Chapter 725: Receiving The Nation’s Attention

Su Yang and Wei Lin were not surprised that the stock price of Xinli Education had soared because that was their intention.

After all, to empty out a company meant that they had to borrow stocks and sell it at a high price. Hence, if the price did not soar, how were they going to sell it?

Therefore, when Xinli Education’s stock price soared, Wei Lin started to sell non-stop since Su Yang had invested too much money this time, with a total sum close to 2 billion yuan. On top of that, there were not that many shares in the market for Xinli Education, so even if Wei Lin plundered from multiple parties, he could only borrow close to 1 billion yuan worth of shares.

These chips amounted to about 30% of the market value of Xinli Education, which was already very high.

Hence, even though Wei Lin was only selling on a small scale, he still managed to suppress the stock price.

But the good thing about a capitalist society is that the minor investors have their own “thought process”, or… They don’t think of themselves as minor investors, but investors who were free to do whatever they wanted.

These people believed that stocks were value investments, not a financial battlefield. Therefore, they continued to buy non-stop when they saw how well Xinli Education was doing.

Therefore, Xinli Education’s stock price rose, then dropped a little before it soared sky high.

At the same time, the atmosphere in Xinli Education company was great. The boss was not in the company, so the employees’ work was much more relaxed. Looking at the financial report, the company had earned quite a lot this year and their half yearly and annual bonuses would probably be much higher. Hence, it would be weird if everyone was unhappy.

In fact, the happiest and most carefree of them all was probably the finance department. After all, not only was the boss of the company not around, even the boss of their department was not around, so they were filled with joy and laughter.

Just as everyone was laughing as they worked, the deputy director’s phone suddenly rang.

Hence, the deputy director picked up his phone and glanced at it. When he saw that it was coming from his superior, Mr. Wang, he quickly answered the phone and greeted, “Mr. Wang, is something the matter? Aren’t you supposed to be in a meeting?”

Mr. Wang said exasperatedly, “Meeting! What f*cking meeting! How could I possibly be in the mood to have a meeting!”

The deputy director looked confused as he was confused which idiot had offended his boss, causing the latter to go on a rampage. ‘D*mn, he’s scary…’

At that thought, he asked cautiously, “What’s the matter though?”

Mr. Wang said, “Answer me this, what’s happened with that financial report?”

The deputy director was even more confused now. “What do you mean what happened? Isn’t it a rather good thing? I see that our stock prices are increasing.”

Mr. Wang tried his best to suppress his emotions and asked, “I meant, why is it released?”

Deputy Director was confused.

“Weren’t you the one who asked me to release it?”

Mr. Wang roared, “Since when did I ask you to do that?!”

The deputy director was completely confused. “You were the one who brought this financial report to Mr. Cao’s office. It also had both you and Mr. Cao’s signatures, plus the company’s official seal. Finally, it was also handed to me by Mr. Cao’s secretary. So after I was done reviewing it, I handed it over to the investor relations department.”

This time, it was Mr. Wang’s turn to hesitate.

He was stunned for a moment before asking, “Did Mr. Cao stamp his seal?”

The deputy director said, “That’s right, he did. Take a look at the financial report, there are photos attached, the company’s seal is on it.”

Mr. Wang was also confused now.

He thought about it for a while and said calmly, “Alright, that’s all for now. Bye.”

With that, he hung up.

The deputy director’s face was filled with question marks. He did not know why his superior had scolded him for no reason…

Mr. Wang, who had hung up the phone, thought about it for a long time, but still felt that something was wrong. ‘I’ve known Cao Qiguang for many years and he’s not the kind of person who will change his decision everyday. On the contrary, because of his strong personality, he always liked to choose one path and stick with it to the end. So, once he makes a decision, he will never go back on it.

‘Since he told me yesterday that he won’t release that financial report, something’s definitely wrong since it’s been released today.’

At that thought, he called Cao Qiguang.

“Du… Du… Du…”

Although the phone kept ringing, no one picked up.

Mr. Wang frowned and hung up the phone. He hesitated for a moment before calling Cao Qiguang’s personal assistant. ‘Cao Qiguang is a rather lecherous person, so his personal assistant would usually be around him all the time.

‘His assistants are usually young ladies in their 20s’, so they definitely have a motive for being his assistant. With the 200,000 yuan annual reimbursement and 300,000 yuan annual salary, it’s more than enough to drive many young ladies and married women crazy.

‘Therefore, even though they know what Cao Qiguang’s motive is, there are still many who want to be his assistant.

‘Cao Qiguang has been using this assistant for more than a year now and he has always liked her very much with no intention to change her, so I’ve even got her number now.’

“Du… du…”

This time, the call was picked up very quickly. The assistant’s coquettish voice came from the other end. “Mr. Wang, is there something you need from me?”

Mr. Wang asked straightforwardly, “Where’s Mr. Cao?”

The assistant said, “He doesn’t know either. He brought me to Hangzhou, but he went out early today and left me alone in the hotel. I’m so bored.”

Mr. Wang’s eyelids twitched.

‘He’s even left his assistant alone?

‘Could he have gone to meet that person?’

As Cao Qiguang’s trusted aide, Mr. Wang naturally knew who was backing Cao Qiguang. However, it was precisely because of this that he felt that things were a little tricky.

This was because if Cao Qiguang had gone to see that person, he would most definitely not look at his phone for the time being and he would not have known about the financial report. On top of that all, Cao Qiguang would not have known that Mr. Wang was looking for him.

‘This is troublesome…’

“Hello? Brother Wang, are you still there?” The assistant’s voice came through the receiver. “You said you were going to give me a bag the other day, so when are you going to give it to me?”

If this was any other time, when Mr. Wang heard this assistant throwing a tantrum at him, his heart would probably have skipped a beat. After all, he could not help but think of some images involving himself and her.

However, Mr. Wang was really not in the mood for that at that moment, hence he said coldly, “Very soon. Don’t worry.” Then, he hung up.

After hanging up, Mr. Wang cleared the image of the assistant from his mind and started thinking about the matter at hand.

‘I don’t know if this is a misunderstanding or Cao Qiguang has actually changed his mind.

‘Especially when even my assistant says that Cao Qiguang’s stamp is on it, this… Has become very strange.’

Mr. Wang thought for a long time but still could not come up with an answer, so he made up his mind and decided not to care anymore.

After all, he was only a VP (Vice-President) in the company and had no jurisdiction over being tasked at redacting the financial report. ‘Since the milk has already been spilled, it’s useless to think too much about it now. I might as well wait for Cao Qiguang to come out before I see what to do.

‘I just wish my boss would come out sooner…’

…

At that moment, Cao Qiguang had no idea that his company was in trouble. This was because he was at a secret club in Hangzhou, chatting with the big boss who was backing him up.

Beside each of them stood a young and pretty girl who was massaging them.

Cao Qiguang was in his 40s’ and there were already many wrinkles on his face. However, his dignified face was now filled with an exaggerated smile. With a fawning tone, he said, “Brother Yang, you’ve been working too hard recently. You must eat more tonight to nourish your body.”

If anyone else who knew him saw his current appearance, they would probably not recognize him as Cao Qiguang. To the outside world, Cao Qiguang was a serious and dignified successful man, so when was he ever so flattering?

Therefore… Everyone was actually able to smile, but they won’t necessarily give it to you.

Behind every ice-cold beauty or handsome man, there would definitely be a…

The person called Brother Yang by Cao Qiguang looked like he was in his 50s’, who was now waving his hand as he said, “I don’t do that since I’m too old now. Plus, I only like to eat lighter food. In fact, I’m usually vegetarian..”

Cao Qiguang smiled and said, “It’s good to be a vegetarian. I heard it makes us healthier. I know of a vegetarian restaurant in Shanghai, I’ll get someone to drive you there someday.”

After that, he added, “That store is usually not open to the public, so there won’t be many people.”

Old Master Yang smiled. “Let’s talk about that next time. Actually, I don’t know much about vegetarianism either. It’s all your sister-in-law’s fault for nagging me to do it since it’s good for me, so I have no other choice.

“Since we’re outside, let’s just eat something casual. A light dish with some meat and vegetables sounds pretty good as well.”

When Cao Qiguang heard that, he agreed, “That’s right. Although they say that it’s good to eat vegetables, I actually can’t stand it. I also like to eat meat sometimes for the fun of it. I remember that some young people on the internet said something very reasonable. What’s it called…”

Cao Qiguang thought for a long time and suddenly said, “That’s right. It was how our ancestors have worked hard to evolve for tens of thousands of years to get up on the top of the food chain. However, it was not done so that we become vegetarian.”

Old Master Yang laughed out loud when he heard that. After laughing, he said, “Youngsters nowadays are filled with all kinds of wonderful words.”

Cao Qiguang quickly acknowledged his statement.

Shortly after, the massage ended. After the girls left, the two of them turned around like two old tortoises.

After lying down, Old Master Yang asked Cao Qiguang, “By the way, did you have something important to tell me today?”

Cao Qiliang nodded and said softly, “Yes, I’ve got something very important.”

Then, Cao Qiguang told him about Su Yang, his background and his power.

After listening to Cao Qiguang’s introduction, Old Master Yang thought for a while and muttered, “Su…? I really don’t have any impression of this surname. I guess he doesn’t have any background.”

After saying that, he continued, “However, since he has the Jiangs behind him, I suggest that you do not confront him directly and do not use these methods.”

Cao Qiguang asked cautiously, “Why? The Jiangs are already weak now. There shouldn’t be a need to be so cautious, should there? Moreover, looking at the amount of shares they hold in his company, I doubt the Jiangs would give him much support.”

Old Master Yang did not answer directly. Instead, he shook his head and said hesitantly, “This is not as simple as you think. Wait a moment.”

Then, he waved at a man who was standing nearby, who then hurried over.

Old Master Yang said, “Give me your phone.”

Hence, the man took out his cellphone from his pocket and handed it to Old Master Yang, who stood up and dialed a number.

The call got through very quickly. Old Master Yang chatted for a while before hanging up. Then he handed the phone to the man and waved.

The man walked away quickly.

Old Master Yang sat back in his rocking chair and closed his eyes to think for a while. Then he said, “Let’s end this matter here. Let’s stop your plan.”

Cao Qiguang was a little surprised. “Why?”

Old Master Yang opened his eyes and said, “There is some news that you don’t know. You have underestimated the Jiangs’s influence. Although the Jiangs are no longer as powerful as before, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. Old Master Jiang still has a huge influence in the country.”

“His subordinates are everywhere. Even though we can’t order them around anymore, in many things, we still have to give him face.”

“Furthermore, the person you want to deal with is not as simple as you think.”

“When you mentioned it earlier, I felt like I had some impression of it. Then I asked, and sure enough, I remembered it correctly.”

“That young man called Su Yang not only owns a cellphone company, he also owns a health supplement company. The health supplements produced by that company have been tested to have many improvements to the human body.”

“Old Master Jiang and many of the older generation in the country are drinking this oral fluid. Even many big shots are paying attention to it.”

Cao Qiguang’s heart skipped a beat.

Old Master Yang looked at him. “So, do you understand now? He’s not someone you can touch. Even if someone really has designs on him, it’s definitely not you.”

Cao Qiguang understood what Old Master Yang meant, so he quickly said, “I understand. When I go back, I’ll cancel all my plans.”

Old Master Yang nodded and added, “Also, try to build a good relationship with him.”

Cao Qiguang said, “What…?”

Old Master Yang said, “This young man is limitless. I heard that the country values him very much.”

Cao Qiguang asked, “Didn’t you just say that there might be others who are plotting against him?”

Old Master Yang was so angry that he laughed. “I’m saying that you’re not qualified to plot against him. I’m not saying that someone is plotting against him.”

Then, he paused before he said, “Times have changed.

“Our country is preparing for a crucial battle. We need to unite all the forces that can be united. We also need industries that are globally competitive.

“Therefore, the county would probably be largely supporting this young man after he passes the inspection.

“After all, once both of his projects are proven to have an epochal meaning, he will be the person who will lead the country to the pinnacle of the world. If someone, someone with power, forced this kind of business to the other countries because of their own personal gain,

“Then… He will be the sinner of the whole nation, a sinner to the entire countrymen.’

Cao Qiguang was dumbfounded. He never expected the matter to be so serious. Plus, he had never expected that Su Yang would be so… Awesome.

He really wanted to say that he didn’t know about it before. In fact, if he did, he would not want to offend such a person!

‘When I was enemies with Su Yang previously, he was just the boss of a small company, or so what my intel told me! Suddenly, he’s become a superstar that the country values.

‘What the f*ck?!’

After chatting with Old Master Yang, Cao Qiguang felt a little guilty.

He felt like he had accidentally provoked someone he should not have.

‘So… What should I do next?’