Power and money have never been separated.

With power comes money; with money, one can also buy power.

The powerful and wealthy have long since blocked the path to advancement, and can arbitrarily manipulate the power in their hands.

In this era, they cooperate with each other to reap the benefits of others at will.

This is practically no secret among those in power.

The cattle and horses below, having become more sensible, were no longer surprised by such sights.

After all, we are all ordinary people, and the only thing we care about is our livelihood.

The Hongluan Chamber of Commerce has come this far because of its extensive network of connections.

It's not uncommon for people to have connections within the Securities and Inspection Commission.

Upon hearing this, the shareholders present were immediately relieved and raised their hands in agreement with Li Zhixi's plan.

Li Zhixi was also a decisive person. He immediately began to implement the plan, while sending people to bribe self-media outlets online to publish advertorials and spread rumors about the collapse of Shanchun Financial.

At the same time, he ordered the traders to sell Shan Chun's shares.

In this era, information spreads incredibly fast.

In less than half a day, news of Sun-soon's scandal spread.

Stock market investors have the highest information reception rate and the fastest reaction time.

The news spread quickly. At first, retail investors were skeptical, but as Hongluan Venture Capital sold off Shanchun shares, the stock market reacted immediately.

Now, the retail investors below are in complete turmoil!

In particular, those big investors with a keen sense of smell immediately began to follow suit and sell off Shan Chun's shares.

This is the power of capital.

A single action can sway the entire market!

As time went on, more and more people learned about the news, and more and more people sold off their shares, gradually forming a trend where Shan Chun Financial's stock price plummeted.

The subsidiary of Hsiung Feng also reacted quickly. From the beginning, the investment director had already noticed the news and was paying attention to the development of the situation.

I originally thought it was just a minor incident that would soon subside.

But seeing the greenery all around, she couldn't sit still and immediately reported it to Lu Xueqing.

Lu Xueqing has been sleeping at the company for the past two days because she is in a bad mood, her sleep is very poor, and her mental state is even worse.

However, upon hearing this news, she immediately perked up. After all, Shan Chun's investment was Xiongfeng's largest investment and the foundation of the subsidiary's existence, so there could be no mistakes!

She began to closely monitor the situation and instructed the investment department to continue observing. At the same time, she personally investigated Sun-chun's condition.

However, after investigation, she discovered that the rumors about Sun-soon's scandal were just that—rumors.

And soon after, the official Sunchun team came forward to refute the rumors.

Lu Xueqing felt much relieved.

Since it's just a rumor, it will pass sooner or later.

But to everyone's surprise, the rumors intensified the next day, creating a hurricane online.

Despite Sun-soon's denial, it was to no avail.

Netizens are still discussing it online.

What's the point of debunking rumors these days?

"Exactly, a certain celebrity denied having a PC, but he still got arrested, didn't he?"

"Aren't there enough P2P platforms that have collapsed?"

"Forget about financial companies, real estate and banks are all going bankrupt. What can you trust these days?"

If this had happened two years ago, it might have been easily quelled.

However, the crisis of trust has intensified in the past two years.

Once this trend starts, it can't be stopped.

Shan Chun's stock has hit the daily limit down again!

After two consecutive days of limit-down trading, the senior management of Xiongfeng's subsidiary couldn't sit still any longer.

After all, some of them were transferred from the headquarters of Hsiung Feng, including the investment director, who was originally a key member of Hsiung Feng.

If they mess things up in Guanzhong, their future prospects will be bleak.

Everyone came to Guanzhong to develop the market in order to make achievements and enhance their resumes; no one can afford to fail!

At this moment, all the senior executives were gathered in the conference room.

"Mr. Lu, it's come to this, please say something! We hold 30% of Shanchun's shares, should we sell or not? If the price drops further, the losses will only get bigger!"

"Yes, yes! We're in a dire situation, we can't just sit here and wait to die!"

Everyone looked towards Lu Xueqing, who was in the main seat, hoping that she could come up with an effective solution.

But at this moment, Lu Xueqing was also feeling very conflicted.

Although she has worked on many projects, the stock market is really not her forte.

After all, she was just a small director in the Lu family and had only worked on some small projects. Even after receiving support from Xiongfeng and working on some large projects worth hundreds of billions, Zhang Miao arranged everything for her, and she didn't have to worry about many details.

Now, facing the stock market turmoil alone, with a business worth tens of billions, she was somewhat at a loss.

Lu Xueqing bit her lip, thought for a moment, and said, "I think we can't just sell Shan Chun's stock. I went to Shan Chun yesterday to check on things. Their financial situation is fine, and their customer base has always been very stable. I'm wondering if there's a possibility that someone is secretly sabotaging us?"

Everyone fell silent.

Those present were all seasoned veterans, so naturally they had all considered this possibility.

Shan Chun has been doing well over the years and has a very stable customer base. The fact that this situation has occurred at this time suggests that someone is likely manipulating things behind the scenes.

However, no one was sure what the other party's purpose was.

It's possible that there's a manipulator behind the scenes trying to cause trouble, or it could simply be a competitor of Sun-chun.

At this moment, the investment department director, a capable woman in her thirties, suddenly spoke up: "President Lu, we are currently unsure of the other party's intentions, let alone predict Shan Chun's fate. Why don't we sell some shares first, and then see how things go after the market opens tomorrow before making any further plans?"

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