The Middle East is in chaos, but fortunately, both parties involved have maintained the most basic restraint.
Or in other words, for the time being, there was no fight.
But obviously, no one would think that such friction is a trivial matter, especially under the current situation. Iran attaches great importance to the uranium enrichment project and even hopes to rely on this project to gain world hegemony in the entire Middle East in one fell swoop.
Therefore, it is inevitable to intensify efforts, tensions rise, oil futures prices rise in response, and the entire U.S. economy finally gets precious breathing time.
In Western Polytechnic University, Chen Nian helplessly looked at the report in front of him and said to Chen Guo:
"After all, we still let them seize this opportunity. There is no way. Their foundation is too strong. It is really not that easy to kill them all at once."
Opposite Chen Guo nodded and replied:
"It's definitely not easy. You said you have a strong foundation, that's the biggest reason."
"Actually, if you think about it, they have many breaking points, such as resource monopoly, technology monopoly, talent monopoly, and military monopoly."
"Even if they don't play the oil card this time, they can still play the food card, the steel card, and even the patent card. Anyway, it's really impossible to defeat them before all their trump cards are played."
"After all, they had many chances and we had almost none."
Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help but sigh.
For decades, the development of this country has always been cautious and on thin ice.
It is undeniable that we have made some mistakes during the development process, but most of them have been corrected in a timely manner.
Otherwise, if a mistake reaches the level of the United States, we should have fallen long ago.
Therefore, most people who advocate the strong endogenous power of the U.S. economy and the strong resilience of their country actually do not realize one thing:
The so-called resilience is just a symptom of the behavior of consuming the foundation in exchange for the longevity of the country.
Looking at the historical experience of the past ten years, the other party's background is constantly declining, but ours is constantly rising.
When the two curves intersect, that is the moment for us to switch from offense to defense.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:
"I really envy them, they have so many opportunities to try and make mistakes."
"And we, not even once."
"I can't envy you."
Chen Guo said with a smile.
"People's opportunities for trial and error were gambled and played over and over again in the past decades or even hundreds of years."
"Just think about it and you'll know what we were doing more than a hundred years ago?"
"We are still in seclusion and congratulating Lafayette on his birthday."
"Even fifty years ago, we had just founded the country and had just embarked on a certain development path."
“It’s pretty good to be able to do this.”
"In the future, I still have to rely on you and your generation."
Chen Nian nodded solemnly, paused for a moment, and then continued to ask:
"So what are our plans for the follow-up? Although they have recovered, they just won't die suddenly."
"Should we get the things they don't have the energy to get?"
Chen Guo took out a document from the drawer, handed it to Chen Nian and said:
"This is a preliminary plan. If you are interested, you can take a look first."
"Of course, if you have any suggestions, just mention them to me directly."
"However, this thing is still far from finalized. It is probably only used for reference, so you don't need to spend too much time."
"clear."
Chen Nian responded.
Then, he looked at the directory of the files in his hand. After a rough scan, he saw many familiar terms.
New energy and lithium battery development plan.
Development plans for new surface ships and new submarines.
Large aircraft carrier localization plan.
Rare earth and other rare mineral investment plans.
Food security and rural economic and ecological development plan.
It can be said that this document covers almost all the directions and trends that he has seen in his previous life.
It was only then that he realized that the fields that would yield results more than ten years later had already begun to be laid out at this time.
"That's a good report."
Chen Nian sighed and said.
"It's very complete, and it's in the form of a combination of punches."
"If we can fully implement it, we will probably not be far away from truly entering a period of rapid development."
“Isn’t it considered rapid development now?”
Chen Guo asked somewhat amusedly.
"What a rapid development it is now!"
Chen Nian pursed his lips and said:
"Let alone nuclear fusion, we haven't even developed large-capacity battery technology yet."
"Not to mention artificial intelligence, brain machines, space carriers and the like."
"Those things are our real tickets to enter the next era."
"You're going to do it?"
Chen Guo immediately became interested. He looked at Chen Nian with piercing eyes and asked.
Generally speaking, such a question can easily be regarded as a rhetorical question, meaning "you said it was so easy, come and try it."
But in fact, what Chen Guo expressed now was real expectation.
Because he knew that Chen Nian could really do it.
Looking at Chen Guo's expression, Chen Nian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and replied:
"I will definitely do it, but now is not the time."
"I have just finished studying interface materials. In many places, the theoretical foundation is not solid enough."
“It’s a bit too difficult to turn to near-future technology now.”
Chen Nian was not being modest when he said this. In fact, he had also made a plan on his "Task Manager" and wanted to try to see if he could save a wave of source points and directly click on one that would have a "causing impact" on the current technical environment. "Revolutionary promotion" technology, thereby raising the "level" of its own system through large-scale technological fission.
But unfortunately, the several directions he selected required too many source points.
Not to mention anything else, the number of source points required for controllable thermonuclear fusion alone has reached an astonishing 1,200 points.
But now, excluding the number of source points brought by active learning, the average daily source point growth is only about 0.3.
How long will it take to save enough?
What a great achievement, but the gain outweighs the loss.
Still have to do it step by step
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo's emotions were a bit complicated.
To say he was disappointed, it was definitely a bit disappointing - after all, Chen Nian was almost omnipotent in his heart.
But more than anything, I'm still happy.
Because he also knows very clearly that no one is truly omnipotent.
Chen Nian can realize his shortcomings, which means that he has gradually matured.
Thinking of this, Chen Guo patted Chen Nian's arm gently, and then said to comfort:
"Don't worry, you are still so young and have plenty of time."
"You have worked hard during this period, please rest."
"You are already in your junior year, and you haven't really enjoyed your college life yet."
"Don't push yourself too hard. There is a dance at school next week. Why don't you go to it?"
"Don't go!"
Chen Nian rolled his eyes and answered bluntly.
After leaving Chen Guo's office, Chen Nian did not go back to his residence. Instead, he took time to eat in the cafeteria.
After school started, there were more people in the cafeteria. Chen Nian searched for a long time before finally finding an empty seat. When he sat down, he found that the person sitting opposite him was an acquaintance whom he had not seen for a long time. .
Zhang Rui.
However, when I saw Zhang Rui this time, he seemed to be in a bad mental state.
His beard was unkempt, his hair looked like it hadn't been washed for a long time, and even his clothes were wrinkled.
His previous rich second-generation demeanor was completely gone.
Chen Nian suddenly recalled that at the end of the soybean war a long time ago, Zhang Rui and his family were actually doing commodity futures.
Moreover, they are on the side of the four major grain merchants.
However, he must have lost a lot of money because he won the soybean war.
But no matter how much we lose, it won’t end up like this, right?
unless
He may have turned his attention abroad after losing money at home.
Whether he was doing U.S. stocks, futures, financial management, or foreign exchange, this incident was enough to completely clear his name.
Chen Nian didn't have the habit of beating up drowned dogs, so he didn't bother to talk to him and just ate the rice on his plate.
But Zhang Rui noticed Chen Nian. Several times, he seemed to be about to speak, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them along with the food.
The two of them finished their meal almost at the same time and stood up at the same time. In front of the bowl collecting table, Zhang Rui finally couldn't help but speak.
He looked at Chen Nian and said in a low tone:
"Chen Nian, are you particularly happy now?"
Chen Nian was stunned for a moment and asked:
"What should I be happy about?"
"I'm happy that I was in trouble, I'm glad that I proved myself wrong, I'm glad that you won, it doesn't matter, you won, you were right."
"Laugh at me. Anyway, I have nothing now."
Chen Nian's brows furrowed slightly. He was keenly aware that his "old classmate" across from him might really have a mental problem.
So, he asked:
"How long has it been since you slept?"
The corners of Zhang Rui's mouth moved, and then he replied:
"It's been a long time but it doesn't matter. It's all over anyway."
"Are you involved in U.S. stocks?"
Chen Nian continued to ask.
"I do everything from U.S. stocks, futures, foreign exchange, and CDS. That's why I lost so miserably. Now, I have no chance to turn around and our whole family is dead."
Zhang Rui's expression was obviously in a daze, and Chen Nian even suspected that the reason why he talked to him was not because he really wanted to "say something", but because he was mumbling to himself in a state of trance and emotional breakdown. That’s all.
This state is undoubtedly dangerous.
——
But what does that have to do with Chen Nian?
So, he just replied with a slight sarcasm:
"Do you still have the ability to do CDS? It seems that the market is quite big."
Zhang Rui smiled bitterly and replied:
"At that time, I couldn't look down on anyone, including you."
"Now I know you are indeed smarter than me."
"I heard that you have entered Chengdu Aircraft's project team as an intern. Congratulations."
"You are right, the path you have chosen is right."
As he spoke, Zhang Rui staggered and turned away, as if he had forgotten Chen Nian's existence and was just talking to a shadow in his heart.
Chen Nian stood there confused, even confused about what happened just now.
It wasn't until Li Xiang, who happened to be walking by, patted his shoulder from behind that he finally came back to his senses.
"What are you looking at?"
Li Xiang asked curiously.
Chen Nian pursed his lips in the direction of the door and replied:
"Here, Zhang Rui."
"I just happened to be sitting at the same table with him. He told me a lot of things. I don't know what happened to him. It was such a shock. Are you crazy?"
After hearing what Chen Nian said, Li Xiang said loudly:
"Aren't you crazy? His family's property must have been wiped out this time."
"I checked some information and found that before the financial crisis, their family invested a total of more than US$100 million in the U.S. financial market, including private shares and various debts."
"The US$100 million was all washed away within a week. Their family now has nothing."
"That won't be like this, right?"
Chen Nian was a little confused.
In his opinion, those who can make assets worth hundreds of millions will not live a bad life even if they lose money or even go bankrupt.
After all, if you owe 10,000 to the bank, you are your father, and if you owe 100 million, you are your father.
No matter how it declines, basic decency will always be there.
"I didn't think it was possible at first - but the problem lies in the source of funds."
"They not only have bank loans, but also private debts."
"In addition, their shares are not clean. I don't want to talk about the businesses his father does. In short, the people who make money with them are those who are on the list, or will be on the list soon."
"Now that all the money is lost, do you think those people will let his family go?"
"His father has been seriously injured. He is said to have jumped from a building, but the details are still being investigated anyway."
"My mother is even more unlucky. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and is still seriously ill."
"Anyway, their family is completely destroyed. It's normal that he can't bear it."
Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Although this was just a tragedy of a family being ruined due to investment failure, but combined with Zhang Rui's previous performances and speeches, he felt that this day would be a matter of time.
After all, whether you are doing business or investing, knowing the right direction and placing good chips are the most basic requirements.
You have chosen the side that is doomed to lose from the beginning, so what if it takes longer to win?
One day, don't you have to spit out everything you eat?
At this point, no one can save him.
——
To put it bluntly, even if I had the ability, I would never interfere.
After all, I still remember clearly how their family sided with the United States during the soybean war.
After a moment of silence, he continued to ask:
"After such a big incident, he didn't come home?"
Li Xiang shook his head and replied:
"I went back, but I went back to school soon."
"He can't help him when he goes home. At least he can avoid those who want to mess with him at school."
"It's ridiculous, right? He wanted to stay away from us before, but now, he needs to rely on our protection."
Li Xiang's expression was a bit contemptuous, Chen Nian sighed slightly, and an idea came to his mind.
That was a rather cold-blooded idea, but he had to say it out loud.
He thought for a moment, organized his words, and then said:
"If possible, try to arrange some manpower to keep an eye on him."
"Don't let him commit suicide."
"I mean at least don't let him die in school."
There is one more chapter to come later
(End of chapter)
