Chapter 252: All we need now is an east wind

An Audi drove through Nangang Avenue and finally stopped at the side entrance of the Nanjiang Stock Exchange. The side door, which was normally not opened, was opened immediately as if it had received a secret signal. Luo Han then came out to greet him, accompanied by several staff members of the stock exchange.

Zhou Ming got out of the car and was a little surprised to see Luo Han come out to greet him, but he didn't say much. He just waved his hand and entered the stock exchange with Luo Han.

'Adviser Zhou, the Nanjiang stock market has been rising for three consecutive days. Although the increase is not significant, only about 1% to 3%, it is still an increase after all. According to the stock exchange statistics, many investors who have recently sold their stocks have repurchased them. This situation... I am worried that the confidence that investors have finally established will be shaken.'

Luo Han kept talking to Zhou Ming as they walked, his words full of nervousness and anxiety.

Luo Han couldn't help but be anxious. As the first deputy general manager of the stock exchange and someone Zhou Ming had groomed, he knew very well that within these two days, although the investments from Gangcheng had not completely withdrawn, they had withdrawn by a large margin. It could be said that the Nanjiang stock market was now full of speculative funds from Binhai, but this capital was not there to rescue the market and was full of uncertainty.

Once this capital also withdraws, the result of the Nanjiang stock market will be a crash.

This is foreseeable. Zhou Ming and Luo Han's original plan was precisely because of this that they asked Lao Yang to spread the news that the stock market would fall. But now that three consecutive days have passed and the stock is still rising, what can they do?

Given the temperament of these investors, not to mention that they don't have much trust in Lao Yang, even if they do, I'm afraid that after three days of continuous rises, they will have been shaken. So once these investors' confidence is shaken, they will start to re-enter the stock market, and then they will all be trapped inside. Wouldn't that be exactly what the other party wants?

Next, as soon as those from Binhai withdraw their capital, these Nanjiang investors who have reinvested will all lose their capital.

At that time, it is hard to say what these angry investors will do, even if someone has already told them that the stock market will fall.

Zhou Ming did not say anything in response, and Luo Han looked at him and continued, 'But this time, those people from Binhai really put their blood on the line. I thought that the withdrawal of capital from Gangcheng was too fast and would cause the stock market to collapse, but who knew that the stock market has indeed been a bit volatile in the past few days, but the final result is still an increase. It seems that you, Advisor Zhou, still have a more thorough understanding of things.'

Zhou Ming shook his head and remained silent, so Luo Han had to continue: 'Consultant Zhou, our stock market has finally reached this point, we can't just give up now, can we?'

At this point, Zhou Ming had no choice but to speak: 'Of course we can't give up. Mr. Luo, let's stick to the original plan. Do what you need to do. We can't relax on increasing the number of counters and tracking Binhai's funds. Let the market decide the rest.'

Zhou Ming and Luo Han arrived at the office on the second floor. Lao Yang was already waiting here. When he saw Zhou Ming and Luo Han come in, he immediately smiled and greeted them.

Without waiting for Zhou Ming to ask, he volunteered, 'Consultant Zhou, it's bad. The stock market is so volatile right now, and it's been rising for a while. Many people who withdrew from the market have switched back!'

Lao Yang's tone was a little anxious. He wasn't a big shot, but he had gained some understanding of the stock market over the past two years. Although he couldn't possibly know that Binhai's funds were taking over the territory that originally belonged to them from Gangcheng, he understood from the drastic fluctuations in the stock market every day that there were probably two funds hedging against each other in the stock market.

As a stock investor who has watched the Nanjiang stock market grow up, Lao Yang knows very well that the capital that can hedge in the stock market must be very huge. So now there is such a large sum of capital that has suddenly entered the stock market, they definitely are not here to help the construction and development of the stock market.

This kind of thinking made Lao Yang increasingly anxious. He said to Zhou Ming, 'Consultant Zhou, these stock investors are all very good people. Maybe they are all making money, but who doesn't want to make money when they speculate in the stock market? But if they just fall into someone else's trap and end up losing everything, they will commit suicide! I know it's not nice of me to say this, but you are the only one who can save them now, I beg you...'

Before Lao Yang could finish his sentence, he saw Zhou Ming shake his head gently. This made Lao Yang feel disappointed all of a sudden. He muttered, 'Consultant Zhou, is it really impossible?'

Zhou Ming still shook his head, but said, 'It's not that it's impossible, but it's unnecessary. First of all, the old investors who speculate in the stock market here should know a little about the market, and they can feel that the current situation is not good. Of course, if the stock market were to rise daily, I would also be a little worried, but now it's only rising by a maximum of three percentage points. With this kind of increase, I believe that as long as they are not really obsessed with money, they will resist even if they are tempted.'

Zhou Ming paused for a moment and then continued, 'As for those people you mentioned, they are all quick-in-and-quick-out speculators. These people are smarter than monkeys, and as soon as there is the slightest sign of trouble, they will definitely be the first to withdraw their investments. Even if they can't, they are only a small part of the stock market, and they are all blinded by money, so they dare not do anything rash.'

Seeing that Lao Yang was still hesitant, Zhou Ming asked again, 'Comrade Lao Yang, you are an honest person, so in the past, when you encountered this kind of situation, would you jump in headlong?'

'Of course not!' Lao Yang replied immediately. "Even if I really want to make money, I won't put all my assets at risk knowing that I might lose. At most, I'll put half of it at risk, so that I can still have a chance to make it back no matter what!'

'That's right," Zhou Ming said with his hands spread out. 'It's safest never to put all your eggs in one basket. Lao Yang, you think this way, and I think most other investors definitely think this way too.'

Lao Yang suddenly woke up: 'That's right, honest investors who just want to make money steadily would never jump into the stock market knowing it's a trap. Only those opportunists who want to get rich quick would do that, and they deserve to lose their money and be cleaned up!

Zhou Ming nodded, then said, 'But Comrade Lao Yang, you still need to continue your work here. After all, there's nothing wrong with wanting to make money, and we have an obligation to help them.'

'Don't worry, Advisor Zhou, I would have done the same even if you hadn't told me, because this is a very noble task that you have entrusted to me!'

Lao Yang said solemnly to Zhou Ming, then turned and left the office. Watching Lao Yang leave, Luo Han said to Zhou Ming, 'Advisor Zhou really has a good eye, this Comrade Lao Yang is really a trustworthy person.'

Zhou Ming also sighed and said, 'Yes! And this is still the present. As our country's economic level continues to improve, people will become smarter and smarter, and everyone will be more unwilling to suffer losses. People like Lao Yang will become more and more precious. I hope they won't disappear.'

After casually praising Lao Han, who looked at Zhou Ming with some understanding, Zhou Ming didn't explain anything to him, but just sighed and said, 'Now that everything is ready, we just need the east wind.'

Luo Han understood this sentence, which was nothing more than waiting for the stock market to crash and trap those people from Binhai in a money pit. He agreed with this as well. Now that Hong Kong businessmen's investments have basically been withdrawn, and ordinary investors have also sold their stocks and are in a wait-and-see stage, temporarily leaving the stock market, it's just the Binhai group of people who are left playing in the stock market by themselves. But isn't that when the stock market can show its true state and fall?

But this raises another question: how can the stock market be made to fall? It can't be that the stock exchange or An Guo Securities will release some kind of bad news, can it? If they did, Chen Yunfei, the secretary of the municipal party committee, would have to take them down. You have to understand that the stock market is not only the top priority for Nanjiang's development, it is also something that the central government is paying close attention to. Turning back on development is absolutely not allowed, even if it goes against the laws of the market.

Since he cannot take the initiative to disclose unfavourable news about the stock market, does that mean he has to let the stock market fall naturally? But now those people in Binhai are frantically throwing money into the stock market to push up the stock price, so how could it possibly fall?

Zhou Ming saw Luo Han's doubt in his heart and said to him, 'Mr Luo, do you remember how Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms?'

Luo Han didn't understand why Zhou Ming would ask this, but he still answered honestly, 'Of course I remember, it seems that Zhuge Liang set up an altar and performed a ritual.'

Luo Han looked at Zhou Ming and said, as if he thought Zhou Ming was going to do some kind of ritual. This is feudal superstition, and ten years ago, you would have been criticized for it.

Zhou Ming laughed and said, 'I was an advanced member of the Communist Party in college. Although Mr. Kong Ming is a historical figure of great wisdom who can see through evil spirits, I still won't learn from him and do any rituals. Even if I don't do rituals, I can still make them crash the stock market on their own. Do you believe that?'

Lohan looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief. His subconscious mind was telling him that this was simply impossible. Those people from Binhai were originally going to pump up the stock price and do well, so why would they suddenly crash the market? Was this a joke?

However, at the same time, Lohan's rational mind kept reminding him that the person across from him was no ordinary person. He was Zhou Ming, the Nanjiang Development Consultant who had created many miracles. Since he said it could be done, it would definitely be done, no matter how absurd and unbelievable the task was.

Seeing that Luo Han did not reply, Zhou Ming turned to face the trading floor, but then he heard Luo Han say firmly behind him, 'Consultant Zhou, I believe you. In the future, the stock market will definitely fall because of those Binhai people!'

Zhou Ming gave a slight smile and, without turning around, said thank you to Luo Han.

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