5. The gold content of ninety percent red

Since his rebirth, Lu Jincheng had slept incredibly sweetly his first night.

Until a strong urge to pee woke him up again, and he was pleasantly surprised to see his "dragon" rise promptly in the early morning, he was truly certain of one thing.

He really couldn't go back in his dreams, he had truly been reborn!

After a quick wash on the balcony, he called the academic advisor, Guo Minjie, to say he hadn't fully recovered from fainting the day before and needed to take a bit more rest.

"Alright, Xiao Lu, then take care of yourself. Participate in the military training if you can, but don't overdo it."

Guo Minjie agreed quickly.

In her heart, the Lu Jincheng who fainted on the first day was frail, and she was afraid something else might happen.

"Lao Lu, which cafeteria are you going to for breakfast, wait for me a while?"

A sleepy Qiang Zhihao yawned, ready to get up and have breakfast before heading to military training.

"I asked for a leave from the instructor, I feel I need some more rest."

Lu Jincheng, fixing his hair with some wax in front of the mirror, styled it into a mature side part and casually responded.

"I see you getting all fancy, are you going to meet some girl to 'rest' together?"

Qiang Zhihao washed his face and then saw Lu Jincheng, who had intentionally changed into casual clothes, and couldn't help but question it in his mind.

"What are you talking about? Getting ready before going out is the basic respect for the pretty girls outside."

"???"

Although Qiang Zhihao in his previous life had many friends thanks to his ability to spend, the current him was completely confused and out of his league.

"Do you know how much money it costs for a girl to do a full makeup before going out?"

Watching Lu Jincheng explain tirelessly, Qiang Zhihao listened intently while shaking his head.

"I once had a friend calculate it for me carefully, starting from skincare to finishing with lipstick including primer+foundation+eyebrows+setting+contouring+highlight+eye makeup+blush, it's about 100-150 yuan."

"If they spend so much to look beautiful, is it too much for us to fix ourselves up nicely?"

"Not at all excessive, not one bit."

Lu Jincheng's explanation was full of practical information and supporting data, very persuasive, and not just Qiang Zhihao, the whole dorm quickly agreed.

"Qiang, lend me your sunscreen!"

"I'll use it too!"

"Alright alright..."

...

At 9 AM, the 538 bus on Nanhu Avenue stopped at Light Valley Square Station.

At the Jiangcheng Stock Exchange, Lu Jincheng familiarly and swiftly completed the account setup and stood in front of the bustling big screen, watching the stock market with fellow investors.

From 9:15 to 9:25, Lu Jincheng found a gap in the crowd, focusing on the call auction, waiting for the official market opening at 9:30.

This year, trading on mobile wasn't as convenient and fast as in later years; even setting up an account required one to be onsite.

After experiencing the real estate price surge from 2010 to 2013, the real estate market had started its short downturn.

And in 2014, it had reached the bottom.

Since real estate constituted a higher proportion of the economy now than in later years, it heavily impacted both the economy and the stock market.

In 2014, the mobile internet, various platforms, and top startup companies had only just begun sprouting and couldn't absorb the massive employment demand. The GDP growth rate continued to decline, and the stock market remained weak.

The perplexed investors mostly frowned, their eyes filled with a hint of seriousness, contemplating the future trend.

"Damn, I forgot the margin trading account requires six months of trading experience! All my money is from online loans, structured trusts, and P2P financing might also be out of play, when will I be able to use the 500,000?"

"I need to think of ways to use leverage..."

"What if the world line changes?"

"It's only 500,000, if I blow it, it'd be a bit troublesome, I need to play it safe first."

Lu Jincheng smacked his head, startling the girl next to him.

"Thinking about it, there's really no need to settle accounts today, it doesn't matter if it's a couple of days late, I'll just get by playing around..."

Lu Jincheng muttered to himself while spreading out the piece of paper in his hand, which was densely filled with the highlighted outstanding stocks.

"Excuse me... what is that in your hand?"

As the trading time approached, more and more people gathered inside the exchange, and the space became increasingly crowded.

Catching glimpses of the paper in Lu Jincheng's hand several times out of the corner of her eye, the girl couldn't contain her curiosity.

"This... isn't it obvious? This is the password to wealth."

Lu Jincheng turned his head and felt as if an invisible hammer had forcefully struck his chest. His lips were dry and his tongue parched; he stared in astonishment and involuntarily paused for a few seconds before chuckling merrily.

"Is that right? Such a sophisticated beauty also comes out to watch the market early in the morning?"

At first glance, Lu Jincheng's eyes met a pair of peach-like eyes head-on.

The girl seemed about his age—both around eighteen or nineteen, with long, brown hair slightly curled in waves, and an excellent height of about 167 cm.

She was simply dressed in a plain white long dress, but her charming demeanor left a profound impression on Lu Jincheng.

A stunner.

After their encounter, the seasoned commentator Mr. Lu inwardly gave her a high rating.

"Ha ha ha ha ha... You really talk big."

The girl giggled, raising her hand to adjust the hair by her ear, revealing delicate earlobes.

Lu Jincheng didn't explain.

After the market opened, he began to trade on his own.

Buy!

Buy aggressively in proportion!

Shanxi Golden Leaf, Qian Yuan Pharmaceutical, Beilu Pharmaceutical, Minfu Fah-A, Guotou Zhonglu...

By then, the market had almost bottomed out, and a full rebound was just a few trading days away.

With his understanding of macroeconomic policies and his past memory of popular sectors, his approach to today's stock market could be described in two words.

Dominance!

The girl with the peach-like eyes was clearly no novice either, analyzing the market seriously and proceeding cautiously with her trades.

However, she seemed to lack confidence in the persistently sluggish market, mainly focusing on selling.

"..."

"You..."

"How do you do it?"

Anyone who was human would be intrigued by the financial code.

After finishing her own account operations, she spent the remaining time observing Lu Jincheng's portfolio management.

She gradually widened her eyes in disbelief at what she discovered.

The stocks bought by Lu Jincheng were rising in over ninety percent of cases!

"Isn't it just a matter of having hands?"

Lu Jincheng shrugged his shoulders, an indifferent expression on his face.

Still not perfect...

Otherwise, why would he have bought any stocks that fell?

"Usually pay more attention to the news, think more, analyze more, and one day you can do it too."

His self-reflection lasted only a second, Mr. Lu finished his last bragging rights to his sister and prepared to leave.

"Really? Can you tell me more about it?"

Seeing that Lu Jincheng was about to leave, the girl in the white dress quickened her steps and followed closely behind him.

Although she had only started trading stocks independently as an adult, she had been managing her family's accounts since she was young and had solid basic knowledge.

She was just too curious about such a young top expert.

A performance with over ninety percent success rate among the gathers of top talents in the private investment sector was legendary; he, as a retail investor, seemed unfazed, showing not even a hint of emotional fluctuation.

How terrifying, could he really be a financial genius?

"Minfu Fah-A and Guotou Zhonglu have just announced a significant asset restructuring plan, which is definitely going to rise."

"And what about Qian Yuan Pharmaceutical and Beilu Pharmaceutical?"

"Go look at the financial reports, planning to increase capital by 390 million with full subscription by the management, these two companies are involved in human gene purification, conservation, and testing. The genetic testing industry, as a sector with a huge perspective of changing human lifespan and the full subscription by the management indicating optimism about future development, is likely to create new growth in performance, definitely going to rise."

"...And what about Shanxi Golden Leaf?"

"Don't you watch the news? The first online education and e-learning summit in China will be held this month, Shanxi Golden Leaf's Mingde College, being a renowned institution, will participate in the summit. Coupled with high-level support for vocational education, it is likely to result in a qualitative improvement in the company's fundamentals, definitely going to rise."

Lu Jincheng and the girl, one tall, one short, walked out of the Jiangcheng Stock Exchange side by side, chatting animatedly.

"Um... could you teach me how to trade stocks?"

The wind blew, and the dappled light moved across her body through the leaves, causing ripples on the water's surface and in her heart.