The next morning, the listing ceremony of Wanli Travel was held in the dedicated hall of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is located in the core area of Hong Kong Island, where land is at a premium, at the Exchange Square near Central. It is only one step away from the famous IFC, which is the tallest skyscraper in the common night view of Victoria Harbor.
Lin Yi's outfit today was particularly grand, specially customized in advance for this occasion.
Today is a big day.
There will be many people at the ceremony. In addition to the company management team representatives represented by Lin Yi, there are also investor representatives, pre-selected user representatives (i.e. drivers and passengers), partner representatives, intermediaries, financial media, etc.
As an important shareholder of BAT, although the big boss did not attend in person, he at least sent representatives to attend the ceremony.
In addition, because Lin Yi favored Da Mi's mobile phone the day before, Lei Jun also reciprocated and came to support him today.
"Everyone is here, and the house is full of guests. Thank you to all the guests for attending today's launch ceremony of Wanli Travel. This is the most glorious moment in our five years of business..."
Lin Yi's speech on behalf of the company didn't last long, and then he rang the large gong beside him with a clear and loud sound.
Listing is customarily called "ringing the bell" because the two major A-share exchanges in the north and south use bells, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange uses gongs.
In this joyous and happy atmosphere, Wanli Travel was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The opening price was higher than the IPO price, making it a good start.
It is not accurate to say this, because Hong Kong stocks rise in green and fall in red, which is exactly the opposite of A shares.
The security code of Wanli Travel is 9999. At first glance, it can be seen that such a number is not normally assigned by the exchange, but purchased with additional money.
The exchange sounds high-end, and this kind of business is no different from Goose Factory selling QQ pretty accounts.
In short, Lin Yi is in a good mood and is constantly taking photos with people from all walks of life. He should have taken more photos today than in the past year.
Because he is today's protagonist, no matter what character is present, if you don't take a photo with him, today's visit will be in vain.
Of course, not all cats and dogs go to him. In this situation, all decent people will consider their status before going up to talk.
Li Moyan originally wanted to keep a low profile today and only catch up with familiar old colleagues like Liu Jianni and Wang Kai.
After all, she is no longer a member of Wanli Travel and does not want to steal the company's limelight on this occasion, but it turns out that this effort seems to be in vain.
Muse music short videos have developed rapidly at home and abroad this year, attracting widespread attention in the industry. In addition, there is also talk of an open and covert fight with Zhang Yiming.
Although Muse is not currently large enough to compete with Wanli Travel, Li Moyan, who has become the top leader after leaving, is even more important than when she was the president here.
Therefore, apart from Lin Yi, the second person who could not be ignored among the guests present was her, and she was never around.
Lei Jun doesn't count, he just came to show his support, showed up briefly and then left.
"Sister!"
When Li Moyan was chatting with an investment banker who wanted to cooperate with Muse, he heard a familiar call.
Looking back, I saw Lin Yi waving his hands from a prominent position on the stage, obviously calling her over.
Li Moyan smiled apologetically at the passerby, and then went in the direction of Lin Yi to meet him.
"Let's take a photo together."
It turned out that Lin Yi had nothing serious to do, but after shooting for a long time with a group of unfamiliar people, he was finally able to leave some time for himself.
The senior sister did not refuse.
Because this was not Lin Yi's special expression, after the two of them took a group photo as co-founders, they joined Liu Jianni and Wang Kai for a group photo, and then joined all the company executives present to take a group photo.
The last huge family photo was taken. Many staff present came on stage and stood in four rows. Lin Yi and his senior sister were in the middle of the first row.
Under the direction of the photographer, everyone smiled politely at the same time to record this highlight moment.
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After the ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is over, it does not mean that all their tasks today have been completed, because there will be a celebration dinner at night.
The number of participants is almost the same, but the scope can be larger. Due to the limited space of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, many grassroots employees have been busy for the listing ceremony for a long time, but did not have the opportunity to enter the scene in the morning.
They booked the top-floor banquet hall of the five-star hotel where they were staying in advance, which was large enough to accommodate dozens of large tables.
If you want to make the event more grand, you can also invite artists to perform. The on-site performance equipment and stage are all available, but Lin Yi didn't intend to be so ostentatious, so he refused.
In the evening, Lin Yi, who was sitting at the main table, was inevitably toasted frequently.
Fortunately, he could still hold on, because with Lin Yi's current status, no one would compete with him, and no one could say anything if he drank less.
There were also people who came to pay homage to Li Moyan who was beside him, but Lin Yi drove him away with just one word.
"Senior sister doesn't drink."
Towards the end of the dinner, this kind of polite social interaction came to an end.
"Is this Lin Yi's first time coming to Hong Kong City?"
The speaker was the person in charge of an investment bank who was the co-sponsor of Wanli Travel this time. He had only met Lin Yi two or three times since he won the bid, and he had been trying to get close to him today.
This is already a respectable person, not that he has to curry favor with Lin Yi or anything.
Going public is not the end, but just the beginning.
His team served as the sponsor for this IPO of Wanli Travel, which has laid a good foundation for cooperation between the two parties. If Lin Yi wants to make any moves in the capital market in the future, it will be more convenient to contact them.
The premise is that they maintain this customer well.
Of course, the person in charge hopes to make money from Lin Yi in the future. It would be best if the two parties can establish a little personal relationship.
Lin Yi had been to Hong Kong City in his previous life, but this was the first time in his life.
"How can we see it?"
"I heard that you only stayed in the hotel for one night after arriving yesterday and didn't even go out for a walk. The night view of the harbor city is very beautiful."
Lin Yixiao said: "I don't own a house in Hong Kong City, so I can only stay in a hotel. As for the night view, can't you see it here?"
They are now in the banquet hall on the top floor of the hotel, and they have the best view. They can clearly see the brightly lit Kowloon Peninsula opposite.
"What you can see here...is only part of it."
After thinking about it for a while, the other party suggested: "We should have almost eaten this dinner, and we are quite tired at the end of the day. How about Alice, please escort Jenny and Miss Mo Yan back first."
"I'll take Lin Yi to a different place to sit."
Alice is the only woman in their team. If Liu Jianni and Li Moyan are taken away together, there will only be men left.
It is actually unnecessary to call them escorts, because the hotel where they rest is just downstairs and can be reached by pressing the elevator.
In social situations, this is a signal.
When Li Moyan heard the sound, he just glanced at Lin Yi and said nothing.
Lin Yi realized that the other party seemed to have misunderstood, so he took the initiative and said: "No, it's only a few steps away. I'd better take them back."
The other party was slightly surprised, then his eyes flickered back and forth between Lin Yi and Li Moyan, and he soon showed a look of understanding.
"In that case, let's do it next time. If you come to Hong Kong City, come to me anytime. I can introduce you to some local friends."
He never mentioned where he was going to take Lin Yi just now.
After Lin Yi, senior sister and Liu Jianni politely thanked them, they left the scene together.