This Bad Luck is Awesome!

He had previously imagined many different scenarios.

For example, Guanlan Automobile getting acquired by a major international legacy automaker.

After all, Guanlan Automobile’s new energy technology might be considered average domestically, but it still held some value for certain foreign legacy automakers. It could help them shore up their own weaknesses in that sector.

Or perhaps one of its technologies would have a revolutionary breakthrough, making Guanlan Automobile highly competitive again.

Or maybe new investors would come on board.

But he never, ever expected it to be a situation so completely unforeseen by everyone.

A world-class telecommunications giant from the south?

Who else could it be but Hua Zi?

’Seriously, who could have possibly seen this coming?’

Chen Mo was a little speechless. A telecommunications giant and a car company, planning to build cars together?

What a bizarre pairing.

Even though Chen Mo didn’t quite understand the move, he had to admit the news was an absolute bombshell.

With Hua Zi’s brand recognition, its solid software and hardware technology, and the massive user traffic it could drive, Guanlan Automobile’s future was suddenly hard to predict.

Even setting the future aside, it was a huge boon in the short term. The stock price was sure to skyrocket!

’Time to sit back and watch the money roll in.’

Chen Mo was in a great mood. On one hand, his stock was about to make a profit.

On the other hand, he had once again synced up with his golden finger, correctly figuring out some of the ways it worked.

RING~

Just then, Chen Mo’s phone chimed.

He opened WeChat and saw a message from Xia Shiqing.

"Hello, President Wang."

Seeing those three words, Chen Mo almost burst out laughing.

He’d never realized Xia Shiqing had such a sense of humor.

’Looks like she’d already gotten the news that Guanlan Automobile’s stock was about to go up.’

"It was all just a coincidence."

Chen Mo typed back.

"I believe you."

Xia Shiqing immediately replied with three words, along with a screenshot.

The screenshot clearly showed the record of her buying Guanlan Automobile stock right after they had talked.

And he noticed that she, like him, had bought 130 lots.

"?"

Chen Mo froze for a second, baffled at first, then his face filled with surprise and astonishment.

’She dared to conclude he had inside information just from details like his investment style, financial situation, and transaction history.’

’Without even knowing if the information was real, she dared to throw down over two hundred thousand.’

’This woman was too smart, and way too bold.’

’And she was clearly loaded.’

But this time, Xia Shiqing’s gamble had paid off.

"I’m going to register an account with another firm on Monday."

Chen Mo typed back immediately.

If he kept using this account, Xia Shiqing would be monitoring his every trade.

Wouldn’t Xia Shiqing learn all his secrets to getting rich?

No way was he letting that happen.

He could complain to the relevant authorities, sure, but Xia Shiqing could just use "risk monitoring" as her excuse.

In short, if he wanted to keep his get-rich-quick secrets from Xia Shiqing, the best way was to switch to a different brokerage and open a new account.

「Lujiazui, a certain financial institution, inside Xia Shiqing’s office.」

Sitting in front of her computer, Xia Shiqing leaned back in her chair, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

She had suspected Chen Mo had inside information before, but she was only partially convinced, which is why she only bought a small amount for herself.

But just now, as she was getting ready to leave work, she suddenly received news that Hua Zi would be discussing a partnership with Guanlan Automobile tomorrow. The news left her so stunned her jaw dropped.

Regardless of whether the partnership would be finalized, as long as the talks didn’t fall apart over the weekend, it was a massive boon for Guanlan Automobile.

When the stock market opened next Monday, Guanlan Automobile’s share price would inevitably skyrocket.

Chen Mo must have known this information in advance to make such a trade.

DA-DUM~

Her computer’s WeChat pinged. When she saw Chen Mo say he was going to register an account with another company, she couldn’t help but break into a knowing smile.

"Are you free tomorrow? To thank you for helping me make some money, I’d like to treat you to dinner."

Her long, slender fingers tapped lightly on the keyboard as she took the initiative and sent Chen Mo the invitation.

Chen Mo froze for a second when he saw Xia Shiqing’s invitation.

He hadn’t expected Xia Shiqing to be the one to ask him out to dinner.

’Was she really just thanking me for helping her make money?’

Chen Mo felt that might be part of it, but not the whole story.

Still, when a gorgeous woman asks you to dinner, you don’t turn her down, regardless of the reason.

’What if she wanted to thank me with a honey trap?’

Chen Mo was ready to test his own weakness.

"Sure. Send me the address tomorrow," Chen Mo agreed.

"OK. Talk to you later, then. Shutting down my computer and heading home."

...

After dinner, Chen Mo checked his group chat.

Everyone in the group was talking about it. Most people never expected these two companies to partner up.

They were all talking about buying Guanlan Automobile as soon as the market opened on Monday.

But many were worried that with so much capital and so many retail investors flooding in, the price might hit its daily limit up too quickly.

Even if they wanted to buy, they might not be able to get in.

"If I had gone all-in on Guanlan Automobile today, I would have made a killing."

Someone couldn’t help but lament.

"Who could have thought of something so outrageous?"

"Who knows? Maybe someone did. I saw on the discussion boards that some people bought in today."

"The stock market is full of reckless gamblers, isn’t it? The fact that no institutional investors got in proves that no one knew about this beforehand."

"You never know."

"..."

It was after work hours, so plenty of people were just shooting the breeze in the chat.

They were all basically fantasizing about having gone all-in on Guanlan Automobile today.

As Chen Mo read through the chat logs, he couldn’t help but feel a smug sense of satisfaction.

They were all just fantasizing, but he had actually done it.

He then scrolled through Weibo for a bit and discovered the story was already a top trending topic.

’It’ll build buzz over the weekend. On Monday, it’ll probably hit the limit up right at the open.’

Chen Mo saw that more and more people were finding out.

Over the weekend, the news would spread to even more people.

Once everyone knew, a massive number of retail investors would surely try to buy in on Monday morning.

Unless, of course, the negotiations completely fell apart over the weekend.

But Chen Mo knew the negotiations would be a success.

Because he had the Concept God.

How could he make money if it wasn’t a success?

And if he didn’t make money, how could it be considered lucky?

He closed his social media apps and opened an apartment rental app.

In any other city, Chen Mo, counting his profits from this stock play, could probably start thinking about buying a house.

But this was Modu, where every inch of land is as precious as gold.

An apartment costing 100,000 per square meter wasn’t even considered that great here.

The little money he had was far from enough to even make a dent in Modu’s real estate market.

’I’ll rent for now.’

Chen Mo wasn’t discouraged, though. He was confident he’d be able to afford even the most expensive houses in the future.

After browsing for a while, Chen Mo bookmarked a few nice places and then started scrolling through short videos.

The night passed uneventfully.

「The next day.」

Xia Shiqing sent him the address.

Chen Mo put extra thought into his outfit and did his hair.

He even took a final look in the mirror before heading out.

’Yep, way too handsome.’

Looking at his reflection, Chen Mo felt he was definitely going to be the sharpest-looking guy on the street.

Every guy thinks he’s the most handsome man on the street right before he walks out the door.

But the moment he steps outside, he realizes he’s actually the biggest dork.