After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future
Chapter 406 - 403: Little Wang Sacrifices to Heaven, His Mana Boundless

Seven hours later, the plane was about to land.

"They say if you win, it's yours; if you lose, it's mine."

Lu Liang stretched lazily, finished the joyful Mahjong session, and returned to his seat to fasten his seatbelt, waiting for the plane to land.

He had heard before that a man shouldn't play Mahjong with three women, and three men shouldn't play with one woman.

Indeed, the old generation's summaries were all histories of blood and tears.

Lu Liang, Little Wang, and Long Fei had all lost tens of thousands, while Lin Yan devoured three households' worth, just playing for one or two hundred per hand. In seven hours, she had earned nearly one hundred thousand.

"Chief Steward Lin, keep it. This isn't just money, but Mr. Lu's fortune."

Little Wang smiled radiantly. Although he had lost money, his mood was even happier than if he had won.

Before, he always felt that Lu Liang was successful in everything, including gambling, like a chosen one.

Because a few years ago, they had gone to Macau, and at that time, Lu Liang had also left the casino as a winner.

Seeing him lose money was truly rare, akin to seeing pigs fly.

Moreover, as Lu Liang's good friend, he naturally couldn't miss any opportunity to tease him.

Lin Yan, just turned thirty this year, was like a ripe, juicy peach. Though her mature charm was vastly different from Li Manli's, who knows, maybe Boss Lu's taste has changed recently, and he prefers this style now.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, thank you, Mr. Wang, thank you, Mr. Long."

Lin Yan bowed slightly in gratitude and hesitated before carefully asking, "Mr. Lu, may I handle this money myself?"

"You can use it however you want," Lu Liang said with a casual smile.

Lin Yan thanked him again and decided to distribute eighty-nine thousand to all the staff, including the chefs.

This flight crew consisted of ten staff members: two pilots, five flight attendants, two chefs, and one mechanic—exactly eight thousand nine hundred each.

Lu Liang was surprised and gave her an extra look.

Lin Yan, feeling uneasy, asked, "Mr. Lu, is that not okay?"

"Of course, it's fine."

As the cabin announcement sounded, everyone returned to their seats and fastened their seat belts, waiting for the plane to land.

Little Wang, with a smile on his lips, teased, "Lu, it seems this lady is not grateful?"

Lu Liang glanced at him and said irritably, "Are you a teddy bear? Do you get frisky with any woman?"

"I@#￥..."

Little Wang felt wronged, as if he had been unjustly accused.

On the 16th at three o'clock in the afternoon, after thirteen hours of flying around the Atlantic, the plane successfully arrived in New York.

"Mr. Wang, Mr. Lu, we are here!!"

Liu Mou shouted excitedly, raising one hand high and holding a selfie stick with the other: "Guys, Mr. Wang and Mr. Lu have arrived too. That's it for today, we'll have a roadshow in a few days, and then a bell ringing ceremony, and I'll livestream it properly for you all."

Long Fei, worried about upsetting Lu Liang, quickly explained, "Mr. Lu, for this stock market listing, we expect to raise 9.91 billion US dollars. We plan to use five billion dollars to continue expanding the platform's influence."

Little Wang also chimed in, "Panda has been in third place for too long. Tencent has already stopped funding Huya, so this is a perfect opportunity."

Seize the moment to strike your opponent—Douyu is the leader, Huya is second; once Panda successfully lists, it must at least take down one rival.

And PDD, as the platform's unique top broadcaster, accompanied them with a mission, specifically to livestream the roadshow and parts of the listing.

They would declare to the world that Panda was the first live broadcasting company to list domestically and the first to list in the US.

From then on, anyone else who listed could only be second.

Lu Liang nodded slightly and then looked away.

He didn't leave the airport with Little Wang but turned to Sun Yutao, "Yutao, you go with them. I need to make a trip to Detroit, I'll be back on the 18th for the roadshow."

What must come, will come.

He couldn't think of a good way to avoid a set-up, so he opted to visit the factory in Detroit under the pretense of distancing himself from New York and prepare well to face Little Wang head-on.

Little Wang, sure to invoke heavenly powers, would help him safely get through this ordeal.

"Day after tomorrow at two in the afternoon, don't be late."

Little Wang felt puzzled but didn't dwell on it.

Because Lu Liang had already clarified on the plane that he would visit the Detroit factory first.

As for the last time he mentioned that he might trap him, Little Wang had assumed it was already in the past and had put it out of his mind.

The roadshow team and Sun Yutao's team had left, leaving only Lu Liang, Fang Shiyu, Xu Jiawei, and three security personnel.

They stayed at the airport for an hour to refuel the plane, which then taxied for takeoff again.

New York to Detroit,

The direct distance was only over seven hundred kilometers.

If it was domestically, driving might have been faster.

But abroad, airspace regulations were not as strict. With a private plane, one could essentially fly at will.

A little after six in the evening, the plane landed once again.

The sky was clear with blue skies and white clouds, hardly showing signs of evening.

Lin Yan smiled and explained, "Mr. Lu, Michigan's Detroit is located between the latitudes of 42 and 43 degrees, similar to the climate of our northern Fengtian City."

"Mid-September is still part of the summer. Typically, it isn't until after seven o'clock that the sky gradually darkens."

As the chief steward of the private plane, she was not merely a flight attendant; every time they traveled to a new place, she thoroughly understood it to dispel any confusions for her employer.

Lu Liang understood and smiled, saying, "Goodbye."

Lin Yan led the four crew members, respectfully watching as Lu Liang exited the cabin, and said, "Mr. Lu, if you have any travel plans, you can contact Manager Ye Zhipei. He will arrange the flights and notify us to prepare. Have a pleasant day."

Lu Liang nodded slightly and walked out of the cabin. He went along the jet bridge to the reception gate.

"It's actually you who came."

At the reception gate, he was surprised to see a familiar face, as it was Ota Ling's eldest son, Ota Renjun.

But thinking about it, Wen Chao sending him made sense.

Although to Westerners, Asians might look similar, it was easy to distinguish between different East Asians after some contact.

The task for which he came was a bit shady, sending Ota Renjun was absolutely the best choice.

Just didn't know if Ota Ling would regret it because Lu Liang had left all the dirty and tiring jobs to his son.

Probably not, as taking on dirty and tiring jobs was the easiest way to build trust, just like carrying guns, whoring; the four pillars of camaraderie in life.

Lu Liang smiled and asked, "Recently, did the trip to Inner Mongolia to buy Bitcoin from the mine owners go smoothly?"

Wen Chao had prepared a report and sent it to his email. Lu Liang had only seen the result, not knowing the details.

In three days, they bought 249,800 Bitcoins worth 378 million dollars at an average price of 1513 US Dollars, a 6.65% premium.

Till date, with a total of 18.29 million Bitcoins released, their holding exceeded 1%, qualifying them to sit at the table.

Although there was still 622 million dollars left from the initial one billion dollars, they could only buy slowly in the online market.

"Not particularly smooth," Renjun said while walking, leading Lu Liang to the parking area, where three cars were prepared for him.

Lu Liang sat in the back and, with a friendly smile, said, "Renjun, come on in. I'd like to hear about your trip to Inner Mongolia."

"Alright, Mr. Lu."

Ota Renjun, flattered, informed the driver of the hotel address and started explaining the difficulties encountered during the trip to Inner Mongolia.

Initially, things in Erdos went smoothly, especially since the recent mine disaster battered Bitcoin, dropping by 45% overnight.

Most mine owners were thrilled at the prospect of selling, coming forward even before being contacted.

They did not require a premium.

However, when they had purchased 220 million dollars' worth, someone suddenly had second thoughts and jacked up the price.

At that time, Bitcoin's market price was 1420 US Dollars, yet they demanded 1600, a more than 12% premium.

Wen Chao did not indulge them and shifted focus from small to large mine owners who had their own power plants.

Having stayed there for a few days, it became clear how much Bitcoin these owners possessed.

So, they persuaded the largest local mine owner by offering a 7% premium to get him to approach other mine owners of similar standing.

At first, it went well, but gradually, some suspected their funds were limitless, aiming to buy all the Bitcoins in Erdos.

Suddenly, rumors that Bitcoin would soar back to its previous high of 3800 US Dollars, even possibly breaking that record, started spreading.

Initially, they feared that the leak might cause their purchasing plan to fail, even exposing their Bitcoin hoarding.

To their surprise, the mine owner they initially worked with contacted them, stating he had ten thousand more Bitcoins.

He was willing to sell, but for a 15% premium.

At that moment, Wen Chao realized this was probably a setup by the locals.

The news of Bitcoin's looming rise was likely also spread by this individual.

Accepting a 15% premium would not only raise costs but, more critically, confirm the rumors of an upcoming rise.

Decisively, Wen Chao refused, stuck to the 7% premium, and waited another two days until no one else came forward to sell.

They then left Inner Mongolia Erdos, ending their offline purchasing prematurely and shifting their focus back to online acquisitions.

After that, Renjun received a special assignment from Wen Chao to arrive in Detroit two days early to await Lu Liang.

But he did not understand why Lu Liang wanted to do this, whom he aimed to target with this action, and if it would be effective?

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