Manhattan Island. Green Manor!
When Li Yi returned from the office, Jiang Xue, Pang Feiyan, and Navine were discussing something in the living room. A pile of documents lay scattered on the coffee table in front of them.
The women were so engrossed in their discussion that they didn’t notice Li Yi’s arrival.
Standing behind Jiang Xue, Li Yi saw his wife holding a notebook and constantly jotting something down; her elegant handwriting danced across the page.
Just then, Navine spotted him and was about to greet him.
Jiang Xue, noticing Navini’s reaction, instinctively turned around and realized her husband had somehow slipped up behind her without her noticing.
Closing her notebook, Jiang Xue asked happily, “When did you get back?”
“Just walked in!”
Li Yi then asked with a smile, “What are you discussing? You look so focused.”
“We were discussing whether Gillette’s stock will go up tomorrow!” Jiang Xue replied.
“And what’s the verdict?”
“All three of us think that based on the current trend, Gillette’s stock should go up. I think it’ll rise by at least 5%, Feiyan thinks no more than 3%, and Navini thinks it’ll go up by 2% at most!” Jiang Xue said.
“Does the percentage of the increase affect your investment decision?” Li Yi asked.
“Of course it does. If the increase doesn’t exceed 3%, I might as well invest in Coca-Cola instead.”
Li Yi nodded, then asked, “By the way, have you guys made a profit or a loss lately?”
Jiang Xue said proudly, “Of course we’ve made a profit. The 4 million you gave me has now turned into 4.6 million—a 15% return on investment!”
“According to Navini, a return like this would be considered quite impressive even on Wall Street. Aren’t we amazing?”
“Impressive. A true trailblazer—the Hua Mulan of the investment world!” Li Yi said with a smile.
Jiang Xue, however, replied modestly, “I’m not nearly as impressive as you make me out to be. Besides, Feiyan and Navini deserve credit for these great results—I still have a lot to learn from them!”
“You’ve got the right attitude—you haven’t let a few small achievements go to your head. Keep it up!” Li Yi said.
“By the way, how have things been going for you lately?” Jiang Xue asked Li Yi.
“Me? Not bad—I’ve made a little profit!”
Jiang Xue was about to speak when she noticed Li Yunbao, sitting next to Li Yi, pull a face as if he were constipated. She knew immediately that this scoundrel was lying to her again.
Without hesitation, Jiang Xue looked Li Yi straight in the eye and asked, “So, how much exactly did you make?”
Li Yi was about to blurt out a random number, but when he saw his wife staring at him intently with her beautiful, big eyes, he couldn’t bring himself to lie to her.
“170 million!”
“What do you mean 170 million… Are you saying you’ve made a total of 170 million these past few days?”
“Right!”
“In US dollars?”
“Yep!”
Now it wasn’t just Jiang Xueya and Ma who were stunned—Nawini looked completely dumbfounded, while only Pang Feiyan remained calm.
Having followed Li Yi as he dominated the Hang Seng Index and ventured into the London markets, she had long been well aware of his capabilities.
In Pang Feiyan’s eyes, Li Yi was a stock market genius. Making 170 million US dollars in a few days was nothing out of the ordinary—let alone 170 billion.
After a long moment, Jiang Xue suddenly jumped up from the sofa, grabbed Li Yi’s arm, and said with a mix of excitement and disbelief, “You… how did you do that?”
Li Yi smiled as he ruffled his wife’s hair, replying casually, “All it takes is a pair of hands, doesn’t it?”
Jiang Xue: @#￥%……&
Pang Feiyan: !@#￥%……
Nawini: @#￥%……&
Seeing his wife’s dazed and adorable expression, Li Yi couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
This immediately drew a playful scowl from Jiang Xue, whose little hand shot straight for Li Yi’s waist. Li Yi immediately started begging for mercy…
Everyone in the room was single and inexperienced. Watching the couple force-feed them this dose of romance, they all instinctively turned their heads away—that’s just mean!
After the laughter died down, Li Yi grabbed Jiang Xue’s two little hands and said, “There’s a money-making opportunity coming up. Do you want to team up with me and banbanhaobang, or keep playing the stock market on your own?”
“Can I make a lot of money?”
“It should turn your 4.6 million into 7 million!” Li Yi said with a smile.
Jiang Xue didn’t reply immediately. After a moment’s thought, she said, “How about I set aside 4 million for you? I want to keep the remaining 600,000 in the stock market. I’ve finally figured out a strategy, and I don’t want to give it up just yet.”
“That works too…”
Just then, Navini, who had been standing nearby, suddenly spoke up: “Mr. Li, may I ask you a question?”
“Go ahead,” Li Yi said.
“I’d like to hear your thoughts on the future trends of the stock market!”
Li Yi thought for a moment and said, “The future of the stock market lies in consumer goods!”
“Consumer goods!”
Li Yi nodded and said, “That’s right. Over the past nearly twenty years, your stock market has experienced four major booms: electronics and technology, mergers and acquisitions, thematic concepts, and the ‘Nifty Fifty.’”
“Since most lacked the underlying performance to support them, the stock market bubbles gradually burst. Market speculation has subsided, and investors have begun to act more rationally. They no longer chase those exciting concept stocks but instead choose shares of well-known companies with solid fundamentals and steady long-term growth. Barring any surprises, consumer goods companies like General Electric, Polaroid, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s are poised for a wave of explosive growth.”
Li Yi isn’t just spouting off here; this isn’t limited to the U.S. market—it’s the same across the globe.
After inflation subsided following the two oil crises of the 1970s and the economy rebounded, the profitability of leading consumer goods companies generally began to recover, and their market share further increased. The ultimate result was that these consumer leaders universally experienced a “Davis Double Hit,” creating a golden age for consumer stocks that comes along only once in several decades.
By early 1990, consumer companies occupied four of the top ten spots in U.S. market capitalization, completely overturning the situation of the 1970s when oil companies dominated the list.
More importantly, these consumer leaders would remain dynamic for decades to come; even before Li Yi’s rebirth, they remained industry leaders across the United States and the world.
Examples include tobacco giant Philip Morris, retail giant Walmart, the “King of Beverages” Coca-Cola, and consumer goods leader Procter & Gamble.
If you invest in these companies now, even a pig could take flight!
After listening to Li Yi’s analysis, Navini fell deep into thought.
Before being assigned to host Li Yi and his wife, she had firmly believed that the future of the stock market lay in technological innovation and the NASDAQ.
But her experiences over the past ten days or so had made her doubt her previous judgment.
After all, Jiang Xue—a complete novice in investing—had managed to achieve a 15% return on investment in just over ten days simply by buying food and beverage companies.
This figure is the stuff of dreams for countless Wall Street traders, and Li Yi had raked in a staggering $170 million in such a short time.
Given that this was the assessment of such an investment genius, she simply couldn’t afford to ignore it!
“What about ten years from now?” Navine asked again.
“Heh, being able to predict the trend a week from now is already quite impressive—who could possibly say for sure what will happen ten years from now?” Li Yi said with a smile.
Of course, he knew the stock market’s trajectory for the next decade, but there was no need to share that with Navine.
She was merely a mid-level manager at the company. Considering how diligently she’d cooperated with them over the past period, offering her a little guidance was already more than he owed her.
If she truly took his advice to heart, perhaps there would be a place for her on Wall Street in the future.
As for anything beyond that, he wouldn’t say another word to her!
Nawine clearly understood what Li Yi meant. After saying “Thank you,” she didn’t press the matter further. Instead, she changed the subject and asked, “Mr. Li, could I ask you for a favor?”
“What kind of favor?”
“I have some funds available. Could I participate in your investment plan? I’m willing to pay you a commission, and I won’t interfere with the specifics of the investment process!” Navine said.
Li Yi thought for a moment, then said, “Forget the commission. Consider it a thank you for all your hard work over the past few months!”
“Thank you so much!” Navine said happily.
“By the way, how much are you investing?” Li Yi asked again.
“120 million!”
Li Yi: @#￥%#$%
Wow, she’s a real rich lady…
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