What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 161 Conspiracy
On July 7, it was time for Dragon TV’s usual recording of “If You Are the One”.

However, no matter whether it is the host, the program team, or the BOSS group, everyone has a feeling that things have changed.

This show last month is very different from this month. Some BOSSes failed to clear their names, some BOSSes were unwilling to appear on the same stage, some BOSSes changed their modes, and some BOSSes... simply went in!
It is worth mentioning that the impressive BOSS on the show is not only negative. With the Tudou.com's push as scheduled, there is a BOSS with a distinct personality, outspokenness, young and handsome in "If You Are the One" who has won the love of many viewers.

In the comment section of Tudou.com's video program, Yu Xing is the most discussed and evaluated person, which is naturally inseparable from the stepping stone role played by the BOSSes in the past few programs.

But no matter what, at the latest recording site, no one came up to chat with Yu Xing. He just sat alone in his seat. Bi Sheng, who had originally had a good relationship with him, was chatting on the other side with a little dissatisfaction about investment matters. The chairman of the steel company who used to come with him had other things to do today and did not serve as an audience member.

The program team has pre-recording preparations to make, the host is familiar with the contestants in the corner, the BOSS groups each have their own social circles, and the audience below the stage is whispering.

The most popular BOSS is also the loneliest BOSS today.

After recording so many episodes of the program, the BOSS guests have also realized that Mr. Yu is really being bullied by someone, his know-it-all really explodes when something happens, and it is said that this person's personality doesn't even take investors seriously.

As for the matter of really attacking her husband, I heard that Xu Xin, CEO of Today Capital, has exerted pressure several times but to no avail!
Even, it backfired!
This kind of news is highly credible, as Ms. Xu’s husband Li Song was also at the scene!

In this situation, who would want to have anything to do with someone named Yu?

Yu Xing, the person involved, could of course notice some subtle atmosphere, but he didn't mind. He just came here to record the show, not to make friends, so he could let others think whatever they wanted.

He leaned back in his seat and flipped through his phone, thinking about the upcoming short sale of Sino-Forest.

Judging from the overall economic situation, the recruitment industry is still showing obvious signs of recession, which makes Liu Hao, Lei Weiming and others quite worried. It is difficult to judge when the economy will recover, but stock markets in different markets have already shown signs of rebounding.

Sino-Forest is one of them.

It was listed in Canada and tells a Chinese story, but the main reason for the rebound comes from American power.

Paulson, the "No. 1 hedge funder" who made a fortune during the financial crisis last year, has repeatedly expressed his optimism about Sino-Forest and has actually increased his holdings. His fund company has become an important shareholder of Sino-Forest.

In addition, encouraged by Paulson, New Zealand billionaire Chandler and New York's Davis Consulting have increased their holdings in Sino-Forest. The former is the company's largest shareholder and the latter holds more than 10% of the shares.

Paulson is now very famous. He was able to profit from the global financial crisis, and his keen vision won the favor and trust of many investors.

Of course, his optimism about Sino-Forest is not groundless. He claims that it is the result of analysis after sending a research team to conduct on-site inspections.

Paulson is the first person, the big short, and is famous all over the world. Although Yu Xing has gained some fame, his status and identity are far from that. However, he also has his own research team. One is Liu Wanying who digs out clues from financial reports and other public information, and the other is his cousin who goes to the field to investigate the logistics situation in a confused manner.

The two people's fame is very different, and the survey results are also very different.

Yu Xing was talking on the phone with Xiaoying yesterday, and suddenly he realized something: "He is a shareholder, and we are short sellers. Isn't this a fight with the No. 1 hedge fund guy?"

"Who says it's not?" Liu Wanying confirmed this.

Yu Xing asked: "Will that increase the variables? Will the risk be greater?"

"So, the research report must be solid. I think it's OK now." Liu Wanying's tone also became more uncertain. "The facts are in front of us. I don't know how his research team conducted the research."

Yu Xing asked a question: "Do you think a wealthy man like Paulson would care about such a small loss?"

Liu Wanying was silent for a moment, then replied, "It's true that Paulson is a wealthy man, but...he holds shares worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Well, I think everyone would care."

"We don't have enough funds. If possible, the more people we can find to crash the market together, the greater the profit will be." Yu Xing pondered this short sale and asked, "If our research is convincing, Xiaoying, do you think that if we send a copy to Paulson in advance and tell him the time of our official release, can someone like him secretly turn around and short sell his own company to make a profit?"

Liu Wanying: “…”

"He can not only hedge his losses, but if he can sell his stocks immediately, he can also maximize the market crash and further increase our profits." Yu Xing considered, "If this is the case, we don't need to consider other institutions."

The capital used to cross the mountain is too small, so the power to crash the market is also very small.

If you want to maximize your profits, you can secretly contact other short sellers before releasing the research report, so that you can act together and amplify the power of the short sellers.

But Paulson is different in one way. His fund company holds a large number of stocks, which must be sold early to recover losses. Once a shareholder of his size makes a move, the stock market of Sino-Forest will inevitably become panic-stricken.

As for Paulson getting the report and then shorting himself, is he worried that such an action will give others a handle...

Even those who climb over the top of a mountain know various ways to hide themselves. So a big short seller on Wall Street shouldn’t be unable to find a third party to operate, right?

It is easy to find reasons for not seeing or reporting the research report sent by Guo Shanfeng, and we cannot convict him on the grounds of suspicion.

Liu Wanying went over the logic of this operation in her mind and felt that this conspiracy mixed with an overt plot was very feasible. Paulson became famous by short selling, and now he has the opportunity to recover his losses in the same way. It is impossible for him to watch hundreds of millions of dollars evaporate, right?

As long as he is willing to recover the losses, his side can get a bigger piece of meat.

It was hard for Liu Wanying not to praise Yu Xing: "Boss Yu, you are really a genius at doing bad things!"

This is forcing Paulson to secretly short himself!
Moreover, the research report is in Guo Shanfeng's hands, and he holds the initiative on when to launch the report. Even as powerful as Paulson is, he cannot fill the hole of Sino-Forest in a short time!
"Thank you, thank you. I was just discussing some ideas with you." Yu Xing was not too excited.

"If you hit it like this...it will really bring Jiahan Forestry to a complete collapse..." Liu Wanying could already imagine the scene at Jiahan Forestry. This was a double kill from short sellers and shareholders in the first place.

Paulson has very little room for maneuver. If he takes action on the stocks at the first opportunity, he will directly issue a research report saying that I may not make that much money, but you will definitely lose a lot.

"Then our job is very clear. We need to fill in the gaps in the research report. Well, it would be great if we can wait until Paulson continues to increase its holdings," said Yu Xing.

"I've been following the movements of Paulson, Davis Consulting, and Richard recently. I hope they can make further moves." Liu Wanying suddenly felt a headache when she said this. "If you come up with such an idea, the proportion of our profit division..."

Yu Xing didn't pay much attention to this: "Just do as we agreed, half and half, no need to change. Today I have a good idea, next time you will also have a good idea, right?"

Liu Wanying didn't think so. Even after hanging up the phone, she still felt something was wrong.

She felt that the ratio must be adjusted, but no matter how it was adjusted, it seemed difficult. If Sino-Forest followed the plan, the market would be smashed as much as possible on the first day, so that profits would be maximized and risks would be minimized.

Liu Wanying thought about it and came up with an idea of ​​compensation other than the proportion. Boss Yu rides an electric scooter every day, so why not give him an electric scooter as a token of her appreciation.

Yu Xing was unaware of Xiaoying's little dilemma and kept thinking about Sino-Forest in his mind. However, after noticing Zhang Shaogang came on stage, he came back to his senses and continued recording the program as normal.

Zhang Shaogang was about to announce the start of the recording when he suddenly noticed the movements of the celebrity boss. Yu Xing took the microphone and wanted to breathe out of habit to test the normal use of the microphone, but he coughed twice because of an itchy throat.

His cough is a sign of a jinx/a young man without any sense of responsibility/a scoundrel/a big environment destroyer/a celebrity boss guest.

The whole place was quiet.

What’s new/unexpected/unlucky?
Yu Xing covered the microphone with his hand and noticed that many people were looking at him, so he could only respond with innocent looks.

"Who is Mr. Yu going to stab today?" Zhang Shaogang waited for five seconds and asked with a smile.

Yu Xing was not angry, and replied calmly: "Teacher Zhang, I am not that kind of assassin. I am a swordsman who says 'Today I will show you, if anyone has any injustice'. I don't stab anyone, I just put Bai Xiaosheng here openly."

Zhang Shaogang clapped his hands politely: "Okay, Assassin, no problem, let's start recording."

The program enters the recording process.

Bi Sheng, who was standing next to him, glanced at Yu Xing, who had been treated coldly by the bosses intentionally or unintentionally since he entered the field today, and suddenly a word popped up in his mind - majestic.

Mad, I want this too...

Bi Sheng took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset for recording.

There is nothing too surprising in today's recording, and it is not every day that the BOSS gets into trouble. Most of the time, we do not violate such serious laws, and Bai Xiaosheng does not have targeted incidents every day.

The BOSSs each showed their talents and contributed two fairly stable episodes of content.

The highlights of "If You Are the One" are quite inclusive. It can be a BOSS, a job seeker, or a sharing of business knowledge. The production team also does not expect to always have that kind of particularly outstanding effect.

However, when the recording was over, Xu Rongxian saw President Yu waving at him. His heart skipped a beat and he ran over happily.

"Mr. Yu, please give me instructions." Xu Rongxian said jokingly.

"I have a guest who wants to cut in line." Yu Xing moved closer and whispered, "Liu Hao, the CEO of Zhaopin.com, will come on our show in a while, and then I will recruit him and turn him from a job seeker into a BOSS guest."

Xu Rongxuan was shocked: "Zhaopin? CEO?"

Yu Xing nodded slightly to confirm the authenticity.

Xu Rongxuan was shocked and said, "Boss Yu...you are too good at flirting!"

He didn't wait for Yu Xing to answer and continued, "You are a vice president, and now you are a CEO. How many people did you get in private? Why don't you just acquire Zhaopin.com?"

"There's no money, and they won't sell it." Yu Xing said with a smile, "Anyway, it's just like that. You design it. Since he can come, it has to have a good show effect and reflect his style."

Xu Rongxuan's thoughts raced, and he agreed, "Okay, Mr. Yu, I'll think about it carefully. If he can confirm the specific recording time, please let me know immediately."

Yu Xing nodded.

Xu Rongxuan then asked: "Mr. Yu, our show has a very good ratings, how is the development of your website?"

"Not bad either." Yu Xing said with a smile, "So, it's a win-win situation for us."

Who lost?
The Communist Party lost after failing to clean itself up and falling into the French hands.

Yu Xing was about to say a few more words when he suddenly saw an acquaintance coming from the back of the audience. He shook hands with Director Xu and said hello to Liu Jiankai of Capital Today: "Mr. Liu, why are you here?"

"I have nothing to do this weekend, so I came to watch the show." Liu Jiankai was very friendly and greeted Xu Rongxian.

Seeing Director Xu was about to leave, Yu Xing remembered something: "Director Xu, please invite Tudou.com here as soon as possible. We had a pleasant copyright cooperation last time, and the effect of their online broadcast was also very good."

Xu Rongxian agreed.

Yu Xing then signaled Liu Jiankai to go out with him. There was nothing he could do. The matter of attacking her husband had just come to an end, and now when he saw the people from Today Capital, he couldn't help but think of Tudou.com.

"Hey, Tudou.com is doing pretty well now." Liu Jiankai couldn't help but sigh when he heard the name of Tudou.com. "The couple who founded Zhen Gongfu.com are having problems. The couple who founded Ganji.com, another company we invested in, are also in court."

Yu Xing was surprised: "Ganji.com?"

Liu Jiankai nodded: "Yes, the boss's wife filed a divorce lawsuit in California, USA at the beginning of this year. Oh, it delayed things, really delayed things."

Yu Xing slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, why didn't you come to our Bai Xiaosheng to discuss the divorce?"

Liu Jiankai: “…”

Yu Xing was puzzled again: "What's going on with Today Capital? Who made the final decision to invest? Also, the strange equity structure of Zhen Gongfu and the hidden marriage situation, I'm not criticizing you!"

Liu Jiankai smiled bitterly. Investors can control everything in the world, so how can they really control the relationship between the boss and his wife?

At this moment, a person suddenly caught up with him. It was Bi Sheng who was feeling uncomfortable.

"Hi, Mr. Liu." Bi Sheng greeted him, and then deliberately said in a deep voice, "Hey, Yu Xing."

Yu Xing glanced at Bi Sheng, and then said to Liu Jiankai: "Mr. Liu, what do you think of Letao? Is it worth investing in?"

Bi Sheng's face condensed, and he said first: "We at Letao.com have just entered a new stage. We are actively learning and researching. Now we are ready to fully track Vipshop's model and strategy, and strive to create a situation of 'Letao.com in the north and Vipshop in the south'."

Liu Jiankai said "hmm" and asked, "Mr. Bi, do you get along well with your wife?"

Bi Sheng was a little surprised and laughed: "It's not bad, they quarrel every three days, haha."

Liu Jiankai regretted, "LeTao.com really needs to learn a lot. We at Capital Today cannot invest in LeTao.com right now."

Bi Sheng: “???”

(End of this chapter)