Rebirth starts with small money

Chapter 558 I didn't say anything
This time Mu Xiaoqing came back to China ~ of course it was for work.

Although getting back her daughter's custody is her primary goal~ but this primary goal is based on the condition that she has a sufficient financial foundation.

After all, there is a team of lawyers to help her with the lawsuit over there, and she just needs to wait until the lawsuit opens two months later before going back.

This time~ Mu Xiaoqing is very confident, after all, that is America!
As a person who has lived in the United States for many years, Mu Xiaoqing knows very well what role a large sum of dollars can play in a capitalist country like the United States.

Not to mention that she has an advantage in this lawsuit, even if she doesn't. As long as she presents the check, those legal practitioners will naturally be able to create favorable conditions for her.

Instead of worrying about how to get back her daughter's custody right now, Mu Xiaoqing might as well worry about how to get along with her daughter better in the future.

And this first requires Mu Xiaoqing to have a good economic foundation.

So~ the importance of the two sides is more important~ Mu Xiaoqing is still very clear about it.

"BOSS~ Do you have any instructions for the next work?"

In fact, as a professional, Mu Xiaoqing didn't really want to ask this question.

After all, there was a deviation in Chen Li's deduction before. If Mu Xiaoqing's thinking was followed, Chen Li would definitely be able to make a lot of money now.

But Mu Xiaoqing is very clear about her current identity. She is no longer the person in charge of a certain fund project, but Chen Li's personal financial advisor.

The two seem to be similar~ but in fact there is a big difference.

The former requires Mu Xiaoqing to make his own decisions based on the conditions of the capital market, and he also needs to bear certain responsibilities for the decisions he makes.

And the latter~ She also needs to make a judgment based on the situation of the capital market, but the one who makes the decision...is not her!
In other words~ she can make a judgment, but how to do it depends on Chen Li, the boss's choice.

Of course~ Even if it is the latter, Mu Xiaoqing still has to bear part of the responsibility.

For example, if the BOSS chooses wrongly and loses money~ then she may lose the job.

However, relatively speaking, the former assumes greater responsibilities and is more proactive.

The latter bears less responsibility, and if it wasn't for that kind of unreasonable BOSS, they would generally not blame her for the fault.

And Chen Li gave Mu Xiaoqing the feeling that he was the kind of person who would not blame his subordinates for his mistakes.

Of course~ this is not absolute!
After all, although Chen Li made some mistakes in his judgment last time, he made money anyway, and it was still a lot of money.

If there is really a loss, then Mu Xiaoqing can't guarantee whether she can continue this job.

But Mu Xiaoqing didn't care that much anymore!After all, she has already received a check for 200 million US dollars, and the money has been arranged as a lawsuit fee.

Even if she loses her job next time, she still has the confidence to raise her daughter well.

And~ the most important thing is that Mu Xiaoqing doesn't think she will lose this job, just like she doesn't think there will be a loss this time, because
Her boss, like her, believes that the Internet bubble is about to burst.

And at this time ~ BOSS only needs to choose how to make a profit from this opportunity.

The size of the risk ~ and the size of the profit are linked to each other.

So... everything depends on Chen Li's choice.

"What are you instructing!"

"You are also aware of the current situation. I reserved 4000 million US dollars before to prepare for this time."

"This money~ I plan to divide it into two parts."

"Part of it is naturally shorting the Nasdaq. I believe you don't need me to say more about this aspect, and you should understand it."

"As for the other one."

Chen Li was holding a document in his hand, which was a proposal that he asked Zhang Ruolan to sort out for him.

But Chen Li didn't hand Mu Xiaoqing the proposal in his hand, hesitation was evident on his face.

After a while~ Chen Li finally handed the proposal to Mu Xiaoqing.

"Take a look!"

After Mu Xiaoqing took the proposal, she didn't speak~ but looked at the proposal in her hand first.

Then, almost as soon as Mu Xiaoqing turned to the first page, her expression changed.

"Is this the company?"

Mu Xiaoqing looked at Chen Li~ as if she wanted to get an exact answer from Chen Li.

But this time, Chen Li didn't hesitate, he nodded directly.

"Microsoft."

Mu Xiaoqing read out the name of this company softly, and after thinking for a moment, she stared at Chen Li and said.

"Boss, I think I need to remind you, this company."

"I know~!"

However, Mu Xiaoqing's words were interrupted by Chen Li. Chen Li tapped his fingers on the table and continued.

"I know what you're trying to say. I also know what kind of company Microsoft is."

"This is the number one overlord in the Internet industry~ and it is also the company with the highest market value in the world."

"But I'm going to short it and take advantage of the dot-com bust."

Chen Li was a little hesitant before, but now he is very firm.

Hesitant~ because Chen Li himself, a little butterfly, had more or less involvement with Microsoft before.

Before, Chen Li was worried that because of his influence, it might cause the Internet bubble to burst early, so he withdrew in time and withdrew from Nasdaq.

But it turns out that little involvement didn't seem to have much impact on the dot-com bubble.

After all~ Chen Li didn't know whether the Nasdaq index had changed from his previous life.

In Chen Li's perception, the Nasdaq index continued to soar past 5000 points just like in his previous life.

It was also because of his worry that he got out early, but lost a lot of money as a result.

So this time, although Chen Li hesitated, he finally decided to short Microsoft.

Because if he remembers correctly, Microsoft's stock price will plummet 60% this year.

In fact, to be honest, even though Chen Li didn't know the details of the impact of the bursting of the Internet bubble, in fact Chen Li still had more other choices, even better choices.

If Chen Li’s memory is correct, Amazon would have lost nearly 90% of its market value in this dot-com bubble, and the famous Apple would have also fallen by 80%. It also fell by 80%.

The reason why Chen Li remembers this is entirely because when he learned about the so-called Internet bubble in his previous life, those articles and posts basically used these companies as examples to give evidence.

Of course~ This is actually a good thing, because the reason why those people will use these companies as examples is because these companies have finally survived the cold winter caused by the Internet bubble.

More companies~ When the Internet bubble burst, they disappeared directly.

And these bankrupt companies are not even eligible to be mentioned.

But~ It is precisely because of this reason that Chen Li remembered that these famous companies in the future suffered such a big crisis in the Internet bubble in 2000.

If Chen Ideal wants to maximize his profits, he should actually choose Amazon, which has plummeted by 90%.

No matter how bad it is, you should choose Apple or Cisco.

After all, both of them have fallen by nearly 80%, which is far more beneficial than Microsoft's 60%.

But here comes the problem. Although Chen Li knew that the market value of these companies plummeted after the dot-com bubble burst, Chen Li had no memory of when and to what extent.

But Microsoft is different. Chen Li clearly remembers that Microsoft's stock price will definitely plummet once in April.

Some people even said later that the real burst of the Internet bubble actually started in April 2000.

Because in the coming April, a federal judge in the United States will make a ruling that Microsoft has violated the antitrust law.

You know~Microsoft was actually accused of monopoly as early as 1997, but there has been no conclusion.

Until April 2000, the court claimed that it had collected evidence to prove that Microsoft did have a monopoly.

If this charge is convicted, Microsoft may face the risk of being split.

If it is normal, such news will at most affect Microsoft's stock price, and it will not have a big impact on the entire Nasdaq or even the American stock market.

But as it happens, this is the time when the Internet bubble is about to burst, and the news that the so-called technology giants are about to break up has exacerbated people's panic about technology stocks.

So when Microsoft's antitrust case was ruled, whether it was Microsoft's stock price~ or the Nasdaq index, it began to plummet like an avalanche.

This is why many people later regarded Microsoft's ruling in this antitrust case as a sign that the Internet bubble really began to burst in 2000.

As for Chen Li, it was precisely because he remembered that the Microsoft antitrust case appeared in April, so he has been very vigilant.

Because although he can't remember exactly when the Nasdaq index crashed, it must have been before the Microsoft antitrust case ruling.

That is to say ~ before April, the Nasdaq index fell to a certain extent, and the Internet bubble began to show cracks.

In fact, according to the safest method, Chen Li should invest all his funds in shorting the Nasdaq index.

But this time. Chen Li admitted that he suddenly wanted to gamble.

Because compared to simply shorting the Nasdaq index, if you short a certain company in the short term~ it is actually more profitable.

After all, the Nasdaq index fell from the 5000 points that Chen Li could remember to more than 1000 points that he remembered somewhat, and the time span before and after was as long as two years.

So Chen Li divided the funds in his hands into two parts, and one part was used to short the Nasdaq index.

Because of his vague memory, Chen Li set a warning line for this part of the investment, which is 2000 points.

Shorting from 5000 points to around 2000 points, the lost wealth~ is undoubtedly quite astonishing.

And what Mu Xiaoqing has to do is to help Chen Li get some of these lost wealth back.

It can be regarded as making up for the family!
After all, Chen Li now has a big family and a big business, and there are places where money is needed everywhere, so he will naturally not be polite.

As for the other part~ it will be used to short some companies.

Not only Microsoft, but also Amazon ~ Apple ~ and even Cisco are all on Chen Li's list.

It's just that Microsoft was the first to be cut.

After all~ who let Chen Li remember that Microsoft will be convicted of violating the anti-monopoly law in April?
It's just that compared to Chen Li's affirmation, Mu Xiaoqing didn't quite understand.

In her opinion, Chen Li has enough reasons to short any company related to the computer Internet.

But if you want to choose the most unsuitable one, it must be Microsoft.

This is currently the company with the highest market value on Nasdaq, and the most important thing is that Microsoft is not like those companies with no reputation. The reason why they are today is indeed because of the strength of the company.

Just like the Microsoft antitrust case that is raging now, why did this kind of thing happen?
Of course, it is because Microsoft is so powerful that its competitors have to use legal weapons to protect themselves.

So~ don't look at Microsoft's current show, but in fact they are amazing!
Of course~Mu Xiaoqing also thinks that Microsoft's market value is somewhat inflated now, after all the Internet bubble~!

But compared to other Internet companies ~ Microsoft's market value is a bit inflated, but it is not so outrageous.

Therefore, Mu Xiaoqing's intuition told her that this boss should have chosen the wrong target.

However, she is only Chen Li's financial advisor, and she can only provide Chen Li with reference opinions, and Chen Li still needs to make specific decisions.

However, based on the principle of doing her best, Mu Xiaoqing still wanted to persuade her own boss again.

But just as Mu Xiaoqing was racking his brains on how to persuade Chen Li, Chen Li spoke again.

"I chose Microsoft~ There is also a certain reason."

"Do you know about antitrust cases?"

Chen Li naturally knew what Mu Xiaoqing was thinking. In fact, if he hadn't known that the anti-monopoly case would change in April, he wouldn't have chosen the absolute overlord of the Internet industry.

After all, he is not stupid. When there are so many companies to choose from, why choose the most powerful one?
He is not the protagonist in a martial arts novel, and sayings such as "if you meet the strong, you will be strong" have no meaning at all in the capital market.

"Antitrust case? Of course I know, but this"

"Boss, you mean...?"

Hearing Chen Li mention Microsoft's anti-monopoly case, Mu Xiaoqing froze for a moment.

Regarding the Microsoft antitrust case, in fact, it has been repeated in recent years.

As for whether Microsoft has a monopoly or not, do you still have to ask?
But to be honest~ the so-called anti-monopoly case is not just a matter of monopoly or not.

The current situation~ To put it bluntly, in fact, Microsoft is too powerful, so everyone wants to get a share of Microsoft.

Therefore, the media is overwhelmingly publicizing that there are bills to provide lawsuits against Microsoft in various parts of the United States. Anyway, things are raging, but there is no definite number.

"I didn't say anything!"

Chen Li scowled. After all, it was impossible for him to do such a thing that was announced in advance.but.
"If~ I mean if!"

"Now that the Internet bubble is about to burst, if someone suddenly jumps out at this time and says they have evidence of Microsoft's monopoly."

"What do you think will happen?"

(End of this chapter)