Life at the Top

Chapter 787

Time ticked by and it was now only three more minutes until the market opened and Sena went public. Jasper had been invited onto the temporarily built stage.

The stage was right under the largest main screen in Nasdaq Exchange Center, which was at the center of the room.

Under everyone’s attentive gaze, Jasper and Jack got on stage.

In the middle of the stage was a large bell.

Since Nasdaq Exchange’s founding, every business that went public would have its legal personality ring this bell.

It was a tradition as much as it was a symbol.

The electronic screen continued to display worlds of welcome like ‘Nasdaq welcomes Sena’ while hundreds of traders had already gotten into position. There were a few dozen reporters holding their cameras, waiting to take a picture of this historical moment.

Jasper accepted a wooden hammer from a manager in the exchange center and was just about to invite Jack to ring the bell with him when he saw the other shake his head with a smile.

“You should ring the bell yourself, Mr. Laine,” Jack spoke.

Although he was stunned, Jasper saw the shine in Jack’s eyes and did not insist. “Alright then.”

Everyone looked up and focused on the electronic screen that covered the entire wall. It displayed both Nasdaq’s and Sena’s logo, as well as an analog clock.

The second hand of the clock ticked continuously until it was almost racing to 9:30 a.m.

“5…

“4…

“3…

“2…

“1…”

Hundreds of people counted down at the same time in the exchange Center.

was currently 9:30 a.m. in the United States, and Jasper knocked the wooden hammer against the bell, signifying the opening

Ring!

and strong sound of the

cheers, the reporters’ cameras flashed maddeningly as they tried to commemorate

moved on

Its ticker—SENA!

got down from the stage after they rang the bell. They began to

senior executive sucked in a deep breath

home. New shares here normally pay more attention to the pre-IPO on the first day of trading and the more shares bought pre-IPO make for a higher share price. It’ll take some time before

to buy shares

example, started with an issue price of 25 US dollars with

shares bought by investors through pre-IPO, the

was that there was not a 10% rise limit when it came

meant if Sena was formidable enough, its prices could rise instantly

would

Impossibly hard.

market was no longer as crazy as it used to be before the burst of

exchange centers like Nasdaq, the Dow Jones Index, and

investors were getting less enthusiastic and there was also less hot money

rational and no longer rushed to one

facade

the bustling exchange center, Jasper watched the scene before him

interview Sena’s senior executives, and traders had

with the scent of money and

to the pressure on Jasper’s

grow at least five times to exceed 120

dare to make such a bet,

the long face?” Celine interrupted Jasper’s

relaxed expression and laughed. “And here I am, worried about whether the share price will meet the requirements when you’re acting

we set? The point of Sena going public was to help contribute to your cash flow. From the hype we’ve garnered over the past few days,

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