My Life with Narration

Chapter 453 - 445: Big Profits, Huge Gains

The reason Wang Xing didn’t make it to the written test was found; it wasn’t because he wasn’t working hard enough, but he got tripped up by a brain teaser.

Isn’t this ridiculous? The whole universe knows that Tang Monk is Tang Xuanzang. Besides, is there anyone else called Tang Monk in "Journey to the West"?

According to this logic, if Tang Monk isn’t necessarily Tang Xuanzang, then is Zhang Bairen definitely the Jade Emperor? Maybe he’s just an old man collecting junk!

Could Lv Dongbin possibly be just another Abin, and could Chang’e maybe be a type of poultry?

He didn’t really understand the meaning of the question. If you look at it this way, he suddenly felt like passing the civil service exam isn’t that impressive. Wang Xing doesn’t seem any lesser than these civil servants, right?

"No way, are all the questions you took like this?" Su Qing asked, somewhat curious.

Hearing this, Wang Xing shook his head: "Not exactly, but there were quite a few similar questions, really convoluted ones that made me feel dumb. I haven’t been practicing questions like these with time?"

In response, Su Qing nodded. Could this be what’s meant by logical thinking ability?

"If you put it that way, I kind of understand why every time I go to the service hall to communicate with those staff, it feels so exhausting, like we’re just arguing over trivial things!"

"Exactly, I felt the same way, it’s so ridiculous. You have no idea, as soon as I left the testing center, I checked this question on my phone. After seeing the answer, I nearly felt depressed. It felt like a joke, completely pointless!" Wang Xing slapped his thigh in excitement.

"Alright, stop discussing this. Let’s go, it’s rare for me to squeeze out some time today, so let’s soak in a hot spring and have a meal. I’ll arrange it for you. It’ll be hard to see me again within a month!"

"What’s up with you? Is work that busy now?"

"Of course, we’re talking about millions a day. Who do you think is treating you to dinner?"

Hearing this, Wang Xing pursed his lips, showing disdain: "Good thing boasting doesn’t get taxed, or you’d be dead broke."

"In a while, you’ll be calling me President Su!"

"Alright, Mr. Su!"

Then Su Qing drove, and the two enjoyed a soak in the hot spring and then hit an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet.

At the table, Su Qing asked, "Hey, what position did you apply for, and how many people are competing for it?"

"Prison guard position at Jiangcheng City’s Second Prison. They need 8 people from my exam section. I think the top ten in the written test get accepted. Over 200 people applied for this position. Ugh, I wonder if I can make it to the top ten," Wang Xing said with a hint of worry.

"Over 200 people for ten spots, tsk tsk, so it’s like 20-something for one position. That’s a bit high!"

Mind you, back in high school, there were only about fifty students in their class, and from the start of high school to the college entrance exam, they took dozens or even hundreds of tests without ever breaking into the top ten. Shows how tough it is.

Of course, it also has to do with the fact that the two of them were just mediocre students. Even though they both tried hard in the second half of their senior year, and the exams turned out extraordinarily well, their final scores were just average in the class.

Naturally, he said this to set Wang Xing up with realistic expectations, as he already knew the end result.

Ranked 16th, if he had answered the Tang Monk question correctly, he might’ve made the top ten, which was quite a pity. When the time comes, I fear Wang Xing might be hit hard by the result.

"My position is already considered to have less competition. There are four other positions with 500 or more people competing. If I’d known this, I’d have studied properly in high school. Maybe I could’ve gotten into a 985 or 211 university!"

"Oh, stop it, which of us doesn’t know the other? If we sent you back to high school, you might not even make it into a second-tier college."

"True!" Wang Xing thought about it and felt he had a point. They both had a clear understanding of themselves.

"So, what are you planning next?" Su Qing asked.

He already knew Wang Xing didn’t pass this test, so naturally, he wanted to know what he planned to do.

"I’ll rest for ten days to half a month, then find a job. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll go back to my old company. Just like you said, the competition is fierce, and the chances of me passing aren’t high. But we can’t stop making money just because of an exam, right?"

Su Qing nodded. In this respect, Wang Xing was reliable; at least he wasn’t going to mooch off his parents.

"That’s good. If you find a good job, go for it. If not, you can come for an interview at Xiao Yi’s company. It’s the same business department, and the salary is not bad!"

Wang Xing has some ability in this area, so inviting him for an interview at Shen Yi’s company wasn’t just about randomly placing a friend.

"No way, you can call her Xiao Yi, but if I go there, it’ll be Boss Shen. That’s so awkward."

"What’s awkward about that? Even if you go there, you won’t be treated like a big shot; you’ll still need to work. In the business department, as you know, those capable eat meat, and those who aren’t, won’t even get to lick the plate. You’re earning your own living, not relying on others. Besides, Miaomiao works at our company. Don’t you want to join her?" Su Qing smiled.

Hearing this, Wang Xing was a bit tempted: "Uh..."

If it were another position, he’d be reluctant to bother Shen Yi. After all, Wang Xing was his friend too. But if it’s the business department, there’s no problem; everyone earns their living based on their abilities, and no one can blame anyone else.

"What’s the hesitation? The girl’s been looking after you all this time, comforting you, helping relieve your stress, even cooking for you. Are you just going to pretend not to notice and do nothing about it? You should at least express your feelings, make the relationship official, and give her a proper status, right?"

Hearing this, Wang Xing’s expression became very conflicted. After a while, he finally spoke: "Let’s wait for the exam results to come out. Even if I only pass the written test, I’ll immediately confess my feelings!"

In response, Su Qing shook her head. Wang Xing was still somewhat insecure, mainly because he lacked a sense of security, feeling that he doesn’t even have a job right now and can’t give a proper explanation to the girl.

Today, feeling happy, Wang Xing drank a few bottles himself. Because he had to drive, he joined in with drinks instead. In the evening, he drove him back to the neighborhood.

From afar, at the entrance of the neighborhood, he saw Lin Miaomiao waiting, looking around as if searching for something.

Seeing this, he immediately understood. Today was Wang Xing’s exam, and although the two obviously must have exchanged messages already, Lin Miaomiao still felt nervous and worried about Wang Xing.

"Alright, just get off here. I won’t go over to disturb you two!" Su Qing parked the car at the roadside, some distance away from the neighborhood entrance.

"What’s wrong? Come on, it’s just a few more steps!" Wang Xing was puzzled.

Su Qing gestured towards Lin Miaomiao: "If I go over, Miaomiao will be embarrassed because of her thin skin!"

In response, Wang Xing broke into a sweat, then looked at his car: "Alright, your affair with Shen Yi hasn’t been disclosed at the company yet, right? In that case, it’d save you from being exposed. I’m outta here!"

With that, Wang Xing got off the car, waved without looking back.

Su Qing couldn’t help but sigh, he could see that these two have potential, but they still need time. As a friend, this is as far as he could go; affairs of the heart can’t really involve outsiders.

After Wang Xing finished his exam, he had even less to do for the short-term. Soon, it was the 19th of the month, and by now he had completed the first stage of his fund accumulation.

On the morning of the 19th at eight-thirty, he sold all the stocks he held, turning his funds into a scary 54.36 million.

In that instant, he felt like his perspective of the world had changed.

Now he had money. In just half a month, his net worth had multiplied over 40 times. Initially, he only had about a million in his hands, but now, even if he returned all the borrowed funds from Shen Yi, he’d still have 40 million left. What a leap forward!

This is the speed of making money with tenfold leverage, terrifying. It’s either you earn big or lose big, of course, with quite a high probability of losing.

He immediately reinvested the funds into a stock he tested to have the best growth.

Because he knew that in the first half of the month, although the market growth was huge compared to before, it pales in comparison to what’s coming next.

Even though the growth in the first half of the month has already caught the attention of many in the industry, with various capitals almost crazily betting on the market, not to mention his mere tens of millions, there were billions on hand, but none really gambled with tenfold leverage like he did.

And the stock he bought this time had actually risen quite a bit compared to half a month ago. The increased cost was quite painful for him, who was rather hoping for the stock to not have much growth in the first half of the month.

After calculating, he found breaking up the buying yielded better gains.

By the time it was the 22nd, the market growth suddenly skyrocketed, grabbing more attention.

Even most small investors knew the news and started entering the market. Many said that a bull market was coming.

At this time, Shen Yi was in the office, staring at the computer with a somewhat indescribable expression.

Of course, she noticed this situation because her man was right then trading stocks and even borrowing money to trade.

On another computer screen, split into three, were the faces of the landlady and Tang Nan, who were evidently having a video call.

"Oh my god, Xiaoyi, the stock market really surged. They say it’s entering a bull market. Did you see it? A friend of mine made several million just over these few days. Oh my heavens!" Tang Nan said in disbelief.

The landlady also spoke up: "Someone is managing my money, so I haven’t noticed this. But didn’t Xiao Su trade stocks? He should’ve earned quite a lot, right? How did he know the stock was going to rise, so amazing!"

"That’s right, that’s right. I heard from my friend that the market has already surged for over half a month. When you calculate the time, it’s exactly when Xiao Su borrowed money from you. Did he make money?" Tang Nan was genuinely envious this time.

Using ten million as capital and catching a market surge, wouldn’t this make huge profits?

Hearing this, Shen Yi smiled and shook her head: "I don’t know either. I’m afraid of giving him too much pressure, so I haven’t dared to ask."

"What? You didn’t even ask? Great, when Xiao Su makes big money, since you wouldn’t know exactly how much, I’m going to ask him to keep me as a concubine!" Tang Nan was so upset that her words turned nonsensical.

In fact, the net worth of all three wasn’t shabby. Most of Shen Yi and Tang Nan’s money was in their companies, leaving them with not much cash on hand, suitable for financial management but absolutely not for stock trading. If it weren’t for Su Qing borrowing money to trade stocks, even during this stock market surge, none of them would have paid much attention.

As for the landlady, most of her money was turned into property, naturally, she wouldn’t trade stocks. It was purely curiosity this time.

"Alright, when he makes a billion, I’ll have him keep you as a mistress and serve both of us every day!" Shen Yi laughed.

[Question: How to spend money after skyrocketing wealth. Answer: Your girlfriend agreed to help you keep a female celebrity as a mistress!]

Su Qing: ???

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