Chapter 17: The First Day's Results

The Wan'an Group had a brain trust, but it served his father, Lin Wan'an.

Lin Haoran could borrow their services, but he knew that once he ordered these people to do something, they would report everything to his father in the blink of an eye.

This was not what Lin Haoran wanted to see.

Therefore, regarding intelligence and similar matters, he could only do it himself; he would investigate as much as he could.

In any case, his requirements were not high, as his focus was very specific: for the time being, he was revolving around the stocks of Qingzhou Yingni and Wharf Holdings.

On this day, Su Zhixue was busy secretly absorbing shares of Qingzhou Yingni.

Meanwhile, Lin Haoran was running back and forth between the stock trading hall and the Wan'an Group building.

Although he could not temporarily utilize the personnel of the Wan'an Group, he could rely on the group's data to understand the more detailed circumstances of Qingzhou Yingni and Wharf Holdings. These were usable resources that could not be wasted.

Soon, it was four o'clock in the afternoon, which was also the closing time for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

When the closing bell rang, Lin Haoran emerged from the securities trading hall.

He wanted to return to his office to see how Su Zhixue's performance had been for the day.

Upon returning to the office, he saw Su Zhixue pressing a calculator with his left hand while writing something with a pen in his right.

Hearing the door open, Su Zhixue looked up and said, "President Lin, please wait a moment while I compile the data."

Lin Haoran nodded, unhurried.

After a while, Su Zhixue stopped his work.

"President Lin, hello! I am here to report on today's trading overview. Today, my main strategy was to control several stock accounts and adopt a probing buying strategy, focusing on capturing trading opportunities at prices of 4.9 HKD and below. Through batch and intermittent buying operations, I successfully absorbed a total of 106,700 shares, with a total expenditure of approximately 510,000 HKD.

By adopting a dispersed trading method, I effectively avoided significant market volatility, maintaining stable market operations.

Tomorrow, I will continue to evaluate and attempt to explore the price ceiling of this stock. Combining my personal combat experience in the market, I will formulate a more precise operational plan and accelerate the absorption speed.

My goal is to strive to spend all the funds in your account by tomorrow, converting them entirely into Qingzhou Yingni stock. Please rest assured, I will continuously monitor market dynamics and flexibly adjust my strategy to ensure every step aligns with your requirements.

These are the records of every transaction I made; please review them."

As Su Zhixue reported his achievements, he handed the notebook to Lin Haoran.

Lin Haoran nodded and took the notebook.

From the trading data, the amount of stock absorbed today was not much, as it was primarily exploratory absorption.

However, Lin Haoran could see that Su Zhixue demonstrated extreme caution and strategic thinking while absorbing the shares.

He conducted transactions in batches and small amounts to avoid directly impacting the market, making the 500,000 HKD investment feel like a small pebble tossed into a pond, barely creating any significant ripples in the market.

Such an operational style not only reflected Su Zhixue's profound understanding of the stock market but also demonstrated his steadiness and composure as a professional investor.

He had hired the right subordinate.

However, Lin Haoran realized he was now facing a very important problem: a lack of funds.

According to Yang Changdao, it would normally take about a week for the funds from Yumin Finance Company to arrive.

But today was only the second day, meaning he might have to wait another five days before the 50 million HKD loan arrived.

The funds he had injected into the stock accounts amounted to only 1.5 million HKD.

In other words, according to Su Zhixue, it was highly likely that the remaining 1 million HKD would be spent by tomorrow.

Unfortunately, the certificates for the Huafeng Cement Plant were currently mortgaged at Yumin Finance Company; otherwise, Lin Haoran would have considered re-mortgaging them.

Fortunately, today was already Thursday, and tomorrow would be the weekend.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is closed on weekends, so it wouldn't affect him much.

If Yumin Finance could get his funds to him by next Monday, there would be no impact.

But Yang Changdao said it would take a week, meaning it would be after next Tuesday at the earliest.

It looked like he would have to call Yang Changdao tonight to urge him.

Lin Haoran was unwilling to wait, because he knew that time waited for no man.

He didn't need to rush with Wharf Holdings, because the process of the stock price falling to the bottom price he knew would inevitably take time—at least two or three weeks or even longer.

But the Qingzhou Yingni stock had to be acquired as early as possible.

Otherwise, Cheung Kong Holdings might suddenly intervene one day.

Compared to Cheung Kong Holdings, his meager funds could not compete at all. Therefore, once Cheung Kong Holdings intervened, if he held very few Qingzhou Yingni shares, it would signal the failure of his operation in Qingzhou Yingni.

A high-quality enterprise like Qingzhou Yingni could be developed well in conjunction with the Wan'an Group in the future, so he was unwilling to give it up just like that.

At present, he could not afford to acquire behemoths like Wharf Holdings or Hutchison Whampoa.

But he still had a great chance of acquiring Qingzhou Yingni.

As long as he earned a sum of money through Wharf Holdings, he would have the funds to repay the loan when it matured, and he would still be left with a major shareholder stake in Qingzhou Yingni.

Therefore, he had to find a way to secure another sum of capital now.

Lin Haoran did not want the Qingzhou Yingni project to fail; after all, this was the first project he had put into action since transmigrating.

Qingzhou Yingni was related to his future layout and could not be missed.

If he couldn't even handle Qingzhou Yingni, how could he face behemoths like Hutchison Whampoa or Jardine Matheson in the future!

"Zhixue, thank you for your hard work today. Write me an IOU, and I'll go with you to withdraw 200,000 HKD for you in a moment," Lin Haoran said to Su Zhixue with a smile.

He knew that Su Zhixue must have been looking forward to this for a long time.

After depositing 1.5 million HKD into the stock account, he only had about 300,000 HKD left in hand.

This amount of money would not affect the big picture.

Therefore, lending 200,000 HKD to Su Zhixue would have no impact at all.

"Boss, I have already raised several tens of thousands of HKD. If you lend me another 130,000 HKD, that will be enough," Su Zhixue said, waving his hands repeatedly upon hearing Lin Haoran mention 200,000.

"Don't worry, I won't charge you interest, and I won't add any extra burden to you. I know that some of the money you raised was also borrowed from others; eventually, you have to pay them back. You should pay them back first, not to mention you have living expenses to cover.

As long as you work hard following me, I will soon make you earn 200,000 HKD. I never mistreat a loyal subordinate. From here on, how much you earn depends on your performance. If you perform well, in addition to the 5,000 HKD monthly salary, I will give you extra bonuses.

So, just borrow the 200,000 for now. Work hard, and the days ahead will get better and better. You must believe that besides the darkness, there is also light in this world!" Lin Haoran patted Su Zhixue on the shoulder, giving him no chance to refuse.

Su Zhixue was deeply moved. His eyes reddened slightly, and he said in a low but firm voice, "President Lin, please rest assured. I will definitely give it my all and never let your expectations and trust down!"

At this moment, if his loyalty cap weren't limited to 100%, his loyalty bar might have actually increased.

Half an hour later, Su Zhixue received the 200,000 HKD he needed.