Chapter 500: The Youngest Trillion-Yuan Helmsman in History!

After they finished their toast, everyone’s attention once again focused on Liu Yutong, all waiting for her to speak. It seemed they wouldn’t rest until she made her position clear. By now, the initiative had completely fallen into Liu Yutong’s hands. After all, the results from this operation were simply too staggering. If the outside world learned that someone as legendary as Liu Yutong existed in the investment world, people wanting to give her money would probably line up from Big South City all the way to Pearl City. These solid, undeniable results were her source of confidence.

Of course, everyone understood deep down that achieving such terrifying returns was only possible because Liu Yutong had told them repeatedly—they had simply found themselves standing at the right place at the right time. Without the financial crisis erupting, achieving such high returns in such a short period would have been impossible under normal circumstances. An opportunity like this would probably never come again. Even so, they were still willing to follow her. After all, even without the financial crisis, the returns she had achieved last year were already astonishing enough. They certainly couldn’t have managed it themselves, no matter what.

Liu Yutong set down her wine glass, her gaze sweeping across the fervent members of the Yunshan Society before her. It was almost time.

“Since everyone is willing to continue trusting me, then we need to establish a new platform—one that will make our name known across the globe.”

Zhou Muchen instantly understood and excitedly jumped in, asking, “Sister Yutong, do you mean we should establish our own fund? No, wait—to build our own capital empire?”

Liu Yutong nodded. “Exactly right. Money sitting in an account is nothing but a string of numbers. Only by spending it can we create more wealth and gain leverage in more industries. I propose that we establish a new capital firm under the name of Yunshan Society—Yunshan Capital.”

“I agree!” Lu Hong was the first to raise his hand in approval. “This money was earned thanks to Sister Yutong leading us in the first place. As for how to use it, we’ll follow whatever Sister Yutong says!”

The others immediately voiced their agreement as well, without a moment’s hesitation. Entrusting their funds to her for continued management was far wiser than making blind investments themselves.

“Absolutely! With Sister Yutong at the helm, we can rest easy!”

“Yunshan Capital it is.”

“…….”

Seeing that everyone was in agreement, Liu Yutong continued, “Yunshan Capital’s initial funding will be allocated from this operation’s profits. Everyone present will be a founding partner. I personally will contribute 10 billion from my cash earnings into it.”

“As for the rest of you, there’s no pressure on how much to contribute—it’s entirely voluntary. You can inject either a portion or all of these earnings into Yunshan Capital in exchange for corresponding equity shares. The funds will be managed and operated under my unified direction. At that point, our investment scope won’t be limited to just the secondary market. We’ll also engage in primary market equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, especially in future technology industries and so on.”

These words essentially told everyone that from now on, she wouldn’t be able to rely completely on trading stocks and futures to make money. Instead, she would truly devote herself to real industries and technology sectors. The crowd couldn’t care less about this shift—as long as they could continue following her, they would do whatever she said. They wouldn’t utter a single word of disagreement.

“I’m in! Out of my 5.6 billion, except for a portion to pay off some debts and a few hundred million for personal spending, the remaining roughly 5 billion is all going into Yunshan Capital!”

“I’ll match with 5 billion!”

“I’m putting in 4 billion!”

“3.8 billion for me!”

“…….”

Very quickly, just from the funds promised by the Yunshan Society members combined with Liu Yutong’s 10 billion, Yunshan Capital’s startup capital pool easily exceeded 35 billion. Of course, the portion of these funds that needed to flow back into the country would require tax declarations according to regulations, so the actual amount received would be slightly over 30 billion. This money would be split into two parts: approximately 24 billion would be reserved domestically for Yunshan Capital after taxes, while the remaining 5 billion or so would stay overseas and be managed by a newly established Yunshan Capital overseas subsidiary.

Similarly, Liu Yutong’s Wanlong Capital overseas subsidiary controlled equity worth 6.6 billion USD on the other side of the ocean, plus 10 billion RMB in cash, reserved for investing in certain overseas and Harbor City projects. Big Goose stock, listed in Harbor City, for example, was worth holding long-term. Of course, it was possible that in this lifetime, Big Goose might not reach the heights it had achieved in the previous one. Because she herself was the biggest variable! However, losses were probably impossible—Pony Ma still had some ability.

Of the remaining nearly 30 billion, after taxes, about 25 billion would remain, which Liu Yutong would transfer back to the country in batches. Over 5 billion of that would be returned to the Wanlong Society Group with both principal and interest, while the remaining roughly 20 billion would be injected into Wanlong Capital and Mingzhu Capital, both under her control.

Up to this point, the number of capital platforms Liu Yutong actually controlled had reached three. The newly created Wanlong Capital still belonged to Wanlong Group, though she was in charge of managing it. The other two capital firms had nothing to do with Wanlong Society Group whatsoever, only with Liu Yutong personally. In short, the total capital Liu Yutong now controlled had already exceeded 100 billion. From this moment forward, she had truly become the youngest legendary helmsman in domestic history—a 19-year-old who controlled 100 billion in capital.

After the basics were settled, Zhou Muchen and the others were clearly even happier. They even felt they could just lie flat and do nothing, that future wealth would continue to grow endlessly. Amidst this jubilant atmosphere, however, one person’s expression seemed somewhat forlorn. That person was Chen Mo.

Chen Mo watched these young elites with prestigious backgrounds whose net worth had just skyrocketed, a hint of envy faintly showing in his eyes. How wonderful! They could continue to invest alongside Miss Liu. He was different, though. He didn’t even have the qualifications to sit at the same table as them, nor was he certain he’d have any chance to be involved at all. Because the temporary trading team he led had successfully completed its mission and was about to be disbanded on the spot according to contract. He personally had also received a massive reward of 200 million. This amount was already more than enough for him to achieve financial freedom. Coupled with his resume as the lead trader who had guided his team to achieve these heaven-defying returns, he could easily have countless people clamoring to give him money, leaping to become a hotshot newcomer in the investment world. But only he himself understood that all this glory was due to that nineteen-year-old girl surrounded by everyone at the center. Without her, he, Chen Mo, might still become an excellent fund manager, but it would be unlikely for him to create another myth like this one. Unless………

Chen Mo took a deep breath and approached Liu Yutong.

“Miss Liu.” His voice carried a hint of nervousness.

Liu Yutong raised her eyes and smiled at him, seemingly having anticipated his approach.

“Chen Mo, you all worked hard this time. The bonus will be transferred within five business days as agreed.”

“Thank you, Miss Liu. We’re already extremely grateful.”

As he said this, Chen Mo’s hands unconsciously clenched tightly, and he couldn’t help but ask, “Miss Liu, will our team be disbanded after this?”

He was asking despite already knowing the answer, but he couldn’t help himself.

“With the mission complete, naturally everyone returns to where they came from.” Liu Yutong’s tone didn’t reveal much emotion as she asked, “Do you have any plans?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo finally mustered his courage and said, “Miss Liu, I know that with my status and meager capital, I’m not qualified to sit as an equal with Young Master Gu, Young Master Zhou, and the others, to become a partner at Yunshan Capital.”

“However, I still wish to follow you.”

“Not merely as a hired hand. I implore you to give me a chance, to allow me to invest everything I’ve gained this time along with all my past savings—a total of 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 without immediately answering. She admired Chen Mo’s professional capabilities and execution, but even more so, she admired the courage and vision he was displaying at this moment. A top-tier trader wasn’t hard to find, but a subordinate with vision, who understood when to advance and retreat, could obey unconditionally, and was willing to invest his everything to pledge allegiance to her—such a person was truly precious.

A few seconds of silence passed, but for Chen Mo, it felt like centuries.

Finally, the corner of Liu Yutong’s lips curved slightly upward as she gracefully extended a hand.

“Welcome to Yunshan Capital!”