44: The market value fell again, shareholders questioned, and Mr. Ku panicked

Mr. Ku clicked it open and saw that Huawei Media had @-mentioned him, and a hint of curiosity arose in his heart.

Huawei Company was his old rival.

They had clashed multiple times in the market; if Huawei Company hadn't been severely restricted, they would truly be qualified to be his opponent.

Why did Huawei Media @-mention him this time?

Did they have some technological breakthrough?

Or was it something else?

Mr. Ku clicked on the comments and instantly, his face turned green with anger.

"Fuck!"

"Damn it!"

"What do you mean, 'I'll gladly accept the market share you left vacant'?"

Mr. Ku felt he was being mocked.

Fruit Company had been established for so long and had always had smooth sailing, never experiencing any major setbacks, until it met Suihuo Technology.

Its stock plummeted by 5%.

Its market value evaporated by over a hundred billion out of thin air.

This was the largest stock drop Fruit Company had experienced in recent years.

This had already infuriated Mr. Ku, and now seeing Mr. Xu's comment only added fuel to the fire.

What kind of person is that?

Who does something like that?

Due to having offended Suihuo Technology previously and being unable to purchase Nano Battery from Suihuo Technology, Mr. Ku was now under immense pressure from many shareholders.

The head of the largest shareholder, Vanguard Group, had explicitly stated that the next generation of Fruit Mobile (Apple iPhone) must be equipped with Nano Battery. As for whether to purchase it from Suihuo Technology or develop it themselves, Mr. Ku was told to handle it himself.

Should he swallow his pride and negotiate cooperation with Suihuo Technology?

Wouldn't that be like offering a warm face to a cold backside?

He didn't even need to think to know that since he had just blacklisted Kunlun System, the other party would absolutely not cooperate with him.

Develop Nano Battery himself?

Mr. Ku consulted the laboratory, and it was simply impossible. At least, it wasn't possible for now. Currently, the laboratory couldn't even fully understand graphene batteries, let alone Nano Battery, which was several times stronger than graphene batteries.

Ring, ring, ring... At this moment, the phone on the desk suddenly rang.

This made the already irritable Mr. Ku even more displeased.

Who is this?

Mr. Ku picked up the phone, his gaze falling on the screen, which displayed: Vanguard Group: Arthur.

Vanguard Group is Fruit Company's largest shareholder, and Arthur is the main person in charge of Fruit Company's venture capital finance.

Mr. Ku knew without even thinking that Arthur must be calling to inquire about the Nano Battery situation.

But...

There was nothing he could do!

Mr. Ku also wanted Nano Battery and wanted to equip the new Fruit Mobile (Apple iPhone) with the latest Nano Battery, but Suihuo Technology wouldn't sell it to him, and he couldn't produce it himself.

If Arthur wasn't Fruit Company's financier, he really wouldn't want to answer this call.

"Hello, Mr. Arthur."

Mr. Ku helplessly pressed the answer button and greeted him politely.

"Mr. Ku."

"Look at our Fruit Company's stock now; it dropped another three points today, damn it."

"Can you, as CEO, still do your job?"

"You promised before that you would find a way to stabilize Fruit Company's stock. Where's the solution now?"

Listening to Arthur's words, Mr. Ku felt a chill run down his spine.

/A sad song for you, the cool moonlight making your longing flow like a river./

He had been dealing with company matters all day and hadn't had time to check the stock fluctuations. Now he opened his computer, entered the securities website address, and looked.

Fruit Company's stock was all large bearish candles.

The kind that was green to purple.

Fruit Company's stock had been falling for three consecutive days, with an astonishing drop of eight points.

192 billion US dollars had directly evaporated.

Seeing this data, cold sweat dripped from Mr. Ku's forehead. The stock had fallen so much; no wonder Arthur personally came knocking.

"Mr. Arthur."

"I've been trying my best to keep the stock running normally, but that Nano Battery from the East has had too much of an impact on us... I haven't found a good solution yet."

"I don't care. You must stabilize the stock. Whether you buy Nano Battery from Suihuo Technology or develop it yourself," Arthur said coldly.

"..."

Mr. Ku was thoroughly scolded, stood silently for a while, and then made a military pledge to Arthur that he would find a solution as soon as possible.

Only then did Arthur hang up the phone... After hanging up.

Mr. Ku sat quietly in his office, pondering for a long time. Fruit Company's stock plummeted so severely mainly due to two factors.

First: Suihuo Technology's Nano Battery was too excellent, and they wouldn't sell it to him.

Second: Kunlun System.

Kunlun System was significantly superior to iOS System, and now with Suihuo Technology collaborating with the five major mobile phone suppliers in Kyushu, it came pre-installed with Kunlun System.

This further eroded the iOS market.

This led investors to be pessimistic about Fruit Company.

These were the main reasons for Fruit Company's continuous stock decline.

Fuck!

Is Suihuo Technology truly my lifelong enemy?

"Eve."

"Please inform the company executives that we will have a meeting tomorrow on the 12th floor of the headquarters building to discuss how to deal with this Eastern company," Mr. Ku said helplessly.

Before, other companies used to be afraid of him, but he never expected Fruit Company to have such a day.

Such is fate... Meanwhile.

After the press conference, Lu Xingye returned directly to the company headquarters. This was one of the few times he had visited the company since Suihuo Technology was founded.

In fact, after the press conference ended, he vaguely sensed that he had already become the richest man in the imperial capital, completing the first stage of the system's mission.

But...

He still wanted to personally tally how much money Suihuo Technology had earned in these three days. Although money, to a certain extent, becomes a string of numbers, he was still very happy to see the money he had earned with his own hands.

Moreover...

In Lu Xingye's future blueprint, there were many places that required money; it was likely that the money Suihuo Technology had earned so far wouldn't even be a fraction of what was needed.

The four founding members — Deng Jun, Zhao Dawei, Wu Bai, plus the head of the finance department, Wei Daoyan — came together to Lu Xingye's office to report on their work.

"Finance department, report how much money the company has taken in over these three days."

"And how much total available capital does the company have?" Lu Xingye asked, looking at Wei Daoyan.

Wei Daoyan was a new hire from society, having previously worked at Penguin Group. She had never personally met this mysterious Chairman Lu before, and now that she did, she was somewhat surprised!

Why was Chairman Lu so young?

He looked like a student.

Chairman Lu is truly outstanding, so young, yet he has founded a star enterprise like Suihuo Technology.

"Reporting, Chairman Lu."

"The company's total available capital is 164 billion dragon coins."

"Of which, 145 billion is from energy manufacturers and Kunlun System licensing fees, and another 8.5 billion is from scattered orders from other companies."

"10.5 billion of that is the company's original capital."

164 billion?

Not bad, not bad!

Lu Xingye secretly rejoiced, a subtle smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. Over 160 billion, it was more than he had imagined.

Wang Jianhao, the richest man in the imperial capital, owned 115 billion dragon coins. Boss Ma, the richest man in the country, owned 240 billion dragon coins.

He had not only become the richest man in the imperial capital but was also not far from being the richest man in the country.

Most importantly...

Lu Xingye had completed the system mission and could now take items out of movie worlds.

Hehe!

Is it an Iron Man Suit?

Or a beautiful two-dimensional girl?