A few more days passed, and all profits were successfully harvested, with all positions successfully closed out.
Everyone gathered in the operations center, nervously awaiting the final earnings report.
Chen Mo and the others were equally tense. For months, they had been operating under immense pressure, and now the moment of reckoning had finally arrived.
Chen Mo stood on the stage, facing the expectant gazes of the crowd below, and gently adjusted the microphone.
Finally, he looked at Liu Yutong, whom he already regarded as a deity, and then announced the final outcome of this campaign to everyone present.
"Ms. Liu, esteemed bosses, our cross-ocean short-selling operation has now been concluded. All positions were closed out strictly according to the predetermined strategy, in batches and with discretion!"
"Now, I will report the final settlement results!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the room fell completely silent.
Immediately after, the large screen behind Chen Mo lit up with the first slide of a presentation.
"Our initial invested capital totaled 4.7 billion RMB, which, at the exchange rate at the time of entry, was approximately 692 million US dollars."
"Over the past few months, utilizing leverage of up to nearly 60x, the total notional size of the short positions we built and maintained peaked at 40.9 billion US dollars!"
"In this financial storm that swept the globe, our three-pronged portfolio—core short positions, individual stock shorts, and the most profitable out-of-the-money options—achieved a triple leap in returns!"
"After deducting all cross-border channel costs, commissions, funding interest, risk reserves, and so on, the final confirmed net cash safely returned under our control is..."
What followed was a bit of mischievous fun. At this point, he deliberately paused.
As expected, everyone grew even more impatient, urging him to spit it out.
Finally, after a five-second pause, he announced the staggering figure.
"12.1 billion US dollars!"
"Whoa!"
"Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"
Despite everyone's best efforts to restrain themselves, many couldn't help but curse in astonishment.
However, this was just the beginning!
Zhou Muchen directly pulled out a calculator and started punching numbers frantically.
"12.1 billion US dollars, at the current exchange rate, that's... that's over 80 billion RMB!"
They put in 4.7 billion and got back over 80 billion!
A net profit exceeding 70 billion!
This number was almost enough to knock everyone out cold.
But it wasn't over yet.
Chen Mo raised his hand, waiting for everyone to quiet down before continuing, "Everyone, please settle down. This is not all!"
"There's more?" The crowd was stunned.
Chen Mo nodded. "Following Ms. Liu's instructions, when the market was at its most panicked and prices had plummeted, we utilized over 3.5 billion dollars in floating profits to aggressively acquire deeply discounted equity and convertible bonds in several technology companies, including Fruit Company and the lithography giant ASML. The current conservative valuation of these long-term strategic assets reaches 6.6 billion US dollars!"
"Therefore, the total gain from our operation is 12.1 billion in cash, plus 6.6 billion in strategic assets, totaling 18.7 billion US dollars!"
"Converted to Longguo currency, that is—"
A number appeared on the large screen behind him, a number that made everyone's heads spin.
129,000,000,000.00!
Approximately 129 billion RMB!
The total rate of return reached a terrifying 2700%.
When this number came out, people started counting like elementary school kids, pointing at the screen: "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten-thousands... damn, so many zeros, my eyes are blurry!"
Several people miscounted multiple times.
Once they confirmed the number was correct, everyone could no longer contain themselves, howling with mad excitement.
"Twenty-seven times!!"
"One hundred and twenty-nine billion!!"
"Incredible!!! Incredible!!!"
"Long live Sister Yutong!!!!"
Pandemonium! Everyone went wild!
Champagne sprayed everywhere, confetti rained down continuously!
Even the traders were frantically hugging, jumping, roaring...
This feeling transcended mere joy; everyone felt they had participated in and witnessed a mortal's glorious ascension to godhood!
Liu Yutong also wore a slight smile, clapping gently, celebrating along with everyone.
All eyes looking at her were as if gazing upon a deity.
With this battle, she not only laid a solid financial foundation for the Wanlong Society but also elevated herself to a true pedestal!
Entering with 4.7 billion RMB, triumphantly returning with a staggering 129 billion!
129 billion!
Many small countries in the world don't have that much money. It could truly be described as wealth rivaling a nation.
Liu Yutong then took a glass of champagne handed to her by someone nearby and raised it gently.
No words were needed. That simple action instantly raised the frenzy in the room to a whole new level.
"Sister Yutong, from now on, I, Zhou Muchen, will follow your lead!"
"Me too!"
"And me!"
"Same here!"
"......."
The members of the Yunshan Society hurriedly expressed their allegiance one after another.
129 billion. If Wanlong Society's share of just over half was subtracted, that left about 64 billion.
Then, from that 64 billion, after deducting the principal, half was to be given to Liu Yutong, as agreed beforehand.
The final amount they could distribute was over 34 billion, which came to about 5.6 billion for each person.
Originally, they would have been satisfied with 1 billion each. Now, it was more than five times that amount.
Earning over 5 billion per person in just a few months—this was even more lucrative than robbing banks!
Of course, they would need to pay taxes to bring that much money back to their home country, roughly 25%.
However, due to relevant tax relief policies—after all, this money, even when repatriated through tax havens like the Cayman Islands, had already had some taxes paid—the overall tax already paid was about 10%. The numbers they were seeing now were post that payment.
The tax already paid could be credited upon returning the funds, so they would likely only need to pay an additional 15% or so.
But they wouldn't actually bring all the money back. Some would be kept in foreign corporate accounts for future use, with only a portion withdrawn.
Most importantly, they wanted to gauge Liu Yutong's attitude.
That's right, they wanted a permanent seat on this train.
Investing in a person is better than investing in a project. They wanted this capital to continue under Liu Yutong's management; it would only grow larger in the future.
This single campaign had built an exceptionally strong trust in Liu Yutong.
They were even somewhat worried that Liu Yutong might not want to play with them anymore, since she was now wealthier than all of them combined.
Out of the 129 billion, Liu Yutong herself accounted for about 95 billion.
Aside from the 6.6 billion USD in equity that hadn't been liquidated—this was specifically requested by Liu Yutong; she controlled these shares through her separately held offshore company registered in the Caymans, intending to hold them long-term—she still had roughly 49 to 50 billion in cash.
What was the publicly listed net worth of Longguo's richest person this year?
A certain home appliance tycoon, Huang Yu—the richest person Liu Yutong had received at the university last year—had a net worth of only about 43 billion so far this year.
Quite a drop from last year.
It was mainly due to the impact of the financial crisis. Last year, someone's net worth had once soared to over 130 billion, but unfortunately, it was slashed down after a very short period.
Many people saw their net worth plummet significantly, which allowed Huang Yu to reclaim the top spot as the richest person.
Even so, his net worth of over 40 billion is still staggering. However, an even more formidable woman has now appeared.
At 19 years old, not counting her equity stakes and industries, the funds she controls alone amount to nearly 50 billion.
Just thinking about it is terrifying!
Of course, on paper, her net worth is only a few billion, which comes from the valuation brought by the Wanlong Hui Group. This is because the money extracted from across the ocean is an open secret among them; no one actively publicizes it.
Being too high-profile is not a good thing.
They are also afraid that if more powerful figures learn about Liu Yutong's prowess, they would rush to offer her money, leaving no share for them.
So, without Liu Yutong having to give specific instructions, they naturally wouldn't reveal her role behind the scenes.
This incident also reveals the inaccuracies in those external rich lists. Generally, such publications can only account for publicly visible wealth, such as stock values, industries, and so on.
Those who truly hold vast amounts of cash are not included in the statistics.
Therefore, on the surface, Liu Yutong's net worth is still far from that of the country's richest person.
In reality, the capital she controls has already surpassed that of the top richest.
Facing the expectant looks from the members of Yunshan Hui, Liu Yutong smiled faintly. Without giving a direct answer, she raised her glass once more.
"Cheers!"
"Cheers!" everyone echoed, lifting their glasses in unison.
