"Do you want your mother to lie on the hospital bed, waiting for death in despair?"
This question from the future, like a red-hot hammer, with a scorching heat wave, slammed the last remaining hesitation and reason in Chen Fan's heart. The rain outside the window was dripping, winding into twisted lines on the glass window, as if fate was silently mocking him.
Yes. He can lose, be trampled underfoot like a dog, and have nothing. But he can't let the only woman in the world who truly loves him, exhaust her last bit of vitality in illness and despair. The white hair on his mother's temples and the suppressed cough in the middle of the night, at this moment, flooded into his mind like a tide, stinging every nerve in his body.
At that moment, the struggle, fear and confusion in Chen Fan's eyes faded away, replaced by a kind of almost crazy calmness, a determination to survive after being forced into a desperate situation. He straightened his hunched back, and his fingers unconsciously clenched the corners of his clothes, his knuckles turning white. At this moment, he was no longer the submissive and submissive social animal Chen Fan. From this moment on, he was a gambler, a desperate man who bet his and his mother's fate on the poker table.
He took a deep breath, and his chest was filled with cold and damp air, but it seemed to ignite a flame of revenge. The cold light of the mobile phone screen reflected his pale face. He skillfully opened the app store, his finger paused in the search bar for half a second, and finally firmly entered the word "broker". In the dense list of applications, he chose a securities company APP with the largest downloads and the best reputation. The golden shield on the icon seemed to silently give him courage.
Registration, uploading ID card, face recognition, binding bank card, a series of processes, he operated smoothly without the slightest hesitation. When the APP interface popped up the prompt "The account opening application has been submitted and is expected to be approved within 1 working day", his pounding heart calmed down a little. But he knew that this was just the beginning, and the real test was still to come.
One working day. The message from the future said it was "three days later". Today is Monday night, so the announcement date should be Thursday. The time is just right. However, deep in his heart, there is still a trace of uneasiness spreading, like moss in the corner, growing quietly in the dark.
After doing all this, Chen Fan was not sleepy at all. He carefully put the 30,000 yuan back into the iron box. The rust on the edge of the iron box glowed dark red under the light, like dried blood. Putting on the washed white coat, he walked into the rain that had not stopped. The street lights were blurred in the rain, and the occasional car passing by on the street splashed water, soaking his trouser legs.
The ATM deposit area in the early morning was empty, with only the monotonous hum of the machine running. Chen Fan neatly put the stacks of banknotes with his body temperature into the deposit slot. Listening to the sound of the money detector, his heart was in his throat. This sound did not sound like counting money to him at this moment, but more like the sound of the wheel of fate starting to turn. Every banknote involved was like a bet on his fate.
When his mobile phone received the text message of "30,000 yuan deposited", he exhaled a long breath. Burn the boats. The boat has sunk. At this moment, he stood under the flashing light of the ATM machine with a long shadow, looking particularly lonely.
For Chen Fan, the next two days were the longest and most tormenting 48 hours in his life. He locked himself in the rental house, the curtains were closed, and the room was dim. The only light source came from the computer screen, and the faint blue light reflected his haggard face.
The mysterious phone returned to normal after sending those messages, and the black dialog box disappeared without a trace as if it had never appeared. If it weren't for the approval notification in the brokerage APP and the 30,000 yuan balance in the bank card, Chen Fan almost thought that everything that night was just a nightmare caused by a high fever.
He didn't dare to sleep and couldn't sleep. The coffee cup left circles of brown marks on the table, and cigarette butts filled the ashtray. He frantically searched for all the information about "Binhai Technology" on the Internet. The results he got made his already hanging heart sink to the bottom again and again.
"Binhai Technology, the largest technology scam in Binhai City, has been living on government subsidies for many years. The technical team has long been in name only, and the 'Loongson' plan is a pie drawn ten years ago, and no one has paid attention to it. Senior stock commentator Mr. Li strongly recommends investors to avoid Binhai Technology, as the stock has a great risk of delisting"
Every piece of news, every post, is like a poisonous needle, piercing his body. His reason was telling him frantically: You have been cheated, you are crazy! Several times he even impulsively opened the trading software, his finger lingered on the "Cancel Order" button but did not press it.
But every time at this time, Li Wei's contemptuous eyes, Ma Chao's contemptuous ridicule, and the cold question on the phone "Do you want your mother to wait for death?" would appear in his mind like a brand. He would slap himself hard and force himself to calm down. Believe! Must believe! This is the information from myself ten years later, at an unknown price! If even I don't believe in myself, who else can I believe?
On the afternoon of the second day when he was suffering, a familiar call came in. It was Zhang Wei. Chen Fan's heart jumped suddenly, and the warning in the future message "Don't believe Zhang, Wei" instantly emerged. He looked at the name jumping on the screen of the mobile phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally took a deep breath and pressed the answer button, trying to make his voice sound as tired and frustrated as usual.
"Hello, Weizi."
"Fanzi! Where the hell have you been? I've called you so many times!" Zhang Wei's voice was as noisy as ever, but full of concern, from the other end of the phone, "I heard from people that you...you and Li Wei had that thing, and there was something about work. Where are you now? I'll come find you!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Chen Fan's nose was sore and his eyes were red instantly. The rain outside the window stopped at some point, and a ray of sunlight came in through the gap in the curtains and shone on his face. Zhang Wei, his brother who slept on the lower bunk in college, also stayed in Binhai City after graduation. He was the only person he could talk to in this cold city. In the past three years, no matter what difficulties he encountered, Zhang Wei was always the first to stand up.
If it weren't for that message, he might have been crying bitterly while hugging Zhang Wei at this moment. But now Chen Fan's heart seemed to be separated by an invisible wall. He could feel Zhang Wei's genuine concern, but the warning from the future was like a poisonous sting in his heart.
"I... I'm fine, Weizi." Chen Fan's voice was a little hoarse, "I just want to be alone and quiet."
"Quiet ass!" Zhang Wei cursed on the other end, "Don't be a bitch! Are you out of money? I just got my salary, and there are more than 10,000 in my card. I'll transfer 5,000 to you first! Don't worry about work, I'll ask our company for you, and if it doesn't work, come and live with me first, can we brothers be suffocated to death by urine?"
Warm words, like a warm current, instantly poured into Chen Fan's cold heart. He even began to doubt whether his future self had made a mistake? Or, in the past ten years, what huge misunderstanding had happened between him and Zhang Wei? How could Zhang Wei be someone to be wary of?
However, the suspicion was only a moment. The despair that night and the mystery of the mobile phone had planted a seed called "caution" in his heart. Before the result came out, he didn't dare to gamble, nor did he dare to believe it.
"Really, it's not necessary, Weizi." Chen Fan suppressed his emotions and squeezed out a voice that sounded like a bitter smile, "I still have some money in my hand to support for a while. Don't worry about me, I'll find you when I think it through."
"You kid..." Zhang Wei was silent for a while on the other end, and seemed to sigh, "Okay. But if you have anything, you must call me! Don't bear it alone! Do you hear me?"
"Got it."
Hang up the phone, Chen Fan sat dejectedly on the bed, and only his heavy breathing was left in the room. Refusing the help of his only friend, this feeling is more uncomfortable than being betrayed by Li Wei. He felt an unprecedented loneliness, as if he was abandoned by the whole world. But at the same time, his eyes became more determined. He has no way out, and he can only go down this road alone.
Thursday, 9:15 am. Binhai City, urban village, rental house.
The moment of the decisive battle has finally arrived. Chen Fan's eyes were bloodshot, staring at the time-sharing chart of "Binhai Technology" on the mobile phone screen. 9:15 to 9:25 is the call auction time. At this moment, the price line on the screen has not fluctuated, but sporadic orders have begun to appear in the buy and sell orders below. Just like the previous few days, the selling volume is far greater than the buying volume. It looks like a storm is coming.
Chen Fan's heart was beating like a drum. His palms were full of cold sweat, and his knuckles holding the phone turned white due to excessive force. He recalled the message over and over again: "Seven daily limit boards will be announced in three days"
Today! He opened the trading interface, his finger hovered on the "buy" button, and he didn't press it for a long time. Enter the stock code "60XXXX". Select "market order" for price. Select "all" for quantity. His total account assets, 30,000 yuan, will all be turned into bullets and shot into this unknown battlefield.
Time passed by minute by minute. The wall clock ticked, and every tick seemed to be beating his heart. At 9:25, the call auction ended, and the final opening price was fixed at a position 0.5% lower than yesterday's closing price. Chen Fan's heart sank.
9:29, the last minute.
Dense beads of sweat oozed from Chen Fan's forehead, slid down his cheeks, and dripped onto the screen of his mobile phone. He seemed to be able to hear the sound of his blood flowing, roaring in his ears. Now! He no longer hesitated and pressed the "Buy" button!
"Order submitted!"
Looking at the pop-up prompt on the screen, Chen Fan seemed to have been drained of all his strength and leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. He had done what he could do, and he had done everything. What's next is to leave it to fate, or to the "self ten years later" to judge.
9:30:00, opening!
At the moment of opening, the price line on the screen suddenly fell downward! The green numbers were dazzling! -1.2%! The total assets in his account shrank by more than 300 yuan in an instant! Chen Fan's pupils suddenly contracted, and the blood in his body seemed to solidify at this moment! Fake? It's fake! All this is a huge scam! He was deceived! He threw his mother's life-saving money into a bottomless pit!
The huge fear and despair, like a cold big hand, instantly grabbed his heart and almost suffocated him! His body trembled slightly, and his nails dug deep into his palm, but he felt no pain. However, in the next second when his brain was blank and he was desperate!
The sudden change!
In the right volume area of the time-sharing chart, a huge red column rose from the ground! A super large buy order of more than 50,000 lots, like a prehistoric behemoth, appeared at the buy one position! Then, 10,000 lots, 30,000 lots, 80,000 lots! Countless buy orders, like a stream of crucian carp, poured in from all directions!
The green price line on the screen seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, and it went up wildly at a terrifying angle of nearly 90 degrees! -1%, 0%, +2%, +5%, +8%. The numbers were jumping wildly! Chen Fan's eyes were as big as copper bells, and his breathing had stopped! He could even see that in the right detail column, those four-digit and five-digit buy orders were refreshing like a waterfall, densely packed with red!
Too fast!
Everything happened in a flash! From the opening drop to the crazy rise at this moment, the whole process took no more than ten seconds!
"Boom!"
+10.00%!
The stock price of Binhai Technology was nailed to the daily limit! The price number turned into a bright red that could no longer jump, followed by a striking "seal". Looking at the huge amount of hundreds of thousands of orders at the buy position below, Chen Fan knew that this daily limit had been welded shut! Even gods couldn't break it!
"Hoo...Hoo...Hoo..." Chen Fan slumped on the ground, his chest heaving violently, he opened his mouth and greedily breathed in the air like a dying fish returning to the water. He won. The bet won! The message from the future was true! An indescribable ecstasy and excitement rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head! He just felt his whole body trembling, not because of fear, but because of extreme excitement!
He suddenly jumped up from the ground and punched the wall hard, but he didn't feel any pain! He wanted to laugh, to roar, to vent all the depression, humiliation and anxiety accumulated in the past few days! Tears burst out without warning. These are not cowardly tears, but tears of surviving a disaster and getting justice!
He looked at the bright red number "Profit and loss for the day: +3000.00 yuan" in his mobile phone account and smiled like a fool. Three thousand yuan! In just a dozen seconds, he earned the money that he would have earned in half a month of hard work in the past! Moreover, this was only the first daily limit! There are still six more to come! His, Chen Fan's, life is really going to be completely rewritten from today!
He paced back and forth in the room excitedly, refreshing the news APP over and over again, waiting for the decisive news. The old newspapers on the wall were rustling in the wind, and the sunshine outside the window was bright, as if celebrating for him.
At ten o'clock in the morning. A bold news flash finally popped up.
"Heavy! Binhai Technology officially announced: its "Loongson 1" project has achieved a historic breakthrough, successfully taped out, and its performance indicators have reached the international advanced level"!
Immediately afterwards, major financial media began to forward it crazily!
"The dawn of domestic chips! Binhai Technology has avenged its previous shame!"
"Ten years of hard work! Loongson 1 may change the domestic semiconductor landscape!"
"The strongest dark horse! Binhai Technology Review Today: Who is the mysterious fund that foresaw the future? "
Looking at these news headlines, Chen Fan felt relaxed and happy as never before! He seemed to be able to see the stunned and shocked expressions of Li Wei and Ma Chao after they learned the news. He opened his stock account and looked at the bright red "+10.00%", and an unprecedented pride surged in his heart. This is just the beginning!
Just as Chen Fan was immersed in great joy and infinite longing for the future, his mobile phone suddenly rang. It was not a call, nor was it the mysterious APP. It was a mobile phone text message. From an unfamiliar number.
Chen Fan clicked it casually, and when he saw the content of the text message clearly, the smile on his face froze instantly. The eyes that were shining with excitement also narrowed suddenly at this moment, shooting out a cold and piercing cold light. The text message was very short, with only one sentence.
"Chen Fan, what are you doing? I just heard from Zhang Wei that you invested all your money in Binhai Technology, that junk stock. Are you crazy?!"
The text message was signed by Li Wei.