Huayu 2007, Cultivation Superstar

Chapter 83 The novel is selling like hotcakes, and it’s going to compete with Tiny Times

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Seeing that Li Xiaoqin’s face was flushed with shyness, Lu Feng thought she was so cute that he couldn’t help but lower his head and kiss her gently.

Li Xiaoqin became more and more shy, and kept snuggling into Lu Feng's arms, not daring to say a word.

Seeing this, Lu Feng hugged Li Xiaoqin and said to Reba on the other end of the phone, "Reba, you heard wrong, there is no one else in my family."

"Just now, I was watching the financial news. A female anchor on TV was saying that the US real estate market was going to collapse and the subprime mortgage crisis was about to break out."

"I'm considering adding 10x leverage to short the US real estate index!"

Lu Feng used his unique skill, the Great Shift of the Universe, to forcibly change the subject.

He knew that Reba had heard Li Xiaoqin's voice.

However, Li Xiaoqin was almost embarrassed at the moment. Lu Feng certainly wouldn't tell anyone about his and Li Xiaoqin's private affairs.

At this moment, he and Reba understood each other tacitly, pretending to be ignorant even though they knew the truth.

"Okay, then tell me in detail about the US real estate collapse and the subprime mortgage crisis... I want to know more."

Reba snorted lightly and deliberately made things difficult for Lu Feng.

She wanted to tell Lu Feng, "I already know. You just want to have sex with Li Xiaoqin, right? Why are you making up so many excuses?"
But no.

I totally disagree!
If you want to have sex, I should be the first one to come to you!

——I am thinking about you every day in a place where you can’t see me. Who are you hugging every day in a place where I can’t see you?
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"You want to learn about the subprime mortgage crisis? Sure, no problem. I can give you some basic information."

Because before his rebirth, Lu Feng happened to be in a high position, bought an apartment, and then watched the housing prices go down all the way. During that time, he was really upset.

To find comfort, he took the time to study Japan's real estate bubble in the 90s and the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States.

Although it is of little help to reality, it is mainly to find some psychological comfort from the people of these two countries.

——As long as I’m not the worst off, it’s fine.

After this study, he felt much better.

However, no one expected that he could travel back to 2007! Thus, those useless knowledge suddenly became the bible for making a fortune.

Traveling back to 2007, shorting the US real estate index, or directly shorting Lehman Brothers with 10x leverage, was the first pot of gold that Lu Feng prepared for himself to make a fortune.

But now is not a good time to take action.

Because, when Lehman Brothers released its annual report around February 2008, it rose against the trend, and then began to plunge from a high level, falling until it went bankrupt.

As long as he started to continuously add short positions and increase leverage when Lehman Brothers was rising against the trend, and waited for half a year, the moment the company went bankrupt, Lu Feng could at least get 5-10 times the profit!

"Reba, I suggest you open your computer and search for New Century Financial. It's the second-largest subprime mortgage lender in the United States. In April, the company filed for bankruptcy and laid off a large number of employees."

"Also, if you search again, you'll find that the Rhineland Fund, a subsidiary of the German Industrial Bank, specializes in investing in US subprime mortgages. It has already lost over 60%!"

"Besides that, your hometown has been experiencing a lot of chaos lately. This is actually due to the impending global financial crisis and the intensification of geopolitical conflicts."

These are the information Lu Feng has collected during this period.

These data also reflect from another perspective that in this world, the subprime mortgage crisis will also break out, and the time should be about the same.

His tiny butterfly wings cannot affect the financial crisis on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

"what?
"Are you telling me the truth?"

Reba was completely stunned.

She thought that Lu Feng had made up a random excuse to fool her, and he just refused to admit that Li Xiaoqin was by his side, and they were in love with each other, and he was ready to cheat on her at any time.

I never expected that Lu Feng was serious about it. He seemed to be really studying and caring about world economic issues.

"Of course I'm telling you the truth!"

"I know the stock market has been crazy recently, and Mr. Murati has bought a lot. My advice is to sell everything as soon as possible."

In October 2007, the Shanghai Composite Index rose to more than 10 points, which was a historic Mount Everest. If you didn't run away at this time, you would probably regret it for the rest of your life.

"Wait a moment, I'll let my dad talk to you."

Reba originally wanted to catch the adultery remotely, but she never expected that Lu Feng would make a sudden change and talk to her about the global financial crisis and the crazy stock market.

She is only 15 years old, how can she understand these things?

However, she knew that Lu Feng would not harm her. At this moment, Reba hurriedly found Teacher Murati and handed him the phone.

Lu Feng had a casual chat with Teacher Murati and finally convinced the other party to clear all his positions with one click early the next morning because the recent stock price increase was really too crazy.

It is a smart choice to quit while you are ahead and put the money in your pocket.

"Teacher Murati, come to my house for the New Year this year. The US subprime mortgage crisis is about to break out, and we have an opportunity to make a fortune. Let's discuss it and make a fortune!"

In fact, the subprime mortgage crisis has already broken out.

On Wall Street, many people in the financial circle had actually known for a long time that the trend of collapse was irreversible. They even came up with CDS (credit default swap) to hedge against the subprime mortgage crisis.

The only ones who are kept in the dark are ordinary people.

In this wave, Lu Feng only needs to choose to short-sell related industries to ensure profits.

"Lu Feng, I didn't expect you to understand the world economic landscape so well! You're really wasting your talent by going into the entertainment industry!"

"Have a good rest and see you during the New Year."

Teacher Murati always felt that Lu Feng’s thinking was very mature, not like an 18-year-old child. After chatting with Lu Feng about stocks and financial markets today, this feeling became even stronger.

So regretful!

If I had known earlier, I should have locked on this son-in-law during the summer vacation!

"Dad, what are you doing? Why did you hang up the phone on me? Why did you do that? You're really mad at me!"

Teacher Mulati secretly regretted his decision and ended the call with Lu Feng. Reba, who was standing next to him, widened her eyes and felt like she was about to explode.

"It's almost 12 o'clock, and Lu Feng has to go to the crew to film tomorrow. Even if you want to chat with him, don't chat so late and affect his work."

Teacher Mulati touched Reba’s little head and told her to go to bed too. Even if she wanted to talk on the phone for a long time, she had to check the time.

"Dad, I... forget it, I won't say anything."

Reba sighed and felt the fickleness of fate.

He never expected that at the last moment, he would be stabbed from behind by his own father.

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After hanging up the phone.

Lu Feng turned around and hugged Li Xiaoqin: "Xiaoqin, when I make enough money, I will buy a house across from the school next year. Then you can move in and we can live together."

Li Xiaoqin agreed without any hesitation and smiled: "Okay! Then I will cook for you every day."

Affected by the subprime mortgage crisis, domestic housing prices will also be hit hard.

Before the 4 trillion yuan plan was introduced to stimulate the economy, the average housing price in Shanghai was 2008 yuan per square meter in 8000. By 2010, the price had reached 1.7 yuan, almost doubling.

The U.S. subprime mortgage crisis dealt a heavy blow to investors around the world. At the same time, the successful hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games allowed the world to see China's development.

Therefore, the funds that were originally preparing to enter the US market turned around and directly increased their holdings in the domestic market.

In addition, there is the domestic 4 trillion stimulus.

Starting from the second half of 2008, China's economy will once again shift gears and take off.

As the economy grew rapidly, housing prices began to soar across the board in the next few years.

——Lu Feng still remembers it clearly. In 2010, Hangzhou’s housing prices became the highest in the country, with an average price of nearly 2 yuan, which left him dumbfounded and exclaimed that it was crazy.

However, as housing prices soared, national consumer spending also increased significantly, and the movie box office market continued to rise.

In 2007, the national movie box office was only 33 billion, but by 2019, this figure had reached 600 billion!
The golden age of entertainment stars has arrived as promised!

Now, what Lu Feng needs to do is to make as much money as possible and increase his popularity before February 2008.

Increase your chips to enter this great era!

At the same time, Lu Feng’s youth novel, "My Girlfriend of Ten Years Is Getting Married Tomorrow", is finally on the market!
The first print run was 20 copies, which sounds exaggerated... But in the end, all 20 copies were sold out within a week, and it had the potential to become the best-selling fiction book of the year!

Lu Feng was very happy to hear the news.

20 copies, 10% royalties, and each book priced at 16 yuan, means that he will receive nearly 30 yuan in royalties next month.

However, he soon realized a problem.

"Oh no! I'm going to be tied together with Tiny Times, becoming the twin peaks of our time!"

(End of this chapter)