Chapter 5: Black Monday
Happy days always pass quickly, and the two-day holiday is fleeting. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoJessica put away her smile and became the mature and steady elite again. Jason and Andy also start school, and Tiger says goodbye to his new friends for a while.
On Monday, October 19, 1987, as soon as the stock market opened, the screen flickered, the storm rose, the stock price fell rapidly, the air above Wall Street was stagnant, the street shouted loudly, the panic that had been lost for half a century reappeared, panicked stockholders rushed to sell, and in just three hours, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 508.32 points, or 22.62%, and the total value of stocks that fell in one day was staggering, which was twice the total value of the Wall Street crash in 1929. More than $600 million worth of stocks were sold off, many millionaires were reduced to paupers overnight, and thousands of people had a nervous breakdown and committed suicide by jumping off buildings. The stock market crash has caused huge panic among investors around the world.
And in a tiny apartment in Atlanta, a black mother and son are high-fived in celebration. While the world was in mourning, Jessica Washington and her 10-year-old son multiplied their assets 60 times in one day. This is the stock market, this is finance. Pure money game, one night heaven and one night hell.
"We succeeded. Mom! Tiger said weakly. It's just so exciting, I've only heard about the horrors of Black Monday before, but now I really experience it and understand the thrill. It felt like my heart was about to pop out of my mouth in the next second. So much so, at the end of the day, Tiger felt that his whole body had collapsed.
"Yes, we succeeded son. How do you feel now, do you feel that all the cells in your body are surging. Jessica was thrilled.
"Not at all. Mom! I now feel like my whole body is collapsed, and I can't move. Perhaps, I'm not suited to this exciting game. Tiger, who had calmed down at the moment, found that he still liked the feeling of running on the basketball court rather than sitting at his desk. Some vague thoughts in his heart these days are now clear, and he has made a firm decision.
"Mom! In the future, you will be responsible for making money to support me. I decided to go back to school and start being a good student. ”
"Son, you are still young now, and it is the first time you have experienced such a big scene, and it will be fine in the future. Besides, didn't you say you'd never go to school again? Jessica frowned.
"Mom, I didn't find my purpose in life before. But after today, I found that I prefer to fight on the basketball court rather than fight in the financial stock market. In these two days, I found that I really like basketball and I want to work hard to become a professional basketball player. Tiger said seriously.
"Alright! Son. No matter what kind of life you choose, I will support you. Jessica habitually rubbed Tiger's hair again.
The next day, October 20, the New York stock market continued to fall sharply, and the state was extremely crazy. Jessica spends the whole day sitting at the computer, keeping an eye on the stock market, while Tiger is also watching Jessica, ready to sweep the tail at any time.
An hour before the market closes, Tiger said to Jessica, "Mommy, close the position!" ”
Jessica didn't ask anything, and went straight to the busy and skillful operation. Before closing, all the finishing touches were finally completed.
Because Jessica's cooking skills are really average, fortunately, Tiger is not a picky person, and his requirements for food are as long as he can eat enough. So at this time when it is time to celebrate, two people who are too lazy to go out can only order takeout.
"I have to hire someone who is a good cook to come and take care of our food at home." Jessica said as she bit her pizza and said fiercely.
"Find a Chinese! I think Chinese food is more delicious. ”
"Well, it's good to find an eye." Jessica nodded.
"Mom, I'm going to go to the same middle school as Jason and them, and you can go to Christ Middle School to help me with the formalities when you have time."
"Tiger! Baby son, although you have to find a boyfriend, I don't like it very much, but I still support you, or you introduce Jason to me one day, you can rest assured that I am definitely the most enlightened parent, and I will definitely support you. Jessica squinted at her son and teased with a wicked smile on her face.
"Mom! I was wrong, I admit my mistake, I will never dare again, oh! Please, my dearest mother, the invincible and beautiful mother of the universe, you have been making this joke for a few days, and it is time for the statute of limitations to pass. Tiger put down the food in his hand and folded his hands in a plea for mercy.
"Humph! Stinky boy, I actually learned to play your mother and me. Now know the consequences! Kindness! I'm in a good mood today, so forget about this joke. Be honest with me in the future, don't make me feel bad again, you need to take this thing out to dry often. Jessica still remembers the revenge she was teased by her son a few days ago! In the past few days, I have been talking about this a lot.
The happy laughter and conversation of the two mothers and children came from the living room, which seemed so warm and happy!
Tiger always deliberately makes Jessica laugh, and he wants Jessica to be happy and happy every day. And Jessica also feels it completely, and can feel her son's care every day. Tiger's personality is actually very indifferent, he will not be curious about anything, not about doubtful things, to get to the bottom of things, there is a feeling of being at ease with what happens. Always wear a thick mask when facing outsiders. Only the people and things he identifies can feel the warmth and enthusiasm of his character, and he has maturity beyond his years.
Children from single-parent families will go home and ask their fathers when they see that others have fathers? But Tiger never asked Jessica this question, and never even mentioned related things, this evasive attitude has always been what Jessica is worried about, but now seeing that Tiger is becoming more and more cheerful, Jessica feels that maybe in the near future, he can change him.
Soon, the family invited a Chinese woman, Zhang Hong. Clean and prepare two meals a day.
And Jessica invested all her money in the Japanese stock market after Black Monday passed, in fact, she already knew that the Japanese stock market would be the most profitable in recent years, but there was too little money before, and now she can finally go in and follow the US government to make some soup.
In the United States, there are many successful financiers who can understand the attitude of the government, follow the government's back, and successfully develop. And Jessica, a black woman in her 30s, can read the mystery inside, and I have to say that Jessica Washington is really not as simple as it seems.