"No." Wei Liqun shook his head firmly. "He bought a lot of Chenghuang Neuron concept stocks and placed a massive short position against the Seven Giants! The source is extremely reliable!"
Song He and Xiang Xiaotong exchanged a glance, both astonished.
"That's interesting." Song He laughed. "Sam is shorting the Seven Giants with real money, yet publicly claiming that the Seven Giants will rise and urging everyone to buy as much as possible?"
"That's right. What he says and what he does are opposites." Wei Liqun smiled too. "He's probably betting that you'll debunk him."
"Betting that I'll debunk him?" Song He blinked. "You mean... he's claiming that the Seven Giants will rise, but his arguments are full of obvious flaws. I can easily debunk him, and news of my rebuttal will spread a hundred times faster than his claims and reach more people. Once everyone believes my rebuttal, they'll also suspect that he got trapped and is luring others into taking over his position. Conspiracy theories have always attracted the most attention. With both effects piling up, everyone will completely stop believing that the Seven Giants will rise, triggering an even sharper drop?"
"Exactly. There's an old saying in information warfare: throwing out a brick to attract jade. Along the coast, some people also call it inviting the gods down to earth." Wei Liqun nodded. "He deliberately made his argument full of flaws to lure you into debunking him. The news spreads rapidly, the Seven Giants plunge, and he profits from it!"
"What an expert!" Song He laughed. "He's a real expert! No matter what happens, he can profit—and he can genuinely borrow my strength!"
"Which means he completely predicted our moves. He appeared on two programs. The first time, he promoted the Seven Giants because he knew we