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

Chapter 480: Chapter 475: Chain Reaction, Far-reaching Impact

“Truly impressive.”

Lu Liang marveled, gently patting Miyuki’s little head, generous with his praises.

In poverty, one employs tactics, while in wealth, one dominates with firepower—this saying also applies to the financial market.

Lu Liang now rarely thinks about how to operate because as long as the timing of involvement is right, he can shape the market however he wishes.

Moreover, with something like Bitcoin, which is scarce and an emerging market, even if they held 2% of the market share, they could still do so.

Lu Liang caressed her soft hair and said softly, “Don’t take leave tomorrow, you should go back to school.”

Every time he came to Tokyo, Miyuki would take leave to keep him company until he left, only then returning to continue her classes.

She had some talent in finance and was worth nurturing.

Lu Liang continued, “Forget the goal of 20 million, from now on you should focus on your studies. I hope that after you graduate, you can come and help me in the company.”

“Mr., being with you doesn’t hinder my studies,” Miyuki replied, barefoot as she ran to the study room and took out this semester’s exam results: “See, even my worst subjects are Bs~”

Confident in her learning across different financial markets, she needed at least a C grade in each of the eight subjects per semester to pass.

But she had six As and the remaining two were Bs; if calculated by percentage, her composite score exceeded 85.

Though there was a gap compared to those scoring above ninety, it was still an above-average level.

You see, last year, Tokyo University ranked 21st worldwide and third in Asia in higher education global rankings, only behind Hong Kong University and National University of Singapore, and Qingbei of East Country also ranked below her school.

“Truly impressive, but you should still cherish your time at school.”

Lu Liang held Miyuki in his arms and whispered softly, “Flowers may bloom again, but a person will never be young again, money can always be earned.”

“Hmm,” Miyuki hummed, offering no further objection. She squinted her eyes, growing sleepy, and muttered, “Mr., you’re different from mom. If it were her, she would definitely ask why those two subjects weren’t As, and whether I wasn’t trying hard enough.”

“People have their strengths and shortcomings, and all-rounded genius top students are ultimately few.”

Lu Liang smiled lightly, and like stroking a cat, he gently soothed Miyuki to sleep before he silently left.

The next morning, the battle of tearing within the domestic entertainment grew fiercer.

It started when Yang Mi aggressively promoted her new movie “Brotherhood of Blades 2,” which seriously displeased the Cui Family Army.

After all, the Wuxi Tax Bureau had announced an investigation into International Fan’s tax evasion, thus declaring a phased victory for Xiao Cui.

With the leader of Double Ice Four Dan almost confirmed, and the top post-85-generation actress Yang Mi daring to provoke—did she really think she was clean?

Thus, the onlookers who loved a big scene turned their barrels around and began charging at Yang Mi.

According to netizens, clapping for the downfall of any of these celebrities was gratifying, the more who suffered, the better.

As the uproar boiled, news of Bitcoin surging by 48.5% quietly appeared at the bottom of the trending searches.

Instantly, Zhao Changpeng’s name echoed throughout the financial realm, crowned as the Domestic Coin Circle Godfather, also dubbed ‘Little Luliang’.

Media interview invitations poured in like raindrops, even dropping into major brain game shows as a flying guest.

As Zhao Changpeng rose to fame, encrypting cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin became familiar terms.

Transformed into a type of free, unfettered, decentralized, rapidly growing financial investment product.

Domestic Bitcoins emerged in response, like Litecoin, Ripple, Dogecoin, and Unlimited Coin—all rallying to the cause.

Coinciding with Double Eleven, a massive number of high-end graphics cards were swept off the shelves, and even with continuous price increases, they sold out immediately upon listing.

Mining suddenly became one of the hottest industries, with many manufacturers seizing the opportunity to launch corresponding mining machines.

Capital, like a group of blood-smelling sharks, rushed into the market frantically, boosting the development of cryptocurrencies.

Giving rise to stocks based on digital currency themes momentarily surpassing new energy as the market’s new darling.

The various domestic fervors directly or indirectly reflected back onto the leading cryptocurrency.

Bitcoin prices soared higher day by day, pushing upward by about four hundred dollars each day.

A week later, crossing the ten thousand dollar mark, both the market’s size and value expanded swiftly.

The higher the price, the broader the reach, attracting more speculators, which in turn drove market prices higher.

“It’s insane.”

Wen Chao, who had followed Mr. Lu for so long and seen him earn billions of dollars overnight and invest tens of billions, considered himself worldly.

But the madness of the Bitcoin market was beyond his imagination; he had witnessed firsthand how this market grew from a valuation of over thirty billion dollars to swiftly expand to two hundred and ten billion dollars.

He also witnessed the daily trading volume rising from less than one hundred million dollars to now likely exceeding ten billion dollars.

Unfortunately, this market has no records, otherwise the daily turnover rate would definitely exceed 30%.

“It’s crazy,” Lu Liang reflected, filled with emotion.

He already knew the outcome and also knew that by the middle of next month, the market size would double again.

But what he didn’t realize was that the development of this market would trigger so many chain reactions—an influx of hot money into domestic knockoff currencies, a rise in graphics card prices, and mining becoming a popular profession.

Unlike Bitcoin, which requires a lot of time to compute, he suspected that these domestic knockoffs might just be manipulating data in the background, issuing an unlimited number of coins, just like a Ponzi scheme.

With hot money flooding in, retail investors would surely follow the trend, and eventually, they would all turn into leeks, ready to be harshly harvested.

The rise in graphics card prices was closely tied to mining becoming a popular profession, both contributing to the development of Western tech companies.

Like NVIDIA, whose market value had increased by over twenty billion US dollars in the past week, breaking a historic high of 150 billion US dollars.

All of these indicated a loss of assets.

“Once the harvesting starts, Zhao Changpeng will probably find it hard to survive domestically.”

Lu Liang gave a wry smile, powerless over the loss of assets, only able to admire his own foresight.

The price of Bitcoin might rise again in the future, but the mid-month peak of twenty thousand was likely a short-term top.

With the current crazy rise, a downfall by half was inevitable by then, and it was hard to know how many would perish under the scythe.

“Mr. Lu, should we start to secure some funds first?” Wen Chao spoke, interrupting Lu Liang’s thoughts.

He was a bit afraid of heights, after all, their cost price was still less than 2000 US dollars per Bitcoin, earning them eight thousand dollars each.

Holding 95% of their position with more than 480,000 Bitcoins, their current earnings were about 3.84 billion US dollars.

A slight reduction in their position could free up some funds, just in case there was a pullback, they could buy back in.

“Wait a little longer, I’ll let you know,” Lu Liang said.

With so many Bitcoins in their possession, they definitely couldn’t sell at the peak, as that would easily cause a stampede.

But the current price was only ten thousand dollars, still within the safety margin, waiting until seventeen thousand wasn’t too late.

Plus, in Tokyo, they planned to hold onto them long-term, becoming one of the Bitcoin market makers.

When the time came, Lu Liang wanted Wen Chao to coordinate with Sun Yutao to cover the private fund’s withdrawal.

Upon hearing this, Wen Chao didn’t ask further, “Mr. Lu, are you heading back to China?”

“Almost, I’ll go next door with Ota Ling to visit Mr. Modern Zheng, then I’ll head back.”

Lu Liang chatted with Wen Chao as they walked, just as they ran into the coming Ota Ling, whose smile was as bright as spring flowers.

“Mr. Lu, the weather’s getting chilly, please take good care of your health, Mr. Wen, you too.”

Ota Ling, beaming, beckoned to an aunty, who brought out a carefully prepared winter soup.

This was a very ancient Chinese medicinal recipe, women drink it to nourish and beautify, men to strengthen and invigorate.

His enthusiasm was puppy-like.

With the Bitcoin price breaking ten thousand, it represented at least a threefold profit, turning 334 million US dollars into a billion.

In less than three months, this speed of making money was beyond what he could describe.

Lu Liang was not short of money,

Only with deep concern, could he express his sincere heart.

“What’s brewed in here?” Lu Liang smiled wryly, carefully examining the medicinal herbs in the thermal flask.

“It’s stuff like seahorse, codonopsis, deer antler, and donkey-hide gelatin,” Ota Ling laughed, “Actually, it’s also good with alcohol, but boiling it into a soup enhances the effects.”

He poured three bowls outright, toasting first, but Lu Liang and Wen Chao’s bowls were not as full, “Young people have strong fire inside, can’t drink too much.”

“Drink up,” Lu Liang tasted it, it was a bit sweet, with a strong herbal flavor.

Wen Chao didn’t think much, gulping it down quickly, “Mr. Lu, Mr. Ota, you talk, I’ll get back to work.”

Lu Liang slightly nodded, Ota Ling quietly asked, “Mr. Lu, does Mr. Wen have a girlfriend in Tokyo?”

“He came with his girlfriend,” Lu Liang nodded, Ota Ling sighed in relief, “Good to know.”

Lu Liang raised an eyebrow, “Very potent?”

“Very potent!” Ota Ling explained, “This is a nourishing formula, usually fine during the day, but if one’s internal fire is too strong, it might cause restless and unbearable heat at night.”

Lu Liang cleared his throat a few times, smacking his lips, “It tastes a bit sweet.”

Understanding, Ota Ling handed over a Chinese medical prescription, “This formula was originally transferred from the East to our country, now returning it to you is like returning it to its rightful owner.”