Chapter 248: The Great Rescuer (Part 3)

'This Zhou Ming is really arrogant and defiant. Who does he think he is, just a small development consultant? He has no money and no power, and has to rely on others for everything. What's the difference between him and a beggar? How dare he act so outrageously in front of us, it's really outrageous!'

'That's right, what a bullshit development consultant. I think he's just a dog that rides on Chen Yunfei's coattails. If this wasn't in Nanjiang, if he dared to come to Hangzhou City, I'd find someone to play him to death!'

The bosses of these various companies in the private room spoke one after the other, directing their words at Zhou Ming, who had just left. The leader, Li Dong, just listened quietly, actually sneering at what these people were saying, because when Zhou Ming was still here, they were all just as quiet as dead. Now that Zhou Ming has left, they are all jumping out. What the hell is this?

They even sent a letter to threaten him. Don't they know that Zhou Ming just came from Hangzhou? He even completed a business acquisition in Hangzhou. They're so full of it, they don't know when to stop. If they're so capable, they should say so in front of Zhou Ming!

However, not everyone was bragging. Wang Dong, the president of Jinguang Company, asked Li Dong, 'Should we invest in the Nanjiang stock market?'

Wang Dong's voice was actually not loud, but it made the whole box fall silent in an instant. Those who had just been denouncing and mocking Zhou Ming turned around to look at Li Dong, waiting for him to make a decision. After all, their purpose of coming to Nanjiang was to make money, and they could just ignore Zhou Ming and Nanjiang Development Consulting behind their backs. No one would really compete with him.

'Of course we have to invest in the Nanjiang stock market. Didn't I already decide that just now when I was talking to Zhou Ming?' Li Dong said.

His words caused a stir in the box. Everyone looked at Li Dong in surprise, with mixed emotions. Li Dong smiled and asked, 'You're not really afraid of that Zhou Ming, are you? After suffering a loss in Nanjiang, you want to surrender to him and灰溜溜地withdraw from the Nanjiang stock market and get lost, right?'

'Of course not,' Li Dong said, and immediately someone below answered, 'But we're not going to get angry with Zhou Ming either, because then we'd be falling into Zhou Ming's trap.'

Others chimed in, 'That's right, Zhou Ming was being deliberately provocative just now, he was just trying to provoke us!'

Li Dong gestured for everyone to be quiet, and continued, 'I understand what you're all saying, and I'm not stupid, of course I know that the Nanjiang stock market has reached a peak and is about to fall. In fact, wasn't that the reason we chose to short the market in Nanjiang in the first place? After all, we're just businessmen, making money is our primary goal, we have to be involved in politics, but we can't get too involved.'

At the end of the day, Li Dong suddenly asked, 'But have you ever thought that maybe what Zhou Ming said was indeed from the heart?'

Li Dong's explanation left everyone confused. They didn't understand why Li Dong, who also knew that making money was the most important goal and that the Nanjiang stock market was going to fall in the future, still chose to continue entering it. As for what was in his heart, could it be that Zhou Ming was really thinking of the good of people like them? Was this not repaying kindness with kindness? Then Zhou Ming's ideological quality was also a bit too high.

Li Dong looked around the box and saw that everyone looked very puzzled. He straightened his back even more and continued, 'Do you think I'm giving money to the Nanjiang stock market and helping Zhou Ming save the market?'

Everyone nodded subconsciously, and Li Dong immediately asked in return, 'But do you think that's possible?'

Of course not!

This was the answer that came to everyone's mind. Not to mention that Li Dong and Zhou Ming were still rivals, even if they had been friends in the past, it didn't seem like they had any obligation to do this. Because stabilising the Nanjiang stock market would require a huge amount of capital, so what was Li Dong's purpose in doing this?

As if he had heard everyone's thoughts, Li Dong replied, 'My purpose is very simple: to make money. And it's not just me making money, I want to bring everyone along with me. I think what is in front of us now is the best opportunity!'

Li Dong said, 'What time is it? The stock exchange has just been established, and it is an absolutely critical time for the Nanjiang stock market not to fall. That is why when we shorted the stock market, Zhou Ming sought out the Gangcheng consortium to hedge with us, in order to stabilise the stock market.'

'In fact, I admire Zhou Ming quite a bit. It's not easy for him to do what he's done.'

Li Dong first praised Zhou Ming, and then continued, 'Since the stock market cannot fall, let's help the Kongcheng consortium continue to push up the stock market together. You have all played the stock market before, and you must understand that a rising stock can definitely make money more directly than a falling one.'

Everyone looked at each other, as if they wanted to say something, but Chairman Li said first, 'I know you're worried that we'll be stuck in the middle, but I want to say that we're just here to speculate and make money, we don't want to hold their Nanjiang shares. As long as we push up their stock market and withdraw before it collapses, haven't we made money? As for the rest of the mess, let Zhou Ming deal with it.'

Li Dong's solution immediately made everyone's eyes light up. Indeed, Zhou Ming wants to maintain the stability of the stock market, while they want to make money. So as long as they can withdraw in time after making money, isn't that the best of both worlds?

Of course, they don't have to worry about what the stock market will fall into after their funds are withdrawn, or how worried Zhou Ming will be about it.

Seeing everyone's faces light up with joy, Chairman Li finally said, 'Alright, in order to take advantage of this opportunity to make more money, we will enter the stock market as soon as it opens tomorrow. We will all work together. This time, we must coordinate well and enter and exit quickly to make a profit and get out!'

Everyone responded loudly, and a smile appeared on Chairman Li's face: Zhou Ming, you think you're very clever, and you're the great savior. I will teach you how to behave and do things properly this time!

...

Meanwhile, in the corridor outside the hotel, Zhou Ming and Zhang Heng Luohan had already left the box where Li Dong and the others were. Luohan recalled what had happened in the box just now and couldn't help but ask Zhou Ming, 'Consultant Zhou, why did you do that?'

Hearing Luohan's question, Zhang Heng on the other side also looked over, obviously he also had the same doubt as Luohan.

'It's very simple, the same as our original decision, which is to let them enter the stock market!' Zhou Ming replied.

Zhang Heng and Luo Han were both surprised, because Zhou Ming's answer was both expected and unexpected. Luo Han thought for a moment and then said, 'Consultant Zhou, are you really planning to motivate them in this way? Although Consultant Zhou's method is very good and you have aroused their emotions, they are after all in a large group, and they are all very suspicious, so they may not do what you think they will do.'

'Vice President Luo, aren't you trying to say that I am being too self-righteous and underestimate them?' Zhou Ming said.

Zhou Ming said, 'You've hit the nail on the head, Vice President Luo. Luo Han was embarrassed and lowered his voice. He then said to Zhou Ming, "Consultant Zhou, I definitely didn't mean that. I just think that we should discuss it with them more, rather than just leaving so directly.'

Zhou Ming waved his hand and said, "Everyone is an adult with their own ideas. Do you really think that I can change their minds just by sitting in there for an hour? If that were really the case, then it would be too cheap. I don't think it's worth me saying anything to someone who can be changed like that.'

Lohan wanted to say something, but Zhou Ming immediately asked him, 'If you were Li Dong, what do you think your purpose of coming to Nan Jiang is?'

'What is it?' Lohan asked subconsciously.

'Of course it's to make money. Do you mean to say that you're going to mess with the Nan Jiang stock market? With all due respect, let alone them, even if the people above them came, they wouldn't have the guts,' Zhou Ming said, 'So let's get back to the topic. Do you think they've made money in Nan Jiang?'

Lohan shook his head, and Zhou Ming continued, 'Since they haven't, they will definitely want to continue making money. And as long as they want to make money, they will definitely continue investing in our stock market. The result will be the same whether I provoke them or not.'

'Although I don't want to say this, don't they know that our stock market will decline in the future?' Lohan asked.

'Of course they know, and it is precisely because they know that I am 100% sure that they will enter the stock market. In fact, this is the purpose of my deliberately provoking them today. I want to use my arrogance and mockery to let them vent their anger at me to their heart's content,' said Zhou Ming.

Lohan still looked confused, but Zhang Heng understood a little. He asked Zhou Ming, 'Consultant Zhou, do you mean that they will retaliate by pushing up the stock market and leave the mess to us?'

'That's exactly what I mean,' Zhou Ming snapped his fingers, "although I believe they would have done it even if I didn't provoke them, the effect may not be as good.'

'Are they doing this to get out quickly, or are they deliberately messing with our stock market? Consultant Zhou, we need to prepare early!" Luo Han said.

'Aren't we preparing right now?'

Zhou Ming's rhetorical question left Luo Han baffled, but then Zhou Ming gave him an answer. Zhou Ming said, 'Vice President Luo, have you forgotten the decision made by Lin Dong from Gangcheng this morning to withdraw her investment?'

Luo Han suddenly understood: 'So that's it, Gangcheng's funds are gone, but they're filling in. You're really a genius at planning! Their plan is to quickly withdraw and let us or Hong Kong businessmen clean up the mess in the end, but they don't know that they won't be able to leave once they come in!'

Zhou Ming patted Luo Han on the shoulder and said, 'Well, the only thing left to solve is the shareholders. After all, whether the stock market goes up or down, it doesn't matter. What's important is that we can't let the shareholders cause trouble.'

Luo Han nodded thoughtfully and said, "Consultant Zhou, I will do a good job of publicizing the work, so that the shareholders will understand the essence of the stock market...'

Zhou Ming interrupted Luo Han and said, "No, Vice President Luo, from now on we will publicize that the stock market situation is not good. I will also contact the newspaper and ask them to make more unfavorable comments.'

Finally, Zhou Ming turned his attention back to Zhang Heng: 'Director Zhang, I hope that the government can also help to do some ideological work with the shareholders, so that early preparation can prevent problems.'

'Rest assured, Consultant Zhou, I'll take care of it!' Zhang Heng said.

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