The headquarters of the Lu family's core companies such as the listed companies Taihua Group and New Taihua Investment are all located in the Taifu Building on Xinhua Road. Lu Yan and Guo Jian knocked on the door and walked into his father Lu Jiancheng's office. They saw his uncle Lu Jianchao also
He was standing at the floor-to-ceiling window looking at the sunset, with a somewhat ferocious look on his face, and said angrily:
"...today's transaction data is out. The Zhijiang Road Sales Department of Dongjiang Securities has an institutional special account to buy more than 9 million Taihua stocks today. Previously, this sales department only had extremely fragmentary transaction records for Taihua stocks - see
The news Han Shaorong said yesterday is true. The bastard Cao Mo returned to China this time with a special plan to attack us..."
Taihua has always been short of money, but after promoting the construction of the new coastal city of Cornero in the first half of the year, the federal and local governments of Kanem, stimulated by crude oil revenue, enthusiastically supported it.
The Draculamore City Hall not only helped with matchmaking, but also promoted dozens of companies, large and small, to move into the industrial park, resulting in a significant increase in industrial land sales. It even provided financial and tax subsidies and exemptions many times, which actually made
Taihua's cash flow in Kanem miraculously turned from negative to positive.
Generally speaking, Taihua can barely cope with the construction of a series of projects such as the new Taihua Oil Refinery, the Conero Lake Port, and the living supporting area, namely the Coastal New City Start-up Area.
At present, most of the assets that Taihua can mortgage in China have been mortgaged, and domestic banks will not accept the mortgage of overseas assets. Therefore, Taihua has not had much dealings with banks this year.
Even if there are some maturing debts one after another, they can basically borrow new debts to repay old debts smoothly; like Cao Mo, they had no direct experience of the subprime mortgage crisis and the tightening of domestic monetary policy before August.
August is a very critical watershed. Previously, international commodities, mainly crude oil futures, were still hot, maintaining the last confidence of most investors in the global economy. In the eyes of many analysts, experts and scholars, as long as commodities
The passion for commodities remains the same, and the subprime mortgage crisis is just an insignificant case. It may have a great impact on financial institutions directly involved in the housing subprime loan business, but it should be nothing more than that.
Commodities plummeted in August, with crude oil futures losing all their gains this year in less than ten days. The money shortage caused by the tightening of global monetary policy also caused international gold futures to fall below 800 per ounce.
The U.S. dollar and other commodities are all weak.
When the most important front in the international financial investment market gives up its defense, there will naturally be outcry.
At this moment, almost all economists and analysts have given up their optimistic attitude and believe that the trend of the subprime mortgage crisis spreading to all aspects of the global economy has been established.
Almost overnight, domestic financial media were also enveloped in these pessimistic voices, and the stock market suffered one setback after another.
After August, some banks in Taihua borrowed money, and it became difficult to borrow new ones to repay old ones. In addition to key projects in Cornero Marina New City, other projects also slowed down the construction speed to reduce the consumption of cash.
Lu Jianchao, Lu Yan and the others happened to be in China at this time. They suddenly received a call from Han Shaorong the night before yesterday, saying that Tianyue would probably attack Taihua's stock price in the near future. They were still trying to figure out the credibility of Han Shaorong's words. Unexpectedly
It only took two days to get verified.
The stock market continues to be sluggish, investors' willingness to trade is extremely low, and a large number of retail investors lie flat and pretend to be dead. Taihua's average daily trading volume is less than 20 million. The daily trading volume of one business department of Dongjiang Securities reaches 9 million, which even makes Taihua's
The stock price went up against the market trend, which naturally blinded people's eyes.
"..." Lu Jianchao turned around, his face full of sadness.
They have been fighting fiercely with Tianyue for a long time, so they can feel firsthand how exaggerated the speed of Tianyue's rise in just three or four years, and how strong it is at this time.
In May, they raised some funds and tried to use the rebound to push up Taihua's stock price so that they could add additional pledges and borrow more funds. However, they did not expect that Taihua's stock price could not withstand the drag of the market in the end, and they did not have much in their hands.
After all the funds were exhausted, Taihua's stock price fell to the limit for three consecutive times before it stopped the decline.
Fortunately last time, Taihua's stock price was still within the safety line, and it successfully obtained sufficient supplementary funds from Bank Atlantic, which did not create additional pressure on its fragile cash flow.
This time the situation is different.
Obviously, Cao Mo is very aware of their stock pledge Qingrui. If they can't come up with enough funds to maintain the stock price, once Cao Mo is asked to drive the stock price below the liquidation line, Taihua's financial crisis is destined to break out.
At that time, the fate of Taihua, New Taihua Investment and the Lu family will no longer be in their own hands, but in the hands of creditors and those who can find the funds to acquire mortgage assets and equity from creditors!
Cao Mo chose to take action at this moment because he wanted to kill them!
Lu Jianchao didn't know what kind of expression he should have at this time.
Angry?
They have been fighting Tianyue for so long, and anger can only reflect their own incompetence and cannot solve any problems.
If given the chance, would they let Tian Yue go and abandon Cao Mo, a bastard? Now that Cao Mo, a bastard, has caught them in a flaw, do they expect Cao Mo to show mercy without beating them up?
"No matter how sluggish the stock market is, there is still a daily trading volume of one to two hundred billion, and Taihua still has many hot topics to attract the attention of the securities market," Liang Tianming, an investment consultant hired by Taihua with a high salary, analyzed quite calmly, "At present,
Taihua's stock price has reached a low point, and a large number of investors have locked up their accounts and stopped trading due to serious losses. At this time, Tianyue is not able to attract too many chips, and secondly, it is able to attract chips and suppress them, and it is difficult to attract many retail investors.
Selling, we want to stabilize the stock price and don’t need to use too much funds——"
"..." Lu Jianchao sat across from his brother Lu Jiancheng's desk and said, "Although it was Han Shaorong who informed us in time this time, we cannot place all our hopes on him, especially this time to raise funds to stabilize the stock price.
We still have to try our best to find solutions from other channels - we all know what kind of person Han Shaorong is. There is no problem in cooperating with him in good times, but in bad times, we always have to be on guard against him stabbing us in the back...
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"I will pay attention to these - it is very difficult to raise funds domestically during this period. Even if you borrow a sum of money to make a transition, the cost is astonishingly high. The only good news is that the stock price has fallen for long enough, and you don't have to worry about how many selling orders will be brought.
Come out!" Lu Jiancheng is more polite than Lu Jianchao. His eyes behind his tortoiseshell-rimmed glasses are still as sharp even in the face of adversity, but he still has to face the predicament in front of him.
"As long as it persists for one more year, Taihua can get out of the predicament!" Lu Jianchao said, "No matter how bad the global economy is, in Kanem, the demand for fuel and preliminary chemical raw materials will always exist, and the gap will be huge. Add crude oil
It is mined and transported out of Africa for refining, and then the fuel and primary chemical raw materials have to be transported into Africa. Regardless of the high transportation costs, the various taxes and fees for entry and exit are astonishingly high. Xintaihua Refining
When the second phase of the plant is completed, West African crude oil will be refined into fuel on site, and the primary chemical raw materials will be digested in the local market, which will surely become our cash cow. By then, not only will Taihua's debts be relieved, but there will also be sufficient funds.
Support the subsequent construction of Cornero Marina New City..."
Even though Lu Jianchao felt deep down in his heart that Cornero Marina New City was too big and inappropriate, he still had high hopes for the New Taihua Refinery; it could even be said that he blamed the confidence of the New Taihua Refinery for supporting him in taking risks.
Joined hands with Fulkov Investment and Han Shaorong to jointly implement the construction of Cornero Marina New City.
What is more troublesome now is that if we avoid asking Han Shaorong for help at the moment, how can we raise funds to stabilize Taihua's stock price and prevent Cao Mo, his grandson, from succeeding?
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When we drove away from Taifu Building, where Taihua's headquarters is located, it was already very late, with only a trace of bright clouds still lying in the sky.
Guo Jian looked at the dim dusk outside the car window. Lights were on in the depths of the traffic, but like the lampposts on both sides of the avenue, they were not clear enough.
Although he was still just a follower next to Lu Yan at this time, and Taihua's fate had nothing to do with him, but thinking that it was Cao Mo who could snipe and seriously injure Taihua, Guo Jian felt something unspeakable in his heart.
irritable.
Fortunately, it was past the rush hour when we left the company, and we drove on the Hongqiao Road Elevated Road. The journey was smooth, which made Guo Jian superstitiously think that maybe he would have good luck next time.
When the car arrived at the gate of the community, he saw two cars turning into the gate in front of him. Guo Jian couldn't help but feel irritated again. The parking spaces in the new village were very tight. Two cars entered the community ahead of him, which probably meant that he was in the community.
I drove around the neighborhood for a long time and couldn't find a space to park my car.
It was really like a dog's life. Guo Jian frantically honked the horn for a while to vent his inner frustration.
"..."
Hearing someone knocking on the car window, Guo Jian thought he was honking the horn and asking someone to come over to look for the scumbag. He was so angry that he wanted to start a fight with someone, so he pressed the filmed car window and was about to
When he opened his mouth to curse, he saw Chen Xiaoping next to Han Shaorong looking down.
"Chen—Chen Xiao...Mr. Chen, what do you want from me?" Guo Jian asked stammering.
Chen Xiaoping has always been Han Shaorong's follower. He is a vice president in Huamao and does not hold any important positions. He is more of a general manager around Han Shaorong. Of course, Guo Jian would not think that Chen Xiaoping met Chen Xiaoping at the gate of the community by chance.
he.
"Manager Guo, do you have time to find a place to sit?" Chen Xiaoping asked.
"Mr. Chen, what do you want to see me for? Where can I sit down? Okay." Guo Jian looked around in a panic. There was no one else, and there were no other cars parked on the left or right.
"Drive forward!" Seeing Guo Jian's agreement, Chen Xiaoping opened the door and got into the passenger seat, signaling Guo Jian to drive directly forward.
The car stopped in front of an inconspicuous street cafe near Pujian Community.
Guo Jian followed Chen Xiaoping into the dimly lit cafe with few customers. He saw Han Shaorong sitting in the corner, looking very inconspicuously at a Xinhai Evening News that he didn't know whether it was today or two days earlier.
Seeing Chen Xiaoping, Guo Jian certainly wanted to guess that it was Han Shaorong who wanted to see him, but he didn't know what Han Shaorong wanted to see him for, so he was filled with anxiety and shock.
Han Shaorong folded the newspaper and put it aside. Looking at Guo Jian who was surprised and confused, he asked with a smile: "Why, manager Guo never thought that one day he would meet me alone somewhere? Sit down and talk!"
Guo Jian sat down opposite Han Shaorong in surprise, but saw that Chen Xiaoping did not come over, but was sitting far away in another corner of the small hall.
Guo Jian's mind was spinning rapidly, but he couldn't figure out why Han Shaorong suddenly came to him at this time.
"Cao Mo is finally going to attack Taihua. Manager Guo, do you think Taihua can escape this disaster?" Han Shaorong asked slowly.
"..." Guo Jian wanted to say something, but he felt his throat was unspeakably dry. He muttered for a long time before he hesitated and said, "Taihua has Mr. Han's support, who is Cao Mo?"
"It's a pity that Lu Jiancheng and Lu Jianchao don't trust me. Even though I informed them of the news in a timely manner yesterday, they haven't given me any feedback yet," Han Shaorong said calmly, "Today I took the time to look at Taihua's
On the market, the trading volume has increased a lot, and it has gone up against the trend. It is obvious that the funds gathered by Cao Mo have entered the market today, and my information source is reliable!"
Guo Jian didn't dare to ask Han Shaorong how he knew about this in advance, and whether someone around Cao Mo had been bribed by him. He just said bravely: "Dongjiang Securities Zhijiang Road Sales Department has a large amount of orders, about nine million.
It was particularly conspicuous at this time, and Cao Mo didn't seem to hide his intentions."
Some transaction data will not be disclosed to the public, but the exchange will provide timely feedback to the listed companies. Guo Jian did not know what was wrong with telling Han Shaorong these things - these were things Han Shaorong expected.
"Cao Mo has no need to hide his intentions. He even intends to expose them to disrupt the Lu family brothers' position. He has already initially achieved his goal. I still have the same question as before and want to ask Manager Guo for an answer," Han Shaorong said.
"I can't tell." Guo Jian said anxiously.
"Regardless of whether Taihua can escape this disaster, Manager Guo was kicked out of Dongsheng by Cao Mo and Shen Ji, and it seems that he is not doing well in Taihua - maybe so, you don't care much about Taihua when you call him Manager Guo
"My feeling must be correct, right?" Han Shaorong asked, "Have you ever thought about where you will go after Cao Mo succeeds and control of Taihua falls into Cao Mo's control?"
"Cao Mo's attack on Taihua's stock price is to make the Lu family liquidate, but he won't fight for the controlling stake in Taihua, right?" Guo Jian asked.
"You have been dealing with Cao Mo for so many years. Can't you tell what kind of person Cao Mo is?" Han Shaorong said with a smile, "He is holding two to three billion in cash in his hands now. He really wants to fight.
To blow up Taihua’s stock price, you don’t need to use so much money. He is preparing to take over the equity assets pledged by the Lu family from major financial investment institutions!"
Guo Jian would not suspect that Han Shaorong was lying. Han Shaorong had no need to lie to a small person like him, but he felt depressed when he thought that one day the listed company Taihua would fall into the hands of Cao Mo, and he would be expelled like a drowned dog again.
Not good enough.
"Does Manager Guo hope to see Huamao become the controlling shareholder of Taihua?" Han Shaorong asked slowly.
"..." Guo Jian was suddenly startled.
Although Lu Jianchao has always been wary of Han Shaorong, especially since he just said that Han Shaorong might stab Taihua in the back, to be honest, he never cared about it, thinking that Han Shaorong was trying to suppress Cao Mo and Hua.
With Mao’s huge assets and countless high-quality projects waiting for them to invest, how could they just focus on their own collaborators?
Facts have proved that Lu Jianchao's vigilance was not without reason, but that he was naive.
"This is the business card of Shi Mingde, the manager of Xinyihua Fund Company," Han Shaorong pushed a business card to Guo Jian and said, "Shi Mingde is a greedy person. Generally speaking, it only costs one or two million to hire him from the fund he manages.
It’s not difficult at all to get one to two billion yuan of capital to support Taihua’s stock price - Manager Guo can recommend him to Lu Yan..."
"Recommend this Shi Mingde to Lu Yan, pay for Shi Mingde, let Shi Mingde use funds from public funds to increase the share price of Taihua, and then Shi Mingde's accident happened, causing the stock price of Taihua to plummet?" Guo Jian asked in shock.
"Shi Mingde's case also happened because of other things. The matter with Taihua will only be involved inadvertently, and there will never be any suspicion that Manager Guo is behind you. After such an incident happens, at most, people can only feel sorry for Taihua."
Hua's bad luck rules, whoever encounters him will be unlucky!" Han Shaorong said with a smile, "Of course, if Manager Guo thinks it doesn't matter if Taihua falls into Cao Mo's hands, he can just keep this business card for himself!"
"If I don't know this Shi Mingde, how can I recommend him to Lu Yan?" Guo Jian put away the business card without hesitation.
He doesn't feel qualified to bargain with Han Shaorong. Even if he is used by Han Shaorong, it can only show that he is somewhat valuable.
"Shi Mingde has no other hobbies. He just likes to drink some flower wine at Oriental Charming. He is also easy-going. You rush over and be generous and treat him to a guest. Maybe we will become friends today. Besides, Taihua is the best.
The person who least wants Cao Mo to succeed is you, Manager Guo, right? You recommended Shi Mingde to Lu Yan, why should the Lu family be suspicious?" Han Shaorong said.
Guo Jian thought to himself, everyone knew that he least wanted to see Cao Mo succeed in anything. At this time, even if he was not familiar with Shi Mingde, he just heard that Shi Mingde had channels, so he urgently suggested that Lu Yan try to contact him.
There is nothing to worry about that the Lu family will doubt him?
Han Shaorong stood up and said, "You think about it yourself, I'll leave first."
Guo Jian was in a daze for a while. When Han Shaorong walked out of the cafe, he suddenly realized that he didn't even have the money to treat Shi Mingde generously to Dongfang Meili and meet him.
How much does it cost to spend one night at Oriental Charming Hotel?
Guo Jian thought about how he had been Lu Yan's dog for the past few years, but Kali didn't even have the money to go to Dongfang Meili and spend as much as he wanted. He couldn't help feeling sad and secretly resenting it, thinking that the Lu family should be betrayed.
"Ding Ling Ling..." The door of the cafe was pushed open from the outside, causing a crisp sound from the wind chime.
Guo Jian turned around and saw Chen Xiaoping walking over again and placing a black plastic bag with a square head and corners in front of his desk.
"Mr. Han will not treat people badly who can do things for him - Shi Ming likes to use cash wherever he goes. Mr. Han thought that Manager Guo could go to the bank to withdraw cash at this time.
It's not very convenient, so I specially prepared it for Manager Guo first. You can spend it as you like. If there's anything missing, you can just call me." Chen Xiaoping said.
"Okay!" Guo Jian stood up. After Chen Xiaoping left, he excitedly opened the black plastic bag and saw that there were five bundles of cash inside.