"Jujing Group successfully listed, its market value exceeding one hundred billion yuan on the day of listing!"
Compared to the grand fanfare of Baichuan Group's listing, the Jujing Chamber of Commerce was much quieter, releasing the news only after its listing.
Chang'an was also in an uproar, with many business people sensing a very ominous sign.
Two companies, listed on two consecutive days.
This was already very clear, and both companies shared a significant characteristic: their registration time did not exceed three days!
With a registration period of less than three days, they barely met the most basic requirements for listing, let alone actually listing. But this was precisely the most bizarre aspect of the matter!
Because both Baichuan Group and Jujing Group had successfully listed within these two days, this had already conveyed a message to the outside world: these two companies were likely to be in opposition!
Companies founded three days ago and listed three days later – if this news were to spread, no one would dare to believe it, yet it had indeed happened!
What internal dealings were involved, perhaps only the top executives of these two companies would know.
Moreover, the cooperation of so many departments inevitably meant that the identities and backgrounds of these two companies were extraordinary!
At ten o'clock in the morning, Baichuan Group issued an announcement for a press conference at two in the afternoon, to be held at the Tomorrow Hotel in the city center.
Less than five minutes later, Jujing Group also issued an announcement for a press conference at two in the afternoon at the Crowne Plaza!
They hadn't even officially declared war yet, but the two sides were already engaged in a covert rivalry, choosing the same time for their press conferences. Furthermore, the Tomorrow Hotel and the Crowne Plaza were separated only by a single road, a blatant show of confrontation.
Many people were waiting to watch the show. After all, both companies were created by people behind them to fight each other. With their consecutive listings, it was not hard to guess that a business war was inevitable!
However, before their business war could commence, today's press conference was also anticipated to be eventful.
"Are they all ready?"
At Chang'an Amusement Park, Ye Longlin stood beneath a roller coaster and asked slowly.
Xuan Niao nodded. "Everything is prepared. We will make our move precisely at two in the afternoon."
While Mu Ye and Lin Tian'ai were holding their press conferences, Tang Zihan had already begun to target their stock market.
Those in finance understood very well that the stock market was the fairest and yet the most unfair battlefield on Earth!
The stock market was a place where capital was concentrated, interests were complex and intertwined, and profits were vast. It was a realm filled with deception and various scams, where people, for their own gain, could manipulate media and analysts, employing all sorts of technical deception.
The capital market was an information field. According to efficient market theory, stock prices reacted to information, thus a myriad of information flew through the market.
News that hopped on trending topics was also commonplace, as latching onto a hot topic could lead to stock prices hitting the daily limit. However, by the time investors chased it, the stock price might have already peaked.
Why latch onto trending topics? It was not impossible that some shareholders used trending topics to push up stock prices for high-level divestments. This was a profitable endeavor that required no cost, leading to accusations of unbecoming behavior.
Another aspect was that market manipulators would use fake orders, wash trading, and limit-up manipulation, to suppress prices for accumulation and then artificially inflate them to lure in buyers, essentially making the stock price move according to their own wishes.
Investors might not always be able to discern which chips were being sold to suppress prices, which buying actions were wash trades to boost prices, and which pending orders were fake submissions intended to mislead investors into following suit.
Major shareholders and actual controllers, for their own benefit, constantly innovated their methods, including illegal guarantees, misappropriation of funds, buying high and selling low, and related-party transactions, effectively hollowing out a good company.
The methods of stock market warfare generally boiled down to four: shorting the opponent's stock, bribing malicious forces, monopolizing market channels, and stealing trade secrets.
However, in reality, the methods used were various underhanded tactics, such as slashing the opponent's car seats, snatching their official seals, founders sneaking in to take photos, and reporting on their private lives, and so on.
With the stock market as a foundation, as long as the opponent could be brought down, no method was considered too extreme.
"Tell Tang Zihan not to rush. We have plenty of time,"
Ye Longlin lit a cigarette and said with a light smile.
"Understood. The hacker team from Long Ge has been prepared and can breach the firewall of their technical department at any moment, rendering them unable to operate the stock market before the closing bell this afternoon,"
Xuan Niao replied. While this method was somewhat underhanded, it didn't matter. This was the first day of the war, and they had to let them know what the malice of human hearts truly meant!
When dealing with them, there was no need to be chivalrous or adhere to humanitarian principles.
The Dark Hall was itself a major threat to Daxia, so any method that could resolve them, any method that could bring them down, was a good method!
"Jujing Group will undoubtedly have contingency plans. After the hacker team takes over their permissions, see if we can sell off their stocks. If we can, have Tang Zihan buy heavily immediately. Don't be afraid of spending money; we have nearly four trillion yuan in our accounts now.
By the way, what did your father say? Should the Mo family be involved? If so, allocate some shares."
Ye Longlin suddenly recalled this matter and inquired, after all, as the family of his subordinate, they naturally deserved special consideration.
"My father is mortgaging all his assets. My father called me this morning and said the money would arrive this afternoon, and he'll be coming with it."
Xuan Niao was somewhat displeased, as if she had deceived him, and he was personally coming over. This not only showed a lack of trust in his daughter but also in his boss!
This made her quite angry!
"I know what you're thinking, and I can understand your father's thoughts. I ask you, after you returned to the capital, have you gone home?"
Hearing this, Xuan Niao was momentarily stunned. Clearly, she hadn't expected Ye Longlin to say this.
After thinking for a moment, she shook her head. "No."
Ye Longlin continued to ask, "How long have we been back?"
Xuan Niao replied, "Over a month or two, right?"
"I mean, counting from Xingcheng."
"Over three years, probably three and a half years."
Ye Longlin then tapped Xuan Niao's head with a sigh. "Yes, three and a half years. You've returned to the capital, and you haven't gone back once. If it weren't for this incident, when would your father have seen you?
Xuan Niao, I am a father myself now, and I can understand your father's feelings. You should also see your father. No matter what, he is your father."