Li Dan felt a surge of inexplicable emotion. Zhang Tianxing seemed like a decent person, yet he turned and left without a word.
His parting sentence lingered in the air: "You eat here slowly, I'm going to school."
Can you die if you stay a little longer? Why not accompany me a little more? Li Dan's face was full of dark lines. This was too much of a bully, he had never seen anyone bully people like this.
However, as Li Dan ate, he found that the food prepared by this young master was indeed quite good. The taste was very pleasing, not the kind of boy who was out of touch with the world.
Drinking the millet porridge, Li Dan fell into contemplation.
He had to find a way to make money, otherwise, he would have to apply for a loan. Loans were not easy to get these days. When would this苦逼 (kǔ bī - tough/miserable) life ever end?
The world of adults had no easy path; everyone was just stubbornly persevering.
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Zhang Tianxing checked the market trends. Damn it, the Nasdaq had risen again. When would this period of losing money every day end? Zhang Tianxing wanted to make money, not lose it.
Every day he was faced with green numbers. Living in America, his mood was far from beautiful.
However, there was some good news recently. Ding Sanshi from NetEase was about to ring the bell at Nasdaq. He said he would come to see Zhang Tianxing beforehand and bring him gifts from China.
Facing the heavy academic workload, Zhang Tianxing gritted his teeth and endured. It was just studying, wasn't it? If he was a slow learner, he would fly first. Other international students, boys and girls, were all going out, but he was studying alone in the library.
Fortunately, his wallet was full enough that he didn't have to work. Otherwise, Zhang Tianxing believed he would definitely die of exhaustion. The endless homework was comparable to the endless exam papers in China.
He never expected that he, a boss, would have to write homework every day. Zhang Tianxing just wanted to ask, was there any law left in this place? Could he hire a secretary to attend classes and take exams for him?
It was just a thought, after all, he couldn't replace the name on his graduation certificate with his secretary's.
"Zhang Tianxing, are you still shorting the Nasdaq? It rose another twenty points yesterday!" Colin exclaimed upon seeing Zhang Tianxing.
"Yes, I came here only to short the Nasdaq." Zhang Tianxing still replied with the same sentence, leaving Colin speechless.
No matter what he said, Zhang Tianxing had only this one answer: "I came here only to short the Nasdaq." Zhang Tianxing, you're handsome, why are you such a contrarian? Colin thought helplessly. However, Zhang Tianxing had lost money yesterday.
Seeing Zhang Tianxing lose money made Colin extremely happy. It seemed that people all had inherent flaws, deriving their happiness from others' suffering.
During a biology class, Teacher Ruth was lecturing: "With the development of medicine, humanity's understanding of cells has become increasingly profound. Many phenomena that were previously inexplicable can now be explained, and this also presents new challenges for our medicine."
"Many medical projects have now made breakthroughs, greatly impacting traditional human concepts."
The teacher suddenly stopped while lecturing: "Student Zhang Tianxing, the teacher wants to ask you, our school's biology lab is looking for two benefactors. Would you like to invest? Isn't investing in the lab more appealing than shorting the Nasdaq?"
Everyone burst into laughter. Zhang Tianxing was so embarrassed he wanted to disappear. How could everything be dragged back to his shorting of the Nasdaq? You guys are really something, so I'm just a complete sucker, right?
Life was unbearable, being ridiculed every day.
However, Zhang Tianxing sighed. Damn it, why was the Nasdaq still stubbornly rising? He had lost half of his floating losses, his one hundred million had been halved to fifty million.
Even attending a biology class meant being mocked by the teacher. What kind of world was this? Zhang Tianxing was speechless.
"Zhang Tianxing, come out for a moment." At this moment, Wang Yiding stood outside the classroom and called out.
Zhang Tianxing got up and walked out. "Wang Yiding, just say what you need to say." Zhang Tianxing only had a nodding acquaintance with this rich second generation.
"It's like this, given the current turmoil in the US stock market, it will definitely rise sharply today. Listen to me, close your positions and go long. We are classmates, after all. Losing a little money is okay. Later, I will find you some good projects in China, and I will make your assets multiply fivefold in a year." Wang Yiding said earnestly.
Such a good thing in the world, multiplying fivefold in a year, sounded very tempting.
"There's no free lunch in the world, and pies don't fall from the sky. State your conditions." Zhang Tianxing looked at Wang Yiding and said slowly.
"Brother Tianxing is truly straightforward. Let's be frank. I'll take some equity, and I'll guarantee you become the next richest man in China. Our family has equity in all industries in China. How about it? Follow me, and you'll never be at a disadvantage or get tricked. I, Wang Yiding, am a man of my word, and I will never lie to you," Wang Yiding said with a light smile, stating his conditions.
In Wang Yiding's eyes, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Zhang Tianxing to cooperate with him. As long as Zhang Tianxing cooperated with him, the position of the richest man in China would be reserved for Zhang Tianxing.
"Sorry, I'm not interested. Find someone else to cooperate with." Zhang Tianxing coldly refused Wang Yiding. If he had known Wang Yiding was going to ask him to take equity, Zhang Tianxing wouldn't have come out. Wouldn't it be better to read a book in class? .oγg
After speaking, Zhang Tianxing walked back into the classroom, leaving only his retreating figure for Wang Yiding.
Looking at Zhang Tianxing's retreating back, Wang Yiding was furious. "You ungrateful wretch! You shorted the Nasdaq with one hundred million, and now you only have fifty million left, yet you're still so arrogant. Investing without a stop-loss order, no matter how much money you have, will end up being wiped out."
The more he cursed, the angrier he became. Wang Yiding punched the wall. Damn it, Zhang Tianxing was like a dog biting Lu Dongbin and refusing to recognize a good deed.
He came to kindly advise him, but he ignored him. This was truly朽木不可雕也 (xiǔ mù bù kě diāo yě - rotten wood cannot be carved), and 夏虫不可语冰 (xià chóng bù kě yǔ bīng - insects of summer cannot speak of ice).
"Ah!" Wang Yiding screamed. In his excitement, he punched the wall. The wall was unharmed, but his finger was in pain and had even broken.
"Go to the hospital. Today is truly unlucky. The Nasdaq's sharp rise today will make Zhang Tianxing lose everything. This fool didn't set a stop-loss line at all. He can only face margin calls during the subsequent surge." Wang Yiding said resentfully.
Arriving at the hospital, the doctor took a look at Wang Yiding's finger. "It's nothing serious, just rest for a few days and you'll be fine. Here, let's put a band-aid on your wound."
A Band-Aid was stuck to Wang Yiding's finger.
"How much?"
"You're a student, right? The bill will be sent to your school. It's about seven hundred dollars." The doctor said with a smile.
What? Wang Yiding was going crazy. You're charging me seven hundred dollars for just a band-aid? What kind of material is this band-aid made of? How sharp are the knives in your hospital to sell a band-aid for seven hundred dollars!