I changed football.

(Note: The author has absolutely no knowledge of finance and wrote this purely from books and news reports. If there are any errors, please just take it as entertainment.)

「福布斯刚刚发布了全球最高收入名人榜前100名，统计周期为2015年6月1日到2016年5月20日，其中中国籍上榜者有四人，包括周结伦、范滨滨、李源和大哥成。」

"Zhou Jielun's income is approximately US$1850 million, Fan Binbin's income is approximately US$1700 million, Li Yuan's income is approximately US$1200 million, and the eldest brother Cheng's income is approximately US$1100 million."

"Zhou Jielun, Fan Binbin, and Da Ge Cheng have been on the list for several consecutive years, but Li Yuan's inclusion on the list this year has really surprised many people."

"Many domestic figures have also pointed out that the income of celebrities in China comes from diverse sources and that the statistical methods may have some discrepancies, but the differences are not too great."

"It is understood that Li Yuan's income comes from two sources: salary and endorsement income. Li Yuan plays for Monaco in Ligue 1, and his annual salary is about US$1 million after tax, while his endorsement income is about US$11 million. The total is about US$12 million."

"It's worth mentioning that Li Yuan currently has seven endorsements, only two of which are domestic endorsements, while the other five are global endorsements at the continental level. Even some Chinese brands have chosen Li Yuan as their global spokesperson. The endorsement fees are correspondingly much higher depending on the level of the endorsement."

"For example, the endorsement fees for the same brand's Chinese spokesperson and global spokesperson may differ by 5 to 10 times."

"Six of Li Yuan's seven endorsements came after March 2016. In March, after Li Yuan made his first appearance for the Chinese national football team in the World Cup qualifiers and scored 12 goals in two matches, Li Yuan, who was already famous among Chinese football fans, broke out of his circle and became known to a wider audience beyond football fans. At the same time, Li Yuan's performance for Monaco in Ligue 1 was also outstanding. He not only led the team to third place in Ligue 1, but also led Monaco to the final of the Europa League. Currently, Li Yuan is ranked first in the Europa League top scorer list, which is something that no Asian player has ever done. This not only set a record for Chinese players playing abroad, but also a record for Asian players. As a result, Li Yuan gained six more endorsements after March."

According to reliable sources, Li Yuan's management team is still negotiating more endorsement contracts, and international sports brands Adidas and Nike have also begun to extend olive branches to Li Yuan, hoping to reach a cooperation agreement with him.

"There are also car brands that hope to invite Li Yuan to collaborate after he turns 18 in September."

This news report has gone viral today—it's been trending on Chinese social media all day.

Some people expressed their confusion about this.

"How can the Chinese national football team earn so many goals when they play so terribly? Is it money laundering?"

Of course, some people also expressed their support and optimism.

"The Chinese national football team used to be terrible, but Li Yuan is amazing. He has created many miracles that no other Chinese player has ever achieved. Let me explain to those of you who don't understand football: many of the records Li Yuan has set this season are Asian player-level records, and Li Yuan is only 17 years old, still very young!"

"I checked Li Yuan's annual salary, and it's less than 1 million euros. This is only considered the third tier of salary in Monaco's squad. The highest salary in Monaco is 5 million euros after tax. Li Yuan's current performance makes him a key player for Monaco, so you can imagine that Li Yuan's salary has about five times more to go."

"The person upstairs still can't imagine it. Look at Monaco's star player last season, Martial. His stats are not as good as Li Yuan's in every aspect, but he went to a top club like Manchester United, where his salary starts at 7 million euros after tax, plus various bonuses. If Li Yuan went to a top club, not only would his salary increase, but he would also have a constant stream of endorsements. He only has 700 endorsements now. Do you know how many endorsements Yao Ming had in his peak year? More than 30! Basketball's global influence is far less than that of football, and football has been declining for many years. Now, suddenly, a star like Li Yuan has appeared. This kind of influence is unmatched by other sports."

For Li Yuan, all he needs to do is play football well.

He had seen money in his past life, but he had never seen so much money.

In just over six months, he earned $1100 million, which is about 8000 million RMB.

In his previous life, his highest annual income was only a few million, and he still had to support two employees. The scale of a football influencer was limited, and he couldn't compare with other top influencers at all.

But Li Yuan has earned 8000 million RMB in just six months, which is outrageous.

Moreover, all of them are after-tax income.

Li Yuan felt that he would not be short of money for a considerable period of time in the future.

What to do with so much money?

I'll send money to my parents first.

Whether in his past life or this one, Li Yuan's parents have always provided him with tremendous support.

After Li Yuan transferred 500 million yuan to his parents...

Large sums of money were transferred.

When Hayama Kei saw the bank card transfer notification, she was so frightened that she almost called the police.

Li Yuan called his parents, and they were relieved.

"We'll sponsor you so you can get married and buy a house in the future."

"Mom, why are you saving money for me?! Do you know how much money I made in six months? 8000 million RMB! It's true! I initially wanted to transfer 1000 million to you directly, but I was afraid it would scare you, so I only transferred 500 million! You and Dad can use this 500 million to buy a house or a car, and if it's not enough, just ask me for more!"

After briefly reassuring his parents and getting them to take the 500 million yuan,

Next, Li Yuan needs to make investments.

Li Yuan saw a Weibo post in his previous life.

"If you had bought 20 Nvidia shares 10 years ago, you could have made 6246 million RMB by now in 2026."

Li Yuan had a deep impression of this Weibo post in his previous life.

Of course, most of these are just memes.

However, the data should be correct.

It's just that most people don't have the ability to foresee the future. Nvidia's stock has fluctuated, and many people sold their shares along the way.

However, Li Yuan possesses prophetic abilities.

So he decisively decided to invest 1000 million RMB to buy Nvidia stock. He treated it as a static investment, like a regular investment plan.

An investment of 1000 million RMB will, by 2026, be roughly equivalent to 20 billion RMB.

Of course, it can't be such a simple calculation; there must be very complex calculation formulas involved.

But it's pretty much the same.

Li Yuan treated this investment as a regular investment plan.

Next, Li Yuan plans to invest 5 million RMB in Bitcoin. After eating the "Memory Bread," he has a deep impression of his past life. He remembers that the future peak of Bitcoin will be on October 6, 2025. If he buys 5 million RMB worth of Bitcoin and holds it until then, he will have 1 billion RMB.

The second highest point was in November 2021, when I could earn about 500 million RMB.

If you need the money urgently, the earliest opportunity is in December 2017, when 5 million RMB can be turned into 150 million RMB.

If Li Yuan needs money urgently, he can invest a large amount and make a quick profit.

A 30-fold increase in earning efficiency—that's incredibly fast!