A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Jinchengzhai Qianye knew that Li Wei was talking about the US stock market. The Japanese stock market was just a small matter for Li Wei, something he would only visit when he was bored. Li Wei's main battlefield was the US stock market.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye closed the book, looked at Li Wei with an expectant expression, and said, "Can I watch the operation?"

Li Wei said, "Of course you can, but watching the US stock market requires staying up all night, which is a major enemy for girls. Are you sure? Besides, my trading is all about instinct. I often just follow my feelings and there are no fixed technical restrictions. Even if you watch it, you won't learn anything useful."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "It's okay. I've stayed up all night before when I was doing US stock simulation trading. I have special skills for staying up late. Besides, I don't have any classes tomorrow, and I've already handed in my final assignment. Staying up late will only make me wake up later, but it won't have any other impact on me."

Li Wei said, "Okay, I'll call you when the market opens. You can catch up on some sleep now to avoid dozing off while watching the market."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye thought for a moment and accepted Li Wei's suggestion. She planned to take a nap first, set an alarm to wake up an hour before the market opened. She was genuinely curious about how a master like Li Wei, a master of stream-of-consciousness trading, managed to manipulate the market so skillfully. Having also traded in a US stock market simulation and been taught a lesson by the wild fluctuations, she was curious about how a master like Li Wei dealt with the market.

After the girl went to catch up on her sleep, Li Wei began his anime binge-watching journey. As usual, he started by watching a few episodes of Naruto to whet his appetite. Although the art style of Naruto was a bit old, the overall production was still quite good, and there weren't many instances of animation errors. Now that Li Wei wasn't as picky as before, he was able to watch it without any problems.

He's already watched over forty episodes. He only watched a little over a hundred episodes of the original anime, so this is like reliving his childhood. What he thought was pretty good as a kid now seems rather rudimentary. However, while the Naruto TV series gives the impression of cutting corners, the fight scenes are truly impressive, incredibly fluid, requiring no speed-up or acceleration. As for the original content that fans of the manga criticize, it hasn't appeared yet. According to forum users, the explosion of original content only really started from episode [number missing], during the Shippuden era.

However, it's worth mentioning that the latter half of Naruto is called Shippuden, but then Konoha's Special Jonin, Hayate Gekko, died. Shippuden without Hayate is quite funny, actually. Of course, this is just a joke among forum users. Hayate Gekko died due to plot armor; he didn't actually have much screen time in the original story. His presence wasn't strong; most viewers focused on his girlfriend, Yugao Uzuki. It has to be said, Hayate Gekko was truly unfortunate.

Chapter 1. The World of Otaku Has Changed

After watching about ten episodes of Naruto, Li Wei went on to watch other new anime series. In Japan, due to copyright issues, watching anime can sometimes be quite troublesome, so Li Wei simply bypassed the Great Firewall and went back to China to watch anime on a certain anime streaming platform.

Li Wei will only seriously consider collecting the Blu-ray of a work he truly likes. As for ordinary works, he will just watch them and then leave them, without any intention of going any further to understand them in depth.

Li Wei imported the downloaded video from his phone to his computer, then opened it with a video editing software. He was currently watching a video recommended by forum users, titled "The Manager of Chunyuan Manor".

To be honest, when Li Wei heard this name, the first thing that came to mind was "The Pet Girl of Sakurasou". According to forum users, "Haruen-sou no Kanrinin-san" is a pure love anime about an older sister/younger brother complex, but the male protagonist isn't very likable, so be prepared.

According to forum users, the male protagonist in "The Manager of Spring Garden Manor" is just as detestable as Sieg in "Fate/apocrypha".

It was precisely because of the discussions among the forum members that Li Wei's curiosity was piqued, and he decided to carefully appreciate the work to see if it was really as the forum members had described.

After all, the forum users in Japan tend to be quite extreme, like walking poles. So, Li Wei only takes their suggestions as advice and references, but doesn't believe them completely.

As a relatively new anime series, the overall pace is quite slow, so Li Wei always watches it at double speed. When he was watching the first episode, Li Wei felt something was off. He felt something was strange, so he continued watching, and the more he watched, the more uneasy he felt.

When he saw the first episode, he realized a problem, which is why the male protagonist was disliked by the forum users. This protagonist, to some extent, is a "label," which is equivalent to a veiled insult.

The male protagonist, Shiina Aki, is a handsome boy. Because his older sister has been forcing him to wear women's clothing for a long time, he feels that he lacks masculinity, so he goes to Tokyo alone to study.

At this point, Li Wei thought the male protagonist was someone with the courage to change himself, which was actually quite good. However, as the story progressed, the problem became apparent. The male protagonist kept talking about becoming more masculine, but his efforts remained merely verbal; he took no real action. If he wanted to be masculine, he should have worked out or improved himself, but the male protagonist did nothing. He simply used his good looks to wallow in the company of women.

The image of the male protagonist, Shiina Aki, reminded Li Wei of Jia Baoyu in the classic novel "Dream of the Red Chamber." Both are masters of words, but when it comes to taking action, they immediately back down.

To be honest, Li Wei hasn't seen this kind of stereotypical male protagonist for a while, since such male protagonists aren't popular anymore. There was a time when this type of male protagonist, who was good for nothing except being gentle, was all the rage, and during that period, the market was flooded with crude works of this type.

The art style and animation of *Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin* are very consistent, and the girls drawn by the production team are quite attractive. However, the male protagonist falls short. This is partly due to the original work's portrayal of him. First, he's too young; he's not even a high school student, just an ordinary national student. Second, he's designed with a timid personality, aiming to resonate with otaku. But frankly, the otaku aesthetic has subtly changed, and this attempt to evoke empathy has backfired.

To put it simply, in the minds of many Japanese people, an otaku is a fat guy wearing anime-style clothing who stays at home all day playing games, never leaving the house, and just waiting to die.

But to be honest, that's ancient history. Nowadays, the "otaku style" is actually quite complicated. Don't think that staying at home makes life easy.

In Japan, Li Wei has met quite a few otaku. For them, being an otaku is just a part of life, not their whole life. The otaku community includes skilled archers who can hit moving targets ten meters away from horseback, samurai enthusiasts who enjoy wearing heavy armor and wielding swords and spears, military otaku with strong martial ethics, and fitness enthusiasts known as "meat-modified bros." The otaku community isn't limited to martial arts; those with intellectual talents are also quite accomplished. There are model makers, those specializing in exquisite handicrafts, writers and painters, tailors, and even self-taught medical practitioners who have obtained certifications.

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It can be said that the current "otaku style" has long since shed its label, but now some people want to put that label back on it. Li Wei can understand why the forum members are going after "The Manager of Sunohara-sou".

He would have charged in too, what is this nonsense? It's not like the millennium was just beginning, why are you still doing this? Do you think you haven't had enough fun yet?

Moreover, these days, staying at home requires resources. Either you need a skill that allows you to support yourself, or you need to be wealthy enough not to worry about money. But regardless of the situation, it all points to one thing: staying home isn't necessarily easier than going to work. That's why even the "stay-at-home" lifestyle has sparked a fitness craze. In fact, the physical fitness of stay-at-home men far surpasses that of office workers who are constantly working overtime and have no time to exercise and are in a sub-healthy state. When it really comes down to it, office workers will sadly find that they can't even beat a stay-at-home man.

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After all, the otaku culture in Japan is truly multifaceted. One guy, a self-proclaimed idol of Ryu from Street Fighter, started practicing martial arts, transforming himself from a weakling into a skilled karate fighter and winning numerous awards. However, after winning his competitions, he refused the medals and prize money, as he wasn't short of cash. Now, this guy travels the world practicing martial arts, practically a real-life Ryu. Even their appearances are quite similar—both wear worn-out gray karate uniforms, carry cloth bags, and have red scarves tied around their foreheads. Although their looks are different, their aura is exactly like the martial arts fanatic Ryu.

There are quite a few otaku in Japan who embarked on the path of martial arts because of Kengan Ashura, Baki, and The Mightiest Disciple.

Among those who excel at practical swordsmanship, there are also many otaku. Initially, they just thought samurai swords were cool, but after getting into the hobby, they opened up a new world and applied their skills to swordsmanship training. Their combat power far surpassed that of conventional swordsmanship masters. This is because swordsmanship is about competition, while traditional swordsmanship is truly aimed at killing the opponent. The aura and temperament of the two are completely different, like the difference between a dog and a wolf.

For many otaku swordsmanship experts, the first book they read was "Rurouni Kenshin".

The world of otaku has long since changed.

Chapter 1. The Characters I Hate

Using double speed to catch up on the series, Li Wei quickly finished watching the entire "The Manager of Spring Garden Manor". After finishing it, he felt an indescribable discomfort. He was truly disgusted by the male protagonist of this work. The last male protagonist he hated so much was Kanazawa Nobuaki, the male protagonist of "King's Game".

Furthermore, "The Manager of Sunohara-sou" is full of "deus ex machina" tropes. The girls around the male protagonist fall head over heels for him without ever undergoing any trials. While characters like Touma and Subaru risk their lives to build their harems, Hachiman Hikigaya relies on his personal charm and clear-headed self-awareness, and Sakuta Azusagawa relies on his exceptionally high emotional intelligence.

What advantages does Shiina Aki, the male protagonist of "The Manager of Sunohara-sou," possess? Courage? Strength? Intelligence? Emotional intelligence? Perseverance?

Aside from his so-called gentleness, all that's left is his androgynous face. If the plot didn't have the "brain drain" effect, how could he possibly survive among so many women? In Li Wei's opinion, Shiina Aki isn't even as good as the male protagonists in those mass-produced isekai (otherworld) trash, because those male protagonists in those mass-produced trash all have two extraordinary strengths, and the story usually unfolds based on the male protagonist's own advantages.

However, after ten episodes of the anime season, Li Wei hadn't seen any growth in the character of Shiina Aki. The beginning was so disappointing, and the ending was just as bad, which made him lose all desire to continue reading the original manga.

Li Wei thought that before heading to the world of Naruto, he could visit the world of "The Manager of Spring Garden Manor." It was a purely everyday world without any supernatural powers. There, he could simply woo girls and didn't want to do anything unnecessary. Moreover, what he really wanted to do was to teach Shiina Aki, that effeminate guy who hadn't improved at all, what a real man was like.

However, he had to fulfill his promise to Jinchengzhai Qianye first. Looking at the time, there was still some buffer time before the US stock market opened. Even if he watched a few more episodes of anime, it wouldn't be a problem. But because he had just finished watching "Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san" and was disgusted by it, he didn't have the energy to watch any other anime right now.

These days, there are quite a few new anime series, but truly good ones are relatively few. They all have to be tested by the market and audiences, and only after the great wave of competition can they gain their place.

Like *MEGALOBOX* from a couple of years ago, also known as "Real Steel," it carried the feel of an old era and, like a stray dog, carved out its own path amidst the fierce competition of new anime. In this series, female characters were merely embellishments; all the audience's attention was focused on the two mecha boxers destined for a climactic showdown. Even the second season maintained the high standards of the first. This is truly an anime for real men. Even now, some of the famous lines from this work still remind Li Wei of the content and iconic scenes. Most of the mass-produced new anime these days, for a picky old-school otaku like Li Wei, are the kind you watch and forget, because these new anime are like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, but a pity to throw away.

Even among the cute slice-of-life anime of recent years, there are titles like "Is the Order a Rabbit?", "Konohana-tei", "Meirochou", and "Fairy Forest Little One". "The Manager of Haruen-sou" can't even manage the basic skill of pandering to otaku. However, this has nothing to do with the production team. The production team only cares about changing the content into animated animation. As for the quality of the content, that depends on the original author's discretion, unless the original author dares to completely relinquish control and allow the production team to freely express themselves.

With nothing to do, Li Wei walked from the living room to the study, turned on his computer set used for stock trading, and began to check if the equipment was in good working order. Usually, these things are prepared an hour before the market opens, and it's a bit early to prepare now, but Li Wei's mind was full of things to do after he went to the world of "The Manager of Chunyuan Manor", and he had no mood to do anything else.

It's rare to encounter a male protagonist he dislikes so much; it would be a real shame not to make things difficult for him in the anime.

As the market opened, Li Wei reaffirmed his divination results and prepared to have another divination done after entering the market.

To put it simply, this is the butterfly effect; to put it more precisely, it's the Heisenberg principle. Divination can indeed predict the future, but the observed future is not immutable. When Li Wei himself intervenes in the situation, due to his position, he will have a huge impact on the entire fate line. Therefore, he must divine and observe the future from time to time to ensure that the development of the situation is under his control.

Ordinary fortune tellers can only see two layers at most: the original future and the secondary future that will be changed after being foreseen. As for the third and fourth changes, these are beyond the reach of ordinary fortune tellers. Forcing one to see them will come at a heavy price, which is not worth it.

There was a knock on the study door.

"May I come inside?"

"Come in, the door is unlocked."

"Li Weijun, I didn't expect you to be so well prepared. Wow, the equipment is really professional. This is what makes you feel like a professional pitcher."

Jinchengzhai Qianye had seen such professional equipment before, but that was when she visited the offices of her seniors. She only had an old laptop, and due to the limited screen size, she could only monitor the fluctuations of two stocks at most. Moreover, if she was only monitoring two stocks, she couldn't see the overall market situation.

The displays on Li Wei's side could be configured such that one screen is dedicated to monitoring the overall market, while the rest can be used to monitor different individual stocks.

Li Wei said, "When you have money, you can also get a set of this equipment. It will definitely make things much easier when monitoring the market. I've prepared some food and a late-night snack."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony. But speaking of which, Li Weijun, you really like the design of floor-to-ceiling windows. Even the study has huge floor-to-ceiling windows."

Li Wei said, "Besides watching the market, I also look at the city night view to relax. I actually really like city views, especially the night view of big cities."

As for domestic cities, Li Wei's favorite night view is undoubtedly Chongqing, followed by other cities.

Li Wei said, "The market is about to open. In the past few days, the US stock market has been a battle between big players. Even retail investors like us can follow along and make some money. Such an opportunity is quite rare."

Just as the two were talking, the stock market in China officially opened, and instantly, the market began to surge. At the same time, the stock that Li Wei was watching, "Masenas Biotechnology," began to fall.

Chapter 1. Deep

Mathernas Biosciences, a name rife with memes, would surely elicit a sarcastic response from anyone who's seen the Unicorn Gundam series. However, this relatively unknown biotech company possesses technology far surpassing its competitors in cancer treatment drugs, making it a relatively small company with a remarkably high market capitalization.

"That was a pretty sharp drop," Jin Chengzhai Qianye said softly.

Li Wei said, "You'll get used to it. When gods fight, mortals suffer. I just need to intervene at the right time. Now it's fine!"

Jin Chengzhai Qianye focused his attention on Li Wei's actions, as Li Wei directly bought his shares during the sharp drop.

Li Wei said, "The price per share of Mathernas Biotech is [price in USD]. I bought 300 lots. Now it's time to watch the show; let them keep fighting."

“But the stock price is still falling,” Jinchengzhai Qianye said.

Li Wei said, "Don't panic. It's just that I didn't buy the cheapest chips. Just watch, the bulls' counterattack is about to begin. But whether it's the bears or the bulls, their operations will shake out the retail investors."

Less than two minutes later, just as Li Wei had predicted, the bulls launched a counterattack. The stock price, which had been plummeting, began to rise wildly. Soon, Li Wei clicked to sell, fixing his profit for the first T at positive 4%.

Li Wei said, "Net profit of 0.4%, or 13,000 yuan, should be worth millions of Japanese yen according to the current exchange rate."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye gasped. The profits of a master day trader are terrifying. Just this one wave is equivalent to two years' salary for most office workers in Tokyo. Indeed, the stock market is a casino for the rich.

Just after Li Wei sold at a 4% profit point, the stock price climbed up for a while, and then started to fall again, only this time the fall was particularly sharp.

Li Wei said, "There's no rush in this situation. Even if we only make this much profit today, it's enough. After that, anyone who wins the prize will make pure profit, and it doesn't matter if they don't."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye exclaimed, "Li Weijun, you really have guts. I've seen my senior brothers and sisters doing T+0 trading in the US stock market before, and they would take profits as soon as they saw a %~% gain. This is the first time I've seen someone operate so boldly like you."

Li Wei said, "I go completely by feeling. I never look at candlestick charts. Those things are too mystical. I only look at human nature and game theory. Don't try to emulate someone like me who treats the stock market like a casino."

Jinchengzhai Qianye nodded. She understood why Li Wei said not to follow his example. If her teacher had seen what he did just now, Li Wei would have been severely criticized before the results came out. Only after the results were released could Li Wei prove her wrong with his performance.

The stock market is a place where success or failure determines everything; only those who laugh last have the right to lecture others.

Li Wei said, "It's about time. The gold game between the various forces has entered a critical moment. It's time for me, this little multi-headed vulture, to step in and pick up the pieces."

Li Wei invested again, waiting for the outcome to unfold. Soon, the stock price bottomed out and began to rebound. Before long, it had returned to its original price. Li Wei continued to hold patiently, and then sold all his shares at a certain percentage. However, right after he successfully sold, the stock price fell again.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye watched Li Wei complete his "top-selling" maneuver, her palms already sweating. The small screens in front of her were like battlefields invisible to the naked eye, where gamblers fought like trapped beasts. Some gamblers made a fortune, while others lost everything. Li Wei only needed two moves to make her realize how terrifying the US stock market was.

Li Wei said, "I had good luck today and got off to a good start. There have been a lot of positive news from Mathernas Biotech lately, and there should be quite a few people who think like me. However, I personally think that short sellers will use this to lure people in. There were quite a few people who took the bait just now. In the end, these unlucky people were too greedy and too slow to run away."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "It's only been half an hour since we left the city, and so many things have already happened. The US stock market is indeed very deep."

Li Wei said, "I've seen stocks rise and fall by 90% before, it's like a rollercoaster ride. That time, I only dared to watch and didn't dare to enter the market. Later, I went to the forum to find out that the guys who invested in that stock suffered heavy losses, and this kind of thing is quite common in the US stock market."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye nodded. Listening to Li Wei's explanation, she could already imagine how crazy that time was. A battle between two big fish and shrimps, if small fish and shrimps rashly get involved, will only make themselves crushed to pieces.

Right after that, Li Wei made another three percent profit, bringing his total earnings to over $100,000.