Investment Life

The jeep drove fast and arrived at the destination in a short while.Today’s Xishan has not been fully developed, not to mention the high-end villa areas of later generations, even ordinary residents are relatively rare, most of the mountainous areas still maintain a natural landscape, although it is approaching March, the surrounding is still a winter scene, coupled with the distant mountains, It felt a little bit lost.

In front of the car is the gate of the cadres' rest house of the military region. This is the real general-level veteran cadres' rest house. There are double posts and two sentries with live ammunition at the door, as if idlers are not allowed to enter.Next to the heavily guarded guards stood a young man in civilian clothes.Even if he was not wearing thin clothes, the early spring in the mountains was quite cold. I saw that he had his hands in his pockets and the scarf was wrapped tightly enough. The tip of his nose was still a little red from the cold, and he didn't know how long he had been waiting.

Seeing the jeep, the man's eyes lit up, and he took a few steps forward quickly.

"It's pretty quick." Xiao Junyi opened the car door with a smile, and Xiao Junyi simply got into the car and sat beside Chen Yuanming.

Following this movement, a gust of cold wind also drifted into the car, Chen Yuanming frowned slightly, "Why are you waiting here?"

"It's a sentry post, it's always more convenient for someone to pick you up." Xiao Junyi smiled nonchalantly, waved to the driver, and let the car drive in. "Sorry, I was planning to go to the compound, but the old man came back from Beidaihe suddenly. I don't know where I heard the news that you are coming. I insist on seeing you. When you are old, you always talk about the wind and the rain, and no one will take it." He can't do anything, don't be surprised..."

"It's my honor that the old man is willing to meet you." This is the reason for knowing the phone call in the morning. Chen Yuanming didn't mind much, but he didn't have much contact with the elders of the grandparents generation since he was a child, so he was somewhat awkward.

Xiao Junyi seemed to see Chen Yuanming's constrained restraint inside, and his crooked peach eyes hooked up, "Don't worry, I'm here. Although the old man is a firecracker, he has loved me the most since he was a child. He is always with me when he is by my side." good."

These words sound a bit weird, Chen Yuanming glanced at the other party, and nodded slightly.The car drove into the dry rest house, and the road inside was still straight, much wider than expected.Every household is a garden house layout, and the small second floors of each building are distributed under the cover of the flower wall, which looks unique and has sufficient privacy.It's just that it was too cold and there were no people to be seen on the road, so we drove directly to the second floor of a small building in the northwest corner.

Xiao Junyi jumped out of the car first, "Go this way, the old man is still practicing sword in the small garden, let's go there first."

After getting out of the car, I felt that it was not as cold as outside. It may be because of the unique layout of the building. Although it was still very cold in early spring in Beijing, there was warmth in the yard.As soon as he walked around the small building, he saw an old man waving a long sword in the open space in the back garden. The routine was not the kind of slow, waving Tai Chi that old people often practiced. The sword is a real martial arts method. Although it can't be called impenetrable, it is still shining with a blue light, which looks a bit thunderous.

Seeing Chen Yuanming's slightly surprised eyes, Xiao Junyi showed a smile, "Are you surprised? The old man is a closed disciple of Cangzhou Yang School of Xingyi Quan. He joined the army with his brothers during the revolution. Unfortunately, after several years of fighting, a school of The old man felt bad about death and injury, and he refused to let go of his skill, which somewhat meant passing on from his master. It's a pity that he was too early to learn the truth, and he refused to openly teach apprentices , I caught the boys in the family to practice, except that I was too skinny when I was a child, and my family members are more or less [-]-handed."

"I didn't expect that." Chen Yuanming blinked his eyes. The father of the Republic that he imagined just now has turned into a martial arts senior with a sense of demeanor. Anyone would be a little bit behind.After a pause, he asked hesitantly, "Then we..."

"Don't worry, just stand and watch. The old man likes to show it to others."

Xiao Junyi's words seemed to be true. The two of them stood outside the arena, and the sword in the old man's hand seemed to tremble a little more.After finishing a set of sword moves, he took the scabbard in the guard's hand, and with a shake of one hand, the long sword was retracted into the scabbard with a bang, standing on the spot and doing a few soothing stretching movements, he continued After passing the handed towel, he wiped his face and turned to look at the two of them.

"Is this the kid surnamed Chen?" As soon as he opened his mouth, the style of the martial arts senior was blown out of the sky. The old man's voice was unexpectedly loud and strong, his eyes were wide open, and paired with two thick sword eyebrows, his gaze was even more piercing. With a spirit, coupled with that posture and demeanor, he is completely like a "chief executive".

Taking a step forward, Chen Yuanming bowed lightly, "Hello Mr. Xiao, I am Chen Yuanming."

Two lightning-like gazes locked on him, circling up and down, the old man nodded slightly, and stroked the stubble on his chin, "You are younger than I thought, you are not bad. Let's go and sit in the room. "

Hearing this, both of them were taken aback. Chen Yuanming didn't expect to be praised when he came up, but Xiao Junyi rarely saw anyone who could ask his old man to invite him, but he just paused, and then he winked at Chen Yuanming Blinking his eyes, he followed the old man and walked into the house.

It is now the end of February, Beijing has already stopped the heating, but it seems that the floor heating is still on in the room, which is a bit warmer than in the garden. Yes, she stood up immediately.

"Oh, Yuanming has arrived. Come and show the old lady, I was talking about you just now."

Compared with the old man, the old lady looked a little older, her hair was already silvery white, her face was wrinkled, but her smile was very warm.Stretching out a somewhat thin hand, the old lady grabbed Chen Yuanming's hand and pulled him to her side, "You are so young, is there a gentleman? After listening to the eldest daughter-in-law for so long, I thought it was a big guy Well, I didn’t expect it to be a child, it’s not easy..."

That dry hand patted the back of his hand twice, with a little affection.Chen Yuanming only felt that something in his heart was slightly touched, and the string that was still tense just now suddenly loosened, and he replied a little embarrassedly, "It's my aunt's ridiculous praise..."

"It's all home, why are you still being modest?" Liu Lanxin smiled and pushed Chen Yuanming to sit on the sofa, "I heard that you didn't go back for the Chinese New Year this year, and you have been running outside?"

"Well, I've been too busy these two months, so I couldn't come to visit during the Chinese New Year..."

"If you want to go back, you should go back to your own home." Liu Lanxin said softly, "I also heard about what happened a while ago, it is a great thing that benefits the country and the people, but it's just such a big thing, don't worry about it." Carrying it on his shoulders alone, Xiao Sun is very nice, you should cooperate a lot..."

"It's all at home, and you still say what these official duties are for." The old lady glared at her daughter-in-law, grabbed a handful of candy on the small table and handed it to Chen Yuanming, "Kids love candy, this is my third child The foreign hard candy brought back is really sweet to eat.”

"Grandma, I've been here for a long time, and you always don't give me a candy? This is too biased~~" Xiao Junyi sat down next to Chen Yuanming, and grabbed a candy from his hand with a smile. Peel it off and stuff it in your mouth.

"You boy, when did I miss you!" The old lady slapped Xiao Junyi with a smile, obviously being pleased by this coquettishness.

At this time, the old man also came in with a hand pot, sipping tea. "I heard what Lao Qian said about the mine, what exactly does it mean?"

"Hey, you, you can't do three sentences without work. You haven't been a leader in your life! You have to report to work before your butt is hot..." Hearing her husband's words, the old lady was quite dissatisfied glanced at him.

But the old man sat down on the sofa nonchalantly, "You only listen to the top discount when you listen to the opera? It's been on my mind for several days, and none of the old guys in the yard can explain it clearly. I can't ask when the master comes. ask?"

Chen Yuanming smoothed things out with a smile, "It's okay, I only know the general idea about minerals, so let's tell the old man a joke..."

At this time, there was still some time before the meal, and Chen Yuanming was naturally happy to have such a topic to talk about.He didn't bring too much key information, he simply organized what he knew about the basics of industry, and talked about it.Regarding the types of metals needed by industry, the distribution of minerals worldwide, the current and future shortage of materials in China, and a little bit of the international situation.

The words were as simple and understandable as possible, and there were some introductions to the economic situation. After hearing it, even the old lady became absorbed, and various strange questions popped up from time to time, but it was very lively.The seven lectures and eight lectures lasted for almost an hour. When it finally came to an end, the old man put down the teapot in his hand and sighed, "The American imperialists will never die..."

Chen Yuanming smiled and replied calmly, "It's not just an American family. Now the earth is like the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period in 2000. Everyone has the desire to compete in the world. We can only learn from Goujian, the king of Yue, and try our best to survive. shame."

"Haha, well said. I have made a revolution all my life, but I didn't want to cut meat for the Japanese devils and Yankees!" As if thinking of something, the old man slapped his thigh and shouted at the guards, "Old Zhao sent it!" What about the bottle of Moutai, take it out for me, and drink it at noon today!"

Seeing that the old lady and daughter-in-law wanted to stop him, the old man glared, "Isn't it okay if I give Xiao Chen a drink? I'll just smell it!"

The last two words were said sonorously and forcefully, and several people immediately laughed together.The topic was not so serious, and turned into ordinary chat, about the situation at home, about studies and life, Xiao Junyi leaned on the sofa, watching Chen Yuanming's back that was getting more and more relaxed, and the corners of his eyes and lips. With a smile, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and also showed a smile.

When dinner was served at noon, Xiao Yun also rushed back from the company, and the whole family sat at the dining table lively and began to eat.The wine opened was really Moutai, but Xiao Yun, Xiao Junyi, Chen Yuanming, and even Liu Lanxin were not bad at drinking. Each of them filled a glass, and only left the bottom of the bottle for the old man to smell. Seeing the other party's dejected expression, The old lady cheerfully teased him with a few words, which drew another burst of laughter.

The dishes on the dinner table are more simple than imagined. They are all authentic home-cooked dishes, but the taste is really good.It's just that Xiao Yun was routinely reprimanded by the old man, and thanks to Liu Lanxin's help, he was able to get out of the siege. It sounded like the PHS business was pinching up with the newly established China Unicom. Bigger.But this thing is really not something that Chen Yuanming can talk too much, so he has always maintained the principle of eating more and talking less, and a meal can be regarded as a good time for the host and guest.

After the meal, the two elders both wanted to take a nap, and they both said goodbye after eating, while Chen Yuanming was called out by Liu Lanxin to talk alone.

Chen Yuanming wasn't too surprised by this call. It was Liu Lanxin's appointment for this meeting, but he didn't expect to talk about the domestic futures market instead of the hedge funds in the United States.

"A few days ago, the Ministry of Finance announced the interest discount plan for this year's treasury bills, and finally raised the interest rate. The dust of that bet has finally settled."

The clean opening remarks made Chen Yuanming's heart hang involuntarily.Although the discussion about European bonds has affected some public opinion trends, it did not stop the black hands of China Economic Development Corporation. The Ministry of Finance still chose to raise interest rates at the last moment. There are not a few people who are empty.This group of real rich men were not willing to lose their old background, so they joined forces and staged a show of forcing them to the top.

However, due to the downfall of Liao Guofa, the large and small rat warehouses and empty orders in the market have been restrained. Those who joined the China Economic Development camp were not strong enough, and many parties were forced to a dead end.In the end, on February 2th, China Economic Development Corporation suddenly threw a large order into the market, which pushed the price of government bonds from around 24 to 137.5 yuan. The price change of nearly 148.3 yuan a day drove many people into madness. Let the Shanghai Stock Exchange change color.The next day, several established securities firms in Shanghai jointly sued China Economic Development Corporation to the China Securities Regulatory Commission. There was an uproar, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange had no choice but to suspend the trading of 327 treasury bonds and prepare for the next step.

At this time, the news of Barings Bank declaring bankruptcy and liquidation came, shocking the whole world.This bankruptcy case caused by insider fraud has greatly shocked the sensitive nerves of the domestic political and economic circles, and the attitude towards the 327 national debt case has also been raised to a higher level.In the end, after multiple investigations, it was found that China Economic Development Co., Ltd. had indeed illegally sold a huge amount of short orders on February 2, and several major securities firms in Shanghai were also found guilty of the same crime because their holdings exceeded the legal limit.At present, the meaning above is to forcibly close the position, but the attitudes of both sides are very tough, and the closing price cannot be negotiated, and they are still in the process of tearing up.

"Who would have thought that they would make such a big deal." Liu Lanxin sighed softly, "It's exactly as you guessed, the impact of interest rate hikes on the bond market is unexpectedly terrible. Now that the domestic market is so chaotic, the above The attitude towards the international copper futures you are about to carry out is much clearer, and the opinions of support account for the majority this time. If CEEC loses this battle, there will be a food shortage at the Ministry of Finance when the treasury bills are cashed out in June. This is 6 A big hole of billions..."

For the support he got in this way, Chen Yuanming felt a little bitter in his heart.Although the current 327 incident is very different from what happened in history, but no matter how small the bad impact is, it is a bad impact after all, isn't it?After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yuanming asked in a low voice, "Then what do you mean..."

Liu Lanxin asked back, "Copper futures can make money, right?"

"Yes." Chen Yuanming answered quite simply. "Now Guoxing may have made 15% of the profit, about 3 million U.S. dollars."

"So many?" Liu Lanxin gave a light snort, "What about the whole hedging process?"

"Doubling should not be a problem." Chen Yuanming replied calmly, "However, money is still a small problem. If Director Sun operates properly, the harvested minerals will be the bulk."

"That's good..." Liu Lanxin finally showed a little smile, "But you still can't relax. Whether it is Yuanyang or Guoxing, you must be invincible, and you have to be more cautious. As for the national debt you mentioned earlier I have also talked to the above twice about the issuance of the auction system. The 329 national bonds that are still in circulation have become one-sided bulls. The price has risen to 159 yuan, and the real value of the national debt is only 148 yuan. Home. Hey... this treasury bond futures may be coming to an end..."

Liu Lanxin's tone carried a bit of desolation, and it was even more desolate when coupled with the winter scenery of the lonely mountain in the distance.But no one knew better than Chen Yuanming that this was already a much better result than before.After a while, he finally said softly, "Don't worry, Auntie, there is no problem with the US side. If necessary, it can be done with a few more people's funds."

Looking at Chen Yuanming in surprise, Liu Lanxin smiled, stretched out her hand and patted his arm, "Silly boy, where are you going? It's just that things have a beginning and an end, so you can't be kept in the dark. As long as the copper futures are done well, There is always a time for you to stand firm. Besides, making money depends on one's own ability, let them get angry first, we don't have to be afraid of those people at all with our current wealth."

These words once again exceeded Chen Yuanming's expectations, and it was only then that he realized that he was really accepted and protected by this family.Including the old man's attitude, including this trip to the cadre's rest center with great fanfare, including Liu Lanxin's earnest conversation...they are no longer a relationship of a community of interests, but have become "people of their own".

It's not clear which aspect played the decisive role, but such genuine kindness added warmth to people's hearts.Chen Yuanming nodded lightly, revealing a smile. "I see, thank you, auntie."

In the living room here, there was a tacit conversation. In the garden over there, Xiao Yun was a little depressed, smoking a cigarette, looking at his distraught nephew.The mother just stood there for 20 minutes and turned her head seventeen or eight times. That's your old lady over there, not a man-eating monster, okay?

Breathing out a smoke ring, Xiao Yun gritted his teeth and said, "Third young master, you threw me into the company to work overtime today, what are you up to when you come back?"

Xiao Junyi glanced at his uncle, "Of course it's to take care of the old man and the old lady. It's okay to be late for half a day."

Yo, you're still out of breath when you say you're fat!Xiao Yun almost laughed angrily, "Isn't it? You've been so busy these days, you want to spend some time entertaining your loved ones in colorful clothes, right? Why, I haven't been messing around with those cronies lately, I'm so bored that I want to steal Have some fun?"

The tone in the words was a little bit wrong, Xiao Junyi finally understood the meaning at this moment, raised his eyebrows, "Uncle, why didn't I understand what you meant?"