Lucy took a breath. "How about raising funds?"

Chen Cheng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile. "No rush. We haven't reached that point yet. If we are to raise funds, we should wait until after the first generation of products is released."

"Loans, however, are worth considering."

In the end, money from the bank is the cheapest.

Besides, Company Name is currently almost debt-free and financially healthy.

Getting a loan of three or four billion is not a problem.

If it were an uncertain project, Chen Cheng would definitely choose to raise funds. After all, burning investors' money is one thing, but with loans, you're burning your own money.

But since he has the complete code, how could he possibly raise funds at this time? If he were to raise funds, he would have to wait until the market expands, so that the valuation would rise with the tide, and profits could be maximized.

Lucy nodded. "Alright. I will contact the bank."

The two discussed the budget details for a while, and then Lucy took her assistant back to Company Name.

Unlike Qin Shi, Lucy could handle things strictly professionally without any hesitation.

If Chen Cheng hadn't felt her passion, he would have suspected she was cold-blooded.

However, she sent a message to Chen Cheng while in the elevator, telling him to meet at Binjiang Garden that night.

Chen Cheng looked at the message, his lips curling up slightly.

He chuckled foolishly for a few seconds, put down his phone, and started working on a new investment strategy.

Through pledging, he obtained 1 billion dollars in funds from Chen Cheng's former employer at an annualized interest rate of 6%.

After struggling with it for a while, Chen Cheng still decided to touch upon options strategies.

With the support of the million lines of code and a clear understanding of the trends, writing quantitative strategies was now a piece of cake for him.

He spent an afternoon building a complex, high-leverage investment portfolio.

It included leveraged call options on tech stocks, straddle options on crude oil futures, put options on airlines and cruise lines, and VIX volatility call options.

If everything went smoothly, he would become famous in one battle and reap 8-10 times the profit.

If things didn't go well and all directions were wrong, provided there was no systemic risk and he could control the drawdown, he would lose at most less than 300 million dollars.

Using 300 million in risk to gamble for five to ten times the profit seemed worth it no matter how you looked at it.

After returning to Binjiang Garden and finishing a workout with Lucy, Chen Cheng was still energized.

He took a glance at the sleeping Lucy, got up, put on his clothes, and went downstairs.

He needed to calm down.

All along, Chen Cheng had adhered to the principle of not participating in high-leverage investments.

But this time, he couldn't help but break this principle.

He walked around the residential complex while simulating the strategy in his mind once again.

Hmm?

Chen Cheng looked at the person sitting on the rest bench in the complex, his lips curled up slightly, and he walked over.

"Xiao Qi, why are you here?"

It was the first time he had run into Deng Xiaoqi, even though they lived in the same complex.

Mainly because this was his love nest with Lucy, and Scum Cheng was afraid of trouble, so he hadn't told Deng Xiaoqi about it.

Hearing someone call her name, Deng Xiaoqi looked up blankly.

Chen Cheng frowned. "Why are you crying?"

Deng Xiaoqi's face was flushed, and her eyes were filled with tears.

"Brother Cheng..."

Seeing the person in front of her, Deng Xiaoqi let out a cry of surprise.

Chen Cheng nodded and sat down beside her.

Deng Xiaoqi wiped her tears in a panic. Chen Cheng looked at her delicate appearance and curled his lips. "If you want to cry, just cry. Brother Cheng won't laugh at you."

"Do you want Brother Cheng to cry with you?"

As he spoke, Chen Cheng pulled his eyelids down to make a crying face.

Pfft~

Deng Xiaoqi chuckled, amused by his funny expression.

A smile appeared on her face as she wiped away her tears.

Chen Cheng chuckled. "I didn't bring any tissues down. Do you want to borrow my clothes?"

Deng Xiaoqi quickly wiped away her tears with her hand and shook her head. "No need, Brother Cheng, I'm fine."

Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly. "What's wrong? Why are you hiding here crying by yourself?"

Deng Xiaoqi was stunned, not knowing how to start.

Chen Cheng didn't urge her. He leaned back against the chair, crossed his legs, and leisurely enjoyed the late autumn evening breeze.

After a long while, Deng Xiaoqi slowly opened her mouth to say: "Brother Cheng, if one day, everyone hates you, what would you do?"

Hmm?

Chen Cheng was stunned. His eyes rolled, and he immediately thought it was because of Deng Xinhua.

Deng Xinhua was caught by a student's parent dating a strange man.

A beautiful woman invites jealousy, not to mention that Deng Xiaoqi's 'father' had never appeared.

There were many curious people, and the jealous ones acted out.

Since then, Deng Xinhua's private life was exposed.

It immediately spread among the students and parents.

Deng Xiaoqi, who had just become the center of attention among her classmates because of accompanying "Our Time",

felt inferior because of Deng Xinhua's "promiscuity".

She was mocked by classmates, calling her an "illegitimate daughter" who "couldn't even tell who her biological father was," and became the object of isolation by the whole class.

Chen Cheng frowned tightly, as if thinking. "Your question is a bit sudden. For a moment, I really don't know how to answer it."

He raised his eyebrows and looked at her. "Anyway, if there's a mistake, correct it."

"If there's no mistake, then they are idiots."

"I'm very busy; I don't have time to bother with idiots."

"If they are an eyesore in front of me, I will slap them."

Deng Xiaoqi's pupils contracted, and she stared at Chen Cheng with wide eyes. "Is that... okay?"

Chen Cheng met her bright eyes. "What's wrong with it?"

The depths of Chen Cheng's long, cold eyes were filled with deep ink-black, as if they were about to suck people in.

Deng Xiaoqi's heart suddenly trembled, and her heartbeat accelerated instantly.

Chen Cheng continued, "Xiao Qi, people live to be comfortable with themselves."

"Your current classmates, after you graduate, more than 90% of them will slowly fade out of your life. Even after a long time, you will forget their names."

"So, whether others are comfortable or how they see you is not important at all."

"And most people don't really like or hate you; they are mostly just following the crowd."

"People who cannot think independently and lack an independent personality will follow the crowd. They like to use their mouths and typing hands to show their existence."

After speaking, Chen Cheng smiled gently. "Do you want to shed tears of sadness because of these people?"

Uh...

Deng Xiaoqi couldn't hold it in; she instantly felt it wasn't worth it.

She shook her head, her tone firm. "No!"

Chen Cheng smiled, looking at her with a grin. "Tell me about it? What happened to make our sweet girl wipe tears here?"

Deng Xiaoqi paused for two seconds, looked at Handsome Chen's face, and chose to trust him.

She let out a breath and began to speak about her encounters at school.

After listening to her, Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a half-smile. "So you ran back home to hide?"

A blush rose on Deng Xiaoqi's fair cheeks, and she nodded gently. "Yeah."

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched. He didn't criticize her for acting like an ostrich, but instead asked: "Then what about your mother?"

"She is out of town and hasn't come back yet. She called me, but I didn't answer."

"Are you angry with your mom?"

Deng Xiaoqi did not deny it and nodded.

Chen Cheng hesitated a bit, thought about it, and still spoke: "Do you blame her?"

Deng Xiaoqi pondered for a long time, then nodded heavily. "I blame her!"

"I blame her for not even telling me who my father is."

"I blame her for why she had to give birth to me."

Chen Cheng was stunned; the Little Girl had quite a lot of resentment.