Chapter 54: Unexpectedly Falling into Passivity
Wu Mian glanced at him, Chai Qing reluctantly looked away, walked to the back of the podium and sat down.
She was joined by two secretaries from Huisheng China. They handed out a press release to reporters one by one, in a statement made in the name of Huisheng China, denying that Chai Qing had attempted suicide, but at the same time saying that they would tolerate "online rumors" and would not hold anyone accountable.
Most reporters only glanced at it and put it down, focusing all their attention on Chai Qing herself. The spotlight flickered again, bringing in her voice and smile into the camera from all angles.
This beauty, known as the "princess of funds", has just completed one of the most amazing predictions!
Seven of the 10 stocks ended up performing in much the same way as she had predicted, with the range falling into exactly the range she was talking about. Although two of them were out of range, the difference was not large. Only one was completely wrong.
You must know that even Jin Guangsheng, who has been recognized as the "god of A-share stocks" in recent years, has a huge amount of money that is enough to influence the stock prices of many individual stocks and even the trend of the broader market, and the accuracy rate of his prediction is only 70 percent. Moreover, Jin Guangsheng predicted a relatively medium and long-term trend, and never dared to predict the closing price in half a day like Chai Qing.
In fact, this was deliberately done by Wu Mian, who only revealed the trend of the seven stocks to Chai Qing. The remaining three are completely the results of Chai Qing's own temporary play! Facts have proved that she is not in vain, she still has a lot of real talent and learning, and the three stocks are roughly two accurate, which is quite good.
"Okay, if you have any questions, you can ask them now. I must know everything, I must know everything. Chai Qing said with a smile.
Many hands scrambled to be raised. In accordance with the practice of the financial world, Chai Qing first gave the opportunity to the reporter of the influential "Huaxia Securities News".
That's a veteran reporter who specializes in finance. He asked Chai Qing two questions, the first of which was that since you did not commit suicide, why was the media unable to contact you after the scandal broke out in the pharmaceutical sector yesterday afternoon? Even the employees of Huisheng China did not know where you went. At that time, rumors about you running away were flying all over the sky, why didn't you come out in time to clarify?
The second question is why do you want to play this little game of "predicting stock prices"? Have you ever thought about what you will do if it fails? Is it really a permanent exit from the financial world? Is it too risky to do so as an investment director of Huisheng China?
Chai Qing had already prepared for this, and said with a faint smile: "First of all, I want to admit that the sudden involvement of pharmaceutical stocks in a scandal is indeed an accident for me, but I have emphasized when I recommended this sector yesterday that I am optimistic about the long-term prospects, not the short-term! Unfortunately, I also know that most investors are irrational, and with the promotion of individual online media, everyone's doubts about me will definitely be unprecedentedly fierce." ”
She paused, then added: "In this situation, no matter what I say, it is useless, the market is tantamount to a vote of no confidence in me, and it is doomed to be futile to defend myself by the power of words alone." So I decided to salvage my reputation in a more shocking and convincing way. ”
Chai Qing said, pointing to the cardboard box that was still on the podium: "That's why I'm going to play this stock price prediction game!" But this game is not so easy to play, and it takes a lot of time and energy to collect the latest information and make the most adequate preparations to ensure that the forecast is accurate." The reason why I shut down my computer last night and cut off contact with the outside world was because I didn't want to make useless explanations that were destined to be futile, and because I had to stay in retreat all night to study all blue-chip companies and didn't want to be disturbed in any way. ”
The answer was reasonable, and many reporters nodded in agreement, but there were still many people who raised their hands to ask questions.
The next few reporters were roughly divided into two categories, one continued to ask questions about the details of the "suicide rumors", and the other was more interested in the game of "predicting stock prices", asking Chai Qing if she had any investment secrets, how to see the long-term prospects of the stock market, and so on. She answered them one by one, and although there were inevitably vague words, she responded very appropriately on the whole.
Wu Mian was the only reporter who did not raise his hand from beginning to end, and he smiled as a bystander to admire the whole process of Chai Qing's calm response. Judging by his professional experience, although some details are difficult to completely dispel the doubts of her peers, Chai Qing's accurate analysis skills are enough to stabilize the overall situation, and all rumors that question her investment ability are self-defeating.
The Q&A session lasted until a quarter past twelve, and after more than a dozen reporters finished asking questions, Chai Qing was ready to accept it under the hint of Wu Mian's eyes, and said with a smile: "Due to time constraints, I can also answer the last reporter's question." Who is this opportunity for......? The one on the left in the last row!"
A few seconds later, an unfamiliar man's voice sounded unhurriedly: "Hello Director Chai, I am Shen Yi, a reporter from Huangpu Securities News in Dongjiang. Your stock price prediction game has been a success, and the news has reached several online forums where everyone is talking about your vision. ”
"Thanks for the compliment. Chai Qing said politely.
But then the other party's tone suddenly changed: "But I also noticed that there are posts on the Internet claiming that it is not you who really makes the stock price prediction, but another behind-the-scenes master who is secretly helping you, is this true?"
As soon as these words came out, the reporters were shocked. Wu Mian was even more slightly startled, he had already lazily yawned and was about to retire, and he didn't notice who was asking, only then did he turn around and look at the questioner who spoke amazingly.
I saw that it was a male reporter in his thirties, with a medium stature and ordinary appearance, belonging to the kind of person who is inconspicuous in the crowd, speaking steadily and slowly, not as fast as ordinary reporters, until the last sentence, the tone suddenly increased, and the eyes suddenly became extremely sharp.
Wu Mian had a vague premonition. He could see that this was a "reporter who didn't look like a reporter", the same type as himself. This kind of person hides his edge most of the time, but at the critical moment, it will suddenly turn into a sharp blade out of the sheath, which makes people feel the pressure unexpectedly.
"The master behind the scenes, this is too ridiculous, isn't it!" Chai Qing instinctively avoided her gaze, and used looking around at everyone as a cover, "The whole process of predicting the stock price, everyone has witnessed it with their own eyes, I have neither answered the phone nor been on the Internet halfway, you said that there is a master behind the scenes secretly helping me, so how did he help?
She said the last two sentences in a half-joking tone, and several female reporters couldn't help laughing. Wu Mian cocked his thumb and used gestures to secretly praise her for answering wonderfully.
"Oh, that's not what I said, someone posted it online. The reporter named Shen Yi still said unhurriedly, "You completed all the predictions at half past ten, and from then until the market closed at half past eleven, there was a full hour." We all know that as long as there are enough funds on hand to enter the market to buy and sell, through accurate calculations and precise coordination, it is theoretically possible to manipulate the stock price to reach a certain range. ”
Wu Mian's heart was relieved. Listening to this person's tone, he suspected that Chai Qing was secretly "making a market", but he didn't expect that someone could "predict the future".
"You said it yourself, but it's just theoretical. Chai Qing smiled faintly, "Also, please don't forget, I am not predicting one stock, but ten, and all of them are big blue chips! To control all ten big blue chips to reach a certain price range, I am afraid it will take an astronomical amount of capital to do it!"
Shen Yi waited for her voice to fall, looked directly at her and said in a deep voice: "Regarding the amount of funds, there is also news on the Internet, saying that you asked a number of heavyweights in the financial industry for help yesterday, begging them to use the huge amount of money on hand to help you tide over the difficulties, is there such a thing?"
"Absolutely not!" Chai Qing said categorically, but her expression was a little flustered.
"Someone sent me a mobile phone call log, which shows that you took the initiative to call three numbers at 4:25, 37 and 42 yesterday afternoon. After verification, I found that two of them were private equity fund managers and one was a managing director of a foreign investment bank. How do you explain that?" Shen Yi raised his left hand and shook a document.
This time, Wu Mian's face really changed. When this person asked questions earlier, he deliberately kept saying that it was "online news", but in fact, he was setting off smoke bombs, in order to make Chai Qing relax her vigilance, thinking that this was his only source, and after she denied this key issue, he suddenly threw out the decisive evidence, making her fall into the dilemma of "lying" all of a sudden.
This is a skill that only a master can understand! This guy is definitely a very powerful foot, but why have I never seen him in my memory?
"You...... How can there be a record of my calls?" Chai Qing was shocked.
"As a journalist, I certainly have my own investigative channels. Shen Yi didn't give her a chance to think at all, and asked tightly, "Director Chai, now I'm asking you a question." Can you answer my question?"
"I'm ......" Chai Qing subconsciously looked at Wu Mian.
Wu Mian made a gesture of making a phone call with his left hand and nodded, then covered his mouth with his right hand and shook his head.
Chai Qing understood, tried to calm down and replied, "I admit that I have called, but this does not mean that I am just asking for help." We are all peers in the financial industry, and we often call each other. She steadied herself at this point, looked around at all the reporters and said, "If you don't believe it, you can ask those three heavyweights for confirmation and see what they say." ”
Wu Mian nodded in approval again. His speculation was that Shen Yi obviously failed to get the answers he wanted from those three people, so he forced Chai Qing to ask him in a surprise attack.
And the reason why Chai Qing dared to boldly oppose the first army was because the three people she asked for help yesterday had a good relationship with her. Although they refused to help her in business matters based on business judgment, they would never betray her on such a private topic.
"But at 5:05 a.m., you were on the phone with another person, and you talked to him many times. Shen Yi suddenly played another card, "This person is the 'A-share stock god' Jin Guangsheng! I asked him for verification just now, do you know what he said?"
"I ......" Chai Qing was caught off guard and didn't know how to answer for a while.
And Wu Mian was also dumbfounded this time, secretly screaming in his heart that it was bad, he never imagined that the good situation he had arranged single-handedly would be messed up by Cheng Yanjin, who was killed halfway.
He clenched his fists and brainteased over what to do......