113 Fear and Greed
Facing the eagerly waiting girl, should he refuse or agree?
His instinct as a male led to one answer, but his resistance to danger led to another choice. Wang Heng, who always prided himself on being rational, naturally wouldn’t be driven by vulgar instincts, so he leaned more towards refusing.
But if he refused, what excuse should he use this time? That he didn’t like porridge?
Just as Wang Heng was hesitating, his phone rang, saving him—the caller ID was Lu Qi.
“Sorry, I have to take this.” With that, Wang Heng walked quickly into the restroom.
Then he answered the call and heard the mature woman’s voice. But unlike her usual calm rationality, Lu Qi’s tone was hurried and filled with deep unease.
“Have you seen the trend of Bitcoin today? It dropped again, and by more than a fifth in one day!”
Wang Heng remained calm. “It’s normal. It’s not a domestic stock; there’s no limit on price fluctuations. It’s possible for it to rise or fall by any amount in a single day.”
“I know it’s possible, but isn’t such a big dive terrible? Do we really not need to run? Look, Bitcoin rose too fiercely a few days ago. It went from three thousand five to nearly five thousand the day before yesterday, then to five thousand five yesterday, and then today it suddenly dropped to four thousand! This curve is too terrifying. Don’t you think it looks like the madness before a crash?”
Lu Qi’s voice was like a machine gun, a panicked stream rushing into his eardrums.
Wang Heng moved the phone slightly away, waited for her to finish, and then said helplessly, “Sister Lu, didn’t you say you would trust me?”
Lu Qi gritted her teeth. “I didn’t want to tell you this either, but that Tan Meng, he sold at five thousand four yesterday, and then came to my office today to show off, saying something about securing profits. I haven’t played with such a risky investment project before, so…”
“So it’s normal for you to panic a little,” Wang Heng continued. “Think about it, the price is about four thousand per coin now. We have 210 coins in hand, two-thirds of which belong to you, 140 coins, which is almost five or six hundred thousand in cash. Sister Lu, you’re not a capitalist either. With five or six hundred thousand yuan in front of you, it’s definitely impossible to be calm.”
Before Wang Heng finished speaking, Lu Qi’s breathing had already steadied because she guessed what this kid was trying to say.
Sure enough, after a short pause of two or three seconds, Wang Heng continued, “But one-third is my money, which is three hundred thousand. My family background isn’t that good, and I’m just a student who hasn’t seen much of the world. Guess why I can still stay calm?”
Lu Qi: “Because you’re very confident.”
Wang Heng laughed. “Yes, because I’m very confident. Investing is very, very counter-intuitive. As mortals, our nature tells us to follow the crowd and listen to others. But with investing, if you don’t have your own opinion, you’d better stop playing early. Putting money in the bank is the safest.”
Lu Qi murmured, “So what Director Tan thinks has nothing to do with us…”
Wang Heng: “Yes. What he thinks, says, or does has absolutely nothing to do with us. Since you chose to trust me at the beginning, please trust me to the end. And taking a step back, your initial investment was only one hundred thousand. Why do you have five or six hundred thousand now?”
There was finally a hint of a smile in Lu Qi’s voice. “Because I trusted you.”
Wang Heng: “That’s right, that’s it.”
Lu Qi mocked herself, “Tan Meng told me that truly mentally strong people need to be found in the investment market. I didn’t believe it before, but now I really feel it a bit. Losing hundreds of thousands in a day without blinking an eye is indeed not something ordinary people can do. I thought I was mentally strong, but now it seems… I’m just a mortal.”
Wang Heng complimented, “Choosing to trust me is already very strong.”
“Are you praising yourself?” Lu Qi asked with a hint of playfulness. “Choosing to trust you makes me strong; then how strong are you, who always believes in yourself?”
Wang Heng: “Just average.”
Lu Qi burst out laughing.
“You’re really too modest… I won’t disturb you. I should pack up and go home too. Bye.”
With that, Lu Qi hung up the phone.
Wang Heng walked out of the restroom and returned to Ye Xun. By this time, he had already found a sufficient reason to refuse.
With sincere apology on his face, he said, “My boss just called me and asked me to work overtime on something. I’m sorry, I can’t have dinner with you.”
Ye Xun was a little surprised. “You’re just a student working part-time. Do you have to go to the company so late?”
“No need to go to the office. I just need to go back to the dorm and use the computer. I told you, my other part-time job is writing code. Occasionally working remotely is fine.”
Wang Heng’s explanation sounded so real that Ye Xun had to believe it.
The girl said regretfully, “Then it can only be next week…”
“Yeah.”
Wang Heng also looked regretful, but secretly pondered what kind of excuse would seem more sincere when refusing dinner next week.
**
On Monday morning, Tan Meng sat in his large private office, looked at the Rolex on his wrist, and felt quite smug.
A full 500,000 in savings, thrown into the Bitcoin market, became 900,000 in less than half a month. And just one day after he cashed out and left the market, Bitcoin plummeted. He had practically caught the highest point perfectly.
“This timing, tsk tsk tsk, simply a textbook case!”
Tan Meng took out a small mirror from the drawer and looked at himself—hmm, Director Tan is still handsome and dashing today.
So the question is, should he go to Director Lu to connect feelings during the lunch break?
Thinking about this question, Tan Meng suddenly saw a news headline on his computer screen: 【Bitcoin Surges Again】. He frowned.
He clicked on the webpage, took a look, and sucked in a breath of cold air.
In just two days, Bitcoin had actually risen back, and judging by the momentum, it seemed even fiercer!
For the next hour or so, Tan Meng faced the computer screen, staring at the constantly changing price and various news about Bitcoin, hesitating for a long time… Finally, he gritted his teeth and grabbed a large sell order.
At the price of over 5,300 yuan, he used a full 800,000 yuan to grab 150 Bitcoins.
And just two days ago, collecting 900,000 yuan at the price of 5,500 yuan was still his proud achievement.
Tan Meng couldn’t care less about finding Lu Qi to connect feelings anymore. He stared at the screen and muttered, “This isn’t chasing highs, not chasing highs. It definitely hasn’t peaked yet.”
