Knock, knock!" He Zhengcheng arrived at their studio and knocked on the door.
"You're here!" Ji Jiasheng walked over to greet him.
"Yes!" He Zhengcheng said with a smile.
"Thank you for the phone. Here it is. I bought one for myself!"
"Come in!" Ji Jiasheng took the phone without saying much.
He Zhengcheng walked into the room. There were already four people in the living room. Including Ji Jiasheng, there were a total of six people. He Zhengcheng seemed to find the slightly plump woman somewhat familiar.
"Let me introduce everyone. This is the genius I mentioned, Cheng Zai, He Zhengcheng!" Ji Jiasheng said with enthusiasm.
"Hello everyone, I am He Zhengcheng. I do have some abilities, but I can't be called a genius. For example, I don't know how to trade stocks," He Zhengcheng said.
Although he didn't know why these people were waiting for him or what they did, birds of a feather flock together. He assumed they were all involved in finance and securities, or at least understood the industry.
No matter what their relationship with him was, he just needed to avoid making a fool of himself!
"Alright, this is Xu Xin. She works in direct investment.
This is Yu Dehui. His project has very good risk control, but unfortunately... This is Lv Lang, an excellent financial analyst." Ji Jiasheng led He Zhengcheng to shake hands with these three people one by one.
"Xu Xin? The baby-faced 'Goddess of Venture Capital' from Capital Today, one of the most important women in Dong Ge's life.
It's said that this person also invested in NetEase! A major force in the future Daxia Country venture capital scene." He Zhengcheng didn't think too long and quickly recalled this woman's resume. She was indeed no ordinary person.
"We invited you here mainly because we want to hear you talk about Hong Kong's present and future!" Ji Jiasheng began.
"Sheng Ge is right that I only know how to boast. In my opinion, whether Hong Kong has a future or not, the ultimate decision-making power is not with itself, but with the Daxia Country court..." He Zhengcheng, at this moment, sorted through many of his memories and had his own views on these matters. He had a strong desire to express them. Besides, what did it matter if these subjective opinions were wrong? Anyway, the conclusions He Zhengcheng drew were basically correct.
"Daxia Country has the second-largest foreign exchange reserves in the world, and Hong Kong has the fifth-largest. As long as the mainland is willing, Hong Kong has almost no chance of failure.
The problem lies in how much the mainland is willing to protect Hong Kong and how much it is willing to pay to protect Hong Kong.
If I were the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, I would first lure the enemy deep, burst the bubble in Hong Kong's financial market, attribute all problems to Soros and other international capital, and then, in response to public opinion, implement reforms.
There's no need to focus on real estate. Learn from Singapore, protect local residents' right to housing, and establish a basic social security system.
Then, vigorously develop the cultural and entertainment industry, the tourism industry, and strongly support new economies represented by the internet and high-tech, achieving Hong Kong's economic and industrial transformation.
If the Hong Kong government lacks the courage and ability to foster pillar industries beyond finance, real estate, trade, and tourism, then we can almost foresee certain situations that will surely appear in Hong Kong twenty years from now.
For example, the Gini coefficient will inevitably exceed 0.5, which means Hong Kong society may become unstable... Ultimately, it's because Hong Kong lacks innovation capabilities, and because there's no social security system, it cannot ensure that the elderly are cared for and supported. Most young people, burdened by life, lack the courage to be pioneers or to care for the world..." He Zhengcheng spoke eloquently, accustomed to boasting and making wild claims. Of course, some of his arguments were not without reason.
South Korea, for example, used the Asian Financial Crisis to impose many restrictions on its domestic chaebols. For instance, which industries a certain conglomerate must withdraw from, or what a certain conglomerate cannot do. Simply put, it restricted the all-round development of chaebols, pushing them towards specialization.
The final outcome might be contrary to the South Korean court's expectations, as this instead strengthened the power of their domestic conglomerates, allowing them to exert a deeper influence on South Korean politics.
"Aren't you a young man?" Yu Dehui asked.
"Me! I am me, a different kind of fireworks!" He Zhengcheng almost broke character. What's wrong with me boasting?!
"What do you mean?" Ji Jiasheng asked.
"A line from a song!" He Zhengcheng replied.
"What song? How come I haven't heard it?" Lv Lang asked.
"Haven't heard it?" He Zhengcheng was surprised. That shouldn't be right. This was a song by Brother Zhang Guorong. With his fame, how could it be? Oh, right... "It hasn't been released yet!" He Zhengcheng said.
"Can you sing it?" Xu Xin asked.
"Of course!" He Zhengcheng said, forcing himself. How embarrassing!
"Can you sing one?" Xu Xin asked. Why had they completely veered off topic?
"Do you have a guitar?" He Zhengcheng didn't mind. He remembered this song quite well. He first heard Feng Gong talk about it, and later heard Hua Chenyu sing it. Although he didn't remember the year (July 2000) Zhang Guorong released the song 'I', he figured it shouldn't cause any trouble.
Besides, even if it did, he didn't care. He never intended to be a plagiarist or create a 'talented scholar' persona for himself. It would just be troublesome to cover up the lie later, as one lie always requires more lies to mend.
"From now on, if I can avoid lying, I will!" He Zhengcheng set a rule for himself.
Chao Yang quickly brought him a guitar. It was his first time singing it, so he wasn't very skilled. Moreover, what he wanted to express wasn't the same emotion as Zhang Guorong, but rather a kind of generosity similar to 'I will go forward even if there are thousands of people against me'. The result was neither one thing nor the other, and the effect was not satisfactory.
"Clap, clap, clap!!!" Chao Yang and the others clapped. What is a show of courtesy? This is it!
"Thank you!" He Zhengcheng said. He wouldn't admit he wasn't good.
"I can see it now, Cheng Zai is indeed unique! He has a sense of mission that we lack," Xu Xin said.
"A sense of mission can't feed you!" Chao Yang retorted.
"Of course not, but it allows him to observe things from a fundamentally different perspective than ours. There are many things that people like us can never consider, but for him, it's like instinct," Lv Lang said.
Just like the founding premier of Daxia Country, who studied for the rise of China. Perhaps many people now think this is a false and clichéd statement, but for a great man, it was a heartfelt voice.
Daxia Country's social development in the next twenty years will be too fast, with extreme material abundance, but spiritual and cultural development has not kept up. Or rather, since the founding of the country, the focus has been on destruction, neglecting reconstruction. So much so that even "learning from Lei Feng" and doing good deeds are questioned by many.
We can acknowledge our own insignificance, but we should not deny the greatness of others.
He Zhengcheng might have been influenced by some characteristic of the otaku Duan Chao. Generally speaking, many otaku can transform into angry youths when needed, writing fiery words and condemning the world. But if they actually had to be moral exemplars, nine out of ten would choose to avoid it.
After all, three thousand urban management officers cannot reclaim Fusang (Japan) and Taiwan, let alone launch an expedition to Iraq.
"However, what we need to do is investment, and we need to see results within six months. I don't know how to use his theories to guide practice," Lv Lang said.
He Zhengcheng didn't know what they were up to, but he could understand Lv Lang's implied meaning.
"You think what I said has little practical significance?" He Zhengcheng asked.
"I didn't say that!" Lv Lang said, but his expression betrayed him.
"I also think it has no significance, but I want to make meaningless things meaningful, and I'm willing to pay the price for it," He Zhengcheng said seriously.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Xin asked with interest.
"What I want most right now is to make money, to make the most money as quickly as possible!" He Zhengcheng said very seriously.
"You're not the only one who wants that!" Chao Yang retorted directly.
"So I predict: The Hang Seng Index will fall below 7000 points within a month!"
"That's not hard to predict. Many people can do that!" Lv Lang said.
The Hang Seng Index had fallen to a low of 7290 points in June. He Zhengcheng saying the Hang Seng Index would fall below 7000 points was indeed not difficult; the challenge was pinpointing the exact time.
For example, everyone can make an almost 100% accurate prediction that everyone in any place in the world will eventually die.
Such predictions, without a reasonable time limit, are essentially meaningless.
"I predict: The Hang Seng Index will not fall below 6500 points within a month!" He Zhengcheng declared.
...Lv Lang's expression changed several times, but in the end, he said nothing.
God forgives young people for making mistakes, but you can't really send him to meet God, can you!
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