Zhang Tianxing immediately became a celebrity at Harvard University. There was no way around it; although the school was large, the news was even more explosive, especially since it involved shorting the Nasdaq index with one hundred million US dollars.
The Chinese student community quickly learned about this, and everyone was stunned. Good heavens, this Zhang Tianxing truly had money to burn, shorting the Nasdaq with a hundred million. All one could say was, "So rich."
Li Dan's mouth hung open when she heard the news. Her good friend Feng Rongrong asked from the side, "Li Dan, what's wrong? Why are you spacing out?"
"Rongrong, it's nothing. I just feel the gap between people is too immense. We're both working odd jobs to cover living and accommodation expenses, while junior Zhang can afford to short the Nasdaq with a hundred million US dollars," Li Dan said, feeling a bit agitated.
She had initially thought Zhang Tianxing was a stock with potential, but she never expected him to pull off something like this. Although Li Dan didn't invest in the stock market, people around her were saying it was a great time to invest.
Experts and professors had all said that if one knew how to buy, they should pick growth-oriented company stocks. If they didn't know how to pick, they could just buy the Nasdaq index. From the year the Nasdaq index was established to this day,
If one consistently invested in the Nasdaq index, their investment returns would far surpass those of market experts. This was supported by data.
Over these hundred years, the Nasdaq index had seen very few significant pullbacks, countable on one hand. As long as you persisted with regular investments, the Nasdaq would not disappoint you; it would surely set new highs one after another.
Even a layman like herself could see this, yet Zhang Tianxing was using a hundred million to short the Nasdaq. Did Zhang Tianxing have too much money with nowhere to spend it?
Thinking of this, Li Dan sighed. It seemed her free accommodation wouldn't last much longer. Forget it; she shouldn't enjoy it all by herself.
"Rongrong, that Zhang Tianxing is my landlord I was telling you about. Are you interested in living together with me? Rent-free, just for doing some chores. Want to be my companion and keep him company?" Li Dan asked Feng Rongrong with a smile.
"Dandan, no way! You're actually trading yourself for rent? That won't do. We have our bottom line. How can you abandon your dignity for rent? Are you still the Li Dan I know who works eight part-time jobs a day?" Feng Rongrong asked, disbelief etched on her face.
She didn't believe it; if it meant selling her looks, Li Dan would have done so long ago.
Hearing Feng Rongrong's words, Li Dan's face turned bright red. "You little minx, what nonsense are you spouting? I mean purely doing chores. What kind of messy thoughts are in your head? I'll rip your mouth apart!"
Seeing Li Dan's reaction, Feng Rongrong finally relaxed. "Doing chores, that's fine. Back before I came to the US, I couldn't even distinguish five grains and was completely inept. I never expected that after coming to the US, I'd become an all-rounder."
"Indeed. Now I can enter the kitchen and steam, fry, stir-fry, and cook. There's nothing I can't do. Now, even carrying a gas tank on my shoulder is no problem. But with this current situation with Zhang Tianxing, shorting the Nasdaq with a hundred million US dollars, will he even survive to return home?" Feng Rongrong had this question.
They were all intelligent people and knew what was going on. Shorting the Nasdaq would surely result in a complete loss of capital. The crucial question was whether the hundred million US dollars was just Zhang Tianxing's pocket money or his entire fortune.
If it was the latter, would the villa near the school be auctioned off? This was something they needed to be concerned about.
"My dear Rongrong, how about this: don't move out of your current place. Just pack your things and come stay with me for a couple of days. Then I'll let you meet this Zhang Tianxing. Not to mention anything else, he's quite handsome," Li Dan pleaded.
"Fine. Beauty is justice. Just hearing you girls talk about a handsome guy and a rich man coming here, let me see for myself," Feng Rongrong said with a charming laugh.
A hundred million US dollars would take some time to lose. She could just keep Li Dan company and enjoy the convenience of being close to school.
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When Wang Yiding heard the news, he almost exploded with anger. This Zhang Tianxing truly didn't play by the rules.
Damn it, the pace of study here was a bit too fast. Wang Yiding had almost failed to keep up with the course progress. He had been busy adapting to the academic atmosphere here and hadn't had time to talk to Zhang Tianxing.
Initially, when he heard Zhang Tianxing bought a villa near the school, Wang Yiding endured it. Chinese people always bought property wherever they went. He was also a person with dignity; he couldn't be too greedy and take all of Zhang Tianxing's assets.
However, Zhang Tianxing was quite a player, finding a beautiful woman to share the house with. It was said that this beauty didn't have to pay rent, only do chores. He was doing the same thing. He'd see if Old Chen was happy in a couple of days.
But today's incident had made Wang Yiding furious. How could Zhang Tianxing be so foolish? To short the Nasdaq with a hundred million US dollars, didn't he want his money anymore? If you don't want it, I do. I haven't even asked for your equity yet.
He never expected the hundred million US dollars to go into shorting the Nasdaq. Damn it, that's like throwing a meat bun at a dog, no return! Damn it, this was his money! He said it too late.
Damn it, a chance to get rich was missed just like that. How much money could Zhang Tianxing have? He didn't even have assets of a hundred million. He probably borrowed some money from others.
It seemed his chance to get rich hadn't arrived yet. Damn Zhang Tianxing.
If heaven gave him another chance, on the very first night he met Zhang Tianxing, he would have told Zhang Tianxing, "From now on, you're with me. No one will bother you. Give me your shares, and I'll ensure you live a life of ease."
But there was no such chance. It seemed there was no need for him to deal with Zhang Tianxing anymore. Shorting the Nasdaq, Zhang Tianxing probably didn't know how the US pursued debts.
A hundred million sounded like a lot, but shorting the Nasdaq wouldn't last long. After the Nasdaq reached new highs and rose another ten points or so, he would lose everything.
Truly hateful. It would have been so much better if he, Wang Yiding, had spent that hundred million. He never imagined Zhang Tianxing would throw a hundred million into the stock market. What an unfilial person!
Not to mention the raging Wang Yiding, Xu Dachuan was also devastated upon hearing the news.
He had misjudged. Zhang Tianxing, whom he had placed so much hope in, had unexpectedly crashed so soon.
Losing over a million US dollars in a single day. This amount could ensure the comfortable living of many international students, yet it was wasted by Zhang Tianxing.
It had vanished directly into the stock market without even a ripple. The most heartbreaking part was that Zhang Tianxing had actually spoken of "ten thousand times in eight years." Big brother, wake up! People who achieve ten thousand times in eight years don't go against the market. You are going against the market by shorting the Nasdaq now.