Ye Chen's Perspective

Regarding the matter of Lin Mengxi's lawyer and her mother, Ye Chen barely gave it a second thought.

To him, it was nothing more than a trivial, fragmented episode.

After spending the morning at Yi Ren Ru Xue, he returned to Shan Shui Jian in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, online discussions were ablaze.

The incident involving Stella's female car owner protesting at the Shanghai Auto Show had gone viral, sparking widespread uproar across the internet.

The tearful accusations from the protesting car owner resonated with countless other Stella owners who soon came forward, all pointing to the same issue: brake failure.

Everyone knows what brake failure means—it's a life-threatening hazard!

The once-prestigious Stella brand was now under intense scrutiny, and the car owner's protest had ignited a storm.

Complaints about brake failures, previously buried, surfaced like a hurricane without warning.

Even international complaints against Stella were being unearthed by netizens, further fueling the fire.

In no time, discussions about Stella's brake failures dominated the internet.

A day ago, Stella stood proudly on a pedestal; now, it teetered on the brink of collapse.

At Yunshan Network Company

Zhang Jingshan was mindlessly scrolling through TikTok.

When he stumbled upon the video of the female car owner protesting at the auto show, he shot up from his chair in shock.

The next moment, his phone rang—it was Zhao Jiwei.

"Jingshan, have you seen the latest news about Stella?" Zhao Jiwei's voice was anxious yet tinged with excitement.

"Yeah! I just saw the video of the car owner protesting. My God!" Zhang Jingshan exclaimed, trembling with exhilaration.

He had invested 400 million yuan in a 50x short position against Stella's stock price.

If the protest triggered a significant stock drop, the leverage would yield unimaginable wealth.

"This protest has blown open the issue of brake failures," Zhao Jiwei continued. "It's not just that one car owner—there are many Stella owners reporting the same problem. And it's not limited to domestic cars; international complaints are flooding in too. Stella's overseas website has even crashed!

"It's clear that Stella is facing an unprecedented crisis!"

Even though Zhang Jingshan was used to high stakes, the sheer scale of this opportunity made his heart race uncontrollably.

"Do you think Ye Ge (Brother Ye) predicted this crisis in advance?" Zhao Jiwei speculated, his tone filled with awe.

"Or could he have orchestrated it?"

Zhang Jingshan shook his head instinctively.

"It's more likely Ye Ge foresaw it. Planning something like this... that's a stretch, even for him. But the timing—placing the short position just before this crisis—it's uncanny!"

At Shan Shui Jian

After dinner, Ye Chen lounged on the sofa.

Chen Yinuo, scrolling through Weibo, suddenly gasped.

"Darling! Did you hear about Stella's brake failure scandal?"

Ye Chen nodded casually. "Yes, I saw it online. So, still thinking of buying their cars for the company?"

"Do you think this whole thing was orchestrated?" she asked, her curiosity piqued.

Ye Chen chuckled. "This wasn't planned. It's a consequence of Stella's quality issues and arrogance. Cases like these usually stem from repeated unresolved complaints, leaving people no choice but to resort to public protests."

"What kind of crisis do you think this will bring to Stella?"

"If it were just domestic quality issues, they might manage it by addressing the complaints sincerely. But with similar problems surfacing abroad, this could hit Stella hard.

"That said, Stella's foundation is solid. They won't collapse entirely. The ones who'll suffer most are Stella's shareholders—they're in for heavy losses," Ye Chen explained.

"See? That's why I steer clear of stocks!" Chen Yinuo declared.

Ye Chen smiled wryly, thinking to himself:

If she finds out I used $1 billion as margin to leverage a 50x short on Stella, she'll be anything but delighted.