Chapter 16: Fleeting Changes

  Li San Shi paused for a moment, took a sip of coffee, and then slowly said, "I've already said it, today's transaction is my transaction, regardless of profit or loss, you don't have to be responsible, so you can operate with confidence, take out your courage, and treat the 1 billion as if it were 10 million."

  "What? Treat 1 billion as if it's 10 million?" Zhong Xiaofei was extremely shocked, this metaphor was too unbelievable. 1 billion is not equal to 10 million! Although Li Sanshi had already made a guarantee that he wouldn't be held responsible for any gains or losses, Zhong Xiaofei couldn't possibly treat 1 billion as if it's 10 million! His moral integrity far exceeded such a reckless attitude.

  "Yes." Li San Shi nodded with a smile, "Don't be nervous, don't have any constraints, go ahead boldly, remember, if a man wants to get rich, he must be bold. As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger, without courage, nothing is worth mentioning. And if you have money, are you still afraid of not having beautiful women? At that time, Wu Secretary will chase after you instead of you chasing her!"

  Li Sanshi's words were encouraging, or rather, a kind of incitement.

  Zhong Xiaofei was a bit dazed, the events of the past two days were all unbelievable, from his aunt's arrival, picking up Wu Yijie's personal belongings in mid-air, being promoted, and then participating in this large-scale fund transaction, making him a bit overwhelmed, without enough time to think carefully.

  "Manager Li is absolutely right, men... must have money..." Zhong Xiaofei nodded, "But to treat 1 billion yuan as if it were 10 million, I, I still can't do that..."

  "Haha, I'm just making an analogy, just to make your guts bigger...” Li San Shi burst out laughing and stood up, patting Zhong Xiao Fei's shoulder in a very affectionate manner. "Alright, I have something to attend to, so I'll leave for a bit. You're in charge of this transaction, do whatever you think is right, no need to call me for approval. Because I've already authorized you."

  Zhong Xiaofei was shocked, with Li Sanshi by his side watching him, he felt a bit more at ease. Now that Li Sanshi suddenly wanted to leave, such a large transaction, letting him operate alone, he really couldn't handle it. "Manager Li, but... but I don't have the company's authorization!"

  Li San Shi has been authorized, but that's just verbal, the company won't acknowledge it, and there's no legal effect. If something really happens, then Zhong Xiao Fei will have to take all the responsibility herself.

  Li San Shi waved his hand, with a skeptical look on his face. "Don't worry, I trust you completely. I've already spoken to Chairman Yang and he agrees too. You go ahead boldly, today is your best chance. Others don't even have the qualifications for this opportunity."

  "Alright," seeing his mind was made up, Zhong Xiaofei could only nod, "I'll try my best to do it..."

  Li San Shi smiled contentedly, glanced at the computer screen, reminded Zhong Xiaofei of two things, and turned to leave.

  He walked away, leaving only Zhong Xiaofei alone in the large trading room. The lights in the trading room were bright, but outside the window was pitch black. Zhong Xiaofei sat in front of the computer, feeling a deep sense of unease that had been with him since his unexpected promotion. He always felt something was off. In addition to the unease, he also felt excited, because tonight he faced a 1 billion yuan operation. With such a large capital, if he could make some achievements, the commission for this one time might reach tens of millions!

  This is the carp jumping over the dragon gate!

  With a few million, he can buy luxury handbags for Xiao Wei, buy cars, and most importantly, his distance from Wu Yijie will be further!

  Zhong Xiaofei's eyes stared at the computer screen, taking a deep breath. A man wants to get rich, he must have the courage, this is what Li Sanshi said earlier, Zhong Xiaofei deeply agreed with it in his heart. Today was a good opportunity, he wanted to take a gamble. If a man had no wealth, he could not grasp his own destiny, and could only watch as his beloved woman was taken away by another man. Zhong Xiaofei couldn't imagine Wu Yijie being taken away by another man, Li Sanshi's words deeply stimulated him, for the sake of Wu Yijie, he must achieve something tonight!

  Of course, if something goes wrong, he will be held heavily responsible. Although Li Sanshi let him take a chance, Zhong Xiaofei is very clear in his heart that if anything happens, Li Sanshi won't protect himself.

  So he wants to control risks and can't be too greedy, safety first and gains second.

  Although the domestic stock market and foreign stock markets are very different, the most important thing is that Zhong Xiaofei has always been very familiar with Dow Jones in normal times.

  Zhong Xiaofei stood up, poured away the cold coffee, and brewed a new cup of strong hot coffee for herself. She calmed her mind and sat in front of the computer, focusing intently on the screen.

  The red and green curves on the screen changed drastically.

  Today's US stock market seems very turbulent.

  Zhong Xiaofei was completely still, fully immersed in the task at hand, keenly capturing every key piece of information, his mind calculating special formulas that were the culmination of years of experience and a deep understanding of finance, it was these formulas that allowed him to consistently bring profits to the company, today, from small bets to big ones, he believed he could still bring profits to the company and a hefty commission for himself.

  Zhong Xiaofei's mind was racing with intense calculations, as the market fluctuated with each rise and fall. After a brief dip, the Dow Jones index began to slowly rebound. Zhong Xiaofei quickly came to a conclusion: this rebound was just an adjustment, and the market would continue to decline. Based on his formulaic calculations, Zhong Xiaofei gritted his teeth and swiftly entered the market, choosing to short sell. When it came time to set the amount, he hesitated for a long time before finally investing three billion yuan.

  Li Sanshi gave him 10 billion yuan in rights, but he only used 3 billion yuan because the amount of 10 billion yuan was too huge and he could hardly bear it.

  Moreover, he also set a stop-loss point, once the situation is unfavorable, he will immediately withdraw.

  After finishing the setup, Zhong Xiaofei let out a gentle sigh and took a sip of coffee, only to find that it had gone cold again.

  Next is waiting.

  Time passed minute by minute, second by second, on the exponential curve, up and down, at 10346 points, hovering up and down, advancing and retreating like a snail, Zhong Xiaofei held his breath and observed intently, suddenly feeling in his heart that his move was correct, a new bottom was taking shape.

  As expected, half an hour later, when the stock market was about to close, the index suddenly plummeted in a straight line, far exceeding Zhong Xiaofei's calculated formula!!! Zhong Xiaofei jumped up excitedly, waving his fist forcefully, almost shouting out loud, because every point the index fell meant he earned tens of thousands more! Looking at the computer screen, Zhong Xiaofei's heart was excitedly calculating: Ah, roughly calculating, he invested 100 million yuan, but due to this precise move, in a short period of time, he made a profit of millions! First, it was one million, then two million, and when he jumped up, it had already become six million! It seemed like it would soon reach ten million...

  Zhong Xiaofei felt regretful in his heart. If he had invested the entire 1 billion yuan given by Li San Shi, his current profit would not be 10 million, but 40 million. He earned 40 million for the company, and the commission the company gave him should be over 1 million. Earning 1 million in one night was like a dream come true.

  Today's luck is too good.

  Unfortunately, Zhong Xiaofei's guts were not big enough, he only invested 100 million yuan, and now he wants to make up for it but there is no time.

  Breathing became rapid, and the forehead was suddenly covered in sweat. Zhong Xiaofei felt hot all over, lowered his head to drink coffee, only to find that it had already been drunk dry. Zhong Xiaofei glanced at the computer screen, hesitated for a moment, turned around and rushed to the water dispenser and coffee cabinet, quickly made himself a cup, then hurried back in front of the computer screen.

  "Huh?"

  When Zhong Xiaofei returned to the computer with a cup of hot coffee, his mind buzzed because in just half a minute after he left, the index had changed dramatically again, not only starting to rebound but also with a very large amplitude, swallowing back almost all of the 10 million he had earned.

  Zhong Xiaofei plopped down, hastily closing his positions and selling off his goods. Fortunately, he had done so in time, although the profit was not much, but at least he had earned a few million for the company. However, if taxes were deducted, there would not be much left.

  The transaction is complete, Zhong Xiaofei slumped in the chair, regretting wanting to hit the wall. If she hadn't gone to drink coffee, if she wasn't so greedy, and had sold out earlier, the outcome might not have been like this.

  "What a pity!" Half an hour later, Li Sanshi returned to the trading room and saw Zhong Xiaofei's transaction record. He shook his head repeatedly, "What a good opportunity you missed! Don't be discouraged, there will be plenty of chances in the future." He patted Zhong Xiaofei on the shoulder with a face full of regret and disappointment.

  Zhong Xiaofei was listless, like a defeated rooster. It was already midnight and he didn't have the mood to talk to Li Sanshi anymore. He just gave a greeting and hastily left the company. As he walked out of the building, he thought that Li Sanshi's expression was really strange.

  He rode his bike home, pushed open the door, and tiptoed to the bedroom door, holding his breath to listen. He heard Xiangwei's gentle and sweet snores, and his heart finally calmed down. No matter how much of a failure today was, at least Xiangwei was still by his side. That night, Zhong Xiaofei slept very restlessly, with waves of thoughts surging in his mind, all of which were the twists and turns of red and green lines...

  I don't know how long I slept, but when Zhong Xiaofei opened his eyes, the sky was already bright. He didn't wake up naturally, but was woken up by an itchy nose. It felt like a small bug had crawled in and he couldn't help but want to sneeze. He opened his eyes to see a small, snow-white face squatting on the ground, grabbing onto the hair of the waterfall and shaking it nonstop.

  "Ah, did I startle you, brother-in-law?"

  Xiao Wei wore a suspender vest, revealing two arms as white and tender as lotus roots, so delicate that Zhong Xiaofei had the urge to take a bite.

  Zhong Xiaofei rubbed his nose, let out a yawn, and narrowed his eyes to look at the two small white rabbits on Xiao Wei's chest. He thought to himself: This little girl is really too tempting, every part of her has an aura that makes people want to commit a crime. In another two years, she'll definitely be comparable to Wu Yijie.

  "No, I woke up myself."

  "Brother-in-law, what time did you come back last night?" Little Wei blinked her big eyes.

  "It's more than 2 o'clock......" Zhong Xiaofei turned his head to look at the wall clock, now it was more than 7 o'clock in the morning, he had just slept for more than 5 hours, and his head was still dizzy.

  "Goodness, it's so late, go to sleep then..." Little Wei gently pulled up the silk quilt for Zhong Xiaofei.

  "I'm not sleeping, I'll send you to work," Zhong Xiaofei sat up, stretched his waist and yawned loudly. Because of overtime last night, according to the rules, he didn't need to go to work this morning, but he was worried about Xiao Wei, so he still wanted to personally send Xiao Wei to work.

  "No need for you to send me, Sister Wu said, from now on she will drive to pick me up every day..."

  "Huh?"

  Zhong Xiaofei was slightly surprised, didn't expect Wu Yijie to take care of Xiao Wei so much.

  "Sister-in-law, I want to ask you something," Little Wei's cunning eyes began to sparkle.

  "Go ahead and ask," Zhong Xiaofei said with a somewhat ominous premonition.

  "Do you like Wu Jie (older sister)?"

  This question shocked him, and Zhong Xiaofei almost fell off the sofa. His infatuation with Wu Yijie was no secret, but this matter couldn't be let known to Xiao Wei, because Xiao Wei was his younger cousin-in-law. If Xiao Wei found out, she would definitely get angry, thinking he had betrayed her sister, although in fact he and her sister had long since lost contact. However, he couldn't tell Xiao Wei the truth. If he told Xiao Wei, then she would have no reason to live with him anymore.

  Zhong Xiaofei's face suddenly turned pale with a cold sweat, he was abruptly awakened to the fact that his thinking had been too careless, and it really wasn't right to let Xiao Wei enter TY company. If things went on like this, his fake brother-in-law identity would eventually be exposed!

  This scare woke Zhong Xiaofei up completely.

  "Haha, what's up, Xiao Wei? Don't listen to their nonsense. I don't have any feelings for Wu Yu Jie at all. It's just that she's too beautiful and I couldn't help but take a few more glances. There are many people like me in the company who think so. If we're talking about liking her, everyone likes Wu Yu Jie. Besides, Wu Yu Jie is the number one beauty in our company, how could she possibly be interested in someone as poor as me? If you don't believe me, I can swear to it..."

  Zhong Xiaofei took preventive measures first, to prevent someone in the company from talking nonsense in front of Xiao Wei.

  "Brother-in-law, no need to swear, I believe you." Little Wei giggled and her cunning eyes darted back and forth on Zhong Xiaofei's face.

  Zhong Xiaofei felt very guilty under her gaze.

  "But Wu sister is really beautiful..." Little Wei twisted her little butt and sat down beside Zhong Xiaofei.

  Zhong Xiaofei's heart started pounding, as Xiao Wei was very close to her, a unique fragrance of girls began to fill Zhong Xiaofei's nerves, and he became dull and numb after just waking up. A few strands of soft hair accidentally brushed against Zhong Xiaofei's arm and hand, making him feel itchy.

  "I've seen many so-called beauties, but those beauties are not worth mentioning compared to Wu Jie...” Xiaowei continued to talk about Wu Jie's beauty.

  Zhong Xiaofei looked at Xiao Wei and suddenly said in a soft voice, "Actually, I think there is a girl who is even more beautiful than Wu Yijie..."