Chapter 492: The Li Siblings!

At 4:00 PM, with a full two hours still left before heading to the Li family estate for the banquet, Huang Lixing arrived at the Half-Mountain Villa with A Biao and the others.

There was no helping it; after all, they were attending the Li family’s banquet that evening.

Although they didn’t know if the Li family had invited only the two of them this time, or if they had invited others as well.

But in any case, it was better to arrive a little early to avoid being rude!

Huang Lixing had come not only to urge Li Yi to leave early but also to deliver a piece of news: the Hang Seng Index had plummeted to 1,548 points!

1,548 points—that was an exciting figure!

According to the data from when Li Yi had shorted the market, the Hang Seng Index had already fallen by 175 points.

In other words, Li Yi had already raked in a staggering 1.575 billion Hong Kong dollars from shorting the Hang Seng Index!

Huang Lixing was genuinely stunned by this pace of profit. They’d smuggled a shipload of appliances from South Korea and Taiwan with great trepidation; after bribing the customs enforcement team, making 800,000 Hong Kong dollars was already a decent haul.

And out of that 800,000, he had to pay salaries and bonuses to four or five hundred company employees and his underlings. After all that, a single shipment actually left him with just over 400,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Most importantly, smuggling isn’t something you can do every day; getting ten shipments a month was already a stroke of luck.

Therefore, relying solely on smuggling, his annual net profit wouldn’t exceed 15 million Hong Kong dollars; the rest of his income came entirely from the casino.

But even so, his total annual earnings amounted to no more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

In other words, if he continued on this path, even if he worked until he died, his net worth would never exceed 1.5 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Yet, with just a single stock trade with Li Yi, his total profits could reach 1 billion Hong Kong dollars. dxmbang

Huang Lixing was truly stunned!

He swore that after this, he would never touch stocks again—it was just too terrifying!

In contrast to Huang Lixing’s excitement and anxiety, Li Yi remained remarkably calm.

Although HK$1.5 billion seems like a lot to Huang Lixing, when converted to US dollars, it’s only about $300 million.

Compared to what Li Yi has planned, that amount is actually a bit meager.

Of course, even so, Li Yi hadn’t expected the Hang Seng Index to plummet so sharply.

It had plummeted nearly 200 points in just two days, which inevitably reminded Li Yi of the “October Stock Market Crash” that would occur on Hong Kong Island a few years later.

At that time, the Hang Seng Index had plummeted 420.81 points in a single day, a drop of 11.1%.

Fortunately, no matter how badly the stock market crashed, they didn’t suffer any losses.

On the contrary, the more the Hang Seng Index plummeted, the greater their profits became.

It was just a pity for those investors on Hong Kong Island; who knows how many would be driven to the brink this time.

But Li Yi wasn’t the type to feel sorry for others; if those people dared to enter the stock market, they had to be mentally prepared for such outcomes.

His current focus was on how to test Chairman Li’s waters that evening, to get the Li family to join him in buying the dip on Hong Kong Island.

Of course, if that guy were around, things might go a bit more smoothly…

………

Li Family Estate. Study!

At the very same time Li Yi and Huang Lixing were preparing to attend the banquet at the Mid-Levels villa, Li Futiao was also discussing the evening’s gathering with others.

Besides Li Futao, two young people—a man and a woman—were seated in the study. They were Li Futao’s son, Li Yunbao, and his daughter, Li Yunling.

“Dad, is there a reason you suddenly called Ling’er and me back?”

Li Fuzhao looked at his son and said, “I called you both back to meet someone!”

“Which family’s scion is it this time? I’ve told you I don’t want to get involved in the family business, nor do I want to associate with the scions of those wealthy families. Why do you insist on forcing me?” Li Yunbao said, frowning.

Standing nearby, Li Yunling, worried that her brother would get into another argument with their father, hurriedly said, “Brother, just hold your tongue for a moment. Let’s hear what Dad has to say!”

Li Futiao was at a complete loss when it came to his son, who was completely devoted to becoming a lawyer.

After a brief silence, he sighed and said, “The person I’m introducing to you today isn’t some scion of a prominent family, but a genius from the mainland!”

“What genius? Are there even geniuses on the mainland?” Li Yunbao said with a look of disdain.

“A man who single-handedly swept through the Hong Kong stock market, raking in 370 million Hong Kong dollars in just four days—doesn’t that count as a genius?” Li Futao said in a stern voice.

Li Yunbao froze upon hearing his father’s words.

Meanwhile, Li Yunling, standing nearby, said with admiration, “Daddy, if someone really made 370 million Hong Kong dollars in four days, doesn’t that make him the stock god of Hong Kong?”

“Even the ‘Stock God’ isn’t as extraordinary as him!”

Li Futao continued, “Just three days ago, he used five times leverage to short the Hang Seng Index with a massive 2 billion Hong Kong dollars. The next day, the Hang Seng Index plummeted, and it has already dropped 200 points.”

“By a conservative estimate, in the short span of just two weeks since he entered the stock market, he’s raked in at least 2 billion Hong Kong dollars!”

“2 billion in half a month? That means he’s averaging over 100 million a day, doesn’t it?”

At this, the Li siblings were left speechless, staring in utter disbelief.

Although they came from a wealthy family and enjoyed unparalleled living conditions, they were well aware of how difficult it was for ordinary people to make money.

Take Li Yunbao, for example. Even after working tirelessly for months on a single case, he might only earn a few hundred thousand.

If he was lucky enough to handle a financial dispute case involving a large sum of money, his earnings might exceed a million.

But such cases often drag on for a year or two, or even two or three years.

Making over 100 million yuan in a single day—even to them, that would be a pipe dream.

“It’s even more than that. Thanks to his warning, our family not only avoided a loss of over a billion, but we also made a huge profit!”

Li Yunbao paused briefly before saying, “Someone like that certainly qualifies as a genius, but what does that have to do with me?”

Li Futao shot him a glare and said, “I think you two siblings should spend more time interacting with young talents like him…”

Before he could finish, Li Yunbao frowned and said, “Not interested. I have plans tonight…”

Before he could finish, Li Yunling, standing nearby, cut him off and said, “Brother, if you don’t want to meet that person, go ahead. I want to meet him!”

Then, her eyes sparkling, she added, “A stock market genius from the mainland! Just thinking about it gets me excited. By the way, Dad, what does he look like? Is he a hottie?”

“He’s a hunk!”

Li Yunbao looked at his sister’s starry-eyed expression and couldn’t help but rub his forehead. “How old are you, anyway? All you think about is handsome guys. Fine, I’ll stay and meet this so-called genius too!”

He knew full well that their father had always wanted to find a suitable match for his younger sister. Inviting this man into their home must mean something.

And with his little sister being such a hopeless romantic—she’d be glued to the spot the moment she saw a handsome guy—he’d have to keep a close eye on her!

Seeing that her “scheme” had succeeded, a sly smile flashed across Li Yunling’s eyes.

Just then, a soft knock sounded at the door.

“Come in!”

“Creak!”

As the study door swung open, Assistant Zhou Xinghua strode in and announced, “Chairman, Mr. Li is here!”

Li Futiao immediately stood up from his seat and said to his son and daughter, “Our guest has arrived. Come, let’s go out and greet him!”

Then, as the Li siblings stared in astonishment, Li Futao strode out the door.