Chapter 53 Tell Them to Have Mr. Bao Come Talk Personally!
"I'm already aware of this situation. Let me think it over carefully first, and then you can reply to them," Lin Haoran said with a smile to Su Zhixue.
He had no intention of rushing to respond just because the other party had made a move.
He figured they should be more anxious than he was, not the other way around.
"Understood, President Lin. I'll go handle other tasks for now," Su Zhixue nodded and then left the office.
At that moment, less than ten minutes remained before the stock market opened.
Su Zhixue needed to prepare for the coming trading session.
Since halting the acquisition operations for Wharf Holdings, Lin Haoran had clearly become much more relaxed.
Now, he could leisurely read books in the office most of the time, enjoying this rare tranquility.
Su Zhixue would come in regularly to report on stock market conditions, and if anything urgent happened, his team would notify him immediately so he could react swiftly.
Today's market, following a weekend of relentless media hype and coverage, saw Wharf Holdings continue to dominate the spotlight.
At opening, Wharf's stock firmly stood at 71 HKD per share.
Then, fueled by active investors and rampant speculation—along with fierce competition between the Bao family team and Jardine Matheson's Hongkong Land—the stock surged before the noon break, briefly touching 79 HKD, with trading volume soaring and market sentiment running high.
However, this overheated market enthusiasm inevitably brought chaos.
Many retail investors, driven by frenzy, blindly chased the price upward, ironically complicating matters for both the Bao family and Jardine's teams trying to absorb shares quietly.
The general expectation was that Wharf would break through the 80 HKD mark today.
Unfortunately, that hope didn't last long.
After lunch, with buying momentum above 75 HKD drying up,
both the Bao family and Jardine teams seemed to tacitly agree to stop buying shares above that price.
This move quickly impacted the stock price, causing it to fall back and stabilize around 75 HKD, disappointing many eager investors.
When Wharf's price spiked to 79 HKD, Lin Haoran did briefly consider selling some of his shares to lock in profits.
However, he quickly analyzed the situation rationally and realized that selling now—even at 79 HKD—wouldn't yield a significantly better return compared to selling at 70 HKD.
More importantly, holding onto that 1.4% stake was crucial for maintaining his bargaining position later.
Thus, Lin Haoran ultimately decided against a short-term cash-out and chose to keep holding.
Throughout the day, Wharf Holdings remained the market's hottest topic—buzzing and lively.
By contrast, Green Island Cement's stock remained unusually calm.
With both major factions operating cautiously, Green Island Cement's price hardly fluctuated, maintaining last week's levels.
Today's Green Island Cement trading volume was similar to Friday's, showing that the broader market hadn't yet realized two major forces were quietly absorbing shares.
Notably, under Su Zhixue's leadership, Lin Haoran's team achieved solid results in today's Green Island Cement trading.
Thanks to the efforts of all four team members, they successfully acquired 386,000 shares—about half of the day's total trading volume.
This meant that, absent any interference from casual retail investors,
the competition between Lin Haoran's and Li Jiacheng's teams for Green Island Cement shares was nearly balanced—
a delicate and favorable situation.
This was good news, as it further limited Li Jiacheng's ability to absorb shares quickly.
However, based on today's trading, Lin Haoran suspected that Li Jiacheng might not have assigned significant manpower to Green Island Cement for now.
Otherwise, given Li's team's strength and experience,
it would have been much harder for Su Zhixue's team to capture half the volume in such a short time.
This led Lin Haoran to speculate that Li Jiacheng's layout in Green Island Cement might not be as tight or aggressive as in another timeline he remembered.
If true, it gave Lin Haoran valuable flexibility for adjusting future strategies.
Lin Haoran surmised that perhaps,
because he had started carefully accumulating shares more than a month earlier,
there were fewer Green Island Cement shares floating in the market,
making it increasingly difficult for buyers to find willing sellers without pushing up prices.
Faced with this change,
Li Jiacheng's team might have realized that it would be impossible to accumulate shares quickly without raising their bid price significantly.
Thus, they may have shifted strategies,
temporarily reducing their manpower devoted to Green Island Cement and refocusing elsewhere.
Of course, Lin Haoran understood that these were only assumptions based on current information.
As an industry veteran, Li Jiacheng's decisions were often complex and unpredictable.
Thus, Lin Haoran's only option was to stay vigilant, monitor market dynamics closely, and adjust his strategies accordingly.
At the same time, Lin Haoran planned to resolve the Wharf Holdings matter this week.
He hoped to leverage Bao Yugang's influence to persuade Li Jiacheng to abandon his interest in Green Island Cement,
thus eliminating a major threat.
After market close, Lin Haoran routinely reviewed the stock trading reports that Su Zhixue had just delivered.
Time passed quietly until around 4:30 PM,
when Su Zhixue reentered the office, his expression carrying a sense of urgency.
"President Lin,
the head of the securities brokerage team called again, urging us to give a prompt response.
They also mentioned that the Bao family is very open to negotiating the selling price and hopes to discuss it further," Su Zhixue reported crisply.
Hearing this, a satisfied smile crept across Lin Haoran's face.
The repeated urging clearly revealed the Bao family's anxiety and eagerness—
they had undoubtedly identified Lin Haoran's team as a prime target,
one they could not afford to lose.
"Excellent. The Bao family's urgency is exactly what I wanted," Lin Haoran said lightly, his eyes flashing with cunning.
"Reply to them—
get the Bao family's direct contact details,
then call them back and tell them this:
have Mr. Bao Yugang himself come talk to me!"
By now, Lin Haoran realized there was no need to drag things out further.
It was time to settle the Wharf Holdings and Green Island Cement issues in one decisive move,
clearing his path for the battles ahead.
Su Zhixue nodded swiftly and turned to carry out the instruction without delay.
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