Suzhou, in Jiangsu Hi-Tech Enterprise Park.

An ordinary-looking middle-aged man squatted in the stairwell, smoking cigarette after cigarette.

His name is Wang Tielin, an ordinary employee of Jiangsu Hi-Tech, responsible for the work related to energy and combustion effect testing, and he has been working diligently for 6 years in the same position.

In the past six years, he can't say that he hasn't received a little return, but on the one hand, because the company's own technical direction is relatively niche, on the other hand, because his technical strength is not top-notch, so the "economic benefits" that really come to his hands are not much.

Therefore, his life has never reached a level that can satisfy him and his family.

Especially after settling in Suzhou and giving birth to children, he was almost overwhelmed by various expenses such as mortgage, tuition fees, living expenses, and cram schools.

Therefore, he is always looking forward to an opportunity to make a fortune, hoping that one day he can make a windfall, solve all his problems, and even directly achieve financial freedom.

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I have to say that this is actually a wish that most ordinary people will have.

However, not all ordinary people will have opportunities like Wang Tielin.

Just two days ago, he learned a piece of news that made him excited through internal channels, that is:

Jiangsu Hi-Tech has confirmed that it will participate in the energy system test of the Long March-9 rocket, and may directly provide technical support for Chang'e-4 and Chang'e-5.

What this means, it goes without saying to understand.

Once the news ferments, the stock of the company to which he belongs will soar like the Long March-9 rocket, and if the launch goes smoothly, a large number of people will even achieve financial freedom as a result.

He was extremely jealous of the company's executives, as well as those who had taken the audacity to use their savings to buy shares in the company's stock ownership plan in the previous two years.

They really stepped on an opportunity to change their fate while themselves.

Because of overly cautious, even cowardly character, it is likely that this opportunity will be missed.

However, it doesn't seem too late.

After all, as a technician, he is actually the first person to get the news, and this huge information gap is his own advantage.

As long as you buy enough shares in the secondary market of A-shares, even if it only doubles, it is enough to make a earth-shaking change in your life in the next few years.

Therefore, he almost did not hesitate, immediately raised all the advanced in his family, and even found relatives, friends and banks to borrow, and raised 500,000 yuan in just two days, waiting for the opening of the market next Monday, and invested it in the stock market.

He fantasized countless times about the stock skyrocketing and his own financial freedom, and the excitement and ecstasy in his heart could hardly be suppressed, if it wasn't for the fear of news leaking, he might have already begun to show off to the people around him.

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However, at this time, a bad news fell on his head.

The news came from his colleague Lin Fuben, who is also a technician in the field of energy testing.

He is closer to the core than himself, so he has a clearer understanding of the inside story of this cooperation with aerospace science and technology and aerospace power.

And according to him, this cooperation, I'm afraid not so optimistic.

So let's be honest, this collaboration between Aerospace Propulsion and SpaceX is not as simple as most people think."

"The official propaganda deliberately exaggerates the benefits of the LTV technology, but there is almost no mention of how difficult it is to achieve."

"You've always been engaged in energy system testing, and you may not know much about it, but I've done electronic control projects on rocket engines before, so I know a little bit."

"Let me tell you this, LITV technology is a sky garden, it looks beautiful and the foundation is high, but at the end of the day, it floats in the air."

"The most difficult thing is not the foundation laid, but how to make this garden really float and fly into the air!"

"Human technology simply can't do that. If you don't believe it, if you go to the forum, those bigwigs think so. ”

"In short, the situation is not very good, anyway, I am planning to sell the stock in my hand, it has just passed the transaction lock-up period, and I can cash out a lot of money after selling it this time."

"I also saw that you had an idea, so I came to persuade you."

"Your family's situation, I really can't afford your toss."

Lin Fuben's words were very pertinent, and Wang Tielin could also hear his sincerity.

He did think about himself, and he did see what he saw as risk.

However, Wang Tielin just couldn't listen to it.

"Is it really that bad? LTV technology doesn't sound complicated, does it? Isn't it essentially a solid-liquid mixed combustion technology? ”

"It's not solid-liquid mixed combustion, it's solid-liquid conversion!"

Lin Fuben sighed and continued:

"I can't say too many specific technical details, but you just need to know one thing: technology is difficult, implementation is difficult, and it is also difficult for the Long March-9 and Chang'e-5 to achieve the expected goals!"

"So, you're still thinking about the stock rally? It's good if it doesn't fall! ”

"If you really want to make money, you might as well go short."

"Short?"

Wang Tielin's brows furrowed, he was also an old shareholder, although the principal was not much, but all kinds of gameplay were clear, so he immediately understood what Lin Fuben meant.

"Do you mean, go short in Hong Kong stocks?"

"That's right!"

Lin Fuben nodded.

"But. It's unstable to be long, and it's unstable to be short. ”

"What if it really comes out? This is a project of the aerospace group and a national key project. ”

"Fusion was at least a few decades away, but now? It took a few years to figure it out. ”

"I think there's hope."

"That's not the same thing at all!"

Lin Fuben immediately interrupted Wang Tielin's words and continued to explain:

"You see, we have made several recent technological advances, including nuclear fusion, and what is the room temperature superconductivity, but in the final analysis, what is the core problem? It's a material! ”

"What is the focus of materials science? It's luck! ”

"Didn't you listen to them? Materials science is to burn a furnace, which is not much different from alchemy, and whoever is lucky will make it. ”

"But aerospace technology is different, it's systems engineering, and it's not a single breakthrough that can solve the problem - think about it from another angle, if we can really do it, we still need to buy technology from SpaceX?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Tielin was almost convinced.

yes, if you can really get it, why bother with SpaceX?

For a moment, he had dispelled the idea of buying stocks to go long, and even desperately wanted to go to Hong Kong stocks to rush a wave and short, maybe he could use the mechanism of Hong Kong stocks to soar to the sky.

But in the end, his sanity pulled him back.

I don't have a chance to fail, and the risk of shorting Hong Kong stocks is too great.

On the other hand, motivation is also a problem.

Why did you go so impulsively to borrow money, to gamble, and to fight for this opportunity in the past two days, in fact, the initial idea was very simple, that is, absolute trust in the official judgment.

Will they go wrong?

Maybe.

But technically, in the past few years, it seems that they have never missed it

Could it be that this time, I am so unlucky that I will buy a black swan??

Wang Tielin didn't believe that his luck would be so bad.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said:

"Forget it."

"The credibility of these messages is relatively poor, and I don't think anyone will have a more say in the discussion of technology than the official."

"Since the space group thinks this technology is feasible, what do I have to question?"

"Fuben, I feel that we are investing in the national fortune now, do you remember, when fusion appeared, I also planned to invest it, but because I was too timid, I didn't start in the end."

"At that time, I had a similar idea as you, and I thought that this technology would not work."

"Now, I really regret it."

"That's different."

"It's no different."

Lin Fu wanted to persuade Wang Tielin again, but the latter interrupted him with a look of having made up his mind.

"I thought about it, you're right, it's really irrational for me to borrow money for investment, I have to pay the money back."

"However, over the years, I have also saved a small 200,000 yuan, and I don't plan to keep this money."

"Follow the official, eat meat or starve, I admit it!"

Hearing his words, Lin Fuben's eyes showed a look of sympathy.

In his opinion, Wang Tielin is probably already "on top".

At this time, he couldn't listen to anyone's persuasion.

It's a pity. The more he believed in something, the worse he would fall.

The Long March-9 is absolutely not good, I didn't say it thoroughly, but in fact, I have more "internal" news.

Not only themselves, but most of the capital in the international market is actually already moving.

And Wang Tielin's actions are undoubtedly against the trend

Honglin Capital Headquarters.

Ji Cheng is one of the most experienced traders of Honglin Capital, and each of the projects he has handled can be said to represent the highest level in the industry, and in the early days, he even managed large-scale investments in Chinese soybeans and edible oils.

Under his leadership, Blackstone Capital's doppelganger in China, Honglin Capital, has also achieved great success in just a few years.

By 2006, Redforest Capital had even controlled more than 15% of the local real estate market.

However, it was from that year onwards that things took a turn for the worse.

First of all, large-scale infrastructure action, followed by the world financial crisis, Honglin Capital's life suddenly became sad, the original territory was lost one by one, to now in 2013, it has set an astonishing record of negative growth in the scale of funds for 7 consecutive years.

If it weren't for Ji Cheng's sewing and mending in it, keeping the profits of the basic market, this capital group would even have the possibility of falling directly.

So, it desperately needed a proper project to save itself - and it just so happened that Ji Cheng saw such an opportunity.

Facing the people in the conference room listening to the report, he said confidently:

Therefore, according to the current situation we have, investing in China's aerospace industry is a choice that will never go wrong."

"Of course, in the recent past, we have also noticed some noises of interference, the most critical of which is related to the technical cooperation between Space Propulsion and SpaceX, that is, LTV technology."

"We consulted with a number of academics and technical researchers in the field, conducted a careful investigation, and finally came to the conclusion that space propulsion may indeed have chosen the wrong technical route."

The voice fell, and everyone in the conference room was talking.

This argument is obviously contrary to Ji Cheng's investment advice at the beginning, so what is the meaning of what he said?

Looking at everyone's reactions, Ji Cheng smiled slightly.

Subsequently, he continued:

"Everyone, don't worry."

"We're all sophisticated investors, so we all know something."

"That is, the long-term trend of an investment target is often unrelated to its short-term fluctuations, or even diametrically opposed."

"And the opportunity in front of you is the most typical example."

"Will space propulsion really fail completely because of a mistake in the technical route? Impossible, right? ”

"The heritage that Huaxia has accumulated in recent years is enough for them to make one, two, or even dozens of mistakes unscrupulously."

"Therefore, the trend of the future is extremely obvious, and they will definitely go up and higher inexorably."

"But in the short term, they do face the risks that come with LTV technology."

"And that's our chance."

"With this opportunity, we can not only short several key targets to make profits, but also enlarge our holdings through the secondary market after their prices fall to low points, and even reach acquisitions."

"You know it's impossible!"

Someone in the conference room immediately interrupted Ji Cheng.

"All the aerospace targets we have seen are all controlled by Huaxia Official, and it is not whimsical to want to form influence through the secondary market?"

Hearing this, Ji Cheng retorted without hesitation:

"I'm not talking about space propulsion, nor any company that starts with space."

"It's the other companies that provide them with edge support."

"For example, Jiangsu Hi-Tech, Feihong, Guangku, you know, Huaxia has a traditional strategy, called the countryside surrounding the city."

"This strategy is not only used in the field of warfare, in fact, its core runs through all the large-scale projects and programs of Huaxia."

"Including the merger and acquisition of a large number of companies in the United States initiated by Huaxia White Glove, it is actually carried out under the guidance of such a strategy."

"Isn't it? I want to ask you, have you seen Huaxia directly acquire Loma, buy Boeing, or buy SpaceX? ”

"And even if they did, they only had tiny, tiny, insignificant shares."

"What they're really going to do is the 'parasitic companies' that surround the edge of the giants, like LMS, like Tesla."

"In that case, why can't we adopt the same strategy as theirs?"

"Isn't seizing the initiative on the periphery, step by step, and then attacking those huge main bodies the best way to achieve our ultimate goal?"

In the conference room, everyone was lost in thought.

Yes, the most fundamental purpose of Honglin Capital is actually to control the economic lifeline of China.

And since it is impossible to achieve the goal through direct means, as Ji Cheng said, it seems that it is a good strategy to take it step by step?

In just a few minutes, everyone present quickly made a choice.

They raised their hands in agreement, and this hand also marks that a round of hunting for Huaxia aerospace-related enterprises is about to be officially launched.

(End of chapter)