章節 802: Chapter 802: Manipulation and Short Selling (Part 2)
"Wang Qi, secretly short selling the stocks of these two companies, wiretapping phone calls, and violating user privacy, whether they know it or not, they have to pay the price!'
Xia Yu's face became serious as he instructed Wang Qi.
Wang Qi nodded and, after a moment's thought, asked, 'Chairman, are we going to move against both companies at the same time?'
Xia Yu said frankly, 'That's right, there are only two companies, and their combined market value is only a little over one billion Hong Kong dollars. If we're going to do it, we'll do it together, and then buy at the bottom.'
Wang Qi had more doubts and asked again, 'Chairman, the shares of Hong Kong Telephone Company are basically in the hands of British political and business families, so there is a chance to acquire them. However, although Cable and Wireless H.K. Limited is listed, the controlling interest is in the hands of its parent company, and Cable and Wireless is a British state-owned enterprise, so the hope of acquiring it is slim.'
Xia Yu nodded slightly. Wang Qi was right to mention this problem. Although the Cable and Wireless is now on the decline, it is still a large state-owned telecommunications company in the UK.
Although Cable and Wireless no longer has any telecommunications business in the UK, it is still the dominant player in the telecommunications industry in Commonwealth member states and other places that were once under British rule.
After the First World War, the British Empire once covered a quarter of the earth's surface, and the Cable and Wireless company was the communications hub of the British Empire.
By the time of the Second World War, Cable and Wireless was responsible for battlefield communications and disrupting enemy communications.
But Xia Yu now knew that Margaret Thatcher's cabinet had already been planning to privatise Cable and Wireless, but had not implemented it.
According to the original history, it was not until 1981 that the telecommunications industry was targeted, and the Cable and Wireless was privatised as a result.
At that time, it was probably unrealistic to take over Cable and Wireless, after all, there were too many people watching.
But there is still a good chance of fully divesting Cable and Wireless' Hong Kong branch, and perhaps if it is done well, more branches can be divested.
If we can take over some of the shares now, it will also be a foreshadowing.
As for Hong Kong Telephone Company, just go for it. After all, in the eyes of the British, Xia Yu is a financial bandit, so he doesn't care if it's a bit more underhand. The most important thing is to achieve the goal.
Thinking about this, Xia Yu said directly, 'Just carry out the plan as planned. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, come back and ask me for advice.'
Since the chairman had said so, what else was there to say?
Wang Qi immediately replied, 'Yes!'
'Then Chairman, if there's nothing else, I'll get started now.'
'Go ahead, and make sure you plan everything carefully!'
'Understood!'
...
Around noon, Xia Yu had just finished eating at home with Li Qian, when he heard the doorbell ring. Looking through the peephole, he was surprised to see Ma Qianjun.
Xia Yu opened the door directly and let him in.
'Brother, have you eaten yet? We just finished eating, the food is still hot, I'll heat it up for you.'
Seeing Ma Qianjun come in, Li Qian, who was sitting on the sofa, stood up happily and asked with concern.
Ma Qianjun's cold expression instantly melted, and he said softly with a smile, 'No need, I've already eaten.'
Li Qian let out a soft "oh," and poured Ma Qianjun another cup of tea, placing it in front of him on the sofa: 'Brother, then have a sip.'
'Yes, yes...'
Ma Qianjun kept saying yes with a smile.
Seeing Ma Qianjun smile, Xia Yu teased, 'Brother-in-law, it's good to smile more. It's boring to keep a poker face all day.'
Ma Qianjun's smile suddenly stiffened, and then he heard his sister Li Qian say, 'Yes, brother, Yu is right, you should smile more too. I hope you'll be happier.'
Ma Qianjun's face softened, and he nodded. He was touched, and it was clear that he had taken Li Qian's words to heart.
After taking a sip of tea and gathering his thoughts, Ma Qianjun said to Xia Yu, 'We've found out where the problem is. The bug's interface has been located, but as you requested, I've only had it tagged. We're now keeping a remote eye on it.'
Although he had guessed as much, Xia Yu was still filled with anger when he confirmed that he had indeed been bugged.
Xia Yu had wanted to directly expose this to the reporters and newspapers of Jiuding Newspaper Company, but he instantly felt that this was not the right thing to do.
If his phone was bugged and he went public, it would inevitably lead to gossip when the time came to launch a takeover.
'Eureka!' Then it occurred to him, and a small plan emerged in Xia Yu's mind.
He looked at Ma Qianjun and asked, 'Are there any listening devices in the net? Get me some more phone lines, install listening devices on all of them, the Hong Kong government's phone line, the Shih Ya-huai family's phone line, the Bank of East Asia Li family's phone line, etc., install them all for me.'
If the big shots are all being monitored, things will definitely get out of hand. As soon as the media exposes the evidence, it will be absolutely embarrassing.
Especially if MacLehose's phone is also being monitored, then MacLehose will take action, whether he is really angry or just trying to protect the dignity of the Hong Kong government. At that time, it will definitely exacerbate the plummeting stock prices of the two telecommunications companies.
Ma Qianjun nodded and said, 'Yes, and we just happen to have that model. You make a detailed list, and I'll arrange for someone to install it.'
'Okay!'
After saying that, Xia Yu pulled open the drawer of the tea table and took out a notebook and pen, and started writing as he thought.
In no time, more than ten names appeared on it, and Xia Yu tore them off and handed them to Ma Qianjun, who scanned them for a moment before folding the paper up and storing it close to his body.
Tomorrow morning, I will have everything installed!
'Good, tomorrow during the day I will have someone take photos as evidence.'
...
The day after tomorrow morning, the Daily Daily News was sold normally. Many readers bought the newspaper to read as usual, but on the cover they saw explosive news, from an anonymous contribution from an enthusiastic citizen.
It turned out that a member of the public got up at night to urinate, and just happened to see a figure on the opposite side of the road doing something sneaky through the car window. After the figure disappeared, he couldn't hold back his curiosity and went to check it out. He accidentally discovered that the telephone line was thicker, with signs of having been cut and re-glued. He tore off the seal and took out a small machine from inside. After being identified by an authoritative institution, it was a miniature telephone signal monitor.
The punchline is that the telephone line leads to the telephone line of the Lee family of Heung Kong First and the Bank of East Asia.
Early in the morning, as the Daily News continued to be sold, more and more people learned about this explosive news. Word spread like wildfire, and the more it spread, the more ridiculous it became.
However, no matter how it spread, the biggest beneficiary was the Daily News. The phone numbers of major newsstands and bookstores kept calling the deliverymen to arrange for additional deliveries of the Daily News.
Let's not mention how furious the Lee family was. More and more media outlets began to get involved, conducting targeted investigations in a bid to uncover more clues and gain some of the influence of the hot news.
Sure enough, some media outlets received submissions from 'enthusiastic citizens'.
So it was that, come the next morning, every major newspaper reported similar news. Many of the tycoons' phone lines were being monitored, and this news was very exciting
In particular, a news story in the Storm Daily newspaper, which pointed out that even the office of the Governor of Hong Kong, Murray MacLehose, had been bugged, was like a bomb being dropped into an already boiling pot of oil.
No matter which newspaper it was, they were all frantically mentioning the two telecommunications companies.
As a result, the share prices of the two companies plummeted like an avalanche.
At the command of Wang Qi, who had been waiting for a long time, a large amount of stocks were dumped, once again exacerbating the plummeting share prices of the two telecommunications companies.
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