Chapter 29: A Two-Way Street
The absence of the expected ’ding’ chased away the last remnants of his sleepiness.
He sat up ramrod straight, his back against the headboard.
As if remembering something, he turned and unplugged his phone from the charger on the nightstand.
He immediately started searching for news about Ruisheng Pharmaceutical.
"Nothing."
A look of pleasant surprise lit up Chen Mo’s eyes.
The lack of news about Ruisheng Pharmaceutical meant the positive catalyst hadn’t been released before the market opened today.
’The gamble paid off.’
Chen Mo realized his gamble had paid off.
He wouldn’t have to worry about the turnaround happening before the market opened anymore.
Nor would he have to worry about being unable to buy in and miss out on the profits.
His ’Concept God’ constitution would take care of everything.
’This is awesome.’
A wide, happy smile spread across Chen Mo’s face.
This meant that from now on, whenever he learned a stock was about to rally, he wouldn’t have to stare at it and buy in little by little each day.
He could just wait for the day without a ’ding’ and go all-in right after the market opened.
The stock price would be at its lowest point then, allowing him to minimize his cost basis.
And he wouldn’t have to suffer any initial losses.
’Everything is perfectly in sync again.’
In high spirits, Chen Mo hummed a tune as he got out of bed.
He washed up. It was still a while before the market opened.
He changed into workout clothes, put on his wireless earbuds, and went out for a run.
After running for a bit, he checked his stats on his phone.
Heart rate, distance, calories burned, and so on.
He could set a daily goal, and completing it gave him a small sense of accomplishment.
It also made it easier to stay consistent.
Back home, he took a quick shower and tossed his clothes into the washing machine.
He ate the breakfast he’d bought from the shop downstairs while watching Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s stock price.
After several trading days of decline, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s stock price had fallen from 18 yuan per share after the first day’s limit-down to the current 12.09 yuan per share.
’It’ll probably fall even more today.’
Chen Mo took a sip of water, making the judgment based on the large volume of sell orders.
’Maybe I can push my luck a little further?’
Chen Mo’s gaze sharpened. He wanted to test the limits of his ability again.
Last time, on the day without a ’ding’, he had bought in right at the opening bell.
But the price still dipped slightly that day, meaning he took a small initial loss.
This time, he wanted to try waiting for a while after the open before buying in.
He would wait until the stock price had bottomed out for the day, and then he would buy.
This was also risky.
If the positive catalyst was released intraday, he definitely wouldn’t be the first to get the news.
He could be forced to buy at a high price, or even be unable to buy in at all.
’Stock trading is a gamble anyway,’ he thought, ’and it’s a bet I can afford to make.’
The expression on Chen Mo’s face was relaxed, a faint smile playing on his lips.
’If I lose, I can always just orchestrate a few more ’accidents’.’
No one was better at orchestrating them than him.
Having decided to take the gamble, Chen Mo didn’t rush to buy in.
He wasn’t flustered in the slightest and just went about his day.
He just transferred money into the account first.
The account he was using was the one for Xia Shiqing’s company; he figured he would give her a "secret to wealth" this time.
Whether he’d give her more, and how many, would depend on her reaction.
He waited until the afternoon session began and saw Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s price stabilize at a 4% loss.
He decided to make his move.
With a large volume of sell orders on the market, he could easily buy as much as he wanted.
He kept about 100,000 yuan on hand for pocket money and went all-in with the rest.
Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s stock price was currently 11.6 yuan per share, down 4% for the day.
He bought 1,100 lots, spending 1.276 million yuan.
Chen Mo’s capital was a drop in the ocean; it didn’t even make a ripple, and the stock price remained unmoved.
’Now to sit back and wait for the rally.’
Holding 1,100 lots, he was as cool as a cucumber, quietly waiting for the positive catalyst to be announced.
’Right, I should let her know.’
Chen Mo suddenly remembered he was still waiting for Xia Shiqing’s "honey trap."
’How can you catch a beautiful mermaid without chumming the water first?’
He switched over to WeChat and opened his chat with Xia Shiqing.
BEEP!
He was just about to start typing when a message from Xia Shiqing came through on WeChat.
"Received. Thanks."
Seeing those two words, Chen Mo was slightly taken aback.
"?"
"Are you seriously stalking my account 24/7?"
Chen Mo was speechless. ’Has it even been a damn minute since I bought in?’
And her WeChat message arrived instantly.
If that wasn’t her watching his account like a hawk, what was?
"When we were together, you were always staring at me, too."
"I’m watching your account, and you were watching me. It’s a mutual thing, isn’t it?"
Xia Shiqing replied quickly.
"..."
Chen Mo fell silent.
He had no rebuttal.
"Going to a meeting. Talk later."
After sending the message, Xia Shiqing went to prepare.
It wasn’t long before the market closed; she had to act fast.
Chen Mo shook his head and smiled, then sat down in his gaming room and started browsing for cars on his computer.
Once the profits from this stock landed in his account, he would go buy a car.
A nice one.
The thought of buying a car reminded him to send a message to Old Zhang, suggesting he buy some Ruisheng Pharmaceutical stock if he had any spare cash.
After all, he was a good bro who had taken the initiative to organize the class reunion, giving him a chance to show off.
He ought to look out for him.
...
「Lujiazui.」
Xia Shiqing sat in her office, a thoughtful glint in her captivating eyes.
She had seen the transaction history in Chen Mo’s account.
She was actually quite surprised and puzzled to see that Chen Mo had gone all-in, spending 1.276 million yuan on Ruisheng Pharmaceutical.
From her perspective, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical had absolutely no catalyst or hope of rallying.
But Chen Mo had bought it anyway.
And he’d gone all-in.
It was just like with Guanlan Automobile—a stock she wasn’t optimistic about, which Chen Mo then went all-in on.
In the end, Guanlan Automobile had soared, and both Chen Mo and she had made a fortune.
’Will it be the same this time?’
She thought for a few seconds, her gaze hardening with resolve.
She chose to trust Chen Mo.
Xia Shiqing stood up, walked out of her office, and scanned her team.
"Meeting in the conference room in three minutes."
With that, she headed to the conference room first.
Two and a half minutes later, everyone was seated in the conference room. No one was missing.
"I’ve decided to buy into Ruisheng Pharmaceutical."
Since it was close to the market’s close, she didn’t waste any time and got straight to the point.
"Ruisheng Pharmaceutical?"
"Didn’t that stock fall quite a bit these last few days? Isn’t buying in now too risky?"
"Ruisheng Pharmaceutical feels like a dead stock. If we buy in, we’ll just be left holding the bag. It’s not worth the risk."
"..."
Upon hearing Xia Shiqing’s words, everyone in the conference room looked astonished.
Clearly, none of them had ever imagined that Xia Shiqing would want to buy into Ruisheng Pharmaceutical.
To put it bluntly, it was anyone’s guess when that stock would be delisted.
Buying in now was just throwing good money after bad, wasn’t it?
It was a losing trade at first glance.
But for all their muttering, not a single person stood up to openly oppose Xia Shiqing.
They all just looked at each other.
Their exchanged glances spoke volumes, but no one voiced their dissent.
This was Xia Shiqing’s decision. To oppose it would be to offend her.
They only needed to voice their opinions and reservations.
If the trade resulted in a loss, Xia Shiqing would naturally be the one to take the fall.
If Xia Shiqing’s position opened up, wouldn’t that give everyone else an opportunity?
"I don’t believe Ruisheng Pharmaceutical has any investment value. I object."
Just then, a woman in the conference room stood up, making her opposition to Xia Shiqing clear.
Seeing this woman voice her opposition, the others in the room showed not a hint of surprise or shock.
But when Xia Shiqing saw the woman publicly oppose her, her own gaze instantly turned cold.
This woman was the daughter of one of the firm’s partners.
And she was the biggest threat to Xia Shiqing’s own position.