I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 213 "I'll give it to you, I support you betting with him!"

In the picture, Xia He is dressed casually and is half-lying on the sofa.

"I knew you were sleeping in! It's already broad daylight in Nanxin, isn't it? The sun's practically shining on your butt!"

"You saw all that? It seems to be a cloudy day today?" Fang Qingye threw off the covers, got up naked, and looked out the window.

"rogue!"

Xia He spat at Fang Qingye's expression, but her eyes sparkled.

Fang Qingye shivered from the chill in the room, instantly waking up and quickly retreating back into bed to watch Xia He in the video.

"What's so indecent about a man's normal physiological phenomena?"

"Okay, let's not talk about that. I'm in New York now. I had a chat with an executive from Morgan Stanley's investment department yesterday, and I learned a lot."

"What should we talk about?" Fang Qingye asked lazily.

"It seems that the financial crisis has bottomed out. Wall Street and the US economy are gradually recovering, especially the stock market, which is performing strongly. Since the Dow Jones Industrial Average bottomed out in March this year, it has risen by more than 50% for six consecutive months, almost catching up with the level before the financial crisis."

Fang Qingye sighed upon hearing this:

"In this respect, our A-shares really can't compare. It will have to stay stagnant for another two years, and the 6124 point will be an insurmountable mountain."

"Furthermore, the US foreign exchange financial regulatory system has undergone significant changes. Some new trading restrictions and additional conditions have been added, while the review requirements for FDMs (Foreign Exchange Dealers) have been further tightened. In particular, regarding trading terms, the NFA has adjusted the leverage ratio for foreign exchange trading, reducing the maximum leverage ratio to 100:1."

“100:1 is enough to play,” Fang Qingye said with a smile.

"They are also relatively optimistic about the dollar's performance. As the US economy improves, the dollar will regain strength, especially against the yuan."

"Huh? A strong stance on the RMB? You think so too?"

“I think it’s quite the opposite. With the new round of large-scale infrastructure construction in China and the rapid recovery of export trade, it’s inevitable that the RMB will regain its strength against the US dollar. I argued with that foreigner for a while,” Xia Hejiao said with a smile.

"What's the point of arguing verbally? You might as well do a June foreign exchange futures trade between the US dollar and the Chinese yuan, one of you going long and the other going short, buy ten million shares and see who wins in the end," Fang Qingye said lazily.

"I don't have that much money."

"I'll give it to you; I support you betting against him!"

“Okay, I was just saying. For me, this is illegal. I’m now in the bank’s management and I’m not allowed to conduct foreign exchange transactions. Besides, what you’re doing is a virtual trading platform,” Xia He said.

"I know, I was just kidding," Fang Qingye chuckled.

"Qingye, I might be in charge of foreign exchange investment this time when I go back. Hey, do you want to invest some foreign exchange?" Xiahe said playfully.

"Your bank's foreign exchange investments are real-money transactions, and you don't allow leverage, so it's not fun!" Fang Qingye refused.

"Hmph! You don't support my work at all!"

“Okay, okay, I’ll open an account as soon as you get back and invest ten or twenty million. You can just manage it for me.” Fang Qingye said with a smile.

“That won’t do! We can’t directly operate on customer accounts; it’s against our principles!” Xia He said.

Ah?
"Then you might as well quit your job, open your own account, and I'll deposit 20 million into your account. You can play around with it yourself."

"You want me to quit my job again! I still want to work," Xia He said. "Right now, I want to study hard. If I really do quit in the future, I'll listen to you and go into forex trading."

"It's up to you."

“Hey, I discovered a kind of virtual currency in the US this time! It’s really interesting,” Xia He suddenly said.

Cryptocurrency?

Why have other cryptocurrencies emerged in the US so quickly?
Fang Qingye's heart tightened, and she hurriedly asked, "What's your name?"

"Bitcoin, its Chinese name is 比特 (Bitcoin).

Hey. I thought it was something else.

Fang Qingye immediately felt relieved.

"Bitcoin is an electronic currency generated by open-source P2P software," Xia He rambled on and on, but Fang Qingye listened absentmindedly.

"Now, there is a dedicated Bitcoin forum in the United States called Bitcoin Talk, where people discuss this stuff every day. There is also a user who frequently creates a Bitcoin Market, where people trade."

"Who founded it?" Fang Qingye asked curiously.

"They're all online names, youth-girl."

youth-girl?

Isn't this just a case of a lack of young, beautiful women?
Could it be Dongguan girl, no, Huang Tao, Taozi built it?

They didn't tell me.

However, I haven't been able to contact them during this time.

"Xia He, aren't you going to buy some?" Fang Qingye asked with a smile.

“I bought it. It was very cheap. Two pizzas could buy 10,000 Bitcoins. But it’s not very useful to me. It definitely can’t be used for trading in China.”

This is true.
Fang Qingye nodded.

I have nearly a million Bitcoins, but I don't plan to use them in the country.

“Although Bitcoin may seem to have little use now, the idea of ​​virtual and cryptocurrency is very bold and innovative. I think the person who invented Bitcoin is a genius!” Xia He said.

"Genius? That's an exaggeration. Actually, this thing doesn't have much practical value. Its biggest use in the future will be for hype," Fang Qingye said.

"Who said that?" Xia He immediately retorted, "Virtual currency represents a new way of exchanging value, it's decentralized, which breaks the limitations of the traditional financial system! You studied finance too, you know how powerful it is!"

"That's just theory. In reality, nothing can be broken. Can central banks in any country allow it to develop freely without restrictions? Decentralization? Isn't that going to kill central banks? Which central bank is that stupid?" Fang Qingye laughed.

"You don't understand, you're too conservative!" Xia He seemed a little angry: "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to talk to someone else!"

"Okay then, I'll sleep a little longer."

Fang Qingye turned over.

Too sleepy.

After turning off the video, Fang Qingye wanted to sleep a little longer, but Xia He's disturbance made it impossible for her to fall asleep, so she simply lay in bed playing on her phone. The Nokia N70 that Fang Qingye was currently using was a gift from Xia He. It ran on the Symbian system and could access the internet, but the internet speed was far inferior to that of later generations, and the domestic product was also crippled—it didn't support Wi-Fi.

After playing for a while, I got bored.

He suddenly remembered what Xia He had just said.

Did Huang Tao establish the Bitcoin market? Should I ask her via QQ?

He was just about to type when Xia He sent another request for a video call, which he had no choice but to accept.

"Hey, can't find anyone to chat with?"

Fang Qingye asked lazily.

Unexpectedly, Xia He kept staring at him in the video.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Fang Qingye felt a little strange.

"Liar! You're a big liar!" Xia He said angrily.

"Huh? What did I lie to you about?"

"I just talked to Cheng Zhenzhen, and she said that you invented Bitcoin!"

Why isn't this girl more discreet?
Fang Qingye muttered to herself.

Fortunately, it was Xia He who was informed, as she knew the situation well.

“I invented it, so what?” Fang Qingye asked.

"And you were just saying that Bitcoin is no good and no good?!"

"It's bound to have so many flaws, isn't it? Besides, you didn't even ask me if I invented Bitcoin." Fang Qingye said helplessly.

"Oh, was I wrong?"

"of course."

"Well, you are indeed very impressive for inventing Bitcoin."

"It's just a toy."

"Alright, great toy! Let's see how we play with it in the end."

The two chatted for a while, and of course, exchanged some sweet words before turning off the video call.

It was already nine o'clock. Fang Qingye couldn't sleep, so she got up, washed up, and went out to eat. She ate a plate of noodles at a snack shop while playing on her phone. She sent the message she hadn't sent earlier to Huang Tao.

"Peach, I heard you're planning to establish a Bitcoin market in the US?"

The other party replied almost instantly.

"Yes, you saw it while you were using the firewall?"

"No, a friend of mine went to the United States on a business trip and told me about it," Fang Qingye replied truthfully.

"Yes, I'm smart, right?"

"Smart!" Fang Qingye even sent a thumbs-up emoji.

"Hehe, this is what I'm thinking: your theory on virtual currency, which you wrote last year, is spreading more and more widely. Someone must invent other virtual currencies, so you have to quickly commercialize Bitcoin and make it traded. Otherwise, if you beat other virtual currencies to this step, your 100 million Bitcoins will really be worthless."

"Smart!" Fang Qingye gave another thumbs up.

"Alright, I have to go to class now. You just wait to become a billionaire, bye-bye."

"Bye-Bye."

Fang Qing didn't take Bitcoin seriously. He knew that it was impossible for one person to create a real hype, so he'd deal with it later.

Now, let's look at what's in front of us.

However, there's nothing to worry about right now. Both the newly established seedling and flower company and Yuxiang Gas, in which I have invested, are operating normally.

In particular, Yuxiang Gas's three major shareholders recently inspected the construction sites of several key projects, including LNG storage tanks and bridge-mounted pipelines, under the guise of research. They emphasized the importance of quality and safety. The company has also issued official documents to all construction units. Regardless of the effect, the priority is to create an atmosphere that values ​​quality and safety.

In the evening, I chatted with Bai Ou on QQ and we talked about investments again.

“When I was an intern at Baker McKenzie during the summer, I came into contact with some investment firms that specialize in investing in early-stage startups that they believe have great potential. They call them angel investors.”

“I’ve heard of that term before,” Fang Qingye replied.

“Ye Zi, I think your Tuofang Investment has a bit of an angel investment feel to it,” Bai Ou said again.

“That’s right.” Fang Qingye nodded.

"So which company are you planning to apply to next?" Bai Ou asked playfully.

"I haven't decided yet. Do you have someone suitable?" Fang Qingye asked in return.

"No. I just think that you can't just leave 200 million yuan sitting in your account forever, can you? Money only has value when it's circulating, whether it's economic or social value, don't you think?"

"You've studied economics quite well. That makes sense, but there's no rush," Fang Qingye said with a smile.

There's no rush.

With the powerful weapon of rebirth, how could I possibly fail to find those high-quality unicorn companies that have been proven successful in history?

"Besides, our company only has one office and two employees in name. People will think we are a fraudulent company."

Bai Ou disagreed with Fang Qingye's words: "Who said we are a fraudulent company? We have invested in two companies, totaling nearly 50 million."

Fang Qingye smiled and didn't argue with the girl.

To his surprise, a team actually approached his investment company.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

(End of this chapter)