Chapter 2: Do I Have Special Powers?
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They say chasing daily - limit stocks can ruin generations, and short - term trading can mess up your life. That complete reversal in the stock price almost did in the self - righteous Liang Dongcai.
Hehe!
Chen Fan was shocked to find that what he had seen actually came true?
Ever since the financial practical operation class started at school, a lot of people thought they were stock gods. There were several students in Chen Fan's dormitory who traded stocks. One of them even named himself the "Financial Prince" and skipped dates with his girlfriend, staying in the dorm all day to play with stocks. But not a single one of them was actually making money. They all ended up losing badly, looking like complete fools.
Before, Chen Fan had tried to persuade them not to touch stocks, saying that ordinary people couldn't compete with the market manipulators. But they didn't believe it, saying that if a finance student couldn't even trade stocks, they might as well go carry bricks. They were deeply convinced of their own abilities, thinking, "I'm studying finance. How can I not outdo those ignorant retail investors?"
To confirm whether he could really see through everything and even predict the future trends of stocks, Chen Fan casually opened his roommate Yi Langgao's laptop. He randomly picked several stocks to test and found that he could indeed see their future trends. One stock called Tianfu Medical was about to hit the daily limit.
Yi Langgao came back from the next - door dormitory. "What are you doing?"
"Nothing. I'm looking at this stock. It should hit the daily limit soon!"
"Not a chance!" Yi Langgao glanced at it and said unhappily.
"This stock has been trading sideways for months. It's like an electrocardiogram every day, moving only two cents all day long. It's a typical lousy stock!"
He didn't have this special power, so of course he didn't believe it. But what Chen Fan saw was clearly a trend towards the daily limit, followed by a pull - back the next day.
"Hey, you guys know what? Just now Liang Dongcai got hit by a complete reversal in the stock price."
"Twenty - thousand yuan! He chased the daily - limit price. Hahaha -" Yi Langgao laughed so hard that tears came out.
That feeling of losing forty - thousand yuan in a split second was really something!
Wang Hao said indifferently, "It's okay! His dad's rich."
"Okay? He was so angry that he almost had a heart attack."
Just as they finished speaking, suddenly...
Tianfu Medical shot up! It went from a decline of over three percentage points to hitting the daily - limit price directly.
Yi Langgao and Wang Hao were stunned. They both stared at Chen Fan in disbelief.
"Dude, did you put a spell on your mouth or something?"
At this moment, Yi Langgao regretted not selling the stocks in his hand and buying Tianfu Medical instead. That's probably what all stock traders think. When a stock rises, they regret not buying it earlier.
Chen Fan, on the other hand, couldn't calm down. He was extremely shocked by what had happened today. If he could make use of this information, wouldn't it be like having the key to wealth? Maybe he should open an account at a securities company?
At this time, Yi Langgao, who had lost interest in the stock, picked up the cigarette box on the table and shook it. It was empty.
"Chen Fan, come with me to buy a pack of cigarettes."
The two went to the small store at the dormitory entrance. Yi Langgao handed over twenty yuan and was about to take the cigarettes when Chen Fan casually glanced at the pile of betel nuts next to it.
"Win another pack!"
"Win another pack!"
"Win another pack..."
Huh?
Chen Fan snatched the money from Yi Langgao's hand. "Boss, give me a pack of betel nuts." Without waiting for Yi Langgao to react, he tore open the package.
"Damn it, that was my money for cigarettes..."
"Boss, give me another pack!"
Sure enough, he won. Chen Fan was overjoyed. He grabbed another pack and tore it open. "Boss, another pack!"
"Boss, another pack!"
"Boss, another pack!"
...
This was the fifth pack. Damn it!
Yi Langgao stared at this guy. "What the hell..."
Just as he was about to stop him, Chen Fan ignored him and continued to tear open the betel - nut packages. "Boss, another pack!"
"Another pack!"
"Another pack!"
...
This guy tore open nine packs of betel nuts in one go, and then...
He took out the winning tickets. "Boss..."
The boss saw that he had won eight packs in a row and smiled. "Young man, you're really lucky. Did you win again?"
Chen Fan handed over the winning ticket. "A carton of Huangfu cigarettes!"
Holy crap!
Yi Langgao was completely dumbfounded. He knew that the winning rate of betel nuts was quite high, but winning a carton of Huangfu cigarettes was very rare. How could such a good thing happen to him?
With just twenty yuan, he won seven packs of betel nuts and a carton of cigarettes.
Hahaha... This was a big win.
The two of them happily carried the betel nuts and cigarettes back to the dormitory. "Come on, everyone, have some betel nuts. Everyone gets a share."
Yi Langgao threw the bag on the table. "Help yourselves. Don't be polite."
After this test, Chen Fan had even more confidence in his special ability. His eyes fell on the copper coin on Wang Hao's key again. "Haozi, are you selling this copper coin?"
"..."
Wang Hao looked at him in confusion.
"Are you out of your mind?"
"No, I'm serious."
They were all classmates, and Chen Fan didn't want to cheat him. He just wanted to go to the market and test whether this ability was reliable.
"If you want it, take it!"
Wang Hao was generous. He took off the key and threw it over.
Chen Fan took the copper coin and examined it carefully. It was in such good condition. It should be worth some money, right? Although he knew nothing about ancient coins, he was sure this one was genuine. Because of his special eye ability, he could tell its origin at a glance. It was indeed a Yongzheng Tongbao from the Bao Wu Bureau.
Let's take a gamble!
"I only have 216 yuan on me. I'll give it all to you."
Chen Fan actually gave him the money. Yi Langgao looked at him in confusion. "Damn, did Zhao Linlin hit his head so hard that he lost his mind?"
"Haozi, we're classmates. We can't just watch him like this. Hurry up and call the mental hospital."
"Damn it, I hope this isn't contagious."
"What are you guys doing?"
Guo Jianliang came back from dating, wearing a flowery shirt and with food all over his mouth. Among the guys in the dormitory, he was the one living the best life. He dated girls, ate at their expense, and... Chen Fan couldn't figure out what those girls were thinking. Maybe they just liked those big - talkers.
Wang Hao said, "Nothing much. Did you use up all your 'ammunition'?"
Guo Jianliang shook his new shirt. "The girl bought it for me. What do you think?"
"Damn, you're still sponging off girls."
The three of them looked at him with disdain. Guo Jianliang took a cigarette from under his bed and went to the toilet.
Chen Fan took the copper coin and prepared to go to the antique market to see if he could sell it. Fortunately, Jiangzhou University wasn't far from the city center. Chen Fan rode a shared bike to the antique street.
There were many antique experts here. He deliberately hung the copper coin on his key and put it in the most conspicuous place on his waist. Although they say good wine needs no bush, when selling things, you can't go around asking people if they want to buy. You have to wait for them to come to you. Otherwise, it'll lower the value.
At the same time, he wandered around the stalls, looking for similar coins and trying to find out the market price. He took a casual glance: ordinary copper coins, no - name manufacturers. Clearly, these were all fakes, just made to look old artificially.
Chen Fan deliberately picked up a Yongzheng Tongbao and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"
The stall owner glanced at him. "Two thousand yuan!"
Holy s**t!
Chen Fan's hand trembled, and he dropped the coin on the stall.
This thing can sell for two thousand yuan?
After walking around the antique market twice, looking around, a middle - aged man in his fifties finally came up to him. The man looked refined and gentle, probably a collector.
"Young man, can I take a look at the copper coin on you?"
Chen Fan sized him up. "What do you want it for?"
"Don't get me wrong. You don't seem to be in this business. Let me take a look at this copper coin. If it's genuine, I'll buy it."
Chen Fan took off the key. "There's no such thing as genuine or not. We have strings of these hanging on keys back in my hometown."
The middle - aged man took it and examined it carefully. The quality was just right. This was the one. He couldn't be wrong! He couldn't help but beam with joy. "Young man, how much do you want to sell this for?"
Oh!
The fish has taken the bait!
Chen Fan blurted out, "Four thousand yuan!"
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