The Omnipotent Big Data

"Xiao Lin, hurry up and get in there. The market opens in half an hour," Li Xiongye said urgently.

"Let me buy something to eat first."

Lin Qiye unhurriedly started toward the rice noodle shop next door.

"Don't. You go to the office. I'll get it packed."

"I want beef sauce topping."

Lin Qiye replied and walked straight into the Internet Cafe.

Once he reached the office, he turned on the computer and, out of habit, clicked the little black-and-white icon in the lower right corner.

The camera started automatically. After scanning his face, a black-and-white interface popped up.

Chat Program started. Good morning, Administrator.

"Good morning to you too. Any new news about Dafang Pharmaceutical?"

There was a temporary announcement this morning.

He was about to keep chatting when the door was pushed open, and Li Xiongye came in carrying a plastic bag.

He set it directly on the desk.

"Beef. I had the boss add a double portion of sauce topping. Hurry and eat while it's hot. Don't let it delay watching the market."

Lin Qiye opened the disposable food container. Slices of braised beef were stacked on top of the vermicelli, looking extremely tempting.

As he ate in big mouthfuls, he replied, "I checked the news. Looks like there's a temporary update."

"Really?! Let me, let me."

Li Xiongye hurriedly sat down in front of the computer and opened the trading software.

"There really is news. Temporary announcement. Last night, our company received notification of FDA certification from the U.S. side..."

When he read this far, Li Xiongye's face blossomed into a grin.

But he was also a little unhappy. "I bought too little."

Lin Qiye, who had eaten half a bowl of noodles, replied, "You can still buy today."

"Right, right. I'll grab orders as soon as the market opens."

After Li Xiongye said that, he stared seriously at the screen, ready to act at any moment.

At 9:15, the call auction opened three points higher.

At 9:20, the call auction surged five points higher.

Li Xiongye's limit order price was too low, so it did not execute.

He panicked. "Should I still chase it after the market opens? What if it opens high and falls?"

"If you want to make money, you've got to be bold. You have to chase it." Lin Qiye put down the empty container, took a tissue from the plastic bag to wipe his mouth, then walked behind Li Xiongye.

At 9:25, the call auction ended, and the price stayed at the five-point level.

Another five minutes passed. The market opened, and the stock price stuck around the five-point level, with both buying and selling.

Li Xiongye gritted his teeth, canceled his previous limit order, and placed his entire position as an immediate-or-cancel order.

In an instant, the stock price rose by ten cents, and every sell order within that ten-cent price range was swept away by Li Xiongye's more than one million in funds.

It was precisely his more than one million that sounded the charge. The stock price shot straight upward in an instant.

This time, there was no hesitation. Huge orders of over a hundred thousand lots sealed the price firmly at the daily limit.

At that moment, Li Xiongye felt a little proud. "See that? It was all thanks to me making a move that the stock hit the limit-up."

"Yeah, Uncle Li, you're amazing," Lin Qiye praised.

Li Xiongye accepted it with a smile, then asked, "When should I sell this stock?"

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye told him the truth. "I'd guess it still has one more limit-up in it. This is market hype. Dafang Pharmaceutical's product certification won't have that good an effect. Once everyone reacts, there'll definitely be a wave of selling."

Those words made Li Xiongye nervous. "Oh. Then I have to keep an eye on it."

Just like that, he watched a stock that was clearly already at the daily limit, sitting motionless in front of the computer desk.

That was what a professional stock trader was like. Until the money was safely in his pocket, his heart would always be anxious.

Unlike him, Li Qiye did not consider himself a stock trader. Stock trading was merely a very convenient way to make money.

Lin Qiye was not going to sit around with Li Xiongye for nothing, so he simply went out for a stroll, checked on the Internet Cafe's work, then played games for a while.

This kind of dull life was torture for someone as energetic as him.

He might as well go back to school for class.

But Li Xiongye would not allow it. He said he was afraid of some sudden incident happening, and that Lin Qiye could only move around freely after the market closed.

How was this any different from going to work? Right, it seemed he had signed a labor employment contract.

With no other choice, Lin Qiye could only continue staying in the Internet Cafe.

Dafang Pharmaceutical hit its upper limit for three days straight, but at the third limit-up position, a huge wave of selling suddenly appeared.

That day, the stock price was smashed down from the upper limit to a two-point gain, then charged back up to five points, only to end the session down one percent.

That day had been full of twists and danger, and the investors involved suffered through torment.

Li Xiongye, however, was glowing with pride. He had sold everything at the limit-up price, finally tasting the thrill of victory in the stock market.

It was a feeling he had never enjoyed when his ten million had turned into four million, as if he had finally vented a long-held grudge.

He had to share this joy.

Li Xiongye dialed the number and passed the good news to Professor Wang, nearly making the old professor lose his composure in the classroom.

Then he strutted into the Spring Flowers Autumn Moon Stock Trading Group and spoke.

"Oh my, why is making money so easy?"

His message immediately drew responses from the group.

"Li Xiongye, why don't you just drop dead?"

"Is this still the same big-shot Li who complains every day?"

"How much did you make?"

The last question came from the person who had backed out of buying shares in the investment company that day.

To annoy him, Li Xiongye replied, "Not much. Only three hundred and fifty thousand. Too bad I bought too little on the first day."

That person had clearly been infuriated, and replied.

"It's not like you picked the stock yourself. What are you showing off for?"

"I'm showing off anyway. What did I say back then? We put up the money, and Little Lin provides the brains. You weren't willing, so now you regret it, don't you?"

"What do I have to regret? Stock trading has wins and losses. You won't be so lucky next time."

"Just wait. Next time, I'm going to make even more."

The two were starting to get heated and looked about to quarrel, so the group members quickly chimed in from all sides to mediate.

Lin Qiye, who was also in the group, simply treated it all as a show. This middle-aged and elderly stock trading group really was exciting enough.

He had no intention of speaking in the group, but someone came looking for him.

Nickname "A Scholar on Daming Lake": "You're Little Lin, right? Can you help me analyze a stock?"

"Sorry, I'm not good at analysis," Lin Qiye refused. If he opened this door, there would be endless trouble later.

The other side replied, "Oh," then went silent.

But a dozen minutes later, Lin Qiye's phone rang.

"Professor Wang, I was just getting ready to go to the university."

On the other end of the call, Professor Wang said in a low voice, "That person from Daming Lake—just help him interpret the stock. I can't say anything else, but it definitely won't hurt you."

"Mm, all right."

Lin Qiye hung up, thoughts churning in his mind.

Professor Wang said it definitely would not hurt him. Heard in reverse, that meant this person was not someone he could afford to offend.

Society outside the university was complicated, all tangled up in favors and relationships. Lin Qiye understood this very well.

But at the very least, he had to know who this person was.

Just because others could not do it did not mean he could not.

"Look up 'A Scholar on Daming Lake' and see if you can find his real identity."

['A Scholar on Daming Lake,' account created in 2008, formerly named 'Elephant's Harbor.']

[This account was not active in previous years; it only began proactively posting information online in the past two years.]

[Most of his remarks are related to stocks. Recently, he has frequently discussed a stock called 'Bainong Chemical.']

[A big data search found that among the information involving associated accounts, besides stocks, there are also connections to the field of education.]

[Among them, Southwest University of Industry has been mentioned multiple times, with many remarks defending it.]

[In addition, in a real estate discussion forum, his associated account once took the initiative to mention wanting to buy a school-district property near Southwest University of Industry as an investment.]

[Preliminary judgment: he may be a faculty or staff member of Southwest University of Industry. If necessary, his online data can be tracked long-term.]