After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 751 The Beginning of the Great War
It was 2:30 a.m., as the night deepened.

Tianxing Financial's official website has been updated again, and the subscription period for the final $500 billion allocation in New York has expired.

According to the announcement, all funds will be deposited into Tianxing Financial's account within seven business days at the latest.

By that time, Tianxing Financial, including Tianxing Private Equity and Tianxing Quantitative, will have more than $3300 billion in available funds.

"Tianxing Financial! It's already gained momentum."

As Lu Liang finished his battle, embraced his beloved, and peacefully fell asleep, a large number of people, with red eyes, couldn't sleep.

Even though they believed the $300 billion ABS had already been successfully completed eight hours earlier, when Hong Kong and the four stops in the three East Asian countries had achieved victory, they still believed that the ABS had been completed ahead of schedule.

However, it is believed that there is still a difference between this and a fait accompli.

The fact that Hong Kong has gained such a young and powerful ruler is not necessarily a good thing.

Even if Lu Liang told them clearly that Tianxing Financial's establishment in Hong Kong was only to replace HSBC, and that it would never easily interfere with the market in the future.

But how many people take a guarantee that is just talk without proof seriously?

They had no choice but to agree due to the circumstances.

That night, countless people couldn't sleep, and the Zheng family's Yiyun Villa was brightly lit until dawn.

At 8:00 a.m. sharp, TVB's "Hot Topic Tracking" started its live broadcast again.

"Dear viewers, we meet again."

"It's 8:00 AM Beijing time now, and we're waiting for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to open in Central."

A refined-looking man with slicked-back hair and gold-rimmed glasses stood in front of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, holding a microphone.

Beside him, there were several long lines stretching for hundreds of meters, mostly filled with middle-aged and elderly people over fifty years old.

“New viewers may be curious about what they are doing. To be honest, today New World Development Group is issuing 30% of its shares to the secondary market through a private placement, totaling 7.5 million shares. This group of people is queuing up to subscribe.”

With a smile, the host randomly interviewed an elderly man in line, asking, "Uncle, with online subscription channels being so convenient, why did you come to line up so early?"

The old man glanced at it and said, "Young man, you don't understand. The success rate of offline subscriptions is much higher."

"New World Development closed at HK$89.5 on Wednesday, and now you can subscribe for each share for only HK$55.75."

"Each share won will yield a profit of 33.75 yuan. When the market opens on Monday, Hengtai and Zhengjia will start a fierce battle to buy shares."

"Lu Liang has prepared $3000 billion to help Hengtai, and HSBC and the Zheng family will not stand idly by."

"I believe that by the close of trading next week, New World Development's share price will at least reach HK$150."

The old man remained completely unfazed in front of the camera, talking animatedly like a stock market guru who had been lost to the common people. Even the TVB host couldn't handle him and had to quickly end the conversation.

He looked at the camera and said with a smile, "Ladies and gentlemen, now you know why the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is so lively..."

The highly anticipated Super Friday has finally arrived, attracting attention not only from Hong Kong residents but also from investors in mainland China and even East Asia.

HSBC, after all, was once a dominant force in East Asia. If it were to be defeated by Lu Liang's Tianxing Financial, the entire East Asian banking industry would tremble.

After all, it's common knowledge that Lu Liang harbors wolfish ambitions.

If he has raised $3000 billion for this purpose, then his goal can certainly not be limited to Hong Kong.

Meanwhile, the Four Seasons Hotel's luxury suites.

Lu Liang ordered two breakfasts and delivered them to the room. After washing up, he looked at Xue Jingyang, who was still curled up in bed pretending to be asleep.

He couldn't help but chuckle and said, "I'm going out in a bit. The room key is on the table. You can stay as long as you want."

Hearing Lu Liang's words, Xue Jingyang poked her head out and asked pitifully, "Will you still look for me?"

She loved reading Eileen Chang's novels. Eileen Chang once said that there is a shortcut to a woman's heart.

Although it was an idol's statement, she did not agree with it, believing that sex without emotion could not give rise to feelings.

She only realized this after experiencing it firsthand last night.

It's impossible for feelings to develop overnight, but a sense of dependence can subconsciously arise.

"Don't be so anxious. Of course I'll come. Otherwise, where will I stay tonight?"

Lu Liang changed into a suit and walked to the bedside. He touched Xue Jingyang's cheek and said softly, "You should get some rest."

Xue Jingyang's existence can be seen as making up for his regret of not having a lover in the southern region.

Although Lin Yan came with him, the grass is always greener on the other side.

A young woman has her own unique charm.

Young girls also have their own unique charm.

Xue Jingyang enjoyed Lu Liang's caresses. She stretched her little hand out from under the covers and waved, "Bye-bye, have a good day!"

"Well, then I'll leave first."

At 8:30, Lu Liang arrived at Phase 2 of the Plaza Building.

The subscription channel opened promptly at nine o'clock. Wen Chao stayed at the company all night to conduct the final verification of funds.

He said, "Mr. Lu, we have already transferred 30 billion yuan into the designated account and are just waiting for the channel to open." New World issued 30% of its shares through a private placement, totaling 750 million shares at HK$55.75 per share, raising a total of HK$418.12 billion.

US$300 billion, pegged to an exchange rate of 7.8, is equivalent to HK$2340 billion, which is 5.5 times the amount of this financing.

If no one else is competing for it, they can acquire it all, giving Hengtai a complete controlling stake of 61.108%.

But the current situation is that retail investors, speculative funds, and institutional investors are all taking advantage of the situation, and Zhengjia and HSBC are also vying for control.

The subscription rate for the new existing shares may set a record since the establishment of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

“Spending a little more money is fine, since Hengtai will ultimately foot the bill anyway,” Lu Liang said with a smile.

He had already made arrangements with Xu Jiayin and signed a written contract, stipulating that Hengtai Group would bear all the costs, no matter how much was spent.

It's okay if you don't have money right now. You can pay off the principal first or the interest first, or the principal first and the interest later. The annualized rate is 5%, and you can pay it off slowly.

If it can't be paid off in one year, then it'll take two years.

If it can't be paid off in two years, then it'll be three years.
If all else fails, then five years.

Anyway, Lu Liang can wait.

Although, as things have evolved, it is highly likely that Hengtai Group's acquisition of New World will result in costs that are disproportionate to returns, Xu Jiayin had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

Because Hengtai is like a swimmer thrown into the middle of a lake; if they keep swimming, they might still make it to shore, but if they stop, they can only wait to die.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

As the two were talking, Xu Jiawei knocked on the door and entered, informing them that Xu Jiayin had just arrived and was in the reception room next door.

"Then please invite Mr. Xu to come over as well." Lu Liang glanced at the wall clock; it was almost nine o'clock, and the subscription channel would soon open.

As soon as Xu Jiayin entered the room, she hurriedly said, "President Lu, I just heard that the Zheng family has mortgaged their shares in Chow Tai Fook."

"Where did you hear that from?" Lu Liang asked.

"I heard it from the manager of HSBC's loan department," Xu Jiayin said, patting her chest to assure him that the source was absolutely reliable.

Ever since he learned that HSBC would become an obstacle to Hang Seng's acquisition of New World, he has been using sweet talk to target several of HSBC's middle managers.

Just now, that manager secretly called him and informed him that Zheng Jiachun's pledge of Chow Tai Fook shares had once again received the full support of the HSBC board of directors.

"A mantis's arm is like a chariot, and he does not overestimate his own capabilities."

Lu Liang scoffed dismissively: "At their age, they still don't know how to make choices. Do they really think they have a chance of winning?"

How is this any different from the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather?
He pondered for a moment, then turned to Wen Chao and instructed, "According to the original plan, I want to see if HSBC has the determination to fight us to the end."

"Okay." Wen Chao smiled slightly at Xu Jiayin and went to the trading room next door to take charge and personally direct operations.

The much-anticipated 9 o'clock finally arrived.

During the live broadcast of TVB's "Hotspot Tracking," three sets of numbers suddenly appeared at the top center.

The host smiled and introduced, "I believe you viewers have also noticed the three sets of numbers above my head."

That's right, it includes the amount of financing, the subscription amount, and the subscription multiple.

It updates in real time on average every five minutes.

Lu Liang and Xu Jiayin were also watching the live stream. Xu Jiayin frowned and asked, "Where did they get the data?"

"What's so difficult about that? They're obviously just here for the show, they don't mind making things worse." Lu Liang chuckled.

Xu Jiayin said with a resentful look, "Those who watch the show may not care about making things worse, but the people involved will feel the pinch."

That bastard TVB made the subscription multiple and amount public. If it exceeds 100 times, then more and more people will rush to buy.

As more and more people rush to buy shares, Tianxing will invest more and more funds, and Hengtai's debt will also increase.

"Mr. Xu, you said last night that you would dedicate yourself to the Hong Kong real estate market until your dying breath, so what is this little bit of investment?"

Lu Liang quipped that he actually thought this kind of live stream was pretty good, very novel, and he was looking forward to the audience's reaction after the first five minutes of updates.

"..." Xu Jiayin was speechless for a moment. He felt wronged, but he dared not say that Lu Liang was being generous with other people's money.

At 9:05, the first update to the data appeared, showing a string of 12 digits in the subscription funds column.

Funding amount: 418.12 billion
Subscription amount: HK$2620.23 billion
Subscription rate: 6.28 times.

"What's going on? Was there a mistake in the reported numbers? How come more than 2600 billion yuan was subscribed in the first five minutes?"

"Such important data couldn't possibly be wrong. Who is behind this? Is it Tianxing? Or HSBC?"

"They spent over $300 billion right from the start?"

The moment the news was announced, the market was in an uproar, and countless investors were stunned.

The subscription lasted for a total of six hours.

In the first five minutes, for some unknown reason, the odds of winning the lottery were raised to 6.28 times.

If this trend continues, a trillion Hong Kong dollars is almost a certainty, and even two trillion is not impossible.

(End of this chapter)