“Everything is going smoothly.
“As things stand, we have used up 600 million dollars. According to our original plan, 200 million dollars from the total of a billion dollars will remain as our backup funds. Once we get our hands on 800 million dollars worth of shares, we can start taking action,” Valentine said.
“At our current pace, we can start taking action the day after tomorrow as there’s still one more trading day tomorrow. We will start carrying out our plan at about nine o’clock in the evening on the day after tomorrow during Nasdaq’s trading time.”
“The day after tomorrow?”
“It must be fate. The topping-off ceremony of his project at Southface River will be taking place on the day after tomorrow. I wonder if Jasper Laine will be so touched by our massive gift for him that he’ll lose sleep over it at night,” Conrad said with an unreadable expression on his face.
Valentine chuckled when she noticed that Conrad was in a good mood. “I’m not sure if he’ll be touched, but he’ll surely lose sleep over it,” she remarked.
Conrad guffawed loudly.
…
Sena was instantly thrown into a state of turmoil after Jasper’s phone call.
Jack had called everyone in Sena’s financial department to the company in the middle of the night. The sky outside was still pitch black, but the meeting room within the company was brightly lit up. Jack scolded each and every one of them harshly.
“First off, I need to reflect upon myself for causing this incident as I’ve indeed become complacent. I’ve been blinded by our recent success.
“However, from this incident, it’s clear to see that the moment we get too relaxed, we’ll encounter a crisis. Mr. Laine managed to discover it early on this time around, but what if he didn’t manage to?!
“Can anyone tell me who Mr. Laine would hold responsible for this incident?! Will it be you guys or me?!”
All the executives lowered their heads, not daring to look at the heavy expression on Jack’s face. Although there were more than ten people in the room, nothing else could be heard except for Jack’s voice. Nobody dared to utter a single word.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door of the meeting room. Jack’s secretary then entered the room.
“Mr. Tanner, here’s the data. It can be projected on screen right now,” the secretary said in a cautious tone.
“What are you waiting for? Project it at once!” Jack shouted.
The secretary responded to him aggrievedly and began to start up the equipment in a hurry.
Not long after, Sena’s share trading data and trend chart during this period appeared on the huge projection screen in the meeting room.
Everyone in the room was involved in financial trading. Thanks to Jasper’s guidance, they managed to detect the unusual parts of the data after some careful observation.
Everyone instantly broke out into a cold sweat.
Obviously, someone was manipulating Sena’s share price. Once the other party started attacking them, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Mr. Tanner, the other party has been planning this since a long time ago. It seems like they own a hefty amount of shares right now. I’m afraid we can’t resolve this on our own,” a pale-faced deputy manager said.
Jack replied icily, “What’s wrong now? You guys were busy celebrating, shopping, and accepting interviews from financial magazines without anyone reminding you to do so. That’s why none of you managed to detect the problem.
“Now that someone else has given you a clear reminder, you’re telling me that you can’t resolve this on your own. In that case, why did the company even hire you?”
The deputy manager’s lips quivered. He did not dare to say a word.
“From today onward, none of you are allowed to go back home until this problem is resolved. All of you are required to stay at the company and pay attention to the activity on the Nasdaq at all the times. Meanwhile, Mr. Laine and I come up with a plan to salvage this situation.”
