Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

night.

At the seafood restaurant under the Qin Group, Qin Mingcheng and Qin Lu hosted a banquet for Du Shaojie.

Many of the ingredients served that night were top quality and rarely seen. Just a table like this would cost at least hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.

Everyone was having a great time chatting at the table, and no one mentioned stocks at all.

"Mr. Du, have you considered listing multiple companies?"

"I won't consider it for now. I don't have any idea to expand further. I'll think about it when I have an idea."

"That's fine. If you consider listing in Hong Kong in the future, I can help you."

"Thank you in advance! Come, Mr. Qin, I'll toast you a glass."

Du Shaojie and Qin Mingcheng were talking about meaningless things, but the atmosphere at the table was quite good.

Qin Lu didn't say much and just listened to them talking quietly.

"By the way, Mr. Du, do you have any conflicts with the young master of the Li family?"

"Who? Are you talking about Li Zekai?"

After three rounds of drinks, Qin Mingcheng suddenly said something out of context.

Du Shaojie didn't react for a moment, and it took him a while to figure out who the other person was talking about.

"Why do you ask? I have only dealt with Mr. Li Zekai once. He helped the president of Cape Town Bank in Greater China to make a connection and wanted to buy shares of a company I owned, but I didn't agree."

"That's all? I don't know. Anyway, I heard that Director Li is very dissatisfied with you."

Qin Mingcheng knew what was going on and secretly complained about Li's pettiness, but he didn't want to offend the other party, so he didn't comment on the matter.

He brought up the topic just to get Du Shaojie's attention, that's all.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, I understand."

Du Shaojie didn't say much. No matter whether Mr. Li was happy or not, he would not sell the Penguin shares he held.

Anyway, he is mainly developing in the mainland and doesn't have many industries in Hong Kong, so there shouldn't be any intersection with the other party.

After dinner, Du Shaojie went straight to Liang Meiqin.

Liang Meiqin had prepared some hangover soup for him. Seeing that he had drunk quite a lot today, she smiled and advised him, "Shaojie, you'd better drink less in the future. It's not good for your health."

"Yeah, I will."

Du Shaojie understood that the other party had good intentions and immediately nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the other party had no sincerity at all, Liang Meiqin shook her head and changed the subject.

"Shaojie, the stock performance of [Huanyu Communications] and [Beichen Education] has not been good recently. It seems that someone is deliberately shorting them. I asked someone to check it out, and it seems to be related to the company under Mr. Li Zekai."

Speaking of this, Liang Meiqin seemed a little worried.

These two companies are owned by Du Shaojie and Qi Yan, and someone deliberately shorted them, and the hostile implication is obvious.

After hearing this, Du Shaojie immediately became alert.

He doesn't think that just because he didn't give the other party face last time, they would use real money to crash the market. There may also be issues of interests involved here.

"Well, I'll go to the company with you tomorrow and see what's going on."

Du Shaojie then took a shower and went to bed early.

The next day.

He and Liang Meiqin came to the company together and notified the company's top management to go to the conference room for a meeting.

Fan Shilun spoke first and said, "Recently, not only have the stocks of [Huanyu Communications] and [Beichen Education] been suppressed, but our company's overseas investment has also been difficult. The two are closely related."

"So, someone is planning to suppress the Dingxin Group?"

Most of the companies under Du Shaojie's name and the companies he invested in are related to Dingxin International, so they are called the "Dingxin Group."

After hearing what Fan Shilun said, he couldn't help but frown. The matter was more serious than he had imagined.

"It seems like that. There are rumors out there that you, Boss, have offended Chairman Li, so the Yangtze River Group is targeting us. But I personally think that things are definitely not that simple, there must be a deeper reason."

Winnie is the second-in-command of Dingxin International and she has a good vision.

Du Shaojie nodded, agreeing with her statement.

"We cannot be misled by superficial phenomena and must find out the reasons behind this. Premier Wen, I leave this matter to you. You must find out the truth as soon as possible.

Mr. Fan, you are responsible for keeping an eye on the changes in the securities market. You don't need to make any moves for now. Once there is a sharp fluctuation in the stock price, you must report to me immediately."

Du Shaojie then assigned the work and the entire company immediately got moving.

He announced the end of the meeting and then went to the office. He stayed in the office until almost noon, handled a few official tasks, and then quietly left the company.

noon.

He ordered a plate of barbecued pork rice in the small restaurant, and after eating, he went to a nearby cafe.

Chen Ji followed closely behind. He knew that the boss’ sudden appearance must be to assign a task.

"Please check if Li Zekai's company has made any major moves recently and why he is hostile to me?" Du Shaojie didn't waste any words. After sitting down, he gave Chen Ji the task.

Some things may not be investigated directly to obtain results, but through secret channels, you may be able to get accurate information.

"Okay, boss, give me a week and make sure I complete the task."

Chen Ji, like Zhong Qing before, is Du Shaojie's hidden man.

The meaning of their existence is to use all means to complete the tasks assigned by the boss. They are a force independent of the "Dingxin Group".

"Well, here is 50 Hong Kong dollars, which is the cost of this operation."

Du Shaojie liked the other party's straightforwardness, so he gave the other party the suitcase containing 50 Hong Kong dollars and left.

Sure enough, after a few days of investigation, Winnie's situation came to a standstill.

However, several stocks of the Dingxin Group were still falling. Even Qi Yan, who was far away in Beijing, became anxious and called Du Shaojie to ask for help.

Only Chen Ji made great progress. He asked Du Shaojie to meet in the suburban park and reported the results of the investigation.

"I bribed the driver of one of Li Shao's confidants, and he provided me with an important piece of information, which was accidentally revealed by the confidant when he answered the phone.

The other party’s real target should be [Dingxin International]. They want to suppress the [Dingxin Group]’s stock price and business, put pressure on the boss, and thus achieve the purpose of acquiring shares in [Dingxin International]. ”

Chen Ji was very efficient and obtained important intelligence within a week.

However, this information also has limitations. For example, he did not understand why the other party insisted on investing in [Dingxin International].

Du Shaojie nodded, feeling very satisfied.

"You did a good job. I will give you a bonus later. I will not be stingy with people who work hard. Also, find a way to maintain that line. Be careful and don't expose yourself."

Du Shaojie felt that the other party's purpose was not difficult to guess. Combined with Li Zekai's acquisition of Hong Kong Telecom, the other party's target was either [Penguin] or [Universal Communications], and it could never be [Beichen Education].

In other words, Beichen Education was just dragged in to act as a scapegoat, and the purpose was to increase the pressure.

Du Shaojie drove back to the Repulse Bay Villa, then called Qi Yan to comfort her.

"Yanzi, don't worry. I estimate that the decline of [Beichen Education] will come to an end soon. Just do what you need to do. I will inform you if there are any changes."

"good husband."

After hearing Du Shaojie's words, Qi Yan felt relieved.

In the following period, the share prices of [Huanyu Communications] and [Beichen Education] continued to fall, but [Dingxin Group] never took any action.

Just as he guessed, the share price of Beichen Education fell smaller and smaller, and soon it stopped falling.

However, the share price of [Universal Communications] plummeted and was driven down to around HK$3 per share.

Du Shaojie remained unmoved, and he was even in the mood to treat everyone.

"Dongzi, are you and Apo free this weekend? If you are free, come to Xiangjiang for a couple of days. I'll treat you to fishing."

"Mr. Ye, would you like to get together in Hong Kong? You have been in Hong Kong these days. OK, see you this weekend."

"Lulu, let's go out to sea together this weekend. A few friends of mine are coming over too. It will be more fun with more people."

He made several phone calls and arranged a time and place to meet on the weekend.

On the day, he, Liang Meiqin and Winnie arrived at the Xiangjiang Pier in advance and waited for the arrival of guests on the yacht.

Later, Ye Weiming, Pang Weidong, Xu Bo, Qin Lu and others arrived one after another, and the yacht sailed to the open sea.

Everyone is very relaxed when they come out to play, and no one is putting on airs.

But Pang Weidong, Ye Weiming, Qin Lu and others knew very well that this was not an ordinary gathering of friends, so they were all waiting for Du Shaojie to speak.

"What can happen to me? The only thing that has been giving me a headache recently is that the stocks of two of my subsidiaries have been maliciously suppressed. For example, the share price of [Huanyu Communications] has dropped to HK$3."

Du Shaojie never said what was the matter, so Pang Weidong couldn't help but ask.

As a result, Du Shaojie didn't admit that there was anything wrong, saying that he just wanted to get together with his friends. However, he also took this opportunity to talk about his troubles.

"It's a small matter, not worth mentioning. Come on, let's stop talking about these troubles and eat right away."

Ye Weiming looked at Du Shaojie with disdain. Just as the waiter came to the deck to inform everyone to open the ship, he called everyone back to the cabin. A seafood dinner and fine wine were arranged for lunch.

Everyone had a great time at sea for the whole day and returned to the Xiangjiang Pier in the evening.

Then everyone got ashore and went their separate ways.

Some things don't need to be said in detail, just mention them and these people will naturally make their own judgment.

Qin Lu went back and told her father about this. She thought this was an opportunity. She could give Du Shaojie some face and make a small profit herself.

"OK! I'll start buying shares of [Huanyu Communications] later."

The Qin Group decided to enter the market, and Pang Weidong, Xu Bo, Ye Weiming and others also made the same decision.

Especially Ye Weiming, he felt that the opportunity was rare, so he pulled a group of bigwigs in foreign trade to advance and retreat together. These foreign trade people all have companies in Hong Kong, with sufficient funds on their books, and it is normal for them to occasionally make a fortune in the securities market.

As a result of his actions, Pang Weidong and Xu Bo also mobilized their connections, gathered a lot of funds, and began to enter the market. (End of this chapter)