233: Forbes is adding fuel to the fire too, calling him China's stock market guru!?

For Wang Lin, almost every Stock Investor who has been trading for over a year has a peculiar feeling.

It's as if they watched him grow up.

From the very beginning when he was trading with real money on the Stock Picking Bar, to the subsequent consecutive limit ups, more and more investors followed his trades.

Right up until Wang Lin established his company and started Public Funds and Private Equity Funds.

Along the way, Wang Lin's identity was exposed, and the fact that he was a student shocked everyone.

And then came this year's explosive growth!

There were three major market rallies this year, and each one was led by Wang Lin.

During this time, many Hot Money and Institutions predicted that Wang Lin would make a killing this year.

But when this news came out today, they were still stunned.

The richest man?

Is this something someone who has only been in finance for a little over a year can achieve?

The Social Media Platform was truly exploding right now.

"Awesome, Brother Lin!"

"Holy crap, his net worth is actually confirmed to be over a hundred billion!!"

"You got it wrong, it's a hundred billion in cash, not assets; those are two different concepts!!"

"You're the one who got it wrong. Didn't you see what was written above? His venture capital projects are also making money!!"

"Is this something a human can do? I counted on my ten fingers, and it wasn't enough to count to a hundred billion; I need 12 fingers!!"

"This is the pride of our Finance University. Let's see who dares to say we don't have any financial tycoons in Yu Province anymore!!"

"I'm on vacation at home today. I opened the Social Media Platform and was completely dumbfounded. Our Junlin Finance actually became the company of the richest man?!"

"Is even Old Ma not a match for Brother Lin? How can such a fierce company like Ali Baba not make as much money as Junlin Finance?"

"Why else would they say that finance is the pinnacle of everything!?"

Originally, the trending topic on the Social Media Platform was just bought by Goldman Sachs Group and their likes.

But after Wang Lin personally admitted it, the popularity, shares, comments, and likes of this bought trending topic turned it into a genuine hit.

A phenomenal trending topic.

Countless media outlets spontaneously rushed over to capitalize on this hype.

Crazy forwarding and crazy linking.

This made its popularity explode even more!!

And on the Finance University campus, especially in the Finance Department, things were also blowing up.

People know the difference between a personal admission and a rumor.

Many things don't count unless the person involved says so.

Especially on the Social Media Platform, where truth and falsehood are mixed.

Not to mention someone like Brother Lin. Everyone acknowledges that he can make a lot of money, but many people didn't believe he had already reached the level of the richest man.

In everyone's inherent impression, most of those who could become the richest man in China were industrialists.

It was only possible for someone in the financial industry to become the richest man in the Beautiful Country.

But now, this situation has appeared in China, and a God of Stocks has emerged!

China's own God of Stocks.

This can only mean one thing: the financial industry in China is about to change!!

On campus.

A bunch of authoritative financial media organizations had already arrived upon hearing the wind.

But those who get to be interviewed first are always Finance University's partners.

And the most official financial channel in Yu Province.

The person being interviewed was the Department Head of the Finance Department, Mian Zhong.

Oh wait, by next year, Mian Zhong will be promoted to the next level and become the Dean of the Finance School!

He was dressed to the nines today, his hair slicked until it shone, and a smile on his face. He didn't feel stage fright at all when facing the camera: "Ahem, I am very qualified to speak about our school's outstanding graduate, Wang Lin!"

"This child can be considered as having grown up under my watch. For the first few years, he spent almost every day working part-time at school, while never giving up on his studies!"

"Last year, he probably felt that he had learned enough knowledge, or perhaps he had obtained his first pot of gold!"

"You can look up the details of these things online; they should all be there!"

"In short, this kid Wang Lin is truly promising!! It was worth it for the school to approve that startup storefront for him!!"

The reporters who were interviewing him had naturally already seen what Mian Zhong was talking about.

Come to think of it, the more they dug, the more shocked they felt.

Wang Lin's operation was no different from starting with nothing but a bowl.

His parents had passed away early, and he had lived in his uncle's house since he was young. His food and lodging expenses after starting university were earned through his own part-time work.

As for his first pot of gold, these reporters were also well aware of it—or rather, it had spread like wildfire on the school forum—it was provided by Leng Nuannuan, the current Vice President of Junlin Finance.

And Leng Nuannuan was Wang Lin's girlfriend in the public eye.

As for Leng Nuannuan's identity, many people were also clear about it; her family was very wealthy, and she was the daughter of the boss of a listed company.

If it were in the past, before Wang Lin had grown up, everyone would probably have said, "Another guy living off a woman."

But nowadays, Wang Lin's pocket change is far more than the entire savings of the Leng Nuannuan family.

Everything is different now!!

The narrative now is that Leng Nuannuan had a keen eye and found her ideal husband.

In ancient times, this would be the story of a poor scholar going to the capital to take the imperial examination, being spotted for his talent by a rich young lady who invested in him, and finally, the scholar coming back to marry the rich lady after achieving top honors!

But now it has actually happened!

It's just that the process was a bit twisty. After seeing the scholar become a top scholar, he was naturally surrounded by admirers.

Yet, Leng Nuannuan remains the undisputed main wife!

The reporter asked: "So you mean that Wang Lin's current achievements are also related to the startup space and the good operating atmosphere provided by the school?"

Mian Zhong gave him an appreciative look and smiled: "That goes without saying!! Our Finance University has always supported students in starting businesses, regardless of the field."

"Now that Wang Lin has made it, he hasn't forgotten our school. Look at that very tall Junlin Library; it was donated by Wang Lin in his own name!!"

Hearing this, the reporter quickly wrote it down and sighed: "So this wave is what we call a two-way rush!!"

A two-way rush?!

Mian Zhong couldn't help but nod: "Yes, yes, yes, you guys are the educated ones after all!"

"Let's go, come with me to see the places where Wang Lin used to live, check out the dormitory and classroom of our China's richest man, and the place where he worked part-time!"

Hearing this, the reporter's eyes lit up even more.

This is good.

This must be highlighted.

A group of people headed toward the cafeteria, dormitories, and classrooms in a grand procession.

The ordinary graffiti, carvings, and even the tables and chairs here were given a lot of meaning at this moment.

This is the gold content of China's richest man.

This is what the people admire and like the most.

Wang Lin's former Counselor was also filled with excitement now. He pointed to a desk and chair in a corner in the back row and said: "That is where Wang Lin sat most often, and next to it is where Leng Nuannuan sat!"

In university, although students run around to different classrooms for classes.

There is always a classroom that belongs to them; this classroom is usually used by the Counselor to hold meetings or convey information.

When they heard the Counselor say this, several reporters' eyes lit up, and they frantically took pictures of those sparse and ordinary desks and chairs.

Although these desks and chairs were ordinary, as long as they were paired with the copy and audio, they would no longer be ordinary.

One of the reporters sighed while filming: "Look at the wear and tear on these desks and chairs; these must be the traces of Brother Lin's contemplation!"

He stood up and looked around the classroom: "And this classroom, he also imagined here, what kind of person will he become in the future?! But he probably never dreamed that he would become the richest man, and this place was the starting point of his dream!"

With these words, applause erupted all around.

During this period.

The leader of Finance University, Principal Wang, was very confident.

When holding meetings at the Provincial Education Bureau, even the director had to give him three points of respect.

There was no other reason; the funding gap for Finance University was now 0!

Plus, Finance University could now generate its own money, and that library could rise from the ground from zero!

Even the salaries of the Education Bureau were, in a roundabout way, actually being paid by Wang Lin.

After all, a large part of the Social Security and Pension funds were now invested in Junlin Finance.

So Principal Wang was truly happy now.

Not to mention that after Wang Lin's identity as the richest man in China was exposed, he almost laughed out loud.

"Damn it, I knew this kid Wang Lin would have a future, but I didn't expect him to be this successful. Isn't this the rhythm of taking off directly? A hundred billion, richest man, I wouldn't even dare to dream of this!!"

His peers, the principals of major universities, all looked at Principal Wang with disdain.

Damn it.

What do you have to be so proud of?

Isn't it just that your school got lucky and produced a financial tycoon?

"Old Wang, don't be so smug. Your luck for this lifetime is just about that!!" Principal Zhou of the Business School said angrily.

Old Wang was just afraid that others wouldn't talk to him. When Principal Zhou said this, Old Wang immediately smiled and said: "Ah, yes, yes, yes, my luck for this lifetime is just about that. Besides that library, Wang Lin also helped us build a sports venue a while ago, and construction is about to start in a few days!"

"And these past two days, he said that to celebrate becoming the richest man, he wants to donate a laboratory to the school!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, my luck is just about that!!"

The other principals turned their heads, not wanting to look at him or listen to him speak.

People related to Wang Lin were now mostly in this state of mind.

Extremely happy.

Even on the Stock Picking Bar, those investors who had interacted with Wang Lin before were now proud of it!!

Even in the Stock Bar for the CITIC Securities ticker, many investors were discussing it.

"Brother Lin is awesome!!"

"Came here by reputation. Is this the stock that the national richest man is heavily invested in?!"

"This stock is really awesome, it has risen more than 2 times and is still rising!!"

"The bull trend hasn't stopped. Damn it, I'm going to buy in. This is a stock favored by the richest man!!"

"Damn, stop buying. Since the news came out online, CITIC Securities, which was originally prepared to fall, has been fished back up. Has it really become a 'richest man concept stock'?"

"Haha, what the hell, 'richest man concept stock'! Then shouldn't the few dragon head stocks that Brother Lin played this year also start a wave?"

"You have to admit, with langfang development from the beijing-tianjin-hebei integration trend and chengfei integration from the military industry sector both showing performance today, could it really be that people are trading on the 'richest man' concept?!"

"In the A-share market, there is nothing you can't do, only things you can't imagine. After all, the essence of the stock market is speculation. As long as the 'Brother Lin richest man concept stock' concept can be accepted by people, and people are willing to take over, then everything else is just fleeting clouds!!"

You have to say, these stocks really performed quite well today.

CITIC Securities has risen by more than 8 points as of now.

But most other stocks in the brokerage sector are down today.

In other words, the brokerage sector should have pulled back today, but it was stubbornly pushed up by these Stock Investors snapping up shares.

There were attempts to hit the limit up before, but they were all smashed down by big capital.

They had a blast smashing, and the Retail Investors had a blast buying.

Both sides were calling each other idiots on the trading floor.

langfang development and chengfei integration were even more ruthless, both directly hitting the limit up.

There's nothing much to say about this; they have been adjusting for a long time. Today, encountering such positive news, a slight spark was all it took to pull them up.

The trading floor was in full swing.

Even Forbes, far away overseas, wanted to jump on this bandwagon.

Actually, they weren't supposed to release the China version this early.

But through months of tracking data on major Chinese entrepreneurs, they discovered that Wang Lin had indeed taken the lead over the second-place spot with an absolute advantage, becoming the veritable chinas richest man.

Upon seeing the documents on his desk, the current leader of Forbes, Richard Forbes, was filled with admiration and amazement!

"My God, what kind of financial genius has China produced! As far as I know, looking back over the hundred years since Forbes was founded, there has never been anyone in this world who could achieve what he has under the same conditions!!"

"I don't know who leaked this information about him during this time, but it has put us in a very passive position!!"

When speaking of this, a trace of anxiety and anger appeared on Richard Forbes's face.

"Once this news is out, the uniqueness, professionalism, and distinctiveness of our Forbes list will suffer a huge impact when we release it!!"

"At this point, our only option is to follow suit and use a more professional perspective to thoroughly explain why Brother Lin was able to become chinas richest man!!"

They had already prepared the rough data, but now they needed to interpret it to demonstrate the professionalism of the Forbes list.

So, this rough data definitely wouldn't do; they needed detailed information to introduce this newly minted chinas richest man to the world.

Or perhaps one could call him, the Stock God of China!

Two days passed.

Forbes finally managed to sort out all of Wang Lin's investments over the past year or so.

At this point, Richard Forbes became increasingly interested in this newly minted chinas richest man, Wang Lin, who also held the title of China's Stock God in his mind.

But it was just at this moment that Goldman Sachs Group seemed to catch wind of it.

A phone call was made directly to the Forbes magazine office.

Goldman Sachs: "Mr. Richard, I heard you are going to release specific information about Wang Lin from China?"

Upon hearing this, Richard Forbes finally knew who had leaked the news that Wang Lin was chinas richest man some time ago.

Richard Forbes laughed: "Why, shouldn't Goldman Sachs Group be busy serving the wealthy asset giants in your hands, helping them manage financial asset appreciation and consolidation, rather than coming here to ask me about affairs in China?"

Faced with Forbes's sarcasm, Goldman Sachs didn't say much, only stating their request: "It is not appropriate for you to release the specific details of Wang Lin from China being the richest man right now. I hope you can hold off for a while."

By now, Goldman Sachs Group had already seen the boost in Wang Lin's reputation from this 'richest man' status.

Damn it, it was all positive; there wasn't a single negative piece of news.

Was everyone really hoping for him to succeed?!

Actually, they had figured it out: the 'richest man' title was too far removed from the ordinary public, so they wouldn't harbor any ridiculous feelings of jealousy.

Instead, the adulation for Wang Lin became even more frantic.

The rally in the stock market a couple of days ago was the best answer.

The other companies at the top of the Forbes list wouldn't feel jealous either; they would only feel happy.

There was one more financial investment company they could choose, and it seemed technically very skilled, allowing them to preserve or even significantly increase their assets.

They couldn't be happier!!

The ones who would truly feel jealous were the peers, those who also made a living from Public Fund and Private Equity Fund.

This wave was a case of 'trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice'!

Richard Forbes sneered; he knew the other party would say something like that.

But... who do you think you are?

If it had really been the top boss of Goldman Sachs Group who came, he might have been pressured by the other party's power... well, he would have called in his own backers too.

To be able to create such a world-class authoritative magazine, how could Forbes not have backers?

But the other party was not the top boss of Goldman Sachs Group, just a small manager responsible for the A-share market division in China.

Perhaps he was quite formidable in some area on Wall Street and could make a name for himself over in China.

But to Richard Forbes, he wasn't worth looking at.

He said resonantly: "As a media company with a hundred-year history, we have experienced economic crises and ownership changes, but what remains unchanged is our independence regarding media authenticity!!"

"This independence is the core and foundation of Forbes's existence, and it will not change due to the influence of any company or individual."

"Otherwise, it would destroy the brand authority that Forbes has accumulated over a century!!"

Hearing the other party speak like this, how could the big shot from Goldman Sachs who called not understand that the other party simply couldn't be bothered with him anymore!

And to be so righteous—if it were really the top big shot from Goldman Sachs calling, would he dare to say that?

I'm afraid even the leader of the Elephant Party in the Beautiful Country wouldn't be able to protect him.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Goldman Sachs hung up the phone.

They understood the other party's thoughts and naturally wouldn't stay there to be humiliated.

Richard Forbes vented fiercely, and having obtained the answer to the question that had been puzzling him, he instantly felt refreshed.

"The Goldman family has produced quite a few fools over the years. They didn't even clarify the investigation issues before rashly starting to use this kind of attack method. Too stupid!!"

Having figured out the cause and effect almost instantly, Richard Forbes shook his head with pity.

The methods were too gentle, and too weak.

But none of this had anything to do with him.

His task now was to rebuild the world's trust in Forbes magazine!

To let the Chinese people see the professionalism of Forbes!

So, early the next morning.

The official Forbes website released an announcement: 【Regarding the controversy sparked by the issue of the richest man in the China region, official Forbes has finalized the candidate for the richest man ahead of schedule!】

Once released, this announcement was instantly reposted to all major financial forums in China.

After all, the protagonist this time was a seasoned professional in the financial sector and also the focus of countless people's attention.

Added to that was the special nature and authority of Forbes.

Once this announcement came out, it instantly triggered heated discussions across the entire internet.

It could be seen written above that Wang Lin's precise summarized profit figures for this year, the profit overview for venture capital, and the predictable data after the end of December.

At the same time, there was the net worth expectation for the second-place Ma, as well as the cliff-like drop in net worth for the third-place spot, which further emphasized the indisputable nature of Wang Lin being the richest man!!

"Damn, when it comes to authority, it has to be Forbes!"

"This announcement appeared at just the right time, giving me a very concrete understanding of Brother Lin's strength!!"

"This isn't just strength; this is clearly invincible!!"

"We all know that in the stock market, Brother Lin is an unsolvable existence, but I didn't expect him to be so capable after switching to venture capital?!"

"Crazy, Forbes isn't a good guy either; they even whipped the corpse of Sequoia Capital, saying that Junlin Finance's status in the venture capital world was achieved by stepping on Sequoia Capital's Neil Shen!!"

"Haha, that's just how it is; everyone in the industry knows it!!"

"Ali Baba's recent stock market performance hasn't been great; it's been falling. Otherwise, Brother Lin's status as the richest man might have been a bit unstable."

"Unstable? Do you know how much Brother Lin's net worth would be if Junlin Finance were to go public?"

"Go public? Damn, Junlin Finance should be in its second year of founding this year, right? It really might have a chance to go public next year!!"

"Stock God, Brother Lin is truly an absolute Stock God; even the Forbes list has come to vindicate Brother Lin!!"

The countless comments under the announcement instantly stirred up the hype.

Unsurprisingly, the trending topic on the Social Media Platform that was about to drop shot back up.

【Official Forbes Vindication: Brother Lin is chinas richest man!!】

【Brother Lin is a venture capital genius!!】

【Brother Lin is behind both Bubble Blind Box and Snow King!!】

A significant portion of people who use the Social Media Platform are actually young people, with youths and teenagers making up the vast majority.

These people love chasing hot news the most.

Like the currently most popular Jasmine Bubble Blind Box, if any of them could get one and post it on the Social Media Platform, they could really gain tens of thousands of followers in a day!!

But what they didn't expect was that this awesome Bubble Blind Box company, and the Snow King drinks they drank every day, actually had Wang Lin as a shareholder behind the scenes!!

Originally, everyone didn't really have any special sense of identification; most of those shouting the loudest had financial backgrounds.

But now, this group of people, who made up the largest demographic on the Social Media Platform, completely exploded!!