Chapter 240: The stock market is up!

A very abrupt sound suddenly attracted everyone's attention. Lao Yang, the newsstand owner, and Kong Yiji all turned their heads and saw a young man walking over. A confident smile was on his face, which made the newsstand owner and Kong Yiji feel very uncomfortable. 

Kong Yiji walked up to him and said, 'Who are you, young man? Can you just say the stock market will rise and it will? That's ridiculous!'

As soon as Kong Yiji's words fell, Lao Yang said to him, 'Kong Yiji, what are you talking about? He is Manager Li, the lobby manager of An Guo Securities Company, and he is also a finance student from the capital, a real top student. He has a deep understanding of the stock market. You should respect him!'

The young man who came over was Li Yang, the lobby manager of An Guo Securities Company and the deputy monitor of the finance class. He waved his hand and said, 'Comrade Yang, it's fine. After all, I'm still young, and this Comrade Kong doesn't know me, so it's normal for him to suspect me...'

Li Yang's words were rudely interrupted by Kong Yiji: 'Shut the hell up! I'm not some Mr. Kong, my surname is Meng!'

Kong Yiji was really angry, because even many people who had not attended school knew this name, which was actually a very mocking pejorative term. Originally, in the village, everyone just called it behind his back, but now he was in Nanjiang City, trading stocks, and this young guy in front of him, who came from nowhere, was also calling it that, which made him unable to tolerate it; especially since this young guy was also some kind of college student, which made him even more reminiscent of some sad past events.

Li Yang and Lao Yang didn't know, so they both felt a little puzzled by Kong Yiji's anger. However, Kong Yiji's anger was not over. He continued, 'Kid Li, I don't care if you're some bullshit college student. I've seen people like you before, but this stock market is definitely not going to rise!'

Kong Yiji's words were decisive: 'I'm not afraid to tell you, I've already got some insider information. The reason why the stock market in Nanjiang has plummeted this time is because someone is manipulating it. It's a lot of big bosses, and they have a lot of money, so much that they could buy the entire Nanjiang stock market. Little people like you certainly won't know those big bosses, only I will know them, and they will be willing to tell me the news. You will just become puppets in the hands of these big bosses!'

The morning passed quickly. The Nanjiang stock market was still in the red as it had been the day before. Kong Yiji and Li Yang were standing in the trading hall of the stock exchange.

Looking up at the strings of green numbers on the large LED screen, Kong Yiji said mockingly, 'You see? Those two little brats, this is the stock market. It doesn't go up just because you say it will. If you're so capable, buy some more! Don't you believe the stock market will go up?'

Faced with Kong Yiji's mockery, Lao Yang was very angry, but he didn't know what to say. After all, the situation in the stock market was clearly displayed on the screen above.

Lao Yang looked at Li Yang with some concern, wanting to say something but unable to, because the situation in the stock market today seemed even worse than yesterday, and Kong Yiji's words... Perhaps Kong Yiji usually seemed unreliable, but with the stock market in such an abnormal situation, it was clear that someone was meddling. Judging from the situation, the meddling was definitely not small, but Manager Li had said it was just a technical correction.

Li Yang saw the wavering in Lao Yang's heart and said to him, 'Comrade Lao Yang, don't worry, you can buy stocks now. The stock market will open this afternoon and all stocks will skyrocket.'

Before Lao Yang could react, Kong Yiji's mocking mode started: 'I said, college student manager, why are you still so stubborn? Or are you really blind? Can't you see the green on the display above? This is the sign of a crash. Are you saying that you have some kind of magic power, that you can just blow on it and make the green turn red, and make those bosses who manipulate the stock market change their ways?'

Lao Yang frowned, as if he was also a bit at a loss. He didn't know whether to believe Li Yang anymore. Did he really believe him just because of what Li Yang said? He was honest, not stupid!

Li Yang then said, 'I didn't make the judgment that the stock market will rise, it was my teacher Zhou Ming who made it.'

The name Zhou Ming made Lao Yang tremble, but Kong Yiji said, 'What the fuck is Zhou Ming? You college students have no standards. I think it's because your teacher is shit... Ouch! Lao Yang, you fucking dare to hit me?'

Lao Yang punched Kong Yiji, sending his next words back down his throat. Lao Yang said to Kong Yiji, 'You can insult me, you can insult the stock market, but you can never insult Consultant Zhou Ming!'

'We in the Nanjiang stock market were brought up by Consultant Zhou. Every time there was a problem in the stock market in the past, and even when we were at our wits' end, he would always come out and solve everything. He also promoted the stock market system and set up a securities newspaper. I myself was able to make money because I trusted Consultant Zhou's judgment. Consultant Zhou is a belief in my heart. If you dare to insult him, I'll fucking punch you!' Lao Yang yelled at Kong Yiji.

Lao Yang's seriousness stunned Kong Yiji for a moment, and Kong Yiji didn't know what to say, just staring at him blankly.

At this time, Lao Yang said again, 'I'm going to buy stocks today. I believe in Advisor Zhou. He said it will go up, and the Nanjiang stock market will definitely go up!'

Kong Yiji stared blankly at Lao Yang, unable to say a word, until Lao Yang went over to the counter to place the order did he react.

'Damn it, this Lao Yang is really crazy, I don't even believe the scammers at An Guo Securities Company. Buy, buy, lose your money, you son of a bitch, didn't you see so many people crowded in the trading hall that they couldn't sell their stocks? If you want to hold onto your stocks and lose money, go ahead, and when the time comes, you won't even have a place to cry!' Behind Kong Yiji, he cursed Lao Yang angrily, his teeth gritted.

'Comrade Kong, I think you're wrong this time, because I didn't fool this old Yang. The stock market will definitely rise today, and I also came here with a mission today,' Li Yang said to Kong Yiji.

Hearing Li Yang's words, Kong Yiji was first stunned, and then pointed his finger at Li Yang and said viciously, 'College student, I'll tell you again, my last name is not Kong, it's Meng. If you call me Comrade Kong again, don't blame me for being rude to you!'

Kong Yiji was threatening Li Yang, but Li Yang paid him no heed. He simply moved a chair from the side to the centre of the trading floor, placed it firmly on the floor and then jumped up onto it.

Li Yang's movements attracted the attention of many people, which was exactly what Li Yang wanted. Standing on the chair, he said, 'Hello everyone, I am Li Yang, the lobby manager of Anguo Securities Company. Some of you may know me, and some may not, but that doesn't matter, because I am here to bring you good news today, and that is that the stock market is going to rise!'

Li Yang's words caused an uproar. Everyone looked at Li Yang on the chair in disbelief.

'What's going to rise? This college student just likes to exaggerate and talk nonsense, he's not reliable! You think everyone will believe you just because you say it's going to rise? Do you think everyone is as stupid as Lao Yang?'

As Li Yang spoke, Kong Yiji muttered under his breath, looking forward to Li Yang's embarrassment.

Of course Li Yang was not so naive as to believe that everyone would believe him just because he said so. So he continued, 'Dear shareholders, I believe you all know that our An Guo Securities Company is a securities company that specialises in studying the stock market. According to the results of our research, the stock market will fall as it did yesterday and today, but this is only a technical correction, and it will rise again afterwards!'

'Not only that, I have some more news to share with you!' Li Yang continued, "What you may not know is that just this morning, before I came to the stock exchange, our An Guo Securities Company and the Gangcheng United Investment Fund Company reached an investment agreement. Gangcheng United Investment Fund will invest at least 100 million yuan in the Nanjiang stock market, and the first phase of 20 million yuan has already been in place this morning!'

Having said this, Li Yang paused deliberately before saying, "With these two pieces of news, I believe our stock market will rebound and rise this afternoon!'

As Li Yang's words fell, there was suddenly silence in the trading hall, which had been noisy. Everyone looked up at Li Yang in shock, as if they couldn't accept all this information at once.

But at this moment, Kong Yiji suddenly said, 'I say, Manager Li, don't make fun of us here, okay? I know you want to advertise for your An Guo Securities Company, but you don't have to do it like this. Don't you know how much these stock investors have lost in this stock market crash? You're still lying here, do you think anyone will believe you when you say that?'

Kong Yiji's words triggered a reaction in everyone's hearts, and all the stock investors in the trading hall began to echo Kong Yiji, all pointing at Li Yang on the chair and saying that he was really a bottomless liar.

But then a firm voice suddenly rang out: 'I believe Manager Li!'

The trading floor was in an uproar. The crowd made way, and Lao Yang walked out holding a document. He came up to Li Yang and said, 'This is the stock certificate I just bought. I invested all my money because I believe in An Guo Securities Company and I believe in Manager Li!'

The trading floor fell silent once again. They all looked at the document in Lao Yang's hand in disbelief. They were all old investors and of course knew what the document was: it was the stock certificate for the purchased stocks. In other words, Lao Yang really believed what Manager Li of An Guo Securities had said and bought the stocks. Could it be that the stock market would really rise today? Or were they just putting on a show together?

No one knows the answer, but fortunately the stock market closed for lunch at this time. Everyone waited with questions for two hours. At 12:59 pm, all the stock investors were sitting in the trading hall, staring blankly at the big screen, waiting for the answer to be revealed.

As the time ticked by, all the stock investors held their breath. When the time came to reopen the market, everyone was so nervous that it felt as if their hearts would stop beating.

But a minute... two minutes... five minutes passed...

'Why isn't it red? It seems that Manager Li really is cheating us, and only the honest Yang has fallen for it.'

Someone among the investors said this, because after the afternoon market opened, the stock market was still falling, and there was no sign of a rebound. Kong Yiji also let out a sigh of relief, and he didn't forget to give Yang a smug look.

Lao Yang was a little confused. He looked up at Li Yang, but saw that Li Yang was still full of confidence.

But just when everyone thought they knew best, someone suddenly shouted from the doorway: 'Just heard the news on the securities report: our Nanjiang An Guo Securities Company and Gangcheng's United Investment Fund Company have reached an investment agreement, and they are going to invest in the Nanjiang stock market!'

This sentence was like magic. As it fell, another shout rang out in the trading hall: 'The stock market is going up!'