Chapter 14 : The World's Greatest Day Trading Competition (2)
Chapter 14 - The World's Greatest Day Trading Competition (2)
4:00 AM
Early dawn.
While most of the lights in the residents' quarters were out, the lights in the psychiatry department office were still on.
[System: Reading Papers (3/3) has been completed.]
He hadn't been able to sleep properly all weekend because of the task Choi Ji-hoon assigned, but he was holding up well enough.
‘This is the real deal.’
[Deep Sleep Potion (E-Rank) - Sleep quality is significantly improved. It has a sleep effect of about +3 hours (500P)]
Just yesterday, his actual sleep time was only about three hours, but it felt as if he had slept for six hours.
Sihyeon purchased an additional Deep Sleep Potion with his remaining points.
‘Should I try using the Acceleration Potion too?’
The item description said that movement speed would increase significantly for a short period of time.
As soon as he touched the item, he felt strength surging into his legs.
[System: Physical Training begins. (0.1/3km)]
Waking up at dawn to read papers and even doing morning exercises.
To a stranger, it would be at a level where they might suspect mania.
The dawn scenery of March that he was greeting again was completely different from that before the regression.
……
Ward 9 Station.
“Good morning.”
It was Lee Seon-ji, the youngest nurse in the ward.
Since the night shift was almost over, she was preparing for the handover.
“Hello. Nothing happened overnight, right?”
“Yes, all the patients slept well. But Doctor, you’ve been coming to work early lately?”
“I have things to do,” Sihyeon said as he opened the first patient's chart.
[System: Ward Dominance begins. (1/30)]
“Huh? They aren't even your assigned patient...”
Lee Seon-ji tilted her head.
“Oh my! I heard that famous pharmaceutical company chairman died.”
Patients watching the morning news on the TV on one side of the ward whispered to each other.
It was news that the owner of Danaa Life Science Co., Ltd. had died in a vehicle rollover accident.
‘As expected.’
In the past, the same accident had occurred not long after Kim Min-hong talked about Danaa Life Science.
“What's the use of having a lot of money? That's life, being able to go so pointlessly...”
The patients clicked their tongues while watching the TV.
Many words were exchanged, but the point was that since life is fleeting, we should at least take good care of our health.
The death of Chairman Kim Seong-ryeol, the founder and largest shareholder of the company.
From the start of the week, Danaa Life Science had been suffering from severe internal conflict.
— What’s going to happen to Dr. Kim Min-hong? It’s the company he’s always talking about; isn't it going to go bust?
He remembered someone saying that.
But the company's stock price flowed in a direction completely different from those expectations.
It was because a management rights dispute intensified among the chairman’s bereaved family, leading to a competition between both sides to secure even one more share.
It was a company where even the potential technological value couldn't be accurately judged, and the number of shares in circulation was small.
Especially since the company was making headlines every day with its innovative patent for a solid tumor immunotherapy, the stock price began to skyrocket.
……
“Woooooaaaa!!!”
Kim Min-hong, who checked the stock window after the Monday morning rounds, clenched his fist.
Kim Min-hong’s face, screaming in ecstasy.
And a massive positive candle that surged as if it were going to pierce through the ceiling.
It was the first upper limit price.
Hwang Jin-ho, Kim Seok-yong, and even Sihyeon, who knew the outcome in advance, felt their hearts swell with awe.
‘This is why people gamble.’
Through this unexpected "Big win," he suddenly came to understand the psychology of patients addicted to gambling.
Making money from someone's death was a truly bittersweet thing, but the market reacted more feverishly than ever.
The stock message boards were a cauldron of excitement.
The same went for the residents gathered at the hospital cafe.
“We made money thanks to the Chief!”
“This one was all thanks to Sihyeon.”
Kim Min-hong praised Sihyeon.
[System: Resident Kim Min-hong shows absolute trust in the user. (Very hard difficulty +1,000P)]
“What will happen next? What do you all think?”
Sihyeon was lost in thought.
He prided himself on having a fairly good memory, but that didn't mean he remembered every single detail.
However, this time, he had something to lean on.
“I think a strategy of clearing our positions today and buying again at a low price tomorrow would be good.”
“Why? If the upper limit doesn't break, isn't it right to hold for now? It seems the management dispute will continue for a while, so won't it go up more?”
Hwang Jin-ho said cautiously.
‘It’s natural to think that way.’
It was a correct point, but not for tomorrow.
“It will definitely fluctuate wildly based on the news. It won't go up in a 'dot-upper-limit' style without trading volume. Please follow my opinion this time. I'll explain later.”
Since they had gained a 30% profit overnight thanks to Sihyeon's suggestion, everyone decided to listen to him rather than getting greedier.
……
The next morning.
[The eldest son of the late Chairman Kim Seong-ryeol, Kim Il-jeong, and the second son, Kim Yi-jeong, reached an agreement...]
Along with the news that negotiations regarding management rights were progressing smoothly, the stock price plummeted close to the lower limit.
It seemed as if it were returning to last week's price, making one wonder when it had ever hit the upper limit.
“I'm so glad we cleared everything yesterday. Wow, Cheon Si-hyeon has a good gut feeling, doesn't he?”
While everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, only one person's expression was as sour as if he had chewed on dung.
It was Kim Min-hong's colleague, 4th-year resident Choi Ji-hoon.
Thanks to Kim Min-hong, Choi Ji-hoon had heard about Danaa Life Science until his ears were worn out.
— This is a stock that's going to hit the jackpot later. Make sure to buy it!!!
Not forgetting those words, he had made additional purchases near the upper limit.
He had bet on a further rise.
It was a different move from the other residents, who had finished buying on Friday and sold everything at the upper limit on Monday following Sihyeon's opinion.
Choi Ji-hoon was counted as one of the greediest in the department.
The greed for a 'back-to-back upper limit' wouldn't let him go.
And due to the sudden crash the next day, he suddenly suffered a loss of over 20%.
Loss hurts.
Especially, a loss experienced alone while everyone else is cheering over profits hurts a lot.
“Doctor, I’ve finished the summary of the 40 papers you mentioned. I’ve printed the important tables and charts separately here.”
‘Crazy. Already?’
It wasn't a task given with the expectation that he would finish it all, but unexpectedly, Sihyeon handed over the summaries.
“Huh? Uh...”
However, Choi Ji-hoon no longer had any mental leeway to review the content.
‘Everyone else cleared out and left... let's not linger anymore.’
On his way down to the outpatient clinic alone, drinking the coffee Kim Min-hong had bought.
He swallowed his tears and pulled the trigger on a stop-loss.
……
The same day, lunch time.
“Huh? What brings you to the 4th-year room?”
Sihyeon went to find Kim Min-hong.
The place where Kim Min-hong spent most of his time was the dormitory used by the 4th-year male residents.
“Doctor, how about going back into Danaa Life Science?”
“Why? It’s already almost hit the lower limit. Is there some good news?”
There was no good news.
But Sihyeon remembered clearly what he had seen in the news four years ago.
‘It was definitely for an entire week.’
This company would hit the upper limit for five consecutive trading days.
In the midst of that, there was a rollercoaster that had driven the past Kim Min-hong to panic. But even on those days, the closing price was ultimately at the upper limit.
“There are inheritance issues, and a management rights dispute isn't likely to end in a single day, is it? It could be a strategy to leak information as if they’re reaching an agreement just to increase their stakes at a lower price.”
This time as well, Kim Min-hong decided to trust Sihyeon once more.
Hwang Jin-ho and Kim Seok-yong felt the same.
2:50 PM
With about 30 minutes left until the simultaneous bid-ask period, the stock price began to fluctuate wildly again.
And then, 3:30 PM.
A red arrow signifying the upper limit appeared on the screen.
It was rare enough to make the news for a stock to record both the lower limit and the upper limit on the same day.
“Woooooaaaaaa!”
Kim Min-hong’s cheers continued.
If he had been holding a bundle of documents in his hands, it looked as if he would have scattered them into the air.
“Sihyeon. In my entire life of trading stocks, I’ve never seen a day like this. Buying at the lower limit and going all the way to the upper limit! Is this profit rate for real? You see this?”
Kim Min-hong said, shoving his phone forward.
“How about not clearing your position after-hours today and holding onto it? I think we’ll have to watch again tomorrow to be sure, though.”
Kim Min-hong nodded his head vigorously.
He didn't ask for reasons anymore.
……
5:00 PM
Before Professor Lee Gwang-seop’s afternoon rounds, the residents sat huddled together.
Only after seeing the excited expressions of the other residents did Choi Ji-hoon grasp the situation.
He was struggling to manage his expression while calming his seething insides.
He didn't even have the energy left to utter his characteristic sarcastic remarks.
For a moment, as Sihyeon looked at Choi Ji-hoon, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
‘Is that guy... smiling right now?’
Perhaps because of his fair skin tone, his face, which had turned red, stood out prominently.
“Cheon Si-hyeon, if there was something like this, shouldn't you have let me know? I’m the 4th-year in charge of you. Because of you, I really...”
“I... why should I?”
Sihyeon cut him off.
In a normal situation in the past, he would have had to say he was sorry because he hadn't had the chance to tell him.
Once again, at the unexpected reaction, Choi Ji-hoon couldn't close his surprised mouth.
“Since I’m still a 1st-year and don’t know much... is there an obligation to report even stock trading details?”
“…….”
“If you were that curious, shouldn't you have asked first?”
For a moment, there were words that flashed through Sihyeon’s mind.
— Hey, Cheon Si-hyeon. Are you going to see patients like this? Is your pride more important than the patient? If you didn't know, you should've asked!
It was by no means because of pride that he hadn't asked.
— Hey, if you ask without even studying something like this, what on earth are you doing during your time off? From now on, stay on duty for the next two weeks! Got it?
It was because every time he asked just in case, the response he got back was always like that.
“…….”
Choi Ji-hoon was lost for words.
No, in the first place, there was nothing else to say.
Could he have even imagined a situation where he heard the very words he always spat out from a new 1st-year?
Just then, Professor Lee Gwang-seop entered.
“Dr. Choi, what’s wrong? Is something the matter?”
Seeing the flushed Choi Ji-hoon, Lee Gwang-seop asked as if puzzled.
“It’s nothing.”
“Let’s start the rounds right away.”
As soon as the briefing ended, Lee Gwang-seop completed the rounds and left the ward.
‘Does this even make sense?’
He had been humiliated to his face by a 1st-year.
He must have inwardly hoped the junior residents would step forward to scold Sihyeon, but no one stood up.
If he burst into anger here, it would only make him look more pathetic.
After contemplating for a moment, he left the conference room just like that.
Soon, a cold silence flowed.
“Now, now, why is the atmosphere like this? Let’s have a beer tonight. Sihyeon, you come for sure.”
Kim Min-hong spoke as if to break the ice.
“We’ll go too.”
It was Ha Do-yeong.
He was sending a look to Kwon Won-ju, signaling they should definitely go together.
“What’s this? Dr. Ha and Dr. Kwon are both coming? Since Jin-eun is on duty today, Dr. Hwang Jin-ho, you come too.”
Ding-dong!
[System : Achievement rewards are being issued.]
[Master of Mutiny - Crushed the momentum of a 4th-year with sheer spirit. (Impossible difficulty +2,000P)]
[The Chief's Henchman - Reached maximum trust with the Chief within one month. (Impossible difficulty +2,000P)]
The notification sound rang out without fail.
For some reason, it felt like it would be a long night.