She was a local of Modu, and her family's conditions were actually quite good, but still far from owning a car worth over a million yuan, and she couldn't casually afford clothes from luxury brands like Chanel, Dior, Gucci...
"That shouldn't be right!"
Yang Liqing, still in shock, recalled Su Yi's frugal and simple life when they shared a dorm in the past, finding it hard to believe.
"Just a while ago, I heard from Lao Tu that he failed the internal trader assessment at 'Huaxi Capital' and was eliminated, and was looking for a job. How did he... suddenly become so rich?"
A Porsche Cayenne, a car worth over a million yuan.
Even though he had just managed to get into 'Huatou Capital' with a bit of family connection, and his starting salary was 15,000 yuan.
But to buy such a car, even with some family support, he would have to work hard for at least two or three years.
"Your information must be wrong, right?"
The girl severely doubted the accuracy of Yang Liqing's information.
Yang Liqing said, "No, Lao Tu interned at 'Huaxi Capital' with Su Yi in the same batch. How could he not know the exact situation?"
"Then that's too incredible," the girl exclaimed.
"It is indeed incredible," Yang Liqing said.
"It's a shame I don't have his direct contact information after graduation, otherwise I could really call him and ask what's going on."
"Someone in the class group chat should know, right?" the girl said.
Then, before Yang Liqing could react, she sent the photos she had just taken to the class group chat and messaged everyone, saying,
"I'm sharing some explosive news with you all. Do you all remember our classmate Su Yi? Liqing and I just saw him at the IFC Mall. He's now driving a black Cayenne and has a particularly beautiful girlfriend by his side. Pictures speak for themselves, you know."
"Su Yi driving a Cayenne? No way? Shen Qingmei, did you see wrong?"
"Qingmei, you're on a date with Yang Liqing, why are you bringing up our classmate Su Yi? He's not even in the group!"
"I know Su Yi's family situation; they're very poor. How could he afford a Cayenne? Didn't they say he was just rejected by 'Huaxi Capital' and was still looking for a job?"
"How beautiful is 'particularly beautiful'? How does she compare to our class beauty?"
"Yeah, Shen Qingmei, quickly send a photo so we can see how beautiful 'particularly beautiful' really is!"
"Forget it, asking you guys is pointless."
Seeing that no one in the group knew what Su Yi had been up to recently, Shen Qingmei grumbled and was about to close the group chat.
Just then, Xu Xiaopeng, who usually had little presence in the group, suddenly said,
"I met Su Yi at our company before. A while ago, he made nearly 8 million in profit by shorting index futures with leveraged funds."
"Shorting index futures with leveraged funds? Are you crazy?!"
"Holy crap, how much did you say he earned, 8 million?"
"Seriously? Xu Xiaopeng, is what you're saying true or false? That's too exaggerated!"
"Oh my god, 8 million! I'd have to work for 70 years to earn that much money. It can't be real, can it? This is just mind-blowing!"
"Are you sure it's 8 million, not 80,000? Not 800,000? How is Su Yi so awesome?"
Following Xu Xiaopeng's revelation, the messages in the entire group instantly exploded.
Especially many classmates who didn't pursue postgraduate studies, had left school, and entered society, understood the weight of 8 million yuan even more deeply.
Suddenly, the impact they felt in their hearts was even more shocking.
"No wonder he can afford a Cayenne."
After Xu Xiaopeng's revelation, Shen Qingmei finally solved the mystery and exclaimed,
"Our classmate Su is truly impressive; he achieved a life's reversal of fortune so quickly."
"8 million! How did he earn it?"
Yang Liqing was still in complete shock at this moment.
Shen Qingmei said, "Didn't Xu Xiaopeng just say? He earned it by shorting index futures with leveraged funds. The market conditions were indeed very poor a while ago, and shorting index futures at that time could certainly make money, but... to earn so much is truly surprising."
"Index futures already carry extremely high leverage, and compounded with margin financing..."
Yang Liqing said, "This isn't something an average skilled and daring person can do. Although market conditions were bad a while ago, the fluctuations were also extremely violent. Index futures are not something where you're guaranteed to make money just by getting the direction right. Under extremely high leverage, many times, even if you get the direction right, you can still face forced liquidation."
Although he and Su Yi were college dorm mates.
However, given Su Yi's family background and his personality, their relationship wasn't particularly good.
At the same time, he wasn't optimistic about Su Yi's development in Modu, so after graduation, he never thought about contacting or maintaining their classmate relationship.
However, he never expected...
While he was complacently thinking he had found a good job and a girlfriend with a decent family background, looks, and abilities.
The other person had already started from scratch and completed the accumulation of initial capital in life.
And, he also found such a beautiful girlfriend.
He was surpassed by him in every aspect.
This made him feel somewhat jealous and unbalanced.
After all, in his heart, he felt that his abilities, family background, interpersonal relationships... everything was superior to the other person.
Why could the other person seize market opportunities and quickly earn 8 million in a short period, but he couldn't?
Why was he outdone by someone he considered inferior in every way?
Thinking of this, Yang Liqing suddenly felt that even the coffee in his hand didn't smell good anymore.
"It's just 8 million, what's there to fuss over so much? Can everyone broaden their perspective a bit?"
As Yang Liqing felt unbalanced, Zhao Xinqiang, a classmate from a wealthy family who everyone considered a 'fuerdai,' finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say,
"8 million is only enough to buy a single room with a toilet in the residential complex where my family lives. And a Cayenne, it's really just a common car; there's nothing high-class about it. I stopped driving cars of that caliber ages ago."
"Wow, Xinqiang, where do you live? The housing prices are so expensive."
"Huangpu Bay No. 1, I'm sure you all know it?"
"Oh my god, isn't that Modu's top luxury residence? Young Master Zhao... when are you going to show us classmates around? I've never seen a top luxury residence in my life."
"I heard from a friend who sells houses that a unit at 'Huangpu Bay No. 1' now costs 180,000 to 190,000 yuan per square meter!"
"180,000 to 190,000 yuan per square meter? That's terrifying! My annual salary is only enough to buy half a square meter, and working for 20 years is only enough to buy a toilet."
Amidst the compliments and exclamations of many classmates in the group, Zhao Xinqiang's vanity was greatly satisfied.
He smiled and invited everyone:
"Alright! As long as you all are free next month, I'll invite everyone to my place for a get-together."
(End of chapter)
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