Even Su Qing didn’t expect that, without realizing it, his influence had already reached the point where it could affect the rise and fall of a stock.

Simply put, this is the so-called influencer effect. Now, as a social media celebrity with over three million followers, his influence may not be as big as some stars, but he’s not just an ordinary person.

Especially with the Stock God scandal still having aftereffects, if he publicly announced he favored a certain stock, people would definitely follow suit.

Although among his followers, maybe not even one in ten would buy, the sheer volume of his followers means that even if just a small fraction buys, if each one buys just one lot, it’s still a significant number.

Moreover, most of the skyrocketing followers he gained later are stock investors who followed him because of his ’Stock God’ title, meaning his followers have a much greater capacity for buying stocks than the average blogger.

As a result, more people will buy in, driving the stock price higher naturally.

And because it’s due to his own influence, the prompts for stock selection naturally changed.

The reason the prompts suggested he shouldn’t make large stock purchases recently makes sense. How could stock-related agencies allow this kind of thing to happen?

This would constitute a public figure using their fame to manipulate stocks.

Buying a stock himself, then using his influence to tell others that the stock will rise, people are bound to believe and follow, once the stock rises, he sells and makes a huge profit. This kind of thing is not new and is explicitly prohibited by the country.

Otherwise, public figures and celebrities would have long been using their influence to make loads of money in the stock market.

If he also bought in, pouring substantial funds into that stock, causing it to hit the upper limit, it would definitely attract the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission. But if he didn’t buy, just mentioned it casually in a class like this, it doesn’t really count as anything.

However, the prompts still served as a loud warning bell for him, stay calm, don’t mess around!

Making a little money for himself is enough, there’s no need to mess with these things, or else it’s easy to get oneself into trouble.

In the evening, Shen Yi lay on the sofa, stretching her cold feet into his shirt, placing them on his stomach while giggling.

"I couldn’t tell, you’re quite popular, so many young girls like you!

Wow! These girls are so bold, they even dare to call you ’uncle’, if auntie was here, she would surely be overjoyed!"

Shen Yi laughed while scrolling through videos on her phone.

In the last class of the afternoon, Su Qing left after recommending a stock to everyone, mainly because the prompts had startled him. This group of students is a big pitfall, also reminding himself to be cautious with his words and actions in the future.

"Tsk, didn’t you see my dad already getting all red-faced? My mom, ah, now she’s just hoping you can come home with me. So, how about it, do you want to come home with me for New Year’s this year?" Su Qing rolled his eyes and asked.

It’s already December, only about a month and a half until New Year’s, isn’t this just a blink away?

Hearing this, Shen Yi thought for a while but still shook her head: "Probably... not, I need to head back to the Capital Headquarters for a while before the end of the year to handle some things over there. It’s the branch’s first year, I still need to juggle both sides!"

To this, Su Qing could only sigh, he knows Shen Yi’s thoughts all too well.

Their relationship, though not overwhelmingly magnificent, is built on mutual understanding and attraction, comfortable with each other, with no real points of conflict.

The initial disparity in their social status was compensated for within a month, although there’s still some distance between them, once the money exceeds a certain threshold, this gap becomes less important.

They are in the rising phase of their relationship, deeply entwined. However, Shen Yi isn’t an ordinary person, her family manages a large internet company where many rely on her, so naturally, her energy is limited.

While she has organized Jiang City very well, the Capital will inevitably be busy around the year-end as well.

Of course, he also understands that Shen Yi might not be ready to bring him home yet.

Seeing him sigh, Shen Yi thought he was upset, quickly sat up and threw herself into his arms, looking up and asking, "Are you unhappy because I’m not going home with you?"

"No."

"Liar, you sighed!"

"I just... it’s a habit, I wasn’t sighing."

"You did, anyway, don’t be upset, little brother. I also need to talk to my family about us when I go back. How about next year, I take you home directly?"

She let go of her CEO demeanor, transforming into the role of a girlfriend, playfully teasing him.

Even though she keeps calling herself sister, it’s her playfulness that tops it all, Su Qing completely at her mercy.

He pulled Shen Yi’s cheek playfully and smiled, "Don’t worry, though I’m younger, I’m not dumb, do I need you to lighten me up this much?"

"Really?"

"Of course!"

"That’s good," she said, giving him a light peck on the lips, then flipped off the sofa and took out an exquisitely wrapped box from the coffee table.

"What’s this?" Su Qing asked.

"A gift!"

"A gift? There’s no holiday, and it’s not my birthday, why a gift? What is it?"

"Why don’t you open it and see?"

Following her hint, Su Qing opened the box with curiosity, revealing a row of small gold bars, ten in total, each labeled with a weight of 100 grams.

"What’s this? Ten gold bars for winter? You believe in that?" Su Qing asked, a bit amused.

As an experienced internet user, he knows this joke, but never imagined receiving it himself.

It’s not that he doubted Shen Yi could afford them, it’s just that neither of them is overly concerned with ceremonial gestures, and who believes in such things, anyway.

"Not really, just saw it online. Last time buying bracelets with your aunt, I bought them on a whim, thought they were nice, so brought them back. What do you think, am I a competent girlfriend now?"

Su Qing: ...

"Maybe... I should give you ten grilled sausages?"

"I don’t want them, are you trying to stuff me?"

"Tsk, you misunderstand, these sausages aren’t for eating, they’re for use!" Su Qing smirked.

With these words, Shen Yi blushed, not the naive President Shen she once was. Her skills may be a bit lacking, but at least she recognizes the path now, naturally knowing what he’s implying.

"Get lost!"

She barely finished her words when she found herself lifted into his arms, heading straight for the bedroom on the second floor.

"Wait, it’s too early!"

"Not early, it’s already seven!"

"No way!"

"Why not, you never know until you try!"

In the end, Shen Yi didn’t resist, surrendering to the sausage offensive.

Meanwhile, that afternoon’s last class video of old Su started gaining traction online.

Though it wasn’t from his account, random unrelated strangers posted the video, but people did recognize Su Qing’s face.

In no time, the internet exploded.

"Holy crap, Big Qing always makes such peculiar appearances, impressive, he’s even made it to a university podium, is he a professor?"

"Big Qing unlocking new professions +1"

"Is that my uncle beside him? Wow, this family’s attractiveness is off the charts!"

"Holy crap, Stock God personally recommends Tianchen Technology, I’m buying it!"

"Calm down up there, with the current market, you still dare to buy? You’re rich!"

"I still believe in the Stock God!"

"Right, it’s not like anything else makes a profit!"

"I’m the reasonable one, spending nothing, missing no videos, accompanying is what it’s all about!"

By 10 PM, Tianchen’s stock started rising, not slowly, by just past midnight, it was already up over a dollar.

Instantly, people went crazy - indeed, the Stock God is back in action!

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