Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 129 Dealing with Huifeng Again

When Ma Qing opened his eyes again, he heard a knock on the door.

"Sir, are you there? It's time for dinner." Yan Luoqing's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in." Ma Qing set a rule from the beginning that anyone entering his room must knock on the door.

Yan Luoqing entered the room and saw the banknotes all over Ma Qing's bed. He was very surprised and said, "Sir, this... this..."

"What are you talking about? Don't just stand there. Help me organize the money and put it in my briefcase." After Ma Qing said this, he became lustful. He thought that he had never slept on a bed covered with money, so he reached out his hand to the woman's waist.

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When the two of them were sitting at the dining table eating, Mrs. Yan looked at the young man and woman in front of her, and after a long time she uttered, "Young people should take care of their health." Yan Luoqing buried his face in the bowl, but Ma Qing didn't think so. If he didn't act ridiculous when he was young, would he have to wait until he was older to act ridiculous?

After lunch, Ma Qing opened the briefcase beside him, took out 5000 yuan and handed it to Yan Luoqing, saying, "Take this money and buy some clothes and accessories. Don't be so stingy. Also, call a taxi for me. I need to go to the bank."

Ma Qing looked at the smiling woman in front of him and felt that Yan Luoqing was a little strange. You say she is materialistic, but her daily consumption is really not high. You say she has low material desires, but she is willing to be someone's concubine.

You say she is smart, but she acts like a stupid beauty. You say she is stupid, but she is quite smart in running a supermarket.

After much analysis, Ma Qing could only blame it on her being born a concubine. She had never suffered any hardship and was unwilling to do so. However, this identity also made her extremely insecure, and only money could make her feel satisfied.

Ma Qing thought about it and felt that this was a good idea.

When Ma Qing appeared at the HSBC Hong Kong headquarters again and showed the money in his briefcase, a foreign manager appeared in the reception room.

"Dear Sir, Smith is at your service"

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Smith"

Ma Qing started the conversation with the investment manager using English, which he had practiced hard for several years.

"I would like to know if HSBC has any financial services for investing in overseas stocks."

When Smith heard this, he smiled even more: "Sir, you have come to the right place. In Hong Kong, there is no place more suitable for you than Huifeng. I wonder what stocks you want to invest in."

"The United States, IBM, Texas Instruments, AT&T, General Motors, ExxonMobil, and Kodak. I plan to distribute my funds equally among these six companies." Ma Qing said concisely.

"Of course that's no problem. We only need to charge a 7% service fee, and we'll do the rest for you beautifully. You just need to sign and approve it."

"Seven percent! You are just robbing people. How can the management fee be so outrageous?" Ma Qing was so angry that he even spoke in Chinese. He had to say it again in English.

"Don't be angry, Mr. Ma. We provide cross-border financial services. Of course, we can still negotiate the service fee." Smith said, "Since your investment amount exceeds 10 US dollars, how about this, I will use my authority to reduce the service fee to 6% for you." Ma Qing cursed these foreign bastards in his heart, but he thought that he had no way to deal with it. "Okay, this is the number, but I have another sum of more than Hong Kong dollars to come in in a few days, let's buy it together."

"Of course there is no problem with that. Let's put this money in the bank first. When your other money arrives in a few days, we can sign the contract together." Smith seemed to have decided on Ma Qing. Perhaps Huifeng was really the only choice in Hong Kong at this time.

A week later, when Ma Qing walked out of Huifeng with the signed contract, he sneered at the technological means of this era.

After Ma Qing sold all the stocks he had bought at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange last year, he received about 13 yuan in cash. Together with the previous cash, he made up a total of 75 Hong Kong dollars. After converting all of it into US dollars, he bought stocks of six American companies. By the way, although it is a free port, there is still a fee for exchanging US dollars.

Moreover, this is not done in real time. According to current cross-border financial services, Ma Qing will not be able to get the final stock purchase certificate until next week. It is nothing like in his previous life, when it could be done on the computer in minutes.

Once back to the time before liberation, Ma Qing had only 2 Hong Kong dollars left in his pocket, but he couldn't find any good way to make money at this time. Xiao Qi's database was seriously infected by Baidu, and there was not much useful information. (Complaint)
Time flies, and Hong Kong has entered January. However, the cold weather is not as cold as the hearts of Hong Kong people.

Ma Qing and Liang Haowen stood by the window of the law firm, looking at the long queue of citizens outside the bank below.

"I really didn't expect this to happen, Ma Qing, you are right again. Why are you always right?" Liang Haowen said with emotion.

Ma Qing's heart tightened. Don't think I'm a time traveler. "I really didn't expect this. I just thought that the real estate industry had reached its end. Who would have thought that the banking industry had reached its end?"

Liang Haowen suddenly laughed, "I really want to see Zheng's face now. His expression must be very interesting now."

"Don't provoke others. Be a kind person." Ma Qing also smiled.

"The worst hit should be Young Master Zheng's private treasury. I dare say that this acquisition was entirely his personal behavior. I don't believe that the local boss of the Zheng family is unaware of the current bank risks. This also shows that your classmate is not only uneducated, but also not a core figure in the Zheng family. He doesn't even know about this matter."

"That makes sense. Zheng was such a jerk when he was studying. He didn't have the bearing of a child from a big family at all. It seems that he is just a minor branch of the family."

"Mr. Ma, what are you going to do next? Remember to count me in." Liang Haowen tasted the sweetness, and now Ma Qing is no different from the God of Wealth in his heart.

"I have already used all my money to buy American technology stocks. I'm afraid Hong Kong will be seriously damaged in the next two years. I think it's better to be still than to move. I advise you to stop making any efforts for now." Ma Qing replied.

“Is there any future for the U.S. stock market?”

"How would I know? I haven't done any research."

"Then you still buy it?"

"The United States has replaced Britain as the world's number one, and its national fortunes are on the rise. I'm just taking advantage of it. As for the stocks themselves, I really don't understand them, but technology is the primary productive force, so it's never wrong to buy technology stocks." Having said that, Ma Qing is not Liang Haowen's father, and he has no interest in accompanying him in everything.

"What you said makes sense. Give me some company names quickly. I'll treat you to a dinner at the Rich Man tonight."

(End of this chapter)