70: Chapter 70 Hong Kong Stock Market Warning

Tomson Riviera, penthouse duplex.

Chen Mo had returned from Tianxing Building and slept for less than four hours.

In the battle of gold futures, 5 billion USD had been successfully secured, but the funds were still undergoing cross-border clearing and had not yet arrived.

Just as he finished washing up, the bedroom door was pushed open.

Bai Fengjiu walked in, wearing a simple white hoodie and jeans, her long hair loosely tied back, exuding a sense of charm and liveliness.

"Chen Mo, you're finally awake. You promised to go shopping with me today; if you didn't get up, I was going to go by myself."

Chen Mo smiled and said, "What's the rush? I just got up. I'll spend the day relaxing with you today."

"You have the nerve to say that. I finally got a few days off, but I couldn't even find you."

Bai Fengjiu walked over, reaching out to grab Chen Mo's arm, her tone carrying a hint of complaint.

"You must accompany me for a good shopping trip today, do you hear me?"

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to you today."

The two put on some makeup and, after leaving, headed straight for the IFC Mall in Shanghai on foot.

Located in the core of Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, the IFC Mall is adjacent to Tomson Riviera. It is a high-end integrated commercial landmark gathering the world's top luxury brands, only a five-minute walk from Tomson Riviera.

Bai Fengjiu chattered all the way, saying she wanted to browse the luxury counters on the first floor and eat Hong Kong-style desserts upstairs, appearing to be a completely different person from the Bai Fengjiu usually seen on camera.

Once inside the IFC Mall, Bai Fengjiu, who had been chattering for five minutes and was a bit tired, instantly perked up.

She pulled Chen Mo toward the beauty counters, picked up a tester lipstick from the counter to swatch on her arm, and then turned to look at Chen Mo.

"How's this color? Does it look good?"

"It looks good. Everything looks good on you."

Chen Mo replied.

The counter clerk quickly and enthusiastically handed over a swatch card, saying respectfully:

"Miss, you have great taste. This is a limited edition shade that just arrived; it suits your skin tone perfectly."

Bai Fengjiu smiled and thanked her, tried a few more, and then turned to act coquettishly toward Chen Mo.

"I want to buy a few more, okay?"

"Buy them. You can buy as many as you want."

It was just a few lipsticks; compared to last night's earnings, it wasn't even a drop in the bucket.

After finishing with the beauty counters, the two went to the women's clothing section and arrived at a Chanel boutique.

Bai Fengjiu picked out a Chanel Autumn/Winter 2013 velvet waist-cinching dress and headed into the fitting room, turning back to look at Chen Mo before entering.

"Wait for me to come out and give me your opinion!"

"Sure thing."

Chen Mo agreed and sat to the side, taking out his phone to browse the news.

After a short while, Bai Fengjiu slowly stepped out of the fitting room wearing a Chanel Autumn/Winter 2013 black velvet waist-cinching dress. The matte texture of the velvet made her already pale skin appear even more translucent. The high-collar design was excellent, the waist-cinching was perfect, and the slight A-line drape was clean, making her figure look tall and upright.

"How is it? How is it?" Bai Fengjiu spun around Chen Mo, looking at him expectantly.

Chen Mo's eyes lit up; the dress seemed designed specifically for Bai Fengjiu, fitting her exceptionally well and accentuating her figure.

"Good, beautiful. This is the one. Clerk, wrap it up!"

As he spoke, he motioned for the nearby clerk to wrap up the Chanel Autumn/Winter 2013 velvet waist-cinching dress.

Hearing Chen Mo's words, Bai Fengjiu giggled.

She tried on several more new arrivals, each catching Chen Mo's eye, so he simply bought all the new pieces she had selected.

Afterward, the two visited Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Valentino.

Chen Mo heard that Valentino could increase attack speed, so he pulled Bai Fengjiu for a look. As for what they bought...

"I'm tired from walking. Let's go eat dessert at that Hong Kong-style dessert shop upstairs."

Bai Fengjiu said happily, leaning on Chen Mo's arm.

Chen Mo nodded, and just as he was about to take Bai Fengjiu upstairs, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Chen Mo took out his phone, raised an eyebrow at the name Zhao Yuan, and answered the call.

"Zhao Yuan, what's up? Is there a problem with the funds being transferred back?"

From the other end of the line, Zhao Yuan's voice came through:

"Mr. Chen, there's no problem with the funds; they are being returned in batches. It's the hong kong stocks! It's the hang seng index futures!"

"Starting from yesterday, a massive amount of short orders has been frantically entering the market. They were hidden at first, but since the opening this morning, more and more short orders have appeared. This is definitely not something retail investors or small institutions can handle. It's clearly large capital plotting to crash the market, and they're coming on strong!"

Chen Mo was a bit surprised.

"Can you find out which institution it is? Who has the audacity to short the hang seng index so aggressively?"

"We've found out!"

Zhao Yuan continued.

"Based on the capital flow analysis and the data we have, it's mainly the Hong Kong branch of Nomura Securities, along with Mitsubishi UFJ's proprietary trading desk, and a bunch of Japan hedge funds. They are clearly teaming up to cause trouble!"

Chen Mo thought for a moment.

In his past life, Japanese Capital had indeed tried to short hong kong stocks in October.

It almost caused a minor stock market crash. Ultimately, the Central Bank of Dragon Country intervened urgently to stabilize the situation, and the Japanese Capital left with small losses.

It seems to have been delayed this time?

It's only starting in the last few days of October!

Chen Mo said into the phone:

"Zhao Yuan, have your team keep an eye on every single one of their orders. Record how many short orders they've placed and roughly how much capital has entered the market. I'm coming over now."

"Yes, Mr. Chen! Rest assured, I'll keep a close eye on it!"

Zhao Yuan replied.

Hanging up, Chen Mo ruffled Bai Fengjiu's hair and said, "Xiao Jiu'er, I'll take you back first. I have some company business to handle!"

Bai Fengjiu didn't throw a tantrum and instead nodded gently.

"Okay, Chen Mo. If you're in a hurry, just go straight there. Don't worry about me!"

"It's no big deal, just some clowns!"

As he spoke, Chen Mo led Bai Fengjiu toward Tomson Riviera.

After dropping off Bai Fengjiu, Chen Mo took the car driven by his bodyguard, Old Xu, to the Tianxing Technology Building.