Canceling the Order

Bok av Liu Hailiang
The protagonist gets involved in speculation of futures, securities and stocks at the early stage of Chinese capital market. He first leaves his job to start a company, and later starts speculating futures, raking in exorbitant profits and also endures painful losses. After several rounds of triumphs and defeats he finally finds the holy grail of trade and continues to profit in an expected, repeatable way. When he owns a legal "e;banknote printing machine"e; he suddenly realizes the truth of life and decides to follow his heart and "e;cancel the order"e;. The protagonist's change from the construction site to prestigious university, from boss to stock investor, from China to foreign countries, from private investor to professional, from withdrawal from the market to reengaging himself in bailing out China, is a documentation of the development of Chinese security and future market. It chronicles the evolution of a successful trader, portrays a bittersweet romantic relationship, confronts the darkness and light of human nature, explores the relationship between man and wealth, and recreates the destinies and choices of investors in the context of Chinese economic reform.