When the time entered January 1973, Xiangjiang's stock market had already entered a crazy stage.
In the first quarter alone, there were as many as 85 companies listed on the four Hong Kong conferences.
In the past January, the monthly transaction volume was HK$9.449 billion, setting a record again!
"Just stocks, not banknotes!"
Cao Yunshang looked at the Chengbao in his hand, frowned, and said to Chu Huan next to him: "Now even the newspapers have said this, it seems that there is really a problem in Xiangjiang's stock market!"
At this time, some discerning people in Xiangjiang have already seen that the stock market in Xiangjiang is overheated, which is not a good sign.
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Haven't you heard that the Hong Kong government has sent a guard to guard the entrance of the Far East Club in the name of the Fire Protection Ordinance?"
The Far East Club was located in Chinatown at this time. It was an old-style building and its fire protection equipment did not comply with regulations. This could be considered a reason.
In addition, there are rumors that the Hong Kong government also believes that the current Hong Kong stock market is overheated and market speculation is excessive, and has even begun to formulate securities regulations. At the same time, it also announced the establishment of a temporary "Securities Affairs Advisory Committee" and appointed Shi Weixian as the first Securities Supervision Commissioner, responsible for assisting securities companies.
The formulation and enforcement of legislation.
"Not only this, I also heard that the Hong Kong government has sent people to discuss with the four major conferences, hoping that they can only open the market for half a day every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!" Cao Yunshang also told Chu Huan the information he had obtained.
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"It's useless!" Chu Huan sat on the sofa, shaking his head and saying: "The market has gone crazy now, no one will listen to the Hong Kong government!"
The Hong Kong government cannot stop the crazy market.
Just two days ago, the Hong Kong government also announced new regulations: the prospectus of all companies applying for listing must be registered with the Companies Registry. The prospectus must list all necessary information, including company history, management personnel, past performance,
financial situation, etc.
But these behaviors are of no help to the crazy stock market!
There are many reasons why the Hong Kong stock market is so crazy. Some people have analyzed it in later generations and can be summarized into the following aspects.
The first is the transformation of international relations.
During this period, the Rabbit Country and the Pretty Country held talks, China and Japan normalized diplomatic relations, China (Western) Germany established diplomatic relations, Sino-British relations improved, and the Vietnam peace talks also made certain progress. A series of events contributed to the direction of international tensions to varying degrees.
The political situation in Hong Kong has become more stable.
Secondly, the Hong Kong government learned lessons from the incident in 1967. During this period, it announced a 10-year housing construction plan and a subway construction plan, and Hong Kong's economy entered a period of stable development.
In addition, the Western financial and currency crisis is serious, the US dollar has depreciated, the pound has floated, and the situation in Southeast Asia continues to be turbulent, causing a large amount of hot money from European and American countries and Southeast Asian hot money to pour into Hong Kong, a considerable part of which has entered the stock market.
In addition, more and more international financial institutions are coming to Hong Kong to acquire local banks, industrial and commercial enterprises, establish financial institutions and investment companies, and actively participate in the stock market, while some foreign banks and local banks have relaxed the conditions for stock mortgage loans.
, and even use your own funds to directly invest in stocks.
Finally, more and more Xiangjiang citizens, including employees from various industries and even housewives, are involved in stock trading and speculation.
If you go to the stock exchange now, you will see people from all walks of life, even monks, Taoists and nuns. Stock brokers have become very popular at this time. Even if you go to a tea restaurant, if the waiter knows the identity of the other party
They will also be extra attentive to the reception, just because they hope to get some inside information!
Therefore, in this world, there is no one who is not greedy, and everyone wants to get something for nothing.
And now the stock market in Hong Kong provides the best stage for these greedy people.
Do you think they don’t know that the Hong Kong stock market is overheated now?
They all know it, but no one cares, because everyone thinks they can escape in time before the snow mountain collapses!
Gu Chengxi, the "Chengbao" reporter who always wanted to do an exclusive interview with Chu Huan.
At this time, she was standing in the hall of the Far Eastern Association, but she was also the only person in the entire hall who did not pay attention to the numbers on the blackboard.
At this time, Gu Chengxi was no longer as capable as before, and was earnestly persuading a middle-aged woman who looked somewhat similar to herself. The other party's maintenance was very successful, and she was just a mature woman in her thirties.
"Mommy, sell it quickly. The stock market in Xiangjiang is too hot now. This is abnormal!"
It turns out that this mature woman is Gu Chengxi's mother, one of the thousands of stock investors in Xiangjiang at this time.
Gu Chengxi is a single-parent family. Her father passed away a few years ago. When Gu Chengxi's father was still alive, the conditions of the Gu family were still very good.
It is somewhat similar to Zhao Yazhi’s family.
But with the death of Gu Chengxi's father, the Gu family lost its most important source of income. Unfortunately, Gu Chengxi had no choice but to give up the opportunity to further his studies and chose to become a reporter at Cheng Bao.
In addition, Gu Chengxi does not have a younger sister. After graduating from middle school, he stopped going to school. He thinks about how to become a star every day, but in fact he is just a second-rate person.
As for Gu Chengxi's mother, she has never worked since she married Gu Chengxi's father, and she is completely the nanny of the family.
Now all the expenses of the Gu family can be said to fall on Gu Chengxi alone.
Life like this is naturally tight, but just after entering 1973, Gu Chengxi discovered that his sister had started buying famous brands again.
The mother's quality of life has also improved a lot.
After repeated questioning, Gu Chengxi found out that her mother had started trading in stocks after listening to someone's advice.
Originally, Gu Chengxi always thought that her mother was just making trouble, and since the Hong Kong stock market was doing very well now, Gu Chengxi didn't say anything.
But just last night, when Gu Chengxi came home from overtime work, she overheard the conversation between her younger sister and her mother. It turned out that they had mortgaged the only property left by Gu Chengxi's father and used the loan to speculate in stocks.
After hearing the news, Gu Chengxi turned pale with fright. She rushed into the house and asked her mother to withdraw the money from the stock market and return it to the bank.
Mother Gu promised all the time, but the real situation is that it goes in the left ear and out the right ear!
I woke up early in the morning and went to the Far East Club to look at the stocks I bought.
Gu Chengxi was worried and followed him secretly, and then saw that Gu's mother had not sold off her stocks as she said.
This is the scene where Gu Chengxi just persuaded Mother Gu to sell stocks.
As a reporter for the economic section of "Sing Pao", Gu Chengxi still has some sensitivity to the stock market in Xiangjiang. Especially since she has not bought any stocks and is outside Lushan, she feels that the stock market in Xiangjiang is now a bit overheated.
This is a very abnormal phenomenon.
But Mother Gu couldn't listen at all at this time. She didn't treat her eldest daughter yesterday. She felt that she had made a lot of money and she could sell it now.
But when she walked into the trading floor, the situation became different. She watched the numbers on the blackboard jumping up and mentally calculated how much her wealth had increased.
Driven by such a mentality, Mother Gu just hates herself for having only so little money. She should find a way to borrow more money.
"What are you talking about? How can you sell it now? You didn't see that the stock price has been rising. Look, in just a short period of time, it has risen by another fifty cents."
Mother Gu pointed to the stock she bought and said proudly.
Then Bian seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said to Gu Chengxi: "By the way, if you still have any money in your pocket, give it to me. With the current trend, there is no way you can get an increase of two yuan today. Mom will give it to you when you get home tonight."
There is also a little girl making shark fin rice!"
Gu Chengxi was speechless for a while. He was here to persuade her to sell her stocks, so why did she have to borrow money from her?
"Mommy, listen to me. Now the Hong Kong government has repeatedly repeated that the stock market should cool down. This is obviously because it thinks there will be problems with the Hong Kong stock market. Listen to me. I am a reporter for the economic section of "Sing Pao". Every day
After interviewing so many economists, they all feel that the stock market in Hong Kong is a bit overheated now and will definitely cool down in the future!"
As a result, Gu Chengxi found that after her earnest words, she did not get a response from her mother. Instead, she felt that she was looking at him as if she were looking at an idiot.
No, not one look, but countless looks.
Only then did Gu Chengxi notice that he had spoken so loudly that many leeks in the trading hall heard him, and then they looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"Tch, you even said that you are a reporter from "Sing Pao". If all their reporters are of this level, I will never believe the news from "Sing Pao" in the future."
"Who says it's not the case? What experts say? Their words are not accurate!"
"Okay, don't get angry with such ignorant people, let's just watch our own stocks!"
Hearing the comments around him and looking at his mother's eyes of approval, Gu Chengxi knew that no matter how much she tried to persuade her, she would never be able to get her mother to sell the stock.
Looking at the time again, I thought about what the editor-in-chief told me yesterday that I still had something to cover this morning, so I decided to leave first.
"I'll tell you when I get back tonight!"
Then, Gu Chengxi left in a hurry.
At this time, Gu's mother was embarrassed and said to the nurses around her: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my daughter is stupid in studying!"
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"Sorry editor-in-chief, I have something to do this morning..."
Gu Chengxi was late after all when he returned to the newspaper office and hurriedly apologized to his editor-in-chief. Fortunately, the current editor-in-chief was not the one who targeted him at the beginning, otherwise, this month's bonus would definitely be gone.
"Okay, let's not talk about this matter for now. Chu Tianxiao from Jiahu Textile has been making a lot of moves recently. You have reported on the Chu family's affairs before. Now I'll leave Chu Tianxiao's affairs to you and see if you can
We can’t dig up Chu Tianxiao’s recent actions, so let’s take a look at Chu Huan’s actions!”
Everyone in Xiangjiang knows that Chu Tianxiao and Chu Huan are not getting along with each other!
Gu Chengxi thought for a while and asked: "Editor-in-Chief, how long has it been since Chu Huan became a shareholder of Jiahu Textile? He has not done anything. Could it be that they have reached a reconciliation privately, and we don't know?
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The editor-in-chief laughed and said: "Then it's up to you to investigate and interview.
Anyway, I’ve given you two tasks. The first one is to investigate Chu Tianxiao’s recent plans, and the second one is to see if Chu Huan will still have no reaction this time!”
Although this kind of behavior is still a bit like paparazzi, Gu Chengxi is still very interested in the affairs of the Chu family, especially Chu Huan. Thinking that she has not succeeded in interviewing Chu Huan so far, she is still very concerned about it.
"Don't worry, editor-in-chief, I won't let you down this time!"
Seeing Gu Chengxi's confident look, the editor-in-chief chuckled and said, "Okay, young people are motivated, so work hard!"
"Thank you editor-in-chief!"
After walking out of the editor-in-chief's office and returning to his desk, Gu Chengxi began to read the news about Chu Tianxiao during this period.
First of all, what attracts the most attention is naturally the joint acquisition of Shaw Towers by Huhua Real Estate and Hang Lung Real Estate.
However, this matter has been published in major newspapers some time ago, and now it has lost much popularity.
Later, Gu Chengxi thought that after this news came out, many people were spreading rumors that whether it was Hang Lung Properties or Huhua Properties, the more important reason why they were willing to acquire Shaw Towers at a high price was to raise the land price in that area.
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"Since they want to raise land prices, they must have new land in their hands?"
"But does Huhua Real Estate still have so much cash on hand?"
Although Gu Chengxi did not have a specific number for the cash flow of Huhua Real Estate, based on the projects disclosed by Huhua Real Estate since its establishment, it can be seen that Huhua Real Estate has been developing projects until now, but
Among the projects under development, the fastest one will be completed in May this year!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So until now, Huhua Real Estate’s funds have come from the stock market and the support of its parent company Jiahu Textile!
But no matter how you look at it now, the cash spent by Huhua Real Estate is not something that Jiahu Textile can afford!
After thinking about it for a while, Gu Chengxi decided to make this aspect the focus of his report.
"Hmph, you're next!"
Putting Chu Tianxiao's matter aside, Gu Chengxi took out a photo of Chu Huan and showed a proud expression.
"What exactly are you thinking?"
Gu Chengxi looked at Chu Huan in the photo and fell into deep thought. She could be said to be the first reporter to pay attention to the affairs of the Chu family. Naturally, she also had a better understanding of the inside story of the Chu family.
So Gu Chengxi said that he would not believe the rumors that Chu Huan and Chu Tianxiao might reconcile.
In Gu Chengxi's view, the reason why Chu Huan has not fought back is that he has not found a better opportunity. At this time, Chu Huan should be like a patient hunter, hiding in an inconspicuous place, waiting.
Your own prey shows its flaws.
As long as there is a flaw, Chu Huan will definitely attack with all his strength, aiming to kill with one strike!
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Compared to Chu Tianxiao, Gu Chengxi wanted to report on Chu Huan more!
So after some analysis, Gu Chengxi had already made a decision.
She wants to investigate Chu Huan first!
Thinking of this, Gu Chengxi stood up directly, picked up the camera he put on the table, and said to his colleague at the table next to him: "If the boss asks me, just tell me that I went to Fantasy Comics to interview Chu Huan!"
Now some interested people know that Chu Huan has shifted his focus from black and white images to fantasy comics.
Therefore, if you want to see the elusive Chu Huan, it is easiest to go to the Fantasy Comics Club.
When she came to Fantasy Comics and looked at the Fantasy Comics logo behind the front desk, Gu Chengxi sighed in her heart. Even though Chu Huan refused her interview several times, Gu Chengxi still had to admit that Chu Huan was really the best among the young generation in Xiangjiang.
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It has been a month and a half since the first issue of "Fantasy Comics" was released, and seven issues of "Fantasy Comics" have been sold.
According to some newspaper reports, the sales volume of a single issue of "Fantasy Comics" has now exceeded 100,000 copies. This news is enough to shock many melon-eaters.
This includes Gu Chengxi.
She understood that if there were no accidents, Chu Huan would have succeeded in starting a business again.
One success may be due to luck, two successes may be due to good luck, but continuous success can no longer be attributed to luck alone, it is absolute strength!
However, the success of "Fantasy Comics" did not attract much attention in Hong Kong. If it were not for the founder Chu Huan, a very topical figure, perhaps even the sales of "Fantasy Comics" in a single issue would have exceeded 100,000 copies.
Nothing will be reported by the media.
In fact, the comics industry is still somewhat unpopular in Hong Kong. Even Huang Yulang, the most successful person in the past, is just a businessman with a net worth of 10 to 20 million.
For those wealthy people in Hong Kong who are easily worth over 100 million, there is really nothing to report.
"Today I will succeed in any interview!"
Gu Chengxi cheered herself up, then walked to the front desk and preached with a smile.
"Hello, I am Gu Chengxi, a reporter from "Cheng Bao". I made an appointment with Mr. Chu before and I am here to conduct an exclusive interview with Mr. Chu today!"
In fact, Gu Chengxi did not contact Chu Huan because she knew that Chu Huan would definitely not agree. The reason why she said this was just to sneak in and see Chu Huan and make a sudden attack!
The front desk of Fantasy Comics showed a puzzled look: "I'm sorry, our president didn't come today?"
"not coming?"
Gu Chengxi was stunned for a moment. Did he go to the black and white image?
"I'm sorry, I must have remembered it wrong. Mr. Chu should have made an appointment with a black and white image!"
After saying that, Gu Chengxi turned around and left.
But Gu Chengxi, who came to the black and white image, still couldn't see Chu Huan, and Chu Huan was not in the black and white image either.
"Where did people go?"
Gu Chengxi shook his head slightly. Now it seems that there is only one place to find Chu Huan!
Then Gu Chengxi took a taxi to the apartment Chu Huan rented!
This is the last place she knows.
As for Chu Huan's residence, it was originally investigated by Gu Chengxi when he first met Chu Huan.
Originally, Gu Chengxi thought that based on Chu Huan's current net worth, even if he did not buy a villa in Mid-Levels, he should buy a villa in a place like Repulse Bay or Deep Water Bay, but he did not expect that Chu Huan would still live in such a place.
"It's not unreasonable for him to succeed!"
Just when he arrived at Chu Huan's apartment, Gu Chengxi hadn't even gotten out of the car when he saw Chu Huan wandering out of the corridor, then got in the car and left directly.
Gu Chengxi didn't have time to think too much and immediately asked the taxi man to follow.
Then Gu Chengxi saw Chu Huan's car arriving at the pier, and then Chu Huan got on the ferry to Haojiang!
"What is he doing in Haojiang?"
Gu Chengxi was a little puzzled, but she also knew that there would be no interview with Chu Huan today.
Looking at the time, it was already afternoon. Gu Chengxi then remembered that he had forgotten the time in such a hurry.
My stomach started to drum.
After thinking for a while, Gu Chengxi took a taxi back to "Cheng Bao", but instead of going back to the company immediately, he went to a tea restaurant downstairs of the company to prepare for his lunch.
"Boss, a piece of steamed grouper, a piece of braised large wrapped wings, and a bowl of rice!"
Gu Chengxi, who had just walked into the tea restaurant, heard someone coquettishly ordering this luxurious set meal in the tea restaurant.
The reporter's professional habit made Gu Chengxi follow the voice and look over, and he actually knew that person.
Li Shichang.
He was in the same building as himself, but he was not an employee of "Sing Pao", but an employee of a trading house downstairs.
Although the two are not in the same company, they are in the same building, upstairs and downstairs. They usually meet a lot and occasionally chat.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gu Chengxi still knows a little about Li Shichang's situation. He is usually a very frugal person, and he heard that his parents are just ordinary farmers in the New Territories.
People who used to think long and hard before buying a piece of bread during lunch are now so generous?
Li Shichang may have felt Gu Chengxi's gaze, raised his head, and then showed a bright smile. He used to be a little shy, but now he took the initiative to wave and shout.
"Axi!"
Seeing the other party greeting him, Gu Chengxi walked over with a smile on his face and said jokingly: "Chang Zai, are you getting rich?"
Li Shichang smiled reservedly: "Nothing, just celebrating!"
Gu Chengxi asked: "What are you celebrating?"
"Celebrating my resignation!" Li Shichang said happily.
Gu Chengxi was stunned when he heard this. Li Shichang had told him before that he valued his current job very much. Why did he suddenly resign now?
"Have you found a better job?"
"No, I just don't want to serve that Master Miejie. She doesn't know anything every day, but she is still willing to yell at her. I was unhappy with her before, so naturally I can't serve her anymore!"
Hearing Li Shichang's words, Gu Chengxi became even more curious.
Obviously Li Shichang is very eager to talk today!
Gu Chengxi didn't need to ask, he just told the reason. It turned out that Li Shichang was looking for money in the stock market...
"The money I make in one day in the stock market is more than my labor for a month of hard work, so why should I still suffer here!"
At the end, Li Shichang preached proudly.
Hearing what Li Shichang said, Gu Chengxi seemed to see the people who were with his mother on the trading floor today.
"Chang Zai, the Hong Kong government has issued many statements now, saying that the stock market is overheated. This is abnormal behavior. Some economists also analyze it this way. Are you being too impulsive if you are acting like this now?"
Now that the two parties know each other and can be called friends, Gu Chengxi still wants to persuade Li Shichang not to let him be confused by the illusion in front of him!
Li Shichang was like Mother Gu this morning. After hearing what Gu Chengxi said, he didn't care and was even a little proud.
"Axi, you don't know this. The rise and fall of stock prices is market behavior. What do those hardworking people in the Hong Kong government know? There are also those so-called experts. I didn't notice them when I read the news before.
The predictions have come true.”
Having said this, Li Shichang continued to talk to Gu Chengxi proudly: "Axi, look at who doesn't buy stocks now. I know you work in "Cheng Pao", but you should be more courageous. Now everyone
Invest your money in the stock market. With so much money in the stock market, how can something go wrong?
Listen to me and get in quickly. Although you may earn less by getting in now, if you are like me now, it will definitely be no problem to make a living from shark fins!"
Gu Chengxi understood that this was another obsessed person, and no matter what he said, the other party would not listen.
He shook his head and said helplessly: "Then you eat first!"
After saying that, get up and leave!
"No, I beg you!" Li Shichang didn't notice Gu Chengxi's expression.
Gu Chengxi smiled and shook his head: "No need!"
When I returned to my seat, I called the waiter, but I found that the waiter did not come over the first time. When I called him a second time, the waiter slowly came over, and then he turned around and shouted to his colleagues behind him.
: "Don't forget to buy ten more lots for me when the market opens in the afternoon!"
"I can't forget it, but you have to invite me to a nightclub tonight!"
"No problem, it's just a matter of increasing the price by a few points!"
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Gu Chengxi spent the whole afternoon in a daze. Even when he was analyzing Chu Tianxiao's affairs, he often made mistakes. What appeared most in Gu Chengxi's mind was his mother's appearance at the exchange this morning, and at noon.
What happened in the tea restaurant.
Are these people crazy, or have they failed to keep up with the times?
For a while, Gu Chengxi even doubted whether his analysis was correct. If everyone said something was correct, shouldn't it be the right thing?
When it was time to get off work, Gu Chengxi rarely worked overtime. He picked up his small bag and hurried back to his home.
As soon as I returned home, I smelled the fragrant fragrance.
Then I saw the bags of various clothes that were almost filling the living room, and the delicacies made with top-quality ingredients such as grouper, abalone, and lobster in the restaurant.
"Mommy, do you think my dress is beautiful?"
Gu Xiaomei was wearing a pink pleated skirt at this time. Gu Chengxi noticed that the price tag of 699 had not been removed yet!
I’ve almost caught up with my one month’s labor!
Want to look at the clothes in that place again?
"Sister, you're back. Come and see if the clothes I bought look good. By the way, I bought two pieces for you and mommy. You guys should change into them quickly!"
Gu Xiaomei happily went to find her, Gu Chengxi, to buy the clothes that Gu’s mother had bought!