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Chapter 93 The Internet's Hype About Shikimic Acid

Has Zhang Yang arrived?

"He hasn't arrived yet. Based on the time he came to our company last week, he should be here soon. He's probably having breakfast out right now."

"I can't wait for the opening!"

Monday, December 5nd.

After a short two-day holiday, the trading managers at Hongyue Investment returned to work one after another. They chatted idly in the office area, hoping for the man's arrival.

仲奇峰作为张扬的交易经理，他更是8点10分就到了公司，比规定8点30还早了20分钟。

Why so early?

He was so eager to make money!
He was so obsessed with making money that he couldn't sleep!

Especially when he saw Zhang Yang, who went from being a "leek" who leveraged 20 yuan to five times the initial investment, transform into a super expert who added 118 million yuan in leveraged margin and earned millions a day, Zhong Qifeng admitted that he was envious and genuinely jealous.

If he had followed Zhang Yang's lead in buying stocks and maintained the same level of profit, how many fewer years of work would he have had to do?
Those who work as trading managers have a hidden perk: they can call bets.

Once you encounter a "guru," you can follow their bets based on their holdings.

Having witnessed Zhang Yang manipulate the rise and fall of a stock with 700 million yuan, the trading managers at Hongyue Investment all wanted a piece of the pie.

Just as they had guessed, Zhang Yang found a breakfast shop to satisfy his hunger.

After leaving campus, there are no government subsidies for meals, and a breakfast costs about 5 yuan, which is not as delicious as what the cafeteria cooks make.

"Sip sip—"

After finishing his soy milk, Zhang Yang left the breakfast shop's dining area.

To facilitate his operations, he stayed in a hotel less than 800 meters from Hongyue Building, and the breakfast shop was only about 700 meters away.

Based on an adult's walking speed of 60 to 80 meters per minute, it would take about 11 minutes to walk 700 meters to reach Hongyue Building, which is just the right time to take a walk to digest food.

……

Upon arriving at Hongyue Building, Zhang Yang took the elevator straight to the ninth floor. The moment he appeared in the trading office area, Zhong Qifeng and other trading managers immediately surrounded him, asking for his investment strategy for the day.

"Mr. Zhang, you are amazing. You were able to position yourself in shikimic acid concept stocks in advance. I've been bombarded with news about the H1N1 flu spreading to Asia over the past two days."

"Sina Finance, Tencent Finance, NetEase Finance, and Eastmoney, among other financial websites, all made 'H1N1 flu spreads to Asia' a major headline."

"It even trended on Weibo!"

"Yes, yes, yes, it even topped the trending list!"

"Mr. Zhang Yang, is the stock of Jianfeng Group still profitable?"

Looking at those expectant eyes, Zhang Yang smiled and replied, "The H1N1 flu showed signs of spreading globally in April, and its entry into Asia is to be expected. Perhaps it will become a short-term concept favored by market funds."

"As for the Peak Group..."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I have already bought in heavily. As for how you view this stock, whether there is still room for growth, I can only say that opinions vary."

Zhang Yang had no connection with them, so he dared not recommend stocks casually.

They make money but don't get a share; if they lose money, they might cause trouble.

Seeing that Zhang Yang was being so conservative, Zhong Qifeng couldn't help but press further, "Is Rhine Biologics a fake leader, Mr. Zhang?"

"Truth and falsehood are intertwined; the capital market is all about speculation."

Zhang Yang continues to try to smooth things over.

However, he wasn't just making things up. In the A-share capital market, there are no absolute leading stocks. Even if the performance is very similar, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a leading stock.

Take Rhine Biologics for example. Ten orders for shikimic acid, totaling 30 million yuan, were enough to send its stock price soaring for nine consecutive days.

The market value increase brought about by the nine consecutive limit-up days has far exceeded the 30 million yuan shikimic acid order.

You call it the dragon's head?

Linyi Bio only had 10 orders, and its main business was not shikimic acid. Even the production line was temporarily set up.

But if you say it's not the leader, with nine consecutive limit-up days in nine trading days, which shikimic acid concept stock can compare?

In the capital market, any stock has the potential to become a leading stock, as long as it meets the requirement of being recognized by investors.

Of course.

This refers to the leading companies in terms of capital.

If it's a market capitalization leader, you can easily find out who it is using a stock search tool.

However, these "big players" have large market capitalizations and many retail investors, so without policy support, they are unlikely to see significant price increases.

"Junior brother."

Shouts came from behind Zhang Yang.

Zhang Xiaolong is a flamboyant stock trading manager and a graduate of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Good morning, Senior Brother Zhang.

Zhang Yang turned around and greeted him.

"Good morning," Zhang Xiaolong replied, glancing at the trading managers surrounding Zhang Yang. He said sternly, "What are you all standing there for? Why aren't you back at your workstations preparing for work? What are you doing bothering the clients?"

Although trading managers and margin trading managers are not in a direct superior-subordinate relationship, the latter has the right to recommend trading managers to clients who sign contracts with them.

If a trading manager wants more clients, they must please the margin trading manager.

After being reprimanded by Zhang Xiaolong, Zhong Qifeng and the other trading managers left and returned to their offices.

After the trading managers dispersed, Zhang Xiaolong's tense face relaxed slightly. He then looked at Zhang Yang and said, "Junior brother, you are now a major client of Hongyue Investment. Last week, President Sun specifically instructed me that if you come here to trade again this week, he will take you to his office to trade."

"Ok?"

Zhang Yang was puzzled and asked, "If I go to his office to make the deal, where is General Manager Sun?"

“Our General Manager Sun has gone to your province. The company’s margin trading business is expanding westward. Not only is our General Manager Sun in your province, but General Manager Liu is also there.”

Zhang Xiaolong explained.

The "General Manager Liu" mentioned by the other party, Tao Yuang had also told Zhang Yang, was named Liu Hua, and that he made his fortune in real estate in his early days.

Hongyue Investment is just one part of his business empire; the other party, Hongyue Group, is involved in real estate, mining, and accommodation.

"I see." Zhang Yang nodded slightly, then asked, "Is Manager Zhong Qifeng going along?"

"Mr. Sun said that there is no need for anyone to keep an eye on you for the time being, because your account is currently profitable by more than 100 million. Even if you suffer a full-position limit down for a day, you will not reach the margin call level. Let's talk about it when the loss reaches 50% of the margin."

Zhang Xiaolong recounted the story with a smile.

He didn't know what Zhang Yang and Sun Yiheng talked about that day, but he was certain that the two had a very pleasant conversation, otherwise Sun Yiheng wouldn't have opened this back door.

However, what Zhang Xiaolong didn't know was that Sun Yiheng allowed Zhang Yang to use his office not only because they had a pleasant conversation, but also because he learned that Zhong Qifeng and other trading managers had privately disclosed Zhang Yang's account holdings without permission. This made him realize that client privacy issues needed to be protected.

However, he has not yet come up with a good way to protect privacy.

"Let's go, I'll log into your account for you."

Zhang Xiaolong then led the way.

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Zhang Yang accepted the invitation to go to Sun Yiheng's office for the transaction without any hesitation.

During last week's trading, trading managers would come over to watch from time to time, which caused him considerable annoyance.

However, since it was a public area, Zhang Yang felt embarrassed to ask the other person to leave and could only silently endure it.

Now that he had the opportunity to leave the public area, he was naturally eager to take it.

……

Upon arriving at Sun Yiheng's office, Zhang Xiaolong reminded him, "You can use the computer as you please, but don't touch anything else, or I won't be able to explain it to you."

"Don't worry, I only use the computer."

Zhang Yang also knew his limits.

Sun Yiheng lent him his office, probably partly as a gesture of goodwill. Although he didn't know what Sun Yiheng was after, it was in his best interest for now, so he decided to enjoy it while he could.

"Then you can familiarize yourself with it. I'll head back to my office now. Feel free to contact me if you need anything."

"Okay senior brother."

After logging into his margin trading account, Zhang Xiaolong gave a few brief instructions and then left Sun Yiheng's office.

After the other party left, Zhang Yang first glanced around the huge office, and then went to the floor-to-ceiling window next to his desk, from which he could overlook the entire Qianjiang International Times Square.

Below the square, crowds thronged, while vehicles sped by on the distant road. "A long-lost feeling."

Zhang Yang couldn't help but sigh.

In his previous life, he also had a top-floor office on Wall Street, with similar panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked the crowds passing by below. When looking down, he felt a sense of superiority over everyone else.

He didn't dwell on the past and returned to Sun Yiheng's office.

Since it was only a little before 9 o'clock, he still had time to check the sentiment and news.

Open Sina Weibo, and just as Zhong Qifeng and others said, the topic "H1N1 flu is going global" is dominating the hot search list, with a popularity value of 430 million.

Clicking on the entry reveals that multiple authoritative media outlets, such as the Taiwan Channel and the People's Daily, have issued warnings about the spread of influenza, and even the official account of the Ministry of Health has issued a reminder.

Although H1N1 virus infections were detected and isolated in a timely manner, this was only possible in East Asian countries. Whether Southeast Asian and West Asian countries had the capability to detect them is unknown.

India, in particular, despite being known as the "pharmacies of the world," has a much worse level of medical care than one might imagine.

Once the H1N1 virus enters India, its poor medical conditions will be unable to stop its reproduction, and it may eventually become a breeding ground for influenza viruses.

At this moment, netizens were expressing their opinions on Weibo's public platform.

[Xiao Kongkong]: After reading the health department's reminder notice, I feel that H1N1 influenza could break out in Asia at any time, and everyone should take precautions.

[Wu Ying Xiao Chen]: Many domestic companies have the production capacity for shikimic acid, so the drug supply will definitely keep up. What really worries me is the poor neighboring countries…

[Pink Towel]: I've already stocked up on several boxes of oseltamivir, just in case.

Looking at the comments from netizens, Zhang Yang could vaguely see the factories working overtime to produce drugs through the words, and the number of times "shikimic acid" was mentioned gradually increased.

From the current perspective, there are no problems in terms of news or sentiment.

……

Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ningbo.

Galaxy Securities Jiefang South Road Branch.

Xu Xiang, Sun Guodong, Ma Xinqi and others gathered in the VIP room again, where they were still chatting leisurely.

"They're really taking things too seriously. They brought over 100 close contacts into the country without warning. It seems like the H1N1 flu will break out soon. Our prediction was correct."

"Following this trend, shikimic acid can be a major short-term investment, and retail investors will definitely follow suit."

"Damn it, if it weren't for the emergence of Jianfeng Group last week, so many retail investors wouldn't have jumped on board, causing the cost of driving up the price to skyrocket."

"It's all that Zen City Shadowless Kick's fault. Why did he have to mess around like that? If I ever get a chance, I'll definitely teach him a lesson."

"They definitely need to be taught a lesson."

Ma Xinqi didn't participate in the topic, but instead looked at Xu Xiang and asked, "How's the license plate situation? Has it not been processed yet?"

"not yet."

Xu Xiang shook his head.

During this period, he traveled back and forth, frequently trying to pull strings, but he still failed to obtain the "Private Fund Manager License".

Why is it so difficult to apply?

The reason is that in 2009, the country had just experienced the subprime mortgage crisis, and the government maintained a contractionary attitude towards the financial sector.

The new Securities Law of 2005 originally mentioned that securities companies were allowed to conduct margin trading and securities lending business, and the Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Securities Companies issued in 2008 also clearly stipulated the framework of rules for margin trading and securities lending business. However, it is now May 2009, and no securities company is still providing margin trading and securities lending business.

Is it that securities companies don't want to provide business?
Do not!
In reality, the authorities were assessing financial risks, or rather, the subprime crisis made financial think tanks much more cautious.

"The market is about to open."

Sun Guodong offered a reminder.

Xu Xiang is no longer thinking about the license plate issue; he currently has the "key" but can't find the corresponding door.

"It's poised for a strong opening. Banks and securities are back in positive territory, and the shikimic acid sector, which we've been betting on, has seen a surge of retail investors, with several stocks hitting their daily limit up in the opening auction."

"Do you want it pressed into a disc?"

"Wait, Jianfeng Group's stock has hit the daily limit again!"

"Didn't the 'Shadowless Kick' say they were quitting? How come the stock price has surged to the daily limit again?"

Sun Guodong glanced at it and calmly said, "The buying volume in the auction was average, so it's not speculative capital participating in the price surge. This should be retail investors placing orders in the night market, causing the price to hit the daily limit in the auction."

What is night market order placement?

This is a pre-submission function launched by securities companies, which allows retail investors to submit stock trading instructions on weekends and evenings when the market is closed.

Taking the news from the past two days as an example, the global spread of H1N1 has become an unavoidable topic in the capital market.

If you see an opportunity for an upward trend but are afraid of missing out, you can place your order after midnight.

Anyone who has submitted a stock order knows that if you open the order form, you will find a corresponding order number. The earlier the number appears, the sooner the brokerage firm will process the transaction.

However, in 2009, only a small number of securities firms supported night trading order placement, such as Huaxin Securities and Huaxin Construction Investment Securities.

"That was a false alarm. We thought the Shadowless Kick was playing a trick on us." The man breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately chimed in, "If he dares to mess with us, Brother Xiang and Brother Ma will smash the shit out of him."

"That makes sense."

"The words may be rough, but the principle is sound!"

No one believed that Liao Guopei would dare to try and shake a tree, especially since they had already agreed to buy all of the other party's shares in Jianfeng Group at the previous trading day's limit-up price.

Xu Xiang didn't take Liao Guopei seriously at all, and calmly said, "Just manage your tickets well. After we finish the shikimic acid treatment, let's go to Thailand together for a couple of rounds."

"Thailand is great! The service industry in Thailand is truly exceptional, with so many amazing programs!"

"Indeed, after my last two-week trip to Thailand, my legs were weak for four or five days!"

"I almost had to drink traditional Chinese medicine!"

As the "Lemon Bo Daredevils" chatted idly, 9:30 o'clock quietly arrived.

As time went on, the smiles on the faces of Xu Xiang, Sun Guodong, Ma Xinqi and others gradually faded, because they found that Jianfeng Group was still locked at the limit up price.

The number of buy orders is not large, only 20,000 lots, which is 2 million shares. Based on the limit-up price of 6.45, the order amount is 12.9 million.

What puzzled Xu Xiang and his team at this point was that the selling volume had not yet appeared.

Xu Xiang glanced at Ma Xinqi and said, "Place 10 sell orders."

He thought Liao Guopei was not satisfied and wanted to exit at today's limit-up price.

However, as time passed, the trading volume per minute was only about 100 lots, which was basically retail investors selling off their holdings.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the VIP room became silent and oppressive, like a powder keg that could explode at any moment.

"Call and ask."

Ma Xinqi looked at Sun Guodong and said.

The last time the two sides communicated, Liao Guopei was contacted through Sun Guodong's number. At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to Sun Guodong.

"Let me ask."

Sun Guodong took out his phone from his pocket and called Liao Guopei.

"Dududu-"

"Hello, the number you dialed is currently unanswered. Please call again later..."

"Dududu-"

"Hello, the number you dialed is currently unanswered. Please call again later..."

"Dududu-"

Sun Guodong made several more phone calls, becoming increasingly uneasy.

Ma Xinqi was drenched in sweat. He had never expected Liao Guopei to go back on his word, and he was completely unprepared.

The prolonged silence on the phone made Xu Xiang increasingly irritable, and he finally snapped when the fifth call went unanswered.

"Bam—"

Xu Xiang slammed his fist on the table, the loud noise startling Ma Xinqi, Sun Guodong, and the others. His face was grim, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Damn it, we've been tricked by the Shadowless Kick!"

(End of this chapter)