Chapter 3: Borrowing Money from the Goddess of the Island!
“Are you going to marry me?”
“And why would you marry me?”
Lizi’s eyes widened as she stared at Chen Hao.
“I... I can make Zhou Runfa apologize to you within a year!”
“Make everyone on Hong Kong Island stop looking down on you!”
Chen Hao thought for a moment and said.
“What?”
“You can make Zhou Runfa apologize to me within a year?”
Lizi looked at Chen Hao in astonishment, as if she had just heard something utterly unbelievable.
“That’s right!”
Chen Hao nodded with absolute certainty.
“You’re not really someone who escaped from Qingshan Mental Hospital, are you?”
Lizi found Chen Hao’s words utterly ridiculous—nothing a sane person would say!
Who was Zhou Runfa?
Zhou Runfa was a legendary figure in Hong Kong Island’s entertainment industry!
Since his debut, Zhou Runfa’s acting career had skyrocketed!
One blockbuster film after another starred him!
He had won both the Golden Horse Award and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor!
Now, Zhou Runfa was admired and respected by countless people in the Hong Kong entertainment circle!
Yet this Chen Hao, who appeared out of nowhere, was boldly claiming he could make Zhou Runfa apologize to her within a year?!
It was sheer fantasy!
“I’m not crazy!”
“I’m not joking!”
“I’m telling the truth!”
“I promise you, I will definitely make Zhou Runfa apologize to you!”
Chen Hao said with a serious expression.
“Enough, enough!”
“I don’t think you meant what happened last night!”
“I’ll just pretend it was a nightmare!”
Lizi felt Chen Hao’s words were getting more and more absurd.
At the same time, she suspected that maybe they really had been drugged last night.
In other words, Chen Hao was also a victim!
She didn’t want to keep entangling herself with this slightly unhinged Chen Hao.
So she decided not to pursue the matter of last night any further.
With that, she picked up her clothes, dressed, and prepared to leave.
“Miss Lizi!”
“Wait, don’t go yet!”
Chen Hao hurried to block her way as she was about to leave.
“I already said I won’t hold you accountable for last night!”
“What else do you want?”
Lizi frowned slightly.
“Uh...”
“Can you lend me 100,000 Hong Kong dollars?”
Chen Hao hesitated before asking.
The reason he wanted to borrow money from Lizi was because, in this world, he was a poor man!
He had come to Hong Kong Island through unofficial channels!
Therefore, he had no legal status here!
He had been scraping by, working off the books.
Yesterday, he was reborn into this world and, feeling down, he didn’t consider his empty pockets and took out most of his savings to drown his sorrows at a bar in Lan Kwai Fong!
Now he barely had any money left!
Even though he had knowledge from his previous life and planned to buy into the Hong Kong stock market, the British stock market, and the global markets at rock-bottom prices...
Without capital, it was all just empty talk!
Though Lizi was not well regarded by Hong Kong entertainers, her family background was quite good.
Moreover, she had acted in several films and earned a decent income!
That was why he dared to ask Lizi for money.
“What?”
“You want to borrow 100,000 Hong Kong dollars from me?”
“I think you’re seriously ill!”
Lizi’s delicate brows furrowed sharply.
She put on her shoes and strode toward the guest room door.
Last night, Chen Hao had taken her virginity!
She thought he hadn’t meant it, so she didn’t plan to pursue it.
But now Chen Hao was overstepping, asking to borrow 100,000 Hong Kong dollars!
“Miss Lizi!”
“I’m not crazy!”
“I’m serious!”
“If you lend me 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, I promise to return 200,000 Hong Kong dollars within three days!”
Chen Hao chased after Lizi, trying to convince her to lend him money.
“You’ll lend me 100,000 Hong Kong dollars?”
“Return 200,000 Hong Kong dollars in three days?”
Lizi stopped and looked at Chen Hao, half laughing, half exasperated.
“That’s right!”
Chen Hao nodded firmly.
“Stop saying such ridiculous things!”
Lizi resumed walking toward the hotel exit.
Chen Hao followed closely.
They just happened to pass by the hotel front desk.
“Wait!”
Chen Hao suddenly blocked Lizi.
“Don’t be crazy!”
“There’s no way I’ll lend you money!”
Lizi glared at Chen Hao.
“No...”
“Last night, I used your ID card to book the room...”
“So... you need to check out properly now...”
Chen Hao pointed toward the hotel front desk and explained to Lizi.
Since he had no legal status in Hong Kong, he had used Lizi’s ID to book the room last night!
“You...”
Lizi was furious.
She angrily took her ID from her bag and checked out at the front desk.
Then, without looking back, she left the hotel!
Chen Hao didn’t give up!
He kept following Lizi closely.
He had no wealthy friends in Hong Kong.
If he wanted to turn his fortunes around quickly, he had to rely on Lizi!
So no matter what, he was determined to borrow money from her today!
“Miss Lizi!”
“I’m telling the truth!”
“I really have a way to make a lot of money in three days!”
Chen Hao continued trying to persuade her.
“Stop pestering me!”
“If you don’t stop, I’ll call the police!”
Lizi shot him a fierce glare.
“So, what will it take for you to believe me?”
Chen Hao asked.
“There’s no way I would believe you!”
Lizi said.
With that, she reached the roadside and prepared to hail a taxi.
Suddenly, Chen Hao grabbed her arm and pulled her toward the Exchange Square!
“Let go of me!”
“Where are you taking me?”
Lizi tried to pry his hand off.
“You’re coming with me to the Stock Exchange!”
“In a moment, you’ll see that I’m not lying!”
“I’m telling the truth!”
Chen Hao said as he pulled Lizi’s arm toward the Exchange Square.
It was 1987!
Before 1986, Hong Kong Island had four separate stock exchanges.
Since 1986, these four exchanges merged into one: the Hong Kong Stock Exchange!
Known simply as the Stock Exchange!
The trading hall was located in the Exchange Square, Central, not far from Lan Kwai Fong!
Chen Hao planned to take Lizi to the Stock Exchange and show her live how he, a man from the future, could rapidly make money in Hong Kong’s stock market...