After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 756 The outcome is decided; a bet is a bet.

Just one second past nine o'clock, the stock price of New World Development, displayed in gray font, instantly turned green. The previous trading day's closing price of NT$89.2 suddenly jumped, breaking through the NT$100 mark.

"For items under 150 yuan, don't worry about any tactics, just buy as much as you can."

Lu Liang remained calm, already mentally prepared to raise the stock price to over 200 yuan per share.

The battle for shares in the market is a battle where whoever has enough capital and is willing to invest wins; there are no other fancy tricks.

Hengtai holds 41.358% of New World's shares, with a current total of 32.5 billion shares in circulation. They are still 8.742% short.

In other words, it would only take 2.8412 million shares to gain absolute control of New World Development and end the bidding war.

Their funds are already overwhelming, so the sooner the buying frenzy ends, the better.

With Lu Liang's order, funds poured in, and in pre-market trading alone, New World's stock price broke through 120 yuan.

Before the official trading session even began, New World's stock price had already risen by 35.12% that day.

"It's doubled in price, guys, are you selling?"

The market was in an uproar, and retail investors spread the news. Everyone who won the lottery on Friday beamed with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

On Friday, it cost 55.75 yuan to subscribe to one share, but now it has risen to 120 yuan, with earnings per share reaching 64.25 yuan.

Moreover, winning a single lottery draw usually means receiving at least 500 shares.

In other words, if you invested more than 27,000 yuan at the time, you could now resell it for a profit of 32,000 yuan.

"I was so envious that my eyes turned red. I quickly sold it and made a profit."

"Don't sell it! The old man at the Xiangjiang fish market said it will rise to at least 150 yuan, and the old man in Shanghai said it will rise to 180 yuan."

"Hey guys, your brother finally made some money, don't ruin it for him, just sell it quickly."

"Why would an ambulance try to sell someone? Who's really harming people?"

While retail investors were still debating when it was appropriate to sell, Qi Yaonian was also persuading Zheng Jiachun to give up his futile resistance.

"Mr. Zheng, the outcome is already decided. Why not take advantage of the fact that we can still sell at a high price and try a different approach to make more money?"

The 27-minute pre-market trading session generated a total trading volume of 8.2 million, which translates to approximately 68,000 shares.

The 68,000 shares were counted as half bought and half sold normally, meaning that 34,000 shares appeared in the market within 27 minutes.

However, of the 34,000 shares available, HSBC only managed to buy 8,000. Excluding the chance purchases by retail investors, Tianxing must have bought at least 20,000 shares.

The ratio of 8,000 shares to 20,000 shares indicates that HSBC's buying efficiency is less than half that of Tianxing, which should be attributed to the AI ​​quantitative model.

Therefore, it can be concluded that even if HSBC, like Tianxing, is willing to invest a large amount of funds, it is still a significant financial burden.

However, due to its slower acquisition efficiency compared to its counterpart, Tianxing will also take the lead over HSBC, helping Hengtai Group reach the 50.1% controlling stake threshold.

That would also signify the end of the bidding war, and New World's stock price would definitely plummet, possibly falling back to a market capitalization of hundreds of billions.

Therefore, it's better to sell your shares as soon as you can while you still can make some money.

After all, Hengtai still needs about 8.7% of its circulating shares. Taking the current share price of 120 yuan and market value of 2742 billion yuan as an example.

If they were to sell their shares at a market value of 3000 billion, even just 8% of the equity, they could still get 240 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash flow.

At that time, the Cheng family not only received HK$240 billion in cash, but also held about 30% of New World's shares.

The Cheng family has more than just New World Development; using the funds to develop Chow Tai Fook would also be a good option.

Why be so stubborn?

After all, there was no hope of winning. If they fought to the end, not only would they run out of money, but the new world would also change hands.

After a long silence, Zheng Jiachun said softly, "Thank you for your help to the Zheng family these past few days. I am deeply grateful."

"So Mr. Zheng, you agree?" Qi Yaonian's eyes lit up.

When Tianxing first arrived in Hong Kong, he was dismissive of Lu Liang, thinking he could easily handle him.

With Tianxing's acquisition of Chinese Estates Holdings and its assistance to Hengtai in acquiring New World Development, he had already abandoned his contempt for HSBC, and HSBC's authority was not to be challenged.

Until Tianxing Financial launched a $300 billion ABS, Qi Yaonian's thinking had changed to: as long as HSBC doesn't die in his hands, how it develops in the future is none of his business.

He plans to spend the next two years in peace, and once his term is up, he will return to England to retire.

Therefore, Qi Yaonian had to persuade Zheng Jiachun to give up resistance, change his mind about guarding the area, and instead focus on making a fortune.

In this way, HSBC can also profit from it, and its financial report will look very good next year. After another year, he can retire peacefully.

This is called a wise man who knows the current affairs.

“Mr. Qi, I know HSBC’s thoughts, and I also know your thoughts.”

Zheng Jiachun abandoned his respect for Qi Yaonian and said in a deep voice, "If my father asks why the New World is gone a hundred years from now, I don't want me to only be able to answer that I gave it away without even putting up a fight because I knew I was going to lose."

"Mr. Zheng, when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out!"

Qi Yaonian's expression turned cold, and he earnestly advised, "Even if you don't consider the younger generation of the Zheng family, you should at least consider things from my perspective. HSBC had already given up on the Zheng family back then. It was I who went against all odds and took out $300 billion to support you. And this is how you treat me now?"

Zheng Jiachun clearly wants to be buried with New World, and he even wants to drag him down with him. It's simply outrageous.

Zheng Jiachun said calmly, "It was the Zheng family that mortgaged 62% of Chow Tai Fook's shares, and HSBC was also unwilling to watch Tianxing grow bigger and bigger in the Hong Kong market." "Are you really determined to do this?"

Qi Yaonian's eyes grew cold, and his tone was full of threat. If Zheng Jiachun wanted to be the first, then he shouldn't blame him for being the fifteenth.

Although the contract signed between HSBC and the Zheng family is different from the contract signed between Tianxing and Hengtai.

HSBC lent money to the Zheng family to repurchase shares, and the Zheng family had the right to dispose of the shares.

Unlike Tianxing, which helped Hengtai acquire New World, Tianxing held the right to dispose of the shares.

However, HSBC still holds the original 7.35% stake, and even after dilution through a private placement, it still holds 5.145%.

If Zheng Jiachun is going to act unjustly, then don't blame him for being ruthless and selling these shares to Lu Liang to help Hengtai complete its controlling stake.

"Mr. Qi, I'm very sorry, I just wanted to feel better."

Zheng Jiachun remained expressionless. He knew Qi Yaonian's intentions, but he wanted to die standing up, to give himself an explanation.

"The Zheng family should behave themselves from now on."

Qi Yaonian snorted coldly and angrily turned and left.

Zheng Jiachun watched Qi Yaonian's departing figure and sighed softly, "When the market opens, I'll buy as much as I can."

"Father, why..." Zheng Qilong was filled with disbelief. Why would his father be so irrational?

"I've been rational my whole life, but let me indulge myself this once."

Zheng Jiachun suddenly laughed, his laughter like that of a night owl, which gradually turned into sobs.

He failed his father's high expectations and did not want to make money by selling off the family business. As he said, he only wanted to give himself an explanation.

Hong Kong stocks opened at 9:30 a.m.

Multiple forces frantically snapped up shares, causing New World's stock price to break through NT$125...NT$130...NT$140...

Just then, Xu Jiawei knocked on the door and entered, quickly approaching Lu Liang: "Mr. Lu, Mr. Qi is looking for you. He wants to sell HSBC's 5.145% stake in New World."

"What's going on?" Lu Liang was taken aback.

"Mr. Qi said that the outcome is already decided, and he is willing to accept defeat," Xu Jiawei said.

"Why 5.145%? Doesn't he know I'm still short 8.7% of the shares?"

Lu Liang asked in confusion, "Did Qi Yaonian say how much he planned to sell it for?"

Xu Jiawei shook his head: "He only said that if you are willing to accept it, call him back."

"President Lu, the Zheng family is still trying to snatch up our shares," Wen Chao quickly reminded him.

From the opening bell, there was a constant scramble for shares, and speculative investors dared not raise the stock price at this time because the risk and return were disproportionate.

If any party holds 50.1% of the shares, and the news is announced, they will all be exposed and scrutinized, so it will only be the Zheng family.

Lu Liang stroked the stubble that had just sprouted on his chin: "So, the relationship between the Zheng family and HSBC has broken down?"

"But why did it break? Why not make money?" He frowned, suddenly puzzled.

"Wen Chao, keep the pace and don't let your guard down. I'm going to check what they're doing."

After giving his instructions, Lu Liang quickly walked out of the trading room and picked up his phone to call Qi Yaonian back.

As soon as the call connected, Qi Yaonian said, "Mr. Lu, we have given up on the Zheng family."

Regardless of the closing price, as long as the market capitalization is based on 2500 billion, 5.145% of the equity will be handed over.

Lu Liang smiled and, without rushing to agree, asked, "Mr. Qi, may I know why?"

"It's just a timely stopgap measure after assessment," Qi Yaonian said with a calm smile, trying his best to appear composed.

"Didn't HSBC inform Mr. Zheng of their risk assessment report?" Lu Liang asked, voicing his curiosity.

“Zheng Jiachun has lost his mind.” Qi Yaonian was unwilling to elaborate, and went straight to the point: “Mr. Lu, are you interested?”

"Of course."

Lu Liang's mind raced, and he suddenly smiled and said, "But isn't a market value of 2500 billion a bit too high?"

He probably guessed it: the son sells the grandfather's land without a care, HSBC is playing the son, and the Zheng family is the grandfather.

A sure-win situation, chips delivered to their doorstep—how ​​can Qi Yaonian decide the selling price?

If Lu Liang doesn't give him a good beating, he'll change his surname.

“Mr. Lu, HSBC is very sincere; its market value is now approaching 4000 billion.” Qi Yaonian’s face was gloomy.

"Mr. Qi, what is the reason that New World has a market value of HK$4000 billion?"

Lu Liang asked with a smile, confident that he had Qi Yaonian figured out.

Those who are afraid of death should be severely humiliated.

(End of this chapter)