The opportunity to arbitrage and leave the market early

Ye Cheng looked at the six people on the other side of Lixi Lake who were playing by the water, and it seemed that they planned to go into the water.

So he called the waiter of the restaurant and asked for the phone number of the management office of the resort.

The waiter was a little curious but went to check the phone number of the management office and then told Ye Cheng.

"Thanks," Ye Cheng said.

"Husband, what are you going to do with the phone number of the management office?" Lin Yuanyuan asked curiously.

"There are a few people over there; they should be students. It seems that they are going to swim, which is very dangerous, so I called the management office and asked them to stop it," Ye Cheng said.

Lin Yuanyuan nodded and didn't ask again.

Soon, Ye Cheng made a call, and then a middle-aged woman answered.

"This is the Lixi Lake Resort Management Center; what's the matter?" the woman asked.

"Hello, I'm a tourist at the resort. I'm eating at the restaurant. I see six people on the other side of Lixi Lake wanting to go swimming. They seem to be students. You should hurry and stop them to avoid accidents," Ye Cheng said.

"Thank you very much for your reminder; we will send someone to inspect it immediately," the middle-aged woman on the phone said.

"Good," Ye Cheng said.

After hanging up the phone, Ye Cheng continued to eat.

However, he would still look back to see the situation on the other side of Lixi Lake from time to time.

Someone seemed to have fallen into the water.

Then he saw the person swimming in the water and beginning to struggle.

And the people on the shore seemed to want to go into the water to help.

At this time, a patrol car appeared on the opposite side and drove toward the location of the few people.

Fortunately, the patrol car was the first to arrive at the scene and stopped the others from getting off.

Then a patrol officer from the management office took a pole from the car, stretched it segment by segment, more than ten meters long, and stretched it out in front of the struggling people.

The man grabbed the pole and was pulled ashore.

Seeing this scene, Ye Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the people from the management office arrived on time; otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Dad, it seemed that someone was about to drown just now and was pulled up," Qinqin said.

Everyone else quickly looked toward the opposite side.

"It's all right now; people have already been brought up," Ye Cheng said.

"Husband, it's fortunate that you made a phone call before; otherwise, something would really have gone wrong," Lin Yuanyuan said, feeling that her husband's phone call just now was timely.

The others also nodded.

"This is our Qinqin's credit. If she hadn't seen it, why would I have made this call?" Ye Cheng rubbed Qinqin's little head and said it with a smile.

In a sense, it was Qinqin who saved those people.

Having received her father's compliment, Qinqin laughed happily.

She did a good thing after all.

"Okay, let's eat now, or the food will get cold," Ye Cheng said.

After ten minutes, everyone had almost finished eating.

Ye Cheng was about to go to check out when suddenly the phone rang.

He took it out and saw that it was a call from the management office of Lixi Lake Resort.

After pressing the button to answer, he heard the voice of a middle-aged man coming from his mobile phone.

"Excuse me, is this Mr. Tourist who called us just now?"

"Yes," Ye Cheng replied.

"Thank you so much for the phone call you gave us earlier, which helped us defuse a drowning situation," the person who called, Yin Mingqiang, the person in charge of the management office, said.

He was a little terrified when he thought of the scene that happened on the south bank of Lixi Lake before.

Almost drowned.

The water over there is very deep, and people have drowned before. This time, six students who had just finished their college entrance examinations went to swim there together.

If it wasn't for someone calling to remind them just now, and they also paid attention, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Once someone drowns, their management is responsible.

And he, the person in charge, is even more to blame.

"This is what I should do, and your management department handled the danger in time to prevent the accident from happening," Ye Cheng said, laughing.

After saying a few more words, Ye Cheng hung up the phone. After paying the bill, everyone left the restaurant.

The resort has rooms exclusively for tourists.

Ye Cheng booked a room for a few hours and asked everyone to go up and rest for an hour.

After two o'clock in the afternoon, everyone came to the Pengcheng Wildlife Park by the Lixi Lake.

Seeing wild animals, Qinqin was the happiest.

What South China tigers, golden monkeys, Siberian tigers, flamingos, penguins, giraffes, zebras, Asian elephants, red-crowned cranes, rhinos, etc.

I've been here several times, and Qinqin never tires of seeing it.

By the time they finished watching the safari park, it was almost four o'clock.

Everyone went straight to Xiaomeisha Seaside Park by car.

When they went to the seaside park, they mainly looked at the sea and played on the beach, especially in the evening, when the sun sets and the beach scenery is very beautiful.

After dark, it is also brightly lit, and there is a barbecue bonfire.

When they got home, it was nine o'clock in the evening.

The family was exhausted.

Jiang Xianhai drove back alone.

Cheng Shuangshuang stayed, and Ye Cheng opened another room for her in the hotel.

After a day of playing with Qinqin, I took a shower and went straight to bed.

Feifei is in good spirits.

Throughout the day, she ate, slept, slept, ate, and occasionally observed the world and learned about new things.

After playing for a while, little Feifei was giggling just now, but immediately changed her expression and started crying.

Needless to say, she was hungry.

Ye Cheng hurriedly handed the little guy to Lin Yuanyuan.

This little guy fell asleep while eating and drinking milk.

The nanny, Helan, gently picked up the little guy.

The little one smacked his lips, then continued to sleep and was carried into the room by Helan.

Ye Cheng sat down beside Lin Yuanyuan and asked, "Wife, are you tired today?"

"Well enough," Lin Yuanyuan said.

She has completed the confinement period, and her body has recovered a lot, so she is not as weak as she was just after giving birth.

However, she has lost some weight.

Though she has not returned to her pre-pregnancy state, all aspects are recovering rapidly.

"Well, hurry up and take a shower, and then go to sleep," Ye Cheng laughed. "You should go to bed earlier too."

Lin Yuanyuan nodded, then got up and entered the room.

The next morning, Ye Cheng drove his parents to the Vientiane Mall, with Qin Qin and her cousin Cheng Shuangshuang also following.

Lin Yuanyuan and the others stayed at home.

Traveling with a little one is too much trouble.

Ye Cheng went to buy something for his parents because they planned to leave the next day.

Although Ye Cheng wanted them to stay a few more days, they still wanted to go back early.

After all, living in a hotel is not as comfortable as in their hometown.

"Shuangshuang, go in and buy some clothes," passing by a women's clothing store, Ye Cheng said to Cheng Shuangshuang.

"Brother Cheng, I have clothes to wear, so I don't need to buy any." Cheng Shuangshuang shook his head.

"Summer is almost here, so I still need to buy some seasonal clothes," Ye Cheng laughed. He had noticed that his cousin had been wearing the same clothes and shoes for a long time. With the conditions at his aunt's house, there wasn't much opportunity to buy new clothes for Shuangshuang.

In the end, at Ye Cheng's insistence, he still bought a few sets of clothes and shoes for Shuangshuang.

"Brother, thank you," Cheng Shuangshuang said softly.

"Don't mention it; it's normal for a cousin to buy clothes for you," Ye Cheng laughed.

"But these are expensive," Cheng Shuangshuang said with a twist, doubting whether what she saw was real when she looked at the price tags on the clothes, pants, and shoes.

"It's good to have something nice. You should dress better in the future when you go to college," Ye Cheng laughed.

For this sensible cousin, he felt very concerned. She had started working right after the college entrance examination, and after moving to a better-off family, he worried she might be thinking about where to go to play or what delicious food to buy rather than focusing on her studies or future plans.

Then Ye Cheng took his parents, father-in-law, and mother-in-law to a store for middle-aged and elderly people and bought a lot of clothes and other items. He also bought many nice clothes and shoes for his two nieces at the children's clothing store.

It was around eleven o'clock when they finally left the mall with bags of various sizes.

The next day, at eight o'clock in the morning, Ye Cheng drove his father, mother, and father-in-law to the high-speed rail station.

In the afternoon, Qinqin came back from kindergarten and was very unhappy to learn that her grandparents had already left.

"They said they would stay a few more days, but then they went back. I don't like them anymore," Qin Qin said, pouting.

However, a child's mood changes quickly. Not long after, she voluntarily made a video call to her grandparents.

It took a long time to hang up.

"Dad, grandma and grandpa said when we move to the villa, they will come to Pengcheng to see me," Qinqin said happily.

Ye Cheng smiled and was about to speak when his phone rang.

It was Fei Zheng calling.

"Mr. Ye, I'm back." Fei Wei's voice came from the phone after he answered.

"Is everything all right?" Ye Cheng asked.

"It's all taken care of," Fei Zheng said. Over the past few days, he had not only moved his household registration from his hometown to Pengcheng but also bought a house, which he and Sun Siqi had chosen together. They had also agreed to get married in October.

"Ah, that's good," Ye Cheng said.

At this moment, Qinqin came over and heard Fei Wei's voice on the phone. "Dad, is Uncle Fei back?"

"Yes, Uncle Fei is back," Ye Cheng laughed.

"Great, Uncle Fei, I'll come down to find you," Qinqin said loudly into the phone.

"Qinqin, I'll come up now," Fei Zheng said.

"Okay, I'll wait for you at the door," Qinqin replied.

After Qinqin left, she ran to the door like the wind, opened it, and ran out.

Ye Cheng hung up the phone, saw Qin Qin's figure running out, and shook his head.

It was already past seven o'clock in the evening.

Ye Cheng and Fei Wei arrived at Pengcheng Anbao Airport.

They were going to Los Angeles by plane to attend tomorrow's shareholders meeting of the China Molybdenum Industry.

CMOC had already reserved rooms for all shareholders attending the meeting.

By the time the plane arrived at the suburban North Airport in Los Angeles, it was already ten o'clock.

As soon as the two came out of the airport, there were people waiting to pick them up.

The pick-up person was Chu Min, who was Ye Cheng's shareholder's agent in CMOC.

"Mr. Ye," Chu Min saw Ye Cheng coming out and hurriedly said hello.

"It's so late; I appreciate you picking me up, Lao Chu. It's hard work," Ye Cheng said.

"Mr. Ye, it's not hard at all. In fact, I just arrived here not long ago," Chu Min quickly replied.

After arriving at the hotel, Ye Cheng asked Chu Min to go back to rest first. He sent a text message to his daughter-in-law and then went to take a shower.

After taking a shower, Ye Cheng dried his hair and came out. He was about to dry himself when he heard a knock on the door.

Fei Wei, who was sitting on the sofa in the living room, got up and approached the door, looking out through the peephole.

"Who is it?" Ye Cheng asked.

"It's a woman," Fei Zheng replied.

"A woman?" Ye Cheng frowned slightly. "Ask her what's the matter?"

So Fei Wei opened the door, and a woman with heavy makeup and revealing clothes was standing outside.

"Two handsome guys, do you want a massage service?" The woman smiled when she saw the door open.

"No, thank you," Ye Cheng said, closing the door directly. He didn't expect to encounter such a situation while staying at a hotel. It seemed to be quite common here, although he hadn't experienced it in other high-end hotels in different cities.

"You're all outsiders; don't refuse. It's actually very safe," the woman insisted.

Ye Cheng gave Fei Zheng a look, then closed the door without further ado. There was no more knocking afterward.

Ye Cheng returned to the room, glanced at his phone for a while, and was about to go to sleep when suddenly there was another knock on the door.

He got up and walked out, finding Fei Wei knocking on the door.

"Fei Wei, what's the matter?" Ye Cheng asked.

"Mr. Ye, there is someone knocking on the door outside, but it's not the woman. It's two men who don't look like ordinary people," Fei Zheng said.

"Men?" Ye Cheng was a little surprised.

"I was a woman before, and now I'm a man. What do you want?" However, he still asked Fei Wei to open the door again.

After the door opened, there were two men standing outside, one of them wearing rimless glasses and having a big build, looking very imposing. The other one seemed to be his assistant.

"Excuse me, is this President Ye Cheng?" The big-backed, middle-aged man said it with a smile.

"Yes, I am. Who are you?" Ye Cheng asked.

"Mr. Ye, I have contacted you. My surname is Wang Yichuan, one of the major shareholders of Luoshui Molybdenum Industry and the chairman of Ningshi Shanmu Investment. I apologize for disturbing your rest at such a late hour," the big-backed, middle-aged man introduced himself.

"Oh, it's Wang Dong." Ye Cheng glanced at him and smiled indifferently. "I don't know why you came to see me so late. What's the matter?"

Wang Yichuan chuckled. "Mr. Ye, shall we talk inside?"

"Sure, please come in," Ye Cheng agreed, curious about Wang Yichuan's intentions. Approaching the shareholders' meeting, Wang Yichuan's sudden visit indicated that he might have something important to discuss regarding the shares of Luoshui Molybdenum Industry in Ye Cheng's possession.

"Mr. Ye, if I say that Luoshui Molybdenum Industry is about to face a thunderstorm, your shares worth more than 700 million will be discounted in half, do you believe it?" Wang Yichuan said.

Ye Cheng's eyes narrowed.

"Are there any thunderstorms brewing for Luoshui Molybdenum Industry?"

Of course, Ye Cheng was aware of it.

This involved another major project of the Luoshui Molybdenum Industry.

It is said to be related to the Lighthouse State.

As the trade dispute between the Lighthouse Country and Xia Country became more serious, the Lighthouse Country initiated a series of suppressive measures.

And the Chinese molybdenum industry was also affected.

Soon, news would emerge that Luoshui Molybdenum Industry's acquisition of ICM, the world's third-largest metal trader, was blocked by the Lighthouse Country and would be investigated for suspected monopoly, potentially leading to hefty fines.

The stock of China Molybdenum Industry Co., Ltd. fell by the limit on the same day.

However, the news was untrue and quickly clarified.

The so-called thunderstorms were merely utilized by certain individuals to manipulate stock prices, taking advantage of uninformed retail investors.

After the stock of China Molybdenum Industry Co., Ltd. hit the daily limit, it was quickly pulled back, creating a bottom.

Clearly, Wang Yichuan seemed to be privy to certain information and aimed to capitalize on the situation by acquiring shares of Luoshui Molybdenum Industry at a low price.

"Wang Dong is referring to the ICM acquisition?" Ye Cheng asked with a wry smile.

Wang Yichuan couldn't help but be astonished.

He couldn't fathom how Ye Cheng had obtained such knowledge.

Such confidential information was not known to ordinary shareholders.

Even though Ye Cheng was a major shareholder of CMOC, he was essentially excluded from the decision-making process.

Moreover, while Luoshui Molybdenum Industry was indeed at risk of being included in the sanctions list by the Lighthouse Country, the likelihood was not particularly high.

But outsiders remained unaware.

Even the top executives of Luoshui Molybdenum harbored a pessimistic outlook.

And yet, Wang Yichuan dared to take the risk of purchasing Ye Cheng's shares, fully aware of the potential consequences, albeit hoping for a stroke of luck.

For a venture capital institution like his, it was a risk worth taking.

Hence, he planned to use this opportunity to intimidate Ye Cheng, acquire his shares at a bargain, and turn a profit effortlessly.

However, it seemed that Ye Cheng had already been informed about the situation.

"Dong Wang, I have long been aware that the Lighthouse State might include Molybdenum Molybdenum Industry in the sanctions list, but do you think it's highly probable?" Ye Cheng said it with a smile.

One had to admit that Wang Yichuan was quite audacious. Despite the uncertainty, he dared to take such a significant risk to acquire Ye Cheng's shares.

If the situation were to materialize, the stock of Luoshui Molybdenum would undoubtedly plummet, perhaps taking years to recover, if at all.

This would entail substantial losses for investors, with many shares remaining stagnant.

Moreover, this was a stock with an expiration date, unlikely to attract any potential buyers.

"Wang Dong, how about we make a wager?" Ye Cheng suggested.

"How would we wager?" Wang Yichuan asked, perplexed.

"We bet on whether the Chinese molybdenum industry can successfully acquire ICM... Let's set a middle ground: if you win, you'll make a substantial profit, while if I win, you'll incur significant losses," Ye Cheng proposed with a faint smile.

"Then, what's the stake?" Wang Yichuan inquired after a moment of contemplation.

If he found the terms reasonable, he might consider taking the gamble.

After all, he held great confidence in the Luoshui Molybdenum Industry.

He doubted that Ye Cheng was privy to so much information about CMOC.

After investing in CMOC for over five years, Wang Yichuan had a good grasp of the situation.

"Thirteen billion," Ye Cheng stated.

Wang Yichuan frowned, as the amount exceeded his expectations.

However, he understood that the shares in Ye Cheng's possession were now valued at least at $800 million.

In other words, Ye Cheng intended to take advantage of the situation and exit the market with a profit of $500 million.

In his estimation, if China Molybdenum successfully acquired ICM, its market value would likely triple compared to two years ago.

If it did triple, Wang Yichuan could earn over one billion yuan in two years by acquiring Ye Cheng's shares.

"Mr. Ye, 1.3 billion is quite steep," Wang Yichuan remarked.

"Mr. Wang, how steep is too steep? You know very well that I won't lose a penny, and time is not on your side," Ye Cheng replied nonchalantly.

In reality, Wang Yichuan's acquisition of Ye Cheng's shares for 1.3 billion would not result in a loss but merely a loss of time.

Given the peculiar nature of China Molybdenum Industry's stock, despite numerous positive indicators, it remained stagnant. Even after two years, it was unlikely to double in price.

"Mr. Ye, I need some time to consider. I'll give you an answer tomorrow," Wang Yichuan said after careful deliberation.

"Fair enough." Ye Cheng nodded, wearing a faint smile.

After seeing Wang Yichuan off, Ye Cheng felt a sense of relief.

With Wang Yichuan's penchant for gambling, there was a high probability that he would agree.

Joining the sinking ship of Luoshui Molybdenum Industry could yield a profit of $600 million in just six months, a considerable sum.

With this 1.3 billion, Ye Cheng could invest in the stock market and earn profits more rapidly.

Sometimes, the cost of time was invaluable.