Chapter 10: short the stock
At night, Su Man and his classmate Gao Jian were making international phone calls.
Su Man wants more information to judge whether the auto company's upcoming new quarterly earnings report will break the touted stock price myth, and whether the previously revealed car quality defect scandal will add fire.
Gao Jian was her undergraduate classmate when she was studying abroad. After graduation, because of her excellent grades and personal ability, she successfully stayed in the beautiful country and joined a well-known investment company in the world, taking root in the financial industry.
Now, he has five years of working experience. Although he has not been able to become a high-level executive, he has entered the key team and has been promoted to the rank, and is a proper financial elite. As for this matter, after all, his institution has made a public statement. As an insider of the institution, he is also a matter within their profession, so he is naturally more aware than ordinary outsiders.
Instead of directly inquiring into the company's private data and insider information, he only talked about stock values and recent news in conversations with friends. Su Man wanted to know more information, and also wanted to test Gao Jian's tone.
Consistent with Su Man's judgment and the opinions given by professionals from many investment institutions, Gao Jian naturally supports the remarks publicly released by his own institution, saying that the stock price of this car company has indeed risen to the point of being completely irrational.
In fact, this is also the consensus of many investment institutions and other industry insiders.
The stock has been bullish all the way, but in fact there are many problems within the company, and the production capacity and profits are completely unequal to the stock market value. Gao Jian bought shares in the auto company in the early days, but it sold off last year.
As for what Su Man said about the multi-national media's response to the problem of car quality defects, it was actually reported by the beautiful country business magazine last year. At that time, being suppressed by the company does not mean that it will not be bounced up again.
Now there are customer reactions, combined with the release of quarterly financial reports, so many people have made the judgment that the company's stock price is likely to fall sharply.
Hearing the information channels that Su Man obtained through her contacts and money, including users, sales, interest rates, and even the news of the government of the relevant regulatory authorities in the United States, Gao Jian was more certain that she was not just asking casually.
After hesitating for a while, Gao Jian responded to Su Man's vague but clear attitude. Some things involving trade secrets, he can no longer disclose.
He can't judge the stock market, but there is nothing wrong with what she said, don't enter the market lightly.
In addition to the stock prices and prospects of other car brands in the market that the two exchanged before, and the economic situation in the domestic and foreign markets in the past two years, Su Man affirmed the inevitability of the stock price falling at the next point in time.
At this time, Su Man also expressed her true intentions and gave a "prediction" of the time when the "future" stock price will fall.
"So, give me the bottom line. The capital behind you wants to come in and gamble? Have they got any key news, and how can they grasp it."
Gao Jian did not actually participate in and understand the competition between short-selling institutions and enterprises behind it, but only heard a little. I didn't understand that Su Man, who had returned to China to do business, would suddenly join in, but he was a bit shocked to hear such a clear timing.
As a Chinese, he certainly does not underestimate the power of domestic capital and the influence and ability of certain domestic figures like many Westerners.
However, after Gao Jian asked that sentence, he felt that he was a little sloppy. Before, Su Man only "simple" chatted with her about her personal views on the market and stock prices, but she asked more specific things behind her words.
Therefore, he quickly retracted the sentence just now, pretended that he hadn't said it, and finally gave some advice.
"Anyway, advice to your classmates: the market is unpredictable, and the risks behind it may be greater than everyone imagines. No one is a predictor, you know it yourself."
"Not much to say, if I ask you for help in the future, just remember it."
Then, Gao Jian tried to make up for himself on the phone, and was about to say "that's it for today" and hang up, when Su Man sent him a sentence.
"There is no one behind me, just myself. I expect your company's stock will fall sharply in the next month. I plan to go short and see if I can make a profit."
"If you believe me, you can also invest some money."
Su Man seriously stated the decision she had just made, and did not hide her next plan. After working together for many years, she believes that Gao Jian's character will not be passed on.
Gao Jian was stunned, he heard right? Su Man said she was going to be short?
Where did she get the capital and news?
Isn't she an ordinary social animal like her, at most a senior wage earner?
While on Gao Jian's phone, Su Man sent a confirmation message to the securities company on the computer.
Apply for stock leverage with $2 million in her existing bank account and be ready to add more at a leverage ratio of 1:10.
That's $20 million.
The real estate and luxury cars under her name also contacted the bank's executives through the Bai family's relationship to make mortgage loans for the delivery of security deposits.
Due to the excellent credit information, no debts and arrears, and the market price of real estate and the car itself is also high, the bank also said that it will open up a green channel to receive the mortgage as soon as possible.
At this time, Su Man noticed that Yan Chengan had called in the middle, but he did not receive it. The other party has now sent a message asking.
Yan Chengan: [Are you still busy so late? Just called you on the phone. 】
[If you are busy here, I will stop calling. Don't stay up too late, call me if you have anything. 】
When Su Man looked at the time, it was now 23:15. Before, he reminded him to call, but he almost forgot.
But now I am really busy, and I am still in contact with foreign securities companies on the computer, so I can only reply to him by typing first.
Su Man: [I just called with my classmates about work, but didn't receive your call. 】
[I'm still busy now, I don't think I slept so early today, you should rest first. 】
At this time, Yan Chengan, who was washing in the bathroom, heard the WeChat prompt from the mobile phone in the bedroom, and Su Man's exclusive prompt sounded three times.
While brushing his teeth quickly, he went back to the bedroom and picked up his phone.
Yan Chengan, who was alone in the room, was wearing the pajamas he just put on, and his belly exposed with the buttons of his unbuttoned top was casually scattered, which perfectly interprets the best figure that is thin in clothes and fleshy when undressed.
Yan Chengan, who usually treats people with a gentle and courteous image and has a good reputation everywhere, has no expression on his face now, and his body also exudes indifference that he is not interested in anything.
After a closer look, he actually looked a bit like Su Man in the eyes of outsiders, not like Yan Chengan in the eyes of the public.
Turning on WeChat on his mobile phone, Yan Chengan looked at Su Man's reply while drinking water.
Seeing Su Man who seemed to be working overtime and staying up late because of work again, Yan Chengan thought that his girlfriend who had returned to her usual appearance should really be fine.
But at this time, Yan Chengan's eyes couldn't help but darken by two points.
It was obviously Su Man who asked herself to remember to call her, but she forgot to tell her, but she was still talking to her classmates so late.
He didn't even call him back, he simply sent him off with two messages.
Yan Chengan's originally calm mood was slightly stirred up by these two pieces of information.
He typed and replied to Su Man on his mobile phone expressionlessly. What he recalled in his mind was Su Man's extraordinarily different clingy appearance the day before yesterday and the state of being in closer contact with her recently than before.
Look back at the straight female reply on the chat interface that is no different from before.
So, she's fully recovered?
Yan Chengan looked at the phone coldly, and couldn't help frowning, feeling that his emotions were vaguely pinched.
However, Yan Chengan's expression and thoughts at this time were not expressed in his words at all. He was usually the person who continued the topic and played a qualified gentle boyfriend.
[Frowning.jpg, people are divided into groups, and the people around you are also workaholics who don’t need rest? 】
【I don’t need to stay up all night today, right? 】
While Su Man was busy, she distracted herself from typing and replying to his message.
[No, you can rest in a while. 】
This conversation between Su Man and Yan Chengan is exactly the same as her previous style, an excellent example of straight-daughter chat-to end the chat quickly without leaving any room for answering.
She had already devoted herself to work, completely forgetting her anxious and complicated mood when she first came back. Su Man didn't notice the difference between who she was when she first came back and who she is now.
In the past, Yan Chengan wouldn't mind Su Man's style.
Because, Su Man is what he likes from the outside to the inside.
Top-level appearance, extraordinary mind, crisp personality and unique personality charm, all of which are in line with his orientation.
Even this somewhat frosty, straight-forward style is his ideal companion.
He is good-looking, and he has been used to seeing good-looking relatives and handsome men and beauties in the opera, film, and literature circles who have contacts with his family since he was a child. In Yan Chengan's eyes, ordinary beauties are no different from ordinary people.
Only a stunning top-notch beauty like Su Man can meet his good-looking standards.
Yan Chengan, who seems to be easy-going and can talk to anyone, anyone can chat with him and get close to him, but he cannot step into the boundaries he has drawn.
Almost everyone gave him a very good evaluation. There are many friends inside and outside the circle, but very few really know him.
It's part of him to be gentle, gentleman, polite, and enjoying the stage on the surface. It's also part of him that he likes being alone, quiet, and even lazily, indifferently, and completely unwilling to move in private.
Gloomy, world-weary, paranoid actors who can play extreme roles, such a character is actually the norm.
Yan Chengan is precocious by nature. At a young age, he watched his father and his mentor perform great love stories and the joys and sorrows of life on the stage. He also secretly thought about his future partner at a very young age.
His ideal partner must be someone who is the best in everything, the brightest in the crowd. The best outward appearance and the best inner self, the one who is active, independent, strong, and shines in his professional field.
Over the years, Su Man is the ideal partner Yan Chengan has met who meets all his standards.
Yan Chengan made a name for himself in the film industry with his acting skills before graduating in his early twenties. He won real awards not only because of his talent, but also because of his more ruthless and dedicated investment and a lot of time than ordinary people.
Therefore, in the past, the two of them spent most of their time fighting for their careers, but they got along at ease and felt that they were more compatible with each other.
Thinking of this, Yan Chengan quickly told himself that he should adjust his mentality and return to the original rhythm. I typed quickly in my hand and ended today's contact.
[Okay, then I'm going to rest soon. 】
【Good night. 】
Looking at the phone, Yan Chengan's agent Yu Xing sent a message to Yan Chengan, telling him that he had recently acquired a few new books and that the job was suitable for him, and let him take a look.
Yan Chengan opened the file that his agent had transmitted to him and looked at it.
After a while, he looked away impatiently, glanced at the phone, and looked at the material sent back again.
Still can't completely calm down.
He was originally worried that the sudden change of Su Man would remain in this "special" state for a long time, affecting the normal pace of the two. Now that the other party has recovered, he should feel at ease. Why is he still a little confused.
Suppressing the messy thoughts in his mind, Yan Chengan refocused on his work.
And Su Man, who saw Yan Chengan's reply, also turned his attention back to the matter at hand, planning to seize the time to complete the shorting of the stock.
However, some fragments suddenly flashed in her mind, which stopped her serious recording hands and highly concentrated thinking.
She motioned to the other side of the video to pause for a minute, something on her side.
Taking advantage of this minute, Su Man quickly opened a new web page in the browser, and entered Baidu to make an appointment with his lover to make a phone call at night, but he didn't have time to work overtime.
Naturally, she didn't find the answer she wanted for such a specific question. But she still quickly swiped through a few questions and answers on the web page that she could barely catch up with. Seeing the various love words of netizens, Su Man couldn't help frowning.
These people are too nauseous.
In the apartment, I saw Su Man sitting alone at the desk. The desk was piled with all kinds of printed materials and faxed information. There was also a manager waiting for her to come back and continue on the computer screen.
Su Man looked at the phone with a serious and serious face, only one pair of ears seemed to glow a little pink under the light.
Quickly clicked on the chat record with Yan Chengan on the WeChat interface, Su Man took the time to fill in two words and sent it successfully.
Flip the phone to the desktop, Su Man signaled that the person on the opposite side of the video can start over.
Yan Chengan, who was seriously looking at the new job plan sent by his agent, heard the phone beep, took the phone from the bedside table in his right hand, glanced at it, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Then, he looked complicated, but there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth that he didn't even notice.
The heartbeat that had been calm for a moment finally calmed down.
The message Su Man sent was only two words.
【Love you. 】
Yan Chengan closed the chat page and devoted himself to his work, but he didn't notice the long smile on his face.
It seems that the sudden sticky and numb change of Su Man has not fully recovered.
He could only barely get used to it.