Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 641 A Divide and Conquer Plot? Golden Harvest Soars! "Meteor Shower" Gets Criticized, But Ratings Are High!
"Boss Zhang, let me be frank. Brother Ma's meaning is very clear: if you're willing to come and join us now, then Brother Ma can help you settle your debts."

Bai Xiaohang's words were really direct, giving Zhang Xinming no chance to breathe at all, and he directly threw out this condition.

So tempting!

Zhang Xinming was instantly tempted, after all, he owed far too much money.

However, he is still a rational boss.

"That can't be right, does Mr. Ma even know how much I owe?"

That's interesting; it's as if even he, the coal mine owner, knows he's mired in trouble.

Hehe, unfortunately, even knowing this won't help.

Once you're caught in this gamble, it's hard to get out.

Bai Xiaohang seemed to have known he would say that, and responded very decisively.

“What Brother Ma said was that he would help you solve your debt problem, not that he would give you money.”

"you……"

Zhang Xinming felt like he had been tricked, but he held back.

There was no way around it; resolving this debt problem was still too tempting for him.

"What can you do?"

I'm just too curious, so I'll ask.

Bai Xiaohang smiled, because Ma Xun had accurately predicted every single one of Zhang Xinming's reactions.

Actually, it's not that difficult. Ma Xun doesn't understand Zhang Xinming; he understands the gambler.

When someone gambles to a certain extent and loses to a certain extent, many things about that person will change.

Take 'stance' for example.

"Originally, I couldn't tell you the solution, but Brother Ma said he felt sorry for you, so he decided to do some good deeds."

Simply put, it's about making money back from the financial markets.

"Huh? Why should I believe you?

"It's very simple, you can try it first."

"Try it? Doesn't that cost money?"

"Haha... What if I told you that a certain stock will go up tomorrow?"

"You, what did you say?"

“My dear Mr. Zhang, you should understand what I mean.”

"You, you guys..."

Zhang Xinming was in a dilemma at this moment, having jumped back and forth between betraying and not betraying many times.

But in reality... his behavior was already quite obvious.

Bai Xiaohang was very decisive this time as well.

"Jiahe".

They immediately named the company whose stock price was expected to rise tomorrow.

"This……"

Zhang Xinming naturally hesitated. In fact, he had been hesitating before, but now he panicked for a moment.

But when he came to his senses, he found that Bai Xiaohang had already disappeared from Yongli.

He...he's gone?
Or was it just a hallucination?

Bai Xiaohang never actually appeared.
No, that can't be.

The dealer could already tell that Zhang Xinming was covered in sweat.

"Sir, it seems like you have some health problem..."

We must take care of the gamblers.

Zhang Xinming simply stopped gambling.

But the difference between betrayal and non-betrayal in one's mind...

"Let's see what tomorrow brings."

Yeah, who knows if what Bai Xiaohang said is true!
In fact, Zhang Xinming already believed it in his heart, but he was still hesitant.

……

Luxury mansions on the hillside.

This has happened for two days in a row.

The widow was comforted well.

Ma Xun's fingers slid across his sweaty skin.

"Oh dear, don't..."

Chung Chor-hung stated that she is still a respectable person.

Unfortunately, it seems I've completely forgotten how unserious I was before.

These past two days, they haven't done any research on the financial market; they've been focusing on human biology.

It was quite unexpected.

Now... Cherie Chung still feels we should talk about serious matters.

"Why is Golden Harvest being dragged into this again?"

"This Jiahe isn't mine?"

"Yes, of course it's yours, but..."

"I'm helping you right now."

"help me?"

Chung Chor-hung was a little confused.

Although they didn't do anything in the stock market, Ma Xun revealed a very strange plan while comforting the widow.

Golden Harvest's stock price will rise.

Is it a bit too much to say it like that?

Would this be considered stock price manipulation?
That's illegal.

Ma Xun was preoccupied with comforting others, so he didn't elaborate.

It seems like I should talk about it now.

"Here's the plan: didn't you and Annie start a company together in the US before?"

Of course, this company is mine too.

However, this is also a company, and currently, it's doing quite well.

The future looks bright, so why not have a really fun bet?

Why is there another betting match?
"What exactly do you mean? Just tell me everything."

At this moment, Chung Chu-hung looked as if she was begging Ma Xun to continue comforting him.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you everything. I plan to list this company on NASDAQ."

Of course, I can't completely control the IPO, but we can play it this way.

This year, this company will have a very impressive movie released.

Inception.

And around this film, Golden Harvest and Pegasus Capital made a bet.

understand? "

This… Chung Chu-hung was taken aback, but immediately understood how much profit was involved.

Pegasus Capital is actually backed by Ma Xun, but publicly it is owned by Wang Xuxian.

On the surface, Cherie Chung is the head of Golden Harvest, but behind the scenes, it's Ma Xun.

So, this bet... on the surface is:

Chung Chor-hung versus Wong Yu-yin?

This is going to be a hot topic!

But that's clearly not the key point.

The key point is, this is good news!

If this American film company can go public, it will be a major boon for everyone.

And you can't lose a bet.

Although it's a rather strange way to stir things up, it is indeed an interesting method.

So, there's still a huge problem here...

"Is this movie guaranteed to be a success?"

Ma Xun slapped her hard across the face, "You don't have faith in me?"

Chung Chor-hung quickly begged for forgiveness, "Of course I believe you, but..."

Ma Xun became serious and said, "On the one hand, it's about going public, and on the other hand, it's about needing Jiahe's stock to rise."

“This…” Chung Chor-hung didn’t ask anything more.

After all, the rise in Jiahe's stock price is also very beneficial to her.

And Ma Xun's words...

When Jiahe receives a major positive development, its stock price naturally rises, and he takes the opportunity to sell some of his shares.

This move will allow him to earn the 'ammunition' for this big battle!

Of course, it wasn't him who threw it, but Pegasus Capital.

This international capital had already quietly entered the market beforehand.

The key point is that Jiahe's rise can be used to lure in guys like Zhang Xinming.

Ma Xun had already thoroughly investigated the other party beforehand.

In Bai Daqing and Sun Donghai's team, if we were to say who was the easiest to entice, it would be Zhang Xinming.

This guy is a gambler, a complete gambler.

He mined coal from his hometown, sold it, and then used the money to gamble and lose.

This guy is a bastard! But right now, such a bastard still has some use.

Ma Xun certainly wouldn't let this bastard have it easy in the end, but now, he could use this method to entice this bastard to act as his inside man.

Gamblers have no principles.

Whoever gives them the opportunity to make money is their father.

Therefore, Bai Xiaohang was dispatched.

As long as you speak according to Ma Xun's instructions, you will definitely succeed.

Anyway, tomorrow, hehe...

Chung Chor-hung was unaware of these things, and she didn't ask any further questions; she was only worried about those films.

"You're betting on these three films, is that alright?"

Ma Xun smiled and said, "These three films will all surprise them."

Really?

Anyway, Meteor Shower is coming soon.

……

Before the broadcast of "Meteor Shower", a big news broke in Hong Kong.

"Jiahe has received a major boost!"

"The Hollywood films we've invested in have attracted international capital!"

"It turns out that Golden Harvest had already made its mark overseas! Horror films like 'Saw' and 'Insidious' have already established a strong presence in the international market!"

"Golden Harvest's future lies overseas!"

To be fair, a Hong Kong company invested in overseas films and succeeded.

In Hong Kong, this is absolutely a huge boon!

Moreover, it's a very uplifting thing.

We beat the foreigners!
Older generations of Hong Kong people are very particular about this.

Let's look at the details of this positive development.

Inception...starring Leonardo DiCaprio?

Scarlett Johansson as the female lead?

Martin Scorsese and Satoshi Kon as directors?

Damn it!
This is a golden lineup!
Regardless of its success overseas, this film will definitely be a huge hit in Hong Kong!

When it's released in Hong Kong, Golden Harvest will definitely make a profit.

So, without saying a word.

Jiahe shares surged at the opening!

This price increase... naturally brings joy to some and sorrow to others.

Some people feel there's a chance to get out of this mess.

Some people have a chance to make money.

Some people missed out entirely; what bad luck!

In short, the stock market is a microcosm of human nature.

All are normal.

Actually, Golden Harvest's stock price wasn't high before, which was understandable given the decline of Hong Kong's film industry.

It's not just his family that's failing; the others are failing too.

Therefore, many people were trapped in the market before.

But now, it's standing tall!
Soaring! A massive surge!
Many people think this way, but there's one person...

When Zhang Xinming saw the stock price surge, he was completely stunned.

Because he didn't buy it!
What the hell!

If what Bai Xiaohang said was true, then I...

Zhang Xinming was filled with regret, but what could he do now?

Suddenly, the phone rang.

"Let's go back and take a look."

"What else is there to research?"

"The question is whether or not we should buy more shares now."

Buying more shares?

That's right, everything Ma Xun said to Bai Daqing was actually true.

These guys don't even have 100 million shares!

To be precise, they have at most 30 million shares.

This is... quite normal.

That's actually how you play the stock market.

It should be said that having 30 million shares is already quite good.

Back when Shengxiang had no positive news, its stock price was only around two yuan.

They spent 60 million on 30 million shares.

This money, of course, needs to be pooled together by several people.

Now...should we increase our holdings?
Looking at the stock price, Shengxiang has already reached 5 yuan!
It's more than doubled!
If we increase our holdings now, the cost will be...

"Did Mr. Jia pay for it?"

"He can only offer ten million at most."

Zhang Xinming felt a chill in his heart.

Just as he was about to meet up with Bai Daqing and the others, a text message suddenly came in.

"You've made money, haven't you, Mr. Zhang?"

It was Bai Xiaohang!

This is... utterly mocking!

But what can Zhang Xinming do?

I can only delete the text message and not reply for now.

But after meeting Bai Daqing and the others...

"Currently, we don't have enough ammunition. If we increase our holdings again, we can only do so by a maximum of 2000 million shares."

These 20 million shares... that's going to cost 100 million!

Zhang Xinming felt it was unstable.

But at that moment, Sun Donghai said something.

"We can see how things go after 'Meteor Shower' is released."

Yes! We're processing the shipment while we're receiving it!

This method is also good.

Jia Yueting's side agreed.

Let's wait and see how things go with "Meteor Shower".

Based on their assessment of these three dramas, "Meteor Shower" is not bad.

If they win, then of course Ma Xun will buy the stock.

As long as Ma Xun acquires the shares, Shengxiang's share capital is not large, so the price will definitely rise sharply!
They'll make a quick buck.

After the "Meteor Shower" phenomenon ends, they'll release some negative news to drive down the stock price... That's right.

They can receive the goods at this time.

In other words: sell at high prices and buy back at low prices.

That's a really clever plan!

"Meteor Shower" will officially air in two days.

It's alright, I'll just wait and see.

These past two days have been truly agonizing for Zhang Xinming.

Thankfully, it's finally over.

How did the data and word-of-mouth turn out for the premiere of "Meteor Shower"?
"This idol drama is still not very good!"

"A poor imitation!"

"Taiwanese idol dramas are still the best!"

"That's right, the ones produced in mainland China are still far inferior!"

Since Bai Daqing and others were not in mainland China, they could only rely on online reputation first.

And then I saw it... hey! Everything was going exactly as they planned!

Yes, everyone is very happy and confident.

Bai Daqing, Sun Donghai, Zhang Xinming, and the others were overjoyed and even planned to go out to a nightclub where they knew a madam...

Just then, a phone call came in.

“《流星雨》首播即破2！”

"what?"

"Of course it's the ratings!"

On the other end of the phone was Jia Yueting, and Sun Donghai, who answered the phone, couldn't believe his ears.

Why is it that despite being heavily criticized, the viewership ratings are so high?

Seeing how bad his expression was, the others...

"We haven't lost yet! With so much criticism of this show, its ratings are definitely going to be terrible!"

Yes, they reached a consensus immediately!

They themselves are unaware that their current situation is somewhat similar to that of the crabs in the TV series "The Greed of Man"...

(End of this chapter)