Darkstone Code

Chapter 664 - 0661 Because I want to!

"I’ve recruited some people..."

Lime, who followed Lynch, made quite a bit of money. Traders and stockbrokers in Bupen are always representative of high-income groups.

Stockbrokers need no introduction. In this era, this profession has created countless wealth myths, even if it’s just a small, insignificant stockbroker.

On the busiest streets of Bupen, there are many legends about how stockbrokers quickly transformed into presidents of brokerage firms. This has even happened recently with Lime himself.

And as for traders, their incomes are even higher. Generally hiring good traders involves fees based on the size of the funds they manage.

Becoming the president of such a company, Lime can be said to have successfully reached the pinnacle of life.

Lynch’s support for Lime in starting such a company was partly to lay out in the financial sector, as he is also a major shareholder in this company.

Additionally, it was for his convenience. Traders would sign stricter contracts to ensure that Lynch’s interests would not be leaked due to certain interest trends.

Many "insider tips" actually come from trading and brokerage firms. They can always get some information from some employers, such as now.

If someone leaks the news that Lynch is planning to short Danlimore, it could cause some chaos, making Lynch’s next plan passive.

He talked to Lynch about a lot, including the knowledge he had mastered over the year and his views on the profession and his future development. It was clear he was very excited.

After living at the bottom in Bupen for so long, finally having his own career is indeed a big encouragement.

At the end of dinner, Lynch put down his knife and fork and looked at Lime, "I know you’re curious why I’m certain Danlimore will definitely fall..."

Lime also put down his knife and fork, sat up straight, just short of putting both hands on his knees, "Yes, Mr. Lynch. From the current market perspective, it’s unlikely that Danlimore stock will drop..."

He cited many pieces of evidence to support his view, such as Danlimore holding the most advanced power generation technologies and having their own patent barriers. The Megan Consortium they belong to provides them with favorable conditions during production and transportation.

Plus, with the large orders they signed with the Governor of Amelia, no one thinks this stock will plunge. Absolutely not!

But Lime has an almost instinctive faith in Lynch, which is what makes him feel strangely conflicted. He wants to know why.

Lynch tossed him a cigarette, lighting one for himself as well. A cigarette after a meal is as blissful as the Lord.

Amidst the intermittent puffs of smoke, in Lime’s eyes, the smoke swirling around Lynch’s handsome and dashing face added a mysterious aura.

"The last lesson, Lime. If you keep focusing on the Federation’s financial market, you’ll understand that beyond normal market behavior, many behind-the-scenes hands are maneuvering everything here."

"All the things you think are unlikely to happen and that violate market rules come from the manipulation of these behind-the-scenes hands."

"But these practitioners in Bupen, or even the behind-the-scenes hands themselves, make their actions seem reasonable by professionally analyzing why and how these events happen, labeling them as ’miracles.’"

"How are there so many miracles in this world?"

"It’s just some people with enough power manipulating pieces from outside the chessboard!"

"Why will Danlimore fall?"

Lynch chuckled, his brow full of flair, "Because I want it to fall!"

Lime was so shocked by these words that his eyes widened in disbelief, taking a long time to come back to his senses.

Every time there’s an abnormal financial phenomenon in Bupen, people hold various salons to analyze why these abnormal phenomena occur. He is also a participant, frequently attending various salons and encountering all kinds of bizarre theories, which led him to develop his own theory.

This is roughly the career path of most finance practitioners, from ignorance to establishing their own system and firmly believing in it, until... it is destroyed.

Even now, Lynch’s words keep echoing in his mind — "Because I want it to fall."

Yes, yes, this explains why some inexplicable financial phenomena occur: because there are people with financial dominance who want these miracles to be born, want a company on the brink of bankruptcy to have its market value multiplied dozens of times in an instant, want a financially healthy company in the Federation’s top fifty to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy, want to...

Because these people simply want to do so, the financial market must abandon its intrinsic rules to cater to these people’s wishes!

This was the first time he heard such a statement, and he knew it was likely correct. A new world appeared before him, making him feel small yet excited.

"Have you... also reached such a level?" he even used honorifics at this moment.

In the Federation, a nation that champions freedom and equality, no one considers themselves inferior to others, not even homeless people casually use honorifics, nor do they feel inferior due to being homeless.

Everyone is equal; this is the spirit of the Federation.

But at this moment, he couldn’t express his inner shock without using honorifics.

Lynch smiled and exhaled a puff of smoke.

A little later, Little Fox made a call to Lynch. He was in trouble.

"The board is forcing me to resign..." Without waiting for any pleasantries, Little Fox opened with a plea for help.

His voice was a bit bitter. Over the past two years, Fox Film Corporation had developed very well, especially after shooting two "Lynch’s Adventure" movies, with a good financial situation.

In addition to other films, which also achieved good box office results, Fox Film Corporation had firmly established its foothold.

However, this also meant it attracted a lot of capital interest, which is quite normal in the Federation. If your company can make money and has proven its ability to make money, you must accept investment or go public.

Companies that wish to earn on their own will find their paths more and more restricted. Only those willing to share profits selflessly will find their paths broader and broader.

About forty percent of Fox Corporation’s shares were held by other investors. This wasn’t a loss for Fox and his father since these people shared their risks.

What Little Fox did not expect was that even though Mr. Fox had just gone in not too long ago, a group of shareholders started to "rebel."

They demanded that Little Fox resign from all his positions in the company and hand them over to someone else under the pretext of "possible serious tax crimes by the Fox father and son."

The purpose of this was to maintain Fox Film Corporation’s positive image. After all, just because the father commits a crime doesn’t mean the child is innocent.

A president possibly involved in tax crimes would cast a negative impact on Fox Film Corporation and attract the Federal Tax Bureau’s scrutiny.

Take note, these considerations were not wrong. They just overlooked Little Fox’s acceptance in the "emotional" aspect.

This was the difference between "gangsters" and "the regular army," or perhaps between ordinary people and capitalists.

For capitalists, interests come first. As long as it is in everyone’s interest, they are willing to do anything, including resigning some of them from company positions if it benefits them or helps them avoid losses.

But for Little Fox, who climbed up from the bottom and still had street gang culture roots, this was a blatant betrayal, a severe harm!

He couldn’t understand and couldn’t forgive.

In Lynch’s view, this was a sign of immaturity because what those shareholders said was not wrong. The State Tax Bureau in York State, if they couldn’t find a breakthrough point in Mr. Fox, might find a way to bring down Little Fox, forcing Mr. Fox to implicate Lynch.

This tactic is common in the Tax Bureau, using family and friend pressure, which is one way to make people yield.

Once Little Fox gets involved, rumors like "Fox Film Corporation Enmeshed in Tax Investigation" will spread, affecting the company’s upcoming scheduling plans.

However, knowing is different from doing. It’s like knowing some things are harmful to health, wrong, or illegal, but people still do them.

Knowing is one thing, doing is another.

Considering that Mr. Fox was still holding his ground inside, Lynch thought he should give Little Fox some support.

"Find a time soon to call for a shareholders’ meeting, and I will personally attend to resolve this matter then..."

Then he comforted Little Fox for a while. Compared to his father, this guy still seemed a bit immature, even though he was over thirty.

Shortly after hanging up, Vera also gave Lynch a call.

"The people from the State Tax Bureau in York State are asking me to return and submit some billing records. Should I go back?" She wasn’t very worried, just uncertain whether she should return.

Currently, she and her child reside in Bupen, overseeing the accounts of the Darkstone Fund comprehensively. The work in Sabin City has essentially been completed.

Lynch had already entrusted the accounts of Interstellar Trade Company to a professional accounting firm over there, with each period’s accounts ultimately being reviewed by Vera here. He wasn’t blindly pursuing extreme tax avoidance, as that approach is quite foolish.

Considering his meticulousness with documentation, he could guarantee there would absolutely be no problems.

Yet, he couldn’t guarantee nothing would go wrong. The Tax Bureau isn’t known for sticking strictly to rules, often using off-stage measures without any qualms.

"I’ll come over later..."