"Mr. Bao, do you have any idle funds on hand lately?"
"What does President He mean by this?"
"If Mr. Bao does have idle funds lately, you might want to wait a bit."
"Are you implying that over in Shenzhen——"
"I estimate it will happen soon."
"Haha, President He, I won't lie to you. A week ago, Uncle Ye said the exact same thing to me."
"Uncle Ye? A seasoned veteran is truly a seasoned veteran. You have to hand it to him."
"President He is too modest. Didn't you see it coming as well?"
"It's not the same. Compared to Uncle Ye, I am far behind."
In December 1991, sudden news broke from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange regarding a massive expansion of new shares. As soon as this news was announced, the previously volatile stock market began to plummet rapidly.
On the very day the news was announced, He Wenjie received a call from Chen Zhen. The woman's voice on the other end of the line asked anxiously, "President He, did you know about this all along?"
"Know about what?"
"Three months. No wonder you said back then that when the time came, I would understand. Right now, I just want an answer from President He."
"I didn't know this specific news would be released, but I knew the stock market couldn't keep moving like that forever. So news was bound to come out sooner or later; the outcome was predetermined."
"Why? Don't those people want the stock market to do well?"
"Miss Chen, first of all, you need to figure out what the purpose of opening the stock market is. This is not a capit…
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