Rivals of Rebirth - Chapter 1

The day Zheng Jue died was late autumn, but when he woke up again, it was already a warm spring.

He leaned closer to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the busy street, the warm sun outside the window gently shone on his face, and for a while, he was in a trance.

Ten years, a full ten years.

From thirty-five to twenty-five, from middle age to youth, it was like a big dream. Those pains, those betrayals, all disappeared overnight, and although he didn’t know what was the reason, he only knew that he was now really alive.

The young man’s vigorous body, young face, and the hotel he stayed in for a short period of time when he was young, all of these are strongly hinting at something. At this time, he is no longer the tired and lonely middle-aged man. He truly had completely started over.

The phone beside him suddenly rang and Zheng Jue picked it up, then the voice of Alex, a stockbroker, came, “Aaron, do you want to buy Liansen real estate stock? The market has risen a lot today.”

Zheng Jue frowned slightly and finally pulled the matter out of the corner of his memory. Back then, Liansen Real Estate was shorted overnight, and he lost a lot of money.

“Within an hour, all of them will be sold short.” Zheng Jue replied coldly.

Alex was stunned for a while and then said in a high-pitched voice, “Are you crazy Aaron, Liansen Real Estate is making great progress now, why are you selling short? Didn’t you tell me yesterday that this line needs to be done?”

Zheng Jue raised his eyebrows slightly, is there anything he can do? It’s just a long line to catch big fish. In his last life, because he believed in people’s words, he didn’t see it through. How could he fall here again in this life?

“You don’t have to worry about these things, just sell short and call me in an hour.” After speaking, Zheng Jue hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.

If it wasn’t for Alex’s call, he would have almost forgotten that he had more important things to do now that he lives again. With his ten years of experience, it would be too useless if he fell again into the situation of his previous life.

Zheng Jue made his fortune on the stock market in his last life. He was originally from a wealthy family, but his father committed suicide when he was 12 years old because of bankruptcy. Since then, his life has been turned upside down, fortunately, he is a man of tenacious will. Even in the face of such a situation, he was still unyielding. He dragged his almost collapsed mother from the mansion in Xishan to the low-rent housing on the outskirts of the city. Then he continued to study while doing various jobs. Finally, he was admitted to Q University, then went to the United States to study after graduation. While studying abroad, he started to invest in stocks with the last bit of property his father left him before his death.

The reason why his father went bankrupt back then was that he traded in stocks and turned from a poor boy to a well-known stock market genius in the city, however, he was too high-profile and finally aroused people’s envy and hatred. In the end, the turnover failed and the capital chain broke. Moreover, there were people who fanned the flames, so everything was lost overnight. For a while, he hated stock trading, but he also understood that he needed to do it if he wanted to obtain a large amount of money in a short period of time. He needed funds, and the only way to get them is to invest in stocks.

He didn’t know if it was because of his family background, but his talent in the stock market is comparable to that of his father, who was called a stock market genius back then, because in just three years, he has already gathered a lot of people, funds, and then invested in a few very good projects. Just like his father, he became a rich man overnight, but behind such a glamorous appearance, no one knows how much he sacrificed.

Later, when he returned to China after his studies, he went to Hong Kong which is a financial center full of celebrities. Since then, he has started his hard work.

Zheng Jue knew that he had no background in Hong Kong and was most afraid of being underestimated. Therefore, as soon as he arrived in Hong Kong, he paid 20 million to register a foundation and recruited hundreds of employees, and then hit the stock market hard. It severely damaged a foundation that was very famous in Hong Kong at that time, so he became famous all of a sudden.

Since then, Zheng Jue has also gained a firm foothold in the Hong Kong market. Although he lost a lot of money in Liansen Real Estate, he has not lost his foundation. Finally, he survived until… he met that person.

Zheng Jue clenched his fist lightly, throwing all his thoughts about that person out of his head. Today, he is still the golden boy of the stock market who has just made a name for himself in Hong Kong, and this time, the matter of Liansen Real Estate was just avoided by him. In the future, he was afraid that the road would be easier, at least not to the point that he would be forced to sell his houses and cars.

Zheng Jue walked to the tableside, then poured whisky in a glass and drank it all. The spicy and stimulating alcohol made his already eager heart even more excited. It can be seen that the high-paying career in the United States has made him return to the country to work hard, but he was ruined because of a woman in his previous life, but now… it is different. He can start over again.

Zheng Jue drank two glasses of wine and then suppressed his thoughts. He picked up the phone and pondered for a while, and then he dialed a number cautiously. The lazy voice on the other end of the phone had a slight hint of uncertainty in it, “Zheng Jue?”

Zheng Jue slightly curled up the corner of his mouth, “Mr. Liang still remembers me, it’s really a blessing for three lifetimes.” Liang Xu, the prince of Liang’s enterprise, is also a well-known playboy in Hong Kong. He was the first person whom he had been acquainted with since he first entered Hong Kong. When he arrived there, he wanted to get close to these aristocratic family circles, so he tried his best to get in touch with this seemingly ignorant prince, but later found out that the prince was really ignorant, which made him a lot more indifferent, but now he understands that no matter whether he is ignorant or not, the prince is the prince after all, and he is an outsider, no matter what.

“Mr. Zheng’s great work in Hong Kong these days, who can forget it? Even the old man in our family praised Mr. Zheng’s terrifying future life.” Liang Xu said with a hint of ridicule.

Zheng Jue smiled and didn’t say a word. He was young and arrogant back then, and only took other people’s polite words seriously. But now it’s ridiculous to think about it, he spoke in a low voice, “Mr. Liang, don’t make fun of me, I have just finished studying, so I have to learn more from Mr. Liang.”

Liang Xu chuckled a few times, with a hint of frivolity in his words, “Mr. Zheng called me today, is there something important?”

“I won’t ask for important things. At a charity dinner three days later, it’s inevitable that I’m not well-rounded since I just entered Hong Kong. I have to ask Mr. Liang to take care of me.” Celebrities from all walks of life in Hong Kong have also begun to look at him differently. This charity dinner was originally without him, but in the end, he was temporarily added. In his last life, he only felt complacent until a minor scene happened at the end of the dinner party. Thinking of this, Zheng Jue’s eyes darkened.

“Hahahaha, what’s so difficult about this? If nothing else, I know all the wealthy and famous people in the Hong Kong market. Besides, with such a powerful character as Mr. Zheng, he can be considered a well-known person in the Hong Kong market today. Even without me, you can still do it with ease.” Liang Xu smiled happily.

The corner of Zheng Jue’s mouth twitched and felt a bit of irony in his heart. He thought the same thing back then, but what happened? Although Hong Kong City is a financial center, it is the most exclusive place. Several established families control 80% of Hong Kong’s enterprises and resources. However, even if he is a bit capable, he’s afraid that only a few people would take him seriously.

Zheng Jue didn’t take it seriously, but he still continued to talk with Liang Xu and hung up the phone after a long chat. Although Liang Xu is ignorant, he has a much deeper foundation than him. Liang’s industry is also one of the top figures in the social circles in Hong Kong, but he? In the eyes of these people, he is just a nouveau riche.

An hour later, Alex called and told him in a sullen tone that all the shares of Liansen Real Estate had been sold short. Zheng Jue laughed softly, but his heart suddenly felt cold. In his last life, he underestimated the enemy. At that time, the Huanyu Fund was severely damaged and was already at the end of its game, so he made a fortune, but he ignored one thing. Although Huanyu was vulnerable, it was also an old foundation with a long history in Hong Kong. Now, it has become so weak. The cause and effect are naturally inextricably linked. He is an outsider, so he plunged into it without knowing anything. Wouldn’t it anger some people with vested interests? It is understandable that people want to teach him a lesson, but now that he is rebirthed once more, naturally, he will not let this happen again, and those who want to teach him a lesson, after this incident, have to weigh it carefully.

Zheng Jue ignored Alex’s grievances, and just continued to calmly issue a series of orders, reporting on several stocks that will make a big difference in the future, and asked him to continue to follow them up. Although the stock market is constantly changing, he didn’t want it to be tied to his hands and feet. If he wants to have great development in the future, he still needs to do business.

After doing these things, Zheng Jue breathed a sigh of relief. He put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at the exquisite and luxurious hotel with interest. His sullen mood suddenly dissipated. He became a loser in his last life, provoking someone who shouldn’t be provoked, falling in love with someone who shouldn’t love, and then finally dying mediocrely. He’s not wrong, but in this life, it should never be like that again. Those superfluous feelings and kind of unrealistic ideas will never appear again. All he needs now is success. He no longer wants to experience the inescapable helpless feeling of his previous life. In this life, he must stand at the top of the pyramid for the rest of his life and never be looked down upon by anyone again.

Zheng Jue poured himself another glass of wine, but before he could start drinking, the phone started ringing again. He picked up the phone impatiently, but when he saw the name on the phone, he couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows, ‘Lin Su. Has she already started at this point of time?’

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The author has something to say: I haven’t written it for a long time, does anyone still remember me?!!!! Asking for collections and comments!!!!

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Footnotes:

1. Short selling in stocks happens when a trader borrows shares from a broker and immediately sells them with the expectation that the stock price will fall shortly after. If it does, the trader can buy the shares back at the lower price, return them to the brokerage and keep the difference as profit (Royal et al., 2022).

2. Turnover in stocks means the number of times that the stock in a business has been replaced. Stock turnover rate is considered to be a measure of sales performance; usually the higher the stock turnover rate, the better a stock/business is performing (Queensland Government, 2021).

3. Capital chain is probably referring to four main types of capital such as debt, equity, working, and trading. Basically, ZJ’s father lost all his capital because of insufficient turnover rate (The Investopedia Team, 2021).

4. Nouveau riche literally means a person who became newly rich (Oxford Languages).