Chapter 251: Acquisition Commitment

"Chairman Su, Tesla's daily trading volume is around 30 billion RMB.
However, recently, the trading volume has shown a significant upward trend."
"Is it because of those short sellers?"
"Yes. Rumors are even circulating in the market that Tesla won't last long and will soon go bankrupt.
Therefore, the short sellers are particularly active, seemingly determined to wipe out Tesla."
But Fang Huan Investment Research Department has a completely different view.
After synthesizing information gathered from various sources, they concluded that:
Tesla's situation is far more serious than outsiders imagine.
"Their 'fully automated' system has become a complete mess. Vehicles rolling off the production line are constantly revealing serious defects, leading to a massive recall.
Even worse, the factory's production system continues to malfunction, resulting in final output being less than half of the original plan."
"So the cash flow is also in jeopardy?"
"Yes. The financial pressure is enormous.
Countless experts were already pointing fingers and calling Tesla a scam, and now they can't even guarantee basic production capacity. For a manufacturing company, this is absolutely a fatal crisis."
Therefore, the research department advised that even shorting, let alone going long, should be approached with extreme caution, because the risks are simply too high; you might step on a landmine.
"They heard you were planning to go long on Tesla, and now the entire department is practically in an uproar. A whole bunch of people have been punished by copying the company culture a hundred times!" Liang Haiyuan reported, scratching his head.
Su Hao recalled the last time he met Musk.
That guy seemed like an optimist who could be as carefree as a blanket even if the sky were to fall.
Could it be… that it was all just a facade?
Judging from the current data alone, Tesla is a giant powder keg; anyone who touches it will be doomed.
"However, the research department is ultimately acting on your orders.
They said that although they think your plan to inject 40 billion is a pipe dream, they still diligently gathered all possible information…
Coincidentally, two institutions are preparing to liquidate their Tesla shares."
40 billion, in any market, is a force capable of creating a massive upheaval.
Therefore, the safest approach is not to directly dump shares on the secondary market, but rather to acquire them privately from other institutions through "off-exchange block trades," thus minimizing the impact on the market.
"Fidelity and T. Rowe Price, these two funds, are currently planning to reduce their holdings in Tesla and have already placed orders on the market.
They each hold 10% of Tesla's shares, and it seems they both want to reduce their stakes by 3%."
"So, buying from them would bring the total to 40 billion?"
"Yes. 6% of the shares, at the current market price, is roughly 40 billion RMB.
They're eager to sell, and they might even negotiate a price slightly lower than the market price.
If handled properly, we could potentially acquire up to 7% of the shares."
The sudden reduction of their long-held shares by these fund companies reflects the underlying operational logic of the funds themselves.
When many clients are pursuing short-term gains, holding onto a stock like Tesla, plagued by bad news and with its share price teetering on the brink of collapse, is a tremendous torment and risk for them.
Liang Haiyuan suggested, "Chairman Su, if you're going long, should we wait until the price drops even further before making a move?"
Su Hao didn't answer, but simply tapped the names of the two fund companies on the document with his pen.
"!?"
The instant the pen touched the paper, a long-awaited signal seemed to be triggered in his mind,
a crystal-clear instruction:
Buy! Immediately! Right now! Don't waste a second!
'What the hell? What's going on?'
Su Hao's brain raced, but he couldn't find any clues.
'Could... Tesla's stock price really soar from this predicament?'
He looked up at Liang Haiyuan:
'...Could you double-check for me if there are any potential positive factors that could cause a sudden rebound in Tesla's stock price recently?'
'Chairman Su, the research department judges that the possibility of a rebound is almost zero.
With production in this mess, the company's reputation is almost bankrupt; there's really no way to reverse the stock price's trajectory.'
Su Hao himself felt that Tesla, in its current state, had absolutely no reason to rise.
But this damned intuition was reacting so strongly.
What... is going to happen?
***
Meanwhile, at the Tesla factory.
“Boss, defects have been found in Plant B too! The report says several parts simply can't be installed…”
“Phew… Got it, I’ll be right there.”
Musk’s head aches every single day.
For the past week, he’s been sleeping at the factory, rushing back and forth like a firefighter.
For his grand dream of “full automation,” he turned the factory upside down, only to be met with an endless stream of defect reports once the production lines were up and running.
Ultimately, he had to personally lead a team, urgently mobilizing manpower to fill the gaps left by the machines.
At its worst, even battery assembly, which should have been done by robotic arms, had to be done by hand, a scene reminiscent of the Industrial Revolution era.
[Another large short-selling order: Is Tesla’s fate sealed?]
[In-Depth Analysis: Tesla, a Carefully Planned Scam]
After a long night at the factory, exhausted like a dead dog, Musk took a breather and turned on his phone.
The screen was flooded with news predicting Tesla's demise.
"Those damn financial hyenas!" he cursed angrily.
In the stock market, Tesla had become a complete plaything of Wall Street. Those financial hyenas would pounce on the slightest sign of trouble, frantically shorting the stock while using the media to create daily panic and shake market confidence.
But Musk knew in his heart that this crisis wasn't something the media had fabricated out of thin air.
Of course, the media's hype had certainly exacerbated the situation.
Right now, rumors about Tesla "potentially going bankrupt" were intensifying.
And in fact, the company was indeed on the brink of collapse.
If this trend continues, the final result will inevitably be another feast for the short sellers, who will rake in huge profits by trampling over Tesla's corpse.
Meanwhile, he himself will be utterly defeated.
But upon reflection, dying like this would be too humiliating!
Moreover, even if he were to die, he absolutely did not want to die alone!
He wanted to drag those Wall Street short sellers who attacked him daily, trampling him and his dreams underfoot, down with him!
Was he pushed to his limit by immense pressure?
Or did he subconsciously believe he still had a chance to turn things around?
Even Musk himself couldn't figure it out.
A surge of anger, mixed with the impulsiveness of the early morning, suddenly rose to his head.
His emotions began to surge uncontrollably.
Without even a second to think, almost instinctively, he opened his social media app, his fingers flying across the screen as he typed a line of text and then clicked send.
[Considering a 20% premium to acquire all Tesla shares and take the company private. Funding is secured.]
After sending the message, he tossed his phone aside, his eyes bloodshot, a maniacal smile playing on his lips.
A public acquisition commitment, far exceeding market value, would instantly reverse market expectations and drive the stock price skyrocket!
This was a nuclear bomb dropped on Wall Street, enough to instantly wipe out all the short sellers!
Come on!
Come on, all of you!
Let's go to hell together!
We'll die together!
You bunch of blood-sucking bastards!