After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future

"You shouldn't have told me."

"I reminded you, you're the one who wanted to know."

"Sigh..."

Lu Liang fell into silence, speechless for a long time, as if holding a hot potato, wishing he could slap himself.

Half an hour ago, he thought he was being belittled by Wilson, after all, what news could he possibly not handle now?

Indeed, one shouldn't get too cocky.

One should always maintain a sense of awe.

Curiosity doesn't just kill cats, it can kill people too.

"Hung up, say it or not, how to say it, it's up to you now." Wilson squinted his eyes with a smile, unable to hide his pride in his tone.

Although he helped Lu Liang, he also placed a colossal moral shackle on him. Seeing Lu Liang unable to bear it, he was very happy.

After all, having known each other for years, it was the first time he saw Lu Liang looking so powerless. That feeling was like the satisfaction of drinking an ice-cold Coke under the scorching sun of midsummer.

"When does it start?" Lu Liang hurriedly asked.

Wilson replied, "Start what? Not talking anymore, I'm tired; I need to rest."

Lu Liang's face darkened, sighed helplessly, "Thanks, may you never wake from your slumber."

"I appreciate that, but I believe tomorrow's sunshine will still shine on me."

Listening to the busy signal from the other end of the phone, Lu Liang was full of melancholy, lying sprawled on the sofa like a salted fish.

He looked at the ceiling, suddenly recalling when he was eight, riding his father's sturdy bicycle to the town for fun, accidentally braked hard and hurt his... you know.

At that moment, just like this moment.

There's a certain melancholy, you know.

This is an unsolvable problem,

Even if you know, so what?

You can't possibly fence off all 9.6 million square kilometers of land for a lockdown, right?

Not to mention whether it can be defended, even if it can. Does economic development not matter? Does international opinion not matter? You can't just kick off Season 3 based on an unsubstantiated piece of news, can you? If you start, with what reason?

Just then, the doorbell rang, pulling Lu Liang's thoughts back from the clouds to reality.

Xu Jiawei's voice rang out: "Mr. Lu, it's time to head out for Modern and Kakao's signing ceremony."

"Yeah~~ got it." Lu Liang sang, like an otaku lying in bed for three days and nights, uttering a feeble wail.

He went to the bathroom, washed his hair, feeling the cool water flowing from his scalp, trying to cool his brain with physical means.

After a long while, Lu Liang walked out of the bathroom, opened the door, and let Xu Jiawei in to wait inside.

Xu Jiawei was startled, couldn't help but remind him, "Mr. Lu, the signing ceremony of the two groups starts at 11:30."

It's now ten-thirty; it takes some time to get there, yet Lu Liang still had the mind to leisurely wash his hair.

"I'm just going to make an appearance; they can still sign without me." Lu Liang blow-dried his hair leisurely.

Xu Jiawei was speechless, only hearing Lu Liang ask, "Jiawei, have you ever encountered an unsolvable problem?"

"Specifically what?" Xu Jiawei was puzzled, suddenly feeling Lu Liang was acting strange today.

"Anything will do."

"Seems like no."

"How can there be none, has your life been so smooth?" Lu Liang chuckled wryly.

Xu Jiawei gave a few dry laughs, then answered again, "There are problems, but none are unsolvable; even if not solvable then, they can be solved later."

"What if there's no time?" Lu Liang asked again.

He knows that everything will work out when the time comes. But Muddy Water's research is already heating up; short as three to five months, long as a year or so, their plan will begin to unfold.

Time is not on his side; an outbreak tomorrow is not impossible.

Xu Jiawei pondered for a long time, then answered, "Then all you can do is do your best and leave the rest to fate."

Having said that, he carefully observed Lu Liang's expression, only to see Lu Liang sneer, apparently dissatisfied with the answer.

"Let's go; if we drag our feet any longer, we'll be late." Lu Liang didn't ask further, put on his wool coat, and walked out of the room.

He needs to find some time to think things over; if it really doesn't work, pass it to someone taller. Overthinking now is pointless.

During the car ride to the signing venue.

Lu Liang suddenly asked, "Do you still remember the account and password of my Twitter and Facebook?"

Xu Jiawei was startled, flipped through his notebook, eventually finding it: "Recorded, just haven't logged in for ages, might need to re-verify."

"Then help me verify them."

Lu Liang squinted, his face full of displeasure, needing a channel to vent.

A few minutes later, a Twitter account, with over thirty million global followers but silent for three years, was reactivated.

Lu Liang headed straight to Kazegniman, the founder of Muddy Water's account, and left a beautiful sentence in Chinese in the comment section,

"Stupid orphan."

Witnessing Lu Liang's comment, Xu Jiawei's eyelid twitched, abruptly dared not make a sound. Having been with Lu Liang for almost two years, it was the first time he saw him this angry.

The news of Lu Liang's Twitter account being hacked quickly topped Twitter's trending topics and sparked heated discussions among netizens worldwide.

"Oh my God, has Liangzi come back from the dead?"

"Stupid orphan? Is this Mr. Lu's message or is the account hacked?"

"Chinese to English translation is taking a hit; such beautiful Chinese, yet translated so elegantly."

"Stupid orphan is already considered a personal attack, can this still be called elegant?"

"Tsk tsk, you don't understand the weight of this phrase, Chinese is broad and profound. If it's indeed Lu Liang's words, Muddy Water's research might be in trouble."

Foreigners were baffled and could only seek official help.

The controversy over Lu Liang's hacked account intensified to the point that the officials had to clarify: "It's Mr. Lu himself."

With Twitter's official clarification announcement, the news quickly reached offline.

In no time, Kazegniman received countless calls from investors, all requesting to redeem their funds.

Although Muddy Water's past performance was impressive, no Chinese concept stocks that they targeted escaped unscathed.

But Lu Liang's performance was even more striking, now still shorting Neon, leading to a minister stepping down.

If the two were to hedge against each other in the market, Muddy Water's success rate would likely be less than ten percent.

Kazegniman became highly alert and had no choice but to seek help from Blackstone Group: "Mr. Su Shimin, Lu Liang's reaction is so intense, what should we do?"

"Be firm. If investors want to redeem, let them redeem; we'll cover the bottom line anyway."

Su Shimin squinted, sensing something was amiss, but couldn't pinpoint it.

Logically, Lu Liang shouldn't have reacted so strongly.

But it could be that Kazegniman's actions had angered Lu Liang, and he wanted to make an example out of this, striking hard to prevent future troubles.

Meanwhile, at 11:30 in the morning Korea time,

Modern United Kakao held a press conference where both sides joined hands to expand online financial payment services.

Li Zairong from Samsung and Lu Liang from Tianxing were specially invited to attend. The news reached the domestic scene but only circulated in small circles, not causing much of a stir.

Netizens continued to congratulate IG on their championship win, compliment Little Wang's bold moves, and incidentally, discuss Lu Liang's aggressive tweets on Twitter.

Peace prevailed under heaven,

all still a prosperous scene.

On the same day the partnership was finalized, Lu Liang received a call from Old Ma.

He solemnly said, "Mr. Lu, congratulations and admiration, you have achieved what Ant couldn't."

Though Alipay had cultivated the East Asia market for many years, it remained superficial without truly taking root.

Supported by Samsung, Kakao acted like a roadblock in the internet industry, stopping all foreign internet companies from entering the Korea market.

Even Ant Group could only collaborate with them to allow Alipay's development in this country.

But now, the roadblock had been subdued by Lu Liang.

Even Li Zairong had to personally appear to cheer for the cooperation between both sides.

Old Ma didn't want to admit it, but had to concede that every generation produces its own talents, and the prominent figures of history are in the present.

"Mr. Ma, you didn't call just to congratulate me, did you?" Lu Liang chuckled.

"This year's Double Eleven is combined with the 20th-anniversary celebration, planning to go big. Does Mr. Lu have some time to grace us with your presence?"

Old Ma smiled, directly stating his purpose suddenly with a long sigh: "On that day, I will also be retiring."

He is someone who cares about appearances; otherwise, he wouldn't have taken the time to make a movie. Arriving quietly, he wants to leave in a grand manner.

"The night of the 10th?" Lu Liang asked.

"The gala starts at 7:30 in the evening, held at Ali Park in Hang City."

"Okay."

"See you later."

"See you later."

Ending the call, Lu Liang felt a sudden complexity of emotions, Old Ma was leaving, Little Ma was avoiding the world, and soon there would be no one ahead of him.

Although there's Boss Xu, but the transformation of Hengtai's 300 billion market value to today's 600 billion, making Boss Xu the undisputed First Rich, who doesn't know that Lu played the key role?

"Move forward, don't look back!"

Lu Liang regained his composure, dispelling the gloom in his heart, the end of the old era heralded the arrival of a new era.

Before dawn, there is always a period of darkness, and he had the confidence to break through the darkness and lead a century of great style.

At night,

Lu Liang took a flight from Korea back to Xiangjiang.

During the flight, across the ocean in New York,

Flannery representing General Tianxing and Wen Chao from Tianxing Finance jointly held a press conference.

Publicly announcing the official launch of General Tianxing's IPO project, with an estimated valuation of 30 billion US dollars.

The moment the news was released, the global financial circle was shaken.