Life at the Top

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 of the

Ring!

and strong sound of the bell rang throughout the entire

cameras flashed maddeningly as they tried to commemorate this historical

from Somerland had moved on

Its ticker—SENA!

rang the bell. They began to pay attention to

nerve-wracking.” A senior executive sucked in a deep breath and felt

was rather relaxed as he smiled and said, “The share market in the United States has different rules compared to the markets back home. New shares here normally pay more attention to the pre-IPO on the first day of trading

the United States, most investors tended to buy shares of new businesses

25 US dollars with 96 million US dollars worth

investors through pre-IPO, the higher

not a 10% rise limit

meant if Sena was formidable enough, its

would

Impossibly hard.

was no longer as crazy as it used to be

decreased in large exchange centers like Nasdaq, the

getting less enthusiastic and there was also less hot money

be more rational and no longer rushed

facade was immense

exchange center, Jasper watched the scene before him

interview Sena’s senior executives, and traders had already begun receiving phone calls while starting a new day of

filled with the scent of

of which added to the pressure on

25 US dollars had to grow at least five times to exceed

to make such a bet,

the long face?” Celine

here I am, worried about whether the share price will meet the requirements when you’re

and beamed at him. “Don’t worry about it. So what if it doesn’t hit the target 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, I’m pretty sure we’ve already met