February 29th.
A month after the Imperial Bank announced a rate hike, investor concerns began to grow as news that France's economy had entered recession again triggered a sell-off in technology stocks in international markets.
On March 1, the world's most famous financial magazine, Financial Weekly, published a cover article titled "Burning Out," which revealed the dire situation of Internet companies:
Among the 208 Internet companies surveyed, 71% had negative profits and 52 companies would run out of cash within 12 months. Many founders and early investors of Internet companies are cashing out as much as they can. The funds flowing from the old economic system to the new economic system will soon be exhausted. Internet companies with no money to burn and no money to earn are about to fall from the altar.
An article not only exacerbates investors' concerns, but also people's panic, which is transmitted to the stock market almost without delay.
On March 1, global stock markets opened with a general decline.
As of the close, the Jinshan Index fell by more than 3%, the Nansheng Index fell by 2.7%, the Mexican Index fell by 2.81%, the Lianyun Index fell by more than 3%, and the Paris Index fell by more than 2%...
"What the hell is going on? Why is everything green?"
"One million just came in yesterday..."
"Oh my god, even the gods can't save you..."
"It's over, it's over. We've been ripped off and are stuck. Didn't they say the Internet is the hottest industry in the new century..."
"What happened to the stock market that was promised to continue to grow this year?"
"Cherish life and stay away from the stock market, Amen~"
"The stock market is risky, so be cautious when entering the market..."
The stock market exploded, speculators sold off Internet stocks, and market makers began to add fuel to the fire.
However, many well-informed speculators with a keen sense of smell have already smelled the scent of money and have begun to make intensive preparations to reduce their losses... or to make a fortune!
It was at this time that a rumor came out - someone had predicted the stock market crash.
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"On March 23, investors began to sell in panic. Less than a month later, the Jinshan Index fell by more than 25%. On March 14 alone, it fell by 9%... Investment experts believe that although the stock prices of Internet companies have fallen sharply, because the Internet is the hottest industry in the new century, the current decline is just a market correction and still has investment value. Investors should cover their positions at low levels..."
Listening to the news on TV, Zhu Xianhai turned on his computer with a strange look on his face. All he saw was green - just like a green grassland. He then looked at the latest stock price of Tomato Home...
2.62 yuan per share.
There is no limit down in Ming Dynasty!
Compared to a month ago, it has fallen by 70%.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief... This price is still a bit high!
Looking at the stock market that looked like a green grassland, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sigh.
I knew there would be a stock market crash, but I never imagined that it would cause turmoil worldwide!
After all, the empire's economy has always been a weather vane for the whole world!
Although those experts and investors jumped out one after another, confidently analyzing the market, being optimistic about the future of the Internet economy, and analyzing the future situation and so on.
But Zhu Xianhai knew better than anyone that this feast that lasted for more than ten years came to an end, leaving only a mess, and the Internet also ushered in a long recovery period.
However, it was this bubble that stimulated the development of the Internet, promoted its popularization, turned the Internet from a luxury item into a daily necessity, and allowed more people to enjoy the convenience brought by the Internet.
Finally, a new era was ushered in.
"In any case, the new era has arrived..."
Looking at the huge returns brought by the short positions, Zhu Xianhai couldn't help but sigh.
"A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on a person's head, becomes a mountain..."
At this moment, Zhu Xianhai seemed to have seen a small hill made of silver Ming Yuan coins waving at him.
As soon as he was happy, Zhu Xianhai picked up the phone.
"Hello, Bond, it's me, let's have morning tea together."
After hanging up the phone, Zhu Xianhai walked briskly, humming the tune of "I'm rich today" and left the company, and Ma Bangde followed him - now he is Zhu Xianhai's special assistant. When listening to the song composed by the boss, I couldn't help but grin. Is this what the faceless man looks like?
Soon, he arrived at a well-known teahouse nearby. Morning tea is a custom of the Cantonese people, and almost one-third of the early immigrants to Mexico came from Guangdong, so naturally they brought the habit of morning tea with them.
Drinking morning tea has now become a specialty of Mexico City, and it is even not inferior to that of Guangdong.
After ordering a lot of morning tea, Zhu Xianhai looked at Bond and said.
"It's my treat today,"
"I know you made a lot of money from this stock market crash."
Glancing at the boss, he added,
"Some people jump off buildings, and some people get rich."
"There is no way. A speck of dust from the times, when it falls on a person's head, is like a mountain. Some are like Mount Tai, which will crush them to death in an instant, while others are like a mountain of gold, which will make them rich in an instant!"
While Ma Bangde was surprised, Zhu Xianhai asked back.
"What is that guy doing now?"
"We are still looking for your whereabouts, but we have hidden your traces, so it may not be easy to find you."
It was not difficult for the Investigation Bureau to find the person, since they not only had the photo but also the guy's passport. It only took a few days for the guy to be found and he has been under surveillance ever since.
"Well, no wonder he didn't come up..."
After drinking a bowl of barbecued pork, Zhu Xianhai thought for a while and said.
"Have you found out the person behind him?"
Although Zhu Xianhai provided the killer's photo, he did not provide the mobile phone number that he had dialed. After all, he needed to disguise himself as a "secret intelligence agency." This agency might be omnipotent, but... there are some things that it really can't do, such as investigating the owner of the bureau's mobile phone - right now, he doesn't have anyone to do that!
This job was naturally given to Ma Bangde. There was no other way, because the Investigation Bureau was more professional.
"While we were tracking the killer, we discovered a person through monitoring the phone calls he made who might be the mastermind behind this..."
Ma Bangde said directly.
"Bai Qiwei, the security manager of the Umbrella Company, we don't know what instructed him to do this, but we have put him under surveillance."
After thinking for a while, Ma Bangde added.
"Maybe it's the top executives of Umbrella Corporation, but I still can't figure out their motives for doing this..."
"motivation……"
Zhu Xianhai smiled.
"It couldn't be simpler, it's just collusion between officials and businessmen..."
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