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A Bao smiled bitterly upon hearing Zhao Shucheng's words; he knew perfectly well that Zhao Shucheng was right.

It's worth noting that Qiang Mujie placed 15 million sell orders today, causing the stock price to plummet to the opening price he had set.

To stabilize the stock price, they need to borrow these 15 million shares, requiring a staggering 160 million yuan. However, they themselves are facing forced liquidation, and all they can do now is borrow money to help them weather the storm for a while longer.

Now, whether it's individual investors, A Bao's team, or Qilin Club, they've all been stunned by Qiang Mujie's crazy capital operations.

However, Abao also clearly understands that the true value of the apparel company is much higher than its stock price, so the apparel company's stock is currently a hot commodity that smells bad but tastes good.

"Mr. Zhao, you're a seasoned stock market player, so you should know the true value of the apparel company. As long as we can weather this period, whether the apparel company issues new shares or releases its financial report, it can revive the stock price. I'll lend you this 30 million, guaranteeing a minimum return of 20%, and I won't take a single penny of the subsequent returns."

Zhao Shucheng glanced at A Bao, then at Wang Mingzhu who was watching them nervously, smiled, and said, "Okay, I can lend it to you. I will also use the accounts of IKEA Supermarket and Mingzhu Foreign Trade to buy shares in the clothing company. I hope President Bao won't let us down."

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao! Don't worry, I will definitely not let you suffer losses, and I will make Qiang Mujie suffer a big loss."

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said, "I'm doing this not only for you, but also for those retail investors who won the lottery. So I'm not in a hurry for you to repay the money. You can sell gradually later, or we can jointly acquire shares and become the major shareholder of the apparel company. It all depends on what you decide, Mr. Bao."

Abao was stunned when he heard this. After all, it was not a big deal that the acquisition of stocks in the "three-no" sector was led by Qiang Mujie, but the clothing company was not a "three-no" stock. If it was forcibly acquired, it might encounter many problems.

"This……"

Zhao Shucheng chuckled and said, "I was just kidding. After all, the clothing company wouldn't be willing. But if they don't take any action and continue to watch the stock price fall, we'll have to buy back shares to stabilize the stock price. If our shareholding becomes too high, we'll have to make a takeover bid!"

Mr. Wang, the general manager of Xiguo Investment, has always regretted that it was Abao who enabled Xiguo Investment to gain a foothold in Shanghai, and he really misses a partner like Abao. If Abao had twice the amount of capital, things wouldn't be like they are now.

Just as he was preparing to close his position at 9:30 the next morning, he received a call from A Bao, who told him that 30 million yuan would be deposited into his account the next day and that he should keep a close eye on the money.

Mr. Wang was overjoyed that A Bao had managed to raise funds again. This time, Xiguo Investment would not have wasted its efforts; it might even have turned defeat into victory and made a name for itself in Shanghai.

Commander Cai also received a call from A Bao. After learning that A Bao had borrowed 30 million from Zhao Shucheng and that there would be no forced liquidation, and that Zhao Shucheng would even personally intervene tomorrow, he was immediately filled with enthusiasm.

Qiang Mujie originally wanted to see A Bao make a fool of himself, after all, he knew very well how much capital A Bao had. As long as no one took over the sell orders when the market opened today, and the price continued to fall, A Bao would be forced to liquidate his positions and might even be left penniless.

However, after the market opened, the apparel company's stock did not fall; instead, it rose steadily.

At first, Qiang Mujie thought that the Qilin Society would not be able to withstand the attack, so he prepared to use the Shock Technique again to prevent the Qilin Society from making any rash moves. However, he did not expect that his subordinates would send news that it was not the Qilin Society that had been attacked, but Zhao Shucheng.

In fact, Qiang Mujie had always been wary of Zhao Shucheng, but Zhao Shucheng hadn't participated before, so why would he suddenly enter the scene now?

Qiang Mujie was furious. He had meticulously planned and spent tens of millions of yuan to buy up the shares at a low price after kicking Abao out of the game, so as to make up for the losses.

Now that Zhao Shucheng has suddenly entered the market and is accumulating shares at low prices, I've missed out. To defeat both A Bao and Zhao Shucheng, I'll need even more funds.

Qiang Mujie thought that Li Li had deceived him and wanted to confront Li Li, but he did not expect that Li Li had already left last night.

Qiang Mujie was naturally unwilling to admit defeat, so he wanted to make up for his losses with the second wave of market activity, which meant he had to compete with Zhao Shucheng, A Bao, or Qilin for chips.

However, this would cause the clothing company's stock to rise rapidly in a short period of time, leaving him with few shares and potentially allowing Abao to quickly escape his predicament, or even causing his own losses to increase.

Just as he was about to let his subordinates continue operating, he received an order from the Shenzhen headquarters to suspend him from his duties for dereliction of duty, pending the results of the headquarters' investigation.

Zhao Shucheng actually knew about Qiang Mujie's fate and was not surprised by it. After all, although Qiang Mujie was very powerful, the funds belonged to the company, not himself, and he could not be allowed to run wild.

Although A Bao defeated Qiang Mujie, the narrow victory left him with lingering fear.

Moreover, because his uncle had been focusing on the stock market and neglecting foreign trade, they had parted ways. Abao also knew that the stock market was no longer something he could easily manipulate, and the clothing company was not a suitable partner. So, not long after, he gradually sold off the shares held by Xiguo Investment and completely withdrew from the stock market.

He stopped appearing on Huanghe Road and left the Peace Hotel, as if he had disappeared.

Wang Mingzhu actually knew where A Bao had gone, since the last place A Bao appeared before leaving was Zhao Shucheng's old mansion; he had come to repay the money.

After this thrilling stock market battle, Ah Bao has lost his initial ambition, so he chose to abandon Chuansha and work with Fa Gen's son, Ah Si, on the land they bought.

Zhao Shucheng looked at A Bao and said with a smile, "It seems that Bao has found a new way to make money. Real estate is indeed a good business. I hope we can continue to cooperate in the future."

A Bao didn't expect Zhao Shucheng to discover his intentions so quickly. You see, he sold his shares in Xiguo Investment to Qilin Society at a high price. Besides getting the money, he also wanted the land in Chuansha, which he could use as a pretext for farming and flower raising.

"Mr. Zhao is still so perceptive."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "You can't be shrewd, after all, I'm planning to build a large supermarket in Pudong, a supermarket even more luxurious than the one on Nanjing Road, so naturally I need to know about real estate." However, after A Bao left, Wang Mingzhu drove to Huanghe Road, wanting to regain the face she had lost, only to find that Huanghe Road was no longer the Huanghe Road she knew.

Zhizhen Garden has closed down, Jin Meilin has changed residents, and many of the people she used to know have left.

Even the tobacco and sundry shop in Jingxiu, which he knew best, was being renovated, and everything seemed different now.

Just as Wang Mingzhu was about to leave, somewhat disappointed, she heard a voice: "Miss Wang!"

Wang Mingzhu turned around and was pleasantly surprised to find that Jingxiu was still there. She asked, "Brother Jingxiu, you're still here! I thought you had left Huanghe Road too!"

“Where can I go? I’ll probably be stuck on Huanghe Road for the rest of my life. It’s just that the tobacco and sundries shop business isn’t doing so well, so I’m going to change careers and sell flowers and fruits.”

"I thought I would never see Miss Wang again on Huanghe Road. It's so great to see you again today."

As someone who has always been rooted here and is an expert in everything, Jingxiu has personally witnessed the prosperity of Huanghe Road and the tremendous changes it has undergone in the past two years.

"The most famous people on Huanghe Road used to be Boss Bao and Boss Zhao, but now people rarely talk about them. Boss Bao seems to have vanished into thin air, and Boss Zhao has also rarely come to Huanghe Road lately. It seems like he's always with female celebrities, right?"

As Jingxiu spoke, she glanced at Wang Mingzhu to the side. After all, while others might not be aware of Zhao Shucheng's collaboration with Wang Mingzhu, Jingxiu was.

Wang Mingzhu fell into deep thought. Ever since Zhao Shucheng lent A Bao a sum of money, he was often away from Shanghai. Sometimes he would accompany Vivian back to Hong Kong, or he would go to attend a concert.

Of course, she knew even better that Zhao Shucheng wasn't someone swayed by beauty; he actually spent most of his time researching markets within China. IKEA stores in Shanghai already covered most areas, so now they needed to expand into new markets.

However, this time Zhao Shucheng does not seem to be planning to expand to the areas surrounding Shanghai. Instead, he plans to open supermarkets in Beijing first, then Shenzhen, and then in major cities like Chengdu and Xi'an, eventually having IKEA supermarkets in various cities across China.

When Wang Mingzhu learned of Zhao Shucheng's idea, she thought it was a bit too exaggerated. After all, the supermarkets Zhao Shucheng was opening weren't small supermarkets; they were large supermarkets with an area of ​​several thousand square meters and four or five stories high. There were very few buildings in the area that met the requirements, and most of them required cooperation with real estate developers or construction by themselves, which required a lot of capital.

Although Zhao Shucheng made a decent profit in this stock battle of the apparel company because he accumulated shares with a low initial position, it could only support his first round of expansion.

She had considered stopping Zhao Shucheng, but he told her that now was the time to seize territory, because large foreign supermarkets were preparing to enter the Chinese market. If she didn't act quickly to secure her market share, she would have to pay a much higher price to compete with them in the future.

Zhao Shucheng certainly had ways to deal with those large foreign supermarket chains, but now was not the time to use his trump card.

His current priority is to quickly open stores in the cities chosen by foreign supermarkets, so he can directly compete with them and curb their arrogance. More importantly, when the time is right, Zhao Shucheng will bring them a touch of Chinese awe.

July arrived quickly, and apart from apparel companies, the stock market did not show much improvement. Therefore, the regulatory authorities introduced market rescue policies, suspending new share issuances, controlling the scale of company share placements, and expanding the scope of funds entering the market.

Perhaps due to macroeconomic control measures, or perhaps because it was time for a rebound, most stocks on the Shanghai Stock Exchange rose in the following period, with the overall market index more than doubling.

Although Zhao Shucheng had been busy investigating markets in various regions and hadn't been actively involved in stock trading, he wasn't completely inactive. He simply avoided short-term trading but continued to accumulate undervalued stocks over the long term.

After the stock price rose, Zhao Shucheng's net worth increased significantly, allowing him to have more funds to open new supermarkets or build their own warehouses in key cities, thereby reducing the company's operating costs.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng did more than just that. In addition to continuing to cooperate with the manufacturers he had worked with before, Zhao Shucheng also took other actions, such as acquiring some poorly managed but established factories, reorganizing them, and then continuing to produce products or developing new products.

Of course, Zhao Shucheng mainly acquired daily chemical companies, since these are products that everyone uses and have relatively stable sales channels.

Zhao Shucheng actually knew about A Bao's new activities. He was not only in Chuansha with A Si, but also went to Hong Kong and met with Xue Zhi.

Although Xuezhi told Abao she had a new boyfriend when they last met, Abao still couldn't forget his first love. So, after learning from Zhao Shucheng that Xuezhi was actually single, he rushed to see her, hoping to rekindle their romance.

It was through Vivian that Wang Mingzhu learned that A Bao actually had a long-cherished white moonlight, and that they were even together now.

Wang Mingzhu suddenly felt like a joke. A Bao had always known that she had feelings for him, but she had always kept her distance and even claimed that they were just comrades-in-arms.

She originally thought that Abao needed to avoid suspicion because one of them worked for a foreign trade company and the other was a foreign trade boss.

But now it seems that A Bao may only have been friends with me, or even used me, but never liked me at all, and didn't love any woman other than Xue Zhi.

Wang Mingzhu suddenly realized how ridiculous it was that she had been jealous of Lingzi before. After all, neither of them had won Abao's heart, and it was a complete joke that they were fighting for love that didn't belong to them, for someone who didn't love them.

Perhaps Reiko saw through Abao's heart even earlier than she did, which is why she broke up with Abao and ran Night Tokyo independently.

Thinking of this, Wang Mingzhu wanted to go find Lingzi. When she arrived at Jinxian Road, she found that Night Tokyo was closed. She asked Teacher Ge and learned that Lingzi had sold Night Tokyo and used the money to pay off Qiang Mujie's debt.

However, Qiang Mujie's problems were too severe. Although Lingzi helped him pay off his debts, it was only a drop in the ocean. Lingzi then disappeared from Shanghai, her whereabouts unknown, perhaps starting anew somewhere else. (End of Chapter)