After the Divorce, I Could Hear the Voice of the Future-Chapter 307 - 306: Ningde Era Goes Public
"Thank you, Director Zhou, but I’m not considering any moves in the short term."
Lu Liang knew Zhou Yi was reciprocating a favor, but he wouldn’t contemplate it at least not this year.
Zhou Yi beamed with a smile, "Mr. Lu, whenever you are ready, just give the word."
Although there was a suspicion of interest conveyance, they could entirely organize an open tender with Tianxing Technology’s qualifications setting the rules for winning the bid.
As long as Tianxing Technology got off the ground and showed even a slight improvement, even if it wasn’t top tier, they would support it unconditionally, allowing it to become Su City’s Tencent, Ali.
"Thank you."
Lu Liang looked towards the east, in the direction of Modu.
He felt increasingly certain that throwing his lot in with Su City was the absolutely right choice.
Modu would never offer him such strong support because it was the favored one and thus fearless.
That evening, Lu Liang dined with the Su City leadership. Zhou Yi introduced him to everyone—administrative, law enforcement…
Lu Liang stayed in Su City for five days, and during that time, all the local news media reported on him.
Using netizens’ words, it was "success comes fast like galloping horses."
Over these days, every outing was accompanied by one leader or another.
Su City might as well declare to the world that from now on, Lu Liang’s last name was Su, and no one else should consider him.
After all, before this, Su City’s GDP was among the top six nationwide, but its leading enterprise was Hengli Group, specializing in textiles.
Though often ranked among the top ten private enterprises nationally, with annual revenue exceeding 600 billion, it lacked fame unlike mentioning Hang City brought Ali to mind, or Shenzhen brought Tencent.
They needed a high-tech company that could create jobs, make money, and sounded impressive when mentioned.
Lu Liang’s Tianxing Technology fit this bill perfectly. Although it hadn’t yet launched, it had already brought them an investment of 130 billion and the entrance of 17 listed companies, creating a new energy full industrial chain tech park.
If the project proceeded smoothly, Su City would gain yet another nickname: the City of New Energy Technology, alongside Silk City and the Garden City.
The title was dashing, suggestive of high-end and classy prestige.
Lu Liang left, departing amidst city-wide fanfare, but he didn’t return to Modu and instead traveled south to Shenzhen.
Next Monday, Ningde Era would debut on the Growth Enterprise Market. Old Zeng had invited him to join in ringing the bell in Shenzhen.
Lu Liang thought about returning to Modu just to check on the progress of the car shell research and decided to join the bustle.
It was a good chance to visit BYD, chat with Captain, whom he hadn’t seen in a long while and missed dearly.
"Hm? Why go back to Modu?"
"There’s no airport in Su City."
"…"
By 4:30 PM, Lu Liang had arrived in Bao’an, Shenzhen.
"Old Zeng, how come you look more polished every time I see you?"
Lu Liang couldn’t help grinning; it had only been a little over a month since they last met, yet he felt Old Zeng’s hairline had noticeably receded by at least a finger’s width.
"Sleeping just over three hours a day, you’d go bald too if you were me."
Old Zeng glared at him, mentioning there was a dinner tonight with many familiar faces.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Zheng, Mr. Guo from the Hong Kong circle, and the head of Northbound Capital will be there."
He had worked in Xiangjiang for a while and was a permanent resident there. With Ningde Era going public, many friends from the Hong Kong circle had come to congratulate him.
"Better to be lucky than early, and get a free meal."
Lu Liang checked into the hotel. As night fell, he followed Old Zeng to a restaurant in Futian.
"Mr. Li, President Zheng, Mr. Guo, long time no see," Lu Liang greeted Li Zhengguo.
Beside them was a man in his forties, Li Zhikai with a bright smile, introduced, "Mr. Lu, this is Liang Bingtian from Xiangjiang Central Clearing Company."
"Mr. Liang, nice to meet you." Lu Liang smiled. Xiangjiang Central Clearing Company was the legitimate Northbound Capital.
They, along with Central Huijin, Zhengjin Company, and the Social Security Fund, played a pivotal role in the A-share market.
Whenever there was a major market shake-up, they would intervene to stabilize, acting as an indispensable backbone of the A-share market.
Lu Liang had seen the shareholder structure of Ningde; Xiangjiang Central Clearing was the largest shareholder with an 18.25% stake.
"Mr. Lu, I’ve long admired you from afar, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you," Liang Bingtian said with a smiling face, inviting Lu Liang to sit.
During the conversation, they mentioned private funds. Although they were also part of the National Team, unlike the mainland, they were receptive to some high-risk speculative activities.
"Mr. Liang, I have no plans at the moment, but I will definitely invite you next time."
Li Zhikai and the others exchanged glances, feeling inevitably regretful.
Lu Liang had such a strong talent in finance; he should truly maximize it to its fullest extent.
If mainland regulations were too strict, then he could entirely move to Xiangjiang and become the Eastern BlackRock.
Lu Liang smiled and shifted the topic, "Ningde debuts tomorrow, so let’s skip the drinks tonight."
"Yes, the listing of Ningde is a top priority."
Liang Bingtian nodded in agreement and chimed in.
Li Zhikai asked, "Everyone’s guessing if Ningde can become the leader on the Growth Enterprise Market. Mr. Lu, what do you think?"
Lu Liang shook his head with a laugh, "I can’t guess."
Li Zhikai puzzled, "Didn’t you predict Ningde’s market value could exceed a trillion in five years?"
"Ningde’s development follows the footsteps of the new energy market. In the future, reaching hundreds of billions, even a trillion, is not an issue, but it’s difficult right now, although I can’t dismiss the possibility of heated market sentiment."
Lu Liang dared to boast because he had future insights, but when Ningde would become the leader of the Growth Enterprise Market.
That, he really didn’t know.
It definitely would in the future, but it’s hard to say in the short term, and it didn’t much concern them either.
As initial shareholders, there was a six-month lock-up period post-IPO; even if the stock rose ten or twenty times, they couldn’t cash out.
In the short term, such increases were meaningless.
"Come, come, everyone dig in."
Old Zeng raised his brows and quickly spoke up to interrupt.
"Dig in, dig in." Lu Liang felt puzzled, sensing there was something he did not know about, and decisively skipped the topic.
"Mr. Lu, try this, the Cantonese cuisine here is very authentic." Li Zhikai sighed inwardly, thinking that if Lu Liang could reveal something, they would be more confident.
The meal lasted an hour without drinks, and everyone parted ways after finishing.
Old Zeng approached Lu Liang to reveal the truth: "Mr. Lu, this is also my fault for not giving you a heads-up in advance."
They were original shareholders, but Li Zhikai was not. Last month, their three companies subscribed for nearly five billion at the Shenzhen station.
Based on the subscription rate of 44.5 times, they should have won over a billion, under the circumstances where the initial circulating shares were only 15%.
This amount of money was enough to sway the market.
Speculating in IPO stocks was one of Hong Kong Capital’s most fervent pursuits, and it was unknown how many stocks they had ruined through speculation.
Lu Liang chuckled lightly: "Mr. Zeng, there’s no need to worry. True gold is not afraid of fire; you should have faith in Ningde. You don’t think that a market value of a trillion is just a stunt to aid the IPO, do you?"
"Isn’t it?" Old Zeng looked bewildered.
Lu Liang was speechless, his face serious: "Tianxing Fund has reached the lock-up period, and might adjust positions appropriately, but the 10.664% I hold will not be sold until it reaches a trillion market value."
Old Zeng was astounded, feeling that Lu Liang was not joking: "Do you really have such high hopes for our Ningde?"
"I’m optimistic about Ningde, but I’m even more bullish on this market."
Lu Liang stretched lazily, feeling sleepy after the meal, and he wanted to go back to rest: "Mr. Zeng, see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow."
The next morning at eight o’clock, Lu Liang, along with Liang Bingtian and the main creative team of Ningde, arrived at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
After a brief rehearsal, they donned red ribbons, held a small hammer, and struck the gong punctually at 9:30.
Not surprisingly, the first day saw a 44% increase.
The issue price was 26 yuan, which soared instantly to 37.44 yuan, increasing the market value from 453.33 billion yuan to 652.95 billion yuan.
During the four hours of trading that day, the net outflow of funds was less than a million. Everyone knew that at least for the first three days, Ningde’s stock wouldn’t break.
Just holding it for one day would yield a 10% return.
It was said that the Securities and Futures Commission intended to change the fluctuation limits of the Growth Enterprise Market to 20%, but it was just rumors, not yet implemented.
The next day, the market opened and hit the limit immediately.
The stock price reached 41.18 yuan, and the market value was 718.19 billion yuan.
Recently, Sanju Environmental Protection, the third brother of the Growth Enterprise Market, saw its stock price drop a few points, not reaching 700 billion.
On just the second day of listing, Ningde replaced them and became the third brother of the Growth Enterprise Market.
The goal of "maintaining third, striving for second" was half achieved.
That day, the outflow of funds suddenly surpassed ten million.
Those who had just sold their holdings immediately regretted it, but still bragged about it: "Winning a single lot, a small profit of 7000 yuan is enough."
Then they were mocked to the point of deleting their accounts: "Damn, when given the chance, you can’t even make use of it, ’7000 yuan is enough’, utterly lacking in ambition."
"This is Liangzi’s first business holding an IPO. If it doesn’t break, I’m definitely not leaving."
"+1!"
"+2!"
"+10086!"
"Are you all dogs? Why did I subscribe to one million and not win even a single lot?"
"Who is really winning these lots?"
...
On Wednesday, the third day of Ningde’s listing.
The market opened at the limit, steady as a rock,
The stock price was 45.29 yuan, market value 790 billion yuan.
On Thursday, it continued at the limit,
The stock price reached 49.81 yuan, market value 869 billion yuan.
Today, Ningde officially surpassed Lansi, becoming the second brother of the Growth Enterprise Market.
Accordingly, the outflow of funds for the day exceeded a hundred million.
The goal of "maintaining third, striving for second" had been achieved,
Another day at the limit would double the stock price.
No matter how much Lu Liang liked it, he couldn’t change the fact that Ningde Era was a manufacturing enterprise.
Sure enough,
On Friday, the last workday of the week.
Although Ningde Era opened at the limit, it broke soon after, dropping from a 10.12% increase to 2.35% within minutes.
In just a few minutes, the outflow of funds exceeded ten billion, and many retail investors realized they had hit a peak and started a stampede to sell.
Lu Liang returned to Modu, still observing the market conditions, as reaching a market value of a trillion yuan would make him a billionaire.
Seeing this situation, he couldn’t help but sigh: "It’s always one brilliant move that rules them all; can’t they see it’s a trap?"
The retail investors were still complacent, winning a single lot worth 13,000, now selling for 24,000, with a gain of nearly 90%.
They didn’t realize at all that they had been washed out.
Ningde Era broke,
Existing only for five minutes before hitting the limit again.
The stock price was 54.79 yuan, the market value 955.9 billion yuan,
Starting its sprint towards the throne of the Growth Enterprise Market’s top brother.
