Chapter 357 When you're traveling, your identity isn't necessarily something you give yourself.
Yao Shuli followed Old Master Gu and Gu Changqin into the hall that he would remember for the rest of his life.
There, Yao Shuli realized that what others painstakingly strive to achieve was merely a matter of words in the eyes of those people; they were the ones who made the rules…
From the moment Grandpa Gu got out of the car, someone came over to respectfully guide the three of them.
Gu Changqin handed over his travel bag containing money and Yao Shuli's bag containing 50,000 yuan to the people following him.
The two men followed Old Master Gu on either side, like his two guardians.
The three of them quickly entered the upstairs lobby.
As soon as Grandpa Gu entered the hall, almost everyone stood up with a smile to greet him.
"Hello, Mr. Gu!"
"Old Master Gu is still in as good health as before!"
"Yes! Old Gu is in better spirits than many young people!"
"Mr. Gu, you've worked so hard, and it's so kind of you to make this trip! I've been so busy that I haven't been able to come downstairs to greet you!" A middle-aged man immediately came up to him.
Grandpa Gu greeted everyone with a smile.
"This is a major event for China, a milestone. I definitely had to come and see it. Aren't we all worried about this too? Even if it rains knives from the sky, we'd still come!"
"Old Lu, you're the host today! We all have to listen to you!" Old Master Gu said with a smile to the middle-aged man who came to greet him.
"It's also thanks to the seniors that Changqin has come! Changqin is becoming more and more successful, just like the old man back in the day!"
"And this is..." The man's gaze fell on Yao Shuli, who remained silent.
The children that Grandpa Gu and Gu Changqin brought out must not be from ordinary families. I've never heard of any children from the capital coming to Shanghai!
And this child... doesn't look very old!
"Hello, Mr. Lu! Shu Li, greet him, this is Mr. Lu!"
Mr. Lu, this is my younger brother, you can just call him Shuli! Grandpa said he brought him out to see the world.
He's young, just sixteen. Gu Changqin smiled and turned to introduce him to Yao Shuli.
Yao Shuli immediately greeted President Lu with a respectful yet humble demeanor.
President Lu immediately laughed.
The Gu family has already sent this sixteen-year-old out to see the world; it seems this kid is no ordinary person, and has quite a background...
"Heroes emerge from among the young! It's good that you're young! You'll have so many more opportunities to do in the future! Your chances are much greater than ours!"
"Come, Mr. Gu, have a seat here!" President Lu personally led Mr. Gu to a seat.
Yao Shuli followed Gu Changqin and sat down in the seat behind Old Master Gu.
The people in the hall immediately started chatting animatedly.
Yao Shuli listened attentively to every word these people said.
What are the main themes of this year's government's Economic Expansion Conference?
How much has this year's foreign trade revenue increased compared to last year? What policies will the government introduce to expand the proportion of foreign trade?
What will be the focus next year? What kind of policy benefits will the Shanghai Stock Exchange likely receive?
In short, these people are the kind of people who only talk about things that you hear on TV and radio.
Yao Shuli also clearly understood that although there were few people in this hall, it was precisely these people who could determine whether the stock exchange downstairs could stand firm...
Chinese stocks are different from foreign stocks!
Yao Shuli listened to their conversation without changing his expression.
Grandpa Gu rarely spoke; most of the time he listened to others, sometimes nodding, sometimes remaining silent. But whenever he did speak, almost everyone would nod in agreement.
Soon it was time for the stock exchange downstairs to open, and Mr. Lu called on the people in the lobby to prepare to go downstairs for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Surrounded by everyone, Old Gu also stood up.
"Changqin, give the prepared money to President Lu's people!" Old Master Gu glanced at Gu Changqin.
Gu Changqin immediately signaled to the person following him to hand the travel bag containing the money to one of the people behind President Lu.
"Eight stocks to watch and buy! Current price!"
"Shuli, is yours coming too?" Gu Changqin looked at Yao Shuli.
Yao Shuli then understood what Gu Changqin meant.
People in this hall don't need to go downstairs to trade stocks themselves; they just need to make arrangements, and someone will buy all the stocks they want.
They can simply sit here and chat.
“Okay, let’s do it together! Please help me buy from Yuyuan Mall! At the current price!” Yao Shuli said immediately.
A man who had been following behind Old Master Gu immediately looked at Yao Shuli in surprise.
"This young friend is very optimistic about our Yuyuan Mall?" the man asked with a smile.
Yao Shuli's mind reacted quickly.
At this point, it's definitely not appropriate to say that Old Master Gu asked you to buy it, otherwise people will think that Old Master Gu specifically instructed you to do so. Wouldn't that be implicitly telling everyone that Old Master Gu doesn't have a high opinion of the other seven companies?
Although those people didn't dare to offend Old Master Gu, they also couldn't cause him any trouble!
Yao Shuli quickly figured out what to say.
"My older sister told me this before I came! It wasn't much, just 50,000 yuan for me to buy things for fun!"
Two simple sentences made it clear to everyone present.
This was the child's own decision, and it had nothing to do with Gu Jia.
Furthermore, this kid has an older sister who casually took out 50,000 yuan to let her younger brother practice; it seems she's seen a lot in life.
Grandpa Gu couldn't stop smiling.
Gu Changqin had always said that Yao Shuli was smart, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. Today he finally saw it for himself.
Not bad! Indeed clever! Just two simple sentences have made everyone in this room think a bit too much.
"You can't go wrong by listening to your sister!" Old Master Gu said to Yao Shuli with a smile.
Yao Shuli immediately and respectfully agreed.
...
After a burst of firecrackers downstairs, a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony took place.
After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Shanghai Stock Exchange officially opened.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese securities market finally entered a new stage.
No one could have imagined that stocks, which could only be traded in barbershops at the time, would develop so rapidly, making all Chinese people feel both love and hate for them.
However, the stock exchange only operated here for less than a year before moving to Pudong.
The old stock exchange located at the Pujiang Hotel has been transformed into a securities museum...
...
Yao Shuli was pulled by Gu Changqin and followed Grandpa Gu and the others to the ribbon-cutting hall downstairs.
As soon as the group appeared, they saw a crowd of people waiting for them to clap.
Yao Shuli also saw his class monitor, Du Jiaqi.
When Du Jiaqi saw Yao Shuli following behind Grandpa Gu, he stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
How could Yao Shuli possibly be there...?
In Du Jiaqi's mind, Yao Shuli was someone who couldn't even get through the gates of the Pujiang Hotel.
How could he possibly be among those people!
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