Chapter 47: Music and Dance!
There is no doubt that Lu Yiming's move was a risky one. Li Yiwen felt frightened and his calves trembled just thinking about it.
But Lu Yiming also had his own difficulties. In order to keep Shi Qingxue, he had no other choice.
Half of the summer vacation has passed, and she is about to enter the third year of high school. The result of whether Shi Qingxue will go to the United States will be known in March or April next year. Lu Yiming doesn't have much time left.
If things go according to plan, the ending will be the same as in the previous life, and Shi Qingxue will be missed again.
Nowadays, long-distance relationships across cities are often full of drama, not to mention cross-border relationships. Who knows what kind of shit may go wrong?
Lu Yiming would never accept any risk in this matter. He wanted to take control of his own happiness.
Therefore, he would take such a risky approach and try his best to raise funds to pry open a bigger pie, so that he could hope to get enough bargaining chips before Shi Qingxue went abroad to negotiate with her parents and keep Shi Qingxue in the country.
Although Lu Yiming said it so lightly, Li Yiwen, as a financial practitioner, has a deep understanding of the risks involved.
If you play this wave well, it will be called a natural show. If you play it badly, you will have to go to jail!
"You're being too reckless. How can I feel at ease? I feel like my heart can't stand this kind of stimulation! Is it too late for me to quit now?"
Lu Yiming curled his lips and used provocation: "Cousin, look at what you said, you are so useless, can you be a little more ambitious? Besides, can I trust someone else? You must help me this time, this is our common cause, don't you know? We all prosper together and suffer together!"
Li Yiwen didn't know how to refute for a long time after hearing this, and advised angrily: "Can't you be a little more stable? Why do you have to do such an exciting thing? If the funds collapse, you will not only go bankrupt, but you will also be arrested and imprisoned."
Going to jail is no small matter. Lu Yiming certainly knows the risks involved, so he said with a serious expression: "Believe me, I am absolutely sure."
If he could play it safe, Lu Yiming certainly wouldn't want to take risks, but his future wife was about to run away, so how could he just sit there?
What's more, the devaluation of the Russian ruble is a foregone conclusion. Why not take advantage of this good opportunity to make money for free?
Seeing Lu Yiming's solemn promise and repeated assurances, Li Yiwen was finally convinced and sighed, "Okay, I'll go crazy with you."
Lu Yiming breathed a sigh of relief, then laughed and said, "That's right. Life is a rare opportunity. Only by seizing the opportunity can we soar to the sky."
Li Yiwen recalled that when they were in Hong Kong, Lu Yiming mentioned shorting the ruble, and he noticed something, so he asked, "You want to raise so much money in the short term, is it to short the ruble?"
Lu Yiming did not hide it and told the truth directly: "Yes, I predict that in August, the ruble will plummet. At that time, we will only do short-term trading for one month, and the funds will be quickly in and out. Conservatively speaking, we can use leverage to make several times the profit."
Li Yiwen felt very strange and asked the question in his mind: "Are you so sure that the ruble will fall? That's Russia. As they say, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, it's one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. It can't be such a weakling, right?"
Lu Yiming raised his lips slightly and asked, "Do you remember the financial crisis last year?"
Li Yiwen snorted: "How could I not remember what happened last year... Wait, are you trying to say that Soros has set his sights on the Russians? No way!"
Lu Yiming patiently explained to Li Yiwen: "Since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia's economy has been deteriorating. By the end of 1997, Russia's domestic and foreign debts totaled 200 billion US dollars. And do you know how much Russia's foreign exchange reserves are this year? According to official data, it is only 13 billion US dollars!"
Li Yiwen knew what this meant. From a financial perspective, Russia’s financial bankruptcy was a foregone conclusion, and even the Virgin Mary couldn’t save it.
Lu Yiming continued, "This is a great opportunity for the United States, so the so-called international hot money group headed by Soros will not hesitate to use the same tactics as last year on Russia. First, they will defeat the ruble , then exchange the dollar for the ruble, and then reap all kinds of high-quality assets in Russia."
"Success in Asia will definitely make Soros and his group of bloodthirsty North American capital tycoons swell their mentality to the extreme. Moreover, Russia has already declined, so greed will inevitably overcome their fear. This is human nature, and this is the nature of capitalists."
After listening to Lu Yiming's analysis, Li Yiwen was stunned with surprise. He did not expect that his cousin, who was still in high school, had such vision and insight. He analyzed the whole incident clearly and logically. It was obvious that he had a very strategic vision. He was not shorting the ruble on impulse, but was truly preparing for a rainy day and making decisions after careful consideration.
You have to know that the Internet was not well developed at that time, and the transmission of information was still very delayed. Perhaps there are still many people in the country who don’t even know that there was a financial crisis last year!
It can almost be said that China today is still an information island!
Although he still felt it was unbelievable in his heart, Li Yiwen actually had a vague feeling that Lu Yiming's doing this would most likely succeed.
It’s crazy to think about a little high school student snatching food from the hands of North American capital giants!
"Let's go out and eat first."
Li Quanwang didn't quite understand the conversation between the two. He was shocked and realized that he was really hungry.
Lu Yiming closed his notebook, and the three of them walked out of the living room to eat.
Although the plan is ambitious, it will take time to perfect it bit by bit.
This is a job of walking on a tightrope. If you succeed, you will take off directly on the spot. If you fail, you will be reincarnated on the spot. It is truly a high-risk and high-return job.
Lu Yiming had no choice but to be extremely alert and make careful plans.
After dinner, Li Yiwen went home, and Lu Yiming and Li Quanwang also went to bed early.
In the next few days, Li Yiwen and Li Quanwang were still working on the decoration of store No. 1, and Lu Yiming was still perfecting his plan.
A week later, the decoration of store No. 1 was completed.
For an Internet cafe, the most important things are the network, water and electricity; the walls can be painted with some plaster and there is no need for anything fancy; therefore, the original shop only needed minor modifications and could be put into use immediately.
At ten o'clock in the morning, Lu Yiming, Li Quanwang and Li Yiwen stood in front of Store No. 1, each holding a glass of champagne.
"Brothers united in purpose can break any obstacle!"
"I declare that our Tongxin Internet Cafe is officially open today!"
The three of them drank the champagne in one gulp, and Lu Yiming directed, "You two, hang up the sign first."
Then, Lu Yiming turned around and shouted to the dragon and lion dance team that had been invited over: "Keep playing the music! Keep dancing!"
