Chapter 546: Chapter 541: Open Conspiracy

“But being thinner makes them look bigger.”

Lu Liang really liked Zhang Tian’ai’s breast shape—it was bowl-shaped and fit perfectly in one hand, with room to spare.

Although they weren’t as perky as when they first met, she was 28 years old now and a D cup.

“I’ve been shooting the Three Lives Three Worlds series recently.”

Zhang Tian’ai lay horizontally on the large bed, her head resting on Lu Liang’s belly. Her whole body was bare except for a corner of the quilt covering her lower abdomen and upper thighs.

She slightly crossed her legs, admiring her beautiful legs, which were long, slender, and straight.

Though Lu Liang said being too thin wasn’t good, she was very satisfied with her current figure—165 cm tall and weighing 91 pounds.

The places that should be thin were very thin; the places that should be full were very full, and she looked great on camera.

“Sounds familiar. I think I’ve heard of it somewhere,” Lu Liang squinted, trying to recall where he had heard the show’s name.

“Reba starred in the first one and the second one too, but I played the second lead role.”

Zhang Tian’ai raised her eyes, quietly glancing at Lu Liang: “During filming, she constantly asked me about you.”

When a woman actively inquires about a man, usually it means she’s interested in him.

After all, Reba was a leading figure among the new four young actresses, lacking nothing in terms of fashion, film, television, and variety resources, so it was definitely not for money or resources.

“How did you respond?” Lu Liang smiled calmly, instinctively taking out his phone to check the chat records.

Initially, he was enthusiastic when Reba joined the group for filming.

Now, he wasn’t enthusiastic, even too lazy to reply to messages.

If he did reply, it would be perfunctory: Hmm, busy.

“What else could I say? Truthfully mentioned bits and pieces. After all, I hadn’t seen you since last year’s National Day.”

Zhang Tian’ai’s eyes were filled with resentment; Lu Liang’s reply basically confirmed their past relationship.

“When you finish shooting, she should be finished with her shooting too, right?” Lu Liang suddenly showed a sly smile.

“What are you up to?” Zhang Tian’ai was taken aback. Lu Liang laughed: “It’s still early, why not invite her over for a midnight snack.”

“No.” Zhang Tian’ai huffed angrily, turning her head away, glaring viciously at Little Lu, knowing it was up to mischief again.

“Little Love, help me out, will you?”

Lu Liang chuckled, stroking Zhang Tian’ai’s cheek, teasing her chin like he was playing with a cat: “You know, you’re the one I like the most.”

Though he could contact Reba directly, inviting her over, the process would have less meaning if Zhang Tian’ai wasn’t willing.

“Isn’t having me enough?” Zhang Tian’ai opened her mouth, tilted her head, intending to exhaust him so he wouldn’t think about such things again.

“You’re good, she’s good too, but ultimately, you are the best.”

“Well… How about now?”

“You’re still the best.”

Trying to juggle two beauties, the plan failed.

On the second workday of the week, the market opened significantly higher, easily surpassing 3300 points.

Among over a hundred sectors in the city, the new energy sector was the brightest star.

Of the 192 component stocks, 171 opened higher, and 38 hit the limit at the opening.

All eighteen stocks in the Tianxing System hit their limits.

“Envious of those making gains in there.”

“Heizi chimes in, do you still think there will be an A-attack?”

“Yesterday’s ceiling, today’s limit board, 30 points in two days. If I could gain that much, I would break even.”

“Damn it, just after midnight last night, I was at the limit price, placed an overnight order, why couldn’t I get in?”

“Why else? Liangzi’s blocking the door, spent so much money pushing it up, he’s gotta have the first taste.”

“Forget Ningde, with its limited circulation, BYD’s market value directly reached 220 billion, can it still be sealed today?”

“Definitely can be sealed; this wave of increase has two rigid logics: the new energy market’s main line and recovery from last week’s consecutive drop.”

Market opinion was highly aligned. Those retail investors without chips could only sigh in regret.

While their own losses were painful, other’s gains were even more infuriating.

If they had bottomed-out yesterday, that would’ve been 30 points; playing stocks for a lifetime doesn’t guarantee such earnings.

Because breaking even is the dream for most people.

By eleven-thirty, the morning trading session was over, with the market prospering, individual stocks generating high earnings.

Due to Tianxing’s resolute blocking, being the weighted fund for new energy, new energy was also a weighted sector.

As long as Tianxing didn’t actively sell, today would be a high-open high-run day.

“I plan to take a week’s rest this time, you can come over anytime.”

Zhang Tian’ai’s eyes were filled with love as she tiptoed, tidying Lu Liang’s collar, patting away non-existent dust from his clothes.

Approaching noon, Lu Liang was headed to the New Chenghai Building to prepare for DiDi’s IPO debut at three p.m.

“I should also stay in Beijing for about a week,” he laughed, extending his index finger to brush Zhang Tian’ai’s nose.

Done, not a drop left,

who was Reba, the memory in his mind gradually blurred.

“Bye-bye, be careful on the road.”

Zhang Tian’ai squinted her eyes with a smile, watching Lu Liang leave, changing into yoga attire to do her daily pilates.

Exercise was the best skincare product and her key to staying very slim yet voluptuous.

On the way to Zhongguang Village, Lu Liang received a call from Zhang Jing: “Mr. Lu, Li Chengrong from the Jun’an Branch on Futian Road missing.”

“Li Chengrong? The one who shorted yesterday, general manager of Rongcheng?” Lu Liang wasn’t sure, as many institutions shorted yesterday.

Moreover, due to its Xiangjiang establishment, it would only show in the Dragon and Tiger List as institutional use or Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect use.

“Yes.” Zhang Jing nodded. Lu Liang chuckled: “Failed short-selling resulting in massive losses; it’s pretty normal to go missing.”

If he were Li Chengrong, he should have run to Xiangjiang last night and as quickly as possible bought a ticket abroad.

Institutional hedging in the A-share market is often more brutal than in international markets.

Due to the T+1 trading model and limited price range fluctuations.

Now, they use large funds to block the door, leading shorting institutions to be unable to close positions.

Each day, they could only watch helplessly as their account logged enormous losses growing by percentage, unable to do anything.

That helpless despair of cutting meat with a blunt knife was more terrifying than beheading.

That’s why institutions typically don’t hedge in the A-share market, but tacitly agree to target retail investors.

This time, however, they provoked the wrong person.

Last week’s three consecutive days of dropping, not letting funds in the new energy sector flow out, was actually for their good.

Hope they would contribute to the stock market and not run faster than a rabbit at the slightest disturbance.

As long as they listen obediently and lock positions without moving, now everyone could fly together.

In the end, it didn’t matter that they weren’t grateful,

they specifically shorted against him, losing unjustly.

“I heard from friends over there that his disappearance is abnormal, his family’s around, and the company reported it right away.”

Listening to Zhang Jing, Lu Liang furrowed his brow: “What do you think the reason is?”

“Mr. Lu, don’t you think yesterday’s public opinion seemed somewhat abnormal, with excessively high heat?”

Zhang Jing had a bold guess; now everyone knows they’re blocking the door, enjoying the exclusive fruits of victory.

Those institutions wanting to square accounts can only wait for them to open their mouths for a chance to buy back stocks.

But the market is ruthless. After they’ve eaten to their fill, retail investors and venture capital queue up for leftovers.

If a person could be sacrificed to the heavens and strong public opinion could be created, perhaps they could close the board prematurely.

Closing the board a day early would reduce tens of billions, even hundreds of billions, of losses.

Though the sacrificial person was the primary cause of market short-selling, death holds great weight in every national citizen’s heart.

Moreover, he didn’t commit any heinous crimes; short-selling exists because it is a legal and reasonable rule.

If there were to be something akin to a parting letter, then public opinion would completely lean towards one side, explaining yesterday’s high heat.

The general public tends to sympathize with the weak because their gains make others envious, and others want to enter the market and feast.

This is a blatant scheme,

using public opinion to pressure them, forcing them to submit.

And the price to pay is merely one life, in the face of tens or hundreds of billions, one life is insignificant.