1979: Literary Master, Starting from the Return of Educated Youth

Chapter 90 Chen Yixue's First Initiative

In accordance with the requirements of superiors, this practical activity is only open to students from the classes of 77 and 78, and no new students are accepted.

This is mainly because older students have learned more knowledge in school and have a higher overall level.

It just so happens that this student named Xu Yuexin has outstanding abilities in all aspects.

"The Garland under the Mountain" and "The Shepherd" are two of the novels that are currently popular all over the country.

Including Zhou Lin himself, everyone is a reader of these two novels.

Not to mention, he also won the People's Literature Award.

It's really hard to choose.

On the one hand, there are rigid requirements, and on the other hand, there are outstanding candidates...

Zhou Lin thought about it for a long time, but the pen was still hanging in the air and couldn't fall down.

In the end, he couldn't help but think about the significance of the activity regulations for students from the classes of 77 and 78.

There is no doubt that this is to ensure the level of participating students.

So when the level of a student from the Class of 79 is as good as, or even better than, many students from the Classes of 77 and 78, should we focus on substance or form?
Without a doubt, substance should take priority.

Otherwise, it will become formalism!
Thinking of this, Zhou Lin put down his pen, wrote the word "agree" in the school's opinion column on Xu Yuexin's application form, and signed his name.

……

A few days later, the list of participants in the Socialist Practice Activities was announced.

Almost all of Yanda's talented students gathered in front of the bulletin board, craning their necks to see clearly whether they were selected.

Xu Yuexin and his roommates in Dormitory 506 were squeezed in the crowd and unable to move forward.

Everyone in the dormitory placed their hopes on Xu Yuexin and Liu Zhenyun because they were tall.

"Lao Liu, did you see my name?"

Chen Jiangong asked Liu Zhenyun who was standing on tiptoe to look around.

"No, ask Lao Xu, he's taller."

"I didn't see it either. There was a person standing in front of the bulletin board, and his head blocked the list."

Xu Yuexin and Liu Zhenyun shook their heads one after another.

Chen Jiangong got anxious when he heard this, and he stood on tiptoe and shouted to the front: "Classmates, please make way, don't block the people behind us."

The people in front heard the sound and quickly made way. Xu Yuexin and Liu Zhenyun were finally able to use their height advantage to see the list in front of them clearly.

"Lao Xu is on the list, Lao Chen is also on it, but we are not."

Liu Zhenyun turned around and said to his roommates.

"Old Xu got in? That's awesome."

Liang Zuo adjusted his glasses in surprise, "Didn't they say they only wanted students from the 77 and 78 classes?"

"I guess he was exceptionally good and was selected as an exception."

Liu Zhenyun guessed.

Xu Yuexin was particularly happy at this time.

Not only did he see his own name on the list, he also saw Chen Qiaoqiao.

Of course, in order to take care of the feelings of his other two roommates, he remained relatively restrained.

"It was pure luck."

Xu Yuexin said modestly, "If I had to do it again, maybe I wouldn't be the one chosen."

Chen Jiangong understood what he meant, and he didn't want to make his other two roommates feel disappointed.

"I'll treat everyone to a bowl of dried shrimp soup. As the seasons change, let's replenish our body together."

Chen Jiangong suggested.

He is older than the others and has experience in literary publication. He was the big brother in the dormitory before Xu Yuexin came.

"Okay, let's eat Lao Chen's today."

Liu Zhenyun cheered and responded, "There's no limit on the number of bowls, right?"

"Look how beautiful you are."

Xu Yuexin smiled and patted Liu Zhenyun on the shoulder, "How much more do you want to drink?"

"As long as Lao Chen is willing, there is no limit to my efforts."

Liu Zhenyun boasted.

"Okay, drink as much as you want today. I want to see how much you can drink."

Chen Jiangong expressed his opinion immediately.

University cafeterias these days are generally conscientious. Take Yan University as an example. The bowls used to serve dried shrimp soup in the cafeteria are from overseas.

In addition to dried shrimps, there are also seaweed, shrimps, fried tofu and other side dishes.

Like Chen Jiangong and Xu Yuexin, they didn't believe that Liu Zhenyun could drink more than one bowl.

After arriving at the cafeteria, the group ordered rice and soup, and Chen Jiangong paid for the soup for everyone.

After sitting down, Xu Yuexin put a spoonful of delicious dried shrimp soup into his mouth and watched Liu Zhenyun's performance.

"Hululu..."

Liu Zhenyun picked up the bowl and drank it with his head tilted back. Soon the bowl of soup was empty, revealing the dried shrimps, prawns and other side dishes underneath.

The side dishes together filled up a small half bowl. Liu Zhenyun kept picking up the food with his chopsticks, and soon he had finished all the food.

Xu Yuexin and others had not even eaten half of their meal.

"Awesome, you are awesome."

Chen Jiangong gave a thumbs up and said, "Sit down, I'll buy you another bowl."

"Old Liu, you really can eat."

Liang Zuodu, who is usually taciturn, sighed.

"It's a blessing to be able to eat."

Xu Yuexin said, "He was able to get the top score in the liberal arts exam in Henan Province, perhaps because his brain was fully replenished."

A group of roommates were chatting about everything, when Chen Jiangong brought the second bowl of dried shrimp soup back to the table.

This time, Liu Zhenyun was still eliminated quickly.

Next, the third bowl...

"I saw it."

When Liu Zhenyun finished his third bowl of dried shrimp soup, Chen Jiangong gave him a thumbs up and said, "Two bowls were enough for me."

"That's enough, eh? Don't make your stomach upset."

Xu Yuexin said.

"Well, if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have given Lao Liu any more." Chen Jiangong sighed, "Lao Liu, I finally understand how you grew so tall."

Liu Zhenyun chuckled: "Based on the height ratio, Lao Xu can drink at least five bowls."

"No, I have a big appetite, but I can't drink so much water."

Xu Yuexin waved his hands and said, "This not only tests the stomach, but also the bladder."

"You need a strong stomach and a strong bladder."

"Hahaha……"

Chen Jiangong, Liu Zhenyun, Liang Zuo and others burst into laughter, attracting the attention of many students nearby.

After dinner, Xu Yuexin said goodbye to his roommates and went to class with an empty stomach.

This is the case with my roommates. I take most of the classes alone.

The afternoon class is Chinese literary history, and the instructor is Professor Yuan Xingpei.

Professor Yuan was the editor-in-chief of high school Chinese textbooks in later generations, and Xu Yuexin had seen his name on the covers of textbooks again and again.

Now that he could see the real person, Xu Yuexin had a wonderful feeling and listened to the lecture very seriously.

After class, he did not return to the dormitory, but rode his motorcycle back home, turned on the TV and waited for the news broadcast.

On January 1978, 1, Beijing Television launched the News Broadcast program and was later renamed CCTV.

From that day on, this program became the mainstream channel for everyone to understand the country's major policies.

According to Xu Yuexin's memory, today will be the day when the country announces an increase in the gold purchase price, and this major event should be announced on TV.

Time passes by minute by minute in the midst of anticipation and anxiety.

After a while, a red picture appeared on the screen, followed by the four big words "News Broadcast".

"Dear viewers, today's news broadcast mainly includes..."

Unlike later generations, news anchors these days would not announce the time at the beginning of the program, but would go straight to the point.

Xu Yuexin waited patiently and watched carefully for nearly twenty minutes.

It was not until the domestic news segment was about to end that the anchor finally began to report the news he had been thinking about.

"In order to increase the enthusiasm of state-owned mines and the general public to engage in gold production, refining and waving, the People's Bank of China has decided to increase the purchase price of gold from 262.5 yuan per tael to 390.625 yuan per tael."

"Great!"

It was a very short text message, but it was enough to make Xu Yuexin cheer.

He had 11 large yellow croakers, weighing nearly 69 taels in total, and the purchase price was 290 yuan per tael.

According to the increased pricing, Xu Yuexin can earn 100 yuan per tael, and 69 taels is nearly 7000 yuan!
The total value of this gold will be nearly 27000 yuan!
I’m rich, really rich.

Now it's time to plan the next step, which is how to use the gold.

While Xu Yuexin was happy, he began to think calmly.

From around 260 yuan to 390 yuan, the People's Bank of China has increased the purchase price of gold by 50% this time!

And this is definitely not the last time.

After the reform and opening up, the People's Bank of China raised the gold purchase price several times in just a few years.

In 1980, the purchase price of gold was raised again from 390 yuan per tael to 500 yuan per tael.

In 1985, the People's Bank of China raised the gold purchase price twice within one year. At the beginning of the year, the gold price was raised to 700 yuan per tael, and on September 9, it was raised to 1 yuan per tael...

Looking at the numbers on paper alone, gold is a very good investment.

But is this really the case?

Xu Yuexin studied economics before traveling through time. In the economic history course, he learned that society was about to enter a rapid inflation channel starting from the end of 1979.

At the end of this year, the economic authorities decided to increase employee wages. The initial plan was to increase wages by 40% for some employees with outstanding performance. However, in the actual implementation process, it became a general increase, meaning that everyone got a share.

Accordingly, prices also rose.

Then, it enters a spiral cycle of rising wages-rising prices-rising wages.

From this perspective, the increase in gold prices after 1979 actually underperformed the social price level and wages.

Therefore, when Xu Yuexin first invested in gold this time, he decided to hold it only for a short period of time. After the most rapid round of adjustments, he would sell it immediately and never hold a position for a long time.

The question is how to sell the gold and where to spend the money after selling it.

Regarding the first question, Xu Yuexin's idea is to take small steps and sell gold in different places, that is, to go to the suburbs or even some cities in Hebei to sell gold. The quantity each time should be small and the frequency should be high, but not in the same gold shop.

As for the latter...

Xu Yuexin is thinking.

His main job is writing books, so it is impossible for him to spend a lot of energy on management, let alone doing business.

What he needs is an investment product like gold, which will automatically appreciate in value if left alone after purchase.

How about, silver?
An idea popped into Xu Yuexin's mind.

Starting in the second half of 1979, silver experienced one of the most astonishing bull markets in history.

In January 1980, due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the price of silver was pushed to US$1 an ounce, more than doubling in less than half a year.

If you want to reap this wave of dividends, the prerequisite is...

Seek opportunities to go to Hong Kong again!

After this plan, Xu Yuexin already had a plan in mind.

The most urgent task is to sell the gold in hand.

Of course, we can’t forget my sister-in-law, she also has three big yellow croakers in her hands.

……

The next morning, Xu Yuexin rode his Harley motorcycle and planned to go to Chen's house.

As a result, before the car left Keyuan Community, he met Chen Yixiu who came to him on her own initiative.

Chen Yixiu wore a long gray wool sweater today, her beautiful legs were wrapped in flesh-colored stockings, and she wore small boots, looking elegant and charming.

"I was looking for you."

Chen Yixue took the initiative to step forward and asked, "Did you see the news last night?"

"I saw it, go up and tell me."

Xu Yuexin whispered, turned the car around, drove into the basement and parked it, then returned home with Chen Yixiu.

As soon as she entered the house, Chen Yixiu took off her shoulder bag and opened it to reveal the big yellow croaker inside.

"Just like you said, the price has risen to 390 yuan per tael."

Chen Yixue took a deep breath and said in an incredulous tone, "Should we consider selling it?"

"Listen to me, isn't it right?"

Xu Yuexin deliberately looked into his sister-in-law's eyes and asked, "How are you going to reward me when you make money?"

(End of this chapter)