Chapter 725: Why So A-Style?
"New World Development, accounting for 1.5% of circulating shares."
"Huaren Real Estate, accounting for 1.27% of circulating shares."
"New Hongji, accounting for 1.48% of circulating shares."
"Hengji Real Estate, accounting for 1.88% of circulating shares."
Every few minutes, Wen Chao's voice came through Lu Liang's earpiece, the acquisition speed was faster than they anticipated.
Although the real estate market in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and even the whole country is on an upward trend, the real estate industry is undoubtedly a sunset industry in the stock market.
How much land to acquire this year, how much to pay as finance, what construction costs are, and eventually how much profit can be made, everything has a pattern.
In financial terminology, there is no story to be told, so both speculative funds and institutions prefer to trade high-premium tech stocks, causing many investors to be trapped at last year's high of 33,000 points, unable to do anything but keep adding positions in the past six months.
At this moment, suddenly a force enters the scene, in the backdrop of a major market downturn.
One by one, they sell their chips without hesitation, holding onto the mindset that reducing losses is as good as making a profit.
However, as time passed, led by New World Development, supplemented by Huaren Real Estate, New Hongji, and Hengji Real Estate.
The four stocks advanced side by side, with a huge influx of funds pulling up the real estate sector index, staging a stunning comeback.
The real estate sector went from a 7-point drop to nearly returning to last Friday's closing price in just 48 minutes.
The Hang Seng Index was also affected, stopping the fall and rebounding, almost back to 24,000 points.
"Damn, which deity is descending upon Hong Kong stocks?"
"Real estate pulling up the market? The first time I've seen this."
"Interesting, Zheng Family's New World, Liu Family's Huaren Real Estate, Guo Family's New Hongji, Li Family's Hengji Real Estate, these seem to be old strong families in Xiangjiang."
Accustomed to seeing power struggles among tycoons, Xiangjiang citizens realized something big was happening and instinctively joined the buying frenzy.
Meanwhile, at Yiyun Villa.
"New World, Huaren Real Estate, New Hongji, Hengji Real Estate?"
Zheng Jiachun squinted, scanning the crowd, including Liu Cixin far away in Switzerland, who in his eyes were all suspects.
The funds were just about prepared, yet before any action could be taken, their group's base had already been raided by someone.
To have the strength to attack all four companies at once,
besides Lu Liang, there shouldn't be anyone else.
Although the capital channel indicates that it's overseas funds, it should also be Lu Liang's directive.
There's news that last year Bitcoin soared, and Lu Liang earned over a hundred billion US dollars.
These funds are still floating overseas.
But Zheng Jiachun suspects,
No... he is sure.
Among them, there must be a traitor.
Otherwise, Lu Liang's actions make no sense, clearly, the most logical targets are HSBC or Standard Chartered.
But it seems like he knows they would unite against him, so he strikes first to gain the upper hand.
"Who leaked the information, should I pull you out or would you come forward yourself?" Zheng Jiachun's face turned dark, shouting sternly: "Cowardly before the battle, dare to act but afraid to admit?"
"Ah Zheng, how can you be regressing with age?"
Liu Cixin maintained a calm expression, mocking through the screen: "If it were you, would you admit it?"
Zheng Jiachun suspects him, and he suspects Zheng Jiachun, now everyone is under suspicion, including himself.
But the key is what to do next?
Dissolve locally and let the funds return where they should?
Or stick to the plan, continue splitting forces, acquire HSBC and Standard Chartered stocks, waiting for Lu Liang to inflate the stock price.
"Fine, let's skip this topic for now."
Zheng Jiachun suddenly laughed happily: "Lu Liang, oh Lu Liang, it's time for him to stumble."
"So, you're planning to continue?" Liu Cixin smiled knowingly, understanding Zheng Jiachun's intention.
Lu Liang is still too young, or perhaps he received the news too late, relying only on feigning a hostile takeover to force them to make concessions.
However, they hold the majority of shares, even giving up three to five percent equity is no big deal.
If Lu Liang dares to buy, they dare to sell,
let's see how large Lu Liang's funds really are.
If they can reach the billboarding line, it'd be best; they could publicize that Lu Liang favors their company, thus boosting the group's stock price and multiplying their wealth.
"Not only will we continue, the original plan also remains unchanged, elevate the stock prices of Standard Chartered and HSBC, and let him face the consequences." Zheng Jiachun smiled contentedly.
They're opting to rescue the market, pull the major indices up, causing Lu Liang's cost in acquiring their group's stocks, or HSBC or Standard Chartered to rise exponentially.
Even if Lu Liang is strong, on this turf of Xiangjiang, whether a dragon or a tiger, he must heed the locals.
"Why?" Yang Shoucheng's brows tightened, puzzled by Lu Liang's intentions.
Based on their actions, it should serve as a warning, signifying that Lu Liang already knew of their plan.
However, with Zheng, Liu, Guo, and Li setting forth together, selling equity, Lu Liang still couldn't care less.
This left him rather perplexed.
Almost reaching the top ten holders of circulating shares,
Lu Liang still didn't stop, does he seriously intend to billboard?
If billboarded, there's a six-month lock-up period.
Real estate stocks are not good stocks anyway.
With Lu Liang's tactics, such a large sum tied here for half a year, one can only wonder how much profit he'll miss out on.
And for Standard Chartered and HSBC, if only they're acquiring, are Lu Liang's real targets these two?
"Uncle Yang, what are you thinking?" Guo Jiacun suddenly approached, fixing his sharp gaze on him.
If he remembers correctly, on Friday night, Yang Qisheng seemed particularly close with Lu Liang.
Moreover, Emperor International wasn't targeted?
"You're suspecting me?"
Yang Shoucheng laughed indignantly: "You haven't even noticed the market value of Emperor, 30-something billion Hong Kong Dollars, with two declining trends close to delisting, what could interest Lu Liang?"
"He probably doesn't want Hong Kong stocks to continue dropping, after all, the streets aren't peaceful, with so many rioters, just waiting for a chance to act."
"If the stock market continues to drop sparking public outrage, the resulting chemical reaction from both sides, he surely can't withstand."
Yang Shoucheng's analysis is sound, Zheng Jiachun nodded slightly, temporarily ruling out his suspicion.
Meanwhile,
Xingheng continued acquiring stocks from the four groups.
By 2:25 PM, nearing Hengji Real Estate's billboarding line.
"Temporarily maintain at 4.98%, awaiting all other three to hit the billboarding line, then billboard simultaneously."
Wen Chao's voice came through the earpiece, intending to replicate Tianxing Public Offering's market miracle of billboarding 17 companies.
He just couldn't reveal his intentions for now, or once those people find out, they'll definitely compete for shares.
Those tycoons currently still think Xingheng's acquisition is merely a deterrent, thinking they're not genuinely interested.
When in fact…
Lu Liang just altered the plan.
Abandoning stock in HSBC, turning to New World, Huaren Real Estate, New Hongji, Hengji Real Estate.
According to Lu Liang's exact words, in the near future, one of these four groups will inevitably have the surname Lu.
He bears no ill intent towards the tiger, but the tiger harbors malice, so don't blame him for skinning the tiger for a coat.
From another perspective, it counts as a follow-up event after Friday night's warning.
Back then, Lu Liang sincerely hoped someone would stand forward to warn, but nobody was willing to.
Now, since they took initiative to provoke him, don't blame Lu Liang for being ruthless and snatching their ancestral businesses.
At 3 PM sharp, A-share markets closed early, but Hong Kong stock market trading volume kept rising.
In the morning, the Hang Seng Index fell over 1300 points, but within two hours in the afternoon, it recovered 1000 points.
Not only is there foreign capital entering real estate, but even the banking sector has a mysterious fund aggressively vying for shares.
"Not only curb losses, but is it set to rise? Damn it, are we being treated like fools?"
The pain of the stock market has many forms, but missing out is definitely the most heartbreaking, the most unacceptable.
Those retail investors who sold in the morning witness this scene, feeling regret seeping through, wishing they could leap off a building.
"Strangely, this is T+0, with Hong Kong stocks you can go long or short, why is it behaving like A shares?"
"…a word wakes the dreamer, is there a possibility that the recent trend is all Liangzi's doing?"
"Liangzi?… He indeed has this capability, but what's the purpose?"
"New World, Huaren Real Estate, New Hongji, Hengji Real Estate, all are real estate stocks. As they say, do a trade, hate a trade; Liangzi used to be a real estate agent so he lost interest in real estate."
"He used to be in the mainland, now he's in Xiangjiang, changes of interest are possible, after all, back in the mainland, we didn't see him deceive millions of investors at once either."
"... damn, it truly seems possible."
It's as if responding to mainland netizens' calls.
At 3:40 PM, as the Hong Kong stock market is about to close.
A financial institution from Neon Tokyo, named Xingheng Investment Company, simultaneously billboarded four Hong Kong stock groups.