Chapter 87: Behind the Night

'Zhou Ming, little brother, I don't know what to say about you anymore. You're like a magician's pocket, always able to bring us the most incredible surprises. Although I've said it before, I still have to say it now: you really impress me, and I can't help but be impressed!'

'Brother Ming, your judgement is always so reassuring, as if there is no such thing as miscalculation in your dictionary. When I was young, I travelled all over the world with my fleet, and witnessed countless historical changes from World War II to the present day, but you are the only one I can never figure out, because every time I think that's the limit, you always slap me in the face and tell me I'm wrong.'

'My god, Mr. Zhou Ming, this is no longer a magic trick, it's a miracle! If I didn't know you, I would even think you were an agent of a foreign country. Otherwise, how could you know the Ministry of National Defence's plans so well? You even knew which tactics he would use and which weapons he would purchase. It's as if you have the eyes of God!'

Li Chengtong and Ildar Belev were both amazed by Zhou Ming's supernatural predictions after hearing the Ministry of National Defence procurement list on the TV. Although they were prepared for this result, they were still incredulous.

After all, before this, no matter how hard they prepared, they were only guessing, and now when this guess turned out to be the truth and was really presented in front of them, it still made them feel unbelievable.

Although Zhou Ming had already told them the methods, including analysing the current world situation, the innovation of the US military concept, the purpose of the US in this war, the game of several major US conglomerates, etc., they believed that even if they did it again, they still wouldn't be able to understand why the Ministry of Defence would place an order like this. However, Zhou Ming had accurately determined this information just from those few unrelated magazines and news.

This can only be the result of an extremely powerful intuition and judgment ability, coupled with the analysis and calculation of the financial class, which combines the wisdom of the entire country!

Tong Gang, Li Cheng, and Irbekov all thought this in their hearts without exception. However, they were also fortunate that they were Zhou Ming's collaborators, and even more fortunate that they chose to believe in Zhou Ming.

Lin Muqing also looked at Zhou Ming. As Zhou Ming's woman, she naturally felt very happy for him when she heard her man being praised like this, but compared to their praise, Lin Muqing added, 'In fact, it's not just that. Previously, Zhou Ming called back to China and called the son of a high-ranking official to explain to him the future combat thinking and war trends of the United States in the Gulf War.'

Lin Muqing's words undoubtedly detonated another bombshell, once again surprising Tong Gang, Li Cheng and Yerbedov.

'So Mr. Zhou Ming also used this as a political bargaining chip? His vision and ability to act are truly amazing. We have only just reached the starting line, and I didn't realise you had already run 100 metres ahead of us,' Yerbedov exclaimed.

Not only Irbedov, but also Tong Gang and Li Cheng were wide-eyed. Just as Irbedov said, they had thought that it was already very impressive for Zhou Ming to analyse everything through those trivial things, because they were still in a state of indecision. But at this time, someone suddenly told them that Zhou Ming not only analysed the results, promptly replaced the investment model, but even notified the domestic leadership in exchange for more political resources for himself.

Faced with these events, the word extraordinary vision can no longer describe Zhou Ming. He should be described as exceptionally talented.

Zhou Ming was also very embarrassed by the surprise and admiration of the people in front of him. He scratched his head and said, 'In fact, I'm also very embarrassed by your praise, because my previous actions were completely conceited and wilful. It's also remarkable that you have always supported me and trusted me.'

Ilbedov immediately said, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, you are too modest. How can you be conceited and wilful? If you are conceited and wilful, then we are even more so.'

Tong Gang also said, 'Little brother Zhou Ming, there is a saying that the truth is often in the hands of a few. In this kind of difficult situation, you must trust your own superhuman mind and judgment, and this is the most important reason why we are willing to support you!'

After listening to Tong Gang and Yerbedov, Zhou Ming could only shrug helplessly and say, 'It seems I have no choice but to accept it. But more than that, I can't wait to find out how much money we can make this time.'

Zhou Ming's words were reluctant, and his expression was very serious, but in fact, Zhou Ming's heart had already been smiling for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that he had been constantly improving over the past three years since his rebirth, he was afraid that he would be smiling like a single dog that had successfully mated, with his mouth turned up to the ears.

The reason is simple. The three people in front of him are the world's second richest man, who personally made his son the chief executive; the future richest man in China; and a super financial oligarch in Northern Russia with hundreds of billions of assets in his hands. These people are all figures who can shake the world with a casual stomp in their respective fields, but now they all have such high praise for him, so how can he not smile secretly?

Of course, what made Zhou Ming want to smirk even more was that what he had said before was all just nonsense and pretending to be smart. The reason for this was that he had memories from a previous life and knew what the final result would be. Then it was very simple to reverse the process once there was a result, because as long as the result did not change, no matter what was said, it would be correct. Pretending to be smart would also make you seem unfathomable, just like Zhou Ming did now.

But the truth soon provided an answer to Zhou Ming's question. When it was quickly 4:00 p.m., the U.S. stock market closed, and the stocks of the two arms companies General and Phoenix finally settled at an 11% increase.

Seeing this final result, Li Cheng and Irbedov both cheered happily, and even the usually calm Tong Gang couldn't help but clench his fists.

They couldn't help being happy, because General Motors and Phoenix were the main growth drivers in the investment model. With no major changes in other arms companies, they believed that the overall increase for the day would be at least 7%.

A 7% increase may not sound like much at first, but that was just for one day. What about two, three, five days? And if there were 7% increases for eleven consecutive days, the profit would already exceed the principal.

You have to know that in the stock market, just a 3 to 4 percent increase can make the average investor ecstatic, and a daily interest of 5 per thousand on a credit card cash advance can make the average person exclaim, 'Killing interest!' Now, being able to double your investment in 11 days is a return that would make any investor crazy, and even people like Tong Gang, Li Cheng, and Ildar Beidorf are not immune to it.

'Teacher, the return on investment has been calculated today. According to our calculations of all the investment data today, the return on investment today is 7.89 (percent sign).'

As Chen Shu announced the final result over the phone, Tong Gang Li Cheng and Irbekov cheered again. Irbekov, who was the happiest, even jumped up. He said to Zhou Ming, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, you and your finance class are truly the greatest team in the world. I can't find any suitable adjectives to describe you. If the United States relies on printing money to alleviate its fiscal deficit, then the speed at which you make money from investing is enough to drive all the printing presses to their deaths!'

Ilbedov was not just paying a compliment when he said this. He was also telling the truth, because since they started investing in the stock market, their daily returns have basically remained above 5%, and there have even been two days when they exceeded 7%. So far, their total investment return has exceeded 50%. This rate of growth is indeed faster than that of the printing press.

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Four hours later, Zhou Ming and Lin Muqing arrived together at the sightseeing belt along the Charles River. Zhou Ming stood on the shore, holding onto the railing and blowing in the river breeze. Zhou Ming felt that a lot of the alcohol had dissipated.

He had just come from a drinking session with Tong Gang, Li Cheng, and Irbedov. The reason was the extremely high returns on their investments. Tong Gang and Li Cheng needless to say were both Chinese, and they all shared the same drinking culture. They had all made so much money from their cooperative investments that it would have been a bit unreasonable for them not to treat everyone to a meal and drinks. Therefore, after leaving Wharton in the afternoon, they went straight to the restaurant.

As for Irbedov, he brought with him the habit from Northern Russia, and he could also drink a lot and really wanted to drink. They got together and had a great drink.

After they dispersed, Zhou Ming was brought here by Lin Muqing to blow off some steam and sober up. Of course, Lin Muqing, as a woman, and Zhang Lin, as a driver and bodyguard, did not drink.

Leaning against the fence, Lin Muqing said, 'Zhou Ming, I can see that Tong Gang, Li Cheng, and Yerbedov are really happy. After all, your investment has indeed made them make too much money, which is an incredible miracle. This shows that you are still you. As long as you want, there is no money you can't make. Just like the first time I met you, you said you could take me to Gangcheng and let me make more money than I could spend in my lifetime on a Hong Kong stock index I had never heard of before.'

'You honoured your promise to me that time, and you will do the same this time.'

Lin Muqing suddenly changed the subject as she spoke, turned her head and looked at Zhou Ming and asked, 'Why do you seem so unhappy?'

Zhou Ming was a little surprised by Lin Muqing's sudden question, and then he realised that a woman's intuition was really strong.

However, Zhou Ming did not immediately answer, but first rubbed his temples before saying, 'Muqing, you said I've made a lot of money. How much do you think it is? One hundred million, five hundred million, or more?'

Lin Muqing was stunned. She didn't understand why Zhou Ming was asking, but she still answered, 'I don't know, but based on your investment situation, if it really doubles, then there could be a return of more than ten billion.'

'In fact, a few hundred million is the same. The key is how much of an impact such a large sum of money would have on the stock market, or on General Motors or Phoenix Corporation,' said Zhou Ming.

'Both General Motors and Phoenix Corporation are very large arms companies, and their capital is also very large. You should know that the Tomahawk cruise missile you are concerned about costs 700,000 US dollars, and at least 100 to 200 missiles are needed for a war, so the order for missiles alone would be over 100 million US dollars. So you can imagine how much capital they have. Our billion capital will not sway anything...'

Lin Muqing's words came to an abrupt end as she suddenly thought of another aspect. She asked again, 'Zhou Ming, are you referring to the Adams family?'

Zhou Ming nodded and sighed in reply: 'Yes, since that Mr. Robert is paying attention to me, and he also has the ability to mobilise the family's strength against me, then now that I am working in the securities market and making such a big profit, there is no way he cannot find out about me.'

Zhou Ming looked up at the sky as he continued: 'But now there hasn't been the slightest movement on his side, just like behind this calm night, God knows what is going on. I'm wondering if he is gathering his strength and will give me something even more unforgettable, something that makes people worry!'