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Zhao Shucheng chuckled and said, "You know what, this is my ATM."

"You're being way too arrogant. Who do you think you are? Are you Boss Bao or Stock God Zhao?"

The taxi driver glanced at Zhao Shucheng with some dissatisfaction and said, "Even Boss Bao has his off days. I heard he lost a lot of money before and is still stuck in the stock market. Even the stock market guru Zhao wouldn't dare to make such a boast."

Vivian asked with a smile, "Why do you say that?"

"Ever since he made a name for himself in the stock market, he has never entered the stock market again. He must have known all along that the stock market was not doing well, which is why he dared not continue."

Vivian and Zhao Shucheng exchanged a glance, but did not tell the taxi driver that the person sitting next to him was the stock market guru he had mentioned.

Zhao Shucheng and his group arrived at Fuxing Road quickly. When the driver saw the house number, he paused for a moment, seemed to want to say something, but quickly shut his mouth. After Zhao Shucheng and his group got off with their luggage, he drove off.

Vivian smiled and said, "Shucheng, it seems that even though you no longer trade stocks, your legend still lives on."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "They're just rumors. Besides, it's not that I've really stopped trading stocks. It's just that I'm operating discreetly and focusing on long-term strategies, unlike my previous short-term trading. That's why people think I've stopped trading stocks."

The apparel company is about to go public, and Qiang Mujie comes to Cai, the general manager of the apparel company, to seek cooperation, trying to squeeze out Abao.

He learned from Boss Cai that A Bao's opening price was ten yuan, but he told Boss Cai that if he were to do it, he could make the opening price eighteen yuan and eighty-eight cents.

Although President Cai was very interested, he couldn't really abandon Abao and cooperate with Qiang Mujie. Of course, he didn't object to Qiang Mujie entering the market to drive up the stock price, since it would be good for them as well.

The apparel company has finally gone public, with an issue price of 5.4 yuan. Of course, it's impossible for the shares to be issued at the actual issue price. However, because the apparel company was the last to go public, and many new stocks have already been listed this month, totaling 640 million yuan, coupled with the approaching Spring Festival, many institutions have already put their hands on the market, and retail investors are also taking a wait-and-see approach to the apparel company.

However, Ah Bao was well-prepared. As soon as the stock market opened, he had his fleet drive up the price to ten dollars and eighty cents.

Just as Abao was preparing to stabilize the price and give the apparel company a perfect answer, the stock price rose all the way up and finally closed at 18.88 yuan.

This undoubtedly means that Qiang Mujie has already made his move. Although A Bao was prepared for this, it has also brought financial pressure.

However, the investors were unaware of the intricacies behind the scenes, which only fueled their enthusiasm.

Qiang Mujie's initial victory impressed General Manager Cai greatly, leading Cai to favor cooperation with him. This left a deep impression on Nanguo Investment in the market, and its reputation gradually improved.

In the following days, the apparel company's stock became the focus of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. A Bao's temporary inaction gave Qiang Mujie a battlefield to run rampant. He adopted a strategy of splitting his forces and holding positions in different accounts, directly pulling up the apparel company's stock price with four consecutive large positive lines, pushing the stock price up to 25 yuan, nearly four times the issue price, truly making it a hot topic in the market.

The retail investors immediately got excited. Most of them still chased the rise rather than the fall, so they followed suit and bought the apparel company's stock, making the apparel company even more popular.

Ah Bao naturally couldn't just stand by and watch. He pushed out all one million shares in his hand to see if the other party could take them, but to his surprise, the other party took them without hesitation.

Abao knew that holding the stock was useless; in fact, Qiang Mujie was just trying to drive up the stock price, leaving him in a precarious position so that he couldn't support the price.

With limited funds at his disposal, A Bao naturally couldn't chase the rising prices. Instead, he needed to hold onto his funds tightly and be ready to step in and support the market at any time.

Qiang Mujie, naturally, couldn't keep pushing up the stock price indefinitely. He started manipulating the price difference, short covering. For several days, he created the illusion of an impending surge and the main players withdrawing. After the stock price consolidated for a few days, he sold off his shares several times, engaging in several rounds of price manipulation to confuse retail investors. In the end, he sold one million shares at 19.89 yuan in the morning and bought them back in the afternoon using another account at 18.88 yuan. Because he had bought them at 18.88 yuan in the first place, he made a net profit of over 700,000 yuan.

Such operations are rarely seen in the market, especially for stock investors in Shanghai, it's the first time for them, leaving many people puzzled.

Commander Cai realized that Qiang Mujie wasn't doing this to make money, but rather to kick Abao out of the game.

Abao naturally couldn't just stand by and watch, so he had Stamp Li and Aunt Pang use their tractor accounts to follow Nanguo Investment's lead, buying up shares at low prices in preparation for an ambush.

Qiang Mujie was surprised that A Bao didn't confront them directly but instead followed them, which made them very uncomfortable.

Mr. Cai, the general manager of the apparel company, was also very anxious. He had just reported the unprecedented good news about the opening price to the chairman, but the apparel company's stock price had been declining for only a few days after it rose. Naturally, he had to hurry up and ask A Bao for an explanation.

Ah Bao had anticipated this, saying, "President Cai, our plan is to open low and then rise. But Nanguo Investment came in to grab the shares, so it became a case of opening high and then falling. I'm a shareholder of the apparel company, so of course I have to contribute. But I can't do it alone, President Cai, you need to cooperate."

Mr. Cai looked at Abao with a puzzled expression and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Today, all the listed companies on Nanjing Road have released good annual reports, and our apparel company also wants to give our shareholders good returns."

Mr. Cai asked, "What are the other companies' plans?"

"Some offer a 10-for-8 deal, while others offer a 10-for-10 deal."

Mr. Cai said, "Giving away stock is done using company profits. Converting capital reserves into shares is like dividing up assets!"

"The apparel company is a century-old establishment, but it's still a small company in terms of scale. If you want to grow bigger and stronger, you need to increase your share capital and give shareholders confidence. With the market like this now, you also need to give shareholders a boost."

"I understand what you're saying, but the specific plan needs to be discussed and decided by the board of directors, and then approved by the shareholders' meeting. However, the apparel company will give back to the shareholders; the apparel company will definitely not lose to anyone else."

The apparel company released its annual report, and its stock price began to rise.

Qiang Mujie naturally wouldn't let Abao get away with it so easily, so he went to President Cai and reminded him not to rashly give away shares. Of course, he didn't just start with President Cai. In addition to winning over President Cai, he also sent people to investigate the source of Abao's funds. He learned that in addition to his own tens of millions, the remaining funds of Abao came from two financial backers, one was the owner of a clothing factory in Ningbo, and the other was Mrs. Lin.

Knowing that A Bao was merely holding the shares on behalf of someone else, Qiang Mujie was confident of defeating A Bao. After all, as long as he cut off A Bao's right and left arms, with A Bao's meager funds, a few minor setbacks would be enough to kick A Bao out of the game.

Qiang Mujie was, after all, representing Nanguo Investment, and the owner of the Ningbo garment factory still had to give him some face, so he chose to withdraw his investment. Lin Tai's funds were introduced to A Bao by Li Li, so Sister Mu directly approached Li Li to purchase Zhizhen Garden.

Although Li Li offered a 15% increase, Qiang Mujie readily agreed.

After Li Li sold Zhizhen Garden to Qiang Mujie, she called A Bao to inform him that since Zhizhen Garden was no longer in her possession, she couldn't provide collateral for A Bao's shares. Therefore, Lin Tai's shares had been transferred to Nanguo Investment. However, Lin Tai thanked A Bao for holding the shares on her behalf during this period, so she transferred the profit of three million to A Bao.

A Bao didn't expect Qiang Mujie to resort to such a desperate measure, but since it wasn't his own money, he couldn't stop the other party from withdrawing their investment.

However, he had previously used a 1:1 rights issue, but now that Lin Tai and Xiao Ningbo have withdrawn the funds they raised, his rights issue ratio has changed from 1:1 to 1:4. If the stock price falls to ten yuan, then A Bao's funds will be completely wasted, and he will become penniless.

This reminded Ah Bao of when his uncle tried to stop him from doing this. He had to admit that his uncle was indeed an old master and had long been aware of the risks involved, but he hadn't listened to his uncle.

Ah Bao naturally couldn't bear to see those who followed him lose everything, so he took out all his cash and distributed it to Commander Cai, Stamp Li, and Aunt Pang, announcing the temporary disbandment of their little fleet.

Mr. Wang, the general manager of Xiguo Investment, was aware of Abao's predicament, which is why he adopted the most conservative approach, hoping to minimize losses. However, this only allowed them to hold on until the stock price reached 10.8 yuan. If Abao couldn't find a solution or secure new funding before then, they would have no choice but to liquidate Abao's funds at 10 yuan.

Ah Bao pinned his last hope on the clothing company's stock offering, but the company's CEO, Mr. Cai, flatly denied the distribution plan. Even when Ah Bao called again, Mr. Cai avoided him.

Both A Bao and Commander Cai guessed that General Manager Cai must have been bewitched by Qiang Mujie, which made Commander Cai break out in a cold sweat for A Bao.

Qiang Mujie naturally didn't want to continue entangled with Abao, so he directly instructed the traders to drive the stock price up by twelve yuan to get Abao out of the game as soon as possible.

Ah Bao naturally knew that if the stock price continued to fall, all his assets would be wiped out, but even if he wanted to sell the stock now, there was no one in the market willing to buy it.

To make matters worse, the exchange informed Mr. Wang that if Xiguo Investment could not replenish the funds by 9:00 AM tomorrow, the company would have to be liquidated.

Mr. Wang had no choice but to call Abao and ask him to find a way to raise funds, otherwise Xiguo Investment would be powerless to help.

Although President Cai listened to Qiang Mujie's words, public opinion was very unfavorable to the clothing company. Therefore, he asked Qiang Mujie to help the clothing company quell the public opinion, otherwise the clothing company would not be able to gain a foothold in Shanghai in the future. Qiang Mujie could only agree to find a way.

The battle between A Bao and Qiang Mujie wasn't just attracting their attention; Dr. Wu from the Qilin Society was also watching.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng was aware of this, but he hadn't intervened before because he didn't think the clothing company was worth holding long-term.

Regardless of the real-world counterpart of the clothing company, the performance of its leadership alone made Zhao Shucheng doubt their ability to stabilize the company's stock. Superstition about good fortune was one thing, but their inconsistency and prioritizing profit over principle completely jeopardized the company's future prospects.

Wang Mingzhu also learned that A Bao was fighting against Qiang Mujie, and that A Bao's funds had been withdrawn, putting him in the most difficult situation.

She took the initiative to contact Abao and helped Abao arrange to have dinner with Zhao Shucheng at Honglu Restaurant.

Red Heron, a private room on the second floor.

A Bao and Zhao Shucheng met again. This was the first time Zhao Shucheng and A Bao had officially met since Wang Mingzhu was reported.

"Mr. Zhao, it's been a long time since we last met. I haven't had a chance to formally visit you until today, thanks to Miss Wang."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "Mr. Bao, you're too kind. We're old acquaintances, so there's no need for formalities. But Mr. Bao must be busy with the clothing company's stock matters. How come you have time to have dinner with me?"

Ah Bao sighed and said, "Mr. Zhao, to be honest, I need your help. Since you know I'm busy with the clothing company, you must have heard that the stock price is falling sharply, and I don't have enough funds to support it."

Abao didn't mince words and directly stated that his purpose in seeking out Zhao Shucheng was to borrow money.

That's right, borrowing money. His only chance to survive is to get another sum of money to prevent his stocks from being forcibly liquidated.

His original idea was to find Dr. Wu from the Qilin Society, since both of them held shares in the clothing company. If neither of them sold their shares, then even if Qiang Mujie tried to suppress the stock price, it wouldn't have much effect.

The problem now is that while the witch doctor is holding back, Ah Bao is facing financial difficulties and is about to be forced out of the game. However, if Ah Bao can secure 30 million in funding, he can hold on a little longer and allow the price to fall back to the issue price.

Abao simply didn't believe that the apparel company would actually watch its stock price plummet. If it really reached the issue price, even if Qiang Mujie promised President Cai that he could raise the stock price, it would be difficult to achieve that if shareholders lost confidence in the apparel company.

Because Ah Bao had previously tried to find the Qilin Society to be the distributor for his clothing company, but the witch doctor refused to meet him, Ah Bao was unwilling to seek help from the witch doctor unless absolutely necessary.

Originally, Abao was worried about how to raise funds, but it was when Wang Mingzhu called that he remembered Zhao Shucheng, who owned a supermarket and had a lot of cash flow.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shucheng frowned and said, "President Bao, let's be business. If you're going to split the funds, what can you offer as collateral? You know, this 30 million is invested in the stock market, and you yourself said that we've reached the most critical moment."

"If you can't defeat Qiang Mujie and instead let the stock price plummet, ultimately leading to forced liquidation, then this 30 million will be lost. How will you repay it then?" (End of Chapter)