"Is it that miraculous?"
Jia Ye Meizi asked with a look of disbelief.
"The futures market is similar to the stock market. These kinds of drastic fluctuations are quite common. Especially in the futures market, such ups and downs are even more pronounced. This is why I don't trade futures. Futures can indeed be very profitable, but the problem is that no one can be right every single time. Just one wrong prediction, and it's utter ruin. To be honest, I wouldn't have touched futures this time if it weren't to trap Wan Jing."
Chen Feng replied truthfully.
"The problem is, there are so many commodities in the Qingjiu country's futures market. Explaining them all will take a very long time."
Jia Ye Meizi said with a troubled expression.
"It doesn't matter if there are many commodities. We'll just pick those with significant trading volumes, say, with a trading volume of tens of billions as a standard."
"Ah? Tens of billions in trading volume? If we use leverage, wouldn't we go broke?"
Jia Ye Meizi asked with excitement.
"That's exactly the effect we want. Wan Jing is a big boss. Small plays won't finish him. We have to use futures leverage to finish Wan Jing."
Chen Feng explained calmly.
"Chen Feng, I've thought about it carefully, and I still think we should drop this. We've only considered what happens if Wan Jing loses. But what if Wan Jing wins? He'll make an astronomical sum, and we'll lose an astronomical sum. The risk is too great."
Jia Ye Meizi advised Chen Feng.
"The risk is supposed to be high. If the risk isn't high, how can we trap Wan Jing?"
Chen Feng replied calmly.
"Then what if we lose?"
"There are wins and losses in everything. If we lose, we can just start over. But don't worry, I came to Qingjiu country this time to operate in person. If I were to operate remotely, there's a high chance of failure. However, I've done thorough preparations here in Qingjiu country, so it won't fail."
Chen Feng said seriously.
"Chen Feng, I don't quite understand. Why must Wan Jing die? If Wan Jing tries to trick you, can't you just avoid him? There's no need to be so stubborn about making him die. If someone provokes you, you want them dead. Frankly, it's too reckless."
"Jia Ye Meizi, what you say makes a lot of sense. If someone provokes me, and I want them dead, that behavior is indeed brutal and foolish. But the problem is, Wan Jing isn't an ordinary person. He's specifically trying to get me killed by setting this trap. Before, Wan Jing colluded with others to have the provincial economic investigation team look into my finances. If the findings were to hold, it would mean I acted against organizational principles and pursued my own agenda, a result sufficient to kill my political career. Once my political career is dead, those I've offended in the political arena will easily finish me. In such a situation, I must make Wan Jing die. If Wan Jing doesn't die, I will eventually die by his hand. The political arena is like this; it's bloody."
Chen Feng continued to speak seriously.
"The way you put it, the political arena feels more terrifying than the business world. In the business world, you only cheat the other party out of money, it's not as extreme as taking a life. In the political arena, lives are at stake so readily."
Jia Ye Meizi felt dizzy.
Chen Feng didn't hesitate and asked Jia Ye Meizi to start explaining the major commodities with large trading volumes in the Qingjiu country's futures market one by one.
Fearing her explanation wouldn't be accurate or thorough enough, Jia Ye Meizi hired a futures market expert at a high price to explain to Chen Feng.
Jia Ye Meizi greatly admired Chen Feng. She confined herself with the expert in a hotel room and listened to explanations for a full week.
Futures trading, with all its data, sounded extremely dry.
Most people would fall asleep after an hour, yet Chen Feng listened diligently for an entire week. Such patience meant he was bound to succeed in his endeavors.
"Chen Feng, how do you feel after a week?"
Jia Ye Meizi asked tentatively.
"No joy, no anger, no sorrow, no happiness."
Chen Feng replied with a smile.
"No joy, no anger, no sorrow, no happiness? What do you mean?"
Jia Ye Meizi was bewildered.
"The futures expert you hired at a high price is a formidable character. If I were to display any emotions in front of him, he would quickly discern which futures contracts were poised for massive profits and which were poised for massive losses. This is information that only I can know, not even you."
Chen Feng said sternly.
"What? Not even I can know? That's too exaggerated!"
Jia Ye Meizi was once again dizzy.
"It's not exaggeration, it's caution. If I trap Wan Jing in futures trading and a second person finds out, there's a high probability that instead of trapping Wan Jing, I'll trap myself. It's not that you would inform on me, but you might inadvertently spread the word. Your experience in the world is still shallow, and it's hard for you to hide your true emotions. If I tell you which futures contract to focus on, and then someone discusses that particular contract with you, you'll immediately give yourself away. Once exposed, that information will spread like wildfire..."
Chen Feng explained patiently.
"Chen Feng, I didn't realize you were so meticulous in your work."
Jia Ye Meizi remarked with emotion.
"When it involves matters of life and death, meticulousness is essential."
Chen Feng replied earnestly.
"Chen Feng, everything is ready except for the east wind. You've identified the futures contract, but how do we get Wan Jing to willingly walk into the trap?"
Jia Ye Meizi asked with curiosity and anticipation.
"We must show Wan Jing a huge incentive. With an incentive, Wan Jing will naturally step into the trap."
Chen Feng replied calmly and collectedly.
"Chen Feng, are you saying we use money to forcibly inflate the price of that outwardly strong but inwardly weak futures contract, and then Wan Jing, seeing this, will impulsively buy in..."
Jia Ye Meizi probed.
"That's exactly it."
Chen Feng smiled faintly.
"Heavens, the risk is too great! To drive up the price of a futures contract requires an astronomical sum of money. What if it fails..."
Jia Ye Meizi trembled.
"Jia Ye Meizi, there's no need to be afraid. I'm very confident about that futures contract; it won't go wrong. Furthermore, I have a thorough understanding of Wan Jing's greed for money. With these two factors combined, Wan Jing is bound to fall into the trap. What we need to do now is figure out how to raise a large sum of money. Qingjiu country is capitalist; raising funds shouldn't be too difficult."
Chen Feng replied truthfully.
"Chen Feng, are you truly confident in handling Wan Jing and making a substantial profit in the process?"
Jia Ye Meizi asked cautiously.
"I have a sixty percent chance of success."
Chen Feng continued to reply truthfully.
"What? Only sixty percent?"
Jia Ye Meizi felt dizzy.
"Yes, only sixty percent. You're in business, you should know that a sixty percent success rate is already very high in the business world. There's no such thing as a hundred percent sure thing."
Chen Feng explained calmly.
"Hmm, that's true. Since you're so confident, I'll ask my dad about the money. While developing your business in Qingjiu country these past few years, I've also helped my father a bit. My father has also made a considerable amount of money in recent years, so he can certainly help me out."
Jia Ye Meizi said confidently.
"What if it fails, won't that put your whole family in jeopardy?"
Now it was Chen Feng's turn to be dizzy.
"Chen Feng, rest assured, I see success in your determined eyes. After all, in business, how can there be no risk? Don't you have a saying in Hua Xia? 'Wealth is sought in danger.'"
Jia Ye Meizi said with a smile.
"Then how do you plan to persuade your father to provide a huge sum of money to help us?"
Chen Feng asked.