After the toast, everyone's attention once again focused on Liu Yutong, all eagerly awaiting her statement.
It seemed that unless she made her position clear, they wouldn't be entirely satisfied.
The initiative now lay completely in Liu Yutong's hands.
After all, the results they had achieved this time were truly staggering. If the outside world learned of this legendary figure in the investment world named Liu Yutong, people wanting to give her money would probably form a line stretching from Danan City all the way to Pearl City.
These solid, tangible achievements were her confidence.
Of course, everyone understood in their hearts that achieving such a terrifying rate of return was because Liu Yutong had explained to them many times before—they had simply been standing in the right place at the right time.
If it weren't for the financial crisis, in ordinary times, how could anyone achieve such high returns in such a short period?
An opportunity like this would likely be hard to come by a second time.
Yet, even so, they were still willing to follow her.
After all, even without the financial crisis, the returns she achieved last year were astonishing enough.
They themselves could never have done it, no matter what.
Liu Yutong set down her glass, her gaze sweeping over the group of fervent Yunshan Club members before her.
It was about time.
"Since you are all willing to continue trusting me, then we need to establish a new platform, one that can make a name for itself globally."
Zhou Muchen, catching her drift immediately, excitedly picked up the thread, asking, "Sister Yutong, do you mean we should establish our own fund? No, I mean, build our own capital empire?"
Liu Yutong nodded: "Exactly. Money sitting in an account is just a string of numbers. Only by spending it can we create more wealth and leverage more industries. I propose that we jointly establish a new capital firm under the name of the Yunshan Club—Yunshan Capital."
"I agree!" Lu Hong was the first to raise his hand in approval.
"This money was earned under Sister Yutong's guidance anyway. How to use it is entirely up to her!"
The others immediately voiced their agreement without the slightest hesitation.
Handing the funds over to her for continued management was far wiser than making blind investments themselves.
"Absolutely! With Sister Yutong at the helm, we have nothing to worry about!"
"Let's call it Yunshan Capital then."
"......"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Liu Yutong continued, "The initial capital for Yunshan Capital will be allocated from our profits this time. Everyone present here will be a founding partner. I myself will contribute 10 billion from my cash proceeds."
"As for the rest of you, the amount is not mandatory; it's entirely voluntary. You can inject a portion, or all, of your proceeds from this venture into Yunshan Capital in exchange for corresponding equity shares.
The funds will be managed and operated by me collectively. In the future, our investment areas will not be limited to the secondary market but will also include equity investments and mergers & acquisitions in the primary market, especially in future tech industries, and so on."
Her words essentially told everyone that she wouldn't rely solely on stock and futures trading to make money anymore. Instead, she would truly dive into the real economy and the tech sector.
Everyone was fine with that. As long as they could continue following her, they would do whatever she said.
They wouldn't utter a single word of dissent.
"I'm in! Out of my 5.6 billion, aside from the part used to repay debts and a few billion kept for spending money, the remaining roughly 5 billion will all go into Yunshan Capital!"
"I'll match with 5 billion!"
"4 billion from me!"
"I'll put in 3.8 billion!"
"......"
Soon, just from the commitments of the Yunshan Club members, plus Liu Yutong's 10 billion, the startup capital pool for Yunshan Capital easily surpassed 35 billion.
Of course, the portion of these funds that needed to be repatriated would require tax filing based on the situation, so the actual amount received would be a little over 30 billion.
This money would also be split into two parts: roughly 24 billion would be reserved domestically for Yunshan Capital, after taxes.
Another 5 billion or so would remain overseas, managed by a newly established overseas branch of Yunshan Capital.
Similarly, the overseas branch of Liu Yutong's Wanlong Capital controlled equity worth $6.6 billion over there, plus 10 billion RMB in cash, reserved for investing in some overseas and Hong Kong projects.
For example, the stock of Tencent listed in Hong Kong was worth holding long-term.
Of course, it was possible that Tencent might not reach the heights of its previous incarnation in this life.
Because she was the biggest variable!
However, losses were probably impossible; Pony Ma still had some skills.
The remaining nearly 30 billion funds, after taxes, would leave about 25 billion, which Liu Yutong would transfer back to China in batches.
Over 5 billion of that would be returned to the Wanlong Group, principal plus interest. The remaining approximately 20 billion would be injected into Wanlong Capital and Pearl Capital, both under her control.
Thus, the number of capital platforms actually controlled by Liu Yutong reached three.
The newly created Wanlong Capital still belonged to the Wanlong Group, but she was in charge of managing it.
The other two capital firms were completely unrelated to the Wanlong Group, connected only to Liu Yutong personally.
In short, the total amount of capital under Liu Yutong's control at this moment had already broken through one hundred billion.
From this moment on, she truly became the youngest legend in domestic history to control a hundred billion in capital at the mere age of nineteen.
With the basics settled.
Zhou Muchen and the others were visibly even happier. They even felt they could just lie back and do nothing, and their future wealth would grow continuously.
Yet, amidst this jubilant atmosphere, one person's expression was slightly forlorn.
That was Chen Mo.
Chen Mo looked at this group of young elites with prominent backgrounds and freshly skyrocketed net worth, a hint of envy faintly showing in his eyes.
How great for them!
They could continue investing with Miss Liu.
He was different. He wasn't qualified to sit at their table, and might not even get a chance to be involved.
Because the temporary trading team he led had successfully completed its mission. According to the contract, it was about to be disbanded on the spot.
He personally had also received a massive bonus of two hundred million.
That figure was already enough for him to achieve financial freedom. Moreover, with the stellar track record of being the lead trader for this operation, achieving sky-defying returns with his team, he could easily have countless people clamoring to give him money, leaping to become a hot new star in the investment world.
But only he himself knew clearly that all this glory was because of that nineteen-year-old girl surrounded at the center.
Without her, he, Chen Mo, might still become an excellent fund manager, but it was unlikely he would ever create a myth like this again.
Unless.........
Chen Mo took a deep breath and approached Liu Yutong.
"Miss Liu." His voice carried a trace of nervousness.
Liu Yutong looked up, smiling at him as if she had long anticipated his approach.
"Chen Mo, you've all worked hard this time. The bonuses will be paid as agreed within five working days."
"Thank you, Miss Liu. We are already extremely grateful."
At this point, Chen Mo unconsciously clenched his hands tightly and couldn't help but ask, "Miss Liu, is our team going to be disbanded afterward?"
He was asking a question he already knew the answer to, but he couldn't help wanting to ask it.
"With the mission complete, naturally, everyone returns to their own homes."
Liu Yutong's tone betrayed little emotion as she asked, "Do you have something in mind?"
Hearing this, Chen Mo finally mustered his courage and said, "Miss Liu, I know that with my status and this limited capital, I have no right to sit as an equal partner with Young Master Gu and Young Master Zhou in Yunshan Capital."
"However, I still wish to follow you."
"Not merely as a hired hand. I beg you to give me a chance, to allow me to invest everything I've gained from this operation, plus all my past savings—totaling approximately 270 million—into Yunshan Capital. I don't seek the title of partner or voting rights. I only ask for the qualification to follow you!"
Liu Yutong looked at him quietly, not answering immediately.
She appreciated Chen Mo's professional skill and execution ability, and she admired even more the boldness and foresight he was showing now.
A top-tier trader wasn't hard to find, but a subordinate with vision, who understood when to advance and when to retreat, who could obey unconditionally, and who was willing to stake everything to align himself with her—that was truly rare.
A few seconds of silence felt like centuries to Chen Mo.
Finally.
The corner of Liu Yutong's lips curved slightly into a smile as she elegantly extended a hand.
"Welcome to Yunshan Capital!"
