Chapter 17 Opportunities to get rich hidden in computers
“Didn’t his father and mother leave something for you when she left?”
The middle-aged man hesitated and looked at his hand. There was a stack of red bills inside, and greed was rising.
Clenched his teeth.
“Go and take it out.”
The woman quickly agreed.
Turn around, take the money and enter the back room.
After a while, I came out with a wooden box the size of a football.
After the middle-aged man took it and opened it, there was a small cup placed on the thick cotton cloth.
Xu Liang took one look and felt excited instantly.
"That's it!"
The colorful jar he bought for eight thousand yuan earlier was a worthless piece of junk. The reason for spending this money is to lead to the real big leak later.
Qing Yongzheng Doucai Chicken Cup.
In two years' time, CCTV 2 will have a very famous program - "Treasure Appraisal".
As a famous historical and cultural city, Yidu has also held one phase.
Then this small cup became the star of that issue with an estimated price of 6.5 million.
Because the owner of the treasure, his grandfather’s village, caused a sensation in the surrounding villages.
6.5 million in 2003, no one in the village had ever seen so much money in their lives.
After Xu Liang found out about it, he specially read that issue of "Treasure Appraisal" online, so he remembered it deeply.
Later on, every time he came to visit relatives, he would pass by this house, which continued to strengthen his memory.
But by that time, the family had moved away to avoid getting into trouble if their wealth was exposed.
After he made money from Spring Festival couplets, his second step was to plan this treasure and complete his original accumulation.
"Uncle, I didn't expect you to have good things hidden here."
"This is handed down from my ancestors. How much do you want to pay?"
Xu Liang carefully took it over and looked at it in his hand.
Although the memory has been blurred over time, you can feel a different kind of warmth like jade as soon as you get your hands on this top-notch porcelain.
After becoming more and more sure that this is what I am looking for.
"Uncle, this is an official kiln from the Guangxu period. I will give you thirty thousand."
"Thirty thousand?!"
The woman exclaimed, The man was also shocked.
This is their net income for two years.
Xu Liang nodded hard.
Rural people don’t know much about goods and only pick big ones.
Xu Liang used the same method - throwing money.
There are almost no channels for people in the village to learn about antiques, and their minds are not as complicated as those of businessmen, who only care about money.
Once given, things can be taken away.
The man suppressed his excitement.
"No, no, thirty thousand is too little. The last time I saw it, they gave me sixty thousand."
Doubling it is already a sky-high price in his opinion.
"Uncle, no one does this in business. How about I give you more, thirty-five thousand?"
"No, just 60,000. If you don't want it, forget it."
"Wait."
Xu Liang quickly pressed the box.
"Sixty thousand is sixty thousand, who would I like?"
When he heard his promise, the man's hands trembled.
Swallowed.
“Really?”
“Of course.”
Xu Liang opened the backpack on his back and took out 60,000 yuan.
The red note was slapped on the table, instantly arousing the greed of the couple.
He quickly took it and counted it.
Xu Liang took the opportunity to carefully put the box into his backpack.
"Uncle, aunt, sixty thousand is correct, right?"
"Yes, that's right."
The woman smiled so hard that she couldn't close her mouth.
Their family's total savings are less than 60,000 yuan.
"Then I'll leave first."
"I'll see you off."
"No need."
Xu Liang came out and got on his motorcycle The car sped away.
Looking at the disappearing figure, the man suddenly felt a little empty.
“Damn it, do you think we sold it cheaply?”
“What’s so cheap? I think we made a lot of money. In the past, you gave that cup to those selling used goods. , the most I gave was three thousand.”
The man nodded and said nothing more.
On the way back, Xu Liangzhong was very excited. Although he spent a little more money, he finally achieved his goal.
All the way home, I threw the colorful jars I bought into the corner.
Hold the baby but don’t know where to put it.
It feels unsafe anywhere.
After searching around for a while, I put it in the cabinet in the corner. I put my clothes on it and covered them up thoroughly before I felt relieved.
In the afternoon, Xu Liang took a bus to the city again. He wanted to check some data on the current Art College Entrance Examination to convince his parents to let him break free from the current prison of high school.
There were few Internet cafes at this time, and Internet fees were very expensive.
It costs four yuan an hour.
Xu Liang couldn't help but wonder, should he give up the art training class and invest directly in the Internet cafe?
After some hesitation, I decided to forget it.
One machine is five thousand, one hundred is five hundred thousand.
Moreover, it will need to be updated in two years, and the investment will be too high.
In contrast, art training classes are a vast blue ocean, and I have experience in this field.
And the investment is small and the results are quick.
Pull out the chair and sit down, turn on the machine, log in the password and go online. I saw icons for Sina, Sohu, NetEase and China.com on the desktop.
Around two thousand years ago, China.com was the leader of China's portal websites.
Especially in November 1999, as China reached a WTO access agreement with corrupt countries, China.com's stock price soared 75% in one day, and the company's market value reached a staggering more than 5 billion US dollars.
At that time, the market value of telecommunications giant Ericsson was just this price.
It is a pity that China.com, which was too superstitious about capital operation and did not concentrate on producing content, completely fell into decline in just three years, and its good cards were completely ruined.
Drive the mouse to click on Sina.
A big headline came into view.
“The road show is over, Sina will be listed on the Nasdaq Technology Board on April 13, 2000.”
“It’s a pity that it was reborn a little late. If it had been two or three years earlier, I can’t even start a business on the Internet.”
Of course, he just thought about it. No matter how enthusiastic those venture capital investors are, they will never invest in a junior high school student.
Continue browsing other news.
"The Nasdaq Composite Index has reached a new high, reaching 4880 points, and the Internet market is booming."
Xu Liang was stunned and muttered to himself.
“Nasdaq hasn’t collapsed yet?!”
Before his rebirth, he didn’t pay much attention to the stock market. He was not a financial professional and had limited knowledge of the development of domestic and foreign stock markets.
But even so, he was still aware of the famous Nasdaq crisis.
Out of a businessman's instinct, he instantly sensed the opportunity.
Short selling opportunity.
My heart suddenly became excited.
“But when will the Nasdaq collapse?”
I thought about it for a long time and couldn’t remember it. I only knew it was the first half of the year, but I don’t know exactly when it was the first half of the year. .
Not knowing time means risk.
Fortunately, this risk is controllable. As long as he does not increase leverage randomly, he has a great chance of making a fortune.
After thinking about it clearly, Xu Liang's heart suddenly became hot.
I browsed through the Sina website and collected a lot of news about Nasdaq.
Then he closed his eyes and thought about what he should do next.
"First ask if you can short U.S. stocks in China. If not, you have to find a way to go to Xiangjiang."
If you go to Xiangjiang, you can't get a work visa, so you can only go as a tourist. In this case, you need a passport, and you also need to exchange the Chinese currency in your hand into Hong Kong dollars or US dollars.
Fortunately in this era, there is no limit for individuals to exchange U.S. dollars.
Take a deep breath, calm down, collect some information you want through the newly established Baidu, and quickly leave the Internet cafe.
I found an optical shop and got a pair of old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses.
After wearing it, Xu Liang's temperament instantly matured a lot.
“Finally I no longer look like a high school student.”
Too young is a negative factor in doing business. As long as they see your face, people will doubt your strength and sincerity. Therefore, Xu Liang had to do the same.
"Better grow some more beard."
Go home in the evening.
After dinner, Xu Liang took the initiative to speak.
"Mom and Dad, there is something I want to discuss with you."
The two people, including Xu Meng, turned their heads and looked over, with questioning expressions in their eyes.
"Mom and Dad, our school's liberal arts class will be divided into an art class this year, and I plan to study art."
"Study art?"
Xu Yongpei frowned.
In his opinion, studying art is not doing his job properly.
Xu Liang nodded, "I plan to transfer to the art class."
Xu Yongpei subconsciously wanted to refuse, but as he spoke, he stopped when he saw his much mature son. Got off.
The sale of Spring Festival couplets in the past half month has greatly changed the impression of his son in his heart.
Subconsciously put Xu Liang on an equal footing to communicate.
"Brother, why do you suddenly want to study art?" Xu Meng asked.
“Of course it’s to get into college.”
Paused.
“My score in the final exam of my sophomore year of high school was 553. This score can only be taken as an ordinary one. 985 and 211 are basically useless. But it is different for art students.”
"First of all, most of the 985 and 211 universities across the country now offer art majors. Last year, 18,000 art students applied for the exam nationwide, and 16,700 were admitted, with an admission rate of 92.7%, all of which were undergraduates."
"Correspondingly In comparison, last year, 2.8 million people took the liberal arts and sciences college entrance examination, and 1.6 million were admitted, with an admission rate of 56%. However, more than half of them were junior colleges here. "
Xu Yongpei was silent for a moment, "You. How do you know this?”
“I went to the city this morning and saw it from the Ministry of Education’s official website.”
Although I say this, only part of the data is true. Most of what he wrote was his own conjecture.
But it doesn't matter if it's true or not, he just needs to convince his parents to let him study art.
"Brother, I know that art students have low requirements for cultural courses, and your grades must be enough. But you have never studied art, can you do it in one and a half years?" Xu Meng asked.
“The art students in our school stopped taking cultural classes from the third year of high school and devoted all their time to studying art. I plan to major in art classes six months in advance from the second year of high school.”
"With my current grades, even if I don't study for a year, I can still score 300 or 400 points in the college entrance examination. For art students, 300 or 400 points are enough."
"As for my major, I plan to go to the capital. , there is an art class there that specializes in art training, and the teachers are better than our school, which is also more conducive to my improvement.”
Xu Liang talks eloquently and is very convincing.
"Liangzi, it seems that you have been thinking about this matter for a long time." Wang Lingxiang said.
"Mom, I want to get into a good university, and art is the only way out."
"Your grades are not bad, but you can't improve in a year and a half. You have to go Study art?" Xu Yongpei said.
“Dad, I’m not good at English. I’ve tried hard for a long time to no avail. Even if I take the college entrance examination, I won’t be able to improve much. It’s hard to change.”
"Are you determined to study art?" Xu Yongpei asked.
Xu Liang nodded affirmatively, "I plan to go to the capital tomorrow and check out the art school there first."
"What, going to the capital tomorrow?"
< br>The whole family was shocked.
“One year is neither long nor short. From now on I must seize every minute.”
Xu Liang said firmly.
Xu Yongpei looked a little complicated.
There has never been a moment like this when he clearly felt that his son had grown up.
Not only can you make money to support your family, but you can also have a clear plan for your future and have a firm goal.
(End of this chapter)