Chapter 394 Helping the Country Make Money
After he finished speaking, Lin Siqiao was shocked herself. If this money really belonged to the country, then Ambassador Liao wanted her to trade stocks for the country?
Ambassador Liao nodded. He came here today for this matter.
Minister Wu reported Lin Siqiao's intention to invest in stocks to his superiors early on and also acted as a guarantor for Lin Siqiao, otherwise the 40,000 pounds would not have been approved so quickly.
Even the Chinese trader who helped Lin Siqiao buy stocks was one of theirs.
Lin Siqiao understood as soon as she heard it, and she asked why this trader was acting weird.
Under normal circumstances, traders have no right to interfere with any decisions made by their clients, let alone give their own advice on buying or selling.
Otherwise, if the customer loses money because of this, it will be very troublesome to argue about it later.
That person had worked at the stock exchange for several years and usually helped Mr. Shi manage stocks. It was impossible for him not to know about this kind of thing.
This is also good. Before, Lin Siqiao was thinking about whether to change the trader. Now that Ambassador Liao said he was one of their own, she felt relieved.
Lin Siqiao was a little surprised. At the moment, there were only her and Ambassador Liao, so she just said it straight.
What she asked was why she was chosen instead of Mr. Shi.
Mr. Shi has lived here for many years and knows the situation of the national stock market very well. If she were the one in charge, her first choice would definitely be Mr. Shi.
Ambassador Liao said, "Xiao Lin, do you know what it means to have a good family background?"
It’s not that Mr. Shi was not considered above, but he had already gone to Hong Kong more than 40 years ago, and then he came to the country, and he has become a naturalized citizen.
Even if there is nothing wrong with his position, no one can guarantee what will happen after the money is handed over to him.
But Lin Siqiao is different. Her home, her lover, and her roots have always been in China.
Most importantly, she always makes people trust her when doing things.
Of course, most people were opposed to this matter at first.
After all, the country is short of foreign exchange at the moment, and these six million pounds are all the funds they can raise at the moment.
It would be strange if everyone felt confident when it was handed over to such a young girl.
In particular, Lin Siqiao had never touched stocks before. She studied economics, but so what? Does it mean that people who study economics will definitely be able to trade stocks?
The two sides argued about this for more than a week.
Not long after that, they received news from the trader saying that Lin Siqiao had bought a large position in Morgan Energy.
During that time, almost everyone was paying attention to this stock.
However, this stock has never been popular since Lin Siqiao bought it.
Just when everyone had given up hope, Lin Siqiao gave them a big surprise.
She made a net profit of more than 800,000 pounds from the stocks she bought in just one week.
Lin Siqiao sold his stocks decisively, but those who had been watching the stocks silently were heartbroken.
Because the very next day after she sold it, the stock rose slightly, and the highest price just barely broke through 40 pounds.
However, just two days later, the stock began to fall all the way. Of course, the decline was not that exaggerated, and the current price has stabilized at more than 10 pounds.
At this moment, everyone realized that if Lin Siqiao had hesitated for a moment, or if she had been a little more greedy, she might not have been able to escape in time.
Aren’t those who follow the trend and buy in the best example?
Nowadays, if you sell the stocks, it will be more painful than cutting your own flesh and blood, but if you don’t sell them, the funds will be trapped here. In short, you are in a dilemma.
What was Lin Siqiao doing at this time?
Once again, she invested all her fortune in another stock.
You could say she was lucky once, but what about the second time?
Ambassador Liao asked, "Xiao Lin, do you know how much the share price of the Daily Mail you just bought has increased in the past week?"
Lin Siqiao shook her head. She really didn’t pay attention to this.
Firstly, when she bought it, the stock price was only 0 pounds, and the time was too short for it to increase much.
Besides, she didn't have any extra energy. There was nothing she could do because the exchange students from various countries were more competitive than each other.
Lin Siqiao is a person who refuses to admit defeat. If he wants to show off by stepping on her head, he'd better forget it and go to bed.
Just yesterday, Lin Siqiao signed up for the International Collegiate Programming Contest.
So what if she has only studied for half a month? There are so many geniuses in Cambridge, what's the big deal about having one more?
Lin Siqiao didn't pay attention to it, but Ambassador Liao, as one of the initiators of this matter, was always paying attention to the trend of this stock.
"When you bought it, it was 0 pounds, and yesterday afternoon the stock market closed at 0 pounds."
Although the increase is not much, Lin Siqiao bought a lot, which means that as long as she sells now, her assets will directly increase from 800,000 pounds to 1.96 million pounds.
Of course Lin Siqiao would not sell it. If her estimate was correct, the stock would have no problem rising to more than ten pounds within three to five years. However, she probably couldn't wait that long.
Ambassador Liao didn't know how high the stock price would eventually rise. He only knew that he would feel at ease only when the money was handed over to Lin Siqiao.
After learning about Ambassador Liao's purpose, Lin Siqiao did not give his response immediately.
Frankly speaking, trading stocks on your own and trading stocks for the country are two different concepts, and there will definitely be psychological pressure.
But she felt it was a pity to let Lin Siqiao miss this opportunity.
From the beginning to the end, Lin Siqiao never forgot his original intention of doing something.
Now that the opportunity is right in front of her, there is no reason for her not to do it.
As for whether the domestic environment is good or bad, that is not her concern.
Thinking of this, Lin Siqiao made it clear that she could take on this task, but she had conditions.
However, before Lin Siqiao could speak, Ambassador Liao had already taken out a contract from his bag.
He had already stamped the official seal before leaving, but the terms inside were blank.
Lin Siqiao didn't hesitate, she said directly.
"Ambassador Liao, since the money has been given to me, the decision to buy and sell stocks during the period of stock speculation is mine, and I don't want anyone to interfere with my decision."
Ambassador Liao understood what she meant, "That's no problem."
Lin Siqiao’s second condition was that she wanted to go abroad in person after the end of this semester.
"You're going to the country?" Ambassador Liao was surprised.
Lin Siqiao nodded. In fact, her original plan was to return to China to give Lu Jianchuan a surprise.
But he is out on a mission now, so maybe he can just wait until next semester to go back.
She is now an exchange student, so Lin Siqiao is not worried about the visa issue. However, she cannot handle how to bring the foreign currency back to the country by herself, so she can only leave it to the people above her to worry about.
Lin Siqiao said, "Ambassador Liao, even though my first stock has increased several times, it is almost impossible to encounter such a stock in the Chinese stock market in the future."
"I estimate that most stocks in the future will be similar to the one I bought later, with an increase of about 2 to 3 times."
Ambassador Liao thought to himself, let alone 2 to 3 times, even if it increased 0 times, it would still be much better than putting it in the bank.
But Lin Siqiao's next words made his heart move.
Lin Siqiao said, "If this money was invested in the country's stock market, the increase would be much more than this."
"I've done some research and if I buy them before the end of the year, these stocks could increase fivefold by the second half of next year at the latest."
"Five times?"
Lin Siqiao nodded. Maybe it would be more than five times. If he was ruthless, it might be possible to increase it by 10 or 20 times.
Having said that, Ambassador Liao had basically determined the answer in his mind.
But he was worried that if Lin Siqiao went abroad alone and something happened, he would not be able to explain to his superiors.
"How about I bring two people with you?" That way they would feel more at ease.
Lin Siqiao thought about it and felt that it was unnecessary, as it was not her first time going abroad.
Besides, she will stay in the hotel most of the time this time, so what could go wrong?
Ambassador Liao did not dare to take this lightly, "Let me think about this matter again."
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