Trading continued sporadically until half past two. Despite their efforts, the newly invested funds couldn't break the 21 yuan integer mark and gradually showed signs of fatigue.
Han Lie thought for a moment, then instructed Jiao Fangyan, "Place the remaining positions scattered between 20.90 and 20.99 yuan, and let Old Xu decide."
By then, Han Lie had already recovered 475 million in cash, with a little over 100 million remaining in holdings—not even 50,000 shares.
If Old Xu wanted to push the price up, he would directly absorb Han Lie's remaining chips.
If he wanted to shake out the market at this price level, Han Lie could simply pull his sell orders; dumping everything wouldn't significantly impact things. It was up to Old Xu to decide how this would play out.
But Old Xu executed a feint. When the stock price fell back to 20.01 yuan, SLAM! Two large buy orders of ten thousand shares each hit the market, instantly pulling the stock price to 20.91 yuan.
