Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

In early 1997, while Zhang San was busy selling the stocks he held, another piece of news came through.

The board of directors of Lianxiang resolved to merge Beijing Lianxiang and Hong Kong Lianxiang into China Lianxiang.

The specific approach involves appraising the main part of Jingcheng Lianxiang's business and using those assets to purchase shares of Xiangjiang Lianxiang. The integrated Jingcheng Lianxiang will then become the absolute majority shareholder of Xiangjiang Lianxiang, increasing its stake from 42% to over 60%.

Following this announcement, Hong Kong Lianxiang shares began to rise, climbing from around HK$0.3 last year.

In a room inside the Golden Globe Xiangjiang Securities, several people who hadn't seen the boss trade since the last time he bought Xiangjiang Lianxiang were now extremely shocked.

"Does the boss know something?"

The team leader said, "Although I'm also surprised, please don't talk nonsense. The boss said this stock has a very good future and great potential."

"Yes, the mainland's Lianxiang should be seen as an act of charity that saved Lianxiang in Hong Kong."

Everyone else was also amazed, which shocked everyone.

"What instructions does the boss have?"

"The boss gave no instructions, and the Lianxiang shares we bought have been locked by headquarters and cannot be traded."

Everyone fell silent, and began to have their own thoughts. They felt that if the headquarters locked it in, it meant they intended to hold it for the long term. If that was the case, then there was an opportunity.

In Hong Kong and globally, insider trading is a problem that exists in any financial institution.

Zhang San was unaware that his traders, because of a single stock trading action, had earned him immense respect. For example, in this case, they saw that the stock had long-term value, and they, being in a position of power, were the first to benefit from it.

As for why they quieted down, it's because their trading was being recorded, and they could only communicate with each other through eye contact.

They know about this but won't do anything about it. They're currently under restrictions on their activities. They've been selling shares held by a major client, and the daily trading volume of these shares is enormous.

On the busiest day, the trading volume even approached HK$300 million, a figure that shocked them.

And what is Zhang San doing now?

Of course, it's about directing other groups to sell stocks. One group might be selling tens of millions or hundreds of millions of shares, while other groups are also selling tens of millions or hundreds of millions of shares. Operating multiple accounts simultaneously can reduce the amount of attention required.

Zhou Huimin, who has been by Zhang San's side recently, has naturally seen the methods of wealth transfer; Zhang San taught her how to transfer wealth. At the time, Zhou Huimin believed that if you want to get rich, you have to work hard.

"Ah Min, you know about the conservation of energy, right?" Zhang San swirled the wine in his glass, looked at the stunned beauty, and laughed: "Energy can neither be created out of thin air nor disappear out of thin air. It can only be transformed from one form to another, or transferred from one object to another, while the total amount of energy remains unchanged."

Zhang San, after taking a sip of red wine, continued, "You're obviously a poor student; you don't even know this."

"Wealth is like energy. The total amount of wealth in this world is fixed. We are not talking about paper money, which can be printed. We are talking about the means of production."

After thinking for a while, Zhou Huimin nodded, indicating that she understood, and Zhang San continued.

"Since the total amount of wealth is fixed, does that mean if you take a little and I take a little, the wealth will be completely distributed?"

Seeing that the academically challenged Zhou understood, Zhang San's voice rang out again.

"Ordinary people acquire a small amount of wealth through hard work, just like you, who believe that hard work leads to wealth. Over time, ordinary people accumulate a certain amount of wealth, while others accumulate much less. Here we see that with a fixed total amount of wealth, if you have more, others have less?"

He nodded and continued speaking.

"So, the question is, in such a world, how can one increase their wealth compared to others, and do so quickly and efficiently?"

Zhou Xuezha's CPU started spinning rapidly, trying to figure out how to make himself richer than others; finally, he gave up and looked at Zhang San.

"Of course it's a transfer of wealth~ Hahaha..." Zhang San saw Zhou Xuezha getting a little angry and immediately said, "You have a candy, I have a candy, if I just take it from you, won't it immediately become two candies?"

nod.

"This is efficient and fast, right? But it's unsafe; it's robbery, and it's illegal."

"There's another kind where I provide a service and you give me a piece of candy, but it's slow and inefficient."

"So is there a way that's faster, more efficient, and safer? Yes, that's financial derivatives, starting with stocks, then futures, warrants, and so on..."

"A company, whether qualified or not, can trade its shares after listing. Shares are just pieces of paper. When a company is short of money, it can raise funds through rights issues, private placements, or direct share issuances."

"Not only do you not have to repay this money, but there's also no interest. Wouldn't that allow you to accumulate enormous wealth very quickly?"

"But how can we appropriate these valuables for ourselves?"

"The usual tactic is to release negative news, such as news of losses, to make investors give up and sell their shares, causing the stock price to drop lower and lower, and then buy them back at a later time. Of course, during this period, the major shareholders behind the scenes can suppress the price while accumulating shares."

"In this way, the money raised will be appropriated by them."

"Isn't this method of rapid wealth transfer both fast and efficient?"

Zhou Huimin looked at the smug Zhang San and felt that Zhang San was really annoying and made her very angry, but she couldn't find a reason to refute him.

"How is this any different from being a robber?"

"It's legal!"

Ignoring the stunned Zhou Meimei, Zhang San began to study tomorrow's trading strategy. He discovered that he wasn't the only one making moves; many others were doing so, and the number of sell orders was increasing daily.

But the stock price is still rising, which means that someone is fleeing the market just like him. Whether he knows them or not is not his concern; he can only sell off his shares quickly.

Time waits for no one; selling quickly is the only way to succeed.

On the other side, Zhou, a student who was deep in thought, finally understood. She sighed and thought, "Sure enough, there are too many tricks in this world, making it impossible to guard against them."

"Is there a faster way to accumulate wealth?"

Suddenly transforming into a studious but academically challenged student, Zhou caught Zhang San somewhat off guard. After thinking for a moment, Zhang San said, "There are many more."