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

Chapter 351 The leader is called Fang Qingye
Fang Qingye stared into thought as the night trading session closed, preparing to call Shi Guangrong to ask about the situation, but then realized it was already 11 p.m.

It's not appropriate to call so late; let's talk about it tomorrow morning.

He was about to turn off his phone, wash up, and go to bed when Shi Guangrong unexpectedly called him.

The first thing Shi Guangrong said when the call connected was, "Qingye, I've noticed some unusual activity in the Shanghai rubber futures market these past few days!"

"I sensed that too, and I was just about to call you tomorrow to ask," Fang Qingye replied, then asked, "Any big news in the market?"

"No, everything is calm and peaceful. There is no news worth paying attention to, whether in the spot market or the futures market."

"Oh," Fang Qingye pondered for a moment, then asked, "What about Lin Guangmao and the others? Did they get involved?"

"My friend didn't reply to my message. I'm planning to ask him out for dinner tomorrow. That guy's really cunning; he's the kind of person who won't act until he sees the benefit," Shi Guangrong said with a laugh.

"Okay, we'll talk again when we have news."

"it is good."

The two hung up the phone.

The next day, Fang Qingye went fishing as usual. This time, he drove far away to Wang Lei's hometown, Baipu Town, to fish at Yingchi Pond. Liu Dong was the deputy mayor of this town, but Fang Qingye did not go to see him.

There's a lot going on in town, and I'm just here to have fun. There's no need to bother anyone. It's quite pleasant to sit on a small stool and fish by myself with a fishing rod.

In the afternoon, Fang Qingye suddenly felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.

Now he dares not turn off or silence his phone, afraid of delaying urgent matters. He takes it out and answers Shi Guangrong's call as soon as he sees it.

"Qingye, I've found out that Lin Guangmao, Fu Haitang, and Ye Qingjun all established positions in the July Shanghai rubber futures contract RU1107. Oh, and Zhu Yi too! And they invested a lot of money. The first three invested around 7 lots each, and Zhu Yi also invested 3000 lots."

Go long or short?

"Go long!"

"Huh? Going long?!" Fang Qingye was stunned. "Why are you going long just like us?"

"Yes, I was also surprised to hear this news. I originally thought that Lin Guangmao and his team would short sell and go against us, fighting to the death. But it turns out they are going long with us. I'm a bit confused."

"Perhaps it's just a coincidence that they're all involved in Shanghai rubber futures like us?" Fang Qingye didn't dare to draw a conclusion easily.

"Qingye, don't worry about anything," Shi Guangrong reassured her over the phone. "After we build our positions, they're basically carrying us on a palanquin. The higher they carry us, the better for us!"

"That's true, but I still feel like there's something fishy going on." Fang Qingye pondered for a moment and then said, "Guangrong, you should spend more money to ask your friend for information, and also pay close attention to market news, including all rumors!"

"I know."

After chatting, Fang Qingye looked at the calm lake and fell into deep thought again.

Perhaps I'm just overthinking things?
Although there are many types of futures contracts, this year's market has seen a decline in most commodities, except for gold, which has remained relatively strong. The only way to go long is to capitalize on the rebound opportunities of a few commodities, such as Shanghai rubber.

Perhaps Rin Koshige and the others thought the same thing.

Okay, let's observe for a few more days.

With this in mind, Fang Qingye calmed down and continued fishing.

However, to his surprise, the Shanghai rubber RU1107 contract soared like a rocket in the following days, with prices continuing to rise and approaching the historical high of 43500 yuan/ton set by Shanghai rubber last year.

This also boosted the September and November contracts, and even the spot rubber price reversed its downward trend since the beginning of the year, rising along with the futures market, showing a strong resurgence similar to last year's Zhengzhou cotton futures.

Not right
Historically, this round of rebound in Shanghai rubber futures has only been a temporary correction.

A rebound is not a reversal; it's a short-term rise after a sharp market decline. The market will definitely fall again, and by an even greater margin.

Therefore, there is a saying: "A rebound is not the bottom, and the bottom does not rebound."

But judging from this situation, things have taken a turn for the worse!
There have been no major changes in the domestic economy or the supply and demand of rubber spot prices, so how could this be?
Fang Qingye really couldn't understand it.

Fortunately, the futures market was closed for the May Day holiday.

Fang Qingye naturally wanted to spend three days off for May Day with Bai Ou. Since the girl started working at the city court, she'd been very busy, rarely coming home and sometimes even working overtime on weekends. The two usually only chatted on QQ, so naturally they wanted to spend all their time together during this rare three-day holiday.

Today is April 29th. Bai Ou returned from Jinghai in the afternoon, ate dinner at home, and rode her little Kun bike to the nursery to find Fang Qingye. The two discussed where to go for the May Day holiday.

Fang Qingye discovered that discussing where to go with a girl on a holiday is just as troublesome as going shopping.

The two walked around the nursery path twice but didn't think of anywhere to play.

"How about we go to Shanghai for fun and renovate the house while we're there?" Fang Qingye suggested.

“After Tomorrow Cube officially opens, I’ll definitely be going to Shanghai more often. We can’t always stay in hotels. Besides, after we get married, we’ll also be staying in Shanghai frequently. How can we do without a home? Since you have time during this May Day holiday, let’s find a decoration company and make a decision.”

"Also, hasn't Shanghai Disneyland opened? Let's go visit Disneyland again," Fang Qingye said finally.

"Ah, which one to play? The ones for little kids," Bai Ou muttered.

"Huh? In my heart, you'll always be that little girl in the overalls and the butterfly flower."

"Hate!"

Bai Ou was captivated by Fang Qingye's sudden sweet words; though she said she hated it, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

"Ye Zi, go online and check out the popular interior design styles and good design companies in Shanghai right now!" Bai Ou immediately became enthusiastic.

After all, it's where I'll be living in the future, so of course I should take it seriously.

"Go ahead and check it out. How to decorate, what kind of decoration to make, it's all up to you!" Fang Qingye replied.

"Ye Zi, you're trying to slack off!" Bai Ou bluntly exposed Fang Qingye's little scheme.

Fang Qingye chuckled, "I just believe in your aesthetic sense! You're much better than me at that. I'm just a nouveau riche holed up in the county town. Hurry up, hurry up." As she spoke, Fang Qingye pushed Bai Ou up to her bedroom to search for information online.

I took Wangcai out for a stroll by myself.

He knew it was best not to get involved in the renovation, otherwise the two of them would have endless arguments.

Fang Qingye bought a villa and an apartment in Shanghai. In the end, she decided to renovate the villa directly and leave the apartment near the Bund unused.

The next morning, the two drove to Shanghai.

Bai Ou naturally didn't need to drive her own car; she sat in the passenger seat and was telling Fang Qingye about some of her ideas for renovating her house.

Fang Qingye mostly agreed, but had one requirement: the design and decoration company had to be a well-known enterprise.

Although the price is high, the quality is guaranteed.

People don't know the value of goods, money does.

The villa complex Fang Qingye bought is called Royal Garden, a large-scale high-end villa community jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa Properties.

It is said that the project has been under construction since Phase 1 in 2000, and is now Phase 8. Fang Qingye bought Phase 7, which has two floors, an area of ​​about 300 square meters, and a basement and garage.

Surrounded by lush green trees, flowing streams, and vibrant flowers and grasses, the garden presents a tranquil and relaxing landscape.

This was Bai Ou's first time here, and she quickly fell in love with the place.

The renovation company that Bai Ou contacted was called Purple Apple Decoration Company, which is one of the well-known chain renovation companies in the country.

After checking into the hotel, she immediately called the company's business manager to arrange an on-site meeting at the villa to discuss the renovation details.

Fang Qingye ignored all of this and entrusted the entire renovation to Bai Ou. Purple Apple Decoration Company sent a business manager surnamed Wang with two assistants to the villa to look around and listen to Bai Ou's ideas.

Fang Qingye followed behind, scrolling through her phone.
He browses the internet for news, mainly focusing on the futures market, especially news related to Shanghai rubber futures.

Soon, a news item on Sina.com's finance channel caught his attention:

It was written by Ding Haibin, a reporter from Sina Finance Channel, and the article is titled "Why Did Shanghai Rubber Futures Suddenly Surge?"
In the article, he revealed a so-called huge insider information: a group of futures tycoons were working together to speculate on Shanghai rubber futures, and the leader was named Fang Qingye.

(End of this chapter)