Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 123 The Canary's Choice!

In fact, after filming wrapped on "Dwelling Narrowness," Lin Xingzhuo and Li Nian kept in touch on QQ...

She's being driven crazy by Orange Sky Entertainment!!

In just a few months, she filmed "Six Sisters of Yimeng", "The Secret History of Yang Guifei", and "Don't Lie to Me".

其中《沂蒙六姐妹》是8月20日杀青，开始跑宣传活动；《杨贵妃秘史》是8月进组在横店拍摄；《别对我说谎》又在9月16日在云泽市影视基地开机；
Filming back and forth like crazy!!!

From the modern women in "Dwelling Narrowness" to the rural figures in "Six Sisters of Yimeng," then to the historical drama "The Secret History of Yang Guifei," and finally to the capable female lawyer in "Don't Lie to Me"...

In between, she also took a two-week acting training course in the United States, shot two commercials, and appeared on the cover of a "Boutique Shopping Guide" magazine.

Lin Xingzhuo felt his scalp tingle just hearing about this ruthless, exploitative capital tactic.

Of course, if it's a female celebrity like Zhang Ziyi, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Su Bingqing, or a bankrupt version of Liu Tao, she would definitely be delighted with this kind of enlightening resource transfer, and even become increasingly excited!

However, Li Nian is clearly not the type of female star in this category.

After this round, she was completely exhausted. She was under constant tension and suffered from severe insomnia, only able to fall asleep with the help of tranquilizers.

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One night, Li Nian suddenly told Lin Xingzhuo that she wanted to get married.

A wealthy Hong Kong businessman is pursuing her and can help pay the termination fee.

However, after marriage, I'll be living the life of a caged bird...

Although Li Nian possessed a typical innate Canary Body, Lin Xingzhuo advised him to calmly consider such a significant matter first.

Beep beep... Beep beep beep...

Li Nian sent a QQ video call invitation directly.

Lin Xingzhuo was genuinely startled by this video call.

The mobile 3G network is really terrible.

The video footage is a blurry mess of pixelated noise, as if viewed through an impenetrable, damp fog.

Although the whole person appears to be frozen due to the low resolution, the image often appears sluggish.

But Li Nian's eyes still clearly reflected a deep-seated weariness, like paper that had been crumpled countless times, dry and dull.

Her lips were slightly chapped, and when she pursed them, there was a sense of fragility in them, as if she was trying her best to maintain them.

His voice had a slight, barely perceptible hoarseness, like a badly worn-out ball.

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Li Nian is currently in a very tense state.

At this stage, the innocent girl is indeed not suited for the entertainment industry.

Lin Xingzhuo somewhat understood the choice she made after the huge success of "Dwelling Narrowness".

In her past life, Li Nian became a nationally renowned actress, rising to the ranks of popular young actresses and being named "Best Actress in a TV Series of the Year." At the peak of her career, she suddenly chose to marry a Hong Kong businessman, terminate her contract, and retire from the entertainment industry...

This angered Orange Sky Entertainment so much that they publicly announced a "permanent ban"!
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As for joining Tiger Shadow Star Glory.

The company follows a "less is more" approach, having already signed Zhao Yihuan and Mao Xiaotong. Before these two establish themselves as top-tier talents, there are simply no extra resources to recruit newcomers.

Furthermore, poaching a rising starlet that Orange Sky Entertainment is currently promoting not only breaks the rules of the entertainment industry but also creates a deadly feud and offends a number of people in the Beijing and Hong Kong entertainment circles.

The company has invested so much money, resources, and effort; they definitely need to recoup their costs. However, Li Nian's current state isn't suited to an artist who thrives on a high-intensity, money-making schedule...

This kind of behavior—putting one's own hookup at the expense of the interests of the other two major shareholders of Tiger Shadow Star Entertainment—is really hard to tolerate...

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Moreover, Lin Xingzhuo's private life is far too colorful these days.

In "Beauty's Rival in Palace," she had ambiguous relationships with Zhang Tong and Yang Mi, and in "Reign of Assassins," she had Lin Xilei and Da Aisi in a Hong Kong and Taiwan invitational tournament.

I'm just too busy, and my body can't keep up...

That being said, sometimes there is more room for development outside of official positions.

Everyone in the entertainment industry is constantly under pressure and needs to release stress, creating a demand for stress-relieving methods!

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At the end of the video chat, Lin Xingzhuo told her some investment information.

Hang Seng Index call options! Go long!

Whether she believes it or not, and whether she has the courage to do it, is up to her.

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The Hang Seng Index call options had been struggling since the beginning of 2009 due to the negative impact of the global economic crisis the previous year. When the Hang Seng Index finally rebounded by 3 points in March, TVB caused trouble again by selling the copyright of "The Greed of Man" to Youku for an online rebroadcast.

This completely destroyed the Hang Seng Index, causing it to plummet to 11344 points...

Most stock market investors were completely numb at this point.

A cup of tea, a cigarette, and a broken stock to watch the day go by.

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At this point, the real whales lazily enter the market and begin to slowly build a bottom...

In fact, retail investors are an abstract concept, a group consisting of hundreds of thousands or millions of accounts, just like countless krill in the ocean.

Unless political interests are involved, it's rare for whales to fight each other and spill their blood to feed the krill population when they manipulate the market...

More often than not, it is the whales that find the densest swarms of krill.

It'll be gone in two or three bites...

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Once capital reaches a certain size, asking twice a day is enough.

Only some lower animals need to work 8 to 12 hours a day just to fill their stomachs...

The key trick is to determine the cost line of the vast majority of retail investors in the market, which is the densest krill population!
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In his previous life, Lin Xingzhuo had reviewed financial anti-corruption documentaries such as "Zero Tolerance," "Always on the Road" (episode 4), and "National Supervision" (episode 2), and had also read some internal materials from the financial industry.

I used to think it was like the telemarketing movies in "The Wolf of Wall Street," with its persuasive rhetoric and dark adventures;

I also considered using the technical analysis and policy predictions from "The Big Short";

Or is it the intrigue and power struggles of "The Greed of Man"? Or the strategic planning and decisive battle on the Yellow River Road in "Prosperity"?

The result was that everything was wrong! Wrong!! Wrong!!

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According to the securities tycoon involved in the case, which involved billions of yuan, the matter was actually very simple and there were no fancy tricks involved.

It simply exports an Excel spreadsheet from the backend.

The above contains all the account opening information for individual investors.

Including cost price...

Damn it! High-level business warfare often employs the most basic methods!

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The cost line for the vast majority of retail investors is what motivates this group.

After that, it's simple: gently gather, slowly twist, smear, and pick! Keep going back and forth! Use every trick in the book!!
Until the vast majority of retail investors couldn't take it anymore, couldn't hold on any longer, and... sold off their entire holdings at a loss...

What follows is a series of violently escalating, exhilarating events...

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As a result, no one, including Lin Xingzhuo, expected that Li Nian, who was supposed to be a canary in the gilded cage, would have such courage, as if possessed by the God of Gamblers, and go all in!

When Lin Xingzhuo found out, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Hong Kong stocks may not be as simple and straightforward as using an Excel spreadsheet, but the market fluctuations are just as thrilling and nerve-wracking!
If Li Nian couldn't hold on and was lost halfway through...

That might mean retiring from the entertainment industry two years early to become a kept woman!

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Wealth lies in strategy, not in physical labor; profit lies in power, not in hard work.

Li Nian, taking advantage of Lin Xingzhuo's absolute trust, directly used divination to break the deadlock.

So the canary didn't go into the cage; it simply left...

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When Lin Xingzhuo came to her senses...

Xiao Ma started eating his second bowl of squid and chicken stew, chatting with Zhu Jinghong about the news circulating these past two days about Guo Jinjin and Huo Qigang discussing marriage.

hum hum...

Zhu Jinghong was drinking chrysanthemum liquor and eating sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce, chatting happily, when her phone on the table suddenly vibrated.

He picked it up and looked at the message; his face immediately fell...

(End of this chapter)