What's wrong with me being a rich man?

Chapter 614 Demons and Monsters
Ying Jianren fired the first shot in the fight against Yu.

Before him, whether in private, through rumors, or by deleting articles in a moment of weakness, competitors like Alibaba and Tencent were only quietly cultivating public opinion, and there was indeed no such weighty voice.

As the person in charge of a listed company, and as an innocent victim of the "King of Short Sellers'" divine power, Ying Jianren's willingness to stand up like this takes courage in the eyes of many.

Although short selling is short selling, range extender is range extender, and mobile internet is mobile internet, the convergence of these three elements in Yu Xing has indeed drawn the dislike of a considerable number of people for this mixed symbolism.

Because it was founded by Yu Xing, Baixiaosheng Forum naturally has more followers, and other platforms that are inherently in competition with it are naturally more likely to have different opinions.

"This group of people is strange. Do they really take Yu Xing's words as gospel?"

"Jiuzhou is too expensive, Zotye is cheap, I support Zotye."

"Short selling is out of control. They think they can bring down a listed company based on rumors and gossip. They really need to investigate Yu Xing thoroughly."

Yu Xing noticed but didn't pay attention to the different opinions, while Li Song, who had been particularly energetic lately, was very indignant about it.

He wanted to call the big short seller, but felt it would bother him, so he could only express his views at home: "One thing at a time. Can the price of a car really be a reason to oppose President Yu? That's ridiculous."

Xu Xin remained calm: "That's how public opinion is. There are all sorts of opinions. You see, President Yu is just as unmoved as a mountain. I think that's good. If he comes out and tries to find one or two excuses, more voices will soon emerge."

Upon hearing this, she suddenly recalled President Yu's previous considerations and began to admire him: "President Yu is absolutely capable of manipulating online public opinion. I still remember his incitement during the 3Q War, but he always refused the carbon silicon public relations department's attempt to idolize him. This was quite prescient; otherwise, there would probably be a huge backlash now."

Silicon Carbon Group once tried to link the boss's personal image with the car products, but once too much image is established in the public eye, it inevitably faces more scrutiny, not to mention the situation of encountering a major short seller in private.

As Li Song scrolled through Weibo, he saw comments defending Tie Niu Group with rumors and sneered, "Rumors can't bring down a listed company; the real problem is that they're not just rumors."

Xu Xin agrees with this point. She believes that the public opinion that rose after Ying Jianren stepped forward was obviously orchestrated. However, there is a crucial question about this wave of public opinion: what if... what if Tieniu Group really has a big problem?
Once this happens, public opinion will immediately reverse, and the prestige of the "King of Short Sellers" will rise again.

She chatted for a bit, and seemed quite eager for everyone to give Tieniu Group a clear answer.

Xu Xin has accepted the fact that President Yu has transformed into three pure beings in one breath. Now she is more at ease. If the Silicon Carbon Group cannot go public, then so be it. Not all car companies go public.

"Is Mr. Yu really going to Hong Kong?" Li Song asked indignantly for a while, then suddenly asked a crucial question.

Xu Xin nodded: "He'll go in the first week of next month. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange requires a public response, whether people believe it or not. I'll go with him as a shareholder representative. Are you going?"

Li Song pointed to himself: "Me...am I suitable?"

Xu Xin said, "You can sit down there."

Li Song felt that the suggestion was a bit... like food offered with contempt, but then he thought that food offered with contempt was still food.

He agreed, and after considering for a moment, he said, "Ying Jianren probably thinks it's inconvenient for President Yu to speak up right now. President Ma and Pony haven't come out, but he's the one who came out to criticize. President Yu doesn't want to pay attention to him, so I'll help by going to the site to check on the situation at Tieniu Group."

Xu Xin frowned: "Don't make things worse, isn't it chaotic enough already?"

“I’m not going to make it public,” Li Song laughed. “If I can find out, I’ll just post it on Weibo or Weishi, and it won’t implicate Bai Xiaosheng.”

Xu Xin's brows remained furrowed, but after a while, she agreed.

Li Song was quite puzzled: "Why did you agree again?"

Xu Xin calmly said, "Didn't President Yu say that short selling also has its thresholds?" Li Song's face flushed red, and he became even more eager to prove himself with a single success.

However, before he could conduct on-site investigations, many more people from the automotive industry had already entered into the public opinion wave stirred up by Ying Jianren.

Shen Haiyin of Singulato Motors, who has long been rumored to be at odds with Yu Xing, gave an interview to Tencent Finance. Half of the interview focused on his own car project, while the other half discussed industry veterans who are also short sellers.

"Everyone says that projects that the mountain peak doesn't approve of can't be done, but we at Singulato Motors absolutely don't believe in that nonsense."

"While Silicon Carbon Group has indeed developed rapidly, I may need to ask a question bluntly: is this pace of development compliant with regulations?"

"Guo Shanfeng has been investigating other listed companies and has indeed uncovered a number of fraudulent companies. However, I hope that Mr. Yu can treat his own company with the same standards. Is it possible for Carbon Silicon Group to go public in Hong Kong in accordance with the procedures?"

Shen Haiyin was also discussing Lingang's top priority: the listing of silicon carbon.

Coincidentally, Huang Xiuyuan of Youxia Motors also gave an interview around the same time. He also mentioned the listing of silicon carbon, and an additional focus was on the serious impact of the anonymous mechanism of Baixiaosheng Forum.

"As far as I know, there have been many short-selling voices targeting domestic companies on the Baixiaosheng Forum recently. Its anonymous mechanism makes it easy for malicious people to spread false information, and some listed companies have already been slandered."

"Furthermore, was the Baixiaosheng Forum established by short-selling institutions to collect industry information? Could it involve insider information?"

"These issues all deserve proper attention and regulation."

Youxia Motors, Singulato Motors, and Qiantu Motors are all new energy projects that attended the conference in Lingang but were not well-received. Two of them were interviewed by the media, and the third, although he did not, posted an update on Weibo.

They share a common stance, and it is indeed the success of the Silicon Carbon Group that has given Yu Xing's voice a huge influence.

The first shot was fired by Ying Jianren, who had no choice but to do so. Then, three entrepreneurs from new energy projects followed suit with their own questions. Jia Yueting, the head of LeEco, who was less abrupt but equally powerful, only mentioned the matter briefly to reporters.

"Crossing the mountain peak is still very impressive, but I think everyone should take the words spoken by President Yu in different roles in the right way. We can't treat casual conversation as a main course."

Jia Yueting was very happy to see this scene, and he was also happy that people stood up together to form a wave of opposition against Yu Xing. If possible, he would like to mingle among them.

He has some private contact with them and is trying to persuade Alibaba or Tencent to cooperate, hoping to have more resources to deal with unforeseen circumstances.

Li Song was surprised when a wave of voices suddenly emerged.

He mentioned this when he met the short seller again, and then he saw the other man slowly smoking a cigarette before finally asking a question.

Yu Xing flicked his cigarette ash: "How much of Mr. Jia's LeEco stock has he pledged?"

Li Song thought Jia Yueting was the least noticeable person in this public opinion and his words didn't carry much weight, but he didn't expect President Yu to ask him about it right away.

He hesitated for two seconds before answering, "It seems to be about 60-70%."

Yu Xing nodded slightly: "You can help me sort this out when you have time."

Li Song nodded subconsciously, only realizing his excitement a moment later.

(End of this chapter)