Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 5 Black Monday ()

Walking down the hall from the VIP room on the second floor, I saw that the scene was different from the day before yesterday. All the stockholders looked as if this couldn't be real. They stared at the big screen in the hall in a daze, muttering, "I must be dreaming, I must be dreaming."

A few stockholders who had accepted reality did not care whether the floor of the hall was dirty or not. They sat on the floor and stared at the numbers on the screen absentmindedly. Tears flowed from their eyes unconsciously, and their lips moved as if to say, "It's over, it's over."

The trading registration desk in the hall was crowded, and people outside kept pushing inside. However, it was already closing time, and the registration desk was empty. However, people still kept pushing inside. The reason was simple: to get a good position, hoping to sell out when the market opened in the afternoon. But was it possible to sell out?

Seeing this, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but sympathize. Some of these retail investors had invested their life savings in the stock market. Once the stock market fell, their life's hard work was lost in the bottomless pit of the stock market.

"Alas! Wishes are always beautiful, but reality is always cruel." Lu Shaohua could only shake his head. "Let's go, let's find a place to eat."

Walking out of the securities exchange door, there were several police cars and hospital ambulances on the road. On the roof of a tall building opposite the securities exchange, a successful man in a suit and tie was standing by the wall with empty eyes, preparing to jump down.

Lu Shaohua doesn’t know how many people committed suicide due to the stock market crash after the end of this time, but he believes that this is the case all over the world right now, especially in some areas with larger declines, which will be even more chaotic.

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The three of them sat down by the window in a high-end restaurant not far from the securities exchange. After sitting down, Lu Shaohua kept looking at the crowd outside the glass window. Suddenly, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him, as if he was being stared at by a poisonous snake. He turned around and saw that it was Chen Guobang. "Haha, brother, don't look at me like that. It makes me feel creepy."

"Why don't you tell the truth? I'm wondering why you suddenly want to travel to Japan." Chen Guobang is not a fool. He knows Liu Mingzhang very well about the stock market, so he knows at once that he is not just a translator. In addition, he read financial books for half a year in Shenzhen, so he knows that his purpose for coming to Japan this time is not pure.

Lu Shaohua knew that he couldn't hide it from Chen Guobang, and he didn't want to hide it any longer. "Haha, brother, I did come to Japan for the stock market, and traveling was just a side job."

"Huh, I've guessed this a long time ago, but what about the one million dollars? I know your father gave you the three million to buy a house and only has over two million left." Chen Guobang had been depressed since he first heard Liu Mingzhang talk about the one million dollars. If it was only six or seven hundred thousand, that would be understandable, but to suddenly mention one million was a bit unreasonable.

"Haha, what about the one million? You must have heard it wrong." Lu Shaohua wanted to laugh it off, because the money was raised by using a mortgage loan of HK$100 million for the room.

"Speak, don't fool me." Chen Guobang had been with Lu Shaohua for such a long time, so he knew that Lu Shaohua was trying to laugh it off, so he pretended to be serious and said with a cold face.

Lu Shaohua also knew that he could not hide it anymore, and he stared at Liu Mingzhang fiercely, as if to say that he was a chatterbox. When Liu Mingzhang saw Lu Shaohua's look, he quickly lowered his head to look at the menu and pretended to order food.

"Tell me, if you don't tell me, I'll tell your father and see how he'll deal with you." Chen Guobang knew that Lu Shaohua wouldn't tell anyone unless he urged her again, so he brought Lu Jiayao out as well.

"Okay, okay, I said it's not enough." Lu Shaohua said, picking up a cup of tea and taking a sip to moisten his throat. "The one million US dollars was put together by mortgaging the villa for one million Hong Kong dollars."

"Hey!" Chen Guobang sighed, and then said in a tough tone: "I didn't expect that you are so brave despite your small stature. Sell it quickly when the market opens in the afternoon, and then follow me back to Hong Kong."

"No, no, no, brother. You saw it this morning. The stock market is falling. The more it falls, the more I will earn. This is just the beginning. The best is yet to come!" Lu Shaohua said no three times in a row. He did not expect Chen Guobang to have such a big reaction. He could only beg with a bitter face.

"Hmph, the best is yet to come, the best is yet to come. You are a financial expert, right? You are just a half-baked financial expert who has taught yourself for six months. The stock market is unpredictable and you can't predict it for sure." Chen Guobang was furious, but in the end his tone turned into nagging advice.

When Liu Mingzhang, who was sitting next to him, heard Chen Guobang say that Lu Shaohua had only studied on his own for six months, he was completely shocked. He looked at Lu Shaohua with admiration as if he was seeing an idol. "Self-study... for six months?"

"Hey, you talkative person, stop interrupting me." Lu Shaohua was furious at the moment, biting whoever he saw, not caring about having to rely on Liu Mingzhang next. After he finished his rage, he said to Chen Guobang with a grin, "Brother, give me two more days, and I'll go back to Hong Kong with you after two days, how about that?"

Liu Mingzhang who was sitting next to him felt aggrieved. He knew that Lu Shaohua was furious at the moment. In addition, he learned that Lu Shaohua had only taught himself financial knowledge for six months. He was a genius. At this moment, he regarded Lu Shaohua as an idol. So when Lu Shaohua got angry at him, he did not take it to heart. He could only curse himself in his heart for asking at the wrong time.

"No, you must come back to Hong Kong with me tomorrow." Chen Guobang seemed determined to bring Lu Shaohua back to Hong Kong, and his tone was extremely tough.

"No, brother. Now is the critical period. Just give me two more days. Just two days." What else could Lu Shaohua do? He could only pretend to be wronged and beg.

Chen Guobang pondered for a long time, and neither agreed nor refused. He thought a lot, and combined with Lu Shaohua's various performances, it seemed that he had expected the Japanese stock market to fall. (Chen Guobang didn't know that stock markets around the world were plummeting at this time.)

"Brother, please help me." When Lu Shaohua saw Chen Guobang in deep thought, he knew there was a chance, so he pretended to be pitiful and said.

Chen Guobang still didn't speak. After a long while, he took a deep breath, as if he had made a decision. "Two days, just two days?"

"Haha, two days, just two days." Lu Shaohua finally laughed, but secretly added in his heart: "Two days later, another two days."

In fact, Chen Guobang saw Liu Mingzhang's excited expression in the morning and knew that he had made a lot of money. People are always greedy, so who would complain about having too much money? Chen Guobang is an orphan. He has been with Lu Shaohua's family for so long that he has long regarded himself as a member of the family. So now that Lu Shaohua is making money in the stock market, he is also happy. This is also one aspect of his agreement. Another aspect is that he believes that Lu Shaohua never does anything without confidence. From the time he first met Lu Shaohua to now, he has never seen Lu Shaohua make a mistake.

"Well, I'll give you two days. You must come back to Hong Kong with me after two days."

"I got it. The food is here. Let's eat quickly. We have to go back to the securities exchange after eating." Lu Shaohua nodded.

"Well, eat quickly then."

"Ah."

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