My Age of Investment

HK$120/share

HKD 119/share

HKD 118/share

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Huanghe Industrial, whose stock code is No. 1, saw its stock price plummet within ten minutes of its opening.

Compared with yesterday, today's stock price fell even more fiercely, as if there was a prehistoric force trying to push No. 1 to the ground and rub it.

On the ground floor of the Exchange Plaza, No. 8 Connaught Place, Central, a group of elderly adults were sitting in the stock trading hall, staring intently at the stock quotation screen on the wall. One of the columns was bright red, which was really dazzling.

An old man with white hair and beard took off his reading glasses, wiped them vigorously, and then put them back on.

After confirming that he had read correctly, he pointed at the screen and asked his companions: "Is that No. 1 just now? Why did it fall again today? If it falls again, I will lose all my coffins."

"Not only No. 1, No. 13 also fell today!"

Someone pointed to another stock quotation screen, on which No. 13 Lai Kee Whampoa was also red, as red as blood.

HKD 73/share

HKD 72/share

HKD 71/share

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The numbers jumped rapidly, and the stock price fell below the HK$70 mark in the blink of an eye. It did not stop the decline and was still falling rapidly.

This group of 60 and 70-year-old men and women were completely stunned.

They have been trading in the stock market for decades. Except for a few stock market crashes, they have seen leading stocks fall so fiercely, which is really rare on weekdays.

What happened?

Could it be that a stock market crash is about to break out?

Thinking of this, the uncles and aunts began to discuss worriedly.

In fact, I don’t blame them for thinking too much. After all, they are old and have very limited access to information. They do not know the Internet, otherwise they would not go to the trading hall of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to trade stocks on the spot.

As for newspapers and periodicals, they have not yet carried out detailed reports on the stock price fluctuations of No. 1 and No. 13.

Therefore, ordinary people do not know what happened to the two stocks.

A pedestrian bridge outside the trading floor connects the first and second phases of the International Finance Center.

Turning his gaze to the 49th floor of the Phase II Building, Xia Jingxing was holding a cigar in his mouth, smiling as he sat in the office looking at several red stocks.

Yesterday was just a tentative attack, but today the attack launched by the Huang Shengguo organization was much more fierce and powerful.

Although the scene was very lively, he was not in a hurry to take action for the time being.

When fishing, you have to be patient.

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On this day, not only Xia Jingxing, Huang Shengguo and the Li family were paying close attention to the changes in the stock prices of the three companies.

From various investment banks and securities companies, to the elderly retail investors squatting in the trading hall, to the white-collar workers in the office building taking a break to use computers to check stock prices... People from all walks of life have begun to notice the strangeness of the three listed companies owned by the Li family.

When the market closed in the afternoon, several media outlets published details of the matter in their respective evening newspapers.

"...According to statistics, three listed companies, Huanghe Industrial, Lai Kee Whampoa, and Lai Kee Telecommunications International, experienced extremely active trading for two consecutive trading days, with a total of at least 10 billion Hong Kong dollars of selling orders hitting the market! It is suspected that they have suffered large-scale short selling. !”

"Total of the two trading days, Huanghe Industrial's stock price fell by nearly 15%, its market value fell from HK$292.6 billion to HK$250 billion, and its market value evaporated by HK$42.6 billion."

"Lai Kee Whampoa's stock price fell by 16% cumulatively, its market value fell from HK$327.6 billion to HK$275.2 billion, and its market value evaporated by HK$52.4 billion."

"Lai Kee Telecom International's stock price fell by 21% cumulatively, its market value fell from HK$51.4 billion to HK$40.6 billion, and its market value evaporated by HK$10.8 billion."

"In just two trading days, the total market value of the three major listed companies controlled by the Li family has evaporated by more than HK$100 billion, reaching the terrifying figure of HK$105.8 billion."

"This is no longer an ordinary short sale, but a financial giant has opened its mouth to attack!"

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The Hong Kong media rarely became serious, listed various detailed data, and gave a clear point of view: three listed companies under the Li family are being targeted by a certain financial giant!

So who are the financial giants?

There is no need for the media to point it out, many people think of a person's name.

The financial tycoon only publicly revealed his grievances with the Li family a few days ago. At that time, many media and Hong Kong people still felt that Xia Jingxing was a bit like a doormat.

There is no point in "crying" to our media!

A real man, a real tycoon, should use his own way to regain his face.

Then, he really took action!

It’s true that revenge doesn’t last overnight!

At this moment, seeing the news that the three major listed companies of the Li family were short-selling, all those familiar with the situation expressed such emotions.

The Lai family's shareholdings in Huanghe Industrial, Lai Kee Whampoa, and Lai Kee Telecommunications International are approximately 40%, 51%, and 66% respectively.

The total market value of the three companies has evaporated by hundreds of billions, and the losses have been spread to the Li family. It is also an astronomical figure!

Book losses as high as 40 to 50 billion!

This is revenge from Mr. Xia!

Although the relevant reports were carried out by Hong Kong paper media, the discussion was sparked on the Facebook platform.

The propaganda article "Recounting the Evils of the Li Family in Hong Kong Island" had just begun to ferment when it was overshadowed by today's bigger financial news.

Now most Facebook users in Hong Kong are discussing a new topic on Facebook - can Xia Jingxing beat Li Huangtai?

"I'm worried about this! The Li family has deep roots and is a local snake. Even a strong dragon like Xia Jingxing can't defeat a local snake!"

"Short selling? I think it will be shorted sooner or later, right? Guang Lai Kee Whampoa has US$22.1 billion in funds on its account, of which nearly 70%, about HK$119 billion, is cash, and the rest is mainly invested in the most stable government bonds. You said, How rich is the Li family?"

"Yes, if Li Huangtai is forced into a hurry, 200 billion Hong Kong dollars in cash may be available. The financial decisive battle will be about who has the strongest funds! This time, I stand with Li Huangtai!"

"In that case, shouldn't we join the bulls tomorrow and hunt the bears together?"

"Those with small arms and legs, don't go up there and die! Those who are not afraid of death, just pretend I didn't say anything."

"Life and death are destiny, wealth is in the sky, just one word "do" and it's over!"

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That night, both Facebook and some local websites and forums on Hong Kong Island were intensely discussing the major financial incident that broke out today.

Some people are discussing who will lose and who will win between the old and new tycoons, and some people want to rush in and get chestnuts from the fire.

However, what made countless people curious was that neither Xia Jingxing nor Li Huangtai responded publicly to today's events, and the silence was a bit scary.

Also, there is still no clear answer to whether Xia Jingxing did this.

It's just that Xia Jingxing really met the conditions for "committing a crime" and naturally became the first suspect.

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The next day.

Early in the morning.

Selling orders worth billions of Hong Kong dollars were issued again, causing the stock prices of the three listed companies to drop several points each.

At this point, Huang Shengguo's US$2 billion in funds has been completely wiped out, and the task of driving down the share prices of three target listed companies by 20% has been successfully completed, even surpassing Lai Kee Telecom International.

When his subordinate walked into the office to report the matter to Huang Shengguo, his face did not show any happy expression, but only solemnity.

Because he knew that the most dangerous moment had arrived.

If reinforcements don't arrive on the battlefield immediately, it will be the Li family's turn to deal with him.

As good as it is to be short in the past three days, how miserable it will be to be shorted next.

Just when he was about to call Xia Jingxing, there was a sudden noise outside the office.

Huang Shengguo walked out immediately, and then he saw a scene like this. Dozens of employees were staring at the TV screen hanging on the wall of the hall, where news was being broadcast live, as if a press conference was being held.

An old man with a kind smile appeared on the TV. He slowly walked onto the stage and waved to the reporters in the audience with a smile on his face. Those who didn't know this scene thought it was some big star making an appearance.

However, the other party is indeed a business star. At least Huang Shengguo is not unfamiliar with this face, because he has analyzed the other party countless times in the past six months.

Staring at the TV screen, Huang Shengguo felt faintly stressed at the moment. He took several deep breaths in succession to try to calm himself down.

No matter what Li Huangtai plans to do next, as the pawns of Tiger Asia, there is no way out.

It was impossible to retreat. Even if Xia Jingxing broke the promise, he would fight to the end.

At this moment, Bill's gambling instinct was completely aroused!