novelraw Chapter 976: Another Unexpected Visitor (Part 4)
Chapter 976: Another Unexpected Visitor (Part 4)
Chapter 976: Chapter 976: Another Unexpected Visitor (Part 4)
Beneath the smile are tears, cries, and frowns, which is completely normal.
Not to mention others, Gu Nuan herself also has a lot of worries.
Before, Chairman Zhan had already conducted some forward-looking research and knew that there were a few investment projects worth pondering over at this gathering. So he told Gu Nuan about it, seeking her professional opinion and simultaneously hinting at wanting to bring Gu Nuan onboard.
Gu Nuan signaled to Zhong Qiaohui to accept the documents handed over by Chairman Zhan’s secretary.
Ou Shihua and Chairman Zhan stood aside, whispering.
Seeing this made Zhong Qiaohui a bit nervous; while flipping through the documents, she kept glancing at the two of them. Who knows if Ou Shihua might suddenly play tricks in between. No matter what, Anneng Insurance is now one of Changda’s largest shareholders.
When she lowered her head to look in detail at the projects Chairman Zhan had discovered and taken a liking to, she immediately felt a headache coming on.
The dense numerical tables really appeared to be—like a book from heaven.
Fortunately, Miss Zhong has a financial background. After quickly skimming over two lines, she perceived something and quietly said to Gu Nuan, "It seems they want to leverage."
Leveraging is common practice in finance; it amplifies the proportion of win or loss.
The greater the leverage, the higher the risk.
The problem lies in that, earlier, Chairman Zhan mentioned stable investments, but now they want to leverage, and quite heavily, too—the ratio has reached fifty to one. Could it be that this fifty to one leverage is already considered the lowest here in this investment venue?
Gu Nuan’s gaze swept over the few lines highlighted by Zhong Qiaohui for her.
At the same time, Ou Shihua, observing her actions from the side, shook his head toward Chairman Zhan: "Could it be, it’s a bit taxing for her, considering she’s a woman."
Women generally tend to be more cautious, so those who enter the gambling scene are usually men, who can bear losses and gains, known also as daring to win and lose. Without such an adventurous spirit, where does vast wealth come from?
Chairman Zhan merely gave a vague smile, seemingly agreeing a little with Ou Shihua’s statement.
Indeed, Gu Nuan’s investment insight is reputed to be top-notch in the circle. But, ultimately, she’s a woman; perhaps she really possesses the weaknesses Ou Shihua mentioned. It seems they’ve never heard of Gu Nuan making any bold gambles before.
Regardless of Gu Nuan’s attitude, Zhong Qiaohui smelled a frightening sense of imminent disaster and didn’t dare to gamble, saying to Gu Nuan, "Earlier, you didn’t say a word, then suddenly gambled with that Duchess Philips and scared me so much my heart nearly leaped out."
"That’s because you didn’t guess she intentionally let us go."
"What?!" A suddenly aware Zhong Qiaohui was shocked.
"Don’t say she’s adept at shorting and thus gave me an opportunity. No, she’s a master at manipulating exchange rates with enormous funds in the currency market. Whether it’s a big gamble or small, the fluctuation of one or two points is a trivial matter, something she can effortlessly manage given her abilities."
With Gu Nuan’s explanation, it really seemed that way. Zhong Qiaohui was stupefied, completely dumbfounded, wondering, if Gu Nuan knew, how did she still dare?
That’s because Gu Jinrong never gambles money, but human nature.
"If that day she hadn’t let us go after we disrupted her den of tricks, what do you think she could have done?"
"Imprison us—"
"Imprison us for what? She wasn’t intending to kill us. We didn’t actually carry anything she wanted."
Zhong Qiaohui had some doubts about this: "Haven’t they always wanted—"
"Wanted Changda, right? No, what they want isn’t Changda. At least, Melissa doesn’t want to kill people; as for others, that I can’t be sure."
Zhong Qiaohui’s eyes sharply swept over her face: "So, you asked that person with the surname Zhuang to quickly go home for this reason."
"Some people claim they don’t want to kill, but in reality, they love instigating others to kill on their behalf."
Zhong Qiaohui could only privately ponder on her words.
Gu Nuan glanced at the document and closed it, then walked towards Chairman Zhan and the others.
"What does Miss Gu think?" Chairman Zhan asked.
Gu Nuan replied, "I think this bet of Chairman Zhan can actually be even bigger."
They were dumbfounded. Both Chairman Zhan and Ou Shihua were dumbfounded.
They had just thought she was timid as a mouse, but it turned out that it was she who saw them as timid as mice.
"But—" Chairman Zhan said, "There is risk. If the bet is bigger, the risk is bigger. Without substantial confidence, it truly—"
"I briefly reviewed the investment rules here just now. With regard to the so-called fifty-to-one ratio and a hundred-to-one ratio, there is no difference in tax deduction."
Chairman Zhan and Ou Shihua looked at her with renewed astonishment. She was actually calculating tax rates.
"The tax rate is quite high, haven’t you noticed? If it were me, I’d prefer to bet big rather than small. I believe there isn’t a single shrewd person here who doesn’t think the same. Of course, this might be a deliberate strategy by the organizers to stimulate financial market prosperity."
Following Gu Nuan’s words, others glanced around.
Looking around, it seemed that every business person standing here was full of ambition.
As Gu Nuan said, each person was shrewd to the cost of a single penny.
Upon hearing Gu Nuan’s words, suddenly, Chairman Zhan agreed, "Miss Gu’s words are right."
A subtle, hard-to-detect light flickered through Gu Nuan’s eyes.
Ou Shihua also silently took a sip from his glass.
Only Zhong Qiaohui looked at the three of them, with a somewhat unbelievable, somewhat perplexed expression.
Wei Changqing always carefully tapped his fingertips on the watch face of the special watch. It was a particular watch that allowed communication with his personnel outside.
He dispatched a team hiding within the buildings around the cocktail party to keep an eye, always paying attention to the situation here. Even if it was a business gathering, its gambling nature often left people slightly uneasy, especially after Zhang Sanfeng’s official entry was refused.
If it was a normal party, why would they refuse Zhang Sanfeng?