After Divorce, I Can Hear the Future

"Actually, there's not completely no way to maneuver."

Hilt subtly probed to test Lu Liang's attitude.

Harris stepped from behind the scenes to the forefront, giving an event that should have been irreparable a bit of room for maneuver.

The main shareholder of Delimei is Tianxing Finance, but there are also Blackstone Group and JPMorgan Chase as shareholders.

These two groups, which had remained silent until now, immediately took action after Harris announced the filing of the lawsuit with the remaining 49 states and the Federal Court.

JPMorgan Chase had the pressure of the Q3 report, not daring to express easily, but Blackstone Group had no such concerns; Su Shimin directly sent a message to Lu Liang.

Delimei's reputation in the Europe and America circle has already been established, the goal achieved, so why make the relationship so rigid?

If the responsibility is entirely shifted to Harris, and the lawsuits in each state are withdrawn, everyone can step back a bit, and the frozen funds can be instantly released.

"How's this different from begging on your knees?"

He smiled faintly: "I'd like to see whether the US Government's credibility is worth 50 billion US dollars."

Sacrificing Harris, although the best choice for maximizing benefits, he wanted to stand and earn money.

Peace through compromise is never true peace.

Hilt hesitated, words reached his mouth but he swallowed them back. He could only skip this topic.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "Sir, JPMorgan's Q3 financial report will be released on the 15th, Wilson asked me to inquire, when will General Tianxing start the listing round of financing?"

Lu Liang thought for a moment and said: "After the National Day, the specific time, let me discuss it with General's Flannery."

A few months ago, JPMorgan Chase hedged with Tianxing in multiple markets, including gold and foreign exchange, and finally declared a loss of more than 20 billion US dollars.

JPMorgan Chase's total revenue last year was just over 40 billion US dollars, with a net profit of only more than 10 billion US dollars.

A single project lost two years' worth of net profit, which is difficult for even the old Wall Street consortiums to bear.

These months, Wilson had been preparing.

Including but not limited to, investing a whopping 10 billion US dollars to subscribe to Tianxing Quantitative, take a stake in General Tianxing, and even offer Tesla's original equity as a bargaining chip.

All to deal with the crisis brought by the Q3 report.

If this hurdle is crossed, JPMorgan Chase will maintain its superior position on Wall Street; otherwise, it will gradually decline.

Lu Liang chatted with Hilt until late at night, until the chime of midnight rang, September ended, and October began.

In the business suite of the hotel, only a desk lamp was on, and Lu Liang sat by the window, overlooking thousands of lights.

He drank beer, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "Only a week left, this waiting is tough!"

It's another National Day Golden Week.

As in previous years, there were traffic jams on highways, scenic spots crowded with people, each holiday, the concept of a country with 1.4 billion people becomes tangible.

At this time, in Hang City's Ali Park.

Since Ant Group's IPO halt, Ma Yun, who disappeared for nearly half a month, appeared in the public eye for the first time, holding several high-level meetings in succession.

Leveraging the heat of the National Day Golden Week to cover up news of changes in the group's high-level personnel, and strive to minimize the impact of his departure.

However, every action of a large group would be scrutinized and reviewed thoroughly with a magnifying glass.

Pinduoduo, JD, and Douyin, upon hearing the wind, immediately held emergency meetings, planning to start a new round of e-commerce battles.

The departure of a founder, or someone leaving, is a major blow to any enterprise, let alone a charismatic leader like Old Ma.

Although rumors spread that Ali Group's successor is Zhang Yong, who founded the Double Eleven shopping carnival.

But Zhang Yong is never Ma Yun, Ma Yun's position in Ali Group is irreplaceable by anyone.

"Mr. Lu, Lu Liang, Liangzi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Early in the morning, Little Wang ran to Su City, squatting at the door of Lu Liang's office.

The end of Ma Yun's era is also the beginning of Ali Group's e-commerce empire's decline.

Not only did Pinduoduo, JD, and Douyin take action, but even platforms like Kuai Shou, USA Said, and Mogu Street announced financing plans to accelerate the e-commerce market layout.

Although Panda Interactive Entertainment is a live streaming platform, they also have a live streaming store section called Cat Store, who knows, maybe they can get a piece of the pie.

Lu Liang glanced: "Don't dream, don't you know that wanting too much makes you lose everything? Besides, what scale are Pinduoduo, JD, and Douyin? What scale is Panda?"

A starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

Pinduoduo, Douyin, and JD dare to covet the market of Taobao and Tianmao because they have the strength to do so.

Kuai Shou, though it can't beat Douyin, is at least the northern short video hegemon.

USA Said and Mogu Street are vertical e-commerce platforms focused on high-quality women's shopping platforms.

Panda, such a small fry, dares to get a piece of the pie, but might shatter upon a slight touch.

"Do you really look down on Panda's Cat Store?" Little Wang was disgruntled.

"Not about looking down, but good at specialization, focusing on your esports is better than anything else."

Lu Liang suddenly remembered an interesting tidbit and couldn't help smiling, teasing: "100% win-rate legendary shooter?"

Little Wang's face turned embarrassed, blushing: "Uh… you actually paid attention to such news?"

Panda IG's esports team was invincible in the league, so he got itchy and registered as an esports player.

He just played one game and announced his retirement, leaving behind the good name of a 100% win-rate shooter.

"Damn it, I'm only three years older than you, so what's wrong with paying attention to some esports news?"

Lu Liang appeared displeased, beckoning Xu Jiawei, to book a ticket to Beijing.

He tidied the documents on his desk while saying, "If IG wins the championship, I'll reduce most of my shares, if you also want to cash out, better seize this opportunity."

The S8 final qualification matches started today, held in Korea this year, spanning a total of 33 days.

Lu Liang still holds 158 million shares of Panda, accounting for 8.235% of the total floating shares, currently valued at 288 million US dollars.

But if Panda excels in the world championship pressure and wins the championship, becoming the super team ending an eight-year no-championship streak in the division.

Then by that time, with a market value of 3.5 billion dollars, a double of the original is guaranteed, which is the best opportunity for them to cash out.

"It's not that easy. Even if IG is invincible in the league, it's only called as such, and there are rivals like RNG. Moreover, there are still strong teams from Korea."

Little Wang appeared melancholic, he truly loves esports, otherwise, he would not have registered as an esports player.

Unlike Korea, which treats esports as a career, domestic esports is still in a stage of being viewed as playing games losing interest, not accepted by the mainstream.

Different atmosphere, different environment create differences in strength of divisions and teams.

Like last year's finals held domestically, clearly with such a high chance of winning, it still ended with two Korean teams meeting at the Bird's Nest, which was a real shame and disgrace.

IG might win the championship, but it's just a possibility.

"Isn't that just tiny Korea, with a population no more than Jiangsu Province, can't you have a bit more confidence in your own team's guys?"

Hearing Lu Liang's contemptuous tone, Little Wang sighed helplessly, saying faintly: "Ignorance knows no fear, it's normal for you to have such thoughts because you don't understand."

Lu Liang chuckled lightly, suddenly asking: "What bet?"

Little Wang said with a sly smile, "Don't even say championship, if IG can enter the finals, will you go with me to Korea next month for the match?"

Lu Liang thought for a bit, nodding, saying: "If there are no crucial matters that day, sure. But what if you lose?"

"If I lose, it means IG wins the championship, there'll be a huge wave of traffic then, I can provide free advertising for Tianxing Automobile, how about that?"

"You know, those who pay attention to esports are teenagers, although they have no money now, it doesn't mean they won't in the future, aligning perfectly with the product positioning of Tianxing's two electric cars."

Upon hearing Little Wang's words, Lu Liang couldn't help but laugh. Just then, Xu Jiawei returned to inform him the flight ticket was booked.

But the boarding time was in two and a half hours, there was no airport in Su City, they need to depart now.

Lu Liang slightly nodded, before leaving, patted Little Wang on the shoulder, smiled, and said: "Even though winning or losing benefits you, I've agreed, so I'm off."

"Look at you saying that, what do you mean it benefits me, it benefits you too." Little Wang glared in displeasure.

If IG wins the championship, and Lu Liang also goes to watch onsite, with multiple buffs stacking, the stock price would skyrocket immediately.

Then, not only do they get free advertising, the stocks in their hands can be sold at a better price.

Lu Liang's only cost is a trip to Korea.

The precondition being IG can enter the finals.

Lu Liang laughed, suddenly showing an affectionate, gratified look like a father's: "Let's just say you're right."

"Hurry up and get out, don't give me that look."