After lunch, I found an empty meeting room and slept for 20 minutes. Around 1 p.m., the miserable work life started again. In the afternoon, Mary and Jiang Yue processed some emails. Most of the emails were about people's problems, which were basically caused by not knowing how to use the software. No wonder the documents are written like instruction manuals now, just in case someone can't understand them.
At 3 PM, the company arranged for some fruit. After eating the fruit, Mary suddenly went silent. Jiang Yue turned her head and saw that her face was green. Jiang Yue thought she had been poisoned by the fruit, but when she looked at the stock chart on her computer, it was all green. She couldn't help but laugh.
Mary looked at Jiang Yue with the eyes of someone looking at a heartbreaker. Jiang Yue coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, and said, "Then why don't you just buy Stark Industries stock? Don't touch anything else. You're too young to handle it."
"I bought some, but the price is rising too slowly. I was thinking of buying something else, but I've already lost money!"
Jiang Yue shrugged. "Well, there's nothing I can do about it then." Mary closed her laptop in annoyance and asked Jiang Yue, "Isabel, do you play the stock market?"
"Occasionally, I lose more than I gain."
"Then we're about the same. By the way, have you bought any company stock?"
"Not yet. The company's stock price just went up recently. I'll wait until the price drops before I buy it."
"Then you'll have to wait a while. The company's stock has never fallen; it has been rising slightly in recent years."
"No rush, mainly because I don't have the money right now."
"Haha, that's the main reason, isn't it?"
After discussing stocks, it was almost time to leave work. She slacked off for a while, and then it was time to go home. No one worked overtime after the deadline, at least not in Jiang Yue's department. Mary invited Jiang Yue to leave with her, but Jiang Yue declined because she planned to eat at the company before leaving. She was short of money right now, so every penny saved counted.
Mary gave Jiang Yue a complicated look, probably not expecting anyone to be so poor. Jiang Yue tilted her head and said goodbye to Mary, then headed towards the cafeteria. There were quite a few people there. Jiang Yue found a place to put down her handbag, grabbed a tray, and went to get her food. It was a buffet, so she could take whatever she wanted.
Ignoring the surprised looks from others, Jiang Yue returned to her seat with her tray. Fortunately, she still had some self-consciousness and didn't wolf down her food. To onlookers, she looked quite elegant. After finishing her meal, she put down her tray and grabbed some fruit. Maintaining a balanced diet without spending any money was great.
After dinner, I drove to the garage and went home. On the way home, I stopped by a toy store and bought some toys. The day after tomorrow is the weekend, so I'm going to my aunt's house to give them to Little Cooper as a gift. After getting home, in order to save more money, I started taking on tasks online, the kind of jobs where you answer other people's questions to earn money. The original owner earned pocket money this way, especially around graduation time, when there were so many people writing graduation theses.
I finished the order at 11 p.m. and checked my text messages. I had earned more than $1,000. The original owner of this body was not as efficient as Jiang Yue. At best, she could only earn $2,000 to $3,000 a month for living expenses.
According to the data, from the time news of Stark's kidnapping broke until the creation of the Mark II, Stark Industries' stock fell by at least 56.5 points. During this period, Tony was locked in a cave for three months, plus an estimated two months spent researching the Mark II, plus the time spent at the whistleblower hearing where he said, "I am Iron Man," so it must have taken at least seven or eight months.
Jiang Yue could have easily earned $100,000 in the past few months by working hard, plus a salary of over $10,000 a month. At that time, her net worth would have been $300,000. If she went all in, she could have doubled it. But after all that effort, she still couldn't afford anything.
Jiang Yue went to her aunt's house over the weekend, had a big meal, and then came back. After two days of fun, she went back to work on Monday. However, a big thing happened today: Tony Stark was kidnapped while selling weapons.
The news was widely reported by major media outlets and news outlets. Within minutes, Hammer Industries' stock price rose significantly, while its own company's stock price instantly dropped by more than five points. Jiang Yue quietly bought Hammer Industries stock, after all, Tony wouldn't be back for several months, and Hammer Industries still had room to rise.
After the news broke, a rescue operation for Tony was launched. As time went by, the company's employees were filled with anxiety. A month after his disappearance, the media began to report that Tony was probably dead. By the second month, according to the media, there was basically no chance of him surviving.
By the third month, the number of rescue personnel had decreased significantly. After Obadiah took office, he expanded the weapons manufacturing department on a large scale. People in 'peripheral departments' like Jiang Yue had already begun to face the risk of being laid off. If it weren't for the fact that it was still uncertain whether Tony was dead or not, he probably would have been gone by now.
While waiting for Tony's return, Jiang Yue was prepared to sell her Hammer Industries stock at any time. It's normal for employees to buy rival company stock and prepare to switch jobs when the chairman is suspected of being dead. It's also normal for them to sell rival company stock when the chairman comes back alive and gives them confidence.
When Jiang Yue went to eat after get off work that evening, she was met with disdain, and people started gossiping behind her back: "Look, that person is eating here again!"
"Eat up, we won't be able to eat this for a few more days. Sigh, we might get laid off too."
Jiang Yue only heard a couple of sentences before the person walked away. She couldn't be bothered to pay attention to what she was saying. The world was so dangerous; anyone could die at any time. There was no need to care. It was more important to worry about her own affairs.
I took some time off work to visit my aunt. Her family is very kind to her. This world is full of disasters, and they've provided them with an insurance policy, even though it was done quietly. But the decision was still risky, with the risk of exposure. However, I couldn't get over my conscience if I did nothing. If it gets exposed, I'll delay it and give her more time.
In the past few months, while Tony was away, Bai Ze had acquired quite a few good things. To prevent Jiang Yue from being discovered, he didn't plan to study them in this world, but would do so in the next world.
About a week later, Tony Stark returned, and the group's headquarters held a press conference. Taking this opportunity, Jiang Yue sold all her stocks and also reminded Mary that she had bought them herself, even though Jiang Yue hadn't taught her how. A top student like her should have that ability.
When Jiang Yue was selling, she also sold some. Jiang Yue thought she would take another look, but the press conference was held in the afternoon, and Jiang Yue and the others couldn't skip work to go watch it. In the end, everyone gathered in the large conference room to watch the live broadcast.
Then came the classic, classic, classic move: closing the weapons research and development department. No one was happy about this, since the weapons department was the group's main source of income. Who knew if closing it would lead to company optimization? This move put more pressure on people than his disappearance.
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