After hearing the commotion behind him, W.H. Niebuhr turned his head curiously.
Instantly, his expression changed slightly.
He saw a group of people walking into the trading center, led by a young man from China.
Looking at the young man in a blue suit with a refreshing face,
W.H. Niebuhr began to mock him.
"Isn't this Mr. Bruce, who became famous in Chicago more than a month ago with that stupid musket?，
Hahaha, is the money you earned from selling guns enough to make up for the failure in futures?”
Hearing this, a gentleman beside him also smiled and said,
"I heard that Mr. Bruce invested millions of dollars in the futures market. I thought that everyone in the Eagle Jam Country could buy one of his guns. Unfortunately, I didn't buy it!”
"He actually went short two months ago. Hahaha, what a stupid decision!”
"People of Xia Country should still wear that pigtail. Go back to your hometown!”
Laughter rang out in the futures exchange.
However, Li Zixuan didn't care at all about the mockery.
He looked at the clock hanging above him. There was still about half an hour before the market opened.
He really wanted to see if the people in the undersea would still be in the mood to laugh at him after today.
Or were they going to jump from the highest point of Chicago water tower?
Li Zixuan found a random place to sit down in the trading center.
He didn't answer, looking as if he was at ease.
These people felt that it was a little boring.
Unexpectedly, W.H. Niebuhr brought the French girl to sit beside him and said,
"Kid, I'm afraid you'll lose millions this time. Don't say that I'm not giving you a chance. As long as you shout at the exchange that you're a stupid pig from China, I'll lend you the money. How about that?"”
Looking at this fat man with big ears and a bald hairstyle, he smiled maliciously.
Li Zixuan nodded as if he had decided on something.
"Hahaha, hurry up and shout!”Fatty was excited.
Beside him, the French girl, Irene, looked at Li Zixuan with pity. In her opinion, this little guy was completely finished.
No matter how much glory he had received in the past, if he really said that at the exchange, then his reputation would be completely ruined.
Furthermore, based on the French girl's understanding of W.H. Niebuhr, Li Zixuan had said it for real.
This fatty would not fulfill his promise.
In fact, Niebuhr was just trying to humiliate this Chinese youth.
Unexpectedly, Li Zixuan smiled mysteriously and said,
"Actually, I'd like to hear Mr. W.H. Niebuhr say that. However, I don't think you'll be willing. Forget it, I'm not in a hurry. Anyway, I have plenty of time today. I can wait."”
"Hey, kid, what are you talking about?”Niebuhr's smile froze instantly.
Clang! Clang! Clang! At this moment, the bell of the market rang.
Then, a clerk of the exchange took a chalk and started writing on the blackboard in front of him.
On the blackboard were the specific prices of wheat, corn, oats, and other grains.
In the beginning, the prices of wheat and other crops recorded by the clerk were still rising.
For example, wheat was marked at 18.71 USD per ton. Five minutes later, it became 18.83 USD, and an hour later, it became 18.91 USD.
Thus, the group of people waved their cash and entered the market again.
Every single one of them seemed to have gone crazy, as if they would lose a lot of money if they entered too late.
Li Zixuan only lowered his head and closed his eyes to rest, completely ignoring the noise.
Because according to the transaction curve obtained from the check-in system.
Today, the price of all grains had been halved, and the price of wheat, corn, and other commodities had fallen to only one-third of their peak.
Now, as the exchange's wheat price was pushed to 19 US dollars per ton, its growth rate began to slow down.
It stopped at 18.95 USD. Instead, the clerk wrote another 18.94 USD(ton on the blackboard.
"It fell!" The owner of the transaction exclaimed.
However, some veterans, such as W.H. Niebuhr, said that it was just a delay in the telegram in Europe, which caused the lack of information.
With this legend of wealth around, many people were relieved.
Just as he said, the price rose again to 18.95 USD(ton, 18.96 USD(ton.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Someone said,
"Mr. W.H. Niebuhr is indeed a legend of wealth!”
However, just as he finished speaking, a staff member who was answering the telegram suddenly said,
"Telegrams from Europe, India, and Tsarist Russia. This year's grain harvest has been great everywhere. The price of wheat in London has fallen to 15.55 USD!”
"What?!" The group of people began to scream in disbelief.
As the price of wheat in London plummeted, the price of wheat and corn on the futures market in Chicago also plummeted.
Some people saw that the situation was not right and wanted to deliver the futures contract. However, with the bumper harvests around the world,
everyone knew that international grain prices would plummet. At this time, who would accept those contracts?
Therefore, starting from wheat, the prices of corn, oats, and other crops began to plunge.
15.01 USD(ton
13.96 USD(ton
... The price of wheat was still falling.
"How could this be? How could this be?”
Mr. Niebuhr, who was known as the Wealth Myth, had a pale face and a large amount of sweat on his head. He could not wipe it clean with a towel.
When the market was closed, the price of grain fell to the bottom, from the peak of 18.96 USD(ton to 6.33 USD(ton.
If the market wasn't closed, the price wouldn't have been able to be maintained.
After the market opened tomorrow, the price might still fall.
At this moment, W.H. Niebuhr, who was still in high spirits in the morning, had already collapsed on the ground.
There was no longer any light in his eyes. He kept muttering,
"Impossible, how could this be!"
As the price of grain plummeted, Niebuhr was completely bankrupt.
The money he had left in the futures market was not even enough to repay the loans of the rich country company. In other words, in a day, he had gone from a millionaire to almost penniless.
His carriage company, villa, farm, and even his clothes no longer belonged to him.
Similar to him, the entire exchange was filled with wails.
Within a day, countless people had become penniless.
As far as Li Zixuan knew, although the economic crisis of 1882 was only a pain to the economy of the Eaglejam Nation, the crisis would pass in two months.
However, the price of grain would remain very low for a long time in the future.
At this moment, unlike these people, Li Zixuan stood up from his seat and stretched his shoulders to relieve the fatigue of the day.
He looked at W.H. Niebuhr, who was limp on the ground, and suddenly asked,
"Don't say that I didn't give you a chance. As long as you say that you're a stupid pig, I'll lend you the money you lost. How about that?"”
"It's true!" W.H. Niebuhr stood up and asked as if he had a desire to live.
"Of course, I swear on my honor that as long as Mr. W.H. Niebuhr calls himself a stupid pig in the exchange, I will lend him money!”
"I hope you can lend me the money first!”
"That won't do. What if you don't admit it?”
Li Zixuan smiled and looked at the French girl. To be honest, this girl was indeed very beautiful.
He had blonde hair, blue eyes, and a tall figure.
He really wanted to communicate with her.
However, that was just a thought. He said to the French girl,
"This guy doesn't have a single cent left. Are you still following him? Are you going to pay him back?"”
Hearing this, the French girl's expression changed and she looked at Niebuhr with disgust.
Wearing high heels, she ran to Li Zixuan's side.
Although the latter did not intend to communicate with this person, she took the opportunity to put her hand on the other party's slender waist.
"It's fine if you don't want to say it. Anyway, I don't want to argue with poor people!”
As he spoke, he raised his head and whispered a few words into the beautiful woman's ear.
Although the beauty looked a little sad, she still nodded.
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