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Chapter 908 This Gambler
In the stock market, let alone laymen like retail investors, even professionals in finance wouldn't dare say they're guaranteed to make money.

After all, the stock market is too unpredictable. Apart from those giants who have inside information, most other people are just relying on luck.

Those so-called experts on TV, looking at a chart and analyzing various data, how many of them actually manage to get out of the stock market unscathed?
There are even university finance professors who can lose all their savings in a single class and then cry in front of their students, not to mention those so-called laymen.

Most people make money this way by luck. People like Chuanmei studied computer science. If you say that doing self-media is related to their major, then stock trading is purely based on luck.

At noon, Lin Mo had just stir-fried some beef slices for himself, preparing to have it with rice for a meal, when there was a loud knocking on the living room door.

"coming!"

Lin Mo stood up. This time he didn't shout "Who is it?" He knew with his toes that it must be Miss Yuan and her group.

After all, I only have a few acquaintances here.

Zhao Yun is currently at work and has been extremely busy these past few days. She hasn't even finished investigating the cases from before the Lunar New Year, and now new cases have arisen. She's been so busy lately that she barely has time to breathe.

Besides Ms. Zhao, only Miss Yuan and her group were left. It couldn't be that his cousin suddenly came over, could it?
Sure enough, as soon as the door opened, Miss Yuan and her entourage stood in the doorway. The next second, Chuanmei was pushed in by Director Wang, her steps a little unsteady and somewhat disheveled.

"Chuanzi, accept your trial!" Director Wang shouted.

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
Five minutes later, Lin Mo poured tea for everyone and set out fruit on the coffee table. Seeing the worried look on Chuan Mei's face, Lin Mo couldn't help but ask, "Tell me, what happened?"

Chuanmei's expression clearly indicated that something had happened, but judging from everyone's reactions, he knew it shouldn't be anything serious. If it were a big deal, Director Wang would have panicked long ago.

"I lost some money investing in stocks!" The Sichuan girl sighed helplessly as she took a sip of tea.

Hearing this, Lin Mo was taken aback: "You've also learned how to trade stocks? How much did you lose?"

"In my forties, almost fifty," the Sichuan girl said.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo clicked his tongue, pointed at Chuan Mei, and after a while, said, "You... well, you've already lost it all, just consider it a lesson learned. Did you see some acquaintance making money in the stock market?"
I'm telling you, the stock market isn't that simple. What do you think?

In response, Miss Yuan rolled her eyes at him and spat, "You have the nerve to talk about others? Didn't you play it too? You just made a profit while Chuanmei lost. You don't think you're better than him, do you? You were just lucky!"

When Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan borrowed money from Miss Yuan, they didn't say what they would use it for at first. But after they made money, he did say it. Miss Yuan knew this, but Chuanmei and the others didn't.

Sure enough, everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

"Old Mo, you've also traded stocks?" Director Wang exclaimed, his eyes wide.

The Sichuan girl quickly asked, "Old Mo, how much did you earn?"

"I was lucky back then and made a little over two hundred. If it weren't for Sister Ruyan helping me open the restaurant, I would actually have some money on my own," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned. They thought Lin Mo started making money after opening the restaurant, but it turned out he had already established himself before that. "Alright, stop talking about me. Did you see someone making money in the stock market?" Lin Mo asked.

Upon hearing this, the Sichuan girl nodded: "Hey, you know that in our line of work, as long as you make a name for yourself, you've all made some money."

Furthermore, we have a private group of bloggers, which includes bloggers with at least a million followers, and even smaller groups with bloggers who have several million followers.

But in the group, everyone is just bragging and joking. I have a few friends who used to post pictures in the group a while ago, saying how much they made today and how much they made tomorrow. I was a little tempted. I didn't plan to play at first, but after a while, I thought I'd give it a try. I didn't expect to make money with the first stock I bought. It surged right from the start.

I took out 100,000 yuan at the time, and earned 3,000 yuan on the first day and 5,000 yuan on the second day.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo roughly understood what was going on.

When people have a little money, they suddenly see an easy way to make money and get tempted.

Especially for someone like Chuanmei, whose first stock purchase resulted in a huge profit. You know, when someone makes 8,000 yuan in just two days without any effort, things start to change.

Because he won't think it's luck; he'll think it will inevitably become the norm in his future life.

Moreover, this time they only took 100,000. If they had taken in 1 million, wouldn't they have earned 30,000 a day and 80,000 in two days? In other words, their assets would have increased by one-tenth in just two days. Not everyone can resist such a temptation.

He would earn more money every day after that than the day before; frankly, it was all about greed.

"Hey, I thought I was amazing back then, with an annualized return of 36,000%. I was the king of trading, a legend in the A-share market. Retail investors worshipped me, institutions targeted me, and the regulatory commission investigated me, but they couldn't find any fault with me. I was going to retire to the countryside with my huge fortune, leaving behind only eight words for this bloody secondary market—'Buffett is nothing special.'"

At this point, Chuanmei laughed at herself, then shook her head and continued, "Later, I gradually increased my bets, with both wins and losses, until recently, when the price continued to fall, my mindset underwent a slight change."

I've discovered that I'm not the type of aggressive investor who seeks high risk and high return. I'm more of a retail investor who wants high returns but doesn't want to lose any of my principal.

Hearing this, Lin Mo was so angry he laughed. Although he had never lost money, he was still a retail investor and he understood this mentality all too well.

If it weren't for the shopping page add-on, he would never have bothered with stock trading.

Retail investors are often highly ambitious but have a terrible mentality. After losing money, many don't think about cutting their losses, but instead think about going all in and adding to their bets.

"If Sister Yuan hadn't pulled me back and forced me to go to the studio to sell the stocks, I would have been thinking of making another big move."

But after selling the stocks, I became much more clear-headed. If it weren't for Sister Yuan's help, I probably wouldn't have had any money left in a few days. Sigh..." Chuanmei shook her head and sighed, not knowing whether she regretted it or was relieved.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo felt that Chuan Mei was putting on an act for him. The only difference between him and Chuan Mei was that he had profited, after all, he had been quite crazy about Chuan Mei back then.

"So, gambler, are you sober now?" Lin Mo asked with a smile.

Sichuan girl:.
(End of this chapter)