Chapter 499: It's Easier to Get Things Done with Connections in the Court
At four in the morning, the trading speed of the market had shrunk nearly tenfold compared to nine or ten at night.
Due to the 7X24 global trading model, any event could become a domino that triggers the market.
So Lu Liang didn't go home and chose to stay at a nearby hotel to ensure that he could rush to the trading room at the first moment the market moved.
Fortunately, most major events in history have occurred in the afternoon and evening, and international events invariably involve the two major powers, making the morning of Tokyo Time a rare window period.
Lu Liang slept till noon, just got up and glanced at his phone. There were no missed calls, and he immediately felt relieved.
"Sir, you're awake. Let's go have lunch."
The door suddenly opened a crack, and a cute little head peeked in. Seeing that Lu Liang was awake, the whole person popped out.
"Why are you dressed like this?" Lu Liang couldn't help but laugh, sitting at the head of the bed, stretching and motioning for her to come over.
"Don't I look good?" Sakurada Miyuki walked over to Lu Liang in small steps, wearing low-heeled shoes.
It was her first time dressing in such a business style, and she felt a bit excited. She had been pacing outside the door the whole time, not even willing to take off her shoes, feeling super great about herself.
"You're beautiful, anything you wear looks good, but it doesn't quite suit you."
A very classic Japanese women's grey business suit, similar to those in themed romance action films or workplace series.
The only difference was that the three-quarter skirt accentuating the hip curve was replaced with straight nine-point pants. It looked good, but gave off a feeling of a child dressed as an adult.
Moreover, Miyuki looked 70% similar to Nakamori Akina, both belonging to the fragile beauty type. Now, wearing a business suit, she looked like a workplace pushover.
"Don't say anymore, or I'll get angry. Mom said it looks very nice." Miyuki puffed her cheeks and tried to cover Lu Liang's mouth with her hand, angrily.
But Lu Liang grabbed her and held her in his arms. She really did look like a pushover; no wonder he wanted to knead her hard.
"The clothes are wrinkled, and the hair is messed up~~"
After playing around, Lu Liang went to the bathroom to wash up, while Miyuki looked resentful, tidying up and dressing up again in the room.
At three in the afternoon, Lu Liang arrived on the fifth floor of Santian Building.
Out of eighty devices, most were inactive. He had already decided that no matter what, he must ignite the market tonight because there was no time left.
First attack the 20,000-point mark, then wait for the opportunity to pull back, so he let the traders rest in batches to prepare fully.
"How's the trading volume?"
Lu Liang called Wen Chao over and learned that over the past eight hours, market sentiment had been very calm.
As usual, trading volumes were at 0.1, 0.2, at most reaching 1, and there weren't any mass trades.
In the blink of an eye, it was five in the afternoon in Tokyo, four in the afternoon in Beijing.
Lu Liang received a call from home; the other party, smiling, asked, "Mr. Lu, still not finished with work?"
The number was unmarked, and no name was reported, but with a smoker's raspy voice like phlegm in the throat, he could recognize who it was.
Lu Liang said, "I still have some matters on hand. Once I'm done, I'll head back to put an end to the DiDi matter."
Back then, when inviting them to join the Xuanwu Plan, a certain department's section chief, Li Junyi, had nurtured this phlegmy voice which likely required at least two packs of cigarettes a day.
"Mr. Lu, please don't misunderstand, I'm really not rushing you. DiDi has already been removed from the grey list and isn't under our jurisdiction anymore."
Li Junyi smiled in his words and continued, "I just heard some news and felt you might be interested."
Lu Liang was curious: "What is it?"
"Last night, multiple special joint operations were launched in places like Qinzhou, Beihai, and Qujing to strike down many pyramid schemes."
Li Junyi's laughter was full of mockery, clicking his tongue in amazement: "Times are progressing, times are evolving, even the pig-killing scams are catching up with the trend, playing a very high-end concept."
"Cryptocurrency?"
"I don't know, I only heard rumors, but it will be announced soon, and the specific details should be disclosed. That's it for now, hanging up."
"Thanks a lot."
Lu Liang squinted, his mind racing, suddenly gestured for Wen Chao to come: "Have everyone return to their posts in 30 minutes."
Li Junyi has hinted so blatantly,
If he doesn't understand, there's something wrong with his head.
Moreover, it aligns with his speculations,
This market wave started in East Country, and will also end in East Country.
Having connections in the government really does make things easier.
Half an hour later, all the traders were ready.
"First, put out one hundred million US Dollars to buy, creating the illusion of reinforcing a position."
Lu Liang put on the earpiece and, through Wen Chao's relay, issued instructions to each trader.
After laying the groundwork for an entire night, he was ready to break through, precisely taking advantage of the stir for free to manipulate market sentiment.
The one hundred million US Dollars was just to create some commotion and appropriately nudge closer to the 19,900-point mark.
Because previously, activity started around nine at night, and the market gradually became lively. Since it was only the afternoon now, nearing evening, it was necessary to fire the first shot to warm up the market.
After all, hitting the twenty-thousand-point mark is just part of the process. Their goal is to let the followers and speculative funds, as well as institutions, take on the chips worth 9 billion US dollars.
To hang them all up on the mountain, you can't win in one go. You must create a main wave trend, like a spring, the lower you press it, the more powerful it is when it bursts.
The best thing is to cash out the chips worth 9 billion US dollars at once at the moment of successful breakthrough, so that there won't be a need for a second wave.
A few minutes later, 100 million US dollars of cash flowed into the market in batches, breaking the calm that had lasted thirteen hours since last night.
As time went by, more and more Bitcoin investors received the news of the market anomaly.
Whether they are eating, playing, or working, they all abandon what they are doing and start to fully engage in the market.
Half a month ago, Bitcoin reached the ten-thousand-point barrier, and at the moment of breakthrough, the price directly rose to 10,572 points.
The five-point gain brought by the successful breakthrough might be inconspicuous, but the play-coin people, born adventurers, never use leverage.
As they say, if you don't use leverage to play coins, it's better to play stocks, two times means 10 points, ten times leverage means 50 points.
In that wave of the market, many people seized the opportunity, instantly doubling their accounts, and it is still widely circulated within the circle.
Those who didn't get to eat the meat have regretted it and secretly made a promise in their hearts that if God gives another chance, they will only say two words to the market: 'All-in'.
Now the opportunity has come again.
Although a retreat is inevitable, everyone firmly believes that as long as they succeed in the breakthrough, they will be able to eat substantial gains, and the correction will be a matter for the future.
With ten times leverage, full positions rushed in, everywhere, today is either you die or I die.
A thousand years is too long, strive for every moment,
If won, wealth in this world, if lost, poverty for your family.
Wen Chao hurriedly said, "Mr. Lu, the market sentiment is even more intense than we imagined."
One hundred million US dollars only bought a little over 70 million, and the market sentiment was thoroughly stirred.
Seeing that the twenty-thousand-point breakthrough is about to begin, this goes against their plan.
"Don't hesitate, directly make a sell order, and press the price back to 19,800 points."
Lu Liang suddenly thought that their plan was to clear the chips in the short market at the moment of breaking twenty-thousand points.
Institutions holding this idea are definitely not just them. Otherwise, they could have attempted the breakthrough last night, but they didn't, just laying the groundwork.
It's just that the purposes of both sides are different; Lu Liang wants to short, while those institutions probably want to cash in at high positions.
Because only retail investors with scarce capital would gamble on wealth in the world and charge blindly, institutions always reduce holdings at highs.
Upon realizing this, Lu Liang wouldn't be lifting them for free either, pulling a bit each time, then smashing a bit down.
Creating a market feel that is robust with potential for breakthrough, step by step eating away at the patience of retail investors.
There are a few unparalleled institutional elite teams domestically that, if united, can even sweep Wall Street.
They rely on East Money for trading, and brokers have many offices on Unity Road in the Tibetan Region, causing many opened accounts to be automatically classified to these offices, thus the birth of the Lasa Sky Team, also known as the Tibetan Mastiff.
Old folks often say, there are only wrongly chosen names, but the nickname is never called wrong.
Retail investors and Tibetan Mastiffs have precisely the same temperament. As long as they are constantly teased, they often end up making two choices.
Either a one-click flattening to delist, out of sight, out of mind, or a full-position all-in, always full-positioned, always with tears in eyes.
This wave of major trend started launching from two months ago.
Apart from just logging into the Chicago Exchange, when the benefits landed and ended the anticipation, falling for a night, till today, investors who went long have not lost.
Thus, full positions rushing in became most people's choice because what's more uncomfortable than an explosion is being empty-handed.
Great opportunity but holding empty positions not making money, that feeling is like two people sharing a cigarette, a good buddy not as handsome as yourself, suddenly hooking up with a beautiful rich woman, reaching the peak of life.
"Bitcoin madness."
Lu Liang couldn't help but sigh; it seems like he personally opened Pandora's box, but the market madness is beyond imagination, he's finding it hard to control.
If it weren't for obtaining prior news, and a bit of inside information confirmed, institutions including them wanting to reduce holdings at the high of twenty-thousand points, would be empty-handed.
"Mr. Lu, we've already placed sell orders worth 3.8 billion."
Wen Chao said.
The funds they bought in were only increased from 100 million to 300 million US dollars, but the sell orders placed totaled 3.8 billion US dollars.
The key at this price level, they are not the only ones selling, but retail investors are too crazy, basically consuming as much as they supply.
If accurate trading volume could be seen, the past hour's volume would definitely be over 50 billion US dollars.
"The timing is about right."
Lu Liang muttered to himself, looking at the bottom right corner of the screen.
Tokyo time 7:15, there is an hour's time difference between China and Japan, now domestically it's 6:15.
Li Junyi mentioned that the results of the special operation will soon be announced, most likely during the 7 o'clock broadcast.
So, only 45 minutes remain.
"Group one makes another adjustment of 500 million US dollars, start breaking through, the rest of the groups continue selling short orders until all chips are sold out."
At Lu Liang's order, the entire trading room, nearly eighty traders, began actions like a precise machine.