Chapter 862: Chapter 840: Another Year “General Tianxing Xiangjiang First Station Roadshow, IPO freezes 13.2 billion US dollars, oversubscription rate 25.14 times, the rise of a unicorn enterprise!!!” Approaching evening, Lu Liang finished his afternoon nap and got up for a meal. While browsing the news, he noticed that major media outlets both domestically and internationally were reporting details of the General Tianxing roadshow. The Xiangjiang Station froze funds, ultimately determined to be 13.212 billion US dollars, with 6.412 billion US dollars belonging to on-site institutional subscriptions, and the remaining 6.8 billion US dollars coming from individual investors through online or offline channels. A valuation of 30 billion US dollars, though previously criticized as overly inflated, has proved its worth with the frozen funds at the Xiangjiang Station roadshow. The oversubscription of 25.14 times has led the media to unanimously believe that a break is absolutely impossible; it’s just a matter of how much the price will rise. Newest update provıded by 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍 Seeing this, Sun Zheyuan appropriately brought up Wen Chao’s recent phone call application: “Mr. Lu, President Chao called you immediately after the subscription ended. He plans to adjust the issue price to the 22-24 US dollar range at the Korea Station roadshow.” The roadshows at the three stations in East Asia are spaced about three days apart, so Wen Chao didn’t disturb Lu Liang’s rest, and let Sun Zheyuan inform Lu Liang about this application after he woke up. “Just tell him I agree, and let him know I’ve authorized him to handle it fully, and not to ask me next time.” Lu Liang sipped on the sweet and flavorful scallop chicken broth, checking the new users and savings growth at Guangsheng Bank. At the Xiangjiang Station roadshow, Tianxing Financial Group didn’t earn a single cent, instead spending a few million on venue and labor costs, but the gains were substantial. Since announcing the underwriting of General Tianxing’s IPO, Guangsheng Bank gained over 3.28 million new users in the past week, with savings funds surging by 100 billion Hong Kong dollars. Though investors who didn’t get allocated shares are likely to withdraw their funds and return them to their original accounts as the IPO concludes, even retaining a tenth or a twentieth is an invaluable resource for Guangsheng Bank. After all, those with spare money to purchase stocks, especially US stocks, are invariably high-net-worth, quality savings users, very suitable for recommending some financial derivatives. In the coming days, Lu Liang stayed in Xiangjiang, handling the accumulated business tasks, including remotely directing Delimei to jointly invest with JPMorgan Chase in Long Real Port Company. That afternoon, Lu Liang had just finished talking with Superman Li and his son, returned to the company to meet Liu Mingwei, and suddenly received a call from Li Manli. She cautiously asked, “Liang, are you still in Xiangjiang?” Lu Liang replied, “I am, why, do you miss me?” “Mm-hmm, I miss you. It’s New Year’s Eve tonight, are you still busy?” Hearing Li Manli’s words, Lu Liang instinctively glanced at the calendar and suddenly realized the year was ending. He smiled, understanding Li Manli’s purpose for the call: “If there’s nothing tonight, come over to Xiangjiang.” “Great, I’ll buy a ticket immediately, I’ll probably arrive in Xiangjiang after nine tonight.” Li Manli smiled brightly, and even through the phone, Lu Liang could feel her happiness. He then said, “Send me the flight information later, I’ll come to the airport to pick you up.” “Ok, bye, I won’t interrupt your work anymore.” Ending her call with Lu Liang, Li Manli grinned ear to ear, picked up the golden retriever hiding under the table licking its paws. “Candou, mom is going to Xiangjiang to see dad tonight, you can stay with Sister Xiao Hui.” Li Manli was full of joy, bouncing around, waving the dog’s forelimbs, dancing inside the room. It was unclear whether Lu Liang was too busy this year or if he had grown distant in his feelings for her, as their time together had significantly decreased. A few days ago, Lu Liang had made a rare visit to Su City but only briefly greeted her before rushing off to Wuhan to attend an event. That’s why she couldn’t resist calling Lu Liang, given that last year and the year before, they spent New Year’s Eve together. It turned out her lack of trust in Lu Liang was unwarranted, for although Lu Liang was about to become East Country’s First Rich, he still remembered their promise to spend New Year’s Eve together every year. Meanwhile, at the top-floor office of Tianxing Financial Building. Lu Liang called in Sun Zheyuan, asking him to arrange tonight’s program, while looking at Liu Mingwei sitting across. Liu Mingwei, son of Liu Cixin, had helped Tianxing successfully acquire Huazhi Group six months ago. At that time, Lu Liang had given him an opportunity, with a six-month limit to decide whether to stay or leave. Now that the six-month period is over, Liu Mingwei needs to provide his answer. He suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Liang: “Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your kind consideration. Mingwei will not disappoint your expectations.” Liu Mingwei had said he needed to think it over, partly because he was reluctant to leave the Xiangjiang Ocean Park he had painstakingly managed, and partly due to considering Lu Liang’s strong style, having acquired Huazhi upon arriving in Xiangjiang with his sights set on HSBC. As the saying goes, being overly assertive can lead to downfall; if he rashly chose a side, he might make decisions he’ll regret for a lifetime. However, Lu Liang showed him through his actions that a brave dragon can cross rivers because it is a ‘true dragon,’ not a ‘jianglong.’ So he had already decided to resign from the executive director position at Xiangjiang Ocean Park and fully commit to working with Tianxing Finance. Now he was merely following protocol, personally informing Lu Liang of his willingness to join Tianxing Finance and become one of Lu Liang’s personnel. Lu Liang also stood up, extended his right hand, and said with a smile: “Mingwei, I represent Tianxing Finance in welcoming you.” Liu Mingwei had shown remarkable ability, having spent years battling his stepmother backed by Liu Cixin using the connections his biological mother had left decades ago, without losing ground.