I'm back in 1990

Chapter 276: Let's Eat This Chapter

If you could only read one urban novel in your lifetime, it would probably be "1990, I'm Back".

Back at the hotel, Huang Xiaochuan sat on a recliner, rubbing his sore calves. Ding Yi was staying in his room and wouldn't leave.

"You better tell me honestly, how many other things are you hiding from me?"

"Damn it, you took so many of my clothes and I didn't say anything. I just considered it a loss to avoid further trouble. What more do you want?"

Ding Yi slammed his hand on the table: "Don't interrupt, answer my question."

"You've seen it all!" Huang Xiaochuan was referring to the specialty store and his company in Hong Kong.

Ding Yi misunderstood; he thought Huang Xiaochuan admitted to having an affair with Zhang Yun, and his two small eyes widened like two lotus seeds.

"You're pretty cunning, huh? You're actually having an affair with that woman? I was wondering why. She was flirting with you the first time she taught us, and what a coincidence that you two bumped into each other on the plane! You two were really good at putting on an act, weren't you? You even wanted to switch seats with me to sit next to you? Do you think I'm an idiot? Fine! I'll settle this score with you slowly!"

Huang Xiaochuan: "???"

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"What the hell are you talking about? I said I own a clothing company in Hong Kong and have opened some stores in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. And Zhang Yun and I have no relationship other than teacher and student."

Ding Yi looked at him suspiciously: "Why don't I believe you? Do you think I'm particularly stupid? Or do you think I'm blind? They're practically glued to you, and you still say you two have a purely teacher-student relationship?"

Huang Xiaochuan could only raise his hand and swear an oath, which made Ding half-believing and temporarily believe him.

"I've known Zhang Yun for the same amount of time as you have, and besides, do you think she's my type?"

Ding Yi muttered to herself, "That's hard to say. There are all sorts of types of men like."

"What did you say?"

Ding Yi suddenly realized: "I say you have a point."

Huang Xiaochuan gave Ding Yi a disapproving look, and then told Ding Yi about his partnership with Huang Boyi to establish a clothing company in Hong Kong.

Ding Yi exclaimed in surprise, "You can design clothes too?"

On second thought, oh yeah! This guy used to design clothes for his girlfriend back in the dorm.

"Didn't I tell you? I can't design clothes. I just have a general understanding of fashion trends. The main design is done by professional designers. I just come up with a concept, or style, and then the professional designers design according to these fashion styles."

"What you're saying is too technical for me. But I understand what you mean: you know how to design clothes to look good, right?"

That's roughly the idea.

Just as the two were chatting, the doorbell rang. Ding got up and opened the door, and it was Zhang Yun who came in.

Before he even stepped inside, he greeted him with a smile, "Come on in! Boss Huang, I'll treat you to dinner!"

Huang Xiaochuan refused without even thinking: "No, you go eat by yourself."

"You're getting so angry over a little financial loss today? Let me tell you, plenty of people want to give me gifts, but I don't give them the chance." Zhang Yun said as she entered Huang Xiaochuan's room.

Huang Xiaochuan rolled his eyes. "Don't try to fool me! Who would believe that?"

They packed up my clothes worth tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, and now they're telling me they only accepted them because they were giving me face? That's incredibly shameless!

"I felt bad about taking so many of your clothes for free, so I decided to treat you to a big meal at the best abalone restaurant in Hong Kong. You won't find this place again!" Zhang Yun continued to tease Huang Xiaochuan.

Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment and realized that he had already lost a lot of money today. The clothes that the woman and Ding Yi took together amounted to HK$300,000. He might as well take advantage of this feast and eat as much as he could to get back!

"Alright then! But let me make this clear: don't be stingy when you pay the bill later."

"Don't worry! I'll pay the bill. Whether I feel bad about it or not is my business. You just focus on eating and drinking well!"

The group traveled by car to Fu Lam Restaurant, whose signature dish is the famous "Ah Yat Abalone". Fu Lam Restaurant thus became the fourth Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong to be awarded three Michelin stars.

This restaurant is famous for its abalone, so reservations are required to dine here. However, Zhang Yun led Huang Xiaochuan and the others directly into a private room under the guidance of the front desk manager.

After sitting down, Zhang Yun handed the menu to Huang Xiaochuan, telling him to order whatever he wanted. Huang Xiaochuan didn't stand on ceremony with Zhang Yun at all. He ordered one Japanese premium abalone for each person and a bowl of their signature braised shark fin soup for each person.

They ordered a whole bunch of other dishes, the best and most expensive ones, to the point that even the front desk manager couldn't stand it anymore.

"Sir, you've ordered too much food; you won't be able to finish it."

Huang Xiaochuan retorted irritably, "Can't I just take the leftovers home?"

At this moment, Zhang Yun said to the front desk manager, "Just order what he ordered. I don't want the Three Treasures Shark Fin; please change it to your Freshly Ground Dragon King Apricot Kernels!"

"Yes, miss, may we serve the food now?"

Zhang Yun handed the menu back to the front desk manager: "Serve the food! And open another bottle of XO."

"OK!"

Zhang Yun smiled and asked Huang Xiaochuan and Ding Yi, "Can you two have a drink?"

Isn't that a bit too provocative?

The two looked at each other and nodded in unison.

Even after a hearty meal, Huang Xiaochuan had only managed to recoup one-tenth of the clothes he had bought. It seemed his plan to get his money's worth in one meal was not going to work out.

For the next two days, Huang Xiaochuan and Ding Yi accompanied Zhang Yun to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange every day. Zhang Yun only paid attention and did not decide which stocks to buy. She was just analyzing the technical parameters of some stocks and the financial reports of the listed companies corresponding to these stocks.

Huang Xiaochuan could tell that this woman was very experienced in stock analysis and was definitely not a novice.

"Old Ding, why don't you go back and become her apprentice? Learn from her how to trade Hong Kong stocks. She seems to have some skills!"

Ding Yi pouted, still somewhat unconvinced.

"Forget it! With her insatiable greed, what if she charges me millions in tuition fees later? I'd have nowhere to turn!"

Immediately afterwards, Ding Yi whispered to Huang Xiaochuan, "Could you find me two assistants here later?"

Huang Xiaochuan understood Ding Yi's meaning; it was for his future convenience in trading Hong Kong stocks. Huang Xiaochuan could naturally meet such a request. It only required hiring two people; although Hong Kong was not large, it had a large population.

"I'll have someone arrange it for you later. You can interview and choose the people yourself, and you'll pay the salary."

Ding Yi snapped his fingers: "No problem."

Huang Xiaochuan asked an unnecessary question: "How do you plan to solve the money problem?"

Ding Yi glanced at Huang Xiaochuan, who felt like he was being looked at as an idiot. Huang Xiaochuan immediately realized that he had asked the question for nothing; it was no big deal to Ding Yi!

"Anyway, you're involved too. If we make a profit, we'll split it proportionally; if we lose, we'll compensate proportionally. Is that alright?"

Huang Xiaochuan nodded in agreement with Ding Yi's words.

"Do as you say!"

On the afternoon of the day before their return trip, Huang Xiaochuan took Cao Charlie to HSBC Bank to sign some documents because he was going to try his hand at Hang Seng Index futures, a financial derivative product.

In 1993, the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong fell to a low of 4900 points in December of that year. Starting in January of this year, the Hang Seng Index began to rebound gradually, rising to around 5900 points. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, as inappropriate remarks by the current Governor of Hong Kong caused the Hang Seng Index to fall to 5700 points again. Before February, the Hang Seng Index fluctuated between 5600 and 5700 points.

The vast majority of investors are pessimistic about this, because according to sources, if the current governor of Hong Kong continues to obstruct Hong Kong's peaceful return to China, the Hang Seng Index will fall further.

However, Huang Xiaochuan recalls that 1993 was a year of great growth for the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index reaching a high of 11960 points.

He has nearly 20 million US dollars in his HSBC account, and it would be disrespectful to his wealth not to take advantage of this opportunity to squander it.

Therefore, he had already communicated with Min Huifen by phone before coming to Hong Kong.

The reason I brought Charlie Cao here today is to handle the relevant procedures, because he instructed Charlie Cao to borrow five million US dollars from Dadao Trading in the name of "Hong Kong Changhong Venture Capital", and he himself also injected fifteen million US dollars from his private account into Changhong Venture Capital for this long position in the Hang Seng Index.

Being bullish or bearish on the Hang Seng Index is essentially a form of betting. For every bullish view, there is a bearish view. It all comes down to the ability to analyze future market trends and the courage to do so. Financial giants like HSBC love it when their clients engage in this kind of business. They can earn commissions from both bullish and bearish traders, and they can also use their vast financial market analysis capabilities to directly bet against their clients and make a killing.

Min Huifen still greeted Huang Xiaochuan with extreme courtesy. There was no other reason than that Huang Xiaochuan was her big client. It was because of Huang Xiaochuan's business that she was able to get a promotion and a raise. Now that her benefactor had arrived, how could she not welcome him with open arms?

This time, Huang Xiaochuan's long position on the Hang Seng Index futures is different from the previous ones. Throughout the year, he will be making multiple buy and sell transactions, so he requires HSBC to provide him with detailed daily reports on the fluctuations of the Hang Seng Index.

After communicating with Min Huifen, Huang Xiaochuan set a stop-loss point and used 20 million US dollars as margin to leverage ten times to go long on the Hang Seng Index. After signing the relevant documents, the long position took effect immediately.

The entire process took just over three hours. Afterwards, Min Huifen respectfully saw Huang Xiaochuan off at the HSBC bank gate. Once the car was gone, Min Huifen excitedly clenched her fist and exclaimed, "Yay!"

However, he resolutely carried out Huang Xiaochuan's orders. He was just an employee, and he would do whatever his boss told him to do.