readease Chapter 180: The market opened with a green light.
Chapter 180: The market opened with a green light.
At this time, Li Yifeng and Shi Kai did not quite understand Ji Yuhao's "reputation system". Every time they brought him food and water, he would say "we'll settle it later" or "I'll give it to you tomorrow", but often a whole semester would pass and they would not receive a single penny.
However, in this life, Ye Fan really didn't care about this small amount of money, and casually flicked another cigarette over.
Ki Yu-ho clicked on the button with a satisfied smile, took a deep breath as if he were filled with energy, and the clattering of the keyboard and mouse immediately resumed in the dormitory, announcing the start of his new day of "conquering the Rift".
The time indicated 9:55 AM.
Li Yifeng was already like an ant on a hot pan, sitting in front of the computer, his eyes glued to the stock trading software.
Yesterday, Ye Fan gave him "magician-like" advice to buy "Luyuan Fruit Industry" with all his funds, and the stock is about to open for trading.
The stock market finally opened at 10 a.m. this morning!
As its name suggests, the stock price of "Luyuan Fruit Industry" turned a glaring green on the screen! It fell immediately after the market opened!
"Holy crap! We're doomed, bro!" Li Yifeng slammed his fist on the table, his voice trembling. "It's crashed! It's crashed! Sell it now while there's still time!"
He stared at the constantly fluctuating green numbers, feeling as if his heart was bleeding, as if he could see his hard-earned living expenses flowing out of his pocket.
Ye Fan: "..."
Damn it, with this kind of self-control, no wonder Li Yifeng lost everything in his past life.
Ye Fan calmly replied, "What's there to panic about? You can't even handle this little fluctuation? Just wait patiently."
His tone was calm, with an air of unwavering certainty.
He remembered clearly that in his previous life, within these few days, the stock price of "Luyuan Fruit Industry" would experience a brief dip before soaring like a rocket.
He didn't have any money back then, but because Li Yifeng was into stocks, he would check stock market information every day, which is why he can remember it now.
And tomorrow, Yi Niu Dairy's stock price is expected to rise by as much as 13%.
Li Yifeng stared blankly at the screen all morning, as if he were glued to the computer, his eyes fixed on the green candlestick chart.
His heart skipped a beat every time the numbers on the screen changed.
There was no other way; this account contained all his savings plus Ye Fan's 20,000 yuan, totaling 30,000 yuan. Now, the account was showing a floating loss of nearly 1,000 yuan, which was equivalent to his monthly living expenses!
My palms were covered in cold sweat, and the back of my clothes was slightly damp with sweat.
In contrast, Ye Fan seemed to be on vacation.
He leaned back lazily in his chair, his phone screen lit up, replying to work messages to Xiang Hao methodically and guiding him on the final test details; at the same time, his fingers flew across the keyboard as he chatted with Xu Yunshu, Chen Wanyu, Xie Wanning, and a few other women.
Come to think of it, he hadn't seen them for over a week.
Xu Yunshu and Chen Wanyu have been flying long-haul international routes lately, keeping them extremely busy. They just landed in Shanghai today and are on a rare day off tomorrow, which is why they have time to chat online for a bit.
Before we knew it, it was 11:30 a.m., and the morning session ended.
Luyuan Fruit Industry's stock price remained at -3.3%.
Looking at the glaring loss figures in his account, Li Yifeng felt like the sky was falling.
"Old Ye! Brother Ye! Dad Ye! This is really bad! I've lost a month's worth of food this morning! My heart can't take this... Shall we... Shall we sell everything when the market opens this afternoon? Cut our losses and admit defeat!"
This really worried Li Yifeng. He was stunned to find that he had lost almost a month's worth of living expenses in just one morning.
Ye Fan put down his phone and looked at him with a half-smile: "Can't handle it already? With this little bit of mental fortitude, you want to be the Warren Buffett of Nanjing University? I think you're more like the Nanjing University leek." He deliberately teased.
Li Yifeng was speechless after being rebuked, and slumped back into his chair, already considering his options: Fine, fine, I'll trust him one more time and wait until the market closes this afternoon.
If we're still losing money... I'll ask around for daily-paid part-time jobs to cover the losses... I can't let Lao Ye's money go down the drain...
If Ye Fan knew what Li Yifeng was thinking, he would be both happy and speechless. He would be happy because Li Yifeng was still the same as before, unchanged, and he could be brothers with him for life. He would be speechless because, damn it, it's only been a morning and you're already thinking about all this nonsense. What's the point of playing games?
When it was lunchtime, my stomach started growling.
Frustrated, Li Yifeng shut down the stock trading software and called to Ye Fan, "Let's go eat! Out of sight, out of mind!"
Just as the two got up to leave, Ki Woo-ho, who had been listening intently, seized the opportunity and called out without turning around, "Going out for lunch? Can you get me a green pepper and shredded pork rice bowl? I'll pay you back later!"
Li Yifeng, already frustrated by the stock market, retorted irritably, "I'm going straight to the classroom after I finish eating! I'm not coming back!"
Ji Yuhao reacted quickly, seamlessly switching to a different request: "Oh! Okay! Then during class later, please answer my attendance during roll call, thanks, Feng-ge!"
Li Yifeng: "..."
He was utterly speechless.
It's only been a few days since school started, and Ki Yu-ho has already mastered the three essentials of dorm survival: skipping classes, getting free meals, and having someone else sign in for him!
This person is hopeless – chronic laziness combined with social superpowers!
Ye Fan could almost see Ji Yuhao's report card covered in red marks at the end of the semester.
Ye Fan didn't say much, just smiled and shook his head, then went out with Li Yifeng.
......
The second floor of the cafeteria was bustling with noise.
Neither of them had much of an appetite, so they each ordered a simple rice bowl and started eating.
After finishing his meal, Li Yifeng was too lazy to go back to his dormitory and went straight to the classroom to sleep.
Ye Fan leisurely walked to the window, packed another serving of green pepper and shredded pork rice, and slowly strolled back to his dormitory with the bag in hand.
Back in the dorm, Ji Yuhao, who was starving like a dog, saw the lunchbox in Ye Fan's hand and his eyes instantly lit up with a light comparable to a searchlight!
"Holy crap! Brother Fan! You're like my own brother! Thanks a lot! How much? I'll pay you tomorrow... I'll definitely pay you tomorrow!" He hurriedly took the lunchbox while skillfully uttering the classic promise of "tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow," his tone so sincere it seemed to come from the bottom of his heart.
Ye Fan smiled, not taking those words seriously at all.
The "tomorrow" that Ki Woo-ho talks about probably exists in Schrödinger's quantum state or a parallel universe; in the real world, it is a destination that can never be reached.
"No need for payment, I just brought you some." He then casually flicked a few cigarettes from the pack on the table and tossed them next to Ki Woo-ho's keyboard: "Here, your afternoon rations, is that enough?"
Ki Yu-ho's face, which looked slightly puffy from staying up late and being oily, instantly filled with a fawning and satisfied smile: "Enough! That's more than enough! Brother Fan is awesome! You're like my second parents!"