I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 94: Only invest a few hundred thousand, just for fun.

When he returned home that evening, Fang Qingye transferred 32 yuan to the other party's account through online banking.

The next morning, Fang Qingye met Zhang Bin and Liu Xue at the agreed time. Seeing that they were still riding electric scooters, he simply let them ride in his bike.

When they arrived at the industrial park in Liulin Town and met Tanakatani, Fang Qingye took Zhang Bin and others to the warehouse. He also met the electrician Tanakatani had found and explained his requirements to them in detail.

Zhang Bin understood.

Isn't this just an Internet cafe?

But why should the Internet cafe be built in a warehouse in an industrial park?

He really couldn't understand.

Seeing Fang Qingye's words were vague, Zhang Bin didn't ask any further questions.

Who cares where they build it? Even if it's on Dongfeng Beach near the county town, as long as they're willing, I won't hesitate to do it.

Zhang Bin and Liu Xue immediately got busy and discussed the power leakage with the electrician. They would handle the weak current themselves, and they would still have to listen to the electrician's opinion on the strong current.

Fang Qingye was not idle either. He drove back to the county town to find the telecommunications bureau to discuss the issue of dedicated network lines. It seemed that one was not enough and at least two were needed.

Although my classmates are working on this project, I still have to worry about what I should worry about.

Forget about air conditioning, as it won't run until summer. Install a few more ceiling fans on the beams. Don't skimp on fire-fighting equipment. Although it is hidden in the industrial park, the fire department won't come to check. Buy a few fire extinguishers just in case.

Fang Qingye has been very busy these days, running back and forth between the county town and the industrial park. As for work, Xia He has given him privileges anyway, so he just does it when there is something to do.

This afternoon I drove to the industrial park to check the progress of the project, and then drove back to the county town and my office.

It was a cold day, and although there was air conditioning in the car, the warehouse was really cold. The first thing Fang Qingye did when he returned to the office was to make himself a cup of steaming hot tea.

Before he could take a sip, his cell phone rang. Seeing that the caller ID was Song Dahai, Fang Qingye pressed the answer button and heard Song Dahai's voice.

"Ye Zi, why do you keep going to Liulin Town lately? Your Buick often appears in the town."

"How do you know?" Fang Qingye was surprised. "Did you see it? Were you transferred to Liulin?"

"How is that possible? It's a buddy of mine from the Liulin Squadron. He recognizes your Buick and says he's seen it around town a lot lately. He mentioned it to me today while we were having dinner together."

“Oh, I’m working on a project over there.”

"You contracted the project privately? What method did you use?" Song Dahai asked in a low voice on the other end of the phone.

"You misunderstood. It's not what you imagined." Fang Qingye didn't know how to explain for a moment: "It's just like opening an Internet cafe there! But it's not an Internet cafe. People are not allowed to go online."

"What? What is that? So mysterious? Let me take a look at it one day?" Song Dahai's curiosity was aroused.

"Okay, it's nothing mysterious. I'll call you when it's almost done." Fang Qingye agreed readily.

"Do you know anyone who can help me find two network administrators? The salary and benefits are similar to those in the city, and food and accommodation are provided. However, this is only a temporary employment, not exceeding six months."

"Okay, I'll help you find it."

Fang Qingye originally wanted to post the news on Baidu Tieba, but since he could find it through an acquaintance, there would be no need for such trouble.

Today is Sunday, November 11rd. The project has finally been completed. Zhang Bin called Fang Qingye to come over for inspection.

In that case, Fang Qingye called Song Dahai and asked him to go with him.

"Dahai, don't you want to see the project I'm working on? It's being inspected today. Would you like to come over and take a look?"

"Okay, I just found two temporary network administrators for you, let's pull it up together."

"Row."

The two agreed on a departure time, and Fang Qingye drove out of the county town. Soon he saw a white BMW chasing him from behind.

The two cars arrived at Liulin Town one after another, entered the industrial park and stopped outside the warehouse. When Fang Qingye got out of the car, he saw Song Dahai also getting out of his BMW, followed by two young men.

"He is the boss Fang who hired you." Song Dahai said to the two young men.

"Hello, Mr. Fang." The two young men greeted him immediately.

"Boss Song, have you been told everything clearly? I'll hire you for a maximum of four months, starting today. The monthly salary is 800 yuan, including food and lodging. You'll eat in the company cafeteria, and I'll top up your meal card. You'll sleep in the internet cafe, and I'll find you a camp bed. Each person will rotate 12 hours a day. Boss Song has explained all the requirements to you clearly?"

"That's clear!" they said in unison. "Okay, come in with me."

Fang Qingye and the other three entered the warehouse. Zhang Bin and Liu Xue were checking and doing the final debugging. When they saw them come in, they immediately came over to greet them.

"Fang Qingye, everything has been debugged. Take a look."

"Can they all access the internet?"

"Yeah, no problem!"

Fang Qingye nodded, pulled out two USB flash drives from his pocket and handed them to the two young men. "Now install this client on each of your computers. I'll teach you how to debug it. Remember, only this and the network monitoring software are allowed on any computer, except the one you two are using."

In order to prevent the network administrator from feeling lonely, Fang Qingye specially prepared a computer for them and he didn't care about them playing games or chatting.

The two young men took the USB flash drive and started installing it.

Song Dahai stood aside, looking at the 200 computers neatly arranged in the warehouse, the screens flashing with fluorescent light but no one surfing the Internet, and suddenly felt an inexplicable weirdness.

"Ye Zi, what on earth are you going to do?"

"Running a program, the one in the USB flash drive, can generate a virtual currency called Bitcoin on the Internet. I call it mining." Fang Qingye explained patiently.

"Mining? What a weird name." Song Dahai said, then asked, "Then what's the use of the Bitcoin you mined? Is it a game currency?"

"No, but there are similarities, such as the ability to trade."

"Transaction? How much?" Song Dahai immediately became excited after hearing this.

"It's 0 now because no one's trading." Fang Qingye said with a smile, "As for the future, I can't say for sure."

Fang Qingye was not lying to Song Dahai.

Because in later generations, Bitcoin transactions in the country are illegal!

No one cares if you mine, and you can hold Bitcoin, but if you trade on a large scale that is illegal.

However, Fang Qing had no plans to play this in the country.

Save it and go abroad to play when the time is right. Of course, I intercepted the Satoshi Bitcoin myself. Who knows whether Bitcoin will develop according to the historical trajectory in the future?
Probably yes, probably not.

But it doesn’t matter. I’m just investing a few hundred thousand dollars for fun.

Song Dahai lost interest immediately after hearing this: "What's the point?"

Zhang Bin and Liu Xue stood by and listened.

Zhang Bin was not interested in this topic. He didn't care about Bitcoin. He was now thinking about asking Fang Qingye to transfer the remaining half as soon as possible and pay back the 15 yuan that Liu Xue borrowed from his father. Otherwise, his future father-in-law would come to his house soon. Asking for money was a small matter, and he would also take his daughter away.

Liu Xue listened very carefully. She wanted to ask something but hesitated until Fang Qingye finished explaining. Then she watched him debug the software. There were strings of English words on it, but she could only read them and barely understand them.

Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Fang Qingye, can I mine?"

"Sure, as long as you have a computer and can access the internet, anyone in the world can mine." Fang Qingye looked at him with a smile.

"Then can you give me a copy of the client and I will install it on the computer in our store." Liu Xue said again.

"No problem. I'll give you the USB drive after the installation and debugging here is completed." Fang Qingye agreed readily.

"Thanks."

After chatting for a few words, Fang Qingye turned his attention to the computer. He debugged them one by one to ensure that each machine could mine normally.

At this time, Zhang Bin whispered to his girlfriend, "Liu Xue, why are you asking those useless questions? The important thing is to get the remaining money back as soon as possible."

Liu Xue shook her head after hearing this.

"Didn't you hear what you said, Fang Qingye? Can the mined Bitcoin be traded?"

"But he also said that no one is trading now and it's not worth a penny!"

"Not now, but what about in the future? Fang Qingye invested hundreds of thousands in this. Do you think he has nothing to do? There must be profitability in this!" Liu Xue said.

(End of this chapter)