Boss Lu: A reborn life is destined to be without regrets!
Chapter 379 - 284. New Year’s Eve

Chapter 379: 284. New Year’s Eve

Crossing into the New Year, on the entire planet, belongs to a supremely romantic moment.

Regardless of the Southern or Northern Hemisphere, across the seven continents and eight oceans, people of different statuses and ethnicities celebrate together at this moment.

They celebrate the upcoming arrival of the new year.

On New Year’s Eve, Mr. Lu was very busy.

During the day, he stayed in Hang City, remotely coordinating with Luo Shaoqin, who was still at home, and pulled up the overall list for 2014.

Based on contributions and performance, he gave every employee at Golden Stone Media a generous New Year’s red envelope.

In addition, several key pillars of the company also received their rewards.

At noon, Mr. Lu joined the brothers from the night study room for a reunion meal.

At the dinner table, he and Xie Yujia struck a chord and confirmed the direction of development for the coming year, that is, 2015.

JK uniforms are a sweet piece of cake that must continue to grow and strengthen the market.

Apart from that, Tanhua Customization now had its own supply chain, which could adapt to changes in demand in terms of new product speed and pre-sale systems.

For the clothing factory located on the outskirts of the East Lake High-tech District, Mr. Lu invested tens of millions.

With it, came the first layer of confidence.

After three in the afternoon, the first thing Mr. Lu did upon returning to his hotel room was to open the stock trading app on his phone.

Because this day also marked the last trading day of 2014.

The day for harvest had arrived.

Looking back at the year’s stock market trends, two words described it: insane!

Take the brokerage stocks Mr. Lu had invested in for instance; the past decade’s most significant surge for brokerage stocks happened from November to December of 2014.

In October, he split the 5.6 million in the stock market into two investments.

One portion went to brokerage stocks, diversely investing 3.6 million.

The other portion was a heavy bet on Lanshi Heavy Equipment, the so-called fairy stock that had once dreamily hit 24 consecutive trading limits.

He decisively invested 2 million into this stock.

Upon opening the app and seeing the balance, Mr. Lu couldn’t help but laugh.

This was the scent of money.

He had made a killing.

Truly made a killing.

Not to mention the fairy stock Lanshi Heavy Equipment, which had solidly hit more than a dozen trading limits.

His strategically placed brokerage stocks alone were enough to make a fortune.

In just two months, nearly all brokerage stocks had doubled in value, with leading stocks surging by two or three times, even four or five times, in an extremely spectacular trend.

This surge happened in three phases.

The first phase began on November 7 and 10 with a two-day surge initiated by Xingye Securities.

The second phase began with a two-day surge in Everbright Securities on November 21 and 24, during which Huatai Securities was suspended from trading and then returned with a five consecutive trading limit high.

The third phase started after December 2, when the listed brokerage stocks saw widespread trading limits, marking the first wave of the main upsurge for brokerage stocks.

Reviewing this year’s market, despite the not-so-optimistic economic environment, the A-share market rebounded from the bottom in an unbelievable way, taking off the global bear market cap with constant surprises.

From the shaky 2000-point level of the Shanghai Composite Index in the first half of the year to surging past 3200 points with six consecutive months of gains, the index soared amidst awe, doling out a thousand-point "big red envelope."

From the daily billion RMB turnover in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets to surpassing a trillion RMB in turnover volume, the term "wealthy caprice" became synonymous with the A-share market.

With market indices climbing higher, the A-share market also welcomed a long-lost popularity.

Scenes of a bullish market like "selling homes to speculate in stocks," "rushing into the marketplace," and "lining up to open accounts" reemerged, with the A-share market creating nearly a million new accounts each week, and the financing and securities lending balances breaking through the trillion RMB mark.

Rising popularity, ample capital, and sky-high transaction volumes also pushed the total market value of the A-shares beyond that of Neon.

With the bull-bear shift, the A-share market also shed its embarrassing status as the global laggard for four consecutive years, completing an impressive turnaround.

And Mr. Lu also made a large sum of money in this godsend opportunity.

Brokerage stocks had an average return of about four to five times, the 3.6 million capital, after nearly two months of investment, rounded up to 16 million.

And the fairy stock Lanshi Heavy Industry gave him a super gift.

The 2 million capital rolled into more than 19 million.

With close to tenfold earnings!

Putting both accounts together, Mr. Lu just had a whopping 35 million RMB lying in his stock account.

That was refreshing.

He truly struck it big this time.

Despite Golden Stone Coffee still owing the bank over 30 million, Mr. Lu had never worried about being unable to pay it back.

A surging bull market, a rare occurrence of sky-high volumes.

That was his second solid backup.

After counting his assets, he spent the entire afternoon being affectionate with Guan Yongyi in the room. Only in the evening did he take her out.

The streets of Hang City were brightly lit, bustling with people, and steeped in the atmosphere of the New Year’s celebration.

As the winter solstice brought back the light, the year made its turn.

Lu Jincheng, following the crowd, came to the City God Temple with Guan Yongyi, where there was a wishing bell.

During festivals, visiting the City God Temple is one of China’s traditional customs, where people pray to the City God for a peaceful and smooth New Year.

After ringing the bell for blessings near West Lake, they walked hand in hand to their next destination.

People of all sorts filled the streets, in groups of threes and twos, faces beaming with smiles.

Couples clung to each other, moving forward, girls occasionally holding gift boxes, taking photos by the street, capturing the most beautiful moments of New Year’s Eve.

"This year has gone by so fast..."

On Lakefront Pedestrian Street, Guan Yongyi tilted her head up, gazed at a prominent signboard, and murmured.

"Really?"

The man turned his head and smiled at her.

Their shadows, cast by the colorful street lights, held hands and walked very slowly, as if reluctant to leave behind the year 2014.

"It was fast, and it was busy."

"Busy with work, love, life. Suddenly, slowing down on the last day of the year seems pretty good."

The short-haired girl squinted in the evening breeze.

"Let’s not wait until the exact moment of the New Year’s countdown, let’s head back early."

Closer to midnight, more and more people gathered in the square.

Among the crowd, many held heart-shaped balloons, with wishes like "Family Safety," "Happy New Year," "Great Fortune for 2015" written on them.

Full of beautiful wishes for the New Year.

"Don’t you want to count down with me?"

Lu Jincheng turned and asked.

"..."

Guan Yongyi gave him a sideways glance, her eyes conveying a meaningful expression.

"Can you not play dumb?"

"You haven’t video-called her these past few days, she’s been understanding."

"At midnight... just go back to your own room."

"You’ve been with me all day for the New Year’s celebration."

"People shouldn’t be too greedy."

...

Happy~New~Year!

Cheers from the crowd rang out ceaselessly, and balloons with New Year’s wishes soared into the sky.

Some people were kissing, others shouting, strangers wishing each other Happy New Year.

Lu Jincheng held up his phone, stood in his room, and exchanged New Year’s blessings with his girlfriends.

Perhaps the whole night’s worth of waiting in a crowded space was all worthwhile at this moment.

A new year, a new beginning.

Full of hope, everything is going to be just fine.