Chapter 219: Zhou Ming is here

'Comrade Zhou Ming, I heard about what happened in Northern Russia. You were able to represent the country and fight against Western financial experts, and you even came out on top. You are truly remarkable, and it proves that your understanding of the financial market is not inferior to anyone else's.'

'Now the Nanjiang Stock Exchange is in the process of being established. We were the first in Nanjiang to set up a joint-stock company and the first to talk about a securities company going public. Now it is also us who want to turn the securities company into a stock exchange. This is not just a change of name, but also a transformation of the guerrilla army of the past into a regular army.

'And behind all of this, there needs to be a backbone that can truly lead all of this. I think only you, Comrade Zhou Ming, can do it!'

'So I am now entrusting you with this task. The establishment of the stock exchange, whether for our Nanjiang or the whole country, is of epoch-making significance. Such a thing, if not done with extraordinary wisdom, courage and vision, is simply impossible to accomplish. And to be able to accomplish this task will make you the financial hero of Nanjiang and even this era. I believe Comrade Zhou Ming, you will definitely become this hero!'

On the bus, Chen Yunfei shook Zhou Ming's hand tightly and said to him in a very earnest tone, 'We left the airport together on the bus. The current top priority for Nanjiang is the construction of the securities market. As Secretary of the Nanjiang Municipal Party Committee, Chen Yunfei naturally feels a lot of pressure in this regard, and he has been talking about it with Zhou Ming since they got on the bus.

It is worth mentioning here that Chen Yunfei has already addressed Zhou Ming as Comrade Zhou Ming. Compared to Advisor Zhou, this is a more formal title, which also shows that Chen Yunfei is really paying attention.

Not only Chen Yunfei, but also Cao Jianning said, 'In the past, I was always worried about the preparations for the stock exchange and I even suffered from insomnia. Now that you are here, Zhou Ming, I, as the chairman of the board, can sleep without worry!'

Zhou Ming refused, saying, 'Chairman Cao, you're not being fair. How can you all leave the work to me alone?'

Chen Yunfei laughed heartily, saying, 'Comrade Zhou Ming, it's just that those who are capable have more work to do. We don't understand many of the problems in finance, and we can only solve them with your help. For example, the formula for the stock exchange index you want to create, Comrade Zhang Heng has discussed it with several bank executives for a long time, but no one can really come up with a solution.'

Zhou Ming shook his head helplessly. In fact, the index is not complicated. It is calculated by taking the free-floating shares of ten companies selected from the more than 30 companies that have already been listed as the weights, and using the weighted average method. Although it sounds very awkward, if the formula is listed out, the auditors at the bank who deal with numbers on a daily basis will be able to calculate it very quickly.

The reason that no solution can be found now is that this is something new, and everyone is afraid of making mistakes and being held responsible, so no one dares to take responsibility.

After more than two hours, the car returned to Nanjiang Securities Company. Chen Yunfei led Zhou Ming, Cao Jianning, Luo Han and the rest of the students from the finance class into the securities company, followed by a group of their classmates.

When they arrived at the securities company, it was still in the opening phase of the market, and there were still many people watching the market here. When Chen Yunfei and the others walked through the hall under the escort of the staff, they suddenly stunned everyone. Everyone looked at this scene in shock and was speechless, and suddenly the scene fell silent.

But just as the saying goes, 'Either explode in silence or perish in silence,' after the security company's lobby fell silent for a moment, and after these people had all come back to their senses, there was an uproar.

'Hey, I'm not mistaken, the one walking in front of them seems to be our Nan Jiang Party Secretary Chen Yunfei, and behind him are President Luo and Manager Li. They're all in an uproar now, could it be that this security company is making some kind of adjustment?'

Someone asked, and the person next to him immediately said, 'Do you still need to ask? Have you forgotten that our securities company is going to be restructured into a stock exchange? This is the official establishment of our stock market. What else could be more important than this? What I don't understand is who is the young man walking side by side with Secretary Chen. Why is General Manager Luo so far back? Has someone from above been sent down?'

Some people here are also acting like old folks: 'You are obviously new to stock speculation. You haven't experienced the craziest period of the Nanjiang stock market. If you had, you wouldn't have failed to recognise him. He is Zhou Ming, the rock of our Nanjiang stock market! He was the one who solved both the stock market crash and the subsequent stock market crash. He even set all the rules of our stock market!'

Some people even speculated, 'But we haven't heard from Mr. Zhou Ming for a long time. I heard that he was targeted by foreign spies because of his great contributions, so he had to be taken to the capital by the central government for protection, and he remotely manipulated the situation of the Nanjiang stock market. Now that he has been sent out again, he must be trying to get the stock exchange up and running as soon as possible.'

Whether these people were speculating or showing off, one thing was certain: the appearance of Zhou Ming and the others had attracted a lot of attention. But this was only the beginning. After all, Zhou Ming was very low-key, and not many people knew about his situation. But when Zhou Ming walked into the securities company, the situation was different. Many people secretly got up from their desks to watch Zhou Ming.

'Look, that's Zhou Ming, our special development consultant from Nanjiang City. I've always told you not to think that just because our chairman is Mr. Cao and our first vice-president is Mr. Luo that they are the leaders of the securities company. But it was actually this consultant Zhou who got our securities company back on track and solved all the problems we encountered. Look, now we've reached a critical moment in preparing for the stock exchange, so we've asked him to come out of retirement again.'

'If our securities company is a legend in Nanjiang, then this consultant Zhou is a legend within the legend. His prowess needs no telling. Just look at the students from the finance programme who are doing internships here. They are all very impressive, aren't they? But they all call him Teacher Zhou, so you can imagine how capable he is.'

'This advisor Zhou is worthy of the name. You can see that even our municipal party committee secretary Chen personally came to pick him up. It seems that secretary Chen is really anxious too. The stock exchange has been in the works for such a long time, but it just won't get done. There's really no other way than to ask advisor Zhou...'

Behind the scenes, everyone was whispering about the central figure of Zhou Ming, speculating about the reason why he had come here today. Of course, the reason was not difficult to guess. The change of the securities company to a stock exchange had been discussed for quite some time, and even the cleaners in front of the securities company knew about it. As employees of the securities company, there was no reason for them not to know.

From the lobby to the inside of the securities company, Zhou Ming was like a superstar, and everyone watched him walk in.

'Comrade Luo Han, since Comrade Zhou Ming has already arrived, the securities company will close early today, and we will ask the comrades to come over and meet with us for a meeting,'

Chen Yunfei and Zhou Ming arrived together in the large conference room of the securities company. Chen Yunfei then gave instructions to Luo Han, but Zhou Ming said to Chen Yunfei, 'Secretary, I actually don't think there is any urgency. I have just arrived and I am still getting familiar with the environment, so it is not a good idea to hold a meeting so soon. And the rule that the office closes at 4pm was set a long time ago. The time is almost up, and now is the time for the rule to take shape, so it is not a good idea to change it so rashly.'

Chen Yunfei pointed helplessly at Zhou Ming, and then said to Luo Han, 'Okay then, Comrade Luo Han, you go downstairs and let the comrades get ready first. We'll have a meeting after the 4 o'clock break.'

Luo Han nodded and went out to notify the others. As he walked, he thought to himself that Zhou Ming really had a lot of nerve, daring to contradict Chen Yunfei's decision. It seems that those who are not prepared to stay in the country in the future have strong backs.

However, Luo Han still didn't know what Zhou Ming had done in Northern Russia. If he knew that when Zhou Ming was there, he had confronted the President of Northern Russia and the richest man in Northern Russia, and still dared to scold them to their faces, and in the end, he had the most powerful financial warfare expert in the United States help him operate a financial warfare of 100 billion US dollars, then it would definitely have made his tongue tie.

Compared to that, what he had said to Chen Yunfei was still very polite.

Soon half an hour passed, and it was time for the 4 o'clock break. Luo Han asked the office to notify everyone to put down their work as soon as possible and come to the large conference room.

Chen Yunfei and Zhou Ming were in the adjacent lounge first. After everyone from the securities company had arrived, they walked out and took their seats. Chen Yunfei said first, 'Hello, comrades. I am Chen Yunfei, and the person sitting next to me is our development consultant Zhou Ming. He went out for a while before for some reason, but he is now back at Nanjiang. Everyone, please give him a round of applause.'

After saying this, Chen Yunfei led the applause, and the audience followed with a warm round of applause. Chen Yunfei continued, 'As you all know, the securities company is currently preparing to change to a stock exchange, and Advisor Zhou will be responsible for this in the future, taking the development of securities in Nanjiang to a new level. So next, please let Advisor Zhou say a few words.'

The microphone was handed to Zhou Ming, who fiddled with it a little before saying, 'First of all, I would like to thank Secretary Chen for giving me this opportunity. As we all know, the establishment of the Nanjiang Stock Exchange is epoch-making for our country. He has also opened a new chapter for reform and opening up. I feel very honoured to have received such an honourable task at such a critical moment.'

Zhou Ming paused for a moment before concluding, 'I know that the stock exchange cannot be created by anyone saying so, but I want to tell everyone here today that since I, Zhou Ming, have arrived, there will be no more difficulties in preparing for the stock exchange, and I will definitely get it done in the shortest time!'

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