Starting with a fully invested A-share portfolio to become a capital...

Chapter 239 Chen Xiaoqun Earns 20 Billion in One Go, Then Goes to Become an Apprentice

[Prophet]: Damn it, the big players in Tiantan Biological are playing me for fools. Comrades, the situation has changed. It's not a price surge, it's a sell-off!

[Cola without ice]: A feint at 924, a rally at 930 to build momentum, then a sudden sell-off the moment the stock sentiment was high. It feels so familiar, such a ruthless tactic. Is this it?
[天下不识君]: There's no mistake, it's that beast Fuchun Road. No matter how many seats it changes, I can still recognize this beast by its methods. Damn it, I'll immediately call the China Securities Regulatory Commission and have this bastard thoroughly investigated!
[Fishing Guy]: The use of "it" in the details explains why Fuchun Road has been quiet for so long; it turns out it had already set a trap for us to fall into.

Amidst the chaos within the Temple of Heaven Biological Tickets, Zhang Yang, Liao Guopei, and Lin Guangchang had already left, concealing their "gold and money."

After playing his last chip, Liao Guopei eagerly looked at Zhang Yang and asked, "I've sent you the settlement statement, Joker. Let's see how much you made."

"They've cut too much. No wonder it's called the 'Evil Fuchun Road Plan,' they're practically killing retail investors," Lin Guangchang couldn't help but exclaim.

Nearly half of the retail investors who speculated on Tiantan Biological Products were also "remnants" who had lost money speculating on Shancheng Beer. Little did they know that a series of traps awaited them.

Zhang Yang will not be lenient in reaping profits from speculative retail investors, after all, who enters the stock market not to make money?

Moreover, hyping up trending concepts is inherently a high-risk, high-reward gamble; if you lose money, you can only accept the consequences.

Zhang Yang smiled faintly and retorted, "Entering the stock market is like stepping into a casino with one foot in the door. It's not that we're trying to ruin them, but that they're unwilling to let themselves off the hook."

From his first speech at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, he has consistently emphasized the importance of understanding the market and improving one's cognitive abilities.

The maximum amount of wealth a person can earn in their lifetime is directly determined by their level of understanding of the world.

why would you say so?

In 1985, Ma Yun, then a sophomore in college, was invited by his Australian friends, the Morley family, to visit Australia. This was his first time experiencing the outside world and broadening his horizons.

In 1995, he traveled to Seattle, USA to attend an international conference, where he first encountered the Internet.

If Ma Yun had not visited Australia or attended the international conference in Seattle, USA, his understanding would have been limited to the overall development of China. Like the frog in the well in the fable, he would have thought that the well opening was the whole sky, and his resources and wealth would have been limited to the world within the well.

Even if Zhang Yang doesn't set any traps to harvest the profits, the funds of retail investors like those in Tiantan Biological Products will still be taken away by other speculative funds in other stocks.

"Our series of traps is indeed ruthless, but as Joker said, it's because retail investors didn't let themselves off the hook. They rushed to buy in without even understanding the logic behind Tiantan Biological's limit-up. Isn't that just giving away money?"

Liao Guopei smiled faintly.

A closer examination of the reasons behind Tiantan Biological's rise reveals that it had already entered a high-risk zone starting from its third consecutive limit-up day.

One board, and the value returns.

The second board can also be considered a return to value.

The Third Board can also be a return to value.

The hype surrounding the concept of curative hepatitis B vaccines has indeed impacted the performance expectations of companies related to preventative hepatitis B vaccines, causing short-term fluctuations in the stock prices of listed companies such as Tiantan Biological and Hualan Biological.

However, after three consecutive limit-up days, the stock price of Tiantan Biological was already close to the high point in July. If it continued to rise to the limit-up, it would not be a return to value, but rather speculation by the major shareholders.

This is similar to laying a foundation that could support a three-story building, but the owner insists on building further up, which means there's a risk of it collapsing.

Because the foundation is not solid, Zhang Yang dares not be arrogant and must use the shortest time to dump a large amount of chips in his hands to retail investors.

"Haha, that makes sense." Lin Guangchang chuckled, secretly glad that he had chosen the right big brother. The days with Zhang Yang "carrying him along" were simply too good to be true.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhang Yang smiled calmly and did not respond. Instead, he silently calculated the profitability of Tiantan Biological.

300 million shares were sold in the opening auction, with a transaction price of 30.92 yuan, realizing 9276 million yuan. The remaining 1941 million shares of Tiantan Biological Products bring the available funds back to 14.6844 billion yuan.

After the market opened, the price continued to rise, costing a total of 3433 million yuan, and 100.38 million shares were purchased at an average price of 34.2 yuan. These shares can only be sold on the next trading day, but the total number of shares held has returned to 2041.38 million shares, and the available funds have decreased to 14.3411 billion yuan.

After the price was locked at 37.8 yuan again and a large number of buy orders were accumulated, 1941 million shares of Tiantan Biological were dumped at an average price of 35.1 yuan, realizing 6.812 million yuan.

"It's all calculated."

Zhang Yang shifted his gaze from the computer screen to Liao Guopei and Lin Guangchang, saying, "The 300 million shares traded in the call auction were matched at a price of 30.92 yuan, realizing 9276 million yuan. The 1941 million shares dumped were traded at an average price of 35.1 yuan, realizing 6.812 million yuan. Then, 100.38 million shares of Tiantan Biological were bought at an average price of 34.2 yuan."

After presenting the detailed data, he summarized: "Tiantan Biological has cashed out 7.7396 million yuan so far, and there are still 100.38 million shares that have not been cashed out. The available funds are 21.1531 billion yuan."

"Fuck me!"

"I rely on!"

Upon hearing that the available funds had reached 21.1531 billion Chinese Yuan, Liao Guopei and Lin Guangchang were visibly excited.

What does 21.1531 billion Chinese Yuan represent?
The 348.8 million yuan Ferrari California could buy 606 of them, and there are only about 500 of these Ferraris in the world.

"21 billion, and if we add the unrealized profits from Chaos Investment, wouldn't it be over 25 billion?"

"more than!"

As soon as Lin Guangchang finished speaking, Liao Guopei retorted, "Don't forget, we also mortgaged 8000 million yuan as a deposit. It should be at least 26 billion, or even 27 billion, right?"

"We've really struck it rich this time, haha!"

Lin Guangchang couldn't stop laughing.

Who would have thought that the three people who barely scraped together a little over 100 million yuan in June have now reaped a net profit of over 2 billion yuan?

Zhang Yang glanced at the stock chart of Chongqing Beer, which was still at its daily limit down of 36.13 yuan.

Based on the anchor price of 62.43 yuan, Chaos Investment would lose 26.3 yuan per share. With 3000 million shares, that would be a floating profit of 7.89 million yuan. Adding the 8000 million yuan of collateral, it means that Chaos Investment currently has 8.69 million yuan of floating profit and margin that have not yet been included in the 21.1531 billion yuan.

"27 billion is an understatement. Based on the current stock price of Shancheng Beer, the total is approximately 29.8431 billion Chinese yuan."

Zhang Yang corrected him.

"hiss--"

Liao Guopei gasped. He hadn't expected to make so much money in this round. He muttered, "Doesn't that mean that as long as we keep this price until the settlement date on the 28th, we've made almost 20 billion Chinese yuan in this round?"

"So...so dreamy."

Lin Guangchang had to admit that poverty really limited his imagination.

At the same time, he also intuitively felt the importance of initial capital accumulation.

同样的1%涨幅，100万和1万的浮盈完全不一样，100万的1%浮盈是1万元，而1万元的1%浮盈是100元，相差非常巨大。

Zhang Yang noticed the shock in their eyes and said with a faint smile, "That's how you accumulate wealth. Once you've saved up your first million, ten million, or even a hundred million, as long as the profit model is right, the speed at which you make money will only get faster and faster. Perhaps next spring, we'll have tens of billions of Chinese yuan in usable funds."

Why are the rich getting richer?
Why are ordinary people getting poorer?
It all boils down to four words: primitive accumulation.

The wealthy have already completed their initial capital accumulation; they only need to catch one trend to achieve rapid wealth growth.

Ordinary people are different. As the saying goes, even a skilled cook cannot cook without rice. Even if they see a promising opportunity, they may lose the chance to enter the market because they do not have enough capital.

The reason why the "Liu, Guan, and Zhang gang" made money faster was not because Zhang Yang, Liao Guopei, and Lin Guangchang had suddenly become enlightened, but because their capital had increased and their speed of making money had also accelerated.

"Ten billion!"

Lin Guangchang swallowed hard. He never imagined he would ever reach such a scale in his lifetime. He quickly asked, "So, Joker, do you have any ideas for the next target or sector concept?"

He added as soon as he finished speaking, "If not, I do have some unverified inside information."

Before Zhang Yang could speak, Liao Guopei eagerly asked, "What inside information?"

"Tell me."

Zhang Yang was somewhat curious.

"Do you know what an iPhone is?" Lin Guangchang asked the two of them.

Zhang Yang: "I know."

Liao Guopei: "iPhone? What's that?"

Seeing Liao Guopei's confusion, Zhang Yang explained, "It's a foreign mobile phone brand."

“That’s right.” Lin Guangchang nodded in confirmation, then continued, “A classmate of mine works at China Unicom, and he’s a senior executive, I suppose. At our weekend gathering, he told me that the iPhone has signed an exclusive agency agreement with Unicom and will be available for sale in China soon.”

"Is this phone popular?" Liao Guopei asked again, as he genuinely hadn't paid attention to the development of mobile phones.

The Nokia N900 he's using now was bought directly from a Nokia store after asking the salesperson how much the new models cost.

He might do some research before buying a watch that costs hundreds of thousands or millions of yuan, but when it comes to mobile phones that cost a few thousand or tens of thousands of yuan, he just buys the most expensive new model.

“It’s a huge hit overseas.” Lin Guangchang nodded quickly, and then continued, “After its global launch on June 19, the iPhone 3GS sold over 1 million units in its first week. It’s said that it will conservatively sell 20 million units by the end of the year. Now that it’s going to be introduced to the domestic market, and exclusively by China Unicom, the potential for stock price appreciation will be instantly unlocked.”

"What if domestic sales aren't good?" Zhang Yang suddenly asked.

"Sales are not good? That can't be right?" Lin Guangchang was stunned. He never thought that the iPhone 3GS would not sell well in the domestic market, especially since it was selling so well overseas.

"How much does the iPhone 3GS cost overseas?" Zhang Yang asked rhetorically.

Lin Guangchang: "In the US market, the 16GB version is $599 and the 32GB version is $699. In Europe, the 16GB version is €619 and the 32GB version is €719."

“Based on an exchange rate of 6.8, we can roughly estimate that it will cost 4000 yuan per unit.” Zhang Yang paused for a moment, then analyzed, “China Unicom must have paid a huge price to sign an exclusive agreement with Apple. On top of the 4000 yuan, it may need to add another one to two thousand yuan, and they may even need to introduce a contract bundle.”

"Assuming there's no contract involved, and the domestic price is 5000 yuan, a young person would need to work for three or four months to save up 5000 yuan. So what are the reasons for middle-aged people who can afford the price to upgrade their phones?"

Zhang Yang's question completely stumped Lin Guangchang.

The iPhone 3GS was indeed a hit overseas, and was very popular among young people.

However, the harsh reality is that young people in developed countries can buy an iPhone 3GS in just one month, while young people in China may need three or four months to buy one. Their income levels are not on the same level.

In addition, the iPhone 3GS in 2009 did not truly bring the internet to mobile devices, but rather optimized the performance of the previous generation iPhone.

"This... I really hadn't thought of that. I was thinking that if it's a hit in overseas markets, it will definitely be a hit in the domestic market as well."

Lin Guangchang frankly shared his thoughts.

“The national conditions are different, and we need to analyze it in conjunction with the domestic economy and average income. Although the iPhone 3GS is good, the software compatibility in China is too poor, so there is no reason to upgrade,” Zhang Yang said calmly.

The iPhone 4 was popular in the past because domestic software applications were already highly compatible. Not only could you chat on QQ, but you could also play various mobile online games. In addition, Weibo, Taobao, and Baidu Tieba all launched their own mobile versions.

The iPhone 3GS was a stepping stone into the domestic smartphone market, prompting major domestic internet companies to pay attention to mobile internet. However, it was also a bad move, as the exclusive agreement signed with China Unicom meant that sales were bundled with contract phones.

What is contract phone bundling?
In the simplest terms, you not only have to pay several thousand yuan for the phone, but also subscribe to a China Unicom number plan and commit to staying with the network for N months.

The most outrageous thing is that the iPhone 3GS does not support China Telecom's network, and China Mobile's network is only 2G, making it a dedicated phone for China Unicom.

Zhang Yang is a reborn individual. He knows why the iPhone 3GS failed in the domestic market, and he also knows that China Unicom's stock price should never be speculated on; it's a trap.

"After hearing what Joker said, it seems the iPhone 3GS might not sell well in China. So what should we hype up next?"

Liao Guopei glanced at Lin Guangchang, then looked at Zhang Yang.

On the other hand, Lin Guangchang silently noted down the points he had overlooked in his market analysis, learned from his mistakes, and worked hard to improve.

"The Internet of Things is a great concept to hype, and its forward-looking nature..."

Zhang Yang had only spoken half a sentence when his phone, which was placed on the table, suddenly rang.

(I believe in who I am, and I believe in tomorrow.)
(I believe youth has no horizon)
He looked at the still-ringing phone screen; the caller ID read "Chen Xiaoqun".

Zhang Yang picked up his phone, and Liao Guopei and Lin Guangchang, seeing this, stopped talking.

"Hello, Xiaoqun."

He pressed the answer button.

Upon hearing Zhang Yang's voice, Chen Xiaoqun quickly said, "Joker, I'm already at your company's front desk."

"You're at my company?" Zhang Yang paused for half a second, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "You set the return rate to 200%?"

“Yes.” Chen Xiaoqun grinned and boasted about his achievements: “I bought Haitong Foods, then Shancheng Beer, and then transferred my shares to Yangtze Power. Last Friday I had a 200% return. I wanted to give you a surprise.”

"This is indeed quite surprising..."

Zhang Yang was surprised to find that Chen Xiaoqun had also bought Shancheng Beer.

However, upon closer reflection, it might just be the talent of top-tier speculative investors who can instantly identify the leading stocks in the market's hyped concepts.

After a brief moment of reflection, Zhang Yang said, "Have the receptionist answer the phone."

"Okay, I'll give the phone to them." Chen Xiaoqun handed the phone to the receptionist, indicating, "Joker wants you to answer the phone."

Upon hearing the term "joker," the two receptionists instantly tensed up, knowing full well their boss's online nickname.

It's no exaggeration to say that Caiyan.com's current success is entirely due to the "joker" IP.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang... Mr. Zhang?"

A female receptionist with short, shoulder-length hair took the phone, and almost stammered.

"Take him to my office."

Zhang Yang's voice was very distinctive, and she instantly realized that Chen Xiaoqun was not lying; the person on the other end of the phone was indeed her boss.

Without hesitation, she immediately replied, "Okay, Mr. Zhang."

"Ah."

Zhang Yang responded.

When the phone was handed back to Chen Xiaoqun, Chen Xiaoqun said "hello" and Zhang Yang said, "Xiaoqun, I have something to do here. Why don't you come to my office and sit for a while?"

Chen Xiaoqun: "Okay, Joker, you go ahead and get busy." As soon as the call ended, Liao Guopei, who had overheard the conversation, eagerly looked at Zhang Yang and asked, "Is that the kid you mentioned, the one with such trading talent, here?"

"Is the 200% return achieved?"

Lin Guangchang echoed the inquiry.

“That’s right.” Zhang Yang nodded and said frankly, “He came to the company suddenly and missed the weekend, so I suspect he snuck in.”

As a junior high school student from Beijing, he should normally be in class right now, and it's impossible for him to be in Shanghai.

He suddenly came to Shanghai without telling Zhang Yang in advance, most likely because he was afraid Zhang Yang would contact his parents to persuade him to return.

Liao Guopei: "Then what should we do?"

Lin Guangchang: "Persuade him to return?"

"Let me think about it."

Zhang Yang's brain was working at lightning speed.

If Chen Xiaoqun really ran away, no matter how talented he is at trading, Zhang Yang wouldn't be able to keep him, since he's a minor and can't be held responsible for his actions.

Of course, if the parents agree, that's a different story.

……

And at the same time.

the other side.

Zexi Private Equity.

After witnessing Tiantan Biological's distribution methods, Xu Xiang immediately realized that this was a common trick used by "evil stock manipulator Fuchun Road".

Unlike other dealers who exit slowly, "Fuchun Road" focuses on completing the distribution in one go.

"Mr. J and Fuchun Road, they really do have a connection."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Sun Guodong couldn't help but ask, "What kind of relationship?"

"What happened between Mr. J and Fuchun Road?"

Ma Xinqi was puzzled.

Xu Haiou, who had just returned to Zexi Private Equity from Chongqing, looked at Xu Xiang with a puzzled expression and asked, "Why are you suddenly bringing up Fuchun Road? What is his connection with Mr. J?"

Xu Xiang looked away from the screen and said in an extremely solemn tone, "This matter involves a mysterious poker organization, so it's best if you don't know too much about it."

Although Xu Haiou, Sun Guodong, and Ma Xinqi were all his trusted brothers, the "mysterious poker organization" involved too many people, and Xu Xiang did not want to drag them into it. At the same time, he was also worried that too many people knowing about it would leak the news.

Mr. J's disruption has resulted in a conservative loss of 15 billion yuan for more than a dozen private and public funds. Chaos Investment has not yet completed the "betting settlement" and has also wasted a lot of time. Almost no one can swallow this bitter pill.

What should I do if I can't swallow this insult?
revenge!

But before seeking revenge, you must first find out the truth!

During this period, managers such as Ge Weidong, Wang Yawei, Chang Shishan, and Xu Xiang have been using their connections in the financial industry to investigate this "mysterious poker organization".

Upon hearing "mysterious poker organization," Xu Haiou immediately realized something and asked, "You mean Fuchun Road..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Xiang stood up and said, "I have something to do and need to go out for a while. Let's find out more about the other side first."

His last words made it clear that this matter was not over.

The concept of a curative hepatitis B vaccine, which had been painstakingly cultivated and promoted with hundreds of millions of yuan, had its fruits of victory snatched away by others. The institution had never suffered such a huge loss before. Even in the confrontation between Zhang Jianping and the institution at Huaguo Aluminum, the institution did not lose more than 15 billion yuan.

However, if the mysterious poker organization truly involves business tycoons like Ma Yun and Li Yanhong, as well as financial giants like Bao Xingwei, Cao Fengqi, and Li Yining, then they can only accept their misfortune. But if they don't…

After making his statement, Xu Xiang left Zexi Private Equity directly.

"Brother Xiang is really angry. Shancheng Beer suffered a huge loss in this round," Ma Xinqi said in a low voice after Xu Xiang left.

"A conservative estimate is a loss of 3 million. I just don't know what's really going on with Mr. J and Fuchun Road." After saying that, Sun Guodong looked at the other speculative investors and asked, "Isn't Fuchun Road Mr. Liu's front man? Could it be that Mr. Liu is involved too?"

"Participate in what?" Shu Yimin pressed.

Sun Guodong: "It was a setup."

Seeing the three chatting enthusiastically, Xu Haiou glanced around and lowered his voice, saying, "I don't know if Boss Liu was involved in setting up the scheme, but I heard that the institutions involved in boosting the price of Shancheng Beer and hyping up the concept of curative hepatitis B vaccines have all suffered losses of hundreds of millions of Chinese yuan."

"so much?"

Ma Xinqi was somewhat surprised.

“Mr. J didn’t just destroy Shancheng Beer, but the entire concept sector, involving more than a dozen stocks. Just think about how much money was involved,” Xu Haiou said in a deep voice.

Sun Guodong: "If I were an organization, and I lost this much money, even if Mr. J were a local deity, I would still drag him out of the ground!"

Shancheng Beer was the flagship brand, and when that flagship brand collapsed, the entire concept of curative hepatitis B vaccines crumbled, leaving almost no room for institutions to unload their shares; they were all firmly trapped at the top of the mountain.

In fact, the losses suffered by these institutions in this round far exceeded 15 billion yuan.

To save face, Ge Weidong deliberately underreported his losses by half.

The reason is that Guangfu Pharmaceutical and its partners had just taken control of the company and hadn't even had time to push the price up for several consecutive days when Shancheng Beer suddenly went bust, dragging down the entire concept of curative hepatitis B vaccines.

Shancheng Beer's 3000 million shares have resulted in a profit wipeout, Guangfu Pharmaceutical's investment of over 20 billion yuan has resulted in a loss of over 3 million yuan, and there's still the 3000 million shares "bet" with Mr. J that hasn't been settled yet. Ge Weidong is now in a situation where he has no way to express his bitterness.

In contrast, Wang Yawei of China Asset Management's suffering has a slightly fishy taste to it.

Before, when there was no pressure to meet performance targets, he didn't take Ou Guiyan seriously at all. But as his performance declined frequently, the company leaders gradually became dissatisfied. He finally understood what "Old Yanjing Douzhi" meant, and he even had to drink it by the side, saying that this was the most authentic way.

After drinking the soy milk, Wang Yawei suppressed his nausea and went to the door of Tao Yuang's office.

"咚咚-"

He knocked on the glass door frame.

Tao Yuang looked up and saw Wang Yawei. He smiled and greeted him, "Brother Yawei? Please have a seat."

"Are you free tonight?" Wang Yawei didn't mince words and went straight to the point.

"What's the matter?"

Tao Yuang was on high alert.

Wang Yawei glanced at the door, and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he lowered his voice and said, "Let's talk about you and Fuchun Road."

When the words "Fuchun Road" were uttered, Tao Yuang frowned slightly and immediately denied it, saying, "You can't just say things without evidence."

"It's not me who invited you, but rather private equity managers like Xu Xiang, Ge Weidong, and Chang Shishan. Whether you want to attend or not is up to you."

Wang Yawei took out a business card from his pocket, which had Ge Weidong's name and his contact number printed on it. In the blank space, there were also the four words "Peninsula Hotel" written in hand.

Looking at the business card on the table, Tao Yuang pondered for a moment before replying, "Let me think about it."

"Okay, no rush, I'll wait for your reply."

Wang Yawei did not linger. He believed that Tao Yuang would make the right choice. After all, they had worked together for so long, and he knew exactly what kind of person Tao Yuang was.

As Wang Yawei walked out of Tao Yuang's office, he glanced at He Jing's office next door and was amazed at how he had misjudged her. He hadn't expected that this woman would have a mysterious organization behind her.

……

11 points.

The A-share market closed in the morning session.

众所周知，A股有几个变盘节点，分别是上午10点、10点30分，下午1点和1点30分。

At 10:30 this morning, a turning point, the banking sector began to rally. A huge bullish candlestick from ICBC directly caused the Shanghai Composite Index to show a strong lower shadow, not only recovering from the slight drop at the opening but also pushing all the way up to break through the 3000-point resistance level.

Investors' panic was also alleviated during the rise.

[Silly Little Sugar]: Those who sold at a loss this morning must be dumbfounded now. Huijin has already said it will continue to increase its holdings in the four major banks, yet it's still selling shares. Do you guys even know anything about stock trading? Hahaha!

[Software Engineer Hardener]: Questioning Li Daxiao, understanding Li Daxiao, admiring Li Daxiao, this is indeed the bottom line of policy!
[I'm Not a Stock Market God]: We've finally broken through 3000 points. The next step is to look forward to 4000 points, and then to 5000 points.

[Kongshan Coffee Shop]: Am I the only one who thinks that Joker is the real god of the stock market? He can predict the market right every time.

The news that "Central Huijin reiterates that it will continue to increase its holdings in the four major state-owned banks in the next 12 months" and "CSRC Chief Executive Lin Shangfu announces that the ChiNext board will be officially launched on October 23, with the first batch of 28 companies expected to be listed by the end of the month" reveals the short-term volatility risk in the stock market, but also lets investors see the existence of a "policy bottom".

To put it simply, retail investors can see the short-term volatility risks through news, but at the same time they can also gamble on the extent of government intervention.

Unlike retail investors who bought blue-chip index stocks, Tiantan Biological was left with nothing but chaos after being exploited by the "Liu Guan Zhang gang." The stock price was firmly held at the daily limit down of 30.92 yuan, and the only emotions left for retail investors were panic and despair.

The culprit behind the plunge in Tiantan Biological Products' stock price was sitting in his office, chatting with Chen Xiaoqun.

"So, you not only accurately timed your exit at the top of Haitong Foods, but also sold all your shares of Shancheng Beer when it was at 55 yuan?"

"Hmm." Chen Xiaoqun nodded, slightly regretfully saying, "I just didn't expect it to rise to over 70 yuan. If I had fully capitalized on the rise, the return might have been 300%."

"A 211% return is quite good, and it only took a month and a half. It's higher than what my finance classmates in college achieved."

Zhang Yang was very satisfied with Chen Xiaoqun's talent. According to what the other party had just said, this 14-year-old boy had already grasped the core points of the "Emotional Dragon Head Strategy".

To be blunt, hard work is really nothing compared to talent.

Just like Cao Zhi and Li Bai in ancient times, a casual stroke of their brush could produce timeless poems that modern students must memorize in school. But throughout China's 5000-year history, we have never heard of anyone who wrote timeless poems through hard work.

Of course.

Effort is not useless.

A person can maintain a minimum standard of living through hard work and diligence.

Even if you can't get into Tsinghua or Peking University, going to a 211 or a first-tier university won't be too bad.

Hearing Zhang Yang praise him, Chen Xiaoqun scratched the back of his head, showed a happy expression, and said modestly, "There is a certain element of luck involved, and also, thanks to the great teaching of Joker, I have become much bolder and it is really not easy for me to be disturbed by the outside world."

"Oh? You actually watch horror movies to toughen yourself up?"

Watching horror movies is a way for fencers to build courage, but Zhang Yang thinks that Chen Xiaoqun, at 14 years old, probably wouldn't dare to watch them.

"Yes, I watched all the horror movies." Chen Xiaoqun nodded in response.

Seeing that the other party was serious, Zhang Yang thought to himself, "I really underestimated his determination."

"Can you take me as your apprentice now? Master Joker, I really want to become your disciple and learn stock trading from you." Chen Xiaoqun's tone was devout, as if he was about to kneel down and kowtow to become your apprentice at any moment.

"No."

Zhang Yang shook his head and refused.

"Why?" Chen Xiaoqun was puzzled. He had clearly achieved a 200% return, and he didn't understand why Zhang Yang would go back on his word.

"At 14, you should be in school and not be obsessed with stock trading. Besides, you came to see me alone, you must have been hiding it from your parents, right?"

"Um...this..."

Seeing that Zhang Yang had seen through her, Chen Xiaoqun began to stammer.

He did indeed sneak into Shanghai because the school was holding a sports meet for three days. He didn't sign up for any events, and he "bribed" the sports committee member to sign him in, which was equivalent to giving him three days off.

"You are still a minor. You must get your parents' consent for any decision you make. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhang Yang's tone became serious.

Although Chen Xiaoqun possesses exceptional trading talent and he is willing to nurture him, the other party is, after all, a 14-year-old child, and any decision he makes must be approved by his parents.

What if Zhang Yang makes a hasty decision and Chen Xiaoqun's parents come knocking on their door?
The most important ability of a team leader is to plan ahead.

"clear."

Chen Xiaoqun lowered his head and said.

"I'll take you to the airport so your parents won't worry about your safety."

Zhang Yang was about to stand up after saying that, but Chen Xiaoqun looked up with a firm gaze and said, "I'll call my dad. If he doesn't agree, then you can take me to the airport, Joker."

1 seconds.

3 seconds.

5 seconds.

The two stared at each other for a full 10 seconds.

Finally, Zhang Yang relented and said, "Okay, as long as your father agrees, I can keep you here. But there's one more thing you need to understand: I'm not a perfect person, and I might be the complete opposite of the Joker you're familiar with."

"Nobody's perfect, I understand." Chen Xiaoqun didn't know the meaning behind Zhang Yang's words and casually replied.

He never imagined that the Joker god he revered would be the "beast Fuchun Road" that retail investors cursed every day.

(End of this chapter)