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

Chapter 457 "We'll also cut the carrot in two!"

After attending Shi Guangrong's son's one-month celebration at noon, Fang Qingye did not rush back to Nanxin. He planned to stay in Shanghai for one night and then go to the International Finance Building the next morning to check on the operation of his three companies.

Since we're here, we should show some concern, especially for Zhiyun Technology, which we just acquired. I wonder what's going on with the mobile banking app they developed for Jinghai Bank; the bank is waiting for it.

Fang Qingye's series of ideas all relied on this APP.

He stayed in his Yu Cui Yuan villa that night. It was hot outside, so he didn't wander around. He just lay on the sofa and chatted with Bai Ou.

The two have now agreed to get married in October this year, and Bai Ou resigned from the court before the wedding.

The young woman was well aware that with Fang Qingye's current status, it would be very inconvenient for her to hold public office once she became his wife.

One of the restrictions is extremely strict: the spouses of leaders are not allowed to engage in business!

Bai Ou is just an ordinary assistant judge now, but what about in the future?
This undoubtedly blocked her path to promotion.

Although it was somewhat regrettable, Bai Ou accepted the reality.

I'm currently discussing house renovations with Fang Qingye.

Although it's a villa in Shanghai, the wedding will definitely be held in Nanxin, and the wedding room will be a townhouse in the Lakeside Elegant Residence community.

"Yezi, the house is basically finished. My mom even went to see it yesterday," the girl said.

"Alright, come back this weekend and we'll go take a look together. If there are no problems, we can take possession of the house." Fang Qingye said, sighing inwardly.

I've been busy with work these past few months and haven't had time to look into the renovations. My own mother doesn't like to look into them either, so it's causing my future mother-in-law a lot of worry.

Just then, the phone rang. Fang Qingye saw that it was Qiao Yongfeng calling and said to Bai Ou, "Qiao Yongfeng from Huijing is calling me. It's so late, he must have something urgent."

"Okay, then we'll stop talking."

The two ended their video chat, and Fang Qingye then answered Qiao Yongfeng's call: "Brother Qiao, where are you now? Anhui? Shanghai? Or Beijing?"

"I'm in the United States."

"The United States, to discuss business?" Fang Qingye asked.

“Yes, I’m in Springfield, Illinois right now. Our company is preparing to purchase a batch of U.S. soybeans,” Qiao Yongfeng said on the other end of the phone.

"You're buying soybeans in the United States?"

Fang Qingye immediately became interested and stood up to ask, "Did you actually go and see for yourself? Has the US soybean production really decreased? Is it as serious as the reports say?"

“I was just about to talk to you about this,” Qiao Yongfeng said, and then told Fang Qingye about what he had seen and heard at the farm in the American region that day.

Fang Qingye laughed and said, "Heh, no wonder. In the domestic futures market, both soybean meal and soybeans are rising sharply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is ruthless. It's cheating both the futures and spot markets, cutting off both ends of the same radish."

"You mean to say that the data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is false?" Qiao Yongfeng keenly understood the meaning behind Fang Qingye's words.

"Didn't you just tell me that several farmers said their soybeans weren't severely damaged?"

“But they are small farm owners after all, and their share of production is not large,” Qiao Yongfeng argued.

"You just mentioned a detail: you personally investigated Bell Place Farm, and the farmer, Smith, is also the board secretary of the Soybean Association. Meanwhile, you asked the local Chinese about the smaller farms. Whose words do you think are more credible?" Fang Qingye asked leisurely.

"I've also considered this issue. Smith and I have dealt with each other more than once or twice, and we're friends, but business is business. Who wouldn't want to maximize their profits?! However, based on the information I've gathered from various sources, the likelihood of a significant price increase is high, especially given the data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture!"

"Heh, the U.S. Department of Agriculture," Fang Qingye chuckled and said, "Brother Qiao, I suggest you go check out other states and see if they're lying or not!"

"Okay, I'll go to Nebraska again tomorrow, that's a major soybean producing area too." "Right, go around and see more, ask more farmers, don't easily believe the official nonsense!"

The two chatted for a few more minutes before hanging up.

Fang Qingye admired Qiao Yongfeng quite a bit. He was able to brave the scorching sun to inspect soybean fields in the United States, which was much better than those officials who went to the United States but only sat in their offices looking at documents and discussing contracts, while indulging in a life of pleasure.

The next morning, Fang Qingye took a car to the International Finance Building and visited all three companies he controlled.

Jinghai Bank's mobile banking app has passed the alpha version test. After passing the beta version test, it can be officially delivered to Jinghai Bank in the form of a trial version.

The overseas version of TomorrowCube's quantitative high-frequency trading model OP has been officially launched after several rounds of testing.

Xu Mei is pregnant and about to give birth. Because she is an older mother, Fang Qingye ordered her to go home and rest early. For the time being, Wei Xinghua will be in full charge of the company.

Li Li will temporarily take over the CFO position.

Wei Xinghua told Fang Qingye that nearly 10 billion yuan had been invested in the US stock market.

"I bought nearly 100 stocks in total, ranging from well-known tech stocks like Apple and Amazon to smaller companies like Longboard Pharmaceuticals and FTAI Infrastructure Inc."

"Oh, how much was the net profit for the first half of the year?" Fang Qingye suddenly thought of a question.

"8000 million US dollars, which is about 5.3 million RMB. As per your request, 30% of the net profit will be handed over to Tuofang Technology. Li Li has already prepared the financial statements for the first half of the year, and they will be submitted to you after they have been reviewed and approved," Wei Xinghua said.

“Okay.” Fang Qingye nodded.

Tomorrow Cube, this hen, can finally lay its eggs!

Although they haven't laid many eggs yet.

After spending two days in Shanghai, Fang Qingye took a car back to Nanxin that evening, as there was still a lot of work waiting for him at the bank.

This morning, Fang Qingye was sitting in her bank office reading a report when her phone rang. She saw it was Qiao Yongfeng calling and answered it.

As soon as I pressed the answer button, I heard Qiao Yongfeng's slightly excited voice coming through the receiver: "Qingye, I'm in Nebraska right now. The soybeans here are growing better than in Illinois."

"Reduced production?" Fang Qingye asked.

"Yes, production is still down compared to the same period last year, but the decline is definitely not as large as the official figures."

"Then you should either haggle hard for a lower price, or simply not buy anything and wait until the soybeans ripen in September." As for the price, I suggest it be slightly higher than last year.

"Huh? Aoba, you're really ruthless! Only slightly higher than last year? The current spot price of soybeans in the US is up 23% from last year!"

Fang Qingye laughed after hearing this.

"Only 23%? That's not much of a boast yet. They'll probably keep exaggerating for a while, but eventually it'll all fall apart! The price will definitely come down!"

"Oh, Qingye, are you trading domestic soybean futures?" Qiao Yongfeng suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"No, I'm selling American soybeans, taking advantage of Americans!" Fang Qingye laughed.

"Go long?"

"Yes, we're definitely going long right now, cooperating with the USDA. We'll also be cutting short later, just like we're trying to do both!"

"Haha, you're really something!" Qiao Yongfeng laughed loudly. "Alright, I'm going to go talk to the Americans!"

(End of this chapter)