8mi Chapter 483: America is Made of Gold
Chapter 483: America is Made of Gold
"Zhang Tianze?"Hearing the name Zhang Tianze, Su Qing suddenly reacted and looked at the girl smiling in front of her.
Seeing Su Qing's expression, Zhang Tianze naturally understood that the other woman had heard of her. Highly satisfied, she nodded with confidence. "Yes, that is me."
Su Qing turned to look at Zhou Yuwen as if seeking confirmation. After all, she knew very little about these matters in her previous life. Zhou Yuwen just smiled. "Oh, so you are the future boss's wife of that e-commerce shopping platform, right?"
Hearing this, Zhang Tianze could not help but feel a little shy, but she did not deny it. She just smiled and replied, "I thought not many people knew about that."
"How could that be? It only happened a few months ago. The news caused a massive uproar back home. Everyone says that Brother Dong is incredibly lucky to have such a beautiful girlfriend."
The more Zhou Yuwen said this, the more embarrassed Zhang Tianze became. Zhou Yuwen deliberately avoided mentioning Brother Dong's age, but Zhang Tianze took the initiative to add, "Brother Dong is also very excellent. We met at a networking cocktail party. I think he is very talented and capable. Oh, right, you guys haven't introduced yourselves yet."
After saying this, Zhang Tianze pursed her lips slightly. She truly was beautiful. After all, she was JD's top choice, with eyes that seemed to sparkle with starlight.
The exposure of her relationship with the head of JD had only happened two months ago. Because this matter had caused such a massive stir domestically, it even spawned a lot of internet memes. For instance, people joked that Brother Dong was older than his father-in-law, though everyone maintained a relatively decent facade on the surface.
In any case, for Sister Milk Tea to do so well in the future, it definitely was not just relying on her looks. She also possessed an incredibly strong heart, whether dealing with her marriage or external commercial activities.
Zhou Yuwen and Su Qing exchanged a glance. Finally, Zhou Yuwen took the initiative to introduce them. "My name is Zhou Yuwen, from Jinling. This is my girlfriend, Su Qing. She will be going to study abroad at Banard College in the future, so we will have to rely on you to take care of her."
"Zhou Yuwen?"
Zhang Tianze muttered the name Zhou Yuwen to herself a few times, feeling like she had heard it somewhere before. Suddenly, her eyes light up. "Ah, I know! You are the president of the joint Student Union at Jinling University! You founded a food delivery company and sold it to Baidu for sixty million!"
Zhang Tianze sounded incredibly pleasantly surprised as she said this, seemingly thrilled to have met Zhou Yuwen.
Zhou Yuwen smiled. "Just a small venture. You even know about that?"
"No, my friends and I have talked about you, saying you are young and promising. Oh, right, I have also read your novel!" It seemed Zhang Tianze was not just speaking casual words; she even knew about Zhou Yuwen writing novels.
Her delighted expression made Zhou Yuwen feel a little embarrassed. He waved his hands repeatedly, denying it. "No, no, it is really not as impressive as you say."
"I am still far behind Brother Dong," Zhou Yuwen said modestly.
Zhang Tianze replied that they could not be compared.
After all, he was so much younger than Brother Dong.
"Brother Dong has mentioned you too! He even said that he must get to know you when he has the time. I did not expect to meet you first!" Zhang Tianze smiled and blinked. She called him Brother Dong very naturally.
She said she never expected to run into them here.
She also told Zhou Yuwen that she was from Jinling as well.
She had not been home for a long time.
"Is everything still good back in Jinling?"
Zhou Yuwen told Zhang Tianze that he was actually just studying in Jinling. When it came to truly understanding the city, he definitely could not compare to her.
Zhang Tianze said that did not matter.
"Su Qing, are you going to be studying here from now on? Then we will be alumni."
After learning Zhou Yuwen's identity, Zhang Tianze grew noticeably more enthusiastic toward the couple. She pulled them along to show them around and even invited Su Qing to join some mutual aid society she was part of.
In truth, Su Qing felt a little overwhelmed by Zhang Tianze's warmth. After all, this was the first celebrity Su Qing had encountered since her rebirth. For some reason, she got the feeling that Zhang Tianze was trying to curry favor with her.
While the three of them were chatting back and forth, Lu Wanting walked out after completing the enrollment procedures. She informed Zhou Yuwen that the paperwork was done and told Su Qing where she needed to go next to register.
The moment Lu Wanting finished speaking, Zhang Tianze chimed in, saying she knew exactly where that was.
"Shall I take you there?"
Lu Wanting looked at Zhang Tianze in surprise. Zhou Yuwen introduced her, explaining that she was a newly acquainted friend.
With that, the four of them happily set off.
Su Qing felt a bit of a burden regarding Zhang Tianze's friendly overtures, but Zhou Yuwen quietly reassured her that there was no need to feel burdened.
"She might become powerful in the future, but you are not lacking either. This is no longer the same world it used to be."
Su Qing thought about it and agreed. Right now, Zhang Tianze and Liu Dong were already dating. The course of history dictated that she would become Mrs. Liu. No matter how incredible Zhou Yuwen was, he could not possibly derail the trajectory of history.
Thinking about it, an NPC-like character like her shouldn't pose any threat.
Furthermore, Zhang Tianze represented JD. Building a connection with her would turn her into a personal resource, which would also benefit Zhou Yuwen's business.
Having figured this out, Su Qing generously and openly started acting like friends with Zhang Tianze.
Su Qing and Zhang Tianze were fundamentally the same type of women. The only difference was that Su Qing's family background might be slightly inferior to Zhang Tianze's, but that did not matter. Over the next four years, Su Qing would gradually learn from her.
As for Zhang Tianze, she had naturally set her sights on the commercial value Zhou Yuwen possessed.
Strictly speaking, Zhou Yuwen's potential was even higher than Liu Dong's.
After all, if given the choice, who would seek out someone the same age as their own father?
On their way to help Su Qing with her procedures, the group exchanged contact information. Zhang Tianze also mentioned that Brother Dong would be visiting New York in a few days.
When that happened, they could all grab a meal together.
Zhou Yuwen asked Zhang Tianze where she was currently living.
This question caught Zhang Tianze off guard, and for a moment, she did not know how to answer.
Mainly, it was because she had previously stayed with a host family, but later moved into Liu Dong's villa.
How was she supposed to explain that?
Fortunately, before she could speak, Zhou Yuwen explained, "Oh, it's like this. I am currently looking for a place for Su Qing. I figured that if it was convenient for you, I'd like Su Qing to live with you."
"Well, I am staying in Brother Dong's villa right now, but he does not come over very often. If you guys are willing, Su Qing can come and live with me," Zhang Tianze offered.
Zhou Yuwen shook his head. "That would not be convenient."
"There is nothing inconvenient about it."
"Where is your villa located?"
Zhang Tianze explained that it was in the Upper East Side, not far from there, making it very convenient for commuting to school.
Zhou Yuwen then asked if there was any real estate up for sale near her villa.
"I haven't really looked into that, but if you want to buy, I can forward Brother Dong's real estate contact to you," Zhang Tianze said.
Zhou Yuwen replied that this would definitely be for the best.
"Are you planning to buy one too?" "Probably. That way, you and Su Qing can be neighbors. I would feel much more at ease with you two together," Zhou Yuwen said with a smile.
Zhang Tianze couldn't help but smile, remarking, "I don't know why, but being trusted by you like this feels really nice."
Zhou Yuwen chuckled in return.
The four of them went together and successfully completed Su Qing's enrollment procedures.
Afterward, Zhang Tianze wanted to take Su Qing around to familiarize her with the school's environment. Zhou Yuwen, however, stated that he and Lu Wanting had other matters to attend to, so the two groups parted ways.
The luxury car rented from the hotel was left for Su Qing to drive, while Zhou Yuwen drove his newly purchased Lamborghini, taking Lu Wanting to handle other business.
The first task was to bring Su Qing's luggage from her host family back to the hotel.
According to Zhou Yuwen's latest planning, they would buy a villa near where Zhang Tianze lived. Until then, they would just stay in the hotel.
"So, the host family I found won't be needed anymore?" Lu Wanting asked from the passenger seat.
Zhou Yuwen replied that it wasn't completely useless.
"Didn't it hold her luggage for a day?"
Hearing this, Lu Wanting couldn't help but shrug. Sure enough, having money meant one could act willfully.
However, Lu Wanting still felt the need to kindly remind Zhou Yuwen that New York was a society where money reigned supreme, but that was only under the premise of actually having enough money in hand.
Sixty million yuan might seem like a lot.
But so far, between handling Su Qing's school admission and buying the luxury car, Zhou Yuwen had already spent over two million yuan.
And now he wanted to buy a villa on top of that.
The Upper East Side that Zhang Tianze mentioned was a famous affluent neighborhood in New York. At a conservative estimate, a house there would cost at least three million US dollars, which converted to around twenty-four million yuan.
"I think you need to think this through carefully," Lu Wanting advised.
"It's that expensive?"
Zhou Yuwen could not help but mutter upon hearing this. He truly had not expected it to be so costly.
But it didn't matter. The whole reason Zhou Yuwen had called Lu Wanting out this time was exactly for making money.
America was made of gold. Even though Zhou Yuwen was not terribly familiar with this developed country across the ocean, he possessed the advantage of foresight. Given enough time, he could undoubtedly amass a massive fortune here. In fact, getting rich here might be even faster than back home. Right now, Bitcoin was only about twenty bucks a coin; ten years later, it would break the hundred-thousand-dollar mark.
For a more conservative approach, even just buying some Nvidia stock would result in a 220-fold return ten years down the line.
There were simply too many opportunities to make a fortune here. Unfortunately, Zhou Yuwen's starting capital was too small; otherwise, seeking out Elon Musk right now to collaborate on Tesla would be an excellent choice.
It was just that the current Musk might not necessarily think much of Zhou Yuwen.
In 2014, the first Tesla had already entered the Eastern market. Although Musk hadn't yet ascended to the throne of the world's richest man, he was not far off. Currently, he was busy researching rocket thrusters every day, dreaming of retiring on an alien planet in the future.
It was quite funny, actually. In his previous life during this period, whenever Zhou Yuwen saw this news, he merely treated it as a joke. At that time, whether domestically or abroad, the situation was completely chaotic.
Back home, it was a total circus. Various internet companies took turns stepping onto the stage. Boss Ma from Hangzhou, in particular, reaped the first wave of 'celebrity entrepreneur' dividends. Wherever he gave a speech, he possessed an incredible aura. He even filmed a movie for himself and held a concert, adopting an exaggerated image as he hugged a bass guitar and sang rock and roll.
Even Boss Wang, a real estate tycoon well over fifty, felt the need to get on stage and sing traditional opera.
During this era, it seemed as if all the corporate bosses wanted to steal the celebrities' jobs, showing their faces in public day in and day out.
As a result, ten years later, very few of those once-prominent entrepreneurs ever showed their faces in public again.
On the contrary, this foreigner who shared the same "Ma" surname had managed to become the unofficial First Regent of North America, a man standing shoulder to shoulder with kings!
Those old pipe dreams about retiring on Mars might just become a reality one day.
Of course, Zhou Yuwen wanted to cling to Musk's thighs, but regrettably, he had too little capital on hand. Furthermore, Zhou Yuwen preferred fast-acting investments, and Musk evidently still needed to lie low and develop for a while longer.
Therefore, after mulling it over, Zhou Yuwen's ultimate choice was still Wall Street.
After all, he used to write rebirth novels.
Occasionally, he would boast and write about badass scenarios in his novels, like buying a certain US stock and watching it skyrocket endlessly.
As luck would have it, Zhou Yuwen had genuinely researched the US stock market during this specific period in 2014.
Take the highly renowned Apple Inc., for example. In June 2014, they executed a stock split, causing their share price to drop from $690 to $90—a staggering six-fold drop. Coming to America this time, Zhou Yuwen hadn't brought an excessive amount of funds. By utilizing various channels, he had practically only managed to scrape together around five million dollars.
Within half a month, Zhou Yuwen intended to make as much money as humanly possible.
In his memory, besides Apple having a significant price gap in 2014, other giants like Coca-Cola and General Motors also experienced major fluctuations.
However, the most impressive performers were several domestic companies that had gone public in the US. Companies like Bitauto and JD both had excellent track records. Bitauto surged by roughly 1.3 times, while JD rose by forty percent.
Of course, the absolute powerhouse was Vipshop, which profited fiercely off of women.
In just one short year, it skyrocketed from its listing price of $4 to $229, soaring by a full fifty times.
Regarding the matter of investing in US stocks, Zhou Yuwen had discussed it with Lu Wanting half a month ago.
But Lu Wanting had strongly advised against Zhou Yuwen buying US stocks.
Lu Wanting explained that the domestic market and the foreign markets were completely different. At the very least, the domestic market had a price limit mechanism, capping daily fluctuations at ten percent. But abroad, it was a whole different ballgame; there were no limits on how much a stock could rise or fall.
In other words, a stock could very well crash to zero in a single day.
Zhou Yuwen just smiled upon hearing this and replied that it wasn't certain. It could crash to the bottom, but it could also soar to the peak.
Seeing that Zhou Yuwen was absolutely determined to buy, Lu Wanting felt helpless. She had no choice but to contact a former classmate of hers who handled overseas stock trading.
After getting Su Qing's affairs all settled, Lu Wanting brought Zhou Yuwen to Wall Street. On the way, Lu Wanting also asked Zhou Yuwen why he was so dead set on buying foreign stocks, pointing out that the A-share market was actually doing quite well right now.
"Didn't some experts say that a bull market is coming?"
Zhou Yuwen nodded. It was true; 2015 was indeed a rare bull market. However, Zhou Yuwen had already executed a layout of forty million in the A-share market. Primarily, in the domestic market, Zhou Yuwen felt somewhat restricted. Even if he fought tooth and nail, he might not necessarily be able to multiply his money tenfold within a week.
But abroad, it was an entirely different story.
As the saying goes, life and death are destined, while wealth and honor are up to the heavens!
The flashing reds and greens of Wall Street.
If Zhou Yuwen threw his entire five million dollars in, utilizing margin financing and short selling, wouldn't his capital multiply dozens of times over in just one week?
By then, never mind a villa on the Upper East Side; Zhou Yuwen might even be able to lend Musk a helping hand with his Mars colonization.