The other party's words sounded sincere. No matter how much he wanted to refuse, Dong Qiangqiang was too embarrassed to say "I can't help." He could only say politely: "Then tell me. As long as I can help, I will try my best."
"That's right, Wanfu's business was originally very good. Although it's not a huge hit, there is at least no shortage of customers, and the turnover rate on weekends is not low." The boss sighed lightly, "But since the last time I was so tormented by the Germans, Once again, business has become very bad now. Not many people come here on weekdays, and even the regular customers on weekends are less frequent. If this continues, I’m afraid I won’t be far away from closing down.”
The boss's words made Dong Qiangqiang sigh. From the recent news in the newspaper, he knew that what the other party said was true. In fact, not only the Wanfu Restaurant in Hamburg, but also all Chinese restaurants from south to north, from Munich to Hannover, have been affected by the raids, and the business of most restaurants has plummeted. Dong Qiangqiang even heard that "The Best Furong" had also closed down.
When Dong Qiangqiang thought of "Excellent Furong", he couldn't help but think of Jin Yuan. After Jin Yuan took the money from him, he completely disappeared and no one knew where he went.
After hearing Dong Qiangqiang's silence, the boss asked in a low voice: "Are you still there?"
Dong Qiangqiang was awakened by his boss's words. Because he didn't know what he could do, he could only reply calmly: "I'm sorry for what happened to you. No one thought of this."
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang didn't hesitate, the boss wasn't sure whether he didn't understand or was pretending to be confused. He simply said straight to the point: "That's right. There are many festivals here in Germany. I want to make a small ceremony during the next festival. It will be lively. Lively, such as lion dance and so on, so... I want to invite some important people to participate, so that maybe I can restore some popularity. What do you think? "
"'People with weight'?" This is the first time Dong Qiangqiang heard this term, "How many fat people do you want to find to control the situation?"
"No, no, I'm not looking for fat people, I'm looking for..." The boss's Chinese vocabulary is limited. After a few minutes of searching, he finally found the right word, "A person with weight, yes, a person with weight."
As the saying goes, "listen to the sound when speaking, and listen to the sound of gongs and drums." Dong Qiangqiang immediately understood when the other party emphasized this.
He was just about to reply to the other party, but then he thought again, the boss must have expected how he would refuse, and most likely had already thought of many words to respond. Instead of listening to the other party's preaching, he might as well ask Sun Tao directly what he meant. After thinking about this, he changed his words: "I understand what you mean, then I will ask Consul Sun later. But I can only help you pass on the message, and I cannot guarantee that he will definitely go." Dong Qiangqiang estimated that Sun Tao would definitely refuse. , so choose yourself out first.
"I understand, I understand. I just need your kind words to help me with this matter. Whether it works or not depends on fate." Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang agreed to help so happily, the boss was very relieved. Last time he saw Dong Qiangqiang not only talking to the other party, but also acting very familiar with him. His business was in decline, and he could only take one step at a time to become a dead horse. It would be best if he could borrow external help. . Of course, he also knew that Dong Qiangqiang was probably just talking to him casually, so he prepared a trick, "There is something else I want to discuss with you."
"You said it." Dong Qiangqiang's attitude did not change at all.
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang was not disgusted with his extravagant efforts, but instead looked very enthusiastic. The boss was surprised at first, and then felt warm in his heart.
"You are a tour guide, and your friends should also be tour guides. In the future, whenever you or your friends come to Hamburg, come to Wanfu. I will give you a 20% discount on the food and drinks on the basis of the group meal. Of course, you can come and dine alone. You can also take advantage of this discount. What I can guarantee is that the amount of food is enough and the dishes will satisfy you. What do you think?" The boss's words were not very sharp, but Dong Qiangqiang still understood what he wanted to express.
Dong Qiangqiang originally thought that his boss would arrange work for him again, but he did not expect that the other party would make this suggestion. He knew that the price of group meals was already at a discount compared to individual customers, and if it was further discounted, it would definitely be beneficial to him.
"I appreciate your kindness, but business is business, so just keep it as it is." Dong Qiangqiang said politely.
"No, no, no!" The boss was afraid that Dong Qiangqiang would not intercede for him because of this, so he quickly said decisively, "Actually, I wanted to say this when you were in the restaurant last time, but there were many things at that time and I was anxious and confused, so I didn't Gu Shang said. It just so happens that we have talked about it today, so let’s settle it. I really want to make you a friend."
The other party spoke sincerely, but Dong Qiangqiang knew that pushing him further would lead to nothing, so he could only accept him: "Then I'd like to thank you first. I'll tell my friends later and let everyone go to Wanfu to support me."
"Then thank you in advance. When you come to Hamburg when you are free, be sure to come and sit with me." The boss said and hung up the phone.
As soon as Duanmu's call was connected, Dong Qiangqiang said first: "As expected, Anran fell again."
"This is inevitable. Its matter has become a big deal now. There are rumors that the US Securities and Exchange Commission has targeted it. Most investment institutions believe that it will continue to fall until it is delisted." Duanmu added plausibly. .
"Since no one is optimistic about it, there will definitely be a run in the stock market, so why doesn't its stock price fall directly to single digits?" Dong Qiangqiang has not been thinking about this problem for the past few days.
"Haha, in the history of the U.S. stock market, there has never been the extreme situation where the stock price was directly cleared to zero like you mentioned," Duanmu replied with a smile, "not to mention the existence of a large number of short-selling institutions."
"What does this have to do with short-selling institutions?" Dong Qiangqiang has very little knowledge in this area.
"For example, Enron's current stock price is $20/share, and you expect its stock price to fall to $10/share next week due to various factors. But at this time, you do not have Enron stock in your account, and you cannot spend money on it. If you want to buy its stocks with money, you can use a third-party platform that allows borrowing stocks to conduct some kind of stock transactions similar to credit. Simply put, you can borrow 1,000 shares from institutions that have Enron stocks through the platform. , of course you have to bear some costs, for example, you spent $5,000 to borrow stocks. At this time, you can sell the 1,000 shares of Enron stock you have in the stock market and get $20,000. Wait until next week when its stock price really drops to At 10 US dollars per share, you spend another 10,000 US dollars to buy back 1,000 shares from the stock market, and then return the 1,000 shares to the institution that originally lent the stocks to you through the platform. After the entire process, you get a total of 20,000-10,000-5,000=5,000 U.S. dollars. Of course, this is just the simplest example. In reality, there will be some platform fees and other fees, but the bulk of your profits have been locked in."
"So what you are saying is that because of the existence of these short-selling transactions, it is difficult for its stock price to fall to the bottom at once?" Dong Qiangqiang asked doubtfully, "Then I have a question. Using your example, if the institution that lends the stock passes It made a profit of US$5,000 by lending the stock, but when it got back 1,000 shares, its book loss on the stock became US$10,000, which was far greater than its profit. In this case, why? Are financial institutions willing to lend their shares to others instead of selling them as quickly as possible and running away?”
"Investors who choose to go short may make errors in judgment. A stock that was originally priced at US$20/share did not fall to US$10/share a week later, but instead rose to US$22/share. At this time, the institutions that lent the stocks For example, it is equivalent to an additional profit of US$5,000. In the final analysis, it is because different investors have different expectations for the future stock price of the same stock, so the choices they make in the stock market will be very different. To use a fashionable phrase Generally speaking, all investors are irrational, including you and me." Duanmu taught everything he had learned in a week, and he felt extremely satisfied after finishing the lecture.
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