The cold water entered the pot, and the water surface immediately returned to calm. Dong Qiangqiang closed the lid, poured another half cup of soda water for Duanmu, and waited for him to continue.
“There are too many great masters, such as ‘Wall Street God’ Paulson, Ackman of Pershing Square Capital, Einhoff of Greenlight Capital, Griffin of Fortress Fund, and Coffin of Caxton Fund. "Na...anyone here can be a professor in a business school. Do you think I can benefit a lot?" Duanmu's eyes shone when he spoke, maybe because he was excited when he recalled the scene at that time. , I was still greedy when I saw the mutton in the pot, "But as the saying goes, people are always treacherous, and these great people on Wall Street are also good people. There are not many people who can speak truthfully, except for one person who talks more. , the others are relatively weak. Hey, the pot is boiling..." Duanmu's eyes were sharp, and when he saw a bubble on the water surface, he immediately reached out and opened the lid of the pot.
A burst of hot air spread over the pot. In the mist, Dong Qiangqiang stared at Duanmu who was busy copying meat: "So who is the reliable master?"
"Einhoff from Greenlight Capital, although he only spoke for 15 minutes..." Duanmu chewed the mutton, his face glowing with a sheen that couldn't tell if it was oil or water vapor, "but he said something big. , that is, the listed company United Capital was suspected of financial fraud and fabricating profits to deceive investors. Regardless of whether it was true or false, United Capital's stock price fell immediately the next day, by up to 25%, and only recovered a little before the market closed. After he questioned it, there were a lot more institutions shorting United Capital in the market. If I had owned the company at that time, I could have made a lot of money just by speculating, but it's a pity..." He shook his head and sighed.
Seeing the melancholy look on Duanmu's face, Dong Qiangqiang noticed that the mutton in the pot was empty again. It seemed that this "pity" didn't just refer to the missed opportunity to make money.
"Didn't you just say that there are so many rubbish listed companies in the US stock market? Then hurry up and register a company in that tax haven you mentioned. Action is worse than action." Dong Qiangqiang advised, "No matter how many opportunities I keep putting off, I will miss you. "
"That's what I planned. I'll take leave next Monday to do this. The stock price of United Capital is not low, and there should be room for it to fall. Even if I can't eat meat this time, I have to take a few sips of soup, otherwise I will be sorry for myself. "After Duanmu had finished eating and drinking, he remembered to care about Dong Qiangqiang's current situation, "By the way, why are you injured again?" Duanmu looked at Dong Qiangqiang's hand crutch leaning on the table, "It was injured by the wild boar again like last time. ?”
"I haven't caught wild boar since. I accidentally fell it while skiing while traveling. It will be fine in a few days." Dong Qiangqiang stirred the water with chopsticks. "There are still a lot of crab meat and fish balls here. Hurry up and grab them... …”
"Hey, old director, I have always thought that you have a bright mind, and you should put it to the right place. You can work part-time to save some capital for stock trading, take exams while trading stocks, graduate as soon as possible, and make big money by investing. This is a happy life. Duanmu didn't seem to believe Dong Qiangqiang's words, "Don't keep looking at trivial amounts of money, as the gains outweigh the losses. Look at opportunities like United Capital, as long as the shorted stock price is high enough, your principal is sufficient, and the time to open a position is good. , you can make tens of thousands of dollars in minutes, and even if you don’t work hard, you can make a few thousand dollars. Isn’t it faster than catching wild boars? It is said that those who understand the current affairs are heroes. You really need to think about it. If you are working in the wrong direction , the harder you work, the more you deviate from your original intention. There are prerequisites for God's reward for hard work."
Dong Qiangqiang vaguely remembered that Lao Bai had said something similar before, and understood that Duanmu said this for his own good, and immediately admitted his mistake sincerely: "I still need to learn more from Mr. Duan about stock trading. I understood it when I read the materials you gave me last time. Now I have almost forgotten again..."
"Have you ever taken the TOEFL exam? You need to memorize at least 20,000 English words to take the TOEFL exam. Why are so many people able to memorize it? Because many American universities offer scholarships of 20,000 US dollars a year. Memorizing one word is equivalent to earning $1. US dollars, memorizing words is making money, why not do it? Ordinary people have similar forgetting curves. When you can’t understand it, you have to find a way to remember it. The method of remembering varies from person to person, but the result is the same. You must turn the book knowledge into your own knowledge." Duanmu looked down at his watch and stood up, "I have a game tonight, so I won't stay any longer. I'll leave the notebook for you. You can go back and install your stock picking software. Yes, there is a function that can automatically capture important news about Greenlight Capital. You can study it carefully when you have time. That is what you should do now."
Seeing that Duanmu was about to leave, Dong Qiangqiang also stood up: "I asked you to do something last time... did you go there afterwards?"
"What's the matter?" Duanmu was asked a little vaguely.
"I have a friend who was in New York City during 911...the Twin Towers..."
"Oh, I remembered." Duanmu suddenly realized, "I went to see the scene. The surrounding area was still blocked by the police and could not be entered. Through the barbed wire fence, I could only see a deep pit. The outer wall of the church next to the pit was covered with various decorations. Plant condolences, but nothing else can be seen." He patted Dong Qiangqiang's shoulder and said, "Let's go first."
Before going down the stairs, Duanmu suddenly stopped, raised his head and asked Dong Qiangqiang who was standing by the door: "What happened to that old Bai?"
"I'm fine, I'm back." Dong Qiangqiang replied softly. He knew that Duanmu looked down on Lao Bai, so he didn't mention anything about Lao Bai's experience all night. When Duanmu suddenly mentioned it, he suddenly remembered that he had borrowed 5,000 marks from Duanmu in order to collect Lao Bai's ransom, and hurriedly said, "You I will pay you back the money you borrowed from me as soon as possible, and when I can work..."
"It's not about money." Duanmu impatiently waved his hand to stop him. "I just want to tell you again. It's your first time. If you get too close to him, you may get angry."
Dong Qiangqiang thought that if Duanmu knew that Lao Bai might live downstairs in the future, he would probably not come to see him again. He didn't say anything at the moment, just nodded.
Duanmu raised his leather gloves and swayed downstairs. Not long after, there was a roar of a motor outside the building. After a few seconds, the roar gradually faded away.
Due to the maternity leave and the fact that his injury was not fully recovered and he was unable to work, Dong Qiangqiang could only stay at home and read books every day. In addition to reviewing Qu Shan's German politics class notes, he also began to read for the second time the various research reports and reference books Duanmu had sent him before, especially the U.S. GAAP. He never thought about whether he would do it in the future. When investing in stocks like Duanmu, it is always right to read more books.
After a while, Duanmu went to Frankfurt to find an agency to open a company in St. Kitts. After finishing the matter in Munich, Lao Bai returned to Hannover like a zombie and rented the first floor of the small building where Dong Qiangqiang lived. Although Dong Qiangqiang didn't ask in detail, Lao Bai's face said everything.
The German police later summoned him and Lei Lanting several times on suspicion of illegal hunting, but the result was just as Lei Lanting predicted, and the investigation ended silently. He neither knew the outcome nor who reported it. Dong Qiangqiang, who was annoyed by the questioning, finally even considered becoming a member of the local hunter club, obtaining a hunter's license, and learning how to use a shotgun. This way, if he catches wild boars in the future, at least he will have a legal reason, otherwise he will always be arrested by the police. No one can guarantee that such suspicion and cross-examination will not have an adverse impact on his study visa.
Time flies and it's February. Although the temperature at night is still very low, the air during the day is beginning to be filled with the breath of spring. Some of the trees on the roadside have sprouted buds in a hurry, seeming to announce the beginning of the new year. .
2002 is the Year of the Horse, and the traditional Chinese New Year is less than a week away. Chinese international students from local universities in Hannover and nearby cities are busy preparing for the upcoming Hannover University New Year Gala. This is also Dong Qiangqiang’s first time to celebrate the New Year in a foreign country.
On the morning of New Year's Eve, Du Lan took a train from Munich to Hannover to see Dong Qiangqiang. After Lao Bai's incident, the two of them understood each other's personality and outlook better, and their feelings for each other were further consolidated.
Dong Qiangqiang was very grateful to Du Lan. After all, Du Lan sold his sports car to raise the ransom. He also realized that Du Lan's existence weakened the impact of Chen Yu's death on him to a certain extent.
His hands and feet have basically recovered, and he thinks he will have no problem leading a group and catching wild boars. But the new year is approaching, and Du Lan doesn't want him to cause trouble. After many warnings, Du Lan got on the train bound for Frankfurt.
Looking at the train's retreating figure, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly felt a surge of hope in his heart, hoping that Du Lan would come back soon. Is this love? As he asked himself softly, he couldn't help but look up and saw pairs of birds flying slowly in the blue sky above the platform.
What a lonely spring.
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