Ji Mengying frowned, "You said the end of the world, what's going on?"

"This is the headline on the front page of the newspaper today, don't you know it?"

"The curse of the Indians?" Ji Mengying flipped the newspaper to the front page, and then saw the registration, "Oh, it turns out that your interest is to read this kind of lace tabloid." ”

"What a lace tabloid, this is a mass newspaper!" Ji Aojian said confidently, "With the emergence of mass newspapers, it marks the beginning of mankind into the era of mass communication." ”

"What happened to the age of mass communication?"

"Then there will be a steady stream of cultural phenomena that suit the needs of the general public, such as legends about the end of the world. ”

"Actually," Ji Mengying hurriedly glanced at the report, "the Indians have cursed. ”

"Really?" Ji Aojian asked curiously, "When will the earth be destroyed?"

"The Indians were divided into hundreds or thousands of tribes, and there were often civil wars among themselves, and it was a show of the years to ask the gods for blessings and curse their enemies. Ji Mengying continued, "The white people came to this continent hundreds of years ago, bringing invasion and bloodshed, and of course there have always been Indian tribes who cursed them. ”

"The curse has not been interrupted for hundreds of years, will it work?"

"When our China was invaded by foreign enemies, the emperor would also pray to the heavens and condemn the barbarians. Ji Mengying said, "If the curse is useful, then you have to lie down and taste the guts, what are you doing with Taoguang?"

"I'll just say, even if the Indians have some curse, the earth will turn in the same way. Ji Aojian said proudly. "There are so many ancient civilizations, each of which claims to be able to bring about the end of the earth, and we don't know how many times we have died. ”

"Still. Ji Mengying suddenly pondered. "When I was dealing with the Indians, I heard from some of the older chiefs and wizards that there was a messenger of the gods who could communicate with the will of Mother Earth, and who prayed solemnly to the gods to send down divine punishment to destroy the foreign invaders. ”

Ji Aojian asked suspiciously, "Messenger of God." What is this concept?"

"As far as I suspect, the so-called ability to communicate with Mother Earth's will may be the celestial induction. ”

Ji Ao was startled when he landed on the sword. "Could it be that he is a great grandmaster, and since the great grandmaster wants to destroy the earth, is it possible to do this?"

"I don't know, if he could destroy the earth, the ritual would have been carried out a long time ago. I can't stop it. ”

"Okay. When did this ceremony happen?"

"Well, probably more than a hundred years ago. ”

"I'll go!" Ji Aojian wiped his sweat, "You said it earlier, don't scare people casually, I almost believed that the end of the world was really coming." ”

"It's useless. Ji Mengying reprimanded, "Even if the sky falls, you have to go up to it, which is in line with my family's family motto." ”

"The sky is falling, and there is a great grandmaster on top. Ji Aojian said nonchalantly. "I'm not there yet, it's up to you to save the world. It has nothing to do with me. ”

Ji Mengying looked at the newspaper again, "I feel that in the mass era, the media hype about the concept of the end of the world is actually related to the cycle of economic crisis. ”

"Oh, how do you say that?" Ji Aojian became interested.

"Whenever the social economy has just emerged from the Great Depression and people's incomes are gradually rising, the newspapers begin to concoct rumors of the end of the world, which can not only attract readers' interest, increase their own circulation, but also encourage mass consumption and fuel a new round of economic development. Ji Mengying said slowly, "And the date set by the end of the world is roughly more than ten years to twenty or thirty years later, almost coinciding with the cycle of a round of economic crisis, and the time of the so-called end of the world is often the moment when the economic crisis breaks out. ”

"Yes, yes, you have a point. ”

"If you want to play something exciting, you can also come to the exchange and buy stocks, and you can experience the feeling of the end of the world many times in a year. ”

"Speaking of which. Ji Aojian turned to the page of the assassination news again, "How many people have you let experience the end of the world, why are you always assassinated?"

"I can't blame it, I entered the brokerage world on Wall Street with the intention of chasing high-quality stocks and becoming a successful investor. Ji Mengying said innocently, "The reason why I started a financial war with those guys was completely forced to get involved." ”

"And how did all this happen?"

"I originally did stock issuance for your company and earned a lot of commissions. Ji Mengying said, "Then I remember that you said that it is a big bull market now, and you can make money by choosing stocks with your eyes closed, so I just chose some stocks and started investing." ”

"Oh, how are these stocks you picked? ”

Ji Mengying said excitedly, "It's all going up well, it's more than the average market." ”

"It's normal. Ji Aojian nodded, "Economists have long discovered that letting a monkey randomly choose some stocks to buy is more likely to make money than using any stock speculation theory. ”

"That's right, at that moment, I felt like a god in the world, and I was lucky. Ji Mengying sighed, "But, after a while, no matter what stock I bought, that stock fell sharply, which saddened me." ”

"Could it be that your qi is failing?"

"This has nothing to do with luck, no matter what career you do, you can't last long by luck, technology is fundamental. ”

"You're right. ”

So I bought a lot of books on stock trading guides at the stall and began to study the technical path to becoming a stock god. ”

"And then?"

"I still buy whatever stocks I buy, and I fall on them. Ji Mengying said sullenly, "Slowly, I feel that this is not a matter of luck, nor is it a technical problem, it seems that there are some invisible forces that are specifically targeting me and suppressing me." ”

Ji Aojian slapped his palm and said, "It's not easy, you finally see it." ”

So I made up my mind and came up with my trick. ”

"What's the trick?"

"I go to follow the stockbrokers who are against me every day, and find out their action plans, financial strength, and short bottom line. Ji Mengying blinked, "Ever since I knew their hole cards, I could easily make them feel the end of the world." ”

"Huh?" Ji Aojian was shocked, "Aren't you cheating?"

"What a cheat, it's a good job of my intelligence. Ji Mengying snorted, "The stock market is like a battlefield, will I be merciful to the enemy?"

"You've let me down so much. Ji Aojian said bitterly, "I thought you would tell me that you relied on your superior wisdom and rich experience to gain insight into the tactics of your opponents and defeat them to the ground." ”

"Since I can spy on favorable information, why don't I use it?" Ji Mengying said strangely, "Even if it is the most prestigious military advisor like Zhuge Wuhou, if he obtains the enemy's battle plan through spies, will he ignore the intelligence and insist on using the so-called magic trick to defeat the opponent?"

"Because in this way, there is no suspense at all about your victory, which really makes people have less sense of expectation. ”

"What is the suspense, if there is a situation of steady winning, you must win steadily, and don't give the opponent a chance. Ji Mengying said coldly, "The mentality you had just now is called Wenqing Fan'er." ”

Ji Aojian was speechless for a moment, and suddenly remembered something, "You just rely on that commission to compete with these big brokers, how can you have the financial strength?"

"Oh, that's easy. Ji Mengying said casually, "The capital of the Transcontinental Railway Company is now sufficient, and whenever necessary, I will directly withdraw it from your company's account." ”

"How can you do that?" Ji Aojian immediately became anxious, "The stock market is risky, speculation needs to be cautious, what if you lose?"

"yes, who just said that I didn't have any suspense at all, and even said that there was no sense of expectation?"

“...... You can make sure you don't lose money, and you may be assassinated every day in the future. ”

"What is an assassination?" Ji Mengying said disdainfully, "The person who wants to hurt me with a musket has not yet been born." ”

"Don't talk too much, when you went to grab gold last year, weren't you injured by a stray bullet?"

"Hey, that's just a bruise, okay!"

"Isn't a bruise an injury?" Ji Aojian snorted, "Your myth of invincibility has long been shattered!"

"Anyway, you bought me insurance, and the beneficiary is in your name. Ji Mengying said resentfully, "I have an accident, so I won't take advantage of your heart." ”

Ji Aojian had nothing to say. After a while, he carefully asked, "Have there been any big moves in the stock market lately?"

"Yes, according to my latest eavesdropping information, they are going to join forces to short sell the shares of the Transcontinental Railway. ”

"Who has the strength to short my stock?"

"Some of the most powerful brokers have joined forces, and there is now big bad news about the transcontinental railway. ”

Ji Aojian hurriedly asked, "What bad news?"

"Don't you even know about such a big thing, it's all in the newspapers. Ji Mengying suddenly remembered, "Oh, I forgot that you like to read lace tabloids, no wonder you don't know yet." ”

Ji Aojian hurriedly flipped through the newspaper quickly, and then pointed to a message on a certain page behind and said, "Is this it?"

Ji Mengying glanced at it, "That's it, why is such an important news actually put in such an inconspicuous corner?"

"The characteristic of popular newspapers is that entertainment is paramount, and the real political news does not care. Ji Aojian said with emotion, "It turns out that the newspaper style of later generations in the United States has basically been set in the embryonic shape now. (To be continued......)