Chapter 164: Can You Do It?
Lu Qi had indeed never touched stock before and also needed to open a new account. So after finishing the milk tea, she and Wang Heng returned to that securities firm branch office.
Entering it, Lu Qi sat down by the counter and said, “Hello, account opening.”
Wang Heng sat beside her, took out his mobile phone, and casually scrolled through recent news.
The teller handling the procedures was the same one who had handled it for Wang Heng not long ago. She stared at Lu Qi and couldn’t help but be a bit dazed— she hadn’t looked carefully earlier, but now seeing her, she really felt very special…
“Hello, can you do account opening now?” Seeing the other party seem a bit stunned, Lu Qi reminded her.
“Oh, okay, please fill out these materials and questionnaire. Also, you need to choose a custodial bank; there are three common commercial banks on this street…”
The teller introduced the account opening procedures, glancing at the questionnaire Lu Qi was checking. Suddenly, she couldn’t help but freeze.
“Your estimated investment amount is two million?”
Lu Qi looked up: “Is there a problem?”
“No problem, no problem…”
Two million investment amount wasn’t much, but on such a young and beautiful girl, it was hard not to envy. The female teller had of course seen investors of one million or even tens of millions, but those people’s age and appearance usually had no attractiveness.
So why did some people get to be young, beautiful, and rich? She and this boy, where did these rich second-generation come from?
The female teller silently handled the procedures, feeling already somewhat numb.
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After finishing the account opening procedures and walking out of that branch office, Wang Heng suddenly realized a problem.
“Sister Lu, I’m not too clear… How long does property mortgage loan generally take?”
“About a month,” she said, and seeing Wang Heng’s expression, Lu Qi also realized something was wrong, “Is it too late?”
Wang Heng: “Of course it’s too late! This stock will rise at most in three days; a month later, the daylily will be cold!”
Lu Qi fell into contemplation.
A few seconds later, she took out her mobile phone and asked, “How many times do you estimate this wave of market trend can earn?”
Wang Heng spread his hands: “You say several times right away; what do you take me for…”
Lu Qi stared straight at him, not budging: “Exactly how many times?”
Wang Heng: “…Okay, about three times.”
Lu Qi: “How long?”
Wang Heng: “I can’t predict the future; how can I give a definite time?”
Lu Qi: “How long?”
Wang Heng sighed: “About one or two months.”
Lu Qi nodded and dialed the mobile phone of Director Qin Meng from the investment department.
After a while, once the phone connected, Lu Qi got straight to the point: “I recently came across a good investment opportunity, but I just bought a car and property and can’t draw out funds. Director Qin, could you trouble you to lend me some money? I’ll pay you back within two months, and with monthly interest.”
Director Qin Meng on the other end calmly analyzed and spotted the issue: “Director Lu, you’re doing investment… isn’t it together with Wang Heng?”
Lu Qi: “Uh…”
Qin Meng immediately understood: “It’s Wang Heng’s opinion again, right? You found another good opportunity, hid it from me, and now ask me for money!”
Lu Qi sighed: “Then what do you want?”
Qin Meng: “I can waive interest, on the condition you take me along. And crucially, you stole my person without even telling me; that’s too much, Director Lu!”
Lu Qi’s mouth twitched twice: “What do you mean stole your person…”
“Isn’t it?” Qin Meng argued righteously, “Wang Heng is now not your person, he’s my subordinate!”
Lu Qi: “Alright Director Qin, let’s not beat around the bush; just say what you want.”
Qin Meng thought for a moment and first asked: “This investment opportunity, is it very urgent?”
Lu Qi: “Yes, it’s a domestic stock; must enter in these two days.”
As someone in the investment industry, Qin Meng instantly guessed the situation. He immediately lowered his voice and asked: “You have stock market inside information?”
Lu Qi frankly admitted: “Yes, so how much money can you come up with?”
Last time’s bitcoin investment, though Qin Meng earned less than Lu Qi and Wang Heng, he still made quite a bit. But he also bought property, so what he could draw out in two days didn’t seem much…
After contemplation, Qin Meng solemnly said: “I can come up with fifty thousand.”
Lu Qi: “That little?”
Qin Meng: “Fifty thousand and you think it’s little? How much can you come up with?”
Lu Qi: “Five thousand.”
Qin Meng: “…Then together we only have fifty-five thousand.”
Wang Heng beside them roughly heard the conversation and now said: “You just put in fifty-five thousand, and you can still earn quite a bit.”
Lu Qi glanced at him and couldn’t help asking: “How much can you invest?”
Wang Heng: “Seven hundred thousand.”
Lu Qi: “Director Qin, did you hear that?”
Qin Meng: “I feel my dignity as superior has completely vanished.”
Lu Qi: “Okay then, in a bit I’ll have Wang Heng send you the bank account, and then…”
“Wait, this doesn’t add up!” Qin Meng suddenly came to his senses, “The one operating is Wang Heng, the one paying is me, so what about you? On what basis do you get a share of the cake!”
Lu Qi coughed twice, covering the phone’s sound. She walked a few steps farther to the side, deliberately avoiding Wang Heng.
Then, Lu Qi lowered her voice and said coldly: “On the basis that in his hometown, I met his father, and just a couple days ago we soaked in hot spring together! How about it, can you do that?”
Qin Meng: “…”
Only then did Director Qin suddenly recall that his original purpose seemed to be pursuing Lu Qi— why had it developed like this? Why was there a feeling of competing with Lu Qi for a man?
Silent for a moment, Qin Meng sighed deeply: “Okay, you win. How much do you want?”
Lu Qi: “Besides the fifty-five thousand principal, I want one-third of the profit, and Wang Heng also one-third.”
Qin Meng immediately perked up: “You wish! Let me tell you, empty-handed glove white wolf has its limits.”
Lu Qi: “But without me, you wouldn’t even know about this investment opportunity.”
Qin Meng: “But he’s my subordinate!”
Lu Qi sneered: “Hehe, all thanks to my introduction. And still that line, I eat meals with him, play with him, go home with him to meet parents…”
“I know you’re awesome!” Qin Meng of course knew clearly he could never go meet Wang Heng’s parents; that would be too weird, but he wasn’t willing to give in easily, “But you two are taking too much; this can’t pass no matter what.”
The negotiation fell into deadlock.
Silent for a moment, Lu Qi seemed a bit unwillingly: “How about this, between me and Wang Heng, half the profit. You have to let me earn something, right?”
Qin Meng: “Don’t you still have five thousand?”
Lu Qi: “That mosquito leg is of course kept for myself! Reminding you, the expenses from taking him to soak in hot spring in Edo before…”
“Fine fine fine, I know you soaked in hot spring with him; half it is!”
Qin Meng finally decided to compromise on this.
No way around it; who let Director Lu be right by Wang Heng’s side, and with the unique advantages of gender and appearance?
Hanging up the phone, Lu Qi returned to Wang Heng and smiled: “Qin Meng can come up with fifty thousand; we two take half of his profit share.”
Wang Heng: “Then between us two? How to split?”
Lu Qi tilted her head thinking, smiled: “Of course all to you; after all, you’re the one operating.”
Wang Heng was a bit puzzled: “Then what did you bustle around for? You won’t earn much.”
Lu Qi: “Actually the cash I can come up with isn’t five thousand, it’s three hundred thousand. But no need to tell Qin Meng that.”
“Three hundred thousand principal plus profit all to my account, and my operating remuneration paid by Qin Meng?” Wang Heng immediately gave a thumbs up, “Well played, Sister Lu!”
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