Zhao Chen leaned on the sofa and thought for a while.
"Then let's do it. You help me contact SpaceX's legal team and ask them to issue an invitation letter. Elon Musk should be fine there."
Lin Shicheng nodded. "Okay. I'll do it on Monday."
Zhao Chen asked again, "If I get the invitation letter, do I not have to leave the country? Can I apply for an extension directly in China?"
Lin Shicheng shook his head.
"To apply for an extension within the country, you still need to go through I-539, and the processing time is still three to five months. The fastest way is to leave the country and re-enter.
But this time is different - you have an invitation letter from SpaceX in your hand, and you can show it directly to the customs when you enter the country. There is no reason for them to only give it a week.
Normally it would be a month, or even longer."
Zhao Chen nodded. "Then it's settled. Help me keep an eye on this matter."
Lin Shicheng closed the notebook and stood up. "Mr. Zhao, there is one more thing."
Zhao Chen looked at him.
Lin Shicheng said, "You currently hold 9.88% of the shares of Tesla and have never submitted an amendment to 13G to the SEC.
Although you are filing on 13G as a passive investor, the rules only require you to submit amendments within 45 days of the end of the quarter.
But if you want to send a signal to the market - especially to boost the Tesla stock price - now is the best time to submit an amendment."
Zhao Chen's eyes lit up.
Lin Shicheng continued, "Speculations that the 'mysterious buyer' is Era Vanguard have been circulating in the market for a week.
We have never confirmed or denied it.
If you submit your amendment at the weekend, the market will receive a sure signal when the market opens on Monday -
Era Vanguard is not running, Era Vanguard is still there, Era Vanguard holds 9.88%."
He paused and lowered his voice:
"Moreover, Elon Musk's speech this afternoon has boosted some confidence.
If coupled with your overweight report, Monday's trading session will be very interesting."
Zhao Chen was silent for a few seconds. Then he smiled.
"Lawyer Lin, you are right. Elon Musk helps me, and I should help him too.
His Twitter can only shout, but my report is real gold Silver."
He stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the night view of Manhattan.
"Prepare amendment 13G. Submit it tonight."
Lin Shicheng stood up and hesitated.
"Mr. Zhao, there is something I need to confirm. You said before that you did not want to exceed 10%, so the shareholding is controlled at 9.88%.
But once the 13G amendment is submitted, the market will know that you are the second Major Shareholder. This information itself may be more influential than how many shares you buy."
Zhao Chen turned around and looked at him. "I know. Era Vanguard will become the object of much attention sooner or later."
March 18, Sunday, early morning.
Lin Shicheng completed the final review of the 13G amendment in Hotel Room.
The document is not long, but every number has been checked repeatedly--
The number of shares held is 16.6 million shares, with a shareholding ratio of 9.88%. The investment purpose is "passive investment, with no intention to control or change the company Control".
He logged into the SEC's EDGAR System on his computer and uploaded the file.
The system displays the submission time: March 18, 2018, 2:17 a. m. Eastern Time.
Sunday morning.
Lin Shicheng After pressing the submit button, he leaned back on the chair and took a long breath.
Then he picked up his phone and sent a message to Zhao Chen:
"Mr. Zhao, the 13G amendment has been submitted. The system shows the submission time at 2:17 am on March 18th. The market will see it on Monday morning."
Zhao Chen replied with one word in seconds, "Okay."
March 18, Sunday, morning.
News began to circulate on Wall Street.
Although it is Sunday, the SEC's system will also be updated on non-trading days.
Those financial reporters and data analysis companies who were eyeing EDGAR System captured this document in the early morning.
Bloomberg Terminal pushed this message at 7 a. m.:
"Era Vanguard submitted the 13G amendment and disclosed that it holds 9.88% of the shares of Tesla, becoming the second Major Shareholder after Elon Musk.
The fund has continued to increase its holdings in the past three weeks, buying a total of approximately 7.6 million shares, and its shareholding increased from 5.36% to 9.88%."
CNBC's website immediately followed up with the headline:
"Era Vanguard confirms: We are the mystery buyer of Tesla. We hold 9.88%, second Major Shareholder."
On Twitter, that message was forwarded tens of thousands of times.
Financial bloggers are going crazy--the previous speculation that "the mysterious buyer is Era Vanguard" has finally been confirmed.
"Era Vanguard confirmed! 9.88%! They are not running, they are buying!"
"From 5.36% to 9.88%, I bought 4.5 percentage points in three weeks. This Add Position strength is not generally optimistic."
"Between 250 and 280 US Dollar, they bought 7.6 million shares. The average cost was about 270.
The stock price is now 252, and they are losing money. But they don't care."
In the comment area, those who had previously ridiculed the "mysterious buyer catching a throwing knife" fell silent.
Those who had been convinced that it was Era Vanguard started to party.
"I already said it was Era Vanguard! They made 8 billion on Bitcoin, and now they are opening a position on Tesla. Follow them, you won't go wrong."
"The second Major Shareholder, 9.88%, does not pursue Control. What does this mean? It means that 10% of the chips are locked.
There are 10% less Circulating Supplys on the market. Short Sellerss, can you still smash them?"
Some people also analyzed calmly:
"9.88%, only 0.12% away from 10%. They deliberately stayed below 10% to avoid submitting 13D.
They don't want to disclose the source of the funds, they don't want to explain the purpose of the investment. It's a compliant operation, but it's also smart."
Zhao Chen was sitting in front of the hotel window, looking at these messages on his phone.
He didn't forward it or comment, he just watched it quietly.
The sun shines in from the window, casting a golden strip of light on the table.
Zhang Qingxue opened the door and came in, holding coffee in his hand. "Xiao Chen, have you watched the news?"
Zhao Chen nodded. "I saw it."
Zhang Qingxue sat down opposite him and handed him the coffee.
"Market Reaction is stronger than expected. Bloomberg, CNBC, the Wall Street Journal, all on the headlines. Short Sellers, it is said that some people have begun to close positions."
Zhao Chen took the coffee and took a sip.
"This is just the beginning. When the market opens on Monday, more people will close their positions.
Not because of my report, but because they finally confirmed one thing--
Someone really bought 4% of the shares in 250 US Dollar and has no intention of selling.
This signal is more convincing than any analysis report."
Su Wantang also came over from the next room, holding a mobile phone in his hand and a tweet on the screen.
"Xiao Chen, Elon Musk sent Twitter."
Zhao Chen took the phone.
Elon Musk wrote on Twitter:
"Welcome @Era Vanguard. Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.
We are grateful that there are investors who believe in this mission."
Zhao Chen looked at this tweet and smiled.
He thought for a while and registered an official Twitter account "Era Vanguard" - which he had never used before.
He then retweeted Elon Musk, writing:
"We believe in Tesla. We believe in Elon. We hold it for the long term and do not sell one share."
After this tweet was posted, it was retweeted 3,000 times within ten minutes.
Su Wantang watched from the side and couldn't help but laugh. "Your account has received three thousand retweets just after you registered it."
Zhao Chen Put the phone on the coffee table.
"It seems that Elon Musk has the most influence! He forwarded it and the whole world saw it."