The next day, the US stock market opened with a direct gap up.
The internet sector took the lead, soaring. Then the technology sector followed suit, climbing sharply, and biotechnology experienced a surge, skyrocketing.
The Nasdaq Composite Index rose rapidly, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average also climbed.
Zhang Tianxing almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. What was happening today? The US stock prices were like they had been injected with chicken blood; were they going to the moon?
With an uneasy heart, Zhang Tianxing checked the trend of the Nasdaq Composite Index and almost spat out another mouthful of old blood.
Oh my god, a loss of ninety million... .org
I can't live anymore. I am the eternal sinner of the Zhang family.
Looking at the trend of the US stock prices, if it doesn't break 5137 today, it will definitely break it tomorrow. It seems heaven is not on my side.
Zhang Tianxing cast these thoughts aside and directly picked up his textbooks for a new round of study. He still had to bring food to the sickly cat at home when he had time.
Li Dan had been very busy these past few days. She had thoroughly consolidated the coursework she had fallen behind on and analyzed her past experimental data. She realized her research topic for the year could be further refined, and she had been optimizing this topic for the past few days.
If nothing unexpected happened, this would be her doctoral dissertation.
When God closes a door for you, he will open a window. Li Dan now understood the true meaning of this phrase.
When she was always busy, she had no time to reflect on herself. Only during this period did Li Dan realize what she truly wanted to pursue.
She couldn't have her eyes solely focused on money. Life wasn't just about money; there was also family, poetry, and the distant future.
It was almost lunchtime. Why hadn't Zhang Tianxing brought food yet? If he didn't come soon, this young lady would starve to death.
Bored, Li Dan endured her hunger and turned on the TV to watch the news.
She mumbled, "Damn Zhang Tianxing, if you don't come after this news segment, I won't do the household chores next time. You do them yourself."
Suddenly, a news report on TV caught her attention. "Finance News reports that the US stock market has opened high, with the Nasdaq Composite Index steadily rising. It has now reached 5105 points. Let's wait and see if the Nasdaq can set a new historical high this afternoon."
"Financial experts analyze that today the Nasdaq opened with a gap up, aggressively climbing. In terms of sectors, the internet and technology initially led the rally, oscillating upwards, followed closely by technology companies, which continued to ascend. Finally, biotechnology surged, and the Nasdaq is aiming for its previous high, which it will surely surpass!"
Li Dan's eyes widened in shock. She finally understood why Zhang Tianxing hadn't returned yet. She stood up anxiously, wanting to comfort Zhang Tianxing, but overestimated her own strength.
She had only taken a few steps before her face was covered in beads of sweat. Li Dan sighed deeply. She was truly weak, not yet fully recovered from her surgery and unable to walk long distances.
Just as Li Dan's mind was in turmoil, Zhang Tianxing pushed the door open and walked in. In his hand was not the familiar Chinese food, but American fried chicken.
Zhang Tianxing handed the fried chicken over directly. "Here, your lunch. I have to go, I have things to do this afternoon."
"Zhang Tianxing, wait a moment," Li Dan called out to him, but didn't know how to begin.
"What is it?" Zhang Tianxing asked in a deep voice. Did the sun rise from the west today? This sickly cat used to ignore him, but her temper had improved a lot during her recovery, as she still needed him to bring food.
Her best friend, Feng Rongrong, was now swamped with work and couldn't spare any time for Li Dan. She was busy with Feng Rongrong's graduation thesis, which was at a critical stage. It would be a good thing if she could return home to sleep at night.
"It's nothing, Zhang Tianxing. You're the best. I believe you will succeed. Go ahead with your work," Li Dan said nonsensically, then immediately hid in bed, no longer showing her face.
Zhang Tianxing found it very strange. What was wrong with this sickly cat today? She said such a strange thing. Was he someone who needed encouragement? Zhang Tianxing looked at his own reflection; he was still so tall and dashing.
John Fu saw Zhang Tianxing and raised his hand. "Zhang Tianxing, don't be discouraged. You were just born at the wrong time. The teacher actually agrees with your viewpoint, but with the bank raising interest rates and the economy booming, stock prices are bound to rise. The pullback has been delayed."
He sighed with a tone of regret. Although Zhang Tianxing's academic performance was average, he was considered the most promising operational genius by his teacher.
This was because Zhang Tianxing possessed a certain temperament: "I operate not for the sake of making money, but simply because my operational conditions have been met."
As long as the conditions were met, he would make the trade.
Only in this way could one achieve perfection in a task.
Once something was done to perfection, making money would become a natural occurrence.
John Fu could pat his chest and say, "In the entire United States, there are only a handful of experts and masters with such a mindset. I never expected his student to have reached this level."
It was just a pity. He didn't know Zhang Tianxing's net worth, but he assumed it was probably like that. He had seen Zhang Tianxing's file; his parents were both ordinary workers, and there was no background whatsoever.
Zhang Tianxing had built this empire entirely through his own efforts, but now it seemed this empire was about to change hands.
Now, the Nasdaq index was just one step away from Zhang Tianxing's margin call. It seemed inevitable that Zhang Tianxing would face a margin call.
What a pity for this young genius, with ambitions as high as the sky but a fate as thin as paper.
The world was never short of geniuses, but if a genius couldn't grow, then they were nothing.
"Teacher, thinking too much is of no use. The moment I entered Morgan Stanley, the outcome was already decided. This is nothing," Zhang Tianxing said calmly. If heaven wants to rain, and a mother wants to remarry, what can be done?
John Fu had been closely watching the afternoon stock market. The bulls' repeated attempts to push prices up were all resisted by the bears.
However, it was clear to discerning eyes that the bears would be exhausted tomorrow. Then, the bulls would have a clear path to 6,000 points, which would not be a dream.
Today, the Nasdaq index hit a high of 5133 points, finally closing at 5128.85 points.
It seemed that tomorrow it would definitely break 5137, at which point Zhang Tianxing would lose all his capital.
"Zhang Tianxing is finished this time!"
"Dare to short the Nasdaq, this young master will teach him how to behave!"
"This time, let him learn his lesson. Don't trust yourself too much in this world, and don't treat others as fools."
"He thought the truth was always held by a minority. Zhang Tianxing was dreaming. This time, the Nasdaq will teach him how to be a human."
"Tomorrow, as long as it opens slightly higher, Zhang Tianxing will definitely face a margin call."
"I bet five毛 (a small amount of money) that Zhang Tianxing is currently looking for a place to jump from."
"I bet he will become a scoundrel and declare bankruptcy."
"That would be too easy for him. This Eastern kid is not to be trifled with!"