Gao Sheng is no pushover; in the capital market, everyone knows he's a predator who devours without leaving a trace.

Although the two families appear to be in a cooperative relationship, Xu Jingsong doesn't dare to trust them completely.

If Gao Sheng is secretly acquiring shares of the Xu Group... calling to ask them now would only alert the enemy, wouldn't it?

But why?

Could it be that he sees me as a hindrance and plans to enter the fray himself, aiming to control the Xu Group and challenge Gao Yuan?

That doesn't make sense. I've cooperated fully with them; do they really need to resort to unnecessary measures?

Besides, the Xu Group is no small company and not something Gao Sheng can easily manipulate. Both sides aim at Gao Yuan, so what good would it do to make enemies now?

Unless they're making a show of building bridges while secretly plotting to seize the Xu Group as their primary target from the start?

But this is hardly different from direct action...

After pondering for a long time, Xu Jingsong still couldn't make sense of it.

But if someone has designs on the Xu Group, he certainly can't sit idly by.

Reflecting on the situation, Xu Jingsong considered the Xu Group's current stock distribution, with 40% publicly traded, 42% controlled by Xu Bonian's family, and the remaining 18% in the hands of Xu Bolin and several other collateral branches.

This means that even if the opponent bought all the publicly traded shares, they couldn't gain control of the Xu Group.

However, if they acquire more than 24% of the shares, plus the 18% held by Xu Bolin, their combined stake would surpass that of the Xu Bonian family, allowing them to seize control of the Group...

Under normal circumstances, the Xu family, despite internal strife, would unite against external threats at critical times.

But after the last incident of hiring an assassin, Xu Bolin has been deeply offended by him.

Although the two families haven't completely fallen out, their relations have certainly hit rock bottom.

If someone handed Xu Bolin a weapon, there's a chance that Uncle might disregard everything and bring him down...

Thinking of this, Xu Jingsong couldn't help but grit his teeth in frustration.

Damn the supposed top-tier assassin network—they couldn't even handle an ordinary person; otherwise, he wouldn't be in such an unenviable position now.

He might have already swallowed Xu Bolin's shares and taken a solid position of power!

But it's too late to say anything now. The crucial thing is to prevent that mysterious buyer from threatening his control over the Xu Group!

"How many of our shares has the other side acquired so far?" he looked up at Cui Jizhong.

"Well... we can't calculate the exact figure, but the investment department made an estimate. Conservatively, they're thought to have acquired over 5%, and they haven't stopped.

They've used several accounts, so it hasn't triggered any disclosure requirements."

"How can it be so much?" Xu Jingsong was taken aback.

Even though 5% sounds small, in terms of capital, it's at least over 3 billion; in such a short time... the opponent's coming on strong.

But... how could such a massive stock acquisition not cause a significant rise in our group's stock price?

Could it be that our stock price has been declining too much recently?

"How much usable capital do we have on our books right now?"

"Uh... probably less than 500 million..."

"Huh?" Xu Jingsong frowned. "Why so little? Didn't I ask you to expedite the returns, and hasn't Daniu Investment already raised 2 billion?"

"Mr. Xu, as you know, the project in the Qinling Mountains has completely collapsed, and our returns are still a long way off. We might even have to use group funds to cover this hole.

As for Daniu Investment... such a massive fund can't be injected into the group all at once, or the target would be too obvious and easily spotted.

After laundering the funds layer by layer, it'll take some time before it can be used..." Cui Jizhong said with a bitter smile.

Xu Jingsong's brows furrowed tighter.

Supporting the stock price requires money, but 500 million is too little, completely unreliable; no one knows how much more the mysterious buyer holds.

After thinking for a moment, he instructed Cui Jizhong.

"Immediately release a stock buyback announcement and spruce up the financial reports to boost the group's stock price.

If they want to buy, let them bleed!

If they dare to keep buying at high prices, I won't hesitate to release some negative news to teach them a lesson.

Whoever they are, I'll make sure they catch nothing but losses!"

A sinister smile appeared on Xu Jingsong's face.

The Xu Group is his territory; playing tricks with his stocks is like gambling with the market maker, where he naturally holds the absolute advantage.

For this reason, there are rarely successful cases of acquiring companies through the stock market in history.

"Also, make sure you expedite matters with Daniu Investment; there's no limit on the capital, give me as much as you can raise."

"Uh... yes!"

Cui Jizhong was briefly stunned but ultimately nodded, the bitterness on his face deepening.

The funding costs of Daniu Investment have already exceeded expectations, and now Xu Jingsong keeps pushing for speed. It's clear enough that this scheme can't last much longer...

...

While Cui Jizhong silently lamented, Gao Yuan quickly saw the Xu Group announcing their stock buyback program.

"Ha! Finally, they've realized, have they?"

She smiled faintly, not surprised by Xu Jingsong's actions.

In fact, everything was within her expectations.

She had already acquired not 5% but 8% of the shares at hand!

With Meng Lang's support, Gao Yuan could finally unleash all her resources to target the Xu Group.

During this time, Gao Yuan fully understood what "zero-sum game" means.

Trading volumes and turnover rates soared, yet there were no significant price fluctuations?

Why have quant teams involved with the Xu Group's stock been groaning lately...

All this, there's a reason...

"Zero, you can start the second phase of the plan."

[Received!]

Watching the Xu Group's stock price rise sharply in response to the announcement, Gao Yuan smiled meaningfully.

She might not have the vast sums needed to buy out the Xu Group, but she had another deadly weapon...

The most powerful trader in history!

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