Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 6 Black Monday ()

Lu Shaohua and his three companions spent more than half an hour eating in the restaurant before returning to the stock exchange. It was already 88:10 when they arrived at VIP Room 50. The Japanese stock market is open from 8:10 to 11:2 in the morning and from 10: to : in the afternoon, and there are only minutes left before the afternoon opening. Lu Shaohua entered the VIP room and sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, while Chen Guobang, like Liu Mingzhang, stared at the screen.

"The market is open, the market is open." When the time jumped to 11:00, the market opened on time in the afternoon.

As soon as the market opened, there was still a '-' sign in front of the number on the screen. Liu Mingzhang shouted excitedly, "It's fallen, fallen, and fallen again." As a trader, he knew that with every drop in the market, Lu Shaohua's 100 million would continue to grow. Although the money was not his, he didn't know why, but he felt a sense of accomplishment.

Chen Guobang had a certain understanding of margin after Liu Mingzhang's explanation in the morning. He also knew that if the price fell, he would make money. He often clenched his fists, his face was full of tension, and his lips were always moving, as if he was saying, "Fall again, fall again."

Lu Shaohua sat on the sofa, still with his eyes closed. He knew that everything was a foregone conclusion and history had not changed. So the market would fall by 620 points at the close of the afternoon, a drop of 11%.

At this time, there was constant laughter in Lu Shaohua's room, but it was different in the hall. Investors kept fainting on the ground due to the shock. Fortunately, the ambulance from Tokyo had been parked outside the door. The fainted investors received emergency treatment in time and their lives were not in danger.

Time passed by little by little. One hour had passed since the market opened at 11 o'clock, and the Nikkei index continued to fall as time passed.

"Brother Mingzhang, how much money did you make?" Chen Guobang patted Liu Mingzhang on the shoulder and asked as he watched the numbers scrolling down. He only knew that the stock market was falling, but he didn't know how much money Lu Shaohua had made from the one million from this morning until now.

"Oh! Brother Guobang, don't disturb me. Look at the screen, look at the screen. It's falling again." Liu Mingzhang didn't have time to calculate how much he had earned. His eyes were fixed on the screen without leaving it for a moment.

"Oh!" Looking at Liu Mingzhang's expression, Chen Guobang could only sigh, close his mouth and look at the screen.

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Time flies, and soon it was 2:620 in the afternoon, and the stock market closed. At the moment of closing, Liu Mingzhang's eyes shrank, and then he turned his head to stare at Lu Shaohua, his mind was blank, he really couldn't believe that all this was true. Yes, the screen showed exactly what Lu Shaohua said in the morning, the Nikkei stock index fell points in one day.

"Xiaohua, how did you predict it? Can you see the future?" Liu Mingzhang had forgotten that Lu Shaohua was his boss at this time. He directly called out Lu Shaohua's nickname, pressed his hands tightly on Lu Shaohua's shoulders, and asked in disbelief.

"Calm down, calm down, Mr. Liu." Lu Shaohua felt a pain in his shoulder and could only say with a bitter face.

After hearing what Lu Shaohua said, Liu Mingzhang came to his senses. He let go of his hand and felt a little embarrassed for having used too much force just now, but he still looked forward to Lu Shaohua's answer.

Seeing Liu Mingzhang's expression, Lu Shaohua spoke after a long while. "The secret cannot be revealed." He stood up and walked towards the door.

"Brother Xiaohua, can't I just call you brother? Tell me how you knew the market would drop 620 points in one day." Liu Mingzhang really wanted to know why Lu Shaohua could calculate so accurately. However, he knew that Lu Shaohua had only taught himself financial books for six months.

"Do you really want to know?" Lu Shaohua was in a good mood at the moment and wanted to make a joke, so he pretended to be serious.

"Well, I really want to know. Please tell me quickly. I'm so anxious." Liu Mingzhang nodded affirmatively, pretending to be listening attentively.

Lu Shaohua waved to Liu Mingzhang, asking him to come closer. When he came closer, he said word by word: "The secret...of heaven...cannot...be revealed..."

"Oh, Xiaohua, big brother, boss, please tell me, I beg you." Liu Mingzhang thought Lu Shaohua wanted to tell him, and he was worried, but...

The response to Liu Mingzhang was the sound of a door closing.

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After returning to the hotel, Liu Mingzhang chased Lu Shaohua all the way to his room, but Lu Shaohua refused to speak. He had no choice but to lie down on the bed in Lu Shaohua's room and watch TV. He kept switching channels with the remote control in his hand. Suddenly, a picture made Liu Mingzhang sit up from the bed. "Brother Guobang, come and see."

"What?" Chen Guobang had never watched TV since he came to Tokyo. But when Liu Mingzhang called out, he looked at the TV screen curiously. "Xiaohua, come and see where this is?"

"Oh, I can't understand the Japanese on TV. What is there to watch?" Lu Shaohua was the same. Except for that day when he kept switching channels and couldn't find the Chinese channel, he never watched TV again. However, after hearing Chen Guobang's hurried voice, he immediately became interested.

Lu Shaohua took a closer look. The scene on TV was still familiar to him. It was the second floor of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He followed the camera to a room numbered 89. "Ah! Isn't this the VIP room?"

"Yes, it's VIP room No. 89, right next to us!" Liu Mingzhang didn't even turn his head, his eyes fixed on the TV screen.

The camera turned again, and a beautiful reporter was holding a mobile phone and speaking, while Liu Mingzhang followed and translated into Chinese. "I am xxx, a reporter from Tokyo TV. We are now at the Tokyo Stock Exchange. According to the latest news from our station, the stock market opened this morning and fell sharply due to the influence of the US stock market. Many stockholders could not bear the severe blow of the stock market decline news and fainted on the ground. Fortunately, the government rescued them in time, and all the people have recovered safely in the hospital. However, in the VIP room No. 89 on the second floor of the stock exchange, a Mr. xxx suddenly had a heart attack and died on the spot during the afternoon closing. According to reliable news from the hospital, the deceased had no history of heart disease before, and the heart disease may have been caused by the heavy losses in the stock market. Next, we will give the time to the host."

"Okay, thank you xxx for the report. Next, I will play the latest news we received. Today, global stock markets were affected by the US stock market as soon as they opened, and all major regions experienced a sharp drop. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong fell 120 points as soon as the market opened, and fell 235 points at noon. The total drop for the whole day was 420.81 points, closing at 3362.39 (more than 10%). The futures of each month fell by more than 300 points. Affected by the sharp drop in Hong Kong, stock markets in various Asia-Pacific regions fell across the board, and the effect spread to the European market like a domino effect as the markets opened in various time zones, and finally circled the earth and returned to New York: the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply by 10 points (more than 19%) on October 508. Due to the time difference, our station has not received news about the stock market situation in other regions. Once we receive the news, we will report it as soon as possible. Okay, today's news broadcast ends here."

"No way, it's right next door to us?" Lu Shaohua opened his eyes wide, somewhat unbelieving.

"Yeah."

"Hey……"

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