“Wait… What exactly do you do?!”
“What kind?”
“This one’s slightly more difficult—it’s a mathematical model about the relationship between stock market prices and theoretical prices,” Dongguan Girl typed out a long string of text, mainly detailing the required data and various specifications.
“Generally, stock price mathematical models fall into three categories: random walk models, additive models, and integral models. I recommend you use the third type: integral model, established using difference equations.”
Today, Dongguan Girl was unusually serious, but Fang Qingye found himself confused by her words.
“Wait… What exactly do you do?!”
“Husband, I’ve told you before—I’m a finance student at Renmin University, about to graduate with my bachelor’s degree, and currently working on my thesis.”
“Didn’t you say last time that the mathematical model was for your thesis? Now there’s another one?”
“Hehe, husband, I’ll be honest then. This modeling is for a classmate of mine—she’s also a girl, a very pretty girl—”
“Stop!” Fang Qingye immediately typed back.
“Who are you trying to fool? Do you think this is a graduate thesis? Using such complex mathematical models? Don’t forget, I also graduated with a bachelor’s in finance!”
“Oops… alright, I’ll drop the act and come clean.”
The screen filled with a bunch of shy emojis.
“Husband, have you heard of Dongfang Bank’s Investment Banking Department Research Center at the headquarters?”
“I’ve heard of it. Why?”
“They provide clients with targeted, high-quality investment banking research services, including macroeconomic trends, financial market movements, industry operational trends, and corporate value changes. I collaborate with them, taking on projects through outsourcing. The mathematical model I asked you to help with is one of those outsourced projects.”
Damn! This Dongguan Girl is actually a middleman!
Fang Qingye was utterly shocked, but what shocked him even more was: “You’re just an undergraduate finance student, even if you’re from Renmin University—how did you get involved with Dongfang Bank’s Research Center? Tell me, who exactly are you?!”
Fang Qingye quickly typed these words, and Dongguan Girl immediately replied: “Husband, I’ve told you—I’m just a student at Renmin University. I haven’t lied to you.”
After typing, Dongguan Girl sent a few pitiful emojis.
“As for my relationship with the Research Center… I’ll tell you later, hehe.”
Now Fang Qingye was certain—given Dongguan Girl’s professional knowledge, she couldn’t be from Dongguan. She might actually be a student from Renmin University.
But her identity seemed even more mysterious.
Whatever, why should I care?
“Husband, will you take the job? This time I won’t take a cut—350,000 all for you!” Dongguan Girl typed again.
350,000?
Fang Qingye carefully reviewed the requirements. It was more complex than last time, but not too difficult.
“Alright, I’ll take it, but I’ll need more time this time.” Fang Qingye thought for a moment before typing.
“One month!”
“No, at least two months!” Fang Qingye typed leisurely.
“Deal!”
Seeing Fang Qingye agree, Dongguan Girl immediately sent a string of smiling emojis, followed by a line of text.
“Go for it, husband! Burn bright, Pikachu!”
Fang Qingye didn’t reply, closing QQ and logging off.
As for the 200,000 yuan transferred by Dongguan Girl, Fang Qingye naturally wouldn’t let it sit idle in his bank account. He immediately moved it into his stock trading account, opened the Tonghuashun software, and increased his position!
Although Longping High-Tech had surged over the past two days, it still hadn’t recovered from the steep decline of the previous days, so Fang Qingye remained at a loss.
He carefully examined today’s stock trend and estimated that some stock investors would take profits and exit tomorrow, causing significant volatility in the market.
But it didn’t matter—he knew the ultimate target price for this round of speculation in this stock and wasn’t concerned about minor gains or losses.
Alright, with his tasks completed, it was time for a game. Fang Qingye launched World of Warcraft.
Days drifted by like this until late April. Just as Fang Qingye had predicted, Longping High-Tech soared relentlessly. By the last trading day of April, the stock price had reached 28.83 yuan!
This was double the average price of his two purchases.
A net profit of 400,000 yuan!
Fang Qingye was in high spirits, but he wasn’t in a hurry to sell. There was another upward surge ahead, and it could double again.
Tomorrow was May Day, with a three-day holiday. As the workday neared its end, Fang Qingye pondered where to go tomorrow.
Jinghai?
Boring.
Shencheng?
Since Nanxin County was closer to Shencheng than to the provincial capital, Huijing City, many people preferred going to Shencheng during short holidays.
But Fang Qingye had zero interest.
In his previous life, he had spent four years at university in Shencheng and over a decade working there—essentially, the best years of his life had been in Shencheng.
He was sick of it.
How about Huijing then?
Fang Qingye had been there several times too.
Maybe go further, like to Suzhou, Wuxi, or Changzhou?
Been to all of them.
What about Northern Jiangsu or Anhui Province?
As Fang Qingye’s mind wandered, he heard Zhang Qunying calling him at the door.
“Xiao Fang, come to my office.”
Fang Qingye acknowledged and went next door to Zhang Qunying’s office, where she said, “Xiao Fang, there’s a business dinner at 6 p.m. tonight to meet a client. Director Xia will be there and asked me to invite you too. It’s at Spring Capital Hotel, private room 302.”
Me?
Logically, a dinner with a director and a credit department head shouldn’t include an intern like me, right?
Fang Qingye was puzzled.
What is Xia He up to?
But since the leadership had spoken, Fang Qingye had to agree. He decided to call and ask her.
Leaving Zhang Qunying’s office, Fang Qingye didn’t return to his room but went downstairs to a quiet spot and dialed Xia He’s number.
“Senior, I just heard from Section Chief Zhang that there’s a dinner tonight and you want me to join?” Fang Qingye got straight to the point.
“Yes, we’re both women with limited drinking capacity, so we need you, as a gentleman, to help drink on our behalf,” Xia He chuckled over the phone.
You can’t drink?
Really?
I heard you’re quite a drinker.
Of course, there was no need to argue with a superior over the phone, so he asked another question: “Senior, who’s hosting?”
“Song Qingdong, Chairman of Kairui Real Estate Development Corporation.”
Damn!
Song Da Hai’s father!
Fang Qingye could roughly guess what this dinner was about and said,
“Alright, after work, I’ll go home to change clothes and then head over.”
“No rush, just get there by 6:30.”
Zhang Qunying said 6 p.m., but Xia He says 6:30?
Clearly, she intended to make an entrance.
Of course, Fang Qingye wasn’t foolish enough to actually arrive at 6:30.
Xia He could afford to put on airs, but he himself didn’t have that privilege.
Besides, the other party was Song Da Hai’s father, whom he usually addressed as Uncle.
After work, Fang Qingye rode his small scooter home, where there was still no one around. He changed into a T-shirt and casual pants, and didn’t leave home until five fifty-five.
This time, he didn’t take the scooter but hailed a taxi instead.