Chapter 5: Talking about stocks and knowing people

Zuo Yuliang made an appointment with Master Shang and his apprentice, and came to the tavern where he apprenticed last time, and the two of them still had four dishes and one soup, drank some wine, and had a meeting dinner.

During the meal, Master Shang fully demonstrated his eloquence and quick thinking as a Chinese teacher. And Zuo Yuliang still nodded frequently implicitly, expressing his unconditional agreement with Teacher Shang's views. In fact, when Zuo Yuliang was in college, he knew from the teacher of "Psychology" that most of what is lacking in this world is loyal listeners, because everyone wants to get ahead, and everyone wants to be the protagonist.

At the same time, the university teacher also warned them that in real life, everyone should learn to play a supporting role, be good at listening, and be good at dealing with humble positions. In this way, you can shorten the distance with the other party and gain the favor and recognition of the other party. Moreover, the teacher also emphasized that this is the great wisdom of life at that time, and he gave the example that the good is like water, and the water is low or high. However, for Zuo Yuliang, who was listening to the lecture at that time, he still couldn't understand the true and profound meaning of the teacher's lecture back then. Now that I think about it, this is actually a very clever way for people to avoid unnecessary conflicts in their relationship.

In fact, in the office, there are many people who don't like you, and Zuo Yuliang is used to seeing open and secret fights and verbal quarrels between different teachers. For example, the scene before his monks and apprentices came out to eat and drink, the verbal fight and dumping will objectively exist wherever there are people.

"Master Shang, I originally wanted to invite several other teachers to come out for a gathering today, but I didn't expect that people didn't appreciate it, it's really shameless!" Zuo Yuliang took the lead in raising a glass and the monk and apprentice complained.

"It's all fake Qinggao, pretending to be Sven! You didn't see that they missed a few make-up fees, and they were red-faced!" Master Shang took out the bad breath of losing money on the heads of several teachers who made fun of him.

"No, no, no, it's still me, a novice, who is soft-spoken, please don't move a few great immortals!" Zuo Yuliang said regretfully.

"The Tao is not the same, we buy a stock, they also have opinions, the world is really big, there are really any birds!" Shang Master and Apprentice said to Zuo Yuliang.

"However, Mr. Shang, let's do it in private in the future! Just treat it as a hobby, otherwise, our influence will not be good. After all, there is discipline in school. Monk Zuo Yuliang put forward his own pertinent suggestions.

"We are on holiday, the stock market is also closed, we go to work, the stock market is also open for work, you say that you want to violate discipline, aren't you all covering your ears and stealing the bell?" Master Shang said his thoughts unabashedly.

"Doesn't it mean that stock speculation should be done to 'have shares in your hands and no shares in your heart'?" Zuo Yuliang asked suspiciously.

"That's a stock speculation method for people with a lot of money, and people can afford to wait and are not in a hurry to use the money. We have such a small amount of money, we wish we could buy it today and sell it tomorrow, where can we have this kind of determination?" Master Shang said, taking a sip of wine.

"Our small retail investors are speculating in stocks, if it doesn't sound good, it's actually a kind of gambling in disguise!" said Master Shang his views on the current stock market.

If the stock market is a casino, then we will lose nine out of ten bets!" Zuo Yuliang said suspiciously.

"How is this not the case in the actual stock market? How many retail investors do you see who make money from stock speculation?" asked Master Shang rhetorically.

"Teacher Shang, don't you often make money?" Zuo Yuliang asked with a smile.

"Xiao Zuo! Let's be honest with you, after so many years of stock trading, I really haven't made a lot of money. It's just to lose money and make money, but fortunately, there is no big loss!" Master Shang said what he thought about stock trading.

"Then since you haven't made any money, why do you still enjoy it every day?" Zuo Yuliang continued to ask.

"It's not for the sake of making money! Everyone has luck in their hearts, who knows that they won't make money next time? Even if they are disappointed every year, they must look forward to it every year! People live a lifetime, and ideals are very important!" Master Shang raised his glass and took a sip of wine and said.

"It seems that I will have to be careful when trading stocks in the future. Zuo Yuliang said cautiously.

"If you have been walking by the river for a long time, how can you not get your shoes wet! Unless you don't want to speculate in stocks, you must be mentally prepared to lose money when you speculate in stocks. Master Shang said meaningfully to Zuo Yuliang.

"Fortunately, Xiao Zuo, you are lucky, coupled with your flexible mind, you have a good start, and you have tasted a little sweetness, but this sweetness may kill people!" Master Shang continued.

"What Mr. Shang said is so terrifying, should we speculate on this stock in the future?" Zuo Yuliang said in a low voice.

"Of course, we have to speculate, we can't just because people drowned in the river, we don't go down to swim in the river! That's called choking and waste food! It's just that we must have a sense of risk prevention and improve our stock selection and speculation level. Haven't you heard that there is a master in the United States named Warren Buffett? He made a fortune by trading stocks!" said Master Shang and Zuo Yuliang.

"Master Shang is really well-informed, I am very teachable today, come, I will toast you again. As he spoke, Zuo Yuliang raised his glass and the monk and apprentice drank a glass of wine.

"In the office, only Xiao Zuo and I have a good temper, and the others are either old or poor, and they are all people who can't see the good of others. Master Shang said angrily.

"Master Shang, as you said, it's normal for everyone to have different opinions!" Zuo Yuliang hurriedly agreed.

"It's not that I have an opinion about them, it's that sometimes their words are really hurtful! For example, you teacher Shi Chunqiu, although he has been rated as a senior teacher, he always feels superior to others. The French parents are short of Confucianism all day long, and they often instill in people what kind of crooked theory of 'discussing things into the marrow and stabbing the heart for the text', for fear that people will not know that he has rated a senior teacher. Master Shang continued to say indignantly.

"I think that old man is quite interesting! Immersed in the sky of history every day, he is very fairy!" Zuo Yuliang said with some envy.

"It's almost like eating the fireworks of the world!" Master Shang continued to say indignantly.

"And Liu Xiaoyun is also yes, he holds that he has taken a Chinese correspondence undergraduate diploma, Confucius is long all day long, Lao Tzu is short, full of teaching tone, and I don't know how many spring and autumn he has lived, really!" Master Shang continued.

"Dissipate the gas, dissipate the gas, we are still the old saying, the Tao is not the same, I will communicate with the monk teacher more in the future, communicate more. Come, Mr. Shang, eat more food. While speaking, Zuo Yuliang took care of the master and apprentice to eat and drink well.

When the wine was almost drunk, Master Shang raised the wine glass in his hand, and said with a little confusion in his eyes: "Xiao Zuo, there is no feast that will not be dispersed, let me thank you with this glass of wine today, you young man is enthusiastic and hard-working, and the future will not be bad in the future." Let me toast you too!" As he spoke, Master Shang stood up and drank a glass of wine with Zuo Yuliang.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shang, this is what I should be, if it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have been able to make this money. We will continue to come here for a drink when we have the opportunity in the future. Zuo Yuliang said modestly.

After drinking and eating, Master Shang and Zuo Yuliang said goodbye, and everyone went home, one night without incident, and the next day they went to work as usual.

A small meal, although Zuo Yuliang spent dozens of yuan, he gained the heart of Master and Apprentice Shang, because he knew that if he didn't invite this guest, Teacher Shang would definitely have an idea in his heart, and Zuo Yuliang didn't need to say much about the truth, after all, he would still need the cooperation and help of Master Shang and his apprentice in the future in the stock trading.

Isn't it? Life sometimes requires some perfect exchange and knowingly asking questions!

This is one of Zuo Yuliang's philosophies of life that he learned from books: get started and ask about glory and death, and you will know it by looking at your face!