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

Chapter 227 The fish in Shanghai are too cunning; I've heard the fish in the county town are easier to catch.

Today, Shi Guangrong's luck suddenly became exceptionally good. In just half a day, he caught seven fish, which he will use to make soup when he gets home!

After driving home excitedly, Jiang Yiling went to the kitchen to make fish soup, while Shi Guangrong turned on his computer to check today's futures market trends.

What the hell!

Both Zhengzhou cotton futures contracts have fallen below the 15900 mark!

Damn it, we lost 500 million in one day!
Looking at the overwhelming sell orders, Shi Guangrong suddenly felt that the fish soup his girlfriend had served didn't taste so good anymore.

There's a saying: "Little child, little child, don't be greedy, after the Laba Festival, it's almost New Year." The entire twelfth lunar month is a busy time, with every household preparing for the New Year. Fang Qingye drove on the street and felt that there were many more pedestrians and vehicles than usual.

Similarly, the futures market was unusually lively, especially Zhengzhou cotton futures, which usually don't attract much attention. The prices of the two main contracts fell all the way down, and trading volume was three times larger than usual, with the battle between bulls and bears being exceptionally fierce.

Fang Qingye hasn't been paying attention to anything online lately; her focus is on the nursery.

The main structure of the office building, including the two-story house built for my grandparents, is now complete. The next step is to figure out how to decorate it. Of course, I won't do it myself; I'll find a decoration company. As for the network cable installation, I'll ask my classmate Zhang Bin to come and help.

However, a news item online caught his attention: Zhao Yanjing, deputy general manager of Guotou Xin'an Shencheng Branch, was interviewed by a reporter from the Securities Times. He talked to the reporter about the branch's overall plan for 2010. The company adheres to the business tenet of "customer first, standardized operation, risk prevention, honesty and trustworthiness, steady development and common development" and will continue to increase its investment in the futures market.

The article also specifically discusses Zhengzhou cotton futures, which has been quite popular in the futures market recently.

"Investors should invest rationally. my country has the ability and confidence to guarantee the supply of cotton. Excessive panic is unnecessary."

Fang Qingye couldn't help but laugh when she saw this.

shit
When will you be able to represent the country?
Even your Guotou Xin'an can't!

Neither CICC nor Huijin has spoken out yet.

Zhao Yanjing is quite high-profile. Is it because of his mysterious family background?
While chatting with a girl from Dongguan on QQ that evening, Fang Qingye thought about what had happened during the day.

Recently, Fang Qingye has been chatting with Dongguan Girl sometimes, mostly about Bitcoin. Dongguan Girl—who should be called Huang Tao—seems very interested in establishing a Bitcoin market, and even Fang Qingye can't figure out why she's so enthusiastic about it.

She herself doesn't hold many Bitcoins.

Let her do whatever she wants.

"Hey, Peach's asking you someone, do you know them?"

"Who?"

"Zhao Yanjing, a native of Yanjing, graduated from the Central University of Finance and Economics with a major in finance and then went to the University of Chicago in the United States to pursue a master's degree. He should be considered your senior, right? He now works at Guotou Xin'an Futures Co., Ltd. I heard that he has a very good background."

Fang Qingye had only asked casually.

The only thing Dongguan Girl and Zhao Yanjing have in common is that they are both from Yanjing and both studied finance at the University of Chicago. However, they are more than ten years apart in age and it is impossible for them to have met at Columbia University, so the chances of them knowing each other are very small.

Unexpectedly, Huang Tao immediately typed back: "You know each other? What's up?"

Do you really know them?!

Fang Qingye was stunned.

"Are you University of Chicago alumni? Have you met at an alumni reunion?" he typed immediately.

Those who have studied abroad and returned to China often organize alumni associations, especially those from prestigious universities.

"No, I knew him before I went abroad."

Before going abroad?
Before Fang Qingye could even reply, Huang Tao typed again: "Husband, did he bully you? I'll teach him a lesson!"

Fang Qingye was immediately at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"I've only met him once, what are you bullying me for?"

Fang Qingye then briefly recounted how he and Shi Guangrong had partnered to speculate on cotton futures, how they had a chance encounter with Zhao Yanjing in Shanghai, and how Zhao Yanjing was preparing to short the cotton futures.

"Wait a moment, let me check the cotton futures trend."

After a while, Huang Tao sent a message. "Zhao Yanjing is going to short the market. He's going against the trend, but the short sellers are quite powerful." "Yes, as a major player on the short side, I heard he has billions of yuan in his hands," Fang Qingye said.

"But that's the country's money! We can't just mess around like this, can we? I'll call him and ask."

"Ask him what?"

"Don't bully my husband."

I @##￥￥%
Fang Qingye was speechless for a moment. Suddenly, she realized that she hadn't asked Huang Tao how she knew Zhao Yanjing yet, so she quickly typed it out.

"Don't worry, he can't bully me. He'll be the one who loses this time. How did you meet Zhao Yanjing? Logically speaking, you two are quite far apart in age, you shouldn't have any connection?"

"My parents also work in finance. They know each other, so we got to know each other, didn't we?"

"Who are your parents? What are their names?" Fang Qingye asked curiously.

"Husband, are you sure you want to know?"

Upon seeing this message, Fang Qingye suddenly realized: "Don't tell me, I don't want to know!"

"Hehe. What are you afraid of? I'll tell you after I graduate and go back to China."

Fang Qingye suddenly felt that the topic was a bit dangerous, so she quickly changed the subject: "Hey, Peach, what kind of anime merchandise do you need? I'll buy it for you."

"Great! Last year's hit anime 'K-On!' was so good! Husband, buy me figures of all five main female characters and send them to me!"

Time flew by and it was almost the end of the month. Tomorrow was January 29th, a Friday. Fang Qingye had checked the weather forecast and it was going to be a sunny day, perfect for fishing. She decided to go out and play all day tomorrow morning. But then she suddenly received a call from Shi Guangrong that evening.

"Qingye, I'm coming to Nanxin tomorrow."

"What for? To buy orchids?"

"Sure, and fishing too."

Fang Qingye found this strange. "You can fish in Shanghai, why come all the way to Nanxin?"

"Hehe, the fish in Shanghai are too cunning. I heard that the fish in the county town are easier to catch."

"Okay, but come early, I want to go fishing tomorrow," Fang Qingye said.

"How about we get there by 8:30?"

At 8:30, that means we have to leave Shanghai before 6:00.

It is indeed quite early.

"Okay, 8:30."

The next morning, Fang Qingye got up at eight o'clock, washed up and packed her fishing gear. Sure enough, she received a call from Shi Guangrong around eight-thirty.

"I've arrived at your nursery, where are you?"

"Wait a moment, I'll be right there."

Fang Qingye went downstairs, drove her car, and headed straight to the nursery. Sure enough, she saw Shi Guangrong next to the orchid greenhouse, chatting with his grandfather Fang Guisheng while looking at the flowers.

Upon seeing Fang Qingye arrive, Fang Guisheng instructed him to treat Shi Guangrong well.

"Boss Shi, come back from fishing early, we'll have dinner here tonight," Fang Guisheng greeted him warmly.

"Yes, certainly."

The two drove their own cars, one after the other, leaving the county town. Fang Qingye took Shi Guangrong to the Jiaohe River waterway next to Wujiazhuang, a place she often visited.

He knew, of course, that Shi Guangrong's motives weren't simply to fish.

(End of this chapter)