That night, in a very upscale and trendy nightclub, Qin Chuan met Xie Jianguo.
He was a bald, stout man, about 1.75 meters tall, who wore a smile for everyone he met, exuding an air of slickness.
Upon hearing that Qin Chuan was the big boss looking to build the project, Xie Jianguo became even more enthusiastic. He slung an arm around Qin Chuan's shoulders, inquiring about his well-being and treating him like a brother.
However, when he learned that the building Qin Chuan wanted to construct wasn't in the provincial capital but in a small county town he'd never even heard of, Xie Jianguo's face fell in surprise.
Yongnan County was truly obscure; many within the province didn't even know it existed.
"Fatty Xie, don't you dare bring that greedy look here!"
Yang Conglong cursed, "What's wrong with a county town? Can't they build houses there? My brother here will pay you whatever price, and you won't be missing out on a single cent!"
Seeing Yang Conglong's anger, Xie Jianguo immediately plastered a smile on his face, "Young Master Long, you misunderstand. I was just surprised!"
"With so many market opportunities in the provincial capital, why would your brother choose to develop in a county town?"
"Because I'm a native of Yongnan County!"
This time, Qin Chuan answered directly, his expression as calm as still water.
If this Xie Jianguo wasn't willing, he could simply find another suitable construction team. He refused to believe that with money, he couldn't find one.
Xie Jianguo's small eyes flickered, and finally, he grinned, "Since Young Master Long has spoken, of course, I have no problem!"
"Brother Qin Chuan, whenever you need a team and how tall you want the building to be, just give me a call. I'll have my people make the arrangements!"
"Then it's a pleasure doing business with you, Boss Xie!"
Qin Chuan raised his wine glass and said with a smile.
This Xie Jianguo probably mistook him for some distant relative of the Yang family. Qin Chuan didn't bother to correct him, because if he managed to win over Teacher Yang, wouldn't they be relatives then?
And very close ones at that!
After a lively night, the next day, at ten in the morning, Qin Chuan and Yang Conglong arrived at the brokerage office on time, continuing their shamelessly sweet life.
It was August 26th. The Hang Seng Index fell slightly by 0.7%, and Qin Chuan's side incurred a loss of over two million, reducing their capital from over 33 million to over 31 million.
On August 27th, the Hang Seng Index rose by 1.5%. Qin Chuan and Yang Conglong's account profited over four million, bringing their capital to over 35 million.
August 28th was the last day of the last week of August.
Qin Chuan and Yang Conglong arrived at the brokerage office early, awaiting the market open.
At ten o'clock, the market opened. The index rose by 0.2% to 7880.93, and then began to fall.
Qin Chuan, who had been closely watching the market, his expression changed slightly. As if recalling something, he immediately instructed Mao Huasheng to close all long positions and switch to short selling!
Such a sudden move startled both Mao Huasheng and Yang Conglong. Fortunately, Mao Huasheng's professional qualities were solid. Despite his doubts, he immediately acted on Qin Chuan's instructions.
Within seconds, positions were quickly closed, and short selling was initiated!
"Qin Chuan, haven't you always been a firm bull? What's going on today?"
Yang Conglong couldn't help but ask curiously.
"I just suddenly remembered that strange dream. In the dream, it told me that the closing index for the Hang Seng today would be around 7800 points. The current point is clearly a bit too high, and it's not suitable to continue going long!"
Qin Chuan explained. He couldn't tell his brother-in-law to be that this 7800-point index was the starting point for those international speculators, major capitals, and quantum funds to short the Hang Seng.
It was from a detailed report he'd stumbled upon about the defense of Hong Kong's financial market during his previous life when he was trading stocks!
As long as the Hang Seng index today was higher than 7800 points, even by one point, those international speculators would be defeated. Conversely, if the index fell below 7800 points, it would mean the Hong Kong government had lost.
Therefore, the current index at 7880 points was somewhat inflated and no longer suitable for going long; it was time to go short.
Even if it fell today, it wouldn't drop by much, at most one percent. But one percent was still money.
For their current massive capital, one percent represented an inflow or outflow of over three million. On this last day, every little bit counted.
An additional pure profit of over three million, even if he only had one-third of the principal himself, would be a full million!
What could be better than using this million to buy a car in the afternoon!
Time flew by, and it was close to four in the afternoon.
Just as Qin Chuan predicted, the Hang Seng Index fluctuated throughout the day, but overall maintained a downward trend. At 3:55 PM, the Hang Seng reached around 7805 points.
A drop of 1.2%. Qin Chuan felt it was enough and instructed Mao Huasheng to close the positions.
The moment the positions were successfully closed, and seeing the substantial capital of over 39 million in the account, the entire large-account room fell into silence.
"My god, you've made a profit of thirty million!"
Xu Yang stared dumbfoundedly at the row of bright red numbers on the account.
Mao Huasheng also swallowed dryly. Such a profit was truly astonishing, even though he had been the one operating the trades from beginning to end and had already anticipated today's outcome.
But at the moment of conclusion, it was still hard to believe.
Because he knew very well that the total capital in Qin Chuan and Yang Conglong's accounts was only nine million. This nine million was added later; initially, they had only invested three million together.
If they had used nine million from the start, they would have probably earned even more now!
"Hahaha!"
"Nine million to over 39 million, that's more than a fourfold increase! A profit of 433%!"
"Qin Chuan, well done!!"
Yang Conglong was the most excited because he had the largest share. Two-thirds of the money here belonged to him, meaning twenty million of the huge thirty million profit was his.
Even as Young Master Long of the Yang family, such a vast sum was still considerable!
From now on, his parents wouldn't have to worry about his pocket money.
Qin Chuan smiled along with his brother-in-law's excited expression, feeling pleased.
"Brother Long, are the red envelopes you prepared ready?"
Qin Chuan suddenly asked.
"Of course, they've been ready for a long time!"
Yang Conglong casually took out two thick red envelopes from the briefcase he was carrying and presented them to Xu Yang and Mao Huasheng.
"Boss Yang, what are you doing?"
Xu Yang quickly stepped back.
Mao Huasheng also nervously waved his hands.
"We share our wealth! We've made so much, it's only right for us to give you a generous red envelope! To show our gratitude!"
Yang Conglong said with a smile.
Qin Chuan chuckled beside him, adding, "This isn't bribery; it's purely a token of our appreciation for you both!"
"The futures you chose for your wealth are excellent; it's a place that brings in a lot of money!"
Hearing Qin Chuan say this, Xu Yang and Mao Huasheng could only accept with helpless expressions.
As soon as the red envelopes touched their hands, the two exchanged a glance.
The thickness suggested at least ten thousand per envelope, a very generous gesture.
"Boss Qin, I heard from Huasheng that you'll be leaving after today and won't be trading futures anymore, is that right?"
Xu Yang suddenly seemed to recall something and asked Qin Chuan intently.