Chapter 271: The Young Sister Cannot Bear It

Words : 1840 Updated : Sep 29th, 2025

Tianxing Technology (Modu) Company had few employees, including Hu Weiwei, totaling only 12. Upon witnessing the big boss visiting the company, every young face was filled with excitement. "The company has just been established, and there's nothing much at noon, so let's all go out for lunch together." Lu Liang wore a smile as he talked to Hu Weiwei, mentioning that he had found a very experienced director who he would introduce to them later. At the time, Tang Caide had recommended three people, all of whom were finance professionals with over a decade of experience; Lu Liang had selected Liu Pei. A male, 42 years old, a graduate of Shangcai, had worked at Bank of China for nine years as a deputy director, and had never been promoted. In mid-October, he had accepted their job offer very promptly, and had recently completed his work handover. Hu Weiwei nodded and said with a smile to everyone, "Everyone, hurry up and thank Mr. Lu." The position of financial director in Beijing had been vacant, and at the time, she knew that a third candidate would be parachuted in. After all, she and Wang Xiaofeng were old acquaintances, both had previously worked together at Mobike and had now joined Tianxing together. It was quite normal for Lu Liang to be wary of the growth of the "Mobike system," though Mobike seemed to no longer exist, becoming part of Meituan instead. "Thank you, Mr. Lu!" The crowd cheered exuberantly and headed to a restaurant outside the park. Approaching noon, Liu Pei, a middle-aged man with a slim build and slightly sparse hair, received a message and hastily arrived. "Director Liu, how smooth was the handover at Bank of China?" Lu Liang asked with a smile, recalling Tang Caide's reminder. A third-party background check could only verify academic and career credentials, but not determine if someone is a qualified accountant. The easiest way to judge if the person was a qualified accountant was to see if he could resign smoothly. For example, the handover of a financial director normally takes two to four months and might sometimes take longer, but a deputy director generally takes one to two months. If he couldn't resign within the stipulated time, the likelihood of underlying issues was high. After all, should a company face issues, the founder might or might not be implicated, but the financial officer definitely would be. In a joint-stock company, which is like collective property, the financial director, as a supervisor, would face criminal charges for negligence or misconduct if the circumstances were severe. If the accountant was merely a freeloader in the company, then he and the company were tied together, and even if he wanted to flee, he wouldn't be able to. Even with a single murky transaction, he definitely wouldn't be able to depart smoothly from his former company. Liu Pei smiled faintly, "It went quite smoothly." He turned to Hu Weiwei, "Mr. Hu, hello, I'm Liu Pei. I look forward to working with you." "Let's look out for each other." Hu Weiwei responded with a radiant smile, feeling relieved with Liu Pei's addition to the team. The company only had two senior members, both from the Mobike system, so she felt significant pressure, and was somewhat hesitant in her actions. Liu Pei's arrival was like drawing a clear red line for her and Wang Xiaofeng. Now, they wouldn't have to worry about inadvertently crossing Lu Liang's red line without their knowledge. "Director Liu, stay here for a while to help Mr. Hu build the company structure, then report to Beijing later." While Lu Liang was talking to them, Wen Chao came over to inform him that Tesla's Gigafactory Phase One had passed inspection and acquired production qualification. Tesla's Chairman, Robin, indicated that the Gigafactory would begin pilot production and start formal production by the end of the year. It was expected that by the end of January, right before the Chinese New Year, the first batch of domestically produced Model 3s would begin to be delivered. "I understand." Lu Liang's face appeared slightly grim, noting that Tesla had moved up their schedule. It seemed likely that Musk was aware that the domestic new energy market was rapidly growing and he needed to quickly capture the high-end market. Once NIO, Li Xiang, Xiao Peng started mass production, or if BYD entered the high-end market, their competitive advantage would be weakened. Liu Pei puzzled, "Mr. Lu, what's wrong?" "It's nothing." Lu Liang smiled and shook his head. Besides watching helplessly, it seemed he had no other choice. However, it was foreseeable that tonight, Tesla's stocks were going to surge again. That afternoon, news of Tesla's Gigafactory Phase One passing inspection, acquiring production qualification, and entering pilot production were released. Like three depth charges dropped all at once into the calm surface yet turbulent undercurrents of the new energy market. An hour apart, NIO announced that its Series B financing had been successfully completed. This round valued NIO at 3.5 billion US dollars, releasing 20% of its equity and raising 700 million US dollars. The Saudi Sovereign Fund led the investment with 350 million US dollars, with Tianxing, Tencent, Xiaomi, Redwood, and JD also following up. Thus, Tianxing Asset Management now held 10% of NIO's equity due to initial dilution and subsequent increase in holdings. That evening, Tesla's stock price momentarily surged past $600, experiencing a rise of $24.56, and the market value broke through $80 billion. Throughout December, Lu Liang was constantly walking in and out of the Silver Supervision Committee. Getting the license was not difficult for him, yet the challenge lay in its immense scale. "Mr. Lu, how about we start with 50 billion to test it out first?" Sun Yongbin, the office director who was also the main person responsible for the review. For this matter, they had gathered many times, holding several large and small meetings. If it were someone else, the approval would have passed by now; such an exaggerated amount would likely lead to fundraising failure. But Lu Liang was different. Even if the figure was exaggerated, there was a high probability of success. Lu Liang sighed. If it was only 50 billion, then why bother initiating a public offering? It would make more sense to start a private offering again. He could only indirectly leverage the Saudi tycoon's influence: "Director Sun, Mr. Sergey from the sovereign fund plans to invest 10 billion US dollars. If the cap is only 50 billion yuan, how can we call it a public offering?" "Not to mention, Director Zhao from Magic City's human resources and Director Zhou from Beijing's state-owned assets, they also show a strong willingness to invest." "...Let's discuss this further," Sun Yongbin's scalp tingled. All named individuals were too influential to offend. Such a big deal wouldn't likely be an exaggeration by Lu Liang. If Mr. Rich's investment came through, perhaps a straightforward approval was possible. By evening, Lu Liang walked out of the Silver Supervision Committee, stretched lazily, and looking towards the sunset, he sighed, "What a hassle." He already knew that the public fund was going to be troublesome, but he hadn't anticipated just how troublesome it would be; it had been half a month and still under review. Wen Chao ruefully smiled. The license had long been in hand; if only Boss Lu lowered his demands, the approval would have already passed. "Let's go home." After getting into the back seat of the car, Lu Liang picked up his phone out of boredom and checked the US stock market. Over the past half a month, Tesla had seen a super bullish run of ten consecutive profitable days. As of last night, the stock price had broken through $800, spiked, and then receded, finally closing at $782. Even without capitalizing on the news of the interest rate hike before Christmas, he could address his investors at the beginning of next month. This month alone saw a rise of 32.12%, turning $3.84 billion held into $5.073 billion. However, only a fool would leave money on the table. Tianxing Assets had $830 million in liquid funds; shorting gold should yield a decent return. "Wen Chao, let Yutao keep an eye on the price of international gold; it feels like there might be a downtrend soon." Since resigning from private equity, Lu Liang didn't find it appropriate to show his face directly, and now Wen Chao acted as his speaking trumpet and physical surveillance. The private equity firm had moved to the 22nd floor and he was on the 32nd floor, overseeing remotely to ensure timely delivery of the latest updates. Wen Chao nodded, mentally noting the task, planning to inform Sun Yutao once he returned to the office. Upon reaching Tangchen District, Lu Liang prepared to head upstairs. Wen Chao glanced at the driver's seat and hesitated slightly before hurrying forward, "Mr. Lu, Shiyu has been in a poor mood lately." Though Fang Shiyu was his colleague, Wen Chao's service was dedicated solely to Lu Liang, who was also Shiyu's cousin. After some thought, he decided to inform him. Lu Liang glanced at his cousin without any visible reaction, his expression as stern as ever, "Did he experience a breakup?" "It seems so," Wen Chao quickly nodded. "Got it, you can head back first." Lu Liang called Li Manli to inform her that he wouldn't be home for dinner, then slid back into the car's rear seat. Shiyu asked curiously, "Bro, where are we going now?" "Head over to Dingyuan Road in An District." Lu Liang couldn't help but laugh, seaʀᴄh thё Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Observing his cousin's expression through the car's rearview mirror. He had been too busy recently to attend to him, but upon closer inspection, Shiyu did seem a bit worn out by love. A true man should not be without a wife. The best way to mend a broken heart is to meet a few more girls; naturally, the pain will fade. Lu Liang found Wu Tianzheng's contact and discreetly informed him to arrange a few mature and sexy models. They'd go out for dinner and maybe sing some songs tonight. His cousin had joined the military straight out of high school, and after returning, worked as a truck driver, never hearing any news about a girlfriend. It wouldn't be surprising if he was still a virgin. Young girls wouldn't be a good fit; rather, more mature, kind-natured 'misses' who could handle a bit of roughhousing would be better. Given his height of nearly two meters and a weight of 200 kilograms, Normal young girls probably couldn't handle it.

Chapter 271: The Young Sister Cannot Bear It

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