Chapter 119: Playing Dirty!
On a scorching afternoon, the sun mercilessly baked the earth.
A dazzling bright red BMW convertible sports car was quietly parked in the Guangdong Restaurant's parking lot, like a burning flame.
Gu Keqing, wearing sunglasses, leaned back in the driver's seat of the BMW convertible, her eyes occasionally glancing towards the restaurant entrance, anticipating Lin Lang's appearance.
“What’s going on?”
“What kind of business is A Lang discussing that’s taking so long?”
“I’m almost falling asleep waiting.”
Because the convertible BMW sports car was stationary, and the sun was strong, Gu Keqing had long since closed the convertible top, blasting the air conditioning inside the car and listening to songs on the car radio.
The cool breeze of the car's air conditioning brushed against Gu Keqing's beautiful and charming face, giving her a sense of comfort.
Gu Keqing leaned idly on the seat, hoping Lin Lang would finish his business meeting. Time passed minute by minute, but Lin Lang still didn't come out.
“Hmph~”
“Only you, A Lang, would dare to so brazenly waste my time. If it were any other man, I wouldn't be so foolish as to wait.”
Gu Keqing waited and waited, but Lin Lang still hadn't finished his business negotiation. Instead, she was met with fatigue and drowsiness, her eyelids growing heavier and heavier, so she casually turned off the car radio.
Unconsciously, Gu Keqing leaned back in the driver's seat, lulled by the air conditioning, and drifted off to sleep.
In the quiet car cabin, only the faint hum of the air conditioning and Gu Keqing's soft breathing intertwined.
Gu Keqing's sleeping posture was like an angel's, quietly leaning on the seat, a few strands of hair falling down, covering half of her face. But this did not affect her beauty in the slightest; instead, it gave her a mysterious and charming feeling.
Gu Keqing's delicate and fair hands naturally hung by her sides, her fingers long and slender, her fingertips gently touching the edge of the seat, like a beautiful painting.
With each breath, Gu Keqing's chest rose and fell rhythmically, the faintly discernible perfect curves adding even more alluring charm.
Sunlight streamed through the car window onto Gu Keqing, outlining a faint golden glow, making her look like a fairy descended to the mortal world.
The gentle breeze from the car's air conditioning blew, as if tenderly caressing Gu Keqing's delicate body in her sleep.
The black strapless tight lace mini-dress gently hugged Gu Keqing's body curves, outlining an elegant and charming posture, making her sleeping posture so beautiful.
Even in deep sleep, Gu Keqing, the pure and seductive older sister archetype, still exuded a unique aura, capturing this moment of her exquisite sleeping face.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Lang pulled open the car door and got into the passenger seat of the BMW convertible sports car.
Gu Keqing slowly opened her eyes at the sound, and upon seeing Lin Lang, immediately smiled brightly and said, “A Lang, is your business finished?”
Lin Lang handed Gu Keqing an ice cream and replied apologetically, “Because it was a very important business deal, I made Keqing wait for so long. I'm truly sorry!”
Gu Keqing ate the ice cream and smiled sweetly and charmingly, “It’s alright, my dear, your business is important. Shall we go home after you’re done?”
Lin Lang dotingly caressed Gu Keqing's charming and beautiful little face, and replied, “We can’t go home just yet.”
Gu Keqing asked, “Why?”
Lin Lang replied truthfully, “I just signed a contract to acquire 60% of Shenzhen City Penguin Internet Company for a venture capital of 55.2 million chinese yuan. The first payment of 30 million chinese yuan is due within 24 hours, and the remaining 25.2 million chinese yuan will be paid after 7 business days.”
“Now I only have 3 million in my bank account, and only 37.2 million in my stock account. Together, that’s only 40.2 million chinese yuan, so I need to go get money to make up the remaining acquisition payment.”
Gu Keqing heard this and said grandly, “It’s only a mere 15 million short. A Lang, you don’t need to go get money; older sister will give it to you.”
Lin Lang, however, replied, “How can that be?!”
Gu Keqing replied gently and emotionally, “What’s wrong with that?!”
“I’m a minor rich woman worth billions now. Just consider this 15 million as my investment in the company you acquired.”
Lin Lang, however, replied very rationally, “Keqing, between us, we only talk about feelings, not business. That would affect our pure relationship.”
Gu Keqing heard this and smiled charmingly, “A Lang, when you say the word 'pure,' why does it sound so strange to me?”
“Uh… Sister, what are you talking about?”
“Does the word ‘pure’ sound different when it comes from my mouth?”
Gu Keqing couldn't help but laugh and replied, “A Lang, look in the rearview mirror. Do the words 'pure' have anything to do with you?”
“Uh… Sister, you really can tease me!”
“Hehe…”
Gu Keqing smiled charmingly, gently kissing Lin Lang's handsome cheek. The faint scent on her body made Lin Lang feel a little intoxicated.
Lin Lang said with a smile, “Keqing, I need to open an account at the Shanghai Futures Exchange now. Let’s go!”
Gu Keqing frowned slightly upon hearing this and reminded him, “A Lang, futures trading carries great risks. If you’re not careful, you could lose everything. Are you sure you want to make money by trading futures?”
Lin Lang replied proudly, “Keqing, you’ve seen my ability to make money in stocks, so you don’t need to worry about me losing money in futures. Stock trading and futures trading are similar; it’s just that stock trading is T+1, and futures trading is T+0.”
Gu Keqing said, “That’s not the same. Even if a stock falls and you’re stuck, as long as the stock doesn’t delist and you don’t sell at a loss, there’s a chance it will rise back up. At most, the holding period will be longer.”
“But futures trading is different. First, futures price fluctuations are not limited to 10% up or down like stocks. T+0 trading allows buying and selling on the same day, which requires more operational skill and experience in buying and selling.”
“Second, futures have a delivery date. On the delivery date, no matter how much money you’ve lost, you must close your position. Otherwise, on the delivery date, you will be forced to close by the exchange, and any money lost will be completely gone.”
Lin Lang smiled slightly after hearing this, “Futures trading has risks, and market entry requires caution. Sister, I studied finance, so I understand all of this.”
Gu Keqing then mischievously smiled and said, “Alright! Since you’re determined to make money by trading futures, then let’s go to the Shanghai Futures Exchange to open an account. It’ll be perfect when you lose all your money, you can obediently stay by my side and be my kept man.”
“Don’t learn from others to start businesses and entertain clients every day outside. Then you won’t have time to accompany me. Isn’t it better for older sister to support you for a lifetime?”
“Uh… Sister, you’re so bad!”
“Who would wish for someone to lose money in futures trading?”
“It seems I must show off my futures trading skills and make a huge profit today, so older sister can see that I, Lin Lang, the Eastern Stock God Buffett, am just as at home in the futures market, making money as easily as drinking water.”
“Hehe…”
Gu Keqing smiled beautifully, then asked, “A Lang, shall we take one car to the Shanghai Futures Exchange? Will you leave your Audi A6 here?”
Lin Lang replied, “I’ve temporarily given that Audi A6 sedan to Ma Huateng, the CEO of Penguin, to use in Shanghai for a few days to purchase supporting equipment and office supplies for the new company. It’s very inconvenient without a car.”
Gu Keqing heard this and replied, “Okay, then we’ll leave after we finish our ice cream.”
Every time Gu Keqing took a bite of ice cream, she would feed Lin Lang a bite. The two of them ate one ice cream in the car, very sweetly.
After the two finished their ice cream, chatting and laughing.
“Vroom vroom…”
Gu Keqing drove the bright red BMW convertible sports car slowly out of the Guangdong Restaurant parking lot, heading towards the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
While driving, Lin Lang operated his Nokia 9110 smartphone, opened the stock trading software, cleared and sold the stocks that had hit their daily limit, and withdrew the 37.2 million chinese yuan from his stock account to his Shanghai Bank card.
Upon arriving at the Shanghai Futures Exchange.
Lin Lang presented his ID card and bank card, successfully opening a futures account.
The large screen in the futures exchange hall displayed scrolling futures trading information and various futures contract numbers, similar to the real-time A-share market information scrolling in the securities exchange hall.
As soon as Lin Lang's gaze fell upon the large screen in the futures trading hall, the 【All-Purpose Entry Prompt System】 generated real-time predictive prompts for futures price fluctuations on the virtual system light screen before his eyes.
In those years, the Shanghai Futures Exchange primarily traded metals, commodities, and grain and oil.
The way futures investment works is different from stocks.
For example, two thousand chinese yuan can only trade one lot of soybeans. A minimum investment of around five thousand chinese yuan is required because futures operate on a margin trading system. If positions incur losses, the total capital will decrease.
If it reaches the delivery period, the margin will continue to increase, making it easy to face forced liquidation.
Moreover, an investment of five thousand chinese yuan can only trade one lot of commodities like soybeans, wheat, or corn.
System Prompt: The year 2000 saw a major bull market for copper futures, with insufficient global copper supply leading to a surge in copper prices.
Following the system prompt, Lin Lang bought 17 million chinese yuan worth of long positions in copper futures, with the remaining 23 million chinese yuan as margin.
Gu Keqing watched and broke out in a cold sweat for Lin Lang, weakly saying, “A Lang, you went all in as soon as you started?!”
“You’re leaving no room for error when you just started trading futures. Your first trade is a full long position, which is too risky and can easily lead to forced liquidation.”
Lin Lang, however, replied calmly, “20 minutes!”
“I bet that the copper futures long position will surge by 30% in 20 minutes, earning me my first pot of gold in the futures market. Just you wait and see, older sister!”
Gu Keqing wiped away her cold sweat after hearing this, watching the fluctuating copper futures prices on the large display screen in the futures trading hall, her heart tightly suspended for Lin Lang.