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Chapter 1077: 124: You Aspire to Become a Figure Like Little Mustache in Turbulent Times_2

Chapter 1077: Chapter 124: You Aspire to Become a Figure Like Little Mustache in Turbulent Times_2

Yesterday, the sparring between Cheng Daqi and Zhang Jingren during his speech has already spread within the circle. Today, Shanhaiguan’s IPO has broken down, with the stock price falling below its issue price, adding another tale to the saga of the Joker.

Zhao Hongjin even suspected that this might be Cheng’s deliberate flaw—his classic tactic of attracting negative attention before washing it away.

If that were the case, she could only think that Cheng was too fond of gambling.

However, just as Ah Zhao was deeply worried about Cheng’s career, Cheng Daqi, without looking up, stated.

“Don’t worry, I’ll make a call first.”

He took out a satellite phone and dialed Will’s number in front of Zhao Hongjin.

“Will, proceed as planned!”

“Yes, short sell.”

“Borrow, just borrow from several major brokers in HK. They definitely have chips, and if you can’t repay in time, I’ll secretly arrange a repayment for you at the lowest price after the market falls.”

“Why are you scared when it’s free money… ”

“I’ve said it, fifty-fifty split, this has nothing to do with your brother, got it?”

“A promise is a promise!”

Zhao Hongjin knew about Will and understood what Cheng was talking about.

Now, she was in a state of disbelief, awe, and shock blended together.

Cheng, how can you be so shameless?

Secretly colluding with outsiders, planning a buyback while short selling in the dark.

Both hands need to grasp, both hands need to be hard, is it?

Yesterday, you claimed you weren’t raising funds, but fostering trust amongst everyone, the customers, the times, the country, such lofty talks.

Today, you’ve betrayed it all?

“Alright, what’s the matter?”

After sowing discord between the Governor brothers, Cheng Daqi hung up the phone, took the ashtray from Zhao Hongjin’s hand, and placed it by the window sill.

After all, it’s General Manager Zhao, not a little sister, respect must be given.

Cheng’s bottom line kept lowering, making Zhao Hongjin feel deceived. She turned her head slightly, with a hint of stubbornness and detachment, and said.

“I had something, but now it’s gone…”

Cheng understood Zhao Hongjin’s thoughts and explained.

“Hahaha, Will’s situation is a bit complicated. I owe him a favor.

Shanhaiguan is going to fall anyway, and I will support the market in the future, so I’m just compensating him with some money.

Listed companies are platforms for financing like this, aren’t they?”

“You broke the law.”

Zhao Hongjin looked seriously at Cheng and said.

Cheng Daqi chuckled and retorted.

“The law can be seen as a balance point of social consensus between demands for fairness and efficiency, it represents nothing, just a rule.

Moreover, such rules often do not restrict the rule makers from violating them, they consider violations as innovation and daring.”

“Sophistry, the fact is, you’re manipulating the market, revealing undisclosed information restricting major shareholders, leading people to short sell from the very first day of the listing.”

“So, my friend, my best friend, would you report me?”

“I won’t! But I will despise you!”

“Ah Zhao, you understand, there are two sets of rules, one that is controlled by people, and one that controls others. To break the old world, one must dare to say no to its shackles.”

“More sophistry, you’re just making money, you have no intention of changing the world as you claim.”

“It’s just that everyone’s beliefs and paths differ.”

Zhao Hongjin looked at Cheng with confusion, her eyes filled with suspicion.

“Is this a matter of paths? You’re clearly breaking the law, how does this become a matter of paths from your mouth?”

“You see, my life is guided by what I consider a scientific methodology and worldview, but you don’t, at least not yet, and that’s our difference.

I know what I’m doing, so I am not afraid of non-compliance—this is part of what I want to do.

Perhaps in a few years, you’ll understand my current self.”

“There’s a strong air of paternalism, filled with inexplicable arrogance and paranoia, Cheng Daqi, in your world, are those with differing opinions all fools?”

“One of the essential conditions for creating legendary great achievements is possessing extraordinary confidence, even arrogance, they believe, and so they see, creative great achievements require endless ambition.”

Zhao Hongjin laughed in her anger.

How much of a bastard is Cheng Daqi?

He’s breaking the law, but in his logic, this is part of the creative great achievements, and even the path that must be taken.

Buddy, you’re in a turbulent world striving to become a figure of Hitler’s stature.

“Incomprehensible, you now seem like a madman!”

Cheng Daqi, however, remained stable in his emotions, still smiling as he countered.

“When Copernicus proposed heliocentrism, the vast majority considered him a madman, so I take it as a compliment.”

“Concept shifting! The upward spiral of science and the madness of a sociopath are two different things!”

Cheng Daqi’s expression stalled, he calmly asked back.

“So, do you like this world now?”

The terrifying thing about idealists is this; Cheng, though operating in darkness, is not disheartened by it.

Lawbreaking does not concern him.

Being called a madman by his closest does not concern him.

Being accused of being a sociopath, he could handle indifferently.

Those who indeed wreak unbearable chaos in their actions, regardless of historical assessment, are often like Cheng right now.

Going to Hell?

So what, go then!

“If you don’t like it, you could join in and contribute to its development instead of breaking the law here and trying to brainwash me into believing your illegal activities are ‘reasonable,’ that’s just laughable, Daqi!”

Zhao Hongjin’s words sounded right, but Cheng was no longer willing to argue.

Neither could convince the other, such arguments held no meaning, just a waste of time.

“Then mock me, Ah Zhao, I actually hope you can become what you believe and want to become yourself as.

But I also wish you could stay in Shanhaiguan to help me, you’re crucial to my work.

They say judge by words and deeds, our story has just begun, maybe by the end, you will understand what I’m actually pursuing.”

What’s Cheng in pursuit of? Zhao Hongjin couldn’t see.

“Daqi, you’ve changed so fast, a man’s ambition is like a bubble, your wealth like the air in it.

You’re investing more, and your thoughts are straying further from the start, I must remind you, think it through.”

Cheng Daqi extinguished his cigarette and asked with a smile.

“How do you know I haven’t thought it through?”

—————–

In Hu City, at Poly Shijia, the Asia-Pacific headquarters of Faraday Future, Dong Zecheng finally met his superior.

Before, he thought that his immediate superior would be Lao Jia, now he realized that Cheng had arranged another superior for him.

“Ms. Lisa, welcome, you can call me Dong, or TONY.”

TONY is actually a proper name, but somehow it became associated solely with barbers domestically, though Lisa isn’t aware of this, so no harm done.

Sun Xuewen, with suboptimal driving skills, was now arranged by Cheng to be Lisa’s translator, considered as someone from Cheng’s in-group.

Little Sun may not have much talent, but being Sun’s son gave him this opportunity from Cheng.

However far he could go, would depend on his own fortune.

Under Sun Xuewen’s translation, Lisa and Dong Zecheng discussed the preliminary preparations of Faraday Future in Hua Country.

As the new Chairman of Faraday Future’s Board, two major challenges lay ahead for Lisa.

The first is to acquire a modern factory or begin construction work.

The OEM model could work, but it’s not a long-term plan, Cheng has already decided to burn money, so finding a factory must be prioritized.

The second is to restart the prototyping and iterative testing of Faraday Future vehicles. Lao Jia had previously collaborated with the Belt Brother, to secure his funds, they made a few prototype cars, but mass production is still far off, and they do not meet Cheng’s requirements.

The prototypes need to be reworked and iterated, needing significant engineer involvement, and organizing an engineering team and sorting out the supply chain system, just these two issues are enough to give Lisa a headache.