Chapter 1151: The era of take-off begins today!

Monday, October 11th.

The morning sun was bright and penetrating, and all things rejoiced. The mist dispersed, and the sun shot out streaks of golden light, showering everything in the world.

On this day, the sun was shining just right, like a red flower in the sunshine.

When the owners of the major newsstands in Central, Hong Kong Island, went out to sell, they discovered that a huge stage had been set up in front of a building, with a big red carpet leading from the roadside to the inside of the building.

Although there were no guests yet, a group of neatly uniformed Aegis security personnel were scattered about, alert and on the lookout, keeping a watchful eye on everything.

As the hours passed, the street became more and more crowded with pedestrians and vehicles, and the hustle and bustle of Central, which had been quiet all night, returned.

At some point, cars began to pull up one after the other, and a succession of well-dressed, successful people arrived.

More and more people gathered around to watch the fun, while the group of reporters had long since crowded to the closest position to the cordon, carrying long and short cameras and shooting non-stop.

The further back they went, the crowd noticed that everyone there was a big shot with a name, and they usually rarely saw one, but now they were all gathered together.

Wang Qi, President of Jiuding Securities!

Zheng Yutong, Chairman of New World Development Company!

Ma Jincan, Chairman of Dasheng Bank and Dasheng Real Estate Group!

...

'Oh, the stock god is here too. It's rare to see him show his face once a year, hurry up and take a photo!'

When Xia Yu was seen walking down the red carpet with Li Qian on his arm, the group of reporters and onlookers beside them became restless, and the flashes of the cameras went off continuously, accompanied by the sound of clicking.

Xia Yu, with a smile on his face, walked slowly with Li Qian into the hall of the United Stock Exchange.

Inside, there were already guests from all walks of life, although most were from the financial industry. Those who could make it here were all people with considerable power, or at least the chairman or head of a medium-sized or larger financial company.

Of course, almost all the chairmen of companies listed on the original four major stock exchanges were here. After all, from today onwards, the four major stock exchanges would become history, and all the listed companies within them would be concentrated here. Strictly speaking, this was equivalent to a second listing for their companies.

Before this, because the four major stock exchanges were located in four different places, there was no way to compare companies listed on different stock exchanges horizontally. The more active Kowloon Stock Exchange had a larger capital volume, the oldest Hong Kong Stock Exchange had the most old-established companies, and the other two stock exchanges lagged behind.

As a result, the quality of many listed companies was uneven, and due to various factors, some had high price-to-earnings ratios while others were undervalued.

However, from today onwards, all listed companies will be gathered in one place, and the comparison and competition between listed companies in the same industry will become very direct.

Whether the stock price will skyrocket or plummet depends on how popular each company is in the capital market. If the stock price plummets, they will have to prepare for it early!

Before Xia Yulai arrived, they almost all revolved around the senior management of the United Stock Exchange.

But when they saw Xia Yulai arrive, they instantly stole all the limelight and became the focus of the entire audience.

Almost everyone sitting in the venue stood up, and those who considered themselves worthy of standing in front of Xia Yu gathered around him with warm smiles on their faces.

For a while, the sound of warm greetings resounded.

'Mr Xia, good morning!'

'Mr Xia, I am honoured to be able to attend the same ceremony as you.'

'Mr Xia...'

'Hello, Mr Liu!'

'...

Xia Yu also did not put on a high-and-mighty air, but smiled and shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with them one by one.

At this time, Liu Tianci, who had a beautiful boutonniere pinned to his chest, came up to Xia Yu, and the others who had wanted to come over subconsciously stopped in their tracks.

'Chairman, you're here!'

'How is it, did nothing go wrong?'

Xia Yu looked at Liu Tianci, whose face was full of a smile, and asked with a faint smile.

Liu Tianci shook his head and said, 'No problems have occurred. Aegis Security has maintained good order, and most of the people invited from the business community have arrived. The Hong Kong government is still missing, but I have contacted Governor So Hang-kin, and he will be here with the Hong Kong government people.'

'From the current situation, the opening ceremony can be held on time.'

Xia Yu nodded slightly: 'That's good. If you have any problems later, you can just tell me. Go and take care of your own business, I'll just chat with people.'

'Okay, I'll go first then!'

After saying that, Liu Tianci slowly left.

After he left, the other people who had stopped for a while gathered around again.

At some point, the people next to Xia Yu were replaced by Bao Yugang, Huo Yingdong, Zhuang Siping, Ma Jianmin, and others, and the group of people chatted with each other while laughing.

'Mr Xia, the Hong Kong capital market can be divided into three stages. The first stage was from 1866 to 1914, when the market was in its infancy. The second stage was from 1914 to the present day, when the market grew and experienced ups and downs.

'The third stage will definitely be the era of the Hong Kong capital market's take-off, and this era, strictly speaking, begins today!'

'Without you, I don't know how many more years it would have taken for this day to come!'

'Your contribution is immeasurable!'

Ma Jianmin, President of HeungKong ZhongYin Bank, praised.

In addition to operating a bank, BOC also has enormous energy in the capital market, so he knows the inside story of the Xiangjiang United Stock Exchange very well.

In his opinion, before the Jiuding consortium intervened, the Xiangjiang United Stock Exchange was lagging behind in all aspects of its work. However, after the intervention of Liu Tianci and Wang Qi, the spokespersons of the Jiuding consortium, the situation changed dramatically, with all aspects of work making rapid progress, and the Hong Kong government also giving the green light in terms of policy.

Although the Hong Kong United Stock Exchange can now be said to be controlled by the Jiuding consortium, he has also received pointers from the higher-ups and knows Xia Yu's firm stance. Therefore, in his opinion, this is actually the best situation, better than being caught up in the power struggles between the various families.

With Xia Yu's commitment and strength, the Hong Kong United Stock Exchange, under the leadership of the Jiuding consortium, can develop even faster and better!

Xia Yu laughed slightly modestly and said, 'President Ma, you are too kind. The key is still the hard work of the staff within the United Stock Exchange and the support of the government.'

'Haha, Mr Xia, you are too modest...'

Ma Jianmin laughed.

...

'Ah Yu, what do you think, what is the scale of the turnover of the entire exchange today?'

After chatting for a while, Bao Yugang suddenly asked Xia Yu.

The other people also immediately perked up, quietly watching Xia Yu.

Xia Yu pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile, 'I heard that in the past two months, the average daily trading volume of the four major stock exchanges has been around 500 million Hong Kong dollars, and at the peak last week it was 11 billion Hong Kong dollars.'

'I think today, the first day, it should be much higher, with a guaranteed trading volume of at least 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, which would be considered a good start.'

That was what he said, but when Xia Yu spoke, his gaze seemed very profound.

In fact, in order to make a big splash and get off to a good start, he had specifically instructed Wang Qi and the others that they must get the trading volume up today, and get off to a good start, in order to arouse the passion of investors and allow the United Stock Exchange to develop smoothly in the future.

But it was not the time to talk about this.

'One billion Hong Kong dollars?'

'I think it will be at least 2 billion Hong Kong dollars!'

Bao Yugang, on the other hand, had great confidence in the capital market, or in Xia Yu, and laughed aloud.

'I don't think it will be less than 2 billion Hong Kong dollars either!' Huo Yingdong added.

The oldest member of the group, Mr Zhuang Siping, suddenly interrupted to express his own opinion: 'I think 2.5 billion Hong Kong dollars is no problem, and we can even look forward to a turnover of 3 billion Hong Kong dollars.'

'I will have Nanyang Commercial Bank put at least 30 million Hong Kong dollars into the market today.'

'As far as I know, it is generally believed that after the political risks are resolved and the policies are standardised, there are no longer any constraints on the Hong Kong stock market, and it is now qualified to rise again towards the peak of 2,000 points last year.'

'The Hang Seng Index has just broken through 1,300 points, so there is still a lot of room for growth!'

'That is why many of my colleagues are prepared to seize the opportunity today and grab the bottom of the pit, so as not to be left behind and cause the cost of entry to be higher and the profit margin to be lower.'

'Mr Zhuang is right!'

Ma Jianmin agreed wholeheartedly.

'BOC Hong Kong has also prepared 50 million Hong Kong dollars in capital and is ready to enter the market and buy the bottom, haha...'

Xia Yu smiled and said, 'We'll know exactly how much there is after the market closes this afternoon.'

'Of course I hope the turnover is as high as possible...'

Just then, there was some commotion not far away. Xia Yu looked at his watch and realised it was already time to take their seats.

The opening ceremony was about to begin.

'It's getting late, let's go out!'

'Let's go...'

After saying this, a group of people walked together towards the outside.