Rebirth 98, the rise started from ripping off Microsoft

Chapter 509 You Know How To Die (Ask for a Monthly Ticket!)
February [-], [-], the tenth day of the lunar new year.

In Xiaguo, those who go out to study and work are ready to bid farewell to the holidays and embark on a new journey of life.

In the United States, people are busy celebrating Valentine's Day, and there is a romantic and charming atmosphere everywhere. Young people with a target are busy falling in love, and profit-seeking businesses are also busy heating up the festive atmosphere.

However, the weather is not good. Affected by the winter storm, New York City once again ushered in heavy snowfall this month, with more than [-] inches of snowfall.

In the TV program, a beautiful blonde reporter from NBC is reporting on the spot: Recently, a strong "northeast storm" hit the northeastern United States. Snow began to fall in New York City on the morning of February [-], and it is expected to fall on February [-]. The snowfall will reach its maximum from the afternoon to the evening of the day, and the entire snowfall process will last for two days.

Manhattan.

In the villa that Lu Yiming just bought.

At seven o'clock in the morning, Lu Yiming woke up from the bed, walked to the window, opened the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and looked outside.

The snow continued to fall, and there was only white outside.

Lu Yiming had never seen such a heavy snow.

After all, in Guangdong Province, it is not easy to see snow, and it may not be seen a few times in a lifetime.

Therefore, he enjoyed watching the snow-filled sky outside the window, as if he had gained a new experience.

After a while, there was fog on the floor-to-ceiling windows, which was because the room was too warm.

In the guest room, Li Yiwen also woke up from a deep sleep, yawned, and couldn't help cursing loudly: "It's already February, and it's still snowing so much, what a hell."

Flying to New York from the warm Guangdong Province, I personally experienced what it means to be frozen in the sky. This experience is naturally not a good one, and Li Yiwen sneezed several times in a row.

Lu Yiming walked out of the bedroom, walked to the living room, and said with a smile: "The cold wave is a good omen, isn't it the old saying? The auspicious snow heralds a good year. This heavy snow will definitely bring us a huge harvest. Those insects, Will sleep forever in this cold winter night, never see the early spring sun. I think the occasion is perfect."

A small snowstorm is not worth mentioning in the face of the coming Internet winter.

"Think about it, not long after, a large group of people will sleep on the streets in this icy and snowy world."

The scene was so miserable that Lu Yiming couldn't bear to think about it, otherwise he would laugh out loud.

"Okay, wash up and have breakfast, they should come later."

After washing and getting dressed, Ian Ball just happened to call.

Opening the door of the villa, a gust of wind came in, mixed with wind and snow, which made Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen tremble.

From the warm villa, suddenly came out of this icy and snowy place, Lu Yiming felt as if he had stepped into the [-]th floor of hell.

Seeing Lu Yiming, Ian Power said excitedly: "Mr. Lu, I have already borrowed the stocks of companies such as Intel, Yahoo, and Amazon from securities companies in the secondary market. I have not left any of the companies on the list. .Now, just wait for their stock price to plummet!"

Originally, this was something that could be done with just one phone call, but Lu Yiming is well aware of what kind of piss the United States is. The prism door system is still in operation. If such an important phone call is tapped by the authorities, then let alone shorting the US stocks. The FBI will come to your door and short your body with AK.Therefore, Lu Yiming begged Ian Ball to report in person.

Although it was raining and snowing outside, Ian Ball's face was flushed, and his heart was full of fire.

In the past few days, he has spent more than 30 billion US dollars!
This amount is more than the sum of money he has seen in his previous life!
Carrying out such an astonishing plan himself really made him feel intoxicated, even more exciting than alcohol.

At this time, Wall Street is still full of flowers, and the fire is cooking oil. Countless people are still immersed in the carnival, thinking that the stocks in their hands will continue to rise like this forever.

But they didn't know that a cold wave stronger than the "northeast storm" would strike.

At that time, the entire stock market in New York, and even the entire United States, will trigger a landslide and tsunami-like disaster. Countless people will lose everything and fall from heaven to the abyss, and generations will not be able to climb out.

But Lu Yiming didn't have any intolerance in his heart, just like the common people in the United States didn't care much about how many people starved to death in Africa. People's sorrows and joys are not the same.

Lu Yi smiled and said, "Very well, come in, the wind blowing outside is too much for me."

After entering the villa, as soon as the gate was closed, Lu Yiming felt as if he had entered spring in the blink of an eye, and he immediately felt comfortable.

Lu Yiming said to Li Yiwen: "Why don't you make some coffee?"

"Okay, let's get some slices of toast and fry an egg by the way. Let's just mess with it for breakfast. It's so cold, I really don't want to go out."

"also."

Li Yiwen went to work, while Lu Yiming let Ian Ball sit on the sofa and turned on the projection equipment on the wall.

This has always been his habit. If you don't turn on a TV at home, you always feel that something is missing.

Although not necessarily watch the show.

After a while, breakfast and coffee were served.

Lu Yiming took a mouthful of toast with lettuce and eggs, and drank a mouthful of hot coffee, and immediately felt his soul come back.

"Ian, do you have any doubts about you buying and shorting in such a short period of time?"

A confident expression appeared on Ian Ball's face, as if Lu Yiming was questioning his professionalism, and he said immediately: "Except for a few vigilant people who rejected my order, many brokerages are willing to make money from me. How can they stop me from raising 'fools' money?"

Shorting in a bull market, what is it not to be a fool?
But a bull market will not always be a bull market, and a fool is not necessarily really stupid.

Find a brokerage that owns the target company's stock from the secondary market, lend the selected stock, and then sell it for money.After the stock price plummets, buy back the same share of stocks from the market and return them back. This is the easiest way to short.

But sometimes, the simpler, the more profitable!

The geniuses on Wall Street have pioneered this brand-new gambling method, and it has to be said that they really know how to die.

After eating and drinking, Lu Yiming wiped the corners of his mouth and said calmly: "You have worked hard these few days, you should rest for a few days, and you can pay it back next week."

"Ok."

After drinking the coffee, Ian Ball continued to work.

Although he is still at the helm of the Saltwater Fund on the surface, the person who secretly gave orders has long been replaced by Lu Yiming.

For Lu Yiming's judgment, Ian Ball didn't really believe it, but as long as Lu Yiming paid him a salary so that he could maintain the dignity of the upper class, he wouldn't bother to care so much.

After Ian Ball left, Lu Yiming looked at the snowflakes still falling outside the window, but his heart was full of anticipation.

Let the storm come more violently.

At this time, the economic situation in the United States is also quietly changing.

Why was the technology bubble in 50 the worst decline in technology stocks in the past [-] years?
The S&P 500 fell by 47%, and the Nasdaq 100 fell by a full 82%. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a high platform diving.

In Lu Yiming's view, this is purely because the group of smart people on Wall Street have played too big, and the stock price has been inflated to the point of insulting IQ.

From 1990 to 2000, the Nasdaq rose 20 times, while the S&P was a bit better, only 4.3 times.

It can be seen that the Nasdaq has completely deviated from rationality, and its price-earnings ratio even exceeded 150 times at its high point, which is simply out of line.

Therefore, it is always necessary to repay debts when you come out. As a country, it is the same as being a person. Don’t be too arrogant, it’s useless.

In the 20 years when the old and new centuries converged, the smooth sailing of the United States first strangled its old rival Mao Xiong, then punched Asia and kicked Europe, taking advantage of the [-] financial turmoil and the [-] Kosovo bombardment to pass The way of artificially creating a crisis has attracted hot money from all over the world to the United States, creating an unprecedented prosperity of its own economy.

Whether it is a battlefield full of gunfire or a financial turmoil that has caused countless people to go bankrupt and jump off buildings, funds from all over the world have fled emerging markets on a large scale and flowed back to the United States out of safe-haven needs.

However, things are always reversed. As the Asian financial crisis gradually subsides, market panic has eased significantly, and the phenomenon of large outflows of funds from emerging markets during the crisis has slowed down marginally.

At the end of [-] and the beginning of [-], there was even a return of funds to emerging markets, which can be seen from the recovery of Asian currencies.

In particular, Xiaguo, with its strong GDP growth, is thriving and has become another brand-new destination for hot money all over the world.

However, Laomei still feels good about herself, allowing the group of greedy financial capitalists on Wall Street to make a big death every day, which is really the best example of self-inflicted evil.

And Lu Yiming deliberately chose to act at this time, which can be said to be just right, neither early nor late.

After Ian Ball left, Lu Yiming and Li Yiwen sat in the room, flipping through the collected stock market intelligence.

The above content, the more you look at it, the more shocking it becomes.

Li Yiwen complained: "I thought retail investors in A-shares were miserable enough, but I didn't expect that retail investors in US stocks were not much better. This is not speculating in stocks. It is clearly speculating on a bomb that will explode at an unknown time. "

In today's US stock market, the huge bubble has produced many "empty shell concept" companies.

These companies don't have any real business. They dare to IPO just by listing a .com, and then wantonly collect money in the stock market, harvesting leeks frantically.

In addition, there are some financial frauds, inflated income, and cost reductions. There are so many tricks that people can't complain.

Only you can't think of it, there is nothing they can't do.

Lu Yiming also shook his head while watching, and said, "It's totally unreasonable for the stock market not to crash if you mess around like this."

Li Yiwen is also deeply convinced: "From the information collected so far, it can be seen that the tightening of the stock market's liquidity has led to a qualitative change from a quantitative change, and the recession is actually beginning to appear. It is only waiting for someone to give it a little push. It's an avalanche."

In fact, it's not all Wall Street's fault. Another reason is the chain reaction brought about by the slowdown in the growth of new Internet users in the United States.

At present, the penetration rate of supply and demand in the Internet industry in the United States has undergone marginal changes, but the supply has increased significantly. It is destined that the industry's competitive landscape is different from before. The ultimate performance is that rising interest rates make "burning money" unsustainable.

As an insider in the Internet industry, Lu Yiming naturally understands the characteristics of this industry's development.

To put it bluntly, it is still necessary to explore emerging markets. When the market share is increasing substantially every year, the entire industry will naturally thrive. Everyone has food to eat, and naturally they can do business in a friendly manner. Make the cake bigger.

But the cake will not grow infinitely, nor will the market share grow infinitely.

What should we do when there are no emerging markets to tap?
What else can I do?
Of course, it is to poach the footsteps of the peers, after all, a dead fellow is not a poor fellow.

As long as a few colleagues die, won't there be a new market?

Introversion, that's how it came about.

The same principle is naturally applicable at present.

When the "Information Superhighway Project" was first launched in 2, Internet users accounted for only [-]% of the total population in the United States.

In 116, the year-on-year growth rate of Internet users in the United States was as high as 20%. However, as the penetration rate of users increased, the growth rate gradually slowed down. By [-], the growth rate dropped to a pitiful [-]%.

Under the changing industry environment, the company burns money at an alarming rate, but the effect is getting worse and worse, which leads to tightened liquidity. It is no longer possible to spend a small amount of money to produce beautiful data and then take it to the stock market as before. Scam money from fools.

And once the routines of relying on M&A financing and venture capital investment no longer work, it is only a matter of time before the stock price plummets, because the story cannot continue.

After more than an hour, Lu Yiming threw the materials in his hand aside, pinched the center of his brows, and sighed: "As expected, earning money seriously is quite tiring."

Li Yiwen couldn't help raising his head slightly, and gave him a big white eye: "You are sitting in a big warm villa, drinking coffee and reading newspapers, and you tell me you are tired? Look at the street sweepers outside, the heavy snow Feng Tian still has to run around outside, that's tiring."

Lu Yiming smiled disapprovingly: "Those who work hard rule people, and those who work hard rule people. This is how the world works. The more profitable the business, the easier it is. On the contrary, it is hard work, hard work, and at most it is a mess." It’s just food and clothing, and you don’t earn much money at all.”

At this moment, the phone on the table vibrated. Lu Yiming picked it up and saw that it was Shi Qingxue's number. He couldn't help but smile knowingly, and pressed the answer button.

"Hey."

Shi Qingxue asked in a delicate tone: "Lu Yiming, do you miss me?"

"I think about it, I think about it all the time."

Although I felt Lu Yiming's words were insincere, Shi Qingxue still felt very happy, and at the same time asked with concern: "I heard that it's snowing in New York today, you need to wear more clothes."

On the other side of the ocean, there is still a confidante who is worried about it. Lu Yiming's heart was warm, and he said immediately: "I have a heater here, and I don't go out, so I won't be frozen. Don't worry."

Shi Qingxue hadn't seen Lu Yiming for a long time, and her tone of voice naturally became resentful: "Why did you go abroad so easily? What are you doing there now?"

Lu Yiming laughed loudly and said, "I am a fire in winter, of course I came here to bring warmth to the people of the American empire."

"what……"

Shi Qingxue half understood, but felt that Lu Yiming's laughter contained some malicious intentions.

After so much preparation, Shi Qingxue said coyly: "Well, Lu Yiming, today is Valentine's Day."

Lu Yiming smiled and said, "That's right, so I have to give you a Valentine's Day gift. Ask Auntie if you received a package today."

"what?"

Shi Qingxue seemed to think of something, exclaimed, and then shouted: "Mom!"

Su Yunjin, who was watching TV in the living room, asked, "Why?"

Shi Qingxue asked loudly, "Did you receive the package today?"

Su Yunjin said, "Yes, it's in the shoe cabinet at the door."

Shi Qingxue rushed from the room to the door like a small whirlwind, and seeing that there was indeed a package on the shoe cabinet, she excitedly sat down on the large leather sofa with her buttocks in her arms.

"New York? Urgent?"

Looking at the order above, Shi Qingxue couldn't help but said to the phone: "Lu Yiming, you bought this for me? It was delivered urgently from New York, and the shipping fee is not cheap. You're spending money recklessly again."

On the other end of the phone, listening to Shi Qingxue's unintentional "complaint", a knowing smile appeared on Lu Yiming's face: "It's only a few dollars, take it apart and see if you like it."

The pink diamond necklace at the auction that day was given to Shi Qingxue by Lu Yiming as a Valentine's Day gift.

Shi Qingxue unwrapped the package, looked at the diamond necklace inside, and couldn't help but widen her eyes, even the pores on her face seemed to be stretched.

She took out the diamond necklace, and under the light, the diamonds shone brightly.

Even Su Yunjin was attracted and asked, "Lu Yiming sent you this?"

Seeing Shi Qingxue's happy face, Su Yunjin was also deeply moved.

This baby girl's vision is really good.

Although Shi Qingxue still hoped that Lu Yiming would be by her side in her heart, she was not an unruly person. It must be important for Lu Yiming to go to a place like America for the Chinese New Year. I buried that little emotion deep in my heart.

On the phone, Lu Yiming smiled slightly and said, "How is it? Do you like it?"

Shi Qingxue bit her lips shyly, and murmured: "Yes, I like it. You take good care of yourself over there, don't catch a cold. Come back quickly after finishing your work."

"it is good."

The two chatted for a while before hanging up the phone.

America, located in a villa in Manhattan, New York, Li Yiwen couldn't help complaining: "You are ashamed to say that you are here to send warmth to the people of the United States. I see you, you are here to kill and set fire."

In terms of destructive power, the impact of Lu Yiming's short selling of US stocks is much more serious than that of zero yuan buying.

After all, a zero-yuan purchase is at best smashing a few streets, burning dozens of convenience stores, and letting the insurance company secretly wipe away tears.

And shorting US stocks will affect the entire industry, and millions of people may become bankrupt, unemployed, and displaced.

Lu Yiming waved his hand, but his expression was nonchalant: "Oh, don't care about these details. As the old saying goes, what can't be broken can't be built. I'm helping them break the unfair old order and establish a new one. Qianqiu, why isn't this considered sending warmth?"

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