novelzi Chapter 87 How could I have forgotten about this huge gold mine!
Chapter 87 How could I have forgotten about this huge gold mine!
Ye Fan's task today is very clear—carry bags, hang bags, and watch things!
Before long, his hands were completely occupied by shopping bags of all sizes, printed with various brand logos.
My arms were sore from being squeezed so tightly; it felt like I was being held hostage by a merciless shopping bag.
What's worse, Mom and my sister seem to have unlocked "unlimited stamina," shuttling between different shops with great enthusiasm.
"Mom... Sister... take a break?"
Ye Fan felt his voice was hoarse:
"Shall I buy you Starbucks?"
"How long have you been walking around? Young man, how can you have so little stamina?"
Without turning her head, Gu Ruoning picked up a cashmere sweater and held it up against Ye Zhuyan:
"Yan Yan, this feels so nice! It'll definitely be warm enough to wear in Hangzhou this winter!"
"Yes, it really feels very comfortable."
Ye Zhuyan responded softly, her fingertips twirling the fabric.
Looking at his radiant mother and his still composed sister, Ye Fan deeply suspected that the women had been modified by alien technology.
Occasionally.
Ye Zhuyan would glance back at her younger brother, who was following behind her, looking utterly hopeless as if he were about to die on the spot.
A fleeting, almost imperceptible smile might cross her cool eyes, but she would quickly turn away and continue to cooperate with her mother's selection.
Ye Fan understood that look:
"Accept your fate, little brother! This is your destiny."
The agonizing times always seem to last forever.
When Ye Fan felt that his arm had lost all feeling, Gu Ruoning finally checked the time with lingering interest.
She said with satisfaction:
"Hmm, almost one o'clock. A very fruitful day! Yan Yan, are you hungry? Come on, let's go upstairs and get something to eat!"
Ye Fan felt as if he were listening to celestial music and almost knelt down to his mother on the spot.
Ye Fan hurriedly ate a few bites of lunch at a restaurant on the top floor of the mall, and then felt that time was running out.
It's exactly 2 o'clock.
He made up an excuse:
"Mom, Sis, I have an appointment this afternoon! You guys enjoy your meal, I'll head out now?"
Gu Ruoning was enthusiastically studying how to coordinate her newly bought clothes when she heard this, and waved her hand without even looking up:
"Go on, go on, don't delay."
Ye Zhuyan glanced at him and smiled gently:
"Okay. Go ahead!"
Ye Fan dashed out of the mall like an arrow and quickly hailed a taxi.
"Driver, to XXX coffee shop!"
The car merged into the traffic.
Ye Fan leaned back in his chair, rubbing his sore arms and shoulders. The fatigue from the morning was instantly replaced by a strong sense of anticipation.
The driver was a talkative middle-aged man in his fifties with a typical southern accent. Seeing Ye Fan's tired appearance through the rearview mirror, he started chatting.
The uncle was very talkative, and he did most of the talking while Ye Fan listened.
"Young man, study hard. The world will belong to you in the future. Our generation is too old to keep up with the times!"
"My son is currently studying for his master's degree in the United States. He will return to China after finishing his studies this year."
"He told me that several major domestic companies, such as Tencent and Alibaba, have sent him job offers. The salaries are amazing, even I, as his father, am envious! He's still considering whether to stay there or come back."
"I advised him to come back sooner rather than later! What's so great about those foreigners? You wouldn't believe it, he was telling me they're all researching this... cryptocurrency! Oh my god, listen to that, cryptocurrency! Isn't that just air? You can't see it or touch it! What's the difference between that and those old scams and fundraising schemes? I think it's just a hoax to fool people! Don't touch it!"
Cryptocurrency?
These four words struck Ye Fan's chaotic and weary mind like four thunderbolts without warning!
and many more!
Holy crap! What the hell is this?
Ye Fan sat up abruptly, his pupils contracting instantly!
A tremendous, forgotten ecstasy and regret swept through my body like an electric current!
He instinctively slapped himself hard across the face!
"Snapped!"
The crisp sound was particularly abrupt in the carriage, startling the driver who was engrossed in his rant, and he almost slipped off the steering wheel!
"Oh dear! Young man! Are you...are you alright?"
The middle-aged man looked at him in horror through the rearview mirror:
"Don't scare me, old man! Did you...did you forget your money? It's okay, it's okay! I won't take your money this time! Please don't do anything rash! You're so young..."
Ye Fan had completely ignored the uncle's nagging at this moment.
Bitcoin! Blockchain!
I fucking forgot about such a huge gold mine!
Reborn, he was so busy with the college entrance exam, the World Cup, starting a company, and dating... cough cough, that he completely forgot about the most insane wealth-creation myth of the next ten years!
We arrived at the coffee shop entrance.
"We're here, young man!"
The older man cautiously offered a reminder.
He pulled a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket, stuffed it into the man's hand, and his voice was slightly shaky:
"Thank you, Master. No need to look anymore."
After saying that, he opened the car door and got out.
The middle-aged man, holding the red bill, glanced in his rearview mirror and saw Ye Fan standing motionless at the coffee shop entrance, his back seemingly possessed. He scratched his head, bewildered, and muttered to himself:
"This young man... he looks quite handsome and clever, how come he acts like a fool?"
He shook his head, stepped on the gas, and drove off.
Ye Fan stood at the entrance of the coffee shop, excitedly wanting to shout "Holy crap!"
Since being reborn, I've been mainly focused on the college entrance exam and the World Cup, and I've completely forgotten about cryptocurrency.
He vividly remembers the frenzied trajectory of Bitcoin in his past life:
End of 2013: Peak of the bubble, one coin reached a staggering $1163!
2014 (now): The bubble burst, and prices plummeted! Prices fell more than 8% from the high at the beginning of the year, and by August, one coin was only worth about $500! The market was in despair, and pessimism was rampant.
January 14, 2015: Hit rock bottom, only $177 per coin!
November 2015: A miraculous rebound, returning to around $502!
January 2016: It pulled back to around $430 again.
2017: An epic surge began, reaching nearly $2 by the end of the year!
2021: Peak moment, $6.8 per coin! This surge was mainly driven by large companies announcing their purchases of Bitcoin and institutional investors beginning to enter the market on a large scale.
And now.
At the end of August 2014, the price hovered around $500!
It's only a few months away from the historic low of $177 early next year!
The price difference is a veritable goldmine! From $177 to $502 by the end of the year, this nearly threefold increase presents an excellent short-term opportunity!
then.
Buy back in at around $430 in early 2016, and wait for the crazy surge in 2017!
1375 million! The total supply of Bitcoin at the end of 2014! This was a relatively early market, and its size wasn't ridiculously large yet!
The huge profit margin made Ye Fan's heart pound wildly.
But after the initial excitement...
The real-world problems are also clearly before us:
1. Cumbersome and high-risk purchasing channels: The current process of purchasing Bitcoin is complicated and extremely unfriendly to ordinary people.
2. Major Exchange Collapse: Mt. Gox, the world's largest and most famous exchange, filed for bankruptcy in February 2014! Countless users lost their entire Bitcoin investment! This led to a collapse of market trust, and other exchanges were also on edge, with security becoming a huge hidden danger!
3. Lack of reliable operators: We need to find someone who understands finance, technology, and, more importantly, the principles and market of Bitcoin, and who is absolutely reliable to execute the trades!