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

There are some things that you don't understand, but you haven't seen clearly how things are developing. As the ancients said, "You can't see the true face of Mount Lu because you are in the mountain itself."

You can tell whether a company is doing well or not just by looking at its financial statements. Uncertainties overseas are due to black swan events. Past experiences can help you understand its future development.

Just like in the A-share market, if a company has good fundamentals but its stock price doesn't rise for a long time, it's obvious that someone is controlling the market and accumulating shares. In order to reduce the visibility of their presence, they prevent the stock price from rising or falling too much, and then start to drive up the price when the shares in the hands of retail investors are very concentrated.

This was the early stage of the A-share market. Because the stock price was low and there were few shares available, the shares were highly concentrated, which gave them the possibility of controlling the market. Later, they changed their approach.

They recruited many distinguished-looking old men, packaged them as stock market gurus, and used them to deceive stock market novices or inexperienced investors. Of course, some people who had lost a lot of money also joined these gurus' groups.

These distinguished old men are like brothel runners in a casino. They present themselves as stock market experts, luring unsuspecting investors in, then setting traps and giving them small wins. That's how casinos operate: let you win a few rounds first, since newbies only invest small amounts, and this easy money becomes increasingly addictive.

After they set up the scheme, the stock market guru told them to rush in all at once. A huge amount of stock had already been dumped on the other side, and the retail investors became the bagholders.

After that, these stock market gurus disappeared without a trace.

You can't win a lawsuit against these kinds of teachers, and there's no way to rely on them. They don't make any money from you, nor do they ask you for money. They just give free lectures. You don't even know who to sue.

Zhang San had experienced many such things in his previous life, so he understood the tricks very well. However, he was doing it to accumulate shares, which was the opposite of what he intended.

Inside the stock trading hall, a group of people stared intently at the scrolling trading screen, their faces grave. They had sold their HSBC shares, intending to make a quick profit from the price difference, but now they had missed out.

One of the shareholders slapped his thigh in regret, muttering to himself, "How could I have been so blind? I sold too early."

Another person frowned, staring at the ever-increasing stock price on the screen, and shook their head helplessly: "Well, now we're in trouble. We wanted to make a profit, but we sold too early."

"You still made a profit, but I lost two cents, sigh!" he said, then ran to the computer where there were trading computers for stock traders. He immediately placed an order to buy back the stock, but the price was a bit high. However, it was no use; no transaction was completed, meaning no one was selling. He sighed, lowered the price, and relisted it at an even higher price. Then he left it to fate.

At this point, HSBC's share price had reached around HK$6 and was still slowly rising. In less than a week, the increase was almost 100%, which made them very regretful; the stock price had risen so suddenly.

Yesterday, Overseas Financial issued an announcement stating that they already hold 17.1% of the shares, but only as a financial investment. They will not join HSBC's board of directors, but will have a third-party accounting firm conduct an audit every year.

After the announcement, the stock price began to rise, and others complained about their mistakes, some sighing and others remaining silent. The atmosphere was filled with frustration and anxiety.

Zhang San's actions this time inspired many others to follow suit, especially the group of fund companies, who also joined in the rush to buy HSBC shares. Some who sold early felt regretful, after all, this loss was not caused by them, but by the complete collapse of the debtors, which led to the black swan event. The company's fundamentals are still excellent. Therefore, after realizing this, they launched a rapid stock-buying plan.

Zhang San, who remotely controls everything, is not complacent because of his success. These will become his cash cows. In the financial field, HSBC is very capable. Its long-term strategy and complete layout can be said to be unique.

Judging from its past experience, it is clear that this is a global financial group, so he can rely on it and enjoy its dividends.

Shortly afterward, Overseas Holdings announced that it already held 19.9% ​​of HSBC's shares, and that since HSBC's stock price had been steadily rising, it would not increase its holdings further; in addition, HSBC issued other announcements.

"HSBC is a good company. We are optimistic about its long-term prospects and will not reduce our holdings in the short term. It is a high-quality asset of the group, and the group rates it as AAA."

The stock price is still rising, and the increase is significant, with the rate of increase accelerating towards the end.

The HSBC incident has also been used as a classic case by some universities in Hong Kong. Some people have reviewed the entire process of the incident, which can be described as one link after another.

"In this incident, someone immediately seized upon the investors' panic, began to manipulate public sentiment, and caused them to lose trust in a long-established company."

A university professor compiled the entire incident and then explained it to his students in class.

"Let's assume that someone is manipulating all of this. I'm just assuming, but I won't admit it once I'm out this door."

The professor spoke very carefully, which drew the students' attention. Of course, he spoke entirely in English.

"He understood people's hearts and minds, and used the huge losses to make people distrust HSBC, believing that it would decline and that the company might even go bankrupt."

"In this situation, investors will naturally abandon their stocks, while seasoned investors, seeing that the stock quality is still very high, start to buy at a bargain price. However, this is of little use. He also used the power of some media to publicize the report that his overseas financial holdings were small, increasing the possibility of a major risk for HSBC."

"Then they gave those who had bought the shares earlier a discount, allowing them to make a substantial profit of one Hong Kong dollar per share, in order to buy back the shares they held."

"This tactic of giving a slap on the wrist followed by a sweet treat is truly astounding."

The professor was also very impressed with the methods used by the person behind the scenes, and he marveled at it in class.

At that moment, a student raised his hand. The professor saw it, called on him, and the student said, "Professor, do you know who's behind this?"

The professor said, "Detective novels tell us that whoever profits the most is the mastermind; of course, this principle can also be applied to the stock market."