Chapter 1559: Chapter 1552: Asking the Gentleman into the Urn (10)
Zhao Zihao had waited for a long ti, waiting for this exact mont! He had to seize it and completely crush Hanhai!
He didn’t have that much money, but he had contacts with financial sharks. There were still thirty minutes left—more than enough ti for him to make arrangents. When the ti ca, the short-sellers would exert their strength and take Hanhai down in one swift move! If Hanhai experienced multiple steep drops in the US stock market, it would trigger the market’s alarm system over there. The worst-case scenario would force Hanhai to delist entirely, or at the very least, downgrade its licensing tier during its next admission process, leaving shareholders and investors at a financial loss!
But regardless of the outco, any of them would fundantally shake Hanhai to its core. Perhaps after this incident, Hanhai would suffer irreparable damage and never again reign supre in China.
Once Zhao Zihao had finalized his plan, he imdiately instructed his subordinates to make preparations. The first step was to create montum, but he worried Qin Zhiyou might catch on quickly and snap into action to deal with it, so timing was critical.
First of all, the US stock market operates from 9:30 PM to 4:00 AM the next day, without intermission. However, the news of Lu Weixi’s death would require so ti to gain traction. After careful consideration, Zhao Zihao decided to start building montum at 2:30 AM, aiming to have the news trending on Twitter by 3:00 AM. One hour would be sufficient to destroy Hanhai in the market, leaving them no room for retaliation.
He picked the timing and compiled all the information on his side to send it out one by one. Of course, even if the ssage was received over there, it wouldn’t necessarily gain imdiate and full credibility. But financial sharks are bloodthirsty. Even if the rumor turned out to be false, blowing it up and convincing the public would make the fake seem real. And even if it was debunked later, they could always switch from short-selling to buying long positions. Betting on both sides ensured no losses.
In short, regardless of whether the bulls or bears ca out on top today, Hanhai was destined for a sleepless night.
After sending out the ssages, Zhao Zihao also inford his own traders to follow suit and prepare. He didn’t have much money left—after several recent ups and downs, he had at most tens of millions of US Dollars. Still, he instructed his traders to increase leverage for him. If he won, his US Dollar holdings could triple compared to the previous day. However, if he lost the gamble, the enforced margin call chanism might save him from total ruin. But trading never guaranteed absolute precision, so he could very well lose everything and even face massive compensation liabilities.
This was an all-or-nothing gamble, but Zhao Zihao harbored no fear.
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The US stock market opened.
Hanhai remained stable. Until new orders were issued, the traders wouldn’t make any deliberate moves. In fact, because of the sharp previous declines, the stock even opened slightly higher.
Zhao Zihao sat in his office, but he kept a close eye on the situation in the hospital room. The room had nurses monitoring Lu’s mother’s tumor condition around the clock, so he didn’t need to keep staring at the screen outside the room to stay inford.
It was thanks to Qin Zhiyou’s previous reforms that a managent frawork had been swiftly established. Even without Qin Zhiyou’s presence, the system could still operate—albeit less efficiently and effectively. But now, with Qin Zhiyou absent, could Hanhai still navigate like a steady ship and avoid going adrift?
At 2:30 AM, as per his original plan, Zhao Zihao began disseminating the death news of Lu Weixi. Twitter and Instagram quickly picked up the trend, and the ssage started to fernt. Having shorted in advance, Zhao Zihao saw Hanhai’s stock price begin to decline. anwhile, Qin Zhiyou remained seated in the hospital room.
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