At the same time, inside the Crimson Preferred office.
It was still the same group of people, most of them projections.
"The stock has started to fall, do we make our move?" one excited executive asked.
"Not yet, let the stocks fall a bit more, that way we can earn a little extra," Xu He said with a light smile.
"That’s true, we sold our stocks at the highest price, directly doubling our money."
"Haha, once the stock price is low, we’ll bottom-fish, and then when the news comes out, we’ll drive the price up again and make another killing."
"Wangxi’s Choice shorted our stock, if they don’t want to lose money when our stock price rises, they’ll have to compete with us in a money contest."
"We can come up with two hundred billion in funds, let’s see how they play with us!"
Each of the executives had a happy smile on their faces.
Not only had they made money, but they had also caused the Youtai Merchants Association to lose a hefty sum, which was delightful.
"Two hundred billion? Heh, that’s not all," Lilith said with a gentle laugh.
"Oh? Miss Lilith, do you have hidden funds?"
The executives all turned their attention to Lilith.
They couldn’t help but admire Lilith’s beauty, as well as her work ability.
"Hehe," Lilith smiled without speaking.
"Haha, Lilith’s boss has made a fortune, if money’s tight, going to him is definitely the right move," Xu He said, laughing loudly.
"Eh? Miss Lilith has a boss above her? Isn’t that Mr. Xu?" one executive exclaimed in surprise.
"Lilith’s boss is also a shareholder of Crimson Preferred, much wealthier than I am," Xu He said, waving his hand.
"It seems Miss Lilith’s boss must be quite the big shot."
"If there’s a chance, we must exchange ideas, get to know him."
Upon hearing this, Niu Ben, with a smile, said, "Miss Lilith’s boss is indeed a number one figure, even I am no match."
"Wait, is Miss Lilith’s boss the one I’m thinking of?" one of the Ghost Emperor executives said, shocked.
"Mhm, it’s the one you’re thinking of," Niu Ben nodded.
"I never imagined it’s him. He’s truly a formidable force, dominating many Ghost Emperors; it’s outrageous, makes me feel utterly inferior," another Ghost Emperor executive added.
Since these were matters related to Golden City, they couldn’t speak of them openly outside.
They could only express themselves with this sort of ambiguous language.
Those Level 8 Ghost Kings who hadn’t attended the Golden City’s decade-long celebration looked at each other, not expecting that Lilith’s boss was such an influential figure.
There were also two who, because of urgent matters they could not leave, had not attended Golden City’s decennial celebration, and thus were not aware of Mu Rufeng’s actions.
Hearing Niu Ben and the others speaking, they also felt puzzled.
One of the Ghost Emperor executives even asked directly.
Xu He, however, said, "It’s the event today that you missed because of other matters. He took first place there."
"First place! He actually took first place!"
The pupils of those two Ghost Emperor executives shrank sharply.
They knew all too well the significance of taking first place.
"Alright, everyone get ready, have your funds prepared, and be ready at any moment, follow the unified command, and be sure to respond immediately," Xu He clapped his hands and then said.
The executives all nodded in agreement.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it’s fallen by a few dozen bucks in just half an hour," Mu Rufeng marveled as he watched the stock price of Crimson Preferred.
Honestly, bringing down Wangxi’s Choice was quite easy.
Just destroy the real-world channels, and regardless of how much advertising Wangxi’s Choice does, how many types of products they have, or how many discounts they offer.
Over time, Wangxi’s Choice would inevitably fall beneath Crimson Preferred.
Mu Rufeng browsed the news for a while longer, and time slowly passed.
"Master, we’ve arrived. This is Green Mountains and Rivers Group," Ma Qiu stopped.
Mu Rufeng looked up and saw a grand sight; Green Mountains and Rivers Group was nestled in a tree hollow.
No, not a hollow, rather, it was built within an extremely thick tree root, towering dozens of meters high.
Green Mountains and Rivers Group’s corporate offices were constructed within this massive tree root.
Surrounding the office were numerous brilliant flowers, plants, and ponds, which were quite a sight to behold.
However, one could tell that these vibrant flora were all alive!
"You go back and rest for a bit," Mu Rufeng patted Ma Qiu, then stored it in his Item Slot.
Mu Rufeng didn’t immediately enter, but took out his cell phone and called Liu Qinghe.
The phone rang for a few seconds and was answered.
"Who is it?" came a voice from the other end.
"Mu, my boy? You’re in Tree Demon City already? So soon? Where are you? I’ll come to meet you," Liu Qinghe’s voice sounded excited.
"I’m right at the entrance to your group."
"What? You’re at the entrance? I’m currently out, I’ll be back in ten minutes, please wait a moment, I’ll have someone from the group greet you," Liu Qinghe said, surprised.
Surprised that Mu Rufeng had already arrived at the group’s company entrance.
"I’m not in a hurry, there’s plenty of time," Mu Rufeng said with a light smile.
"I’ll call someone, I’ll come back as fast as I can," Liu Qinghe hung up after speaking.
Mu Rufeng put away his cellphone and then, smiling, shook his head and strode toward the corporate gates.
To get to the gate, he had to walk through a path lined with lotus leaves.
Flanked on both sides by rows of lotus leaves, the path stretched all the way to the gate.
On either side were ponds, which were indeed pleasing to the eye.