Vice President Liu called to inquire about the matter and to hear Xing Baohua's opinion.
After learning of Xing Baohua's thoughts, he didn't say anything more. He even subtly reminded her to help if she could.
Xing Baohua didn't take those words to heart at all. If there were any money to be made, he would have been at the forefront long ago.
Using a collaboration with Nikon as a pretext to acquire the company, they should at least assess Nikon's attitude first.
It's not like you can just buy it whenever you want. What if the other party is very virtuous and refuses?
At this point, it is necessary to aggressively buy up shares in the stock market.
Then, they will try to acquire some shares from other shareholders to achieve the goal of increasing their shareholding and gaining control.
These are all common financial manipulation tactics. The outcome is either compliance or resistance. Since the die is cast, there's no point in resisting; you might even get some comfort.
The other outcome was much more dramatic: they chose death over submission, resisting to the very end, determined to prevent you from running the company properly.
Both acquisition options are poor choices; the best solution is a peaceful resolution—a mutually beneficial one, a win-win situation, and a pleasant collaboration.
Nikon was the first to extend an olive branch, and Xing Baohua had no choice but to follow suit, having the Japanese branch send a letter that Chairman Mi would personally come to discuss cooperation matters.
Accompanied by the lab director, chief secretary, and other relevant personnel, they prepared to depart.
Since it was a business trip, the visas were processed very quickly.
After everything was prepared, Xing Baohua led the team to Japan.
This time, we won't be discussing acquisitions, but rather focusing on inter-departmental cooperation.
If you come in wanting to talk about an acquisition, you'll probably be treated like a rude guest. Let's make some initial contact, chat, have a few drinks, sing some songs, and build rapport.
Xing Baohua and his chief secretary agreed on their division of labor: the chief secretary would handle the task of drawing the other party's attention, while Xing Baohua would first observe the situation from the outside. Once their discussion was nearly over, he would go to the United States to meet with Old Bu.
This old guy has been quite busy since he took office. You can't just see him whenever you want; you need to make an appointment. Xing Baohua had to pull some strings to get an appointment early, otherwise the waiting list would have taken several months.
Moreover, Old Bu is a pure businessman; as long as it makes him money, any project that benefits him is acceptable.
Xing Baohua also prepared a generous gift for this trip.
He still had a lot of money that he couldn't get out of America, so he went to Old Bu to spend it, buying products from his family business.
What to buy? First, refined oil.
The price can be high, but we'll resell it domestically at a lower price later.
The larger the price difference, the greater Xing Baohua's losses.
The money lost is equivalent to giving someone a gift.
As the old saying goes, suffering a loss is a blessing.
For this blessing, losing hundreds of millions of dollars or even more is not a problem.
As long as his plan can be completed, the money will be well spent.
Think back to when we had money, there were many things we couldn't buy even with money. They would either charge exorbitant prices or impose harsh restrictions, basically preventing us from buying them.
If Lao Bu (Old Bu) can avoid hindering the acquisition of Nikon, or even put in a good word for him, Xing Baohua will consider this loss a profit.
Moreover, this trip also involves ordering various chips, machinery, and equipment; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him a money-giving boy.
Once the visas were issued, dozens of people took a bus to Luqing International Airport, from where they flew directly to JD.com.
Mitsui Fujisaburo had already prepared the hotel and bus. Xing Baohua's car was still a sturdy Mercedes-Benz W14.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Xing Baohua told Mitsui Teng to rest first and not to arrange any special activities.
If Xing Baohua wants a quiet environment, she will need to contact the branch office management next.
The acquisition of Nikon shares has already begun, and the pace of absorption is quite fast, already reaching over 1%, with the price rising from 1,300 yen per share to over 2,700 yen, and soon to enter the 3,000 yen mark.
This was a watershed moment; Nikon's highest stock price was over six thousand, and it hasn't reached that level since.
Once the 3,000 mark is breached, it's like having a strong support level at that point, making it less likely to fall.
It was clearly a deliberate hype, but it stirred up a frenzy in the hearts of the Japanese, who became enthusiastic about investing.
As for forgetting the pain once the wound heals, they never learn their lesson. Hot stocks make money quickly, so they invest while the market is hot.
And just like that, a bizarre stock appeared, and tens of thousands of people were vying for it with Xing Baohua!
With only a limited number of shares in circulation, the market was extremely competitive, leading to ever-increasing stock prices and ever-growing costs for Xing Baohua.
More than 300 million US dollars were thrown in but didn't even make a splash, which was quite frustrating.
We invited those experts from the Wall Street branch to form a team.
In the next few days, we haven't had any contact with Nikon yet, but everyone is paying close attention to Nikon's stock price.
Those who don't know much about this think it's all about giving money to Nikon, while those who do know a bit more feel it's like a way to suppress Nikon.
But I can't quite put my finger on it.
Xing Baohua created a simulated candlestick chart in his office, complete with the transaction amount and quantity displayed on the side.
What will Nikon do when he anticipates breaking the 5,000 mark?
Of course, he's also somewhat of an expert. If his company's stock price is maliciously inflated, is that beneficial or not?
It is beneficial to shareholders, but not to the company.
When stock prices are high, shareholders sell some shares to make a profit. If they don't sell at a high price, why would they sell at a low price? Any shareholder with a brain would sell.
With a large number of retail investors, the shares became fully tradable.
However, for the company, the number of shares it holds is decreasing. It has sold almost all of them and has little stock left, unless it issues new shares.
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