Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 397 - 197 Money is Not the Same as Money_2
Just four words had shattered Liang Wu’s composure.
Her mind was in turmoil, distracted for a moment.
Emotions? Attitude? What on earth did this mean?!
Since the age of 12, she had always been the smartest and most mature among her peers. Girls admired her, and boys were enamored with her. No one had ever made her feel such a strong sense of defeat.
Liang Wu had never deliberately practiced any tactics specifically against men; she always simply chatted, simply interacted, simply saw right through them... She naturally became the center of attention.
Yet Han Lie was like a towering mountain, so majestic that it made her look up in awe—immovable, insurmountable, unfathomable.
By now, her admiration for Han Lie’s skills had evolved into a profound awe for him as a person. Only a strong and profound man is worthy of trust. And trust often implies a sense of security.
Liang Wu’s conviction grew stronger—following Han Lie would surely lead her to where she aspired to be.
「...」
Han Lie returned to his dorm room and slept. When he opened his eyes again, it was already Friday.
Huh? It’s Friday already. Haven’t I forgotten something?
Han Lie frowned and scratched his chin, carefully recalling the major events of the week, but found no oversights.
As he was pondering, Xi Luting called, demanding an explanation.
"Are you messing around with some girl, so blissful you’ve forgotten all your duties?"
Han Lie slapped his forehead.
Good grief!
He’d had way too much fun with Wanwan and Little Seventeen, neglecting Pan Ge and Xi Luting a bit too much... But it wasn’t a big problem; both girls were easy to appease.
With 79 points in Health, 79 in Constitution, 79 in Strength, and 79 in Special, appeasing any of them wouldn’t be difficult.
Zhang Ailing’s saying wasn’t entirely correct, but most of the time it held true—girls let go of all grievances after a good cry.
Really, don’t believe me? Snap your girlfriend’s YSL lipstick, then let her cry until her voice is hoarse, and she’ll definitely tell you, "My new lipstick is arriving next week, you keep snapping them!" She won’t let you off if you don’t.
So Han Lie decisively made a grand gesture, "I’ve bought you a lot of stockings. Come to the hotel at noon to pick them up."
Once you’re here, don’t even think about leaving...
But Xi Luting scoffed and said lightly, "You actually still have the leisure to think of me? What about the competition? Check your ranking!"
Damn it!
Han Lie leaped up, suddenly remembering what he had forgotten—he hadn’t made a single trade this week!
Frantically, he opened his stock trading software and clicked into the competition area to check the rankings.
Damn! Eighth?!
The situation was a bit better than Han Lie had expected; he wasn’t too far behind in the rankings. But it wasn’t all that optimistic, since the person in fifth place had a profit of 4.87%.
The rule for the small actual trading competition was that the top five of each week would advance to the next round. Those who didn’t make the top five would be eliminated, with the top few from the virtual platform filling their places. Moreover, at least one transaction had to be made each week; one could not completely hold cash.
Such rules meant that Han Lie had to fight with his back to the wall and use today to break into the top five. Since the total capital and the total market value of holdings were calculated after the market closed, as long as Han Lie bought stocks today and the stock’s increase by closing exceeded 5%, he had a chance to climb back into the top five and advance to the next round.
The difficulty was indeed somewhat high...
But what could he do? It was his own fault for forgetting. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
Something felt off on Monday, so he didn’t make any trades. On Tuesday, he started transferring funds for the company. Then he went to let off some steam with Wanwan and Little Seventeen. Yesterday, he went to check on the company...
Han Lie had already gotten his ventures off the ground, so he no longer placed as much emphasis on the competition, thus pushing it to the back of his mind. It wasn’t that the competition championship was no longer important, but rather, he subconsciously treated the competition account as his own and had kept his hands tied...
What rotten luck!
Han Lie washed his face, skipping breakfast, and immediately sat down in front of the computer. Today, he could only go all-in, but how exactly to do it still required careful consideration.
To secure a high intraday return, what should he do?
He couldn’t buy stocks at their limit-up, because even if they doubled next week, there’d be no profit today. He couldn’t chase absolute certainty; high certainty comes after a price hike, but stocks that have risen a lot can’t satisfy the need for high returns...
While scanning the market, Han Lie’s head felt like it was about to explode.
He casually opened some popular stock discussion forums, hoping to find some inspiration, only to find that many posts were discussing him—Financial 1358.
[Breaking! The people’s stock god 1358 is extremely pessimistic about the market outlook, with no operations this week!]
[1358 showing his true colors? Can’t play when the index plummets?]
[Check out my earnings this week. How do they compare with 1358’s?]
Good heavens, am I some kind of clickbait magnet?!
Han Lie felt speechless looking at those who were riding his coattails but didn’t have the time to get serious with them, so he had to tolerate it.
He glanced at the campus forum and found it even more amusing. Above was his promotional material, and below, several posts speculated whether he had become so absorbed by the beauties in the Literary Department that he forgot about the competition. God knows where these imaginative writers came from, dragging out some of the Literary Department’s leading ladies for a review, complete with pictures and little anecdotes.
Not gonna lie, some of the photos of the girls were genuinely beautiful...
After scanning the online discussion boards and forums, he checked the financial news. There was no big news today, and hot topics were completely elusive. So Han Lie could only poke around for previous hotspots in the opening call auction.
After a look, Han Lie ultimately fixed his gaze on Wei Hua shares.
Yesterday, Wei Hua gapped up by 2 points at the open and then plummeted, hitting the limit-down along with the broader market, on massive volume—twice as high as the day before. Common sense would suggest that the main players had almost finished distributing their shares, ultimately smashing the price down violently. In general, when high-flying stocks plummet on high volume, the retail investors caught in them are trapped for at least a year or two before they can break even.
Wei Hua’s chart pattern was totally wrecked; the graph itself was frightening to look at. Obviously, today’s sentiment wasn’t going to be good. If the panic selling couldn’t be controlled, another smash would thoroughly seal its fate.
But Han Lie didn’t think it was necessarily so simple. Wei Hua wasn’t a normal heavily manipulated stock; it was an insider trading stock. Someone surnamed Xu was responsible for pumping the price, maintaining it, and buying up shares, while the company’s shareholders secretly cashed out and reduced their holdings. Then, Old Xu would exit.
Get it?
The main force behind Wei Hua had to exit in two stages! So, if Mr. Xu allowed the pattern to completely reverse, leading to an emotional breakdown among investors, it would then be incredibly tough to push the price up again. It would be an enormous waste of effort with no guarantee of success—something a wise person would not do.
In other words—Wei Hua shares were highly likely to demonstrate a recovery pattern today!
Having drawn this conclusion in advance, Han Lie turned back to examine the call auction and intraday trading, where he found even more details.
At the opening, it gapped up by 3 points, oscillated for a bit, stabilizing the confidence of the retail investors. Then, large sell orders started pounding the stock, sending it plunging violently. Within a short span of just over ten seconds, catching everyone off guard, it firmly hit the limit-down.
Han Lie paid close attention to the transaction details.
Hmm, it dropped 13 points, with only a little over ten million yuan traded. There’s hardly any support underneath.
Alright, that makes it obvious!
The large orders were dumped in haste, clearly intended to prevent anyone from exiting, fearing that retail investors and hot money would rush for the door first.
Their tactic is clear: Lock it at the limit-down, and nobody gets to leave this room!
This is a very common tactic, often seen at the end of a market trend. Normally speaking, a sizable rebound should occur tomorrow.
But Han Lie couldn’t wait until tomorrow.
Watching the increasing sell orders piling up at the limit-down, Han Lie silently mulled over the chart.
If it continues to be sealed at the limit-down, market sentiment will surely crumble, and then nothing can save it. The question was, would Mr. Xu really let himself be caught holding the bag here? No, that’s impossible.
So... there’s profit to be made today?!
Once he figured it out, Han Lie no longer waited and went all-in, buying at the limit-down price. This wasn’t a gamble; it was a reasonable deduction after understanding the inside information.
After buying the stock, Han Lie stopped paying attention and went to check the ending that Little Cucumber had prepared for "The Goddess CEO."
This was the first novel by "Old Cucumber Brother Lie," and it was about to conclude.
Oddly enough, his first novel was actually in the female-oriented genre...
He logged into his alternate QQ account and chatted with Xi Luting, with Little Kirin, and with the readers in the group...
After idling until the afternoon, Zheng Lei suddenly sent a voice message.
"HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT, HOLY SHIT! Brother Lie, you’re too badass! You casually make a move, and once again, you’re freaking number one for the week!!!"
