Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

It's chaos, it's all chaos.

Meng Chuan originally dared to gamble with £100 billion because of his understanding of the history of 02 Company.

However, things have taken a completely different turn from the historical trajectory he knew.

Following the original historical trajectory, after the Li family announced the acquisition, the share price of 02 Company only rose to a maximum of £9.8 per share.

However, because Meng Chuan acquired a large number of circulating shares, the market supply could not meet demand.

With Ollie's behind-the-scenes manipulation, the share price soared to £12 per share.

This is a serious deviation from the course of history.

To make matters worse, the EU's antitrust intervention, which was originally scheduled to occur in late February or early March 2015, took place.

Surprisingly, it was also brought forward significantly due to the abnormal surge in stock price.

This was no longer history that Meng Chuan was familiar with, so he could not make an accurate prediction.

There's no historical precedent to follow in Meng Chuan's next move.

All judgments require Meng Chuan's subjective judgment.

"Is the news true?"

Meng Chuan frowned, his tone grave.

“There are members of our Warburg family among the members of the Seagull Alliance, so the source is absolutely reliable. But it is still unclear whether the meeting’s content was in favor of or against the acquisition.”

Ollie's voice came through the phone, tinged with uncertainty.

Since it was a secret meeting.

All attendees are prohibited from bringing any communication devices.

Meng Chuan took a deep breath and quickly sorted out his thoughts.

If Seagull opposes the acquisition, 02 Company's stock price will collapse instantly.

However, if the acquisition is supported, the stock price may continue to rise.

However, based on his understanding of history, Meng Chuan was almost certain that Ocean Alliance would oppose the acquisition.

Even if events deviate from the original historical trajectory, the outcome should remain the same.

The only change is that the timeframe has been significantly moved forward.

"I understand. Consider this a favor I owe you. In return, I can tell you that the meeting will definitely result in a decision against the acquisition."

Meng Chuan spoke with a firm tone.

Oli was able to deliver such big news to Meng Chuan.

Meng Chuan could not refuse this favor.

This might just be a small matter for Ollie, requiring him to open his mouth.

But for Meng Chuan, it was no less than a life-saving grace.

In return, Meng Chuan had to tell Ollie the specific results.

As for what Ollie will do specifically, that's up to Ollie to choose.

Ollie has already missed out on the windfall from the surge in 02 stocks.

However, 02 stocks still have the benefit of a sharp drop.

You can definitely make money by shorting.

It all depends on whether Ollie believes in himself and whether he has enough courage.

"What makes you so sure? The acquisition is a win-win situation for all parties involved, and Oulean has no reason to oppose it!"

Ollie asked suspiciously.

In fact, Ollie also knew that the EU was having a meeting, and he was certain that they would support the acquisition.

That's why he manipulated FX678 Capital to enter the market at a price of £11.50.

As for helping Meng Chuan boost the stock price, that was just a side effect.

In the capital market, the concept of "friends" has never existed.

The capital market is a bloody arena of profit.

Warmth and affection are just a mask of hypocrisy.

When the call to profit sounds, only deadly fangs are revealed.

That's all I can say. If you don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say anything.

Meng Chuan hung up the phone without explaining.

He knew that Ollie wouldn't easily trust his judgment, but he didn't care.

Now, he has to act as quickly as possible.

It's no wonder Ollie didn't believe it.

This is clearly a win-win situation, and there is absolutely no motivation or reason to oppose the acquisition.

However, he forgot one thing: Li Ka-shing is a Hong Konger.

This is his biggest "original sin," and it also doomed this meticulously planned acquisition to fail.

This involves geopolitical reasons.

Over the years, and for the next decade or so.

Europe and the United States will not let go of any opportunity to suppress China.

As a result, many Chinese companies are finding it difficult to operate internationally, and some are even suffering heavy losses.

The EU will not allow a Chinese person to control their telecommunications company.

Otherwise, the entire Seagull Alliance would be restless and unable to eat or sleep.

“George, increase the selling pressure! At the same time, borrow shares from other institutions or retail investors at £13 and sell them at £11.”

Meng Chuan decisively issued the order.

"Boss... are you going to short sell?"

George's voice trembled with shock.

In his view, the Li family has already announced the acquisition, and the stock price still has room to rise. Shorting at this time is tantamount to courting death.

After all, this time it's definitely not fake news.

Otherwise, the Li family will face severe punishment.

"Do as I say!"

Meng Chuan's tone left no room for argument.

Short selling was something Meng Chuan had planned long ago.

Meng Chuan hadn't expected that this plan would need to be brought forward significantly.

He is now borrowing shares for £13 and selling them for £11.

If the stock price rises, he will face huge losses.

However, if the stock price plummets, he can buy back the shares at an even lower price and return them, making a huge profit from the difference.

Meng Chuan's pricing strategy was also extremely clever.

He sold his shares at £12, borrowed them at £13, and then sold them again at £11.

This operation created a perfect closed loop, attracting a large number of retail investors and institutions to follow suit.

Retail investors, in particular, will frantically buy stocks, whether they are priced at £12 or £11.

They knew that if they could snatch the stock, they could lend it to Meng Chuan for £13 and easily earn at least £1 in profit.

As more and more funds poured in, Meng Chuan quickly sold off his remaining 16 billion shares.

Meng Chuan originally bought these stocks for £4 each.

Now sold for £12, the total profit has reached £168 billion.

With the addition of the £100 billion principal borrowed from Ollie, Meng Chuan now has a total of £268 billion in funds.

This huge sum of money gave Meng Chuan absolute control over the market.

Even if he borrows at £13, he can still borrow a full 22.3 billion shares.

There are currently less than 30 billion shares circulating in the market.

Although Meng Chuan would lose £2 for every share he sold, he didn't care at all.

His only goal was to reap as much profit as possible before the stock price crashed.

These are all lush green chives; if we don't harvest them now, when will we?

As George watched the numbers constantly changing on the screen, his heart nearly leaped out of his chest.

With each transaction he made, he felt like he was dancing on a knife's edge.

He couldn't help but advise:

"Boss, we've already made a lot of profit, shouldn't we stop now?"

In this short period of time, Meng Chuan has borrowed 15 billion shares and sold them.

The share price also rose to £13.7 per share.

And it is still rising steadily.

If Meng Chuan wants to continue borrowing stocks, he needs a higher price.

This has already resulted in significant losses; if things continue like this, George's fragile heart simply can't take it!

"continue!"