Power and Wealth - Chapter 24

Chapter 24
The next day .





Dong Xuebing was in a good mood . Because he had done something well, he could hold his head high .

Dong Xuebing had just gotten his salary for his first month of work . He decided to give himself a treat by having a lavished breakfast at the roadside dumpling store . A bowl of goat innards soup, bake sesame cake and a tea leaves egg . Dong Xuebing had a good appetite, and after finishing all the food, he still did not feel full . He went to the crepe store to buy a crepe . He used up all his change in his pocket for this hearty meal .

After a big burb and Dong Xuebing walked past the gates of Western District Bureau Branch .

“Oh, the great hero is here . ” Tan Limei laughed and waved to Dong Xuebing .

Dong Xuebing was feeling good, but he did not show it on his face . He modestly said: “What hero? It was only a coincident yesterday . In terms of writing, I am not as good as the rest of you . ”

Changjuan, who was putting on lipstick, laughed . “Hehe, Xiao Dong is trying to be humble . ”

Old Yan also laughed as he straightens his newspaper . “That’s right . I heard after Chief Li Qing knew about this matter, he also praised you . ”

Dong Xuebing smiled: “Stop making fun of me . I am not as good as what you say . ”

Guo Panwei was writing and drawing some lines at his desk . After Dong Xuebing sat down at his desk, he looked over to see what Guo Panwei was doing . Guo Panwei was drawing some candlestick chart and 5 days moving average of the stock index . Dong Xuebing knew Zhou Changchun love to trade shares, and Guo Panwei was trying to bootlick through shares trading . After all, there was only so much work the leader could assign to them . That was the duties of the staff workers . But if the staff worker could help the leader with his personal matters, then it will be different . The staff will be closer to the leader .





9 . 30 am .

Guo Panwei took the Candlestick Chart he was drawing into Deputy Chief Zhou’s office . He remained in the room for about half an hour . At about 10 am, he came out of the room and close the door gently . He was grinning . He seems to be praise by Zhou Changchun .

At the fax machine on the other end of the office, Tan Limei was organizing some documents . “There is a document that requires Chief Zhou’s signature . Who is free to bring it to him?”

Guo Panwei raised his hand unconsciously . But he remembered that he had just come out of the office and he lowered his hand .

“I will do it . ” Dong Xuebing walked over and took the document to the small office room and knocked on the door .

“…… Come in . ”

Dong Xuebing entered the room . “Chief Zhou, this document requires your signature . ”

Zhou Changchun held the few copies of A4 papers in his hand . He was looking at the stock daily charts on his monitor while reading the documents . If it were a few weeks ago, Zhou Changchun would surely minimize the window to not let Dong Xuebing see what he was doing . Now, Zhou Changchun got to know Dong Xuebing better and felt that he was an obedient young man . He does not mind Dong Xuebing knowing that he was trading shares at work . “Xiao Dong…… Yesterday, the Chief had praised you over the phone . Good job . Continue to work hard . ”


“Yes . I will not let all the leaders down……” Dong Xuebing could feel Zhou Changchun’s change of attitude towards him . He was jumping with joy in his heart . He immediately says some useless things that he will continue to work hard and do all the leaders proud, etc .





After Dong Xuebing had finished, Zhou Changchun nodded and gestured to Dong Xuebing . “Sit . ”

Dong Xuebing sat down on the chair . He does not know where to look, so he looked at the monitor .

It was the chart of a stock named Daqin Railway .

Dong Xuebing remembered that the news had reported some news yesterday and railway and automobile shares had raised . From the charts, Daqin Railway shares had increased a lot . Since the start of the trading day, it had raised from 8 . 59 to 9 . 03 RMB . It then drops to 8 . 89 RMB, before rising to 9 . 25 RMB . It was almost at almost reaching the daily limit price .

This was a good share .

Dong Xuebing looked at Zhou Changchun and noticed he was smiling .

After a while, Zhou Changchun had signed the document and smiled . “Here . Take it . ”

Dong Xuebing used both hands to collect the documents from him and was about to leave . Zhou Changchun’s eyes were still glued to the monitor .

But 2 seconds later, Daqin Railway shares dropped suddenly . There was a trade of someone selling 12,000 shares . Half of these shares were bought out by the buying orders . Soon after, someone sold 8,000 shares, followed by 5,000 . Immediately Daqin Railway share prices fell below 9 RMB . This happened almost instantly .

Zhou Changchun slapped his leg and groaned . “The big players have sold the shares so early . If I knew, I should have sold the shares earlier . ”





Dong Xuebing who was about to leave the room heard this and turned around to look at the chart on the monitor . He knew that this was an opportunity .

“BACK!”

……

The scenery around Dong Xuebing changed .

He was now facing another direction .

Swooshed . Zhou Changchun was signing on the documents . He smiled: “Here . Take it . ”

Daqin Railway share prices were still hovering at about 9 . 26 RMB . It looks like it was about to reach 9 . 3 RMB .

Although Dong Xuebing felt it was very sudden and rude, he does not want to give up this opportunity to be closer to the leader . He immediately points to the monitor: “Chief Zhou, if you own this share, you should sell it immediately . Yesterday, the automobile and railway shares had increased a lot . The speculators will be taking out their profits . From the current graph, it seems dangerous . The prices might fall anytime now . ”

Zhou Changchun frowned . He was not bothered by what Dong Xuebing said: “Really? I think it will rise to the daily limits . ”

Dong Xuebing replied: “I am not sure about the trend later this afternoon and the next few days . But before noon, Daqin Railway shares will fall below 9 RMB . ”

Zhou Changchun seems irritated and shook his head . He turned back to the monitor without saying a word .

After being in the government sector for a few weeks, Dong Xuebing had learned a lot . He knows that if he remained in the office to look at Daqing Railway’s share prices falling, he would be proving the leader wrong . The leader would not look good, and it was like giving him a slap on the face . The leader might even feel that Dong Xuebing was mocking him .

Dong Xuebing immediately left the room and returned to his seat . He was looking at Chief Zhou’s office door .

5 minutes……

10 minutes……

20 minutes……

Dong Xuebing keep looking at the door until it was almost lunchtime . He was about to leave the office with Tan Limei and Zhuang Zhi for the cafeteria when Zhou Changchun walked out of his office . There was no change to his expressions . He chatted with Changjuan and Guo Panwei for a while, and when everyone was about to leave for lunch, Zhou Changchun called Dong Xuebing over . “You know shares trading?”

Alright . Here comes my opportunity!

Dong Xuebing replied: “Yes . I know a little about the charts and graphs . ”

Zhou Changchun nodded and patted his shoulders . “Go for your lunch . Help me look at the shares, tomorrow . ”