Chapter 597: 597
There was the expansion of Thunder Horse Military Factory on one end, and the business war aimed at Vientiane Group on the other, plus the Alloy X Project and deciding whether to join the Academy of Science — these matters weighed on Xia Lei’s shoulders, making him so busy that he could not even have time to breathe . He originally thought that he would be able to take a relaxing holiday after his trip from Germany, that he would be able to unwind, but this tiny wish had clearly become impossible .
Out of all these issues, Xia Lei put Shentu Tianyin’s matters at first priority . The day after receiving the results of Long Bing’s investigation, he told Liu Zhengnan to make an appointment with Cai Yongjian at a teahouse for tea .
He was a youngster with little work experience, having graduated from university less than two years ago . He was refined and polite, his skin fair and clear, a typical white-collar figure from the city . This Cai Yongjian was rather courteous too . He had taken the initiative to extend both his hands towards Xia Lei for a handshake . “Director Xia, I never thought that I would be able to meet you . You’re my idol . ”
The Xia Lei today was the idol of many young individuals . His reputation had grown to be even greater than some of the most famous celebrities .
“Sit, sit, let’s talk,” said Xia Lei with a smile .
“Our Director Xia is a very easy-going person . Yongjian, there’s no need to hold back . If there’s anything you would like to say, please do so freely,” said Liu Zhengnan .
“I… haha . ” Cai Jongjian was still reserved .
Xia Lei would have still been a struggling young worker on construction sites three years ago, and as a white-collar worker, Cai Yongjian probably wouldn’t have even taken another glance at Xia Lei . But now, in front of Xia Lei, he felt like he was eminent and unapproachable . He felt under pressure, and he could not loosen up .
In the end, humans were still a type of animal, and admiring the strong were the instincts of animals from birth . A simple example was that a deer could not stand equally with a lion . And Xia Lei was the lion, whereas Cai Yongjian was no more than that deer .
Xia Lei wasn’t planning on developing friendly relations with the trader from the fund company sitting before him . Once he took a seat, he pulled out a stuffed envelope from his business bag and set it on the table, pushing it in front of Cai Yongjian .
“My friend, there’s fifty thousand in here . Think of it as a small token of appreciation from me . Please accept it,” said Xia Lei .
“This, this… How can I accept this money?” Cai Yongjian did not extend his hand to take the envelope, but his gaze did shift to it .
Liu Zhengnan picked up the envelope, and placed it in Cai Yongjian’s palm . “Yongjian, our Director Xia is a very generous person . If you help him do things, he won’t forget about you . ”
“Th,then I’ll take it . ” Cai Yongjian smiled . Fifty thousand . For a trader like him, it was equivalent to a month’s salary . He had earned an extra month’s worth of his salary out of nowhere, plus he was helping his idol . There was no reason for him to be upset .
Seeing that Cai Yongjian had accepted the money, Xia Lei said, “My friend, tell me everything you know . ”
“Sure . ” Cai Yongjian continued, “Under the current market conditions with the massive fall of the stock market index, it would be very easy for the opposing party to purchase Vientiane Group stocks . This is extremely dangerous, because once they have enough shares in their hands, regardless of whether they choose to sell the company abroad or propose other requests, it would be a major hassle for Vientiane Group . ”
“I’m not very familiar with the stock market . Tell me, are there any ways to resolve the issue?” Xia Lei questioned .
“The number of Vientiane Group shareholders are rising . If this continues, stock prices will soar . The costs for the opposing party are very low . They aren’t worried at all if Vientiane Group chooses to do this . But if Vientiane Group does go down this route, they will lose a lot of money, plus spur the individual shareholders in it for profit to dump their shares . ”
“Money won’t be a problem,” said Xia Lei .
“This isn’t a problem that can be solved through money . There are rules in the stock market . Which stock on the market doesn’t have economic bubbles these days? Vientiane Group is no exception . Quite a large portion of its stock prices are in an economic bubble . Quickly raising share prices would only speed up the bursting of the bubble . If the opposing party plays any dirty tricks during this time, then the situation will only worsen,” said Cai Yongjian .
“What sort of dirty tricks?”
“Using the media to spread news about bearish trends . If one of Vientiane Group’s commercial properties has been reported of a critical accident with regards to its quality, for instance, or one of its projects has violated operations, and the government is launching an investigation, and so on . The information goes through media hype, and individual shareholders are easily swayed to wherever the wind blows . As long as they believe that Vientiane Group stocks are about to plummet, who will still hang on? Who won’t sell? So even if Vientiane Group’s shareholders increase their stocks, it still won’t solve the problem . ”
Xia Lei furrowed his brows . He’d never wanted Thunder Horse Group to be listed on the market, because he would be under control of a board of directors . Although entering the market allowed a company to expand rapidly, there were still corrupt practices . Vientiane Group was an example . As a well-known listed company, its circulating stocks occupied 100% of the company’s stocks . Once somebody purchases 51% of its shares, that person would be able to supersede Shentu Tianyin, and become the new owner of Vientiane Group . As for Shentu Tianyin, she could only step down and become a major shareholder .
Looking at the results of Long Bing’s investigation, the opposing party had already planned out this smokeless battle from the start, otherwise they wouldn’t have been discovered by the attentive Liu Zhengnan at 15% . But the opposing party had already launched their undercover ambush, while Vientiane Group had yet to know about the disaster until the enemy had already advanced to the frontline!
“Yongjian, we’re old friends . I understand everything you’re saying . Why don’t you tell me something that’s actually valuable,” said Liu Zhengnan .
Cai Yongjian looked left and right, then lowered his voice to say, “I stole a glance at the profile of one major shareholder, he has 2% of Vientiane Group shares . ”
Xia Lei’s heart thumped . “What’s his name? Do you have more details about him?”
Cai Yongjian spoke in a whisper, “He’s a client called Wang Song . He’s got 2% of Vientiane Group’s shares in his hands . ”
“Wang Song?” The email from Long Bing suddenly emerged in Xia Lei’s mind . There was indeed someone named Wang Song listed there, but according to the description in the email, this Wang Song was merely an average businessman with a ten-year history of playing the stock market .
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