Chapter 61: 61: Market Genius [2]
Two hours later, after parting ways with Selena and Hong Yueyao, Benny stood by the roadside and instinctively raised a hand to hail a taxi.
Then he remembered his bank account was empty.
"..."
Benny silently lowered his hand.
A few seconds later, he began running.
Thirty minutes later, slightly out of breath, he arrived at Building 69 on Dog Street.
The moment he stepped into Autumn Investment, he was greeted by a noise he had never expected to hear.
Cheers.
Several employees were gathered around their computers.
Others were standing, someone had even brought out drinks.
The atmosphere was so lively it almost looked like they were celebrating a holiday.
Benny’s heart instantly sank.
Why were they celebrating?
That couldn’t possibly be a good sign.
The moment the employees noticed him, their eyes lit up.
"Boss!"
"Boss is here!"
Lucy immediately walked over with an excited expression.
"Boss, the investment paid off!"
Benny felt a chill run down his spine.
"...What paid off?"
Lucy didn’t notice anything unusual, she handed him a report.
"Titan Manufacturing. The company’s valuation was around three hundred million yuan when we entered."
She pointed toward the figures on the screen.
"After the announcement of the new CEO and several strategic restructuring plans, investor confidence exploded overnight."
Benny stared blankly whole Lucy continued enthusiastically.
"The market is interpreting the leadership change as a major positive signal. Large funds have already begun entering. Trading volume has nearly exploded."
Nearby, Xu Ming couldn’t hide his excitement.
"Boss, the market was completely caught off guard. Most investors were expecting the company to continue declining.
Then suddenly the board replaced management and announced operational reforms."
Chen Wei added,
"The valuation has already climbed past five hundred million yuan and judging from the current momentum, it may continue rising."
Several employees nodded in agreement.
The stock chart displayed on the monitor resembled a rocket launch.
Looking at it made Benny feel dizzy.
Five hundred million.
It had been three hundred million when they invested.
How could it jump by two hundred million overnight?
Was everyone in the market insane?
Across the room, the employees were looking at him with admiration.
Their mysterious boss had been proven right.
Nobody could understand how he had seen this opportunity.
Yet somehow he had invested five million yuan into Titan Manufacturing when everyone else was fleeing.
The courage required for that decision was unbelievable.
Xu Ming looked genuinely impressed.
"Boss. Were you aware of the management change beforehand?"
Benny immediately shook his head.
"No."
That answer only deepened everyone’s respect.
As expected.
The boss wasn’t relying on inside information.
He had simply analyzed the company better than everyone else.
A true investment genius.
Meanwhile, Benny was experiencing the exact opposite emotion.
Panic.
This wasn’t what was supposed to happen.
Titan Manufacturing was supposed to lose money.
That had been the entire plan.
The company was supposed to continue sinking.
Instead it had somehow found a way to become profitable.
Why?
Why couldn’t companies simply cooperate and go bankrupt when needed?
Lucy was still smiling.
"Boss, based on the current market price, we’ve already made a substantial unrealized profit."
Benny didn’t even wait for her to finish.
"Sell everything."
The office became silent and Lucy blinked.
"...Boss?"
"Sell everything."
Benny repeated firmly.
"Immediately."
Several employees exchanged confused looks while Xu Ming hesitated.
"Boss, the momentum is still extremely strong. Analysts are revising their targets upward. There may be significantly more upside."
That’s exactly why I’m telling you to sell everything!
Chen Wei cautiously added,"If we wait a little longer, we might maximize returns."
"Just do as i say and sell everything." With that command from the boss, the room fell completely silent.
Suddenly, realization dawned on Lucy.
The boss wasn’t chasing profits, he was controlling risk.
Everyone knew Titan Manufacturing had risen because of changing market sentiment.
But sentiment could change again.
If the company failed to execute its plans, today’s gains could disappear tomorrow.
The boss was locking in profits while everyone else was still blinded by greed.
The more Lucy thought about it, the more reasonable it sounded.
A few moments later, she nodded.
"Understood."
She turned toward the others.
"Execute the sell orders."
The employees immediately returned to their stations.
Within minutes, shares began hitting the market.
Meanwhile, Benny finally released a breath of relief.
Good, sell everything, sell it all before the company did something stupid and became even more profitable.
As the sell orders were executed, the atmosphere inside the office remained unusually lively.
Employees moved quickly between terminals.
Some were calculating returns while others were compiling reports.
Meanwhile, Benny stood beside Lucy’s desk, feeling increasingly uneasy.
Titan Manufacturing had recovered.
Not only had it recovered, it had soared.
The company he had confidently believed would continue collapsing had somehow become the best-performing investment Autumn Investment had ever made.
His faith in Professor Han instantly dropped another level.
You nearly ruined me.
The thought surfaced naturally.
At this point, Benny seriously questioned whether he should ever listen to that man’s investment analysis again.
Lucy looked up from her computer.
"Boss."
Benny immediately became alert.
"Hm?"
"The final figures are in."
Something about her tone made him nervous.
Lucy glanced at the report one final time before speaking.
"We’ve successfully liquidated our position."
Benny swallowed.
"And?"
"The bank loan can be repaid immediately."
That was at least one piece of good news.
Unfortunately, Lucy wasn’t finished.
"After repaying the one million yuan loan, the company’s total assets stand at approximately 8.5 million yuan."
The office became noticeably quieter.
Even though everyone had been watching the numbers all morning, hearing the final figure spoken aloud still carried a different impact.
8.5 million yuan.
Less than a week ago, Autumn Investment had started this venture with five million yuan.
Now, after everything was settled, the company’s assets had increased by more than three million yuan.
Several employees couldn’t help looking toward Benny.
Yet the person responsible for all of it didn’t look excited in the slightest.
He simply stood there listening calmly.
As though earning millions of yuan in a few days was completely normal.
The employees became even more convinced of their earlier theories.
The boss had seen something they hadn’t.
There was simply no other explanation.
Xu Ming quietly stared at the report as a thought slowly formed in his mind.
Boss is a genius, three million yuan in profit in less than a week.
When everyone else was running away from Titan Manufacturing, Benny had committed nearly the entire company to it.
Xu Ming’s expression gradually became firm.
The next time the boss invested somewhere, he was investing too.
His own money.
Some opportunities only appeared once in a lifetime.
Meanwhile, Benny remained completely unaware that one of his employees had already begun treating him like an investment prophet.
His attention was focused elsewhere.
Specifically, on the words 8.5 million yuan.
The company had somehow gained more than three million yuan.
Benny stared blankly at the report before slowly lifting his head toward the ceiling.
