Chapter 585
The Jing'an Sales Department starts issuing numbers, but getting a number does not mean you can buy stocks, because it is very likely that the stocks have been snapped up before it is your turn.
We waited for a while before the sales department started trading. Fortunately, they were well prepared and brought a bench from Zhu Guoming's house, otherwise their legs would have broken from standing.
"Guoming, you and Miaomiao should go to the car and rest. It's too cold out here. I'll just take up space here."
Zhu Guoming waved his hand and said, "No, everyone is so eager to compete, and if two people come in, they will have objections. Miaomiao, go and have a rest. It's okay, little girl."
"It's okay, I'm dressed warmly, so I don't feel cold. I can just sit here. I want to buy it first!"
Su Miao said firmly that buying stocks now is the same as robbing money, if you grab it, you will make money!
Time passed slowly in the cold wind. After waiting for too long, Su Miao no longer had the desire to look at the watch. Anyway, no matter what time it was, they had to continue waiting.
From time to time, the sound of people stomping their feet to keep warm could be heard in the team, and some people were complaining in low voices, and the white mist they exhaled was intertwined in the air, forming a hazy cloud.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a commotion at the front of the line, and a man with a flushed face squeezed out. He was at the front of the line and had already completed the transaction.
At this point, he excitedly shouted to his friend in the queue behind him: "It's almost gone, there's only a little left."
The originally orderly queue collapsed in an instant. People rushed to the counter regardless of their rank, just wanting to buy stocks quickly. The sounds of pushing and shouting were heard one after another.
Su Miao staggered and nearly fell due to the surging crowd, but Su Yuanzheng and Zhu Guoming were quick to protect her, one on each side.
At this time, the counter was in chaos. Everyone was crowding over here, holding up their banknotes and shouting loudly. There was a strange feeling of having money but not being able to spend it.
The staff hurriedly tried to stop them: "Stop pushing! Everyone, line up! Stop pushing! Security! Call security!"
That particular old lady had somehow managed to squeeze to the front and was now clinging to the edge of the counter, her once beautifully styled white hair now undone.
"I've been waiting in line for three days! Leave me one share! Just one share!"
At this moment of chaos, a security captain in a navy blue uniform rushed over with several young security guards.
The security captain raised the loudspeaker, and the harsh sound of electricity made the scene quiet for a few seconds.
"Everyone, step back! Line up according to your numbers! Anyone who pushes forward will be disqualified from purchasing!" The security captain's loud voice echoed in the sales department.
The crowd retreated slightly, but remained restless.
Su Miao saw the old lady being helped up by the security guard. Her embroidered wallet fell to the ground, and the banknotes were scattered all over the floor.
The staff member wiped his sweat and shouted, "Please maintain order! Purchase in order of number. There are only about forty shares left today."
There was a sudden groan in the team. Su Miao looked at the number plate in his hand with 66 written on it. It was only the twenties.
She smiled bitterly and shook her head: "It seems there is no hope today."
Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a leather jacket came up to the counter and took out a stack of banknotes and slapped them on the table:
"I'll pay double! Give me five shares! Any one will do."
The staff member sternly refused: "Comrade! This is not a vegetable market. We have to sell everything at the official daily price!"
The man in the leather jacket persisted, "Rules are dead, but people are alive! I know your Director Wang... Call him."
"It doesn't matter if you know anyone! If you cause trouble again, I will send you to the police station!" The security captain pulled him away.
At this tense moment, a middle-aged manager wearing glasses walked out from the back door of the sales department.
Seeing the chaos at the scene, he raised his voice and said, "Comrades, I understand your feelings very well. But for the securities market to develop healthily, we must abide by rules and maintain order!"
There are only so many shares listed for sale today, and we can't create more. Please be patient and come back tomorrow!"
The people in the queue at the back were all wailing, and taking advantage of the chaos, some scalpers mixed into the crowd.
A middle-aged woman suddenly grabbed Su Miao's sleeve and lowered her voice mysteriously:
"Little sister, my nephew works in a bank. He said he has a way to buy it..."
Before he could finish his words, a tall, thin man in a leather jacket came over, his cap pulled low, covering most of his face.
"You want Yuyuan stock? 250 per share, real and valid, transferable immediately."
He lifted the corner of his shirt, revealing a stack of stock certificates wrapped in brown paper.
Zhu Guoming's eyes widened in disbelief, "Two hundred and fifty?! Isn't the counter only one hundred and twenty?"
The man sneered, "Uncle! One hundred and twenty is the official price. Can you afford it? And my two hundred and fifty is just today's price."
See that guy in the woolen coat over there? He's a wealthy investor from Shenzhen, bringing sacks of money to buy stocks. In a few days, he might not even be able to get three hundred!"
Seeing that Su Miao and the others didn't respond, he cursed them inwardly for being ignorant, then squeezed somewhere else to talk to others.
After a while, Su Miao saw the exquisite grandma took out the money and went with him to handle the transaction procedures. Her white hair fluttered in the cold wind.
Su Miao suddenly spoke up: "Uncle Ming, you said yesterday that you knew the employees of Yuyuan? Do they still have stocks?"
Zhu Guoming was stunned: "Yes, I do have it...but I'm holding it as a treasure now. Would you be willing to sell it?"
Su Miao's eyes lit up. "Could you help us ask around? What if someone needs the money urgently and wants to sell it? We can also pay a higher price. If we can buy it at the dealer's price, we can save the profit in the middle, right?"
"Okay! How much do you want to buy?"
"I want to buy 20,000 yuan worth of stocks. It doesn't matter if I don't have enough change. I'll take whatever I have."
Zhu Guoming took a deep breath. He didn't expect that Su Miao and Su Yuan were going to do such a big deal. But when he thought about the several people in the team carrying sacks of money, he felt that this was not a big deal.
"How about this, I'll contact my senior brother. He knows a lot of people, so maybe he can find more.
He knows you're coming, but he's too busy as the boss and said he'll be free to receive you in the next two days, so let's go back now."
When they left, the sales department had just hung up a "Sold Out" sign. From then on, there was no point in queuing up. Only buyers and sellers who had reached an agreement could go there to do business.
In the distance, the bells of the Bund rang melodiously, and cargo ships on the Huangpu River sounded their horns in response. The sound penetrated the cold air and echoed over the city.
The winter in this city is still very cold, but something has already quietly started burning.
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