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Chapter 88 The Influence of Zhang Yang
In less than ten minutes, Zhang Yang's post had received hundreds of replies.

The replies also extended from the topic of shikimic acid to the only two shikimic acid concept stocks that hit the daily limit: Jianfeng Group and Rhine Biologics.

Seeing what the retail investors were discussing, Zhang Yang felt much more at ease and confident.

He had two purposes for managing the Baidu Tieba account.

1 represents the monthly revenue from research report subscriptions.

2. Enhance one's own influence.

Needless to say, monthly subscriptions to research reports are a given. Now, almost every day, more than a dozen people join Zhang Yang's VIP market research report group, contributing nearly 1000 yuan in revenue per day. This part of the income is relatively stable.

As for enhancing one's influence, the biggest benefit is that one can influence retail investors' judgment of the market through one's words and actions.

For example, the post Zhang Yang made today has already helped some retail investors reach a market consensus and form a united force.

As the German proletarian worker Ernst Thälmann once said: "A single finger is easy to break, but five fingers clenched together make a fist."

Why are retail investors so frequently exploited?

Unable to work together!

This is similar to you having a gun and him having bullets. When speculative funds and big players attack like wolves and tigers, you want to fight them head-on, but the retail investors with the "bullets" run away first. What threat is there in a gun without bullets?
Of course, Zhang Yang did not intend to manipulate stock prices with retail investors.

Although the regulations were relatively lax in 2009, as long as it was not particularly excessive, the authorities would not interfere, and it was a period of unbridled growth.

But if Zhang Yang really colluded with hundreds of retail investors to openly manipulate stock prices, he'd probably be going to jail singing "Tears Behind Bars."

However, Zhang Yang did not reach any private agreement with retail investors. He simply shared his trading ideas and his holdings on the internet, which did not violate any article of the Securities Law.

In the VIP research group with nearly 240 members, the discussion on the concept of shikimic acid was even more intense.

[White Sanctuary]: Joker, a top investor, holds over 400 million shares of Peak Group, indicating he's genuinely bullish on this stock.

[Pink Puppy]: I just finished reading the group owner's post and I suddenly feel that "shikimic acid" is a topic that can be hyped up like crazy.

[Only drink iced Americano]: Ever since I watched Joker's trading strategy, my win rate has increased by at least 50%. I won't say anything next Monday, I'll just go straight for the top of the price chart for Peak Group. I trust Joker's judgment!
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at the same time.

the other side.

Luohu District, Shenzhen.

Looking at Zhang Yang's newly posted post, speculator Chen Sanrong couldn't help but exclaim, "Holding over 400 million shares of Jianfeng Group, I never imagined Joker had such a large amount of capital."

After reading through the replies, he discovered something terrifying.

Although Zhang Yang did not explicitly tell retail investors which stock to buy, his analysis has already drawn the attention of many retail investors to shikimic acid.

"joker."

"Xu Xiang".

"The Shadowless Kick of Zen City".

Chen Sanrong muttered to himself, then continued, "Retail investors, institutions, speculative funds—the concept of shikimic acid is a complete mess."

Normally, he wouldn't even consider retail investors.

Because retail investors cannot work together, they are just a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

However, if they collectively band together to sell shikimic acid this time, even the largest speculative funds and institutions will have to temporarily avoid the brunt of retail investors' attacks.

A single retail investor's 10,000 yuan is not enough to make a ripple.

But what if there are 1 retail investors?
1 of them would amount to 1 million yuan!
Moreover, in 2009, almost every retail investor had at least tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan in their portfolios. If a real fight broke out, they might not necessarily be at a disadvantage.

This is why some large-cap stocks held by retail investors can neither rise nor fall significantly.

Scrolling the mouse wheel, Chen Sanrong read through the replies several more times, muttering to himself, "So many retail investors are saying they want to buy at higher prices. It's really hard to say which will be stronger next week, Jianfeng Group or Rhine Biologics."

At this point, there are no fewer than twenty speculative investors paying attention to shikimic acid, and everyone is weighing which stock to follow next week to become the market leader.

The continued hype surrounding shikimic acid has even prompted top-tier speculative investors like Zhang Mengzhu and Ge Weidong to secretly weigh their interests.

Besides speculative capital, private equity funds are also assessing shikimic acid-related stocks. It's no exaggeration to say that the moment the WHO announced H1N1 influenza cases in Asia, all funds in the capital market keenly sensed the upcoming speculative opportunity.

Meanwhile, on the Huaxin Securities fund promotion page, Huaxia Fund also began raising funds for its first H1N1 flu concept fund, with the fund manager named Tao Yuang.

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The next day, early in the morning.

Because faculty and students from other universities came to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics for exchange and study, the weekend, which should have been a time for rest, was also temporarily filled with classes.

Because the stock market opens at 9:15, Zhang Yang has also developed the habit of waking up early, and he can adapt to the early rising rhythm even on weekends.

However, the three roommates were different.

"Damn it, 8 AM!"

"I haven't worked the 8 AM shift in a while, and I'm feeling a bit dizzy and lightheaded. Can I take a day off?"

I want to skip class.

After a round of complaining, they reluctantly got up to wash and get ready.

After washing up, Zhang Yang glanced at the messages in the professional group and reminded them, "The first class is at 8:15, it's Dean Bao Xingwei's class, don't be late, everyone."

"Eight o'clock in the morning is really torturous!"

"I really want to graduate as soon as possible, damn it!"

"I don't even start work this early."

Despite the complaints, everyone still took action. After quickly washing up and getting dressed, they left the boys' dormitory.

When they arrived at the designated classroom, not only Chen Chuan and Wang Liu were listless, but many students who were not used to waking up early were also sleepy.

Since the Huaxin Simulated Trading Competition ended, many people haven't gotten up early and have been sleeping until noon.

Many people may wonder why it is so hard to get up at 8 a.m. in college when they could get up at 5 or 6 a.m. in high school.
This is because the human body has a regulatory mechanism. If you consistently wake up at five or six in the morning, you will form a corresponding biological clock, and you can wake up by feeling even without an alarm clock.

However, university schedules sometimes involve a full morning of classes, sometimes no classes, and sometimes only one class. This makes it difficult for the body to adapt and establish a biological clock.

The moment Zhang Yang stepped into the classroom, Bao Xingwei, standing on the podium, recognized him at a glance, and the weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted.

He didn't want to rely on ostentation, but was worried that the latter would be absent again.

Yesterday, during conversations with deans from other universities, they all explicitly mentioned that they wanted to meet Zhang Yang, who sells market research reports.

He would be very embarrassed if Zhang Yang didn't come.

The first row of the lecture hall was filled with deans and professors of finance from other universities, making this class somewhat like a public lecture.

"Now let's start the roll call."

Bao Xingwei picked up the new roster.

"He Jing".

"arrive."

"Li Xueyan".

"arrive."

"He Tianlei".

"arrive."

……

"Extroverted".

"arrive."

As soon as the word "present" was uttered, Zhang Yang could clearly feel that more than a dozen pairs of eyes around him instantly turned to look at him. The most noticeable were the several elderly professors in the first row, who even turned around to check on him.

(End of this chapter)