Faced with the torrent of outside discussion, Cheng Lang chose to forge ahead stubbornly this time. Fortunately, there was little opposition within the brand itself. The other founder, Shen Huaiyu, supported him without hesitation. Although the company's other senior executives did not quite understand Cheng Lang's thinking, they remembered his past achievements and said nothing more. They simply cooperated quietly with his plans.
As for Qin Mu, the domineering CEO with abundant capital, he showed his support for Cheng Lang through concrete action—he lent Cheng Lang his most trusted underwriting agents, sponsorship team, and financial PR team, ensuring that Cheng Lang could complete the IPO process as quickly as possible.
This team normally handled investment and issuance projects worth tens of billions of U.S. dollars. Helping a fast-moving consumer goods brand that had only been established for a little over a year complete a Hong Kong stock IPO was practically effortless for them.
Time flew to the end of the year. As families everywhere began preparing New Year's goods, news of Forest Style's official listing on the Hong Kong stock market swiftly spread across the internet.
Forest Style Milk Tea had issued at HK$1.88 per share, yet its closing price on the day of listing surged to HK$6.88 per share. Over the following days, it continued climbing, at one point breaking ten dollars and reaching a peak of HK$10.69 per share. The entire industry was shocked. Major financial news outlets and media rushed to report on it, marveling at Forest Style Milk Tea's powerful rise.
For publicity and celebration, Cheng Lang had even spent a fortune buying a trending-topic spot, keeping it on the front page headlines for an entire day.
But the happiest people were Forest Style Milk Tea's other shareholders and the senior managers who had received share