Chapter 578: 574. At the End of His Rope? Heh! (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

"What's wrong? What happened?" the bearded man asked hurriedly upon seeing the man in gold-rimmed glasses hang up the phone.

The man in gold-rimmed glasses had only lost control of his emotions for a moment; after all, hearing such news all of a sudden made it inevitable.

By this time, he had already regained his composure.

"Zhang Ran has already dumped all the shares they held; those that suddenly appeared this afternoon were the shares in Zhang Ran's hands," the man in gold-rimmed glasses said, taking a deep breath.

The bearded man was also stunned for a moment, "How is that possible? Is he crazy?"

"I don't know what he's thinking either." The man in gold-rimmed glasses could no longer fathom Zhang Ran's intentions at this moment.

Having gathered a hundred billion in capital, is this all you are doing?

Although he had already made quite a profit this time, compared to the aggressive stance Zhang Ran had taken, it seemed to have ended with a whimper.

Moreover, doing this would affect many things.

The reason the man in gold-rimmed glasses had been so certain that Zhang Ran would persist—at least until seeing some results—was because this incident had caused such a massive stir, and those in the know all understood that Zhang Ran was aiming to take a knife to Galaxy Capital.

And now, the first shot had ended in such a lackluster way?

Although this had indeed caused Zhengfang Group to suffer a major blow to its vitality, it had not damaged its foundation.

The most critical factor was that they had helped shoulder the burden, meaning Zhengfang Group's losses were actually not as great as imagined.

Was Zhang Ran crazy?

Or was it that he brought out so much money just to scare Zhengfang Group?

"Regardless, starting tomorrow, we will dump all the shares we hold. Although we will suffer a small loss this time, it is within our acceptable range," the man in gold-rimmed glasses said in a deep voice.

The bearded man reacted quickly as well, "Understood, I'll go prepare. By the way, will Fang Da pick up the shares? Do you think he has the capital for it?"

The man in gold-rimmed glasses had also thought of this, and after a moment of reflection, he said: "Let's do this: we won't dump them all at once, we'll take it slow. Fang Da doesn't have that much money, but Mu Jinyuan certainly does.

Mu Jinyuan definitely won't let Zhengfang Group collapse just like that. Since we can no longer fleece Zhang Ran, we will recoup some of our losses from them."

The bearded man also said: "That's right, they couldn't possibly abandon Zhengfang Group at a time like this."

Galaxy Capital.

Just like the man in gold-rimmed glasses and his group, they had also just received the news, and Fang Da looked much more dejected at this moment.

Only now did he realize how rash he had been before.

He had indeed wanted to curry favor with Mu Jinyuan, and the two families were about to enter into a marriage alliance, but he had not expected Zhang Ran to be so ferocious.

Furthermore, there was a sense that he didn't care about the big picture at all, biting whoever he caught!

However, he also felt a slight sense of relief at this moment; Zhang Ran withdrawing meant the attack on Zhengfang Group had ended.

But as he looked at Mu Jinyuan and the others, he realized that relying solely on his own strength at this time would likely plunge the entire Zhengfang Group into a capital shortage crisis, and once that happened, it would have a huge impact on their business.

Therefore, it was necessary for Galaxy Capital to contribute at this moment.

Mu Jinyuan also knew this, and said: "Brother Fang, rest assured, tomorrow we will mobilize funds to help you buy back the shares. However, we shouldn't be too hasty; we must take it slow. After all, there are others around, and we can't let them pick up the scraps."

Hearing Mu Jinyuan say this, Fang Da instantly relaxed and said: "Don't worry, I am mentally prepared for this."

"Everyone, rest assured. From this, we can see that Zhang Ran has reached the end of his rope, or rather, he doesn't actually have that much capital to confront us," Mu Jinyuan began to boost everyone's morale.

This was indeed the case this time; although it looked like they had suffered significant losses, Zhang Ran's momentum had been directly deflated, which was very favorable for them.

Moreover, it was hard to say who had won or lost right now; Zhang Ran only had a slight upper hand, and there was still a good show to watch ahead.

Things like this could happen once but not twice. Since Zhang Ran had given up, there would be no second chance, otherwise, he could just wait to be investigated.

If that were really the case, Mu Jinyuan would be grinning from ear to ear, though he also knew Zhang Ran wouldn't do something so foolish.

"That guy Zhang Ran is truly disgusting. If I get the chance, I will definitely teach him a good lesson," Fang Da said resentfully.

Regardless, he had indeed suffered a great loss this time. It was hard to calculate exactly, but it was definitely not a small amount; at the very least, it should be one billion.

And he was the one who had to foot the bill for this; the funds from Galaxy Capital were not just being given to him for free.

However, as long as he could get through this hurdle and Galaxy Capital could defeat Zhang Ran, this money would be returned twofold.

This was news known only to those with channels and capital; most people did not know that Zhang Ran had quietly exited the scene.

Right now, the entire stock market was still bustling, and some other stocks had even been infected by this atmosphere and had risen slightly.

But on the morning of the next day, just as those financial giants were preparing to quietly start dumping their stocks, and Zhengfang Group was beginning to make preparations in secret...

A shocking piece of news suddenly spread throughout the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In an instant, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange was like a powder keg that had been lit, exploding immediately.

Everyone was stunned by this news; no one expected such a problem to arise at this time.

And even less did they expect that Zhang Ran had already gone this far!

This was a joint announcement by several major jewelry raw material suppliers, which were also Zhengfang Group's largest sources of raw materials.

The content of the news was very concise: due to certain relationships and a re-audit of Zhengfang Group, starting from today, they would no longer sell jewelry raw materials to Zhengfang Group.

This news left everyone stunned, and the next moment, the investors who had come to their senses instantly packed the trading hall to the bursting point.

At the same time, Zhengfang Group's stock began to plummet in a freefall, a drop that sent a chill through everyone's hearts.

The man in gold-rimmed glasses turned pale; he never expected Zhang Ran to have such a move up his sleeve. At the same time, his heart grew increasingly bitter—their shares would definitely be stuck in their hands.

And the loss would be nearly one billion RMB!

Before, they had treated Zhang Ran as a "gift-giving boy," but now they had become Zhang Ran's gift-giving boys; not only did they give money to Zhang Ran, but they also took the blame for part of his actions.

One billion!

They had just given it to Zhang Ran for nothing. Although they had prepared very thoroughly this time, this much money was not all his, and in fact, the vast majority was not his. How was he supposed to answer to the people behind him?