Chapter 289 - 157: E-Dashing Xu Xiyue, Investing in the Innately Unlucky Sacred Body

Chapter 289: Chapter 157: E-Dashing Xu Xiyue, Investing in the Innately Unlucky Sacred Body

Chen Mo felt a wave of emotion. These two market rallies, on top of his principal and leverage, were enough to stuff him silly.

After watching the stock market for a bit, he opened WeChat to check his group chats.

’I haven’t checked these in a while. Let’s see if there’s any good gossip from the finance world.’

He casually tapped on a group with 999+ unread messages.

He checked a few groups and scrolled through the chat logs for a bit, but the gossip was all pretty boring.

However, in one group, he saw a conversation about some gossip that caught his eye.

"Did you guys hear? The latest investment Goddess Xu was leading failed again. The project completely flopped, and they didn’t get a single cent back."

"No way! How many failed projects is that in a row?"

"I thought she used to have a great eye for investments? She hit on multiple unexpected projects in a row. That’s how she became the deputy head of Sky Dome Capital’s investment team."

"That’s old news. She’s been going downhill since the beginning of this year."

"I think it started after her family’s accident, right? Every project she invests in dies."

"Can Sky Dome Capital just sit back and take this? Even if they’re loaded, the company’s money doesn’t just grow on trees, does it?"

"Word on the street is that Sky Dome Capital is already preparing to fire her. I heard they’re not even planning to give her a severance package."

"That’s brutal. Doesn’t that mean her non-compete agreement is automatically void?"

"Heh, even without a non-compete, what other VC firm would dare to hire her? You think they have too much money to burn? Not enough failed projects on their record?"

"True enough. Everyone’s calling her the ’Saintly Physique of Innate Misfortune in Investing’ now..."

"..."

When Chen Mo saw everyone chatting about this Goddess Xu, his interest was suddenly piqued.

He had heard of this Goddess Xu but didn’t know her personally.

He only knew that she was one of the two "Golden Flowers" of Modu’s finance circle.

The other, of course, was Xia Shiqing.

Chen Mo had seen photos of her; she was certainly worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Xia Shiqing.

Her looks, figure, and aura were absolutely top-tier, on par with Xia Shiqing.

Furthermore, her natural assets were exceptional. The scale of her "snowy mountains" started with an E.

You could say she was pushing ’E’-ver forward.

Ahem... on a more serious note.

Her name was Xu Xiyue, and she was twenty-six years old. Before this year, she was a hotshot in the finance world.

In just three years, she had successfully invested in one unexpected project after another.

All of these projects became successful, shocking many and leaving them in awe of her unique eye for investment.

And so, in just three years, she leveraged a performance record so explosive it was undeniable. She skyrocketed to the position of deputy head of Sky Dome Capital’s investment team.

The title "deputy head" might not sound that impressive, but...

In a venture capital firm, the most crucial department is the investment team, which consists of investment managers and partners.

Xu Xiyue being the deputy head of the entire investment team spoke volumes about how formidable she was during those three years.

However, starting at the beginning of this year, things seemed to take a sharp nosedive for her.

First, her parents were in a major car accident and both passed away.

After that, it was as if she were cursed. Every project she invested in would end up failing for one reason or another.

She invested in quite a few projects this year, many of which everyone thought were surefire hits.

But in the end, they always inexplicably flopped.

Before long, supernatural rumors began to spread throughout the industry.

For example, people said she was born under a disastrous star, that her fate was to jinx others, that she was a "White Tiger" destined to bring misfortune, a reincarnated "jinx star," and other things of that nature.

At first, everyone felt it was a bit over the top.

But as her investments continued to fail, one after another, people fell silent.

Combined with her family’s accident at the beginning of the year...

It seemed like everyone was slowly starting to believe the rumors.

Initially, Sky Dome Capital’s stance was that they were a modern venture capital firm. Xu Xiyue had been a huge asset to the company, reaching her position through sheer, tangible results.

How could they fire Xu Xiyue over such baseless rumors?

But now, it looked like even Sky Dome Capital couldn’t handle the pressure anymore.

They were even ready to burn the bridge completely by not even bothering with a severance package.

This showed they couldn’t care less about her non-compete agreement, confident that no other VC firm would ever want her.

’This is exactly the kind of talent I need! She’s practically tailor-made for me. We’re a perfect match!’

’Fated to jinx people? Others might be scared, but not me. I’m basically jinx-proof!’

’Every investment dies? That’s exactly what I’m looking for!’

After reading the group chat, Chen Mo’s eyes lit up, and an irrepressible grin spread across his face.

Other people would see Xu Xiyue as bad news and keep their distance.

But for him, seeing Xu Xiyue was like Liu Bei finding his Hidden Dragon!

He had considered Xu Xiyue before, but he’d thought it was impossible she would jump ship from a powerhouse like Sky Dome Capital to his tiny firm.

Besides, Xu Xiyue had definitely signed a non-compete agreement. Even if she wanted to leave, she’d have to wait at least two years.

But things were different now. If Sky Dome Capital really fired Xu Xiyue and refused to pay her severance, the non-compete agreement would be automatically void.

He might actually have a chance to recruit Xu Xiyue.

A certain saying suddenly came to mind.

One man’s poison is another man’s honey.

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