Chapter 1367 - 1361: Stock Market Showdown
After bidding farewell to Tang Yumeng, Lin Chuan immediately booked a ticket to Fukuoka, Japan, and made several phone calls in succession.
In the afternoon, just before the end of the workday, the financial director of the Sichuan University Group suddenly rushed into Tang Yumeng's office and reported a piece of news that even she hadn't anticipated.
Just now, one hundred million US Dollars were transferred from Citibank in Washington to the Sichuan University Group's account, and moreover, one hundred and fifty million US Dollars were transferred from the British London Bank to Sichuan University's account.
The financial director didn't know why this money was suddenly transferred to the group's account, and specifically came over to ask Tang Yumeng.
Tang Yumeng knew perfectly well that Lin Chuan must be behind this money, but she said nothing to the financial director, just told him not to worry about it.
Before coming to Fukuoka, Japan, Lin Chuan already told Zhou Kai, so when Lin Chuan arrived at the airport, Zhou Kai, Silver Fox, and Blue Fox were waiting for him at the airport.
Blue Fox's personality was definitely different from Silver Fox's; when she saw Lin Chuan, she immediately flew into Lin Chuan's arms.
Of course, Blue Fox's feelings for Lin Chuan were unlike Silver Fox's. Blue Fox and Lin Chuan had a relationship; that's a fact. But when that relationship happened, it was only because they both needed it.
"Lin Chuan, long time no see, did you miss me?" Blue Fox hugged Lin Chuan, asking playfully.
Lin Chuan chuckled and replied, "You little rascal, you tell me if I missed you or not."
Blue Fox's face turned red, but her gaze drifted toward Silver Fox beside them, "I bet you didn't miss me. You're probably thinking about someone else."
Blue Fox spoke loudly, and Silver Fox's pretty face blushed with embarrassment. Zhou Kai, seeing the situation, quickly said with a smile, "Brother Chuan, the car is waiting outside."
Letting go of Blue Fox, Lin Chuan said to Zhou Kai, "I'm not going back just yet. I need to find Qingzi for something. You guys go back to the fishery and wait for me."
Upon hearing this, Silver Fox's expression grew somewhat unpleasant, given that she hadn't seen Lin Chuan for a long time, yet it seemed as if he hadn't even noticed her.
Though Blue Fox appeared carefree, she was also observant. Knowing that Silver Fox was embarrassed to talk to Lin Chuan with Zhou Kai and herself around, she pulled Zhou Kai and said, "Let's go wait outside."
Zhou Kai understood Blue Fox's intent, smiled at Lin Chuan, and left with Blue Fox.
Watching Silver Fox, Lin Chuan suddenly didn't know how to start. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Silver Fox, I really have some matters to attend to right now. When I've handled them, we..."
At that moment, Silver Fox looked up at Lin Chuan and said, "Lin Chuan, you don't need to say anything. Go take care of your business. I'll... I'll wait for you."
Lin Chuan gazed at Silver Fox gratefully, reached out, gently held her hand; neither spoke, but everything was understood without words.
Qingzi received Lin Chuan's call and couldn't contain her happiness. They agreed to meet at a hotel.
As soon as they met, Qingzi couldn't resist the longing in her heart and passionately entwined with Lin Chuan in the hotel room.
After their passion, Qingzi's face still flushed, Lin Chuan said, "Qingzi, I want you to help me with a few things."
Qingzi coyly glared at Lin Chuan and said, "Just tell me what you need, there's no need for formality between us."
Lin Chuan smiled and said, "First, I want you to help me check information on Sea Domain Company. Second, find me some stock traders. Third, help me connect with some wealthy clients."
Qingzi was momentarily stunned and said, "I'm familiar with Sea Domain Company; their chairman is Nomura Xin, a forty-some-year-old chubby man."
Nomura Xin, just hearing the name doesn't sound like a good person. Lin Chuan said, "I need more than just that; these days, Sea Domain Company is working with some institutions in our country, aiming to bring down Sichuan University Group. I want to know who is behind instructing him to do this."
Qingzi blinked and said, "I understand. I'll call and have someone investigate. I believe it won't take long to find out."
Then, Qingzi jumped naked from the bed and made three or four phone calls in succession.
The Yamaguchi Group, known as Japan's largest underworld organization, had news within two hours of Qingzi's call.
According to the information, Nomura Xin was indeed in China, and the company collaborating with him was a large Japanese corporation, Beiyou Corporation.
The reason the two corporations teamed up against Sichuan University Group was indeed due to someone behind the scenes manipulating them. This person, no doubt, was Qin Tianlei and Gu Qing.
As for Lin Chuan asking Qingzi to find traders, they had long been found, and several wealthy major clients were also lined up, surprisingly two people with cooperation ties with Sea Domain Company, one named Meihui and the other Oda Hide.
Now that things were settled, Lin Chuan called Tang Yumeng, instructing her to first transfer over a hundred million US Dollars.
Tang Yumeng informed Lin Chuan that Nomura Xin had started to act against Sichuan University Group stock domestically, and the stock price of Sichuan University Group had hit the limit down for two consecutive days.
Lin Chuan told Tang Yumeng to stabilize first, secretly absorb Sichuan University stock, and then wait for the situation on his side.
To cut a long story short, Lin Chuan woke up the next day and didn't return to the fishery; he directly asked Qingzi to rent a room, set up several computers, then invited those traders over to start concentrating on suppressing Sea Domain Company's stock price.
Qingzi brought over the two collaborators, Meihui and Oda Hide, and Lin Chuan straightforwardly told them that if they wanted to make money, they should follow his lead.
Japan's stock market isn't like China's, where daily limits restrict price changes. Under Lin Chuan's command, Sea Domain Company's stock price was repeatedly volatile that day.
Qingzi essentially acted as Lin Chuan's executor, commanding the traders at Lin Chuan's order.
"Lin Chuan, I don't quite understand why you're continuously pushing the stock price up and then suppressing it down—what's the purpose?" Qingzi, not versed in stock markets at all, asked Lin Chuan curiously.
Lin Chuan chuckled, "The purpose is simple: to provoke panic among the institutions holding Sea Domain Company stock, thus suppressing Sea Domain's stock price."
The actions from the previous day prompted various forces to move, regardless of whether they had been eyeing Sea Domain Company before. Sea Domain Company's stock price had already dropped to 280 yen.
Now the situation was such that even if they wanted to continue crashing the price, they might not grab enough chips. Sea Domain Company seemed destined to collapse.
However, by the afternoon, a substantial amount of capital suddenly began to support the market; Sea Domain's stock price started to abruptly rebound, though it was soon crushed down again. But for many, this was a dangerous sign!
"Qingzi, begin repurchasing the credit stocks we sold earlier!" Lin Chuan suddenly ordered.
"Ah? Repurchase?" Although the current stock price was much lower than when they sold, meaning they were already earning a substantial profit even if they repurchased now, anyone could see Sea Domain Company was under intense targeting. Even if it's not directly driven to bankruptcy or acquisition, it would drop to an exceptionally low price, at which point repurchasing would yield more profit.
"That's right, Sea Domain Company's counterattack is just about to begin, and we can now withdraw and observe the situation," Lin Chuan said.
"But can they withstand it? So many forces are crashing the price." Qingzi said.
"That was before! Now everyone knows Sea Domain Company is going to fight back. They're here to make money, not to fight Sea Domain Company to the death. Some less determined enterprises will definitely use this opportunity to exit. Ha, Nomura Xin isn't a simple character; although he initially decided to attack Sichuan University Group, he surely has reserved fallback plans. We're withdrawing!"
Despite still having doubts about Lin Chuan's words, when he gave the order, Qingzi of course followed suit, immediately instructing everyone to operate computers to start repurchasing Sea Domain Company's stock.
Meanwhile, Lin Chuan hurried to contact domestically, instructing Tang Yumeng to ease resistance against Nomura Xin's funds, letting them assault Huan Sheng Group's stock price!
Upon hearing Lin Chuan's decision, Tang Yumeng was very surprised, but after listening to Lin Chuan's entire plan, she nodded in agreement.
Just as Lin Chuan predicted, Nomura Xin not only retained life-saving measures but was also very tenaciously fighting with forces led by Beiyou Corporation within two days. Although crushed by strong financial power, they weren't without resistance, and the stock price wasn't a one-sided decline.
On the third day, news came from domestically that Sichuan University Group, after resisting fierce bombardment for many days, finally couldn't hold on, and its stock price fell below the support line from previous days, sliding all the way down!
What's going on? Did Nomura Xin ultimately succeed?
Thinking of the enormous profits Nomura Xin could gain after success this time, as well as the ability to quickly pull domestic funds back to remediate the situation, those in the short-selling camp were in a panic, even some companies that were relatively steadfast were now fumbling, withdrawing completely, granting Nomura Xin breathing space.
Both sides surprisingly formed an equilibrium in a short time, and Sea Domain Company's stock price stopped falling!
The entire Japanese business world was shocked.
Everyone knows that Sea Domain Company won't be passively beaten forever.
As time passes, changes in the economic environment are inevitable, especially as Sea Domain Company regains strength, future developments will definitely lean toward favoring Nomura Xin.
Forces like Beiyou Corporation are even more aware of this, exerting more effort to suppress Sea Domain Company while also tightening investigation into domestic situations.
"Didn't you say Nomura Xin absolutely could no longer suppress Lin Chuan's company? Why did he manage to succeed again suddenly! Do you know how damaging this news is to us? Now there's a rumor Nomura Xin will return to Japan soon, and as long as he faces investors happily and explains how significant the attack on Sichuan University Group was and how much they earned, then no matter how much funds we invest, we won't be able to shake Sea Domain Company!" Mizuki listened to Oda Hide's rant, feeling both scared and aggrieved.