VIP Room No. 1!
Li Yi sat with his eyes closed, deep in thought. The bait had been cast; now he was just waiting for the fish to take the hook.
Just then, Pang Feiyan hurried in and approached Li Yi, saying, “Boss, there’s movement over there!”
“Oh? What kind of movement?”
“Just as you predicted, not only have they raised the offer price to 67 Hong Kong dollars per share, but Dolsen has personally gone to meet with the people from Taisheng Securities. He clearly intends to secure the shares they hold!” Pang Feiyan said.
The corners of Li Yi’s mouth turned up slightly as he remarked casually, “They’re still too young—they can’t keep their cool!”
Hearing this, Pang Feiyan couldn’t help but twitch her lips.
She really wanted to ask: “Boss, are you feeling a little guilty saying that? Dolsen is already 28 this year, while you’re only 23. Acting so old and world-weary really doesn’t suit you!”
But then again, considering how Li Yi and Dolsen had performed in this battle for shares, the guy on the other side really was a bit green—just like a greenhorn.
On the other hand, their own boss had held the upper hand from the very beginning, using his seasoned experience to lead Dolsen by the nose—it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a master strategist.
“Boss, what should we do now? Should we sell off all our shares right away?” Pang Feiyan asked cautiously.
“No. Go out there right now and raise the price to 70 Hong Kong dollars per share!”
“But…”
“Don’t question my decision!” Li Yi said sternly.
“Yes!”
“Also, starting now, for every 1 million shares we acquire, we’ll sell 10 million shares through a secret account. Make sure all shares are sold off by 2:00 p.m.!” Li Yi ordered.
Buying a small portion publicly while secretly selling the majority—a classic case of ‘repairing the trail openly while crossing the pass secretly’!
Pang Feiyan’s eyes lit up, and she immediately replied, “I’ll get right on it!”
“Good!”
But just as Pang Feiyan took a few steps forward, she suddenly stopped and turned to Li Yi, asking, “Boss, who among Wang Wenlong, Lin Luo, and Zhang Wenbin is the traitor?”
Recalling what the boss had told her earlier, and considering the unusual behavior of those foreigners from the British-funded group, it was clear that there was indeed a traitor in their team, just as the boss had suspected.
Among the ten of them, the three who had been sent out to contact brokerage firms and speculative capital were the most suspicious, as only they had the opportunity to leak the information.
Considering the plan the boss had devised yesterday, it was clear he already knew who the traitor was. Today, he had deliberately allowed them to spread false information, intending to use their own actions to deliver a fatal blow to the British Capital Group.
Li Yi stared at Pang Feiyan for a moment, then said calmly, “It’s Lin Luo!”
“Him?”
Pang Feiyan’s heart skipped a beat. After all, Lin Luo was her junior at university, and she had personally recommended him to the company.
She never would have imagined that he could be the traitor in the team!
“Boss, I really didn’t know about this. I…”
“Don’t bother explaining. I know you’re not involved—otherwise, I wouldn’t have put you in charge of the team or asked you to play along with me!” Li Yi said sternly.
In a place like Hong Kong, where the political landscape shifts constantly, Li Yi had to conduct thorough background checks on every single employee. While he couldn’t guarantee that everyone was clean, at the very least, the company’s management absolutely had to remain untainted.
To ensure these individuals hadn’t been bribed, Li Yi had even enlisted the help of National Security agents to conduct a comprehensive investigation into Lan Xinyi, Lan Xinming, Cai Bingyan, Pang Feiyan, and others.
After confirming that the management team was clean, Li Yi turned his attention to key candidates for promotion. It was at this point that Lin Luo was found to have issues.
The investigation revealed that this individual had some connection to the now-bankrupt Lin family and had been financially supported by Lin Zhengrong since childhood.
His joining Starry Sky Investment was also at Lin Zhengrong’s behest; however, since Lin Luo didn’t maintain close ties with the Lin family in his daily life, very few people were aware of his connection to Lin Zhengrong.
Unfortunately for him, they were up against the full might of the mainland’s state apparatus. With only two or three hundred employees at Star Investment, a few rounds of screening made it crystal clear who was in the wrong—there was simply no way to hide.
“Thank you for your trust, Boss!”
Pang Feiyan then asked again, “How will you handle Lin Luo?”
“Deal with him?”
Li Yi smiled and said, “If this goes through, he’ll be our hero. Why on earth would I deal with him?”
“You…”
“Not only will I not discipline him, but I’ll promote him to deputy head of the Investment Department!” Li Yi said calmly.
Hearing this, Pang Feiyan felt a chill run down her spine. What a clever move—using someone else’s hand to do the dirty work.
If they managed to liquidate their positions at a high price this time, they could conservatively expect to make billions, while the losses for the British-owned group would be far greater than that.
Someone has to take responsibility for such a massive loss. Once the investigation begins, the mole will mysteriously get promoted.
By then, Lin Luo would be as stuck as mud in his pants—no amount of jumping into the Yellow River could wash away the stain. Those foreigners wouldn’t let him off the hook.
The boss had taken care of this traitor without spilling a drop of blood—his tactics were simply breathtaking!
Pang Feiyan felt that the gap between herself and the boss was like that between a simpleton and an expert—they simply weren’t on the same level.
With that in mind, she immediately said, “Boss, I understand, but I won’t tell him!”
“Hmm, I trust you’re a smart person!”
……….
At 10 a.m., Starry Sky Company made another move, raising the acquisition price directly to 70 Hong Kong dollars per share.
Seeing this, Henry, stationed in VIP Room 9, raised the offer price to HK$72 without hesitation.
Lured by the high price, people quickly began selling their shares, and in less than half an hour, trading volume exceeded 100,000 lots.
Unfortunately, Star Company managed to secure only 10,000 lots; the British-funded group, leveraging its price advantage, snapped up 60,000 lots, while speculative capital and brokerages secured 30,000 lots.
Immediately afterward, another 200,000 lots were dumped onto the market!
With the price now so high, and amid the frenzy of chasing rallies and cutting losses, there were plenty of buyers willing to step in.
Not to mention that with two major players—Star Corporation and the British-owned group—competing for them, they were snapped up almost instantly.
In the time that followed, every ten to fifteen minutes, 100,000 to 200,000 shares were dumped onto the market, and this continued right up until the market closed!
Although these large blocks were snapped up immediately after each sale, Huifeng’s stock price was still severely impacted by the continuous heavy selling.
It plummeted from its previous peak of HK$72 per share all the way down to HK$66.
However, with so many investors scrambling to buy, no one realized that Star Investment had already cashed out and exited the market.
At 1:30 p.m., the stock market resumed trading as the bell rang.
Shortly after, another massive order of 200,000 lots appeared on the market.
Once again, it was snapped up in a frenzy!
What no one expected, however, was that as soon as this order was filled, another 200,000-lot order was placed.
Although there were still buyers this time, the demand was noticeably weaker. Even with Pang Feiyan’s people constantly stoking the fire from behind the scenes, it still took a full twenty minutes to sell off the entire lot.
At this point, many market participants began to sense that something was amiss.
It’s important to note that Huifeng Bank’s free-floating shares on the stock market amount to only about 30%, or roughly 400 million shares, which translates to just 4 million lots.
Excluding the shares acquired by Starry Sky Company and the British Investment Group, the remaining supply on the entire market was definitely no more than 1 million lots—perhaps even fewer.
Yet now, in just a few short hours, nearly two million lots—nearly 200 million shares—had been dumped.
Where did the market get so many shares?
Clearly, a major player was cashing out and exiting the market!
Once they realized this, the brokerage firms and speculative capital were stunned. Sensing the danger, they rushed to sell off their holdings at lower prices.
And just then, Li Yi ordered another shocking move…
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