Chapter 1166 - 1163: Stock War
The two little guys, Xiao Ling and Xiao Hei, are with Tang Yumeng. Lin Chuan has the key to Tang Yumeng's house, and it only took him a few minutes to drive there. As soon as he opened the door, a flash of gold and a shadow of black shot towards him.
These two shooting shadows were nothing other than the two little snakes, Xiao Ling and Xiao Hei.
"Xiao Ling, Xiao Hei," Lin Chuan happily called out when he saw the two little guys rushing at him.
The two little guys also made joyful hissing sounds, darting onto Lin Chuan's arm, their little snake heads kept rubbing against Lin Chuan's arm to show friendliness.
Lin Chuan chuckled, holding the two little guys, one in each hand, and said, "Xiao Ling, Xiao Hei, did you miss me?"
Xiao Ling and Xiao Hei mischievously rolled around in Lin Chuan's palms, as if answering his question.
Their playful antics made Lin Chuan smile wryly, and he said, "Xiao Ling, Xiao Hei, once I finish up some things in the next couple of days, I'll take you out to play."
The two little guys immediately flew up from Lin Chuan's palms, swirling in mid-air with joyful hissing sounds. Clearly, Lin Chuan's words excited them.
After playing around with the two little guys for a while, Lin Chuan checked the time; it was almost five in the afternoon. He suddenly had the idea of cooking a meal for Tang Yumeng.
Honestly, Lin Chuan's cooking skills were quite impressive; as a member of the Dark Soldier unit, he occasionally had the chance to refine them.
He went to the kitchen, opened the fridge, and found only some fruits and drinks, no vegetables. Lin Chuan thought for a moment, told the two little guys to stay put in the house, then he left and went around the area, spotting a supermarket and went inside.
The supermarket wasn't big, but it had everything. Lin Chuan bought some vegetables and some meat, paid, and returned to Tang Yumeng's home to start cooking.
The two little guys kept swirling around Lin Chuan while he cooked, occasionally hissing at each other.
And not to mention, even though the taste of Lin Chuan's dishes was yet to be known, their color combination really stirred up one's appetite.
Just as he finished preparing the meal and set the dishes on the table, Tang Yumeng came back from work.
"Wow, I didn't expect you had this skill—I never realized," Tang Yumeng said, looking at Lin Chuan with a rather surprised expression.
Not having seen Tang Yumeng for two days, Lin Chuan noticed an indescribable charm on Tang Yumeng's lovely face, her eyes were full of lively energy, probably a result of her cultivation.
"It's no big deal; you never noticed because I never had the opportunity to show you." Lin Chuan laughed slyly.
Tang Yumeng flirtatiously rolled her eyes at Lin Chuan and said, "Look at you showing off. Let me taste how it is first." Saying that, she picked up chopsticks and put some food in her mouth.
"It's quite good," Tang Yumeng said, and although she said it was quite good, her hand didn't stop moving the chopsticks and kept eating.
Since Tang Yumeng entered the room, the two little guys perched on her shoulders, one on the left and one on the right, and hadn't left. A beautiful woman like Tang Yumeng with two little snakes on her shoulders looked quite peculiar.
This meal took an hour to finish with the constant tinkering of the two little guys. After finishing, Tang Yumeng actively cleaned up the dishes.
After tidying up the dishes, Tang Yumeng sat down next to Lin Chuan. Lin Chuan reached out to embrace Tang Yumeng, but Xiao Ling suddenly appeared, sitting between them.
Damn it, Lin Chuan felt a surge of irritation. Sometimes these two little guys could be really cute, but sometimes they could be really annoying, like now, when he wanted to be close with Tang Yumeng, these little guys kept getting in the way.
"Xiao Ling, can you move aside for a bit while I have a private chat with Yumeng?" Lin Chuan said, staring at Xiao Ling with a hint of anger.
Xiao Ling completely ignored Lin Chuan, hissed at him, and then darted into Tang Yumeng's arms.
As if that weren't enough, Xiao Hei appeared from behind and darted into Lin Chuan's arms.
Lin Chuan's mind was boiling with frustration; he grabbed Xiao Hei with his right hand, quickly stretched out his left and pulled Xiao Ling from Tang Yumeng's arms, glaring at the two little guys, saying, "Both of you, go stay in the bag obediently."
With that said, he turned around, walked to the side, and forcefully stuffed the two little guys into the bag.
The two little guys kept making a fuss inside the bag to protest that Lin Chuan treated them this way.
Tang Yumeng naturally understood the reason behind Lin Chuan's actions, and she didn't object. After all, the two hadn't seen each other for a few days, getting cozy was only natural.
Though the two of them sat together, the commotion caused by the two little creatures in the bag was far too loud, affecting their mood. Lin Chuan decided to take action and threw the two small creatures onto the balcony.
Endless night of tenderness naturally goes without saying. The next morning, Lin Chuan had to rush to Sichuan University Group and, before leaving, went to the balcony to release the two little creatures.
The two little creatures were extremely agitated, constantly hissing at Lin Chuan, clearly telling him that what he did was unfair to them.
In Double Dragons Mountain, that eccentric old man had mentioned that these two Little Snakes were treasures. Lin Chuan knew his behavior last night was a bit overboard, so he cheerfully tried to coax the two little creatures.
Initially, the two little creatures didn't have a good attitude toward Lin Chuan, but they couldn't resist his sweet words and soon began to frolic around him again.
At nine-thirty in the morning, the stock market opened.
At the close yesterday, Sichuan University Group's stock price hit the upper limit, staying at fourteen. As soon as the market opened, the opponent seemed to invest heavily, determined to suppress Sichuan University's stock price.
Lin Chuan seemed to have anticipated their move. He remained inactive, watching the opponent begin to heavily sell off. In less than ten minutes, Sichuan University's stock price was directly hit to the lower limit, resting at twelve dollars and sixty cents.
Due to the national stock market's limit-up system, which means each stock cannot exceed ten percent in daily up or down, Sichuan University stopped dropping after losing a dollar and forty cents.
Once Sichuan University's stock price hit the lower limit, Lin Chuan immediately ordered all financial staff to start buying frantically. By the close of morning trade, he directly pulled Sichuan University's stock price back to the upper limit.
For two consecutive days, Sichuan University's stock price dropped limit then soared to the limit, sparking widespread discussion among stock investors. Many so-called experts began to voice their opinions.
Some said, "Sichuan University Group has institutions starting to operate, suppressing first and then quickly raising to absorb more chips, aiming to elevate the stock price for greater profit."
Some said, "This is a rivalry between two institutions to see who can topple the other. This provides an opportunity for retail investors; they should quickly buy the dip, as the stock price should rise to at least twenty dollars."
Others said, "This is the market maker trying to sell during the rise; Sichuan University's stock price might keep dropping, possibly to around seven to eight dollars."
Even some said Sichuan University Group is manipulating its own stock price to achieve hefty profits before exiting the stock market entirely.
Despite various opinions flying around, it still attracted a multitude of retail investors to follow the trend.
Retail investors joining in greatly reduced the pressure on Lin Chuan's side. This move wasn't thought of by others; remember when Lin Chuan called after leaving Zhou Rui's office, he was actually calling Li Xiangguo.
Wanting to succeed in an anti-takeover, Sichuan University's funds alone weren't sufficient. He initially thought of calling Tang Yumeng for help but pondered for a long time and felt it wasn't appropriate.
Tang Yumeng is Jiangbei City's City Committee Secretary. Although she has power, if this matter were discovered, it would be greatly detrimental to Tang Yumeng's future. So, he called Li Xiangguo.
After listening to Lin Chuan, Li Xiangguo gave him an idea, saying since the opponent is desperately suppressing the stock price, let them suppress it, and Lin Chuan can use the suppressed price to buy in large quantities, waiting for the opponent to run out of chips, at which point they will surely frantically buy to start the next round of stock price suppression.
If the opponent does so, Lin Chuan will take the opportunity to dump all his stocks to them, earning the spread, thereby securing funds for the anti-takeover.
If the opponent doesn't fall for it, Li Xiangguo informed Lin Chuan that the funding issue would be coordinated and resolved by the relevant departments.
With Li Xiangguo's assurance, Lin Chuan felt as ease and began to boldly proceed with the plan.
After two days of lifting, Sichuan University Group had mobilized nearly four hundred million in funds, while the opponent's stockpile seemed depleted, as evident from their selling momentum.
The second day concluded with tensions running high through back-and-forth activities; through Lin Chuan's efforts, Sichuan University Group's stock price soared to fifteen dollars and forty cents.
If the opponent has a large stock to dump tomorrow, Sichuan University Group might not be able to handle it.
Two days of acquisition and elevation had used more than three-quarters of the funds. If the opponent dumps a large amount tomorrow, they really won't be able to cope.
The critical third day finally arrived. As soon as the market opened, Sichuan University Group's stock price didn't slide linearly like the previous two days; instead, it rose by three points, directly reaching fifteen dollars and seventy cents.
Lin Chuan's tense mood relaxed immediately, appearing the opponent truly had no more stock. He arranged for finance personnel to start competing for stocks with the opponent. In less than half an hour, the stock price reached the upper limit.
Over the next two days, the opponent seemed anxious to buy, as the stock price of Sichuan University Group hit the upper limit right after opening, delighting the retail investors who had followed in.
Some retail investors who had been watching are now regretful, as they can't buy Sichuan University Group's stocks even if they wanted to now. At this moment, those previous experts began to voice their opinions again.