To be honest, Nathaniel Johnson was quite a well-known and popular kid in the government family compound of Haidu City. The reason was simple: he had a calm personality, excellent academic performance, and had been admitted to the top college of the nation’s most prestigious university—Guanghua School of Management at Jinghua University. Many families in the compound used Nathaniel Johnson as a role model when educating their children, often saying: Look at that Nathaniel Johnson from the Zhou family—even though his father isn’t particularly capable, this son is really something!

  “Oh, it’s Nathaniel Johnson. What are you doing at the stock market?” Samantha Lane was first surprised, then smiled warmly, affectionately reaching out to pat Nathaniel Johnson on the shoulder.

  “Auntie, I just graduated and came back, so I came to check out the stock market and plan to try my hand at trading.” Nathaniel Johnson said this casually—after all, trading stocks wasn’t anything shameful—but as soon as he said it, a sudden idea flashed through his mind, and he began to hatch a secret plan.

  “You want to trade stocks? Heh heh…” Samantha Lane laughed. “You’re just a kid, just graduated from college, and you already know how to trade stocks? You’d better be careful—your mom and dad worked hard to save up some money, don’t go squandering it all.”

  “Aunt Lin, trading stocks isn’t some super advanced skill. Lots of my classmates are experts at it, and even professors and teachers from our college are trading. I’m just learning from them—putting what I’ve learned into practice.” Nathaniel Johnson said deliberately in a nonchalant tone.

  Samantha Lane let out an “oh” and laughed. “Auntie almost forgot, you’re a top student in economics… A star graduate from Guanghua School at Jinghua University, not bad, not bad… By the way, Nathaniel Johnson, have you got your eye on any stocks? Share with Auntie, I come to the stock market to play around sometimes too.”

  Nathaniel Johnson hesitated a little, then said softly, “Auntie, I think these few stocks are about to skyrocket, like Haidu High-Tech. I’ve been watching this stock for a long time, and whether you look at it from a technical or fundamental perspective, there’s at least a 90% chance it’ll surge soon… If you’re interested, you might want to keep an eye on it.”

  Samantha Lane had only been making casual conversation, but Nathaniel Johnson patiently stood at the door and chatted with her about some professional stock trading terms. Samantha Lane was one of the first generation of stock investors, and she quickly realized that Nathaniel Johnson was no amateur—he was actually very knowledgeable about stock speculation and price trends.

  Things like bullish and bearish candlesticks, buy and sell points, swing trading, support and resistance levels, descending and ascending channels… All these stock trading basics and operational principles were second nature to Nathaniel Johnson. After a round of “persuasion,” Samantha Lane was completely convinced he was a stock market expert, admiring him immensely. In fact, when Nathaniel Johnson was about to leave, Samantha Lane wouldn’t let him go, insisting on dragging Nathaniel Johnson up to the large investor room on the third floor of the securities company. There, at her own spot, she had Nathaniel Johnson carefully analyze and judge the stocks she currently held.

  Samantha Lane even, on Nathaniel Johnson’s advice, immediately sold off several slightly profitable stocks she owned, and then bought “Haidu High-Tech” in batches as Nathaniel Johnson had suggested.

  As luck would have it, not long after Samantha Lane bought in, Haidu High-Tech started to surge, rising nearly 0.5 yuan in less than half an hour. Overjoyed, Samantha Lane cheered excitedly in the large investor room.

Chapter 008: Decisive Action

  After parting ways with Samantha Lane, Nathaniel Johnson didn’t go anywhere else and headed straight home.

  Currently, the price of Haiminyuan stock was just over three yuan. If he bought in large quantities in batches at this time and gradually sold at a high point before January next year, he could make at least fifteen times the profit. But where would the principal come from? Although in his previous life Nathaniel Johnson was a famous big capitalist, major investor, and venture capital expert in China, in this life, he was still just a young man who had just graduated from college, penniless and with nothing to his name.

  Where would the money come from? Pushing his bicycle, Nathaniel Johnson slowly made his way home, calculating how much savings his family might have at this time, and thinking about how he could get money from his parents to invest in the stock market. Time was of the essence—Haiminyuan was about to skyrocket, and he didn’t have much time left!

  By the time he got home, it was already noon. His mother, Paige Walker, had already come back from work and was cooking. Hearing the sound of the door, Paige Walker poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a smile, “Nannan, you went out? Hurry and wash your hands, we’re about to eat. I bought fish and made your favorite braised fish, and also got twice-cooked pork from the Sichuan restaurant near my school—these are all your favorite dishes.”

  “Mom, you made so much food for lunch…” Nathaniel Johnson chuckled, slowly walking to the kitchen, hesitating at the door before tentatively saying, “Mom, I just went to the stock market…”

  “The stock market?” Paige Walker glanced back at her son while stir-frying, and said casually, “What were you doing at the stock market? When did you learn about that stuff?”

  “Heh, Mom, did you forget your son is a top student at Guanghua School of Management, Jinghua University? For us economics and trade majors, playing the stock market is a piece of cake! Trading stocks is just putting what we’ve learned into practice. Several of my classmates are trading, and in just a year, they’ve all become little rich guys…”