Brilliant Years 1991

Chapter 43 Where there is wind there will be waves

When Cao Yukun returned to Shanghai again, it was already March 3th.

On Saturday at noon, there was only one and a half days left before the subscription of the first stock of the year, Shanghai Light Industry Machinery, ended - this time, Cao Yukun came back with a whole car of people.

Du Xuehong is an excellent driver, far better than himself, so he was responsible for driving.

When they were about to enter the city, Cao Yukun deliberately exchanged seats with Huang Jiaying. He sat in the co-pilot seat and gave directions to Du Xuehong. As for Huang Jiapeng, Li Xuegen and Hu Chengqun, they all sat in the back seat and chatted while riding in the car.

We went to school together last year and had everything to talk about back then. Now we haven't seen each other for almost half a year. Although there was a sense of alienation when we first met, after some chatting and chatting, we quickly regained that unique feeling of familiarity between each other.

So, along the way, I sat in the back row with Cao Yukun and the other four, and we had a very lively chat.

However, once the car entered the urban area of ​​Shanghai, Cao Yukun went to the passenger seat again, and everyone unconsciously quieted down. Not only did the three guys in the back seat look at the bustling urban area of ​​Shanghai with a distracted look and longing in their eyes, but even Huang Jiaying, who had been a little absent-minded along the way, now looked out the window with her chin in her hand, wondering if she was recalling the three years she had studied here.

When the car arrived at the door of the rented villa, Cao Yukun got out, took out the key and opened the door, then drove the car directly to the front of the building. At this time, Cao Yukun opened the trunk and lifted up the tattered bag that no one had noticed along the way, revealing a cardboard box and two suitcases underneath.

The cardboard box contained 30,000 subscription certificates, and the two suitcases contained a total of 1.4 million in cash.

"Come on, Lao Huang, move this!"

After handing the suitcase to Huang Jiapeng, Cao Yukun carried the suitcase himself, pointed to the three-story building in front of him, and said with a smile: "We will live here together for the next two months! Come with me!"

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In fact, Huang Jiaying never believed what Cao Yukun said.

Something about a stock subscription certificate that was bought for 30 yuan and now has risen to 1200 yuan, or something like Cao Yukun is going to do a lot of operations next and needs her to come over and work as an accountant for a few months.

I don't believe it at all.

In the past few months, she had been in contact with him more and more, and he was no longer just her "brother's good friend". She had come to know him better and better. She had to admit that Huang Jiaying's judgment of this brat had changed a lot - he was not reckless, and he was not stupid! Not only was he good at dealing with people, but he was also very smart in his words and deeds, and he felt completely different from the previous Cao Yukun.

In short, after spending a few days in the police station, he was a completely changed person.

However... the favorable impression was growing, but it was still not enough for Huang Jiaying to believe this rubbish story that this brat had taken the 900,000 yuan he had borrowed before and ran to Shanghai Beach in a daze, and then became rich and earned tens of millions - how was it possible?
It's not that easy to get rich!

However, in the end, out of curiosity, she asked for leave from the bank and came with Cao Yukun.

I want to see what he is doing and what kind of business he has that makes him brag so much - tens of millions! It has increased 40 times in two months!

So along the way, she, who usually speaks as fast as she counts on an abacus, actually said very little, completely different from the excited laughter and playfulness of the boys behind her - she was more like a calm bystander, waiting for the answer she expected to be officially revealed.

When she saw this small villa, a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes.

Unexpectedly, he even found a place to live in Shanghai.

She went to college in Shanghai for three years. Even if she didn't pay special attention, it was not difficult to know that old houses like this one, which looked like they were built before the liberation, have actually always been very expensive. The people who live here are either rich or noble!

However, this does not seem to be enough to explain anything.

Rent it! There must be such a house for rent!

Apart from anything else, that bastard had borrowed 900,000 yuan from me last time! He was not short of money!
"Come, have one portion each. Eat first, and I'll tell you how to work after you finish! Go out to work in the afternoon, and when you're done, I'll treat you to a Hong Kong meal in the evening!"

There is a fried pancake shop not far from the road leading to this villa area. On the way here, Cao Yukun asked them to stop by the roadside and bought a few fried pancakes. Although everyone had been in the car for the whole morning, to be honest, they were not too hungry. Each person had a fried pancake and a simple bite, and lunch was solved.

Then, in the living room on the first floor, Cao Yukun moved the cardboard box onto the coffee table and opened it.

"We'll go to a sales office and line up in a while. Uncle Du will hold the box. As for the rest of you, see? Each of you take a bundle. I've pasted notes on it. It's clear how many stocks are in that bundle. When the salesperson has counted them, watch them stamp them. Give the stocks you receive to Jiaying! Jiaying will keep the money. She'll be responsible for paying the money. After counting one bundle, move on to the next one!"

"As for the stocks we bought, Jiaying will be responsible for collecting them, counting them, and putting them back in this box!"

"There is a total of 28 yuan in the box, both whole and small. Today we need to exchange it for 4308 stocks!"

"Do you understand everything?"

"Okay! Let's go!"

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Today is the second to last day for the subscription of new shares of Shanghai Light Industry Machinery's listing. There are no queues of people in front of almost all the branches of the underwriter Shanghai Shenyin Securities.

Occasionally there are groups of three, five, ten or eight people, and they will wait in line for a while, but they will be finished quickly.

There are only 80 shares in total. In the past five days, most of the new shares have been issued.

According to his old habit, Xu Delu took advantage of some free time and went to the sales department he was most familiar with.

To get close to someone and build friendship.

You spend half a pack of cigarettes, chat with these salesmen for a while and then leave. Once you get to know them, you will always get some benefits in the future, such as new stock issuance, insider information, etc.

He is a foreigner who has been in the market for less than a year. Relying on such little tricks, he has been able to get a lot of timely gossip, which has helped him to become quite successful.

It was the same today. After taking a break after lunch, he first went to look at the big screen in the stock exchange, and then ran to the business department of Shenyin Securities. When people were free, he came up to them, handed them a cigarette, and chatted with them.

There is no real new news today, at best it is the same old story. It is said to be the third stock of this year, Shanghai No. 2 Textile Machinery will probably be drawn in the middle of this month and will be on sale at the end of this month or the beginning of next month.

But there is also something new. It is said that the higher-ups have held several meetings in a row recently to study documents. You know, since the old man’s southern tour speech was released, the whole world has been discussing this recently. But it is said that the higher-ups understand the old man’s spirit and the purpose of holding these meetings is probably to increase the number of new stocks listed this year.

This is obviously good news.

Although it is not exact news, it is normal for the market to make groundless accusations.

The market firmly believes that where there is wind there will be waves.

Feeling that he had gained a lot, Xu Delu simply stuffed the remaining half box of cigarettes into his old friend's hand. The two smiled knowingly and neither of them said anything. He just said hello and turned to leave.

As a result, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly found a large group of people pouring into the sales department, and the one leading them was none other than his new friend whom he had recently made great efforts to make friends with - Cao Yukun!

He was stunned for a moment, then he glanced at the people following him, who were either holding cardboard boxes or carrying suitcases - suddenly, he felt his scalp tingling!
I'm coming! finally come!

A Kun... No, President Kun is finally coming to subscribe to his stocks!

Look at him, how low-key he is. He has to wait until this time, when there are almost no people queuing in the sales department, before he comes. This is simply... low-key to the core!
(End of this chapter)