Bab 403: Chapter 403: Another Problem Solved
Early the next morning, many office workers heading to work noticed a crowd surrounding a newsstand. The crowd was buzzing with exclamations of words like "Eurasia Consortium," "Kessler Family," and "Assassins." Curious, they squeezed in to see what was causing the commotion.
When they glanced at the newspapers at the stand, they saw that all of them—whether financial, entertainment, or political—had the same type of headline.
**"Shock! Eurasia Consortium Leader's Fate Unknown!"**
**"Hong Kong's Unmatched Assassin Emerges, Eurasia Consortium Bigwig Dead?"**
**"Crisis! Eurasia Consortium's Building on the Verge of Collapse!"**
**"Eurasia Consortium's Future Bleak, Stormy Seas Ahead—Small and Medium Investors Should Protect Themselves Quickly!"**
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Similar scenes were occurring at newsstands across Hong Kong and Macau.
Due to the widespread dissemination of news, a series of reports about the Eurasia Consortium were causing a sensation in Hong Kong and Macau, and spreading rapidly to Southeast Asia and Taiwan.
After reading the news, many readers felt a sense of urgency. They quickly abandoned their tasks and rushed towards the four major stock exchanges.
These were investors holding stocks in companies under the Eurasia Consortium. After seeing the newspapers, they were understandably anxious.
The health of a company, its prospects, and whether it is suitable for investment are influenced by many factors.
But now, the soul of the Eurasia Consortium had suddenly fallen, and high-level chaos was already a certainty.
With unstable leadership, a company cannot develop peacefully.
Objectively, the Eurasia Consortium had just been severely damaged by the Chinese financial tycoon Xia Yu, with its strength greatly diminished. As it struggled to stabilize, it was hit with the disaster of the pillar collapsing. Other Chinese and even British financial groups would certainly seize the opportunity to strike.
When the Kessler family's leader was still around, they could barely withstand some of the Chinese financial group's attacks. Now, with more attackers and the leader down, resistance was impossible.
Now, newspapers across Hong Kong were unanimously pessimistic about the Eurasia Consortium. Public opinion exploded, and panic quickly took shape.
Smart people immediately realized that this was the prelude to a collective hunt by bigwigs against the Eurasia Consortium!
Internal chaos, with wolves outside!
All these factors indicated that the Eurasia Consortium was facing a situation of imminent collapse. Small and medium investors who did not want to become cannon fodder should act quickly to avoid being crushed and left with nothing!
Retail investors rarely kill big stocks, especially in the current situation where major investors are united. Unless the sun rises in the west, it is absolutely impossible to go against the trend!
Time passed quickly, and it was soon the stock market opening time.
The four major exchanges were crowded with people. Everyone held their breath, staring intently at the market.
"It's falling! It's crashing!"
"The entire market is down, and all subsidiaries of the Eurasia Consortium are falling, including related companies!"
"This is too drastic, damn, the drop is over 10%!"
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Looking at the sea of red on the trading boards, chaos erupted in the exchange. Screams, exclamations, and wails filled the air. Many people's brains were flooded with blood, making their eyes turn red.
"I'm losing a lot, the Eurasia Consortium is too risky, forget it, let's escape quickly!"
"Hurry up and sell, I bought these stocks on loan. If they're locked in, I'm done for!"
Shareholders holding stocks in Eurasia Consortium's companies screamed as they rushed to sell their stocks to cut their losses. This situation further exacerbated the dramatic drop in the stock prices of the relevant companies.
Despite many shareholders selling their stocks, no one was buying at this time.
Small and medium institutions, with limited strength, dared not buy. They knew a group of big sharks were taking over and hunting the Eurasia Consortium's companies, and they simply had no power to take advantage.
Large financial institutions, either run by bigwigs or commissioned by them, were essentially all major and minor investors.
Now, the upper echelons had a tacit understanding. The Eurasia Consortium was so large that it was enough for most people to benefit. Therefore, they wanted to suppress the stock prices as much as possible. When the prices fell to a certain level, each would act according to their own abilities.
So, even though some industrial tycoons wanted to acquire a company, they would not act quickly while the stock prices were still crashing. Everyone wanted to get their desired companies at the lowest possible price.
Opportunities are rare, so how could they be wasted? Lowering stock prices was the most important thing!
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"Knock knock knock!"
"Come in!"
When Xia Yu looked up, he saw it was Yan Wenhan. Yan Wenhan had a smile on his face, clearly bringing good news.
"Sit down and tell me, what's the good news?"
Xia Yu put down his pen and said with a light smile.
"Boss, the issue with the Sing Tao News Group has been resolved."
Yan Wenhan said with a smile, and the news made Xia Yu happy and seemed reasonable.
"It seems the idiots at the News Publishing Administration haven't become too foolish yet!"
Xia Yu said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Yes, they may not have other skills, but their ability to adapt to the situation is quite good! This morning, they took the initiative to call us and said everything was fine. Their attitude was extremely good, haha!"
Yan Wenhan laughed, showing some disdain for the Hong Kong News Publishing Administration's officials.
Previously, they had used the Eurasia Consortium as a backing and were very stubborn with the Sing Tao News Group's issues, even causing trouble for Jiuding Animation Company, not fearing to offend Xia Yu.
But now that the Eurasia Consortium was in trouble, the Hong Kong News Publishing Administration officials immediately withdrew, seemingly trying to make amends. It was really laughable!
"It's good that it's resolved. Keep track of their follow-up attitude. If I'm not satisfied, they'll have to pay for it later when there's an opportunity!"
Xia Yu sneered. The grudge in his heart was not resolved yet.
Previously, the Hong Kong News Publishing Administration was making things difficult for the Eurasia Consortium by blocking the Sing Tao News Group's restructuring. Although it didn't cause Xia Yu much trouble, it still annoyed him.
Moreover, it didn't cause trouble because Xia Yu had hired people to counterbalance it.
Now, just letting it go was not enough. Could it be so easy to touch the tiger's tail of Xia Yu?
The influence was not deep due to the shallow foundation, but there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
"By the way, boss, there's one more thing. Three advertisers have arrived at the door. They are the ones who previously sued the Sing Tao News Group. They now want to apologize and have withdrawn the appeal. How should we handle them?"
Seeing Xia Yu's calm response, Yan Wenhan continued, waiting for Xia Yu's instructions.
Xia Yu raised his eyebrows, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't see them. Send them away and add them to the blacklist. In the future, any media under the company should not report any news about their company or accept their advertisements."
"Okay!"
Yan Wenhan agreed, feeling a bit sorry for the three businessmen. Such a punishment was definitely the most severe for them.
Jiuding Media Company was originally a media giant, and after integrating the Sing Tao News Group, it became a leading force and would continue to grow; meanwhile, Li's TV station was a sibling company and would also boycott them. Without exposure, even the best products would be unsellable.
Xia Yu's light decision cast a shadow over the future of their companies, and the outcome was already foreseeable!
For businessmen, cutting off their financial resources is the most severe punishment!
However, Yan Wenhan did not pity them. After all, they chose to act against the Eurasia Consortium. Even if they were forced, why did they do what others did not want to?
If they did something they shouldn't have, they should bear the corresponding punishment!
"Alright, now that it's settled, let's quickly integrate them. The 'Sing Tao Daily' and 'English Tiger News' have been suspended for over a month. The sooner we resume publication, the less the loss!"
"It's a good opportunity with the Eurasia Consortium news grabbing the spotlight. It's a perfect time for resumption!"
Putting the issue of the advertisers aside, Xia Yu instructed Yan Wenhan.
"I'm already prepared. It will resume in at most two days!"
Yan Wenhan respectfully stated the situation.
Xia Yu gave him an appreciative look and said with satisfaction, "Good, I trust you to handle things. Go ahead!"
Yan Wenhan respectfully agreed.
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