On the last day of 1985, Lu Jiaxin closed all her short positions. After holding for more than two months, the exchange rate fell by 9.5%. With a leverage of 10 times for 100 million green coins, she earned 95 million green coins. After deducting financial taxes, fees and commissions, she still had more than 173 million.
Wu Ziyue stretched out his hand and said, "Miss Lu, congratulations!"
Lu Jiaxin still wanted to continue short buying, but there were not so many short orders for her to do now.
Wu Ziyue said that he would fight for it with his superiors: "Ms. Lu, I can get you within 50 million, but no more than that, because there are not so many orders."
Lu Jiaxin thought that 50 million was not bad, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then buy another 50 million, still with the same 10 times leverage as last time."
After the contract was signed, she transferred all the money except for the 50 million green coins she continued to buy. As for what investment to make? Of course, she continued to buy short.
The money could not be transferred to the account immediately, so Lu Jiaxin called Nie Zhan when she got home and said, "All my investment money has come back. Now I want to buy orders for Greencoin/Japanese Yen, but unfortunately the bank said they don't have any orders for me."
There's nothing shameful about asking your boyfriend for help in making money.
Nie Zhan asked, "How much money did you get back?"
Lu Jiaxin didn't say anything, she just said that they would discuss it in detail in person, and a few words over the phone wouldn't be enough to explain it.
"I'll come find you later."
When Nie Zhan came over, he found many potted plants in the yard. After asking the servants, he found out that they were bought by Lu Jiaxin today.
Entering the living room, I found a bunch of gorgeous roses on the table. Okay, this investment must have made a lot of money, otherwise Jia Xin, who is usually frugal, would not be so willing to spend it.
When he saw someone, Nie Zhan asked, "Tell me, how much did you make from this investment?"
After Lu Jiaxin sent everyone away, she took Nie Zhan's arm and said in a tender voice, "We've made a lot of money. We can take out 80 million to short sell."
She left 10 million green coins in October untouched. This time, she had a total of 173 million green coins, with 50 million left at HSBC to continue short selling. She still had 133 million green coins on hand. But she would not reveal her bottom line even to Nie Zhan.
Nie Zhan was stunned: "What kind of investment did you make to make so much money?"
According to his estimation, Lu Jiaxin's assets were between 100 million and 150 million, and the maximum amount given by Ms. Gu was only 180 million. But now he was given 80 million green coins to short sell, which would be 624 million Hong Kong dollars when converted into Hong Kong dollars. This speed of making money was nothing short of rocketing.
Lu Jiaxin said it was a legitimate business, but she didn't say what it was: "Nie Zhan, can we get the order? If not, I have to make other plans."
Nie Zhan smiled and said, "Sure, but it's not available in Hong Kong. You have to go to Wall Street to buy it. Transfer the money to my account and I'll buy it for you."
After Lu Jiaxin said yes, she asked, "Nie Zhan, I want to buy with a 10x leverage, is that ok?"
"Ten times is too high, five times? I also bought with five times leverage."
Lu Jiaxin didn't agree with him this time and said, "It's only ten times. I think it will still fall. A drop of 10% to 20% is no problem."
Her use of 10 times leverage is conservative. However, the original accumulation has been completed. She will continue to make money in the financial circle in the future, but the focus must be on industry.
"Okay, I'll transfer the money to your account tomorrow."
Seeing her so straightforward, Nie Zhan smiled and said, "No wonder there are so many flowers inside and outside the villa today. It turns out that our Xinxin has made a lot of money."
Lu Jiaxin pulled him into the guest room and pointed to the dozen bags on the bed: "Look, these are all bought for you."
Nie Zhan immediately took off his watch and replaced it with the one Jiaxin bought for him. This watch was the latest model, low-key yet luxurious, and Lu Jiaxin felt it suited him very well. He was also making a lot of money now, and it would definitely hurt to change it to a normal day, after all, it cost more than 400,000 Hong Kong dollars!
After putting it on, Nie Zhan raised his hand in front of Lu Jiaxin and asked with a smile, "Does it look good?"
"The one I bought must be pretty good looking."
Although Lu Jiaxin bought her so many things, Nie Zhan still said, "Jiaxin, you don't have to buy so many things for me. Now that you have made money, you should buy a villa. After buying the house, you can decorate it according to your preferences."
Lu Jiaxin agreed readily this time: "I plan to find an agent in a couple of days and tell them my requirements. If they like me, I'll take her."
The decoration style of this house is OK, but the layout inside is not to her liking, and Lu Jiaxin is unwilling to touch other people's houses. Now that she has made money, she is not as poor as before, and buying a villa is also on the agenda.
Nie Zhan asked her what her request was.
Lu Jiaxin said: "I want to buy a house in Repulse Bay or Deep Water Bay, and it must have a large garden and swimming pool. It would be even better if there is a basement, which can be used as a gym and cinema."
She had never thought of living on the top of the mountain. Now the people who live there are all top rich people. She has no fame or company now, so even if she has money, she is not eligible to buy it.
"Cinema? Do you like watching movies?"
In her previous life, she was busy with work, and her biggest pastime was watching movies. There was no other way, she didn't have that much time to travel, but watching a movie only took three or four hours. After coming here, she has been busy, and she travels when she has time during the winter and summer vacations, so she doesn't watch movies as much.
Nie Zhan thought for a moment and said, "A villa like this with a large garden is usually 13,000 to 14,000 square feet and costs around 60 to 70 million."
Lu Jiaxin had also learned about it from the side before: "I saved money to buy a house. Nie Zhan, you have many friends who are well-informed, so please help me find out. It must have a garden, and a bigger one is fine."
Even without her saying anything, Nie Zhan would have taken note: "If there is a suitable one, I will help you decide. If you don't like the decoration style of the house, then tear it down and redecorate it."
During the New Year's Day holiday, Lu Jiaxin bought some nourishing products such as bird's nest and donkey-hide gelatin and went to Gu's house. As soon as she got off the car, she heard a commotion inside.
As soon as she walked into the living room, Hong Gu felt as if someone was strangling her throat and she dared not speak anymore.
Lu Jiaxin saw the nurse shudder when she saw her. This was obviously not right. She frowned and said, "What's going on?"
Seeing that she didn't blame her, Hong Gu said softly, "She brought water to the old lady without testing the water temperature. Fortunately, I found it in time, otherwise the old lady would have been scalded. I got angry and scolded her, but she thought I was meddling."
After saying that, she pointed to the boiling water that was still steaming: "Miss cousin, the water is still here."
Lu Jiaxin picked up the water cup and could feel the heat without even trying. She said with a sullen face, “Is this how you take care of the old lady?”
The nurse explained that Gu Xiuxiu shouted too urgently, so she just wanted to bring the water over quickly, so she didn't test the water temperature.
Lu Jiaxin didn't scold, but just said: "You are fired, you can leave now."
There are three people taking care of the old lady here, and the salary is also very high. The caregiver is reluctant to lose this job: "Ms. Lu, I usually take good care of the old lady, but I was careless this time. Miss Lu, please give me another chance!"
Lu Jiaxin didn't believe her nonsense at all: "Is this a matter of carelessness? The water has been steaming, and anyone with eyes can see that the water is not drinkable now. Xiaoxiao, take her out."
(End of this chapter)