After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future

"Qisheng, although it's all speculation, I still appreciate you letting me know."

After lunch, the two returned to the break room, and Lu Liang expressed his gratitude with a smile.

As long as nothing has happened, it's as if nothing was done, so he won't admit to anything.

Yang Qisheng knew Lu Liang had accepted this favor, and he glanced at his watch: "It's getting late, and I have some company matters to handle this afternoon, so I'll head off first."

"Won't you stay a bit longer?"

Lu Liang was quite insincere, verbally trying to keep him but already half-rising from his seat, ready to see him off.

Yang Qisheng smiled and said, "There's a lot going on during the day, how about we meet somewhere for a drink tonight?"

"Sure, you make the arrangements, give me a call then."

Lu Liang watched Yang Qisheng until his figure disappeared into the elevator, and the expression on his face gradually turned serious.

He turned around and quickly headed back to his office, dialing Sun Yutao, Wen Chao, and Liang Wenhu on the way, instructing them to join the online meeting room immediately.

The information revealed by Yang Qisheng was extremely crucial because time was not on Lu Liang's side.

Although he had enough funds to sustain a prolonged battle, public opinion couldn't withstand any agitation.

Coincidentally, it was a stormy weekend; if it had been clear and sunny, the third protest might have already taken place.

Once a financial event evolves into a political issue, even Chen Jiebin can't withstand the pressure from the public.

As an ally on the same front, Lu Liang naturally couldn't let Chen Jiebin bear the pressure alone, ignoring him.

"Led by the Zheng Family, with support from the Liu and Guo families, they have prepared about $5 billion, intending to target us this afternoon."

With everyone present, Lu Liang concisely relayed the conversation with Yang Qisheng, also informing them that their next target was HSBC.

"We have more than eight times their funds, so we can definitely defeat them through high-volume sales until they succumb to the pressure."

Wen Chao spoke first. Although he didn't know where Lu Liang got the intel, knowing the opponent's intentions and exact funds meant the opponent was as good as exposed.

So by simply employing the most traditional strategy of buying low and selling high, they could force them to kneel and beg for mercy.

HSBC and Standard Chartered aren't new stocks; they are over two decades old, with 100% of their shares circulating.

The short-selling chips are endless; they only have $5 billion, so how much can they really take?

"This method won't work. Xiangjiang is a bit complicated, with pressures not only from the market but also from the public."

Lu Liang shook his head, dismissing the proposal. Last Friday, they had already caused a market disaster, and this morning it dropped by more than 1300 points.

HSBC's influence in the Hong Kong stock market even surpasses Big A's CITIC Securities. If they push too hard, a stock market crash might actually occur.

The outcome would be like the boy who cried wolf.

Even if Lu Liang achieves his goal and wants to save the market, he might be helpless; he joined this family, not to break it apart.

Moreover, if a market crash occurs, they would face enormous losses.

Wen Chao pondered and then said, "Mr. Lu, since that method is not viable, we can only take a targeted approach."

"Tell me how you plan to target them?" Lu Liang asked.

"Since it's spearheaded by the Zheng, Liu, and Guo families, we should hit their bases first to ignite fires in their backyards."

A ruthless gleam flashed in Wen Chao's eyes.

Zheng Jiachun's investment of HK$50 billion is certainly not a small sum, even for the Zheng family.

The wealthier someone is, the more they know how to grow money, and they clearly distinguish between personal funds and company money.

The Zheng family has two business pillars: New World and Zhou Da Fu. Once we find out where the funds originated, we'll target that company.

Both companies happen to be listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, and if they face an attack in the financial markets, they are bound to mobilize group funds to maintain market trends.

By then, they will face a dilemma.

Similarly, we can apply this to Liu's Huaren Real Estate, Guo's New Hongji Group, and the Li family's Hengji Real Estate Group, all employing single-point breakthroughs.

"This means going to war against the local forces; can we withstand it?" Lu Liang squinted, a smile tugging at his lips.

"Currently, Xingheng holds $8 billion in cash and can fully commit. We could even allocate an additional $1 billion, and additionally mortgage 1.6 million Bitcoins to secure $7 billion in loans from Mitsui Sumitomo and the Hyundai Group."

Wen Chao detected the excitement in Lu Liang's tone and volunteered to be in charge of this project.

Aside from Lu Liang, he was the person most familiar with the entire plan among the three in the chat room.

For a financial institution to transform into a consortium, it's not just about acquiring a bank but also holding vast assets. If all assets were online, they'd be like rootless duckweed.

But Xiangjiang is just a tiny place,

exploited to its fullest extent.

Half a year later, when they launch a comprehensive invasion, they'll also need to clash with local forces to seize their market.

Forcing a retreat would be ideal; if not, directly targeting their strongholds will suffice.

Because, in Lu Liang's plan, investing in HSBC is merely a means, and the ultimate goal of all means is to let the financial group take root in Xiangjiang, and thrive here.

"Okay, I'll leave this project to you," Lu Liang said with admiration in his eyes; indeed, the person who understands him best is Wen Chao.

He couldn't understand what those old guys were thinking.

They clearly guessed that he would invest in HSBC or Standard Chartered, but why didn't they think deeper?

What is his purpose in investing in HSBC?

They couldn't all just think that investing in HSBC is merely for HSBC's support, could they?

After doing so much and going such a long way around.

If it's just to be a lapdog for the British consortium, the people on Wall Street would probably laugh like pigs squealing.

Perhaps it's like in a prostitute's eyes, there is no woman in the world who isn't for sale, just like those who are lapdogs think everyone is coming to snatch their bone.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Sun Yutao had already gotten used to it, as he had long known that Wen Chao was more talented than him and acted more like Lu Liang.

Liang Wenhu went from shock to silence; ever since he met Lu Liang, he increasingly felt that Huanfang Quantitative was just playing with mud in Big A before.

When playing with capital, everyone has a lot of tricks up their sleeve, and this saying proves true; he is indeed more suited for technical development.

Soon, one hour of rest time was over, and at one o'clock in the afternoon, the Hong Kong stock market reopened for business.

In the last moments of the morning session, Tianxing Quantitative had already completed the closing of positions, and Tianxing Private Equity no longer maintained the market.

This resulted in a sieve-like situation when the market opened in the afternoon, with a large amount of capital accelerating outflows.

Because those who frequently play stocks know that whenever there is a sharp decline, if there is no lift in the morning, the afternoon is unlikely to recover either.

The pressure of selling is a gradually accumulating process; the later it gets during trading hours, the greater the accumulated financial pressure.

Because the time to jump the gun has passed, what remains is mostly covering positions or placing conditional orders, selling off at the slightest rebound.

Typically, an opening sharp decline, low open, and low trajectory in the morning means not much improvement in the afternoon, and trading volume usually shrinks.

Yet, in unobserved corners, a few stocks recovered upon afternoon reopening, with outflows significantly reduced.

Taking HK00017, New World Development as an example, after two waves of sharp declines on Friday and the morning session, the stock price fell from 35 dollars to 26.25 dollars.

In just one and a half days, 80 billion Hong Kong dollars of market value evaporated by 20 billion, with a steep 25% decline, belonging to the most severely hit stocks.

However, upon the afternoon reopening, the 26.5-dollar price seemed to inexplicably become a strong support level, where funds accepted all selling orders regardless of the amount.

"Wow, the old giants really have a sense of responsibility, is this deploying group funds to save the market?"

This situation sparked heated discussions among investors in the comments sections of trading software like Tonghuashun and East Money.

However, these common people's opinions never reach the ears of the higher-ups, even the secretary is just a clueless customer service.

Time ticked by the second,

In an instant, the time was 1:30 p.m.

After half an hour of allocation akin to a blue whale's bottomless appetite, the stock price of New World Development couldn't be held down any longer and began to rise.

The downward K-line from the morning session turned into a sky-climbing ladder after half an hour of afternoon adjustment, violently sweeping the stock for an upward lift.

Meanwhile, at Yiyun Villa,

"Uncle Yang, how much longer do the funds need to be prepared?"

Guo Jiacun, drinking his tea, suddenly felt uneasy, as if a big calamity was looming.

"Half an hour, and all funds will be fully coordinated."

Yang Shoucheng maintained his composure, glancing at the bottom of the screen for market sector data.

A half-hour earlier, the real estate sector still had a decline of 7.82%, but now it only fell by 4.25%.

New World Development, New Hongji Group, Huaren Real Estate, and Hengji Real Estate are all heavyweight stocks in the real estate sector.

Yang Shoucheng furrowed his brows, feeling astonished, suddenly understanding Lu Liang's intent: encircle to aid, diversion tactics.

He just didn't expect Lu Liang's scope would be that vast, raising the entire sector by three points directly.

The amount of capital invested is unquestionably enormous, probably not less than 30 billion Hong Kong dollars at the very least.

However, this births a new problem.

If he is pouring all funds into the real estate sector just to halt their steps, then will he still invest in HSBC or Standard Chartered?

Or does Lu Liang still have sufficient funds?

Enough to support opening multiple battlefronts?

Is it possible?

Yang Shoucheng fell into thought, and soon, his tightly knit brows began to relax, no matter the circumstances, it all indicates that Lu Liang's strength is even more formidable than he had imagined.

The Yang Family's bet was right.