Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 7 Black Monday ()

In the early morning of the 20th, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced a four-day suspension of trading in order to clear a large number of unfinished settlements, but Japan did not take such action. It is not known whether this is because Japan is confident in its own economy or is afraid of losing credibility.

On that day, before daybreak, Lu Shaohua got up early and made all preparations. When Lu Shaohua got up, Chen Guobang also got up, but at this time his eye sockets had already become "national treasures". Lu Shaohua looked at Chen Guobang and could only shake his head. He knew that Chen Guobang might not sleep well that night, and he knew the reason for his poor sleep after thinking about it.

When the clock indicated that it was close to 8 o'clock, Lu Shaohua, Chen Guobang and Liu Mingzhang had already arrived at VIP Room 88. Seeing Liu Mingzhang's excited look, Lu Shaohua was a little worried. He knew that with Liu Mingzhang's current mentality, he could not focus on the operation. Sometimes the stock market is slow for a second and loses the opportunity. On the contrary, if you seize that second, then...

"Mr. Liu, calm down. There seems to be something wrong with your current condition." Lu Shaohua's expression was extremely serious and his tone was firm.

After hearing what Lu Shaohua said, Liu Mingzhang seemed to realize that his mentality was very unstable at the moment. As a trader, he knew that a good mentality would prevent mistakes when operating. "Thank you for your reminder."

"Haha, it's okay. I just want you to remember that the afternoon is more important. You must adjust yourself to cope with the battle." Lu Shaohua's cold face finally relaxed. He knew that Liu Mingzhang had understood what he meant, and in the end he still reminded him that he had operations in the afternoon.

"Afternoon?" Liu Mingzhang's face was full of doubts. He thought that judging from the decline of the stock market yesterday, the stock market would only fall and not rise in the next few days.

"The stock market is ever-changing, and sometimes you can't use normal thinking to speculate." Lu Shaohua walked over and patted Liu Mingzhang on the shoulder before saying.

"Yes, the stock market is ever-changing." Liu Mingzhang seemed to be whispering to the air. "So what do you think of today's stock market trend?"

"Fall!" Lu Shaohua stretched out a finger, indicating that there was only one word.

“How much did it drop?”

"3800 point."

"3800, 3800, 3800."

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At 8 am, the Tokyo stock market opened, and just like history, it plummeted as soon as it opened. Lu Shaohua sat on the sofa with his eyes closed, just like yesterday. Liu Mingzhang was not so excited after Lu Shaohua's reminder, and stared at the screen coldly. On the contrary, Chen Guobang, who just clenched his fists yesterday, was out of character and kept shouting, "It's falling, falling, and falling again."

Some were happy and some were sad. Lu Shaohua and his friends were happy, but others were sad. They watched their trapped funds shrinking bit by bit and felt heartbroken. Those with a good mentality could hold on, but those with a bad mentality fainted on the spot.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the stock market closed on time. Lu Shaohua, Chen Guobang and the other two had a simple meal and then returned to the VIP room to wait for the stock market to open in the afternoon.

Sitting on the sofa, Lu Shaohua was thinking a lot. He knew that the market would continue to fall after the market opened in the afternoon, and would fall until the market closed at 3800 points. However, the Japanese stock market was unpredictable at this time. It was still falling today, but tomorrow morning the Ministry of Finance made a phone call and announced a rescue plan. The stock market miraculously recovered on the 21st, so Lu Shaohua had to clear all his positions before the market closed this afternoon. "Mr. Liu, you must be ready. When the time comes, I will tell you how to operate. Don't ask so many questions. Just do what I say. You will understand tomorrow."

"Hmm," Liu Mingzhang nodded to show that he understood. Although he didn't know what Lu Shaohua would tell him to do in the afternoon, he completely believed what Lu Shaohua said in the morning that the index would fall below 3800, because the index had already fallen by more than 1500 points in the two hours since the market opened in the morning, and it was certain that it would fall by more than 1200 points in the afternoon.

"Haha, relax, don't be so nervous, just keep a normal mind." Lu Shaohua saw that Liu Mingzhang seemed a little nervous, and smiled cheerfully.

"I know." Liu Mingzhang pretended to be relaxed, but he was thinking: "How can I not be nervous after seeing such a drop?" In fact, he was nervous and excited.

"Well, then I'll take a nap. Call me when the index falls below 3700 points." Lu Shaohua was indeed sleepy. He had been thinking about the stock market these days, wasting a lot of mental energy and was really tired.

"Ok."

Lu Shaohua didn't know if he was really tired or what, but he lay down on the sofa, closed his eyes, and fell asleep immediately without worrying about any accidents in the stock market.

"Brother Guobang, don't yell like you did this morning, let him sleep for a while." Liu Mingzhang leaned over Chen Guobang's ear and whispered. He knew Chen Guobang had a loud voice, so he gave him a heads-up, otherwise, like this morning, Lu Shaohua wouldn't have to sleep.

"Yeah." Chen Guobang seemed to be self-aware and nodded in a low voice.

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Lu Shaohua didn't know how long he had slept. In his dream, he heard Liu Mingzhang's shouting. He opened his eyes and sat up straight. "Did it fall below 3700 points?"

"Yes, it's already 3700 points, and there are only 20 minutes left until closing." Liu Mingzhang's voice was a little hurried.

"Well, I understand." Lu Shaohua heard that there were still 20 minutes left, and he rubbed his eyes without caring. He pondered for a moment before saying leisurely, "Clear all positions and open long positions at the same time."

"Open a position? Go long?" Liu Mingzhang's face was full of questions. Lu Shaohua said in the morning that there would be operations in the afternoon. He thought that he was going to liquidate the position. But he knew that Lu Shaohua promised Chen Guobang to return to Hong Kong in two days. However, if he still wanted to go long, he would have to waste at least one more day. This was something he had never expected. Besides, he was always stubborn and believed that under this situation, the market would fall again tomorrow.

"That's right, it's about building a position and going long." Lu Shaohua's eyes were very serious, without any trace of joking.

"But, isn't it..." Liu Mingzhang wanted to say, "Aren't we going back to Hong Kong in two days?" But Lu Shaohua interrupted him halfway through his words. "Do whatever I tell you to do." He glanced at Chen Guobang after saying that. What he feared most now was that Chen Guobang would take him back to Hong Kong tomorrow, so he used this trick to sneak into Chencang. Chen Guobang didn't understand the two stock market terms "opening a position" and "going long". When he asked to go back to Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua said that he still had stocks to sell, so Chen Guobang couldn't force Lu Shaohua to go back.

Seeing Lu Shaohua's eyes sweeping towards Chen Guobang, Liu Mingzhang also understood Lu Shaohua's thoughts, fearing that Chen Guobang would hear something. "Okay, I'll do it right away."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded. He still admired Liu Mingzhang in his heart. After all, most people would not pay attention to his tiny movements, but Liu Mingzhang could understand it, which showed that his observation and reaction abilities were extraordinary.

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