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Chapter 1069 Gloating over misfortune
The stock market is a magical thing that fascinates and drives people crazy. It can not only make a person rich overnight, but also make another person fall into debt.

In October 1987, the U.S. stock market collapsed first in a very short period of time, and then quickly spread to the whole world, leaving no chance for people to react or catch their breath. Naturally, the Hong Kong stock market was once again hit by the stock market crash.

However, Suning's traders were mechanically operating the new instructions, bringing huge profits to Suning's account every minute and every second. After all, this time Suning was crazy enough to directly add a leverage of one to ten.

During this period, Betty often stuck to Suning, making it seem as if Suning would suddenly leave her at any time. Suning guessed that Betty might feel insecure because she saw how powerful Suning was with her own eyes.

So now Betty no longer wants to stay in Hong Kong as a canary, and when she stays with Suning, she tries her best to please him. Even when she speaks, she speaks softly and never makes a noise, which is very different from the women in Shanghai who like to chatter loudly.

Women are sometimes so strange and unpredictable. Maybe they don't know how to cherish their first love and marriage, but they will silently endure the next one even if it means they are tortured. Betty now has such a wonderful mentality.

Watching Suning issuing new instructions to the traders, Betty gently held up a bowl of soup and said, "Brother, I made some soup for you, come and have some."

Su Ning took the soup from Betty, but at the same time, he shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Betty, you don't have to bring me soup every day. I'm almost getting fat from you."

At this moment, Betty lowered her head somewhat in shame. "In the ten years I've been in Hong Kong, I've only learned how to make soup. Maybe that's all I'm good for."

"Betty, we're now entering the final stages of the work, and I'll be returning to Shanghai soon."

"Brother, after thinking about it, I decided to go back to Shanghai with you."

"No need! I promise to fly to Hong Kong to see you often."

"Brother, please don't leave me here alone. I don't want to wait for you like a canary every day."

"So you don't want the position of deputy general manager of the real estate company anymore?"

"As long as I can be by your side and serve you, it doesn't matter whether I become the deputy general manager or not."

"If that's the case! I'm planning to open a high-end restaurant on Huanghe Road. This will provide a suitable venue for our mainland partners. How about you take charge of managing this high-end restaurant?"

"Hehe, so you're planning to let me be the boss lady?"

"That's right! I noticed that every restaurant in Shanghai has a lady boss, so I think you're more suitable for this job."

“What is the restaurant like?”

"The plan is to adopt a membership system, which will not be as complicated as ordinary restaurants. In the future, the restaurant can also serve as an information collection center."

"Okay! I'll be the restaurant owner."

"Okay! I'll take you back to Shanghai after I'm done with these few days."

Betty's choice was something Suning had not expected. After all, in Suning's opinion, she was very stubborn. Betty in the original drama of "Fanhua" also died in Hong Kong in the end.

Since Betty had decided to follow him back to Shanghai, there was no need for Suning to refuse, and he accepted his wish to have the beauty accompany him.

……

A stock market crash is naturally something that no one wants to see, but it happens to investors every once in a while, and losing everything may be the best outcome.

This time, Suning made a huge profit in this stock market crash by relying on its God's perspective prediction and its highly sophisticated programmed stock market trading team.

Suning looked at the team leader's AI robot and asked, "Dak, how long do we have left to finish this?"

The AI robot known as Dak gave a detailed report, saying, "We have at most three days left! Aside from the 18 million we need to give to Xinyi Pharmaceuticals, all remaining assets have been converted into blue-chip stocks on the Hong Kong stock market, concentrated in Wharf Holdings, Cheung Kong Holdings, and Hutchison Whampoa."

"Excellent! We've successfully completed our goal this time. We can finally give Xinyi Pharmaceutical an explanation. Also, don't stop buying these blue-chip stocks."

These blue-chip stocks are naturally intended to be held for a long time and will soon bring huge profits to Suning, providing it with the capital to cause trouble in Shanghai in the future.

Of course, Suning's space world has all the funds and technologies, but sometimes we still have to consider the source of funds. At the same time, it feels meaningless to always rely on the space world.

Therefore, Suning needs to find a stable source of wealth, and several blue-chip stocks in the real estate industry in Hong Kong are Suning’s first choice.

……

The stock market crash had already spread to Shanghai at this time. Although it did not have much impact on the mainland stock market, it also caused many foreign orders to be cancelled.

Naturally, the foreign trade industry entered a cold winter season. Of course, this was also the main reason for the compression of infrastructure in 1988. Therefore, Shanghai was full of gloomy conditions at that time.

At the Sinopharm Group, the three giants gathered together again, and the factory director's office was already filled with smoke. The three of them felt guilty and thought that Suning had lost all its money.

Chief Engineer Liu was the first to express his frustration, feeling that taking such a risk for the sake of a small profit wasn't worth it. "Director He, were we wrong this time? The stock market is simply not something we can touch in the industrial world."

At this time, Director He retorted disapprovingly, "Humph! Isn't it said that the stock market serves industry? Otherwise, where would we get the funds for rapid development?"

"We lost 10 million this time. The three of us are definitely in dire straits."

Secretary Ge, standing by, was also a little fed up with Chief Engineer Liu's pessimism. He helplessly tried to persuade him, "Old Liu, don't be so pessimistic. Didn't Suning foresee the stock market instability a long time ago? Perhaps he had already withdrawn safely."

"The possibility is extremely small. After all, the US stock market crashed first this time, and Suning in Hong Kong may have been completely unaware of it."

Secretary Ge no longer paid any attention to the pessimistic Chief Engineer Liu. Instead, he turned to look at Director He, who was smoking a cigarette. "Old He, when did Suning cut off contact with us?"

"October 2nd! That's the day when the U.S. stock market crashed." Factory Director He responded to Secretary Ge in a muffled voice. He felt like he was getting annoyed to death by Chief Engineer Liu.

"Hey! It's too late to say anything now. If the superiors blame me, I will bear the full responsibility."

"Secretary Ge, we are the top two leaders of Xinyi Pharmaceutical Factory. Now that something so serious has happened, no one can escape."

Then, Chief Engineer Liu suddenly had a suggestion. "Director He, Secretary Ge, doesn't Suning have a lot of real estate in mainland China? Like the Delin Apartments and the newly renovated store on Nanjing Road. I've also heard there are similar stores in other major cities. All told, they should be worth at least seven or eight million."

"This……"

"Director He, Secretary Ge, stop hesitating. The sooner you act, the less guilt you'll have."

"..."

With a "thump", the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside. The three giants naturally started and looked at the person who came in, and found that it was Director Jin of the Finance Department of Xinyi Pharmaceutical Factory.

"Cough, cough, cough..." The newcomer was naturally coughing non-stop due to the secondhand smoke. However, the three giants' expressions changed and they complained, "Director Jin, what's the rush?"

Director Jin struggled to suppress a cough and explained, "No...something bad has happened! The bank just called me and told me there's an extra 18 million in our Xinyi Pharmaceuticals account."

At this moment, the three giants of Xinyi Pharmaceutical all stood up in surprise and asked, "What? Director Jin, are you sure?"

"I'm sure! There's no way the bank could be wrong about this."

Director He immediately guessed everything. "Haha, great! Our hero must have returned with a great return."

Secretary Ge was also very surprised at this time, "Yes! Now we can have a good sleep."

However, Chief Engineer Liu was a square-headed fool, and he started questioning again at an inopportune moment. "That's not right! Director He, Secretary Ge, 40% of the profit is 8 million. So Suning's 60% is 12 million, right?"

Secretary Ge and Director He exchanged a helpless glance, then said to Chief Engineer Liu with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Huh? Old Liu, I think you're better suited to researching technology. It's not good to just think about the money in other people's pockets." "Hehe, I was just sighing casually. I feel like people like Suning are still making more money through speculation."

"Old Liu! You only saw the thief eating the meat, but you didn't see the thief being beaten. This stock market crash has a huge impact."

"That's right! We at Xinyi Pharmaceuticals had a close call this time. We will definitely not do anything so exciting next time."

Although Chief Engineer Liu spoke very bluntly, Director He and Secretary Ge also felt that Suning's commission was too high.

But they know that this is Suning's own skill and ability, and even if their Xinyi Pharmaceutical Factory is jealous, they feel powerless.

"Lao He, it looks like we need to prepare a table. No matter what, we must reward our hero well."

"That makes sense! I'll have my secretary, Xiao Zhao, go down and make the arrangements."

……

In addition to Xinyi Pharmaceutical, which has been paying attention to Suning's every move, the uncle in the British suite of the Peace Hotel is also equally concerned. Naturally, he also knows that Suning had gone to Hong Kong to trade stocks in August.

So recently I read in the newspaper that the stock market crash has affected the whole world, and I guessed that everyone will have a hard time in the future. Then the uncle began to feel a little sorry for that madman.

After all, he also understood the principle that when the nest is overturned, no eggs can remain intact. He did not think that Suning could escape from this stock market crash. Naturally, he did not expect that the end of this madman would be so soon.

Abao's voice suddenly came from the door of the suite, "Uncle, are you reading the newspaper?"

When the uncle looked up, he saw the slightly more composed A-Bao and asked, "Well, when did you come back from Anhui?"

"Just got back! I came to the Peace Hotel to report to you first."

"How do you feel about going to Anhui to collect treasury bonds this time?"

At this moment, A Bao naturally complained with a depressed look on his face, "It's so hard! Every day I feel like a scalper like Stamp Li."

However, the uncle shook his head disapprovingly, "Humph! Only those who endure the most hardships can become the best. Making money in business is not that easy."

"But I think that Suning is quite easy!"

"Him? You forgot what I told you before. The time it takes to climb a building is different from the time it takes to jump off a building."

A Bao immediately understood something from his uncle's words, "What's going on? Uncle, did something happen to Suning?"

"That's right! The recent global stock market crash has had widespread consequences. Suning went to Hong Kong to trade stocks again in August. I think he's in big trouble this time."

"Serves him right! Let's see if he continues to act tough in front of us. Every time I think of how he acted back then, I want to beat him up."

"Haha, as long as you learn how to do business well, you definitely have a chance of defeating him. This time he went to Hong Kong and took 10 million yuan of funds from Xinyi Pharmaceutical. If he really loses, Xinyi Pharmaceutical will definitely make him stand at attention."

"What? Suning is so bold? They dare to borrow money from a giant like Xinyi Pharmaceutical?"

"It's not a loan! Xinyi Pharmaceuticals gave him the funds from their account to operate, and then Suning can extract a certain percentage of the profits. In this way, Suning thought it could establish a relationship with Xinyi Pharmaceuticals."

"Naive! Childish! Rubbish."

"Haha, that's enough! Actually, seeing Suning fall so quickly, I feel pretty good about it."

"Uncle, this is outrageous to both humans and gods."

Both Uncle and Abao were deeply impressed by Suning. After all, the cooperation between the two parties was completely forced upon them. If they had a choice, they would never cooperate with someone like Suning.

Now seeing that Suning has only had a short-lived success, Uncle and Abao naturally couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude, just like drinking a sip of ice cola on a hot summer day.

"Boss Bao, there's been talk recently about setting up a stock exchange. The stock market will definitely become more and more formal in the future."

"Great! Uncle, I always remember you telling me that the only way to get rich quickly is through land and stocks. I will definitely make a big splash in the stock market."

"You can play with stocks! But you also need to control your desires and greed. Suning's fate is a warning to you."

"Uncle, don't worry! I won't be as unlucky as Suning."

……

At this time, the loser that Uncle and Abao were talking about actually came back by plane and was enjoying the warm welcome from Syngenta Pharmaceuticals with Betty. He was not as decadent and downtrodden as they had imagined.

Director He took the lead and walked forward to give Suning a big hug. "Haha, our hero has returned triumphantly!"

At this moment, Suning also looked at the two men with a smile on his face and explained, "Director He, Secretary Ge, thank you for fulfilling your mission! This time, the Hong Kong stock market has been a resounding success."

"Eighteen million arrived the day before yesterday. This year, our Xinyi Pharmaceutical Factory is much more relaxed."

"That's good! I was just worried that you might have heard about the stock market crash, so I transferred your money back in advance."

Then Director He looked at Betty beside Su Ning and asked, "Boss Su, who is this beautiful woman next to you?"

"My girlfriend Betty."

"Director He, Secretary Ge, nice to meet you!"

"You're welcome, Miss Betty! Let's get in the car!"

After everyone got into a Toyota Coaster, Director He looked at Su Ning meaningfully and asked, "Boss Su, you made a lot of money this time, didn't you?"

"I made some money! But I didn't bring any of it home. I invested it all in Hong Kong blue-chip stocks."

"Blue chip stocks?"

"Right! Simply put, blue-chip stocks are stocks of listed companies that can still generate profits or maintain healthy development even during a stock market crash or a bad environment."

As expected, Director He and Secretary Ge exchanged a look of surprise, then excitedly looked at Su Ning and asked, "I see! How about we invest this money in the stock market to buy blue-chip stocks?"

"Isn't the Lunar New Year coming up soon? I know that the end of the year is when you in the real economy need money, so we should wait and see how the stock market performs before we make any decisions."

"That's right! It seems that President Su is very thoughtful."

"In addition, this stock market crash has a very wide impact. Many overseas orders will definitely be cancelled on a large scale. Everyone needs to be mentally prepared for hard times."

"Boss Su, is the information reliable?"

"Director He, Secretary Ge, stock speculation is commonplace abroad, whether for individuals or companies. The scope of the impact is beyond our imagination. I even suspect that our infrastructure construction next year may be affected and curtailed."

"Boss Su, this news is too terrible. We must also make certain preparations."

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(End of this chapter)