Chapter 480: A Whopping 370 Million in Just 4 Days!
Hong Kong. Far East Stock Exchange!
In the VIP lounge, where trading volumes exceeded ten million, Lan Xinyi and the others stared at Li Yi in utter shock.
Just moments ago, Li Yi had suddenly issued an order that left everyone dumbfounded: he instructed everyone to immediately list all their futures contracts for sale, setting the asking price at 84,500 per contract!
Keep in mind that the Hang Seng Index had already reached 16,950 at that moment. Under normal circumstances, the price per contract should have been 84,750 Hong Kong dollars!
In other words, if he listed them at this price, Li Yi would lose 250 Hong Kong dollars per contract.
If it were just one or two contracts, the impact wouldn’t be significant, but Li Yi currently held a whopping 19,206 contracts.
If he were to list all of them for sale at this price, he would lose at least 4.8 million.
That’s 4.8 million!
More importantly, the broader market is currently showing tremendous strength, looking poised to shake off its slump and return to its previous peak.
Based on the futures contracts Li Yi holds, every single point the Hang Seng Index rises would net him 960,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Selling these contracts at a discount right now is simply incomprehensible!
For a moment, all the traders in the VIP room were left somewhat at a loss by Li Yi’s order.
But Lan Xinyi once again demonstrated the decisiveness of a team leader and quickly regained her composure.
Before Li Yi could say a word, she shouted, “Stop standing there! Follow Mr. Li’s orders. The market closes in half an hour—hurry up!”
At Lan Xinyi’s command, the others finally snapped out of it and rushed to the trading floor!
At that moment, the market was surging. Investor confidence had been boosted by a series of moves from the British Hong Kong government—after all, the government had poured in massive amounts of real money, not just empty promises.
If the market collapsed, their money would certainly go down the drain.
So, as if clinging to a last shred of hope, investors began to stir!
Compounded by three consecutive days of frenzied declines, the share prices of many companies and the prices of futures contracts had plummeted to extremely low levels, prompting many to consider buying the dip while prices were still low.
Consequently, trading volume surged in the final half-hour of the session.
Before long, the over 19,000 contracts Li Yi had dumped were snapped up by frenzied investors and the Hong Kong-British government!
Upon hearing the news, the corners of Li Yi’s mouth turned up slightly, and his spirits soared!
He had acquired these 19,000 contracts at an average price of around 74,000, and sold them at 84,500—a net profit of 10,000 Hong Kong dollars per contract.
In other words, in just a few short hours, he had made 190 million.
Combined with the 180 million he had earned a few days earlier, plus his 42 million in principal, Li Yi now had 410 million Hong Kong dollars at his disposal.
A net profit of 370 million in just four days—even Li Yi found this quite shocking.
This wasn’t just making money—it was robbing the market!
Just as Li Yi was feeling elated, Lan Xinyi, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up: “Mr. Li, what should we do now? Should we wait for the funds to settle, or…”
“No need to wait. Let’s go home!”
Hearing this, Lan Xinyi knew that Li Yi’s investment wasn’t over yet.
For some reason, she actually felt a quiet sense of relief.
To be honest, just moments ago, Lan Xinyi had felt a pang of regret that Li Yi had suddenly sold off all his futures contracts at a low price. But when she saw that all the contracts had been snapped up, she suddenly remembered something: Li Yi had just made another 190 million Hong Kong dollars on this investment.
Regardless of how the Hang Seng Index performs tomorrow, at the very least, as of now, this Mr. Li has already raked in a full 370 million Hong Kong dollars on the Hong Kong stock market—and it’s already safely in the bag!
A person like this can no longer be described as an investment master—he should be called the God of Investment. How could little fish like them possibly question him!
It was at that very moment that she suddenly began to worry: surely Mr. Li wouldn’t just stop there? That would be such a shame!
Fortunately, she was overthinking it. After receiving Li Yi’s order to head home, Lan Xinyi, in high spirits, immediately led the rest of the team to follow Li Yi out of the Far East Club!
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Wan Chai Pier. Qinglong Society!
Huang Lixing, who had already become numb, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving another call from Iron Eagle!
All day long, his heart had been on a roller coaster—plummeting to the depths one moment, soaring to the heights the next. The constant ups and downs were truly unbearable.
Now that Li Yi had sold off all the futures contracts, although he felt a bit of regret, he also acknowledged the wisdom of Li Yi’s decision.
After all, the stock market was just like the casinos he ran—until you’d cashed out your chips, no matter how many you had, they were worthless.
The stock market is all about securing your gains—only money that’s actually in your pocket counts as profit!
What excited him even more was that Li Yi had arrived on Hong Kong Island on the 15th, entered the stock market on the 16th, and in just four or five days, had raked in 370 million—a sum nearly equal to the fortune he’d accumulated over most of his life.
That pace of making money completely blew his mind!
At this point, his feelings toward Li Yi had gone beyond mere trust—they had turned into outright admiration!
After laughing wildly in his office for quite a while, Huang Lixing turned to Ah Biao and asked, “Where have Brother Li Yi and the others gone now?”
“Iron Eagle said Mr. Li and the others are on their way back to the Mid-Levels villa!”
“Hmm, go to Yuan’s Restaurant immediately… no, go to the Emperor Hotel and book a banquet. Have them deliver it to the Mid-Levels Villa—and make sure it’s done quickly!”
“Yes, sir!”
“Don’t forget to have them send over two bottles of the most expensive red wine!”
“Got it!”
“Also, let Ma Laosan know that tonight’s meeting is canceled. We’ll head to the Half-Mountain Villa too!” Huang Lixing said.
“Yes!”
By the time Li Yi and the others returned to the Half-Mountain Villa, it was already past six in the afternoon.
As soon as they walked in, they saw that Huang Lixing was actually at home.
Even more surprising was that the villa’s grand dining room was already filled with an array of exquisite dishes.
In addition, several people in matching uniforms were bustling about in the kitchen next door—clearly hired specifically by Huang Lixing.
Upon seeing Li Yi, Huang Lixing immediately stood up and walked over, smiling as he said, “Welcome home, Brother Li Yi. I’ve prepared a victory banquet for you all. Please, come in!”
Li Yi smiled and said, “Judging by the setup, Old Huang, you’ve really gone all out again!”
“Hahaha, we’ve earned so much—it’s only right to treat everyone!”
Li Yi then turned to Lan Xinyi and the others behind him and said, “Since Old Huang is being so generous, don’t be shy—please, take your seats!”
“Thank you, Mr. Li! Thank you, Mr. Huang!” Lan Xinyi hurriedly said.
After everyone had taken their seats, Huang Lixing said happily, “I reserved this specially from the Emperor International Hotel. Many of the ingredients were airlifted in from Australia and Southeast Asia, and even this brandy is a top-grade import from France. Everyone, please have a taste!”
Hearing Huang Lixing’s introduction, Lan Xinyi and the others were all stunned.
The Emperor International Hotel was, after all, the most luxurious hotel on the entire island of Hong Kong, where even a casual meal could cost several thousand to tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. Yet Huang Lixing had actually had it brought to his villa—the expense was even more staggering.
And look at the liquor—it was none other than the world-famous “Louis XIII.” Rumor had it that a single bottle cost several thousand Hong Kong dollars.
And there were six bottles of it here. By a conservative estimate, this meal would easily cost at least seventy or eighty thousand Hong Kong dollars.
For a moment, everyone was stunned by Huang Lixing’s extravagance.
But Li Yi remained unfazed. Whether Huang Lixing was describing the ingredients from Australia or the French-imported brandy, his expression didn’t flicker in the slightest.
This composure only added to his air of mystery.
Combined with his impressive feat of raking in 370 million in just four days, the looks people gave him now held a touch of surprise, a hint of curiosity, and a great deal of admiration…
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