Episode 3 recap: Lin Xiaofan teamed up with retail investors to confront Blackstone.
Lin Xiaofan knew that Blackstone Group wanted to short Western Electronics, but they were defeated by the joint efforts of retail investors. Lin Xiaofan felt that if history didn't change, the person who united with the retail investors should be himself. Lin Xiaofan told Chen Kaiyu about this, but Chen Kaiyu said he didn't have any money at the moment. Lin Xiaofan called Sun Hong and borrowed money from her.
Lin Xiaofan posted a message on the forum, telling the retail investors what to buy. Many retail investors bought it and made profits. They trusted Lin Xiaofan very much and would buy whatever he recommended. Fei Ting learned about this but didn't pay much attention to it; they continued with their short-selling strategy. Headquarters asked Fei Ting what was going on, and Fei Ting said there was no problem.
Lin Xiaofan felt that the number of users on the forum had reached a sufficient amount. He posted a message, encouraging everyone to buy Western Electronics together. Many people thought that buying Western Electronics now would result in losses, but some people who had made money following Lin Xiaofan before were still willing to buy. Wu Jiayue learned about this and was surprised that no matter how they suppressed Lin Xiaofan, he could always bounce back. Wu Jiayue decided to join and buy as well.
When many people learned that Wu Jiayue had bought Western Electronics, they followed suit, thinking that this was a rare opportunity to take a bite out of Blackstone. Fei Ting found out that it was Wu Jiayue's doing, and headquarters instructed Fei Ting to deal with that server.
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