I cleared my position last week and have recently been trading International Gold."

Meng Changkun was surprised and couldn't help but curse, "I heard that gold went up a lot yesterday."

"It was okay, it rose about ten yuan per gram. After all, when the stock market crashes, gold is the best safe haven."

Lu Liang sipped his tea, nonchalantly, and didn't mind sharing these details with Meng Changkun since it was no longer a secret.

Last night, the news that gold was hard to come by in Shenzhen Shuibei shot up to the top three hot searches on Weibo and was still hanging there.

"Impressive."

Meng Changkun gave a thumbs up, but he was still skeptical. After all, talk was cheap, and for all he knew, Lu Liang could just be boasting to save face.

Lu Liang just smiled, offering no explanation.

Before he had even finished a pot of tea, Liu Jun brought over the business registration documents and the business license.

Lu Liang made small talk with Meng Changkun for a while, then said, "Mr. Kun, I am sorry, but I have things to attend to and must go now."

"Go ahead, come by for tea when you're free."

Meng Changkun laughed understandingly, remembering how when he first started his business, it was common to go days and nights without sleep.

The company was just starting out, and indeed there were many things to take care of.

After parting ways with Meng Changkun,

Lu Liang headed to the International Talent City on Meiyuan Road.

Currently not in need of management-level talent, he didn't engage headhunters but simply rented a booth and set up a sign to start recruiting.

[Modu Tianxing Investment Co., Ltd]

Recruiting two front desk staffers: Five Insurances and One Fund, working five days with two days off, a trial monthly salary of 5K after regularization 7K, with meal and rent subsidies (fresh graduates preferred)

Two financial auditors: Monthly salary of 15K+, postgraduate education required, with over three years of industry experience...

The benefits of registering a company with paid-up capital were immediately apparent, as Tianxing Investment's information could be found on the national website.

Before long, a long queue had formed in front of Lu Liang's booth.

After all, these days, checking a company's information is not difficult; in fact, many schools' first lesson in job-hunting teaches students how to discern whether a company is worth joining or not.

Tianxing Investment had registered capital of 6 million,

paid-up capital of 6 million, clearly indicating a strong company.

And with the business license taking effect yesterday and recruitment starting today, anyone who got in would be the 'Founding Heroes'.

As time passed, more and more people submitted their resumes, and Lu Liang began to feel overwhelmed, becoming increasingly selective.

For the front desk position, initially, he was just looking for a college graduate with a good image and presence, but he couldn't resist the abundance of choices available.

So, he went from college graduates to third-tier universities, then second-tier, choosing candidates who were more and more attractive and also required a level-four English certificate and experience organizing school events.

By comparison, there weren't as many applicants for the financial audit positions, requiring a postgraduate education and three years of work experience, as the salary of 15K+ was just average, not particularly high.

But still, there were resumes being submitted.

Lu Liang saw one resume, a basket... from Shangcai University with a PhD, who had worked at Redwood Capital for eight years, possessing extensive industry experience.

At first, he was shocked. How could such a high-caliber professional come to his modest temple?

Until he saw the age section: born in '78, 37 years old this year, and female, clearly someone who'd been 'optimized' out of the workforce.

At that age, being female, with a three-year career gap, unless she brought her own resources, most companies wouldn't hire her.

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"Miss Tang, could you explain why you left Redwood, what you were doing during your three-year career gap?"

Tang Caide had short hair cut at ear-length, making her look energetic and capable. Without looking at her age, she'd appear in her early thirties at most.

Not particularly beautiful, but with a great vibe.

She spoke candidly, "I divorced my ex-husband at that time and had no heart for work, so I quit to open a guesthouse in Cainan. After the guesthouse closed down, I returned to Modu."

Lu Liang pondered for a moment and smiled, "Miss Tang, welcome to our company."

He took out another resume and dialed the number on it, "Xiao Chen, are you still at Talent City? Come here now."

Tang Caide was startled, "Mr. Lu, did I pass the interview?"

"Yes, if you're free, I can take you to the company now to process the employment procedures."

Lu Liang gestured to the young girl rushing over from a distance.

Tang Caide's resume was very impressive. If it weren't for her older age, being female, and a three-year career gap, he wouldn't have had the chance to pick her up.

He had no reason to be dissatisfied.

"Tang Caide in finance, Chen Jinchun at the front desk, from now on you are colleagues. Get to know each other."

Lu Liang introduced the two women, called over the market administrator, and had all the resumes on the table thrown into the shredder: "Wait for me at the door, I'll go get the car."

"Tang, hello, Mr. Lu, are you taking us to join the company now?" Chen Jinchun was bewildered, her eyes revealing pure innocence.

She thought Lu Liang called her over to discuss something, not expecting to be asked if she had time to proceed with the employment process.

She was in her senior year and would be graduating next month; she'd been looking for a job for over two months and was bound to say she had time.

"Maybe Mr. Lu is in a hurry."

Tang Caide laughed lightly, quickly catching on.

After all, with nearly ten years of experience, she had seen many people and remained calm in situations.

Chen Jinchun, as if finding a pillar of strength, whispered, "Could there be any problem?"

"That's totally unlikely." Tang Caide looked ahead, where a blue Bentley was parked at the building entrance, and Lu Liang was waving at them.

Even if the Bentley was rented, the fact that Tianxing Investment currently had 6 million in funds was incontrovertible.

Besides, knowing one's own worth, she didn't think she had anything left to be deceived about.

"Let's go." Tang Caide took the front passenger's seat and let Chen Jinchun sit in the back.

Although she said Lu Liang wouldn't likely deceive them, she still remained vigilant.

Having Chen Jinchun sit in the back was also a protective measure.