Spark

The Middle East is in turmoil, but fortunately, both parties involved have maintained the most basic restraint.

Or in other words, for the time being, there was no fight.

But obviously, no one thinks that such friction is a trivial matter, especially under the current situation, Iran attaches great importance to the uranium enrichment project, and even counts on this project to gain hegemony in the entire Middle East world in one fell swoop.

Therefore, it is inevitable to fight hard, the tension rises, the price of oil futures rises accordingly, and the entire U.S. economy finally gets a precious breathing time.

In Xigong University, Chen Nian looked at the report in front of him helplessly, and said to Chen Guo:

"After all, let them seize this opportunity. There is no way. Their foundation is too strong. It is really not that easy to kill them all at once."

Chen Guo on the opposite side nodded and replied:

"It must not be easy. The solid foundation you said is the biggest reason."

"In fact, think about it, they still have a lot of breaking points, such as resource monopoly, technology monopoly, talent monopoly, and military monopoly."

"Even this time, if they don't play the oil card, they can still play the food card, the steel card, or even the patent card. Anyway, it is really impossible to defeat them before their cards are completely played."

"After all, they had a lot of chances, and we had almost none."

Hearing this, Chen Nian could not help but sigh.

For decades, the development of this country has always been trembling and treading on thin ice.

It is undeniable that we also made some mistakes in the process of development, but most of them were corrected in a timely manner.

Otherwise, if a mistake reached the level of the United States, we should have fallen down long ago.

Therefore, most people who advocate the strong endogenous power of the US economy and the resilience of their country are actually unaware of one point:

The so-called resilience is nothing more than a sign of the behavior of consuming the foundation in exchange for the life of the country.

Looking at the historical experience of the past ten years, the other party's background is constantly declining, but our background is constantly rising.

When the two curves intersect, that's when we turn from offense to defense.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:

"I really envy them, there are so many opportunities for trial and error."

"As for us, not once."

"I can't be envious."

Chen Guo said with a smile.

"People's trial and error opportunities are also gambled and played out time and time again in the previous decades, or even hundreds of years."

"If you think about it, you will know, what were we doing more than a hundred years ago?"

"We are still closing the door and congratulating Lafayette on his birthday."

"Even if it was fifty years ago, we had only just established our country and embarked on a definite development path."

"If you can do this, it's pretty good."

"In the future, we still have to rely on you and our generation."

Chen Nian nodded solemnly, and after a pause, he continued to ask:

"So what are our plans for the follow-up? Although they have recovered, they just won't die suddenly."

"What they don't have the energy to get, should we get it?"

Chen Guo took out a document from the drawer, handed it to Chen Nian and said:

"This is a preliminary plan, if you are interested, you can take a look first."

"Of course, if you have any suggestions, just mention them to me."

"However, this thing is still far away from the final draft, and it is estimated that it is only for reference, so you don't need to spend too much time."

"clear."

Chen Nian responded.

Then, he looked at the directory of the file in his hand, and after a cursory scan, he saw many familiar terms.

New energy and lithium battery development plan.

Development plans for new surface ships and new submarines.

Large-scale aircraft carrier localization plan.

Rare earth and other rare mineral investment plans.

Food security and rural economic ecological development plan.

It can be said that this document covers almost all the directions and outlets that he has actually seen in the previous life.

It was at this time that he realized that the fields that had achieved results more than ten years later had already begun to lay out at this time.

"Not bad, this report."

Chen Nian sighed and said.

"It's very complete, and it's in the form of a combination punch."

"If it can be fully implemented, it is estimated that we will not be far from entering a period of rapid development."

"Isn't it considered a high-speed development now?"

Chen Guo asked with some amusement.

"What kind of rapid development is now!"

Chen Nian pursed his lips and said:

"Let's not talk about nuclear fusion, even large-capacity battery technology hasn't been developed yet."

"Not to mention artificial intelligence, brain machines, space carriers and the like."

"Those things are our real tickets to the next era."

"Are you here to do it?"

Chen Guo immediately became interested, he looked at Chen Nian with piercing eyes and asked.

Generally speaking, such a question can easily be regarded as a rhetorical question, meaning "you say it so easy, let's try it out".

But in fact, what Chen Guo said now is a real expectation.

Because he knew that Chen Nian could really do it.

Looking at Chen Guo's expression, Chen Nian hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and replied:

"I must do it, but now is not the time."

"I have just finished learning the content of interface materials. In many places, the theoretical foundation is not solid enough."

"It's too difficult to turn to near-future technology now"

Chen Nian was not being modest when he said this. In fact, he had made a plan on his "task manager" to try to see if he could save a wave of source points and directly point out one that would be enough to cause "task damage" to the current technical environment. "Revolutionary promotion" technology, so that through large-scale technological fission, the "level" of its own system is also mentioned forward.

But helplessly, the number of source points required for the several directions he selected was too much.

Not to mention anything else, just for controllable thermonuclear fusion, the required source points reached an astonishing 1200 points.

But now, excluding the number of source points brought about by active learning, the average daily source point growth is only about 0.3.

When and how long will it take to save enough?

Such a great success, but the gain outweighs the loss.

still have to go step by step

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo felt a little complicated.

Let's talk about disappointment, it must be a little - after all, Chen Nian is almost omnipotent in his heart.

But more, I am gratified.

Because, he also knows very clearly that no one person is truly omnipotent.

Chen Nian is aware of his shortcomings, which means that he has gradually matured.

Thinking of this, Chen Guo patted Chen Nian's arm lightly, and then comforted him:

"Don't worry, you are still so young, you have plenty of time."

"It's been a long time, let's take a rest."

"You're already in your junior year, and you haven't enjoyed your college life much yet."

"Don't push yourself too hard. There is a dance at school next week. Would you like to go to it?"

"No!"

Chen Nian rolled his eyes and replied bluntly.

After leaving Chen Guo's office, Chen Nian didn't go back to the residence, but went to the cafeteria to eat in time.

After school started, there were more people in the cafeteria. After searching for a long time, Chen Nian finally found an empty seat. After he sat down, he found that the person sitting opposite him was an acquaintance whom he hadn't seen for a long time. .

Zhang Rui.

However, seeing Zhang Rui this time, his mental state seemed to be a little off.

The beard is unshaven, the hair looks like it hasn't been washed for a long time, and even the clothes are crumpled.

He completely lost his previous rich second generation demeanor.

Chen Nian suddenly recalled that at the end of the soybean war a long time ago, Zhang Rui and his family were actually trading in commodity futures.

Moreover, they are on the side of the four major grain merchants.

However, because he won the soybean war, he should have lost a lot of money.

But no matter how much you lose, it won't be like this, right?

unless

He probably turned his sights abroad after losing money at home.

Whether it's US stocks, futures, financial management, or foreign exchange, the turmoil this time is enough to completely clean him up.

Chen Nian didn't have a habit of beating dogs in the water, so he didn't bother to talk to him, and just ate the food on his plate.

But Zhang Rui noticed Chen Nian. Several times, he seemed to be about to speak, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them along with the food.

The two finished their meal almost at the same time, and got up at the same time. Zhang Rui finally couldn't help but open his mouth in front of the bowl collection table.

He looked at Chen Nian and said in a low tone:

"Chen Nian, are you very happy now?"

Chen Nian was taken aback for a moment, and asked back:

"What can I be happy about?"

"Glad I got it wrong, glad I proved myself wrong, glad you won, it doesn't matter, you won, you were right."

"Laugh at me, anyway, I have nothing now."

Chen Nian frowned slightly, and he was keenly aware that his "old classmate" opposite him might really have a mental problem.

So he asked:

"How long has it been since you slept?"

The corners of Zhang Rui's mouth moved, and then he replied:

"It's been a long time but it doesn't matter, it's all over anyway."

"Have you traded in US stocks?"

Chen Nian continued to ask.

"I do everything in US stocks, futures, foreign exchange, and CDS, which is why I lost so badly. Now, I have no chance to turn around and our family is dead."

Zhang Rui's expression was obviously in a trance, and Chen Nian even suspected that the reason why he talked to him was not because he really wanted to "say something", but some kind of muttering to himself under a trance and emotional breakdown That's all.

This state is undoubtedly dangerous.

——

But what does that matter to Chen Nian?

So, he just replied with a slight sarcasm:

"Do you still have the ability to make CDS? It seems that the plate is quite big."

Zhang Rui smiled wryly and replied:

"When I was very big, I looked down on no one, including you."

"Now I know, you are indeed smarter than me."

"I heard that you have entered Chengfei's project team as an intern. Congratulations."

"You are right, you have chosen the right path"

While talking, Zhang Rui staggered and turned his head to leave, as if he had forgotten the existence of Chen Nian and was just talking to a certain shadow in his heart.

Chen Nian stood there in bewilderment, not even knowing what happened just now.

It wasn't until Li Xiang, who happened to pass by, patted him on the shoulder from behind, that he finally came back to his senses.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Xiang asked curiously.

Chen Nian pouted in the direction of the door, and replied:

"Here, Zhang Rui."

"I just sat at the same table with him, and he told me a lot of things, and I don't know what happened to him. The blow was too big, crazy?"

Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang clicked his tongue and said:

"Aren't you crazy? His family's property should have been washed away this time."

"I checked some news. Before the financial crisis, their family invested more than 100 million U.S. dollars in the U.S. financial market, including private shares and various debts."

"The 100 million U.S. dollars was wiped out in almost a week, and their family has nothing now."

"That's not the case, is it?"

Chen Nian was a little puzzled.

In his cognition, those who can reach hundreds of millions of assets, even if they lose money or even go bankrupt, their small life will not be too bad.

After all, if you owe 10,000 to the bank, you are your father, and if you owe 100,000,000, you are your father.

No matter how it declines, there will always be basic decency

"I didn't think at first it would be -- but the problem is the source of funding."

"They not only have bank loans, but also private debts."

"In addition, their shares are not clean. I don't bother to talk about the business his father does. In short, the people who follow them to make money are those who are on the list or will be on the list soon."

"Now, all the money is lost, do you think those people will let his family go?"

"His father has been seriously injured. He said he jumped off a building, but the details are still being investigated anyway."

"His mother was even more unlucky. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage directly, and she is still living in a serious condition."

"Anyway, their house is completely ruined. It's normal for him to be unable to bear it."

Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

Although this is just a tragedy of family ruin due to investment failure, combined with Zhang Rui's previous performance and speeches, he feels that this day will come sooner or later.

After all, whether it is business or investment, it is the most basic requirement to see the direction and place a good bargaining chip.

You have chosen the side that is doomed to lose from the beginning, so what if you win for a long time?

One day, don't you want to spit out everything you eat?

At this point, no one can save him.

——

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if I have the ability, I will never interfere.

After all, I still remember clearly the fact that their family stood in line with Laomei during the soybean war.

After a moment of silence, he continued to ask:

"After such a big incident, he didn't go home?"

Li Xiang shook his head and replied:

"Going back, but back to school soon."

"He won't be able to help him at home. At school, at least he can avoid those who want to mess with him."

"It's ridiculous, right? He wanted to stay away from us before, but now, he needs to rely on our protection."

Li Xiang looked a little contemptuous, Chen Nian sighed slightly, and a thought came to his mind.

It was a rather cold-blooded thought, but he had to say it.

He thought for a moment, and after organizing his words, he said:

"If possible, try to arrange some people to watch him."

"Don't let him commit suicide."

"I mean at least don't let him die in school."

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