1928: The Rise of Giants

Fleming was overjoyed to learn that a big boss was willing to invest in his research. He rushed from Oxford University to New York overnight and met with Ye Luo.

Flory and Qian En, who were also invited, naturally could not resist such a terrifying financial temptation, and expressed their willingness to join Ye's Pharmaceutical Company to specialize in the work of isolating and purifying penicillin.

Ye Luo knew nothing about these medical things. Anyway, he knew that penicillin could change the situation of World War II, so with a wave of his hand, he politely allocated 100 million US dollars as the first phase of research funding, and asked the three of them to organize a medical team and start research immediately.

The only requirement is that when the three of them are looking for assistants, they must first choose from Chinese.

Unexpectedly, Fleming obtained US$100 million from the big boss in just a few minutes of conversation. Previously, he was worried that he would not be able to convince Ye Luo, so he patiently prepared data and information overnight, hoping that the other party would provide at least US$20 in funding.

After sending away several people, Ye Luo returned his focus to the U.S. stock market.

Towards the end of August, the high bull market plunged people into inextricable madness. The penny stock business of Hongxing United Group tripled. After several expansions, the number of penny stock salesmen was still not enough. Liu Xuenong even led his team Traveling around the United States, opening branches everywhere.

In the past, the young Chinese who didn't even have the chance to go to college and were worried about how to survive in New York have now transformed into the most popular Chinese traders in the United States!

However, on August 8, Liu Xuenong’s team, which was in San Francisco to educate Native American farmers about penny stocks, was urgently recalled.

As soon as he landed, Huixin called him to Ye Luo's office. It seemed that there was something urgent to arrange.

"Boom boom boom——"

After the knock on the door, Ye Luo's steady and powerful voice came from inside.

"You're a student farmer, right? The door is closed, so push in by yourself."

Liu Xuenong pushed the door open and saw at a glance the young boss sitting on the boss's chair, whom he had not seen for a long time, and Huixin cuddling on his lap, hugging his neck affectionately with her hands.

He is the only person who knows Huixin's true identity and also works at the headquarters of Hongxing United Group.

"Boss, boss lady, why are you here with me?" Liu Xuenong stood up straight, losing the youthful aura of the student boy he once was.

Ye Luo pointed to the chair in front of him, asked him to sit down, and then said leisurely: "This month is coming to an end. I want you to distribute the money we earn to the domestic market in the form of dividends as the vice president of Hongxing United Group." Those shareholders.”

"Vice president? Boss, what do you mean?" Liu Xuenong suppressed his excitement and asked tentatively in a lower tone.

He had just been promoted to the director of the trading department not long ago. If he could go up further and become the deputy general manager of the group company, he would be almost there.

As for the higher-up general manager, general office and other positions, those are thrones that only the boss's closest associates have the opportunity to sit on.

It is impossible for an outsider like him to get involved in such an important position in this life.

Not to mention the vice president who is inferior to one person but superior to ten thousand people!

"I'm going to step down from that position and let you take my place." Ye Luo Jiang calmly said the plan he had already made, "In the future, you will assist Huixin in handling the affairs of the group headquarters. If there is anything you don't understand, you can ask her." Or Feifei and the others can discuss it. Do you know how much we have earned with the money of domestic shareholders?"

"The principal is US$2600 million. As of yesterday, excluding the commissions deducted by the New York Stock Exchange and our company, we have earned a total of approximately US$746 million." Liu Xuenong replied immediately.

As the head of the trading department, he naturally remembers this kind of sensitive data clearly.

He also knew that all these shares came from important figures in the military and political circles of the Republic of China. Any one of them would be a well-known big shot in the country.

"A total of US$2600 million in equity capital was absorbed in this period, respectively from 217 domestic shareholders. The per capita equity capital is US$11.98, which is equivalent to about 60 per capita in the ocean. The total profit in August is about US$746 million, and the per capita profit is about US$3.43, which is equivalent to about US$17 in the ocean. Ten thousand. Of course, some of these people make losses, some make profits, and some even make more than a million dollars."

Ye Luo smiled and added,

"After that, I will ask someone to give you a detailed list of dividends. You can send telegrams according to the list one by one, and then transfer the money one by one, and tell them that we predict that the stock market will fall sharply starting in September. , it is not recommended to continue investing.”

"The stock market is down?" Liu Xuenong was stunned for a moment, thinking that he might have heard wrongly, so he couldn't help but confirm it again. "Yes, it is estimated that the U.S. stock market will usher in an unimaginable cold winter. Not only their stocks, but all the stocks we bought with money will also be sold off in the near future. Of course, I will let Huixin handle this matter. You don’t have to worry too much. What you have to do, apart from informing those people in the Republic of China, is to gradually withdraw from Amex and stop doing penny stock business.”

Ye Luo nodded and smiled.

"No more penny stock business?"

Liu Xuenong's body trembled slightly and he looked at Ye Luo in disbelief.

If the stock market decline is just to deceive domestic celebrities, then there is no need for the boss to withdraw funds, let alone give up the huge penny stock market.

But now that Ye Luo says this, he obviously really thinks that the stock market will explode instantly!

For a while, Liu Xuenong found it difficult to accept this arrangement.

Those are inexhaustible dollars!

If you buy any stock, you have more than 50% chance of making big money.

It’s the U.S. stock market that’s making a lot of noise, is world-famous, and has countless overseas capital pouring in!

How could it plummet? !

"What if they are unwilling to withdraw their shares?" Liu Xuenong asked cautiously.

Hearing this, the smile on Ye Luo's face became even brighter.

"Then let them continue to buy. If they must invest in our Hongxing United Group, we can appoint specialists to assist in operating and trading stocks. We may even only provide a platform and will not participate in the operation and let them play by themselves."

"Yes, I understand, boss." Liu Xuenong nodded. Since it was the boss's intention, there was nothing he could do.

But he still couldn't believe it and couldn't understand Ye Luo's arrangement.

He himself also had a lot of money invested in the stock market. Reason told him that he should follow Ye Luo to evacuate, but the huge profits stopped him from this idea.

"Xue Nong." Ye Luo suddenly called him as he was about to leave.

Liu Xuenong quickly turned around: "Here, do you have any other instructions, boss?"

"Do you still remember what I said when I first asked you to join the industry?" Ye Luo asked lightly.

"Of course, I was me at that time." Liu Xuenong smiled, showing a long-lost youthful expression. It was the second young master in front of him who taught him how to sell, which gave him his current status.

"Well, when you encounter something you can't understand in the future, think more about what I said when we first met. Maybe it can help you."

Ye Luo nodded,

"Go."

"Yes, boss." Liu Xuenong didn't quite understand what he meant, but he still kept these words in his heart.

After he left, Ye Luo hugged Hui Xin, leaned close to her neck and laughed softly: "How was it? Do you admit defeat or not?"

"I um~ I don't want to admit defeat." Huixin twisted her body, her face flushed, and she gritted her teeth deliberately "unwilling to give in."

"Let's see. Even people like Xuenong who have been with me all the way can't resist the temptation of the stock market. Do you think those guys in the Republic of China will give up?"

Ye Luo hugged her, feeling the pair of heavy fruits, and smiled even more wantonly.

"They often jump into the abyss willingly." (End of this chapter)