Alex Lin and the others arrived at the trading room.
"Open Ethan Ye's account," Alex said with a smile. "Let's take a look at what he bought, and how much profit he's made."
Following his instructions, a trader opened the account.
The moment the trader glanced at the screen, he shouted:
"Holy—!"
Everyone tensed."What's wrong?""What happened?"
The trader pointed at the monitor, incredulous.
"He… he actually went all-in short on gold!"
"What?! He shorted gold— and went all in?!"
Everyone present worked in finance. They understood exactly what that meant.
Rachel Liu panicked."The global economy is weak right now, and gold's value is rising steadily! Anyone with common sense would go long!He went all-in short?! Does he not understand what it means to die?I knew it—giving money to him is useless!Quick, close the position! Reduce the loss!"
"No… no need to close!" the trader stuttered. "We're not losing— we're making a fortune!"
Rachel froze."Making money? How much?"
The trader's eyes sparkled.
"Right now, gold is plummeting—down 1.5%, nearly 2%!Since he went all-in short, his profit is 15% already—about 8 million yuan!"
Everyone:"…Holy… WHAT?!"
"How did gold drop like this at a time like now?! Check the news immediately!"
"Found it!" another trader shouted."A massive gold mine was just discovered in Melbourne. After evaluation, its reserves rank among the top three in the world!With supply expected to surge, gold prices collapsed instantly!"
Everyone's minds filled with one unified thought:
Holy hell.
Right after he shorted gold…Such earth-shaking news dropped?
The timing was absurdly perfect.He was impossibly lucky.
Alex Lin burst into laughter."I knew it—Brother Ye wouldn't disappoint me! Where is he?"
A moment later, Ethan Ye entered.
"Boss Lin, did you need me?"
Alex looked at him with sincere admiration.
"Brother Ye, you've given me a huge surprise! I don't even know how to describe your foresight in shorting gold today!"
Ethan blinked."Did… did we lose money?" he asked cautiously.Then, as if worried he'd be blamed, he added pitifully,"I knew I wasn't capable enough…"
Inside, he was ecstatic.Losing money is good. Losing everything is even better.
But Alex Lin shook his head.
"No. We made a huge profit."
Ethan: "Huh???"
Alex slapped his shoulder excitedly.
"Right after you shorted gold, it dropped 1.5%, and now 2%!Brother Ye, in just half a day you've earned nearly 10 million yuan!That's a 20% return!You really are my lucky star!"
Ethan Ye: "…"
A 2% drop?20% total profit?Nearly 10 million earned?
"So I… helped him make money again?"
His face turned white.
"How is this possible?! Why did it drop?!"
Alex happily explained the gold-mine discovery and the resulting crash.
Meanwhile, Ethan practically vibrated with rage.
He only wanted the guy to lose…yet he made the demon king richer again!
Why is this villain blessed by the heavens?!
After finishing, Alex patted him again.
"Brother Ye, keep it up. I have high expectations for you!"
"Thank you… Boss Lin…"Ethan forced a smile uglier than crying.
When he left the room, Ethan's expression darkened.
He hurried back to his desk, reopened his trading account, and snarled:
"Fine! Since gold is crashing, I'll go long now!All-in long!Let's see how you survive THIS!"
He closed his short position and immediately went all-in on going long.
Feeling satisfied, he sneered:
"Let's see how you lose. You can't possibly dodge this time."
He left to rest.
He firmly believed there was no way Alex Lin could make money again.
Back in the trading room—
The traders continued to monitor gold.
Suddenly someone shouted:
"Gold is rising! Bulls are surging in—tons of people are buying! Prices are shooting upward! Quick! Close the short positions!"
A trader opened Ethan Ye's account…
And froze.
"Hurry!" someone yelled. "Close it before we lose the profit!"
The trader shook his head.
"No need.He already closed his short position earlier… and went all-in long."
Everyone: "…"
The trader continued:
"Because of the surge, his long position already gained 1%.We just made another 5 million."
Everyone:
"HOLY. COW."