Investment

"I'd make a little money from each of the other places." Xue Chen was no fool. How could he keep shearing the same sheep?

"That's not realistic either, is it? Don't be fooled by these casinos. On the surface, they may seem like they never interact, but they're actually connected behind the scenes. As long as one casino leaks your information, you'll immediately be blacklisted by all of them." Chen Jiayao picked up a piece of fruit beside him, skewered it, and took a bite. "How much money do you need to make you come to the casinos for it?"

"Stocks." Xue Chen did not hide it from them.

"Stocks? How much capital do you need? Let's see if we can help!" Fang Jisheng immediately stepped forward to show his support.

"The more, the better. There's no upper limit. Of course, you can invest too." Xue Chen spoke calmly, yet everyone in the room could feel the confidence radiating from him.

"I can invest some." Qin Zhou looked at Xue Chen and spoke lightly.

Investment

Xue Chen raised a brow and looked at Qin Zhou with a soft laugh. "Aren't you afraid I'll run off with all your money? That you'll lose everything?"

Qin Zhou shrugged, looking unconcerned. "If you really are that kind of person, then I'll accept the loss."

A strange light flickered in Xue Chen's phoenix eyes. "All right, then I won't stand on ceremony."

"Since A-Zhou is in, I'm in too. But I've lost almost all my money lately, so I can only put up five million. Xue Chen, don't think it's too little!" Xie Tian stepped forward from behind him, then looked at Xue Chen pitifully. "Go easy when you trade. This is all my private spending money. Don't leave me without enough to pick up girls next month."

Amusement filled Xue Chen's eyes. "Don't worry. Next month, I'll make sure you have enough money to buy a yacht and chase foreign beauties."

"Since you two are joining in, if we don't, it'll make us seem like we don't fit in. Still, Xue Chen, we're not Qin Zhou. We're a little short on funds, so I'll put in thirty million." Chen Jiayao stepped forward, his handsome face carrying a hint of playful interest. "I don't want Xie Tian to make so much money that he climbs over my head."

"I'll put in thirty million too. Together with Qin Zhou's share from earlier, that should be enough, right?" Qi Si said as he poured himself a glass of red wine.

"Hey, same here!" Fang Jimin raised his hand, then walked over to Xue Chen and handed him a drink. "You look so sure of yourself. Do you have some inside information?"

Xue Chen knew Fang Jimin was testing him, but he was not annoyed. He merely chuckled. "I don't have any inside information. As for why I'm so confident, won't you find out by the end of the month?"

"Damn!" Xie Tian, who had been straining his ears to eavesdrop, slumped into his chair when he heard that. Then he got up and patted Xue Chen on the shoulder. "I still think that with Brother Xue's incredible skills, there's nothing to worry about no matter what plan you have."

He usually liked fooling around everywhere, but he was very good at judging people. When he first noticed Xue Chen, he had felt that Xue Chen was different. No matter how composed someone was, once they entered a casino, they would reveal some emotion, more or less. Yet from the moment Xue Chen came in, whether he won or lost, he remained expressionless, as though everything was under his control. Otherwise, Xie Tian would not have hurriedly brought him upstairs after merely asking whether he knew Texas Hold'em.

"Xue Chen, you're not from Hong Kong, are you?" Qin Zhou swirled the red wine in his glass, a curve forming at the corner of his lips as he looked at Xue Chen.

"I'm not. I came from the mainland on a tourist visa." Xue Chen told the truth. Someone would definitely investigate his background later, so there was no need to hide it. He simply explained how he had come here.

"So you came to Macau with only three hundred thousand?" Xie Tian stared at him in disbelief. When Xue Chen nodded, he was practically dumbfounded.

"More precisely, the principal behind the chips in front of me was only fifty thousand." Xue Chen stated it casually, instantly making everyone present suck in a breath.

"Fifty thousand?" Qi Si looked at Xue Chen in disbelief. He had brought over ten million today and lost every last bit of it. Yet Xue Chen had turned fifty thousand into nearly over a hundred million. That was one hell of a slap in the face.

Chen Jiayao was also full of shock, and the way he looked at Xue Chen was filled with admiration. Dressed so sharply, Xue Chen would look like some young master from a wealthy family anywhere he went. The key was, could anyone believe that someone dressed so grandly had dared to come gamble with only fifty thousand in capital? "Xue Chen, are you the reincarnation of the God of Gamblers? Are you interested in taking on an apprentice?" He was practically rubbing his hands together like a fly. Damn, this man was practically the God of Wealth.

"Watch fewer movies. How can there be so many Gods of Gamblers in this world?" Fang Jimin pushed Chen Jiayao's head aside. "Xue Chen, you said you wanted to play the stock market. You know about that Hang Seng stock too, right? But even if you put in this much money now, the profits won't be that high."

"Of course I know that stock has strong momentum, but the profits aren't large. It's already late to follow it now, but that isn't the stock I picked." Xue Chen shook his head. Having lived through the future, he already knew that the stock still climbing steadily before them would experience a brief pullback on August 10, 1985, before rising again without incident. But on the morning of August 11, it would plunge through ten limit-down boards and keep crashing until August 20.

Meanwhile, another stock that had been branded junk would make a fortune during that period. In truth, all these fluctuations were merely a scheme orchestrated by the oligarchs of the Bald Eagle, intended to empty ordinary people's pockets before the handover.

Naturally, Xue Chen would not foolishly announce any of this. Even if he did, others would only think he was insane. They might even believe he was deliberately trying to profit from it. Making a fortune quietly was the proper way.

"Which stock exactly gives you so much confidence?" Xie Tian asked curiously.

"Today is August 9. Starting tomorrow, Taile Hangxin will begin to rise slightly. If you still have enough funds on hand, I suggest buying it," Xue Chen said calmly.