Chapter 130: Forced into a Short Surge!

(To thank the crooked-mouthed war god, Xiao Can didn't eat enough, Xia Mo Liang Cheng Kong Yu Xin, and Jin J for their support and love, an extra chapter is added today!)
"Chairman, you're right."
Wang Ming nodded repeatedly in agreement, but then changed the subject,
"However... Chairman, I think we might...
use these clueless fools cleverly to further fuel our stock price!
Let's make it even bloodier, let them suffer even more!"
"Oh? Further fuel the stock price?"
Qin Han immediately became interested, leaning forward slightly, signaling him to continue.
"That's right, Chairman!
Malicious short selling through large-scale securities lending usually requires concealing one's true identity and specific positions as much as possible.
Because once their short-selling intentions and position size are fully exposed in the market, they easily attract the ire of other bullish forces, even astute speculative funds and institutional investors, leading to a relentless and brutal attack!
Ultimately, they suffer a gruesome end!"
"Short selling" involves borrowing shares from others through a brokerage firm, paying a lending fee, and then quickly selling them on the secondary market.
Once the target price falls to a desired level, the borrower buys back the same number of shares at a lower price, profiting from the difference.
This is a common core tactic in institutional short-selling in the A-share market.
"So, what I mean is... let's play along.
We can secretly...
disseminate this bombshell news quietly, 'casually,' through special channels like financial media and private equity circles!
Just say that a mysterious, extremely powerful super short seller is relentlessly attacking our Jiangjin Group's stock at any cost!"
"What...would that have any effect?" Qin Han asked with great interest.
"Of course it works! And it's an immediate effect, Chairman!"
Wang Ming said confidently.
"Think about it, our Jiangjin Group is currently under the continuous stimulus of a series of major positive news, with its stock price soaring and market sentiment extremely bullish!
In this extreme situation where everyone believes the stock price will continue to skyrocket, if anyone dares to go against the trend and short sell heavily at great expense...
Then, once the stock price continues to rise to a critical point they can't bear, those short sellers will inevitably receive 'margin call notices' from various brokerages, commonly known as 'margin call warnings'!"
If those stubborn short sellers cannot replenish the high margin within the stipulated time, or if Jiangjin Group's stock price continues its unstoppable surge, causing their paper losses to further spiral out of control, then they will ultimately face the catastrophic disaster of being forcibly liquidated by the major brokerages!
At that point, they will be forced to buy back the same amount of stock at the current ridiculously high market price, with heavy hearts, to repay the shares they previously borrowed from the brokerage.
This will further drive up stock prices significantly!
"So, Chairman, in the turbulent financial market, a special kind of 'predator' has emerged—
They are known in the industry as the 'Short Squeeze Suicide Squad,' or 'Special Funds that Specialize in Killing Short Sellers'!
These experienced and astute hunters are often the most active speculative fund managers in the market, or some aggressive private equity firms, and even some foreign hot money that has smelled blood.
They lurk in the shadows, targeting those unfortunate short sellers who have exposed their whereabouts or gone against the trend!
They swarm in like sharks smelling blood, uniting to buy up the target company's stock at any cost!
They push the stock price to a terrifying level that no short seller can bear, ultimately forcing those poor short sellers to be liquidated and wiped out, losing everything!
Then, these short squeeze funds, with a clear conscience, trample over the mountains of corpses of the short sellers, making a fortune!"
Listening to Wang Ming's explanation, a cruel and smug smile involuntarily crept onto Qin Han's lips.
He could almost clearly see that incredibly foolish, arrogant fool who dared to challenge the authority of the Jiangjin Group, suffering a devastating end, losing everything and becoming bankrupt under the combined attack of countless greedy and ruthless "short squeeze funds"!
"Interesting! Absolutely interesting!"
Qin Han slapped his thigh suddenly.
"It's like someone handing you a warm pillow when you're about to fall asleep!
I was just worried that the stock price wasn't rising fast enough, not exciting enough, not enough to completely shut up those old fogies who questioned me!"
"Then... Chairman, what do you mean...?"
"Go for it! Do it your way, go all out!"
Qin Han waved his hand dismissively.
"I want to see which blind idiot dares to mess with our Jiangjin Group! Whoever those bastards are, make them cry for their parents, bankrupt them!"
"Yes, Chairman! I'll arrange it immediately!"
Investment Director Wang Ming excitedly accepted the order and left, his steps lighter with excitement.
In the large, luxurious office, only Qin Han remained.
He leaned back comfortably in his large executive chair, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
Should he send someone to investigate which fool was behind this?
No.
Qin Han shook his head dismissively, feeling it was completely unnecessary, utterly pointless.
When all the lurking "short squeeze funds," like a swarm of hungry sharks smelling blood, swarm in from all directions, tearing their utterly foolish prey to shreds, the front pages of major financial news outlets will naturally rush to report it, complete with pictures and text—
"Shocking! Mysterious funds bet heavily on shorting Jiangjin Group, suffering an epic and frenzied short squeeze, losing everything overnight; the person in charge, unable to bear the burden, committed suicide!"
Tsk tsk, just imagining that bloody, exciting, and gratifying scene is exhilarating!
Only that's truly explosive!
Only that's truly satisfying!