Reborn as a landlord in Shanghai

Chapter 112 The Same Kind of People

With this week's gains, plus the 100 million Tencent shares acquired over the past month, Mao Xiaoyu now owns a total of 1800 million Tencent shares, with approximately HKD 2800 million remaining in cash.

If we calculate based on Tencent's average share price of HK$7.50 this week, Mao Xiaoyu's current Tencent shares are worth HK$135 million, which has already exceeded the HK$97.5 million raised, not to mention that she still has HK$28 million on hand.

In fact, Mao Xiaoyu's danger period has passed. Just by looking at Mao Xiaoyu's current shareholding capacity and market value, it can be seen that it will be difficult for Tencent's stock price to fall below the financing point unless there is a world-class stock market crash. Otherwise, Mao Xiaoyu will definitely make money this time.

"I never expected that I could get 100 million worth of Tencent stock this week without spending a single penny, and even make more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars. If you can make this much money every month, then you traders are too terrifying."

Because only Du Yue and Peng Yu were managing the trading this week, and there was no one else present, Mao Xiaoyu couldn't help but praise Du Yue and Peng Yu after seeing the month's trading volume.

"How is that possible? It's not that easy to make money. The reason we were able to make so much money in stocks and funds this week is because we stirred up trouble in Tencent's stock in the previous two weeks, causing Tencent's stock to fluctuate too much. This week, it suddenly calmed down, which is puzzling. That's why it's like this."

"In the future, we'll only earn less and less from Tencent stock. On average, we'll be lucky to earn around HK$100 million a week from Tencent stock." Du Yue quickly explained, probably worried that Mao Xiaoyu was overthinking things.

"That's not bad either, at least it's much better than those who lose money in the stock market." Mao Xiaoyu was quite satisfied.

"When someone enters the stock market, their mindset is already wrong. After all, someone who wants to trade stocks definitely wants to make money. If they have this intention, it already means they are going to lose money."

It's important to know that buying stocks is fine, but selling stocks incurs stamp duty. This is essentially no different from the commission charged in casinos; the more people buy stocks, the more stamp duty is collected.

Ultimately, after several years or even a decade of buying, only a very small number of people make money; 99% of people don't. If you look at the stamp duty and all sorts of other taxes you pay, you'll realize who actually made your money.

Therefore, when it comes to stock trading, you must understand it and approach it with a calm mind. Regardless of winning or losing, don't take it too seriously. What's more important is to slowly identify which one is the real gold from a pile of garbage.

"Only by finding that one real gem can you speculate on it, hold onto it, and wait a few years. Then you'll naturally reap substantial profits. Otherwise, blindly speculating in stocks will only make you a leek, getting fleeced time and time again," Du Yue explained.

"But I see that you two make money quite easily. Is there some secret to it?" Mao Xiaoyu asked curiously.

"People like us are born to do this kind of work. There might not be one in a million. Our confidence comes from our innate sensitivity and ability to judge danger. This is something we are born with, and ordinary people simply cannot possess it."

Furthermore, we are willing to delve into this field, learning a lot from what ordinary traders learn, and then combining that with our own abilities and observation skills to create trading methods and experiences that suit us.

So, from the outside, it seems to you that it's very easy for us to make money in the stock market now. But you're only seeing the surface. In fact, we've studied diligently for at least 5 years to develop our unique stock trading methods.

Actually, our abilities have their limits, and they have both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that we look quite glamorous on the outside, and we often earn money that others cannot. Sometimes, by helping big shots operate, we can help them earn billions or even tens of billions of dollars.

However, we also have drawbacks, namely, the mental pressure we face is immense. Many talented traders break down before they even reach their full potential. Some talented traders with weak foundations are ruined after only one or two years of operation due to mistakes.

Therefore, being a genius trader is not only an honor but also a death sentence. So, genius traders like us should either remain unknown, earn a small salary, which is less tiring, and hide among the masses for the rest of our lives, while secretly trading a few small stocks to earn a few million or tens of millions, which is just a little better than the average person.

However, such a life is also very helpless. Generally, genius traders always have a sense of pride and do not want to live such a humiliating life hiding in the dark. Therefore, many genius traders will cooperate with some big shots, work for a few years, earn enough money to live on for a lifetime, and then retire.

That's how it is with Peng Yu now. We also want to make money as quickly as possible. After all, for natural traders like us, the prime time is between 26 and 40 years old. After 40, a person's energy will not reach its peak, and their skills will become weaker and weaker.

In the end, you'll either have a sum of money to retire with, or you'll live a miserable life. After all, the more glamorous you were before, the higher you climb, the deeper you'll fall. So when we received the invitation from HSBC, we compared your two options.

Although HSBC initially offered very generous terms, with salaries of several million Hong Kong dollars per year, and potentially even higher for good performance, the total amount one could accumulate over a decade or more was at most one or two hundred million Hong Kong dollars, and that was under the most ideal circumstances.

After comparing the terms you offered, which were designed to help the two of us accumulate a fortune of hundreds of millions as soon as possible, we ultimately chose you because we trust you. We felt that working for you would be better than working for HSBC, and we were certain we would earn more.

"That way, when we turn 40, we can sell our finance company, allocate our assets, and enjoy a comfortable retirement in Hong Kong without worrying about money anymore," Du Yue said sincerely.

Hearing Du Yue's words, Mao Xiaoyu was not offended. After all, everyone lives for themselves first, and if the other party said that she was willing to work for the boss, Mao Xiaoyu would definitely not believe it.

"Trust me, as long as you two stay with me, becoming billionaires is definitely within your reach. As for how much money you'll make, that will depend on your abilities," Mao Xiaoyu encouraged.

"We trust Mr. Mao; otherwise, we wouldn't have decided to work for you," Du Yue said.

"Let's go, now that we've finished our work for today, we can rest for the next two days." Looking at the work that was done for the day, Mao Xiaoyu prepared to leave with Du Yue and Peng Yu.

"By the way, Mr. Mao, how did the negotiations for those two village houses go?" Du Yue asked quietly, following behind Mao Xiaoyu.

"I've paid a deposit of 30 yuan, so I've secured two houses. But your immigration process isn't ready yet, so we also need to work on the loan application here," Mao Xiaoyu said as she walked ahead.

This was no lie to Du Yue. The 30 yuan that Mao Xiaoyu had saved up was specifically for emergencies. This time, she took it out directly and paid the deposit for the two houses.

Furthermore, a transaction contract has already been signed with the seller there, and the remaining money will be paid to the other party within two months. If the transaction does not take place within two months, the deposit will be forfeited.

"Thank you, Mr. Mao." Du Yue said happily upon hearing that Mao Xiaoyu had secured two village houses.

"There's no need to thank me. If anyone should thank you, it's me. You've helped me make a lot of money recently," Mao Xiaoyu said gratefully.

"It's different. It was you, Mr. Mao, who brought us to Hong Kong and showed us how wonderful the outside world is. Otherwise, we would still be working like slaves at the securities company, earning only a few thousand or ten thousand yuan a month," Du Yue said gratefully.

"Yes, Mr. Mao, you don't know, sometimes genius traders like us become scapegoats. After all, many domestic policies don't allow us to do certain things, but some people who want to make money need us to step in. In the end, others make the money, while we become the unlucky ones and get kicked out of the industry."

Therefore, I agreed to come to Hong Kong after your invitation last time. I was willing to be broke just to experience the stock market atmosphere in Hong Kong. This trip to Hong Kong has been really great, so I am very grateful to you, Mr. Mao, for bringing the two of us to Hong Kong and letting us feel our value.” Peng Yu, who was standing next to me, also expressed his gratitude.

"No matter what, this time we can be considered a win-win cooperation. You helped me make a lot of money on Tencent, and I also brought you to Hong Kong. From now on, you can dominate Hong Kong."

After all, Hong Kong is a financial city, and an international financial city at that. For you people in finance and stocks, it's like a dragon returning to the sea. I believe you can make a fortune in Hong Kong's financial sector in the future." Mao Xiaoyu also added a few words of praise.

"That's also our ideal," Peng Yu said happily.

"One last question for you. You've both said you trust me completely. What makes you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid I'm lying?"

Mao Xiaoyu had just heard the two of them say that they believed in her. Mao Xiaoyu herself didn't believe in herself, so why would others believe in her? Actually, Mao Xiaoyu shouldn't have asked that question, but she still asked it in the end.

After all, everyone will be working together from now on. If some things are not explained clearly, it may cause displeasure among everyone. Therefore, Mao Xiaoyu felt that the best thing to do was to ask.

Upon hearing Mao Xiaoyu's question, Du Yue and Peng Yu exchanged glances. Finally, Du Yue said, "Actually, Mr. Mao, you also have the potential to become a genius trader. Moreover, you learn very quickly. To be honest, if you were to join us for a year, you would definitely become one of us."

"My skills are far inferior to yours. I'm not even good enough to be your assistant. I don't even dare to dream of becoming a genius trader."

Although Mao Xiaoyu didn't know why Du Yue didn't answer, she mentioned that she could become a trader, but she still smiled and said modestly.

"It's true, Mr. Mao. What Du Yue said is true. Otherwise, we wouldn't be so close to you. After all, birds of a feather flock together. We are naturally proud and like to keep our word. So we really believe what you say, Mr. Mao, because you are the same kind of people as us."

It's important to understand that being a genius trader doesn't mean you're born a genius trader. But to become a genius trader, you must have the talent, which is a one in two million chance. Only with that talent, and through extensive learning and application, can you become a genius trader.

Mr. Mao, you have the qualities to become a genius trader because your reaction to stocks is just as high as ours, and your judgment is very accurate. What you lack now is some of the most basic skills of a trader.

"Actually, if you spend a year or two mastering these fundamentals, I believe you can become a genius trader just like us. If you're talented, you might even become an even better trader than us." Peng Yu replied earnestly to Du Yue.

Hearing Du Yue and Peng Yu's affirmation, Mao Xiaoyu felt that it might really be true, and that she really did have the ability of a genius trader. After all, in the past few weeks, although Mao Xiaoyu had been doing logistical work, she had also tried to do some things herself. After all, sometimes buying and selling stocks, even simple, foolproof operations, still need someone to do it.

I could feel that my operating method was different from that of ordinary traders. I didn't think much about it at the time. I just did it the way that was convenient. Since I wasn't a trader, I thought it was normal for my operation to be a little different from that of a trader.

Hearing Du Yue and Peng Yu say this, Mao Xiaoyu felt that she might actually have some extraordinary abilities, which was why she was different from ordinary traders.

Moreover, it's possible that this ability is a result of her rebirth. After all, Mao Xiaoyu has been better than others in recent tests of her abilities in music, dance, film, and television. Her current ability to manage affairs is also better than others, which may be due to her rebirth.

Thinking about this made Mao Xiaoyu quite happy!

Although when I was reborn, I was just a blank slate on the surface.

But secretly, God still gave her a body stronger than that of an ordinary person, and Mao Xiaoyu is now very satisfied with her body.

After all, they are physically stronger than ordinary people in all aspects and can reach the elite level in every industry. What is there to be dissatisfied with?

After all, if a person has money, what they care about most is their health. It would be the most painful thing to earn money but not have the health to enjoy it. Only with money and good health can one truly enjoy life.

Moreover, Mao Xiaoyu realized that the reason Du Yue and Peng Yu could get along so well with her was because they always felt that they were the same kind of people as her.

After all, these genius traders are really amazing, they make money incredibly well. Ordinary traders simply can't show off in front of these genius traders. They can only accept people like themselves.

It seems I'll have to learn more about trading from Du Yue and Peng Yu. After all, hanging out with them can make me money; nobody turns down money.