Super Rich: Starting the game by going back ten years to buy Bitcoin

3:07 PM.

A general announcement suddenly popped up in the internal chat group of Future Technology Company.

From: Ji Yanran, President's Office

Title: Notice on Adjusting Employee Housing Subsidies and Establishing a Fund to Assist Employees in Difficulty

The group was silent for about three seconds.

Then it exploded.

"Holy shit!"

Someone in the company yelled first.

Cheers erupted from the entire building.

"Long live the boss!"

"Holy crap! The rent subsidy has been raised to 5,000? I can't believe my eyes!"

"A hardship relief fund of 100 million? Is that true?"

"Effective immediately! That means I'll get an extra three thousand in salary next month!"

"Damn it, I'm going to look at apartments tomorrow and move near the office!"

"The boss is awesome!"

Cheers erupted from every office and could be heard even in the hallway.

Xue Shanshan was sitting at her workstation checking expense reports.

Hearing the noise, she checked her phone.

His eyes widened instantly.

She stared at the notification on the screen and read it word by word.

After reading it the first time, I read it a second time.

My finger traced names on the screen and stopped at the words "Hardship Employee Assistance Fund".

My heart started pounding.

She remembered what she had said to Li Yichen in the elevator that morning.

Her father has end-stage renal disease and needs dialysis three times a week, so she is the sole breadwinner of the family.

If... if we could apply for this assistance fund...

Xue Shanshan took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

She clicked on the application details.

Required documents: Identification documents of the employee and their immediate family members, hospital diagnosis report, expense list, proof of family income, etc.

She read through them one by one.

The more I looked, the brighter that glimmer of hope became.

She has all of these things.

My father has been hospitalized for so long that his medical records have piled up into a thick stack.

The expense list needs to be printed out every month.

Family income certificate... Her family doesn't have any income at all now.

Xue Shanshan put down her phone and wiped her hands on her knees.

My palms were sweaty.

She looked up at the office.

My colleagues are still excitedly discussing the housing subsidy.

Nobody noticed her.

Xue Shanshan picked up her phone again and tapped on Ji Yanran's profile picture.

Fingers hover over the keyboard.

He typed a message: "Mr. Ji, I would like to inquire about applying for the hardship assistance fund for employees..."

Delete it.

She dialed again: "Hello, Mr. Ji, this is Xue Shanshan from the administration department..."

Deleted again.

She bit her lip.

Finally, I sent a message: "Mr. Ji, excuse me, I would like to ask about the application process for the assistance fund."

send.

The phone screen went dark.

Xue Shanshan stared at the screen, waiting.

About five minutes later.

The screen lit up.

Ji Yanran replied: "The list of application materials is attached to the notification. Please prepare them and submit them to the President's Office. The review period is three business days."

After a pause, another message came: "Express service is available in special circumstances."

Xue Shanshan's eyes welled up with tears as she looked at the last sentence.

She replied, "Thank you, Mr. Ji."

Then close the chat window.

Take a deep breath.

I turned on my computer and started organizing the materials.

***

Twenty-eighth floor, CEO's office.

Ji Yanran put her phone on the table and looked up at Li Yichen sitting opposite her.

"Boss, the notification has been sent out."

"How was the reaction?"

"It's blown up." Ji Yanran smiled. "I was just passing by downstairs when all the employees in the company were shouting 'Long live the boss!'"

Li Yichen leaned back in his chair and didn't say anything.

He was holding a document and reading it.

Ji Yanran waited for a while, and seeing that he didn't react, she spoke again.

"By the way, there's an employee in the administration department named Xue Shanshan who just messaged me privately to ask about the assistance fund."

Li Yichen raised his head.

"What did she say?"

"They didn't say anything specific, just asked about the application process." Ji Yanran paused, "I told her to prepare the materials and submit them."

Li Yichen nodded.

He pushed the documents in his hand in front of Ji Yanran.

"Take a look at this."

Ji Yanran took it.

Turn it over.

The first page is the contract cover.

Party A: A confidential unit.

Party B: Future Technology Co., Ltd.

She continued scrolling down.

The more I turned over, the slower my breathing became.

She stopped on the third page.

She looked up at Li Yichen.

"Thirty thousand chips per month?"

"Um."

"Sixty-five thousand per unit?"

"Um."

"A three-year contract?"

"Um."

Ji Yanran looked down at the document again.

He traced the names on the paper with his finger, confirming them one by one.

Purchase quantity, unit price, delivery time, payment method...

After reading through everything, she put down the documents.

"Boss."

"explain."

"This contract...is over 20 billion a year?"

"almost."

Ji Yanran opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

She picked up the document again and read it over.

I watched it even slower this time.

I went through each number in my mind.

Finally, she put down the document and let out a long sigh.

"We must ensure a sufficient supply of chip materials," Li Yichen continued. "We cannot cut off the supply."

"We're already stockpiling," Ji Yanran said. "Yesterday we ordered another fifty tons of high-purity silicon ingots, and a batch of special rare earth elements, enough for six months."

"Not enough," Li Yichen shook his head. "Order double the amount."

Ji Yanran was stunned for a moment.

"Boss, those materials are very expensive..."

"Even if it's expensive, we have to order it." Li Yichen interrupted her. "Money is not a problem."

He paused.

"Chips are the core of future technology."

"No mistakes can be made."

Ji Yanran said no more.

"Okay, I'll add the order this afternoon."

She put away the contract documents and walked to the safe against the wall.

Open it, put it in, and lock it.

He turned around and walked back.

"Oh, right, boss, there's one more thing."

"explain."

"The AI ​​concept is very popular in the market recently." Ji Yanran sat down across from me. "Several companies have launched their own AI systems, mainly targeting office scenarios."

She paused.

"Our company has such a powerful artificial intelligence as Ling'er..."

"Are you suggesting that we should also work on AI?" Li Yichen interjected.

Ji Yanran nodded.

"I think we should give it a try."

Li Yichen did not answer immediately.

He leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

after awhile.

"Ling'er".

The phone screen lit up automatically.

A cute chibi-style character popped out.

"elder brother!"

Have you researched any of the AI ​​systems available on the market?

"I've researched it," Ling'er's voice came from the phone's speaker. "Most of them are chatbots based on large language models, with relatively simple functions, and very few can truly improve office efficiency."

"If we do it, to what extent can we achieve it?"

"Completely crush it." Ling'er said decisively, "I can create a complete intelligent office system, covering everything from document processing, data analysis, and meeting minutes to process automation and intelligent decision support."

"Moreover, it requires zero learning cost; you can use it right away."

Li Yichen looked at Ji Yanran.

What do you think?

Ji Yanran's eyes lit up.

"If it can really be done as Ling'er said, then the market potential is enormous."

She paused.

"All companies are undergoing digital transformation now, but truly user-friendly office systems are rare."

"Most of them are just a bunch of features, but they're terrible in actual use."

"If we could come up with a truly intelligent system..."

Li Yichen nodded.

"Then let's do it."

He looked at his phone screen.

"Ling'er, work with Yanran to create an AI office system."

"There's only one requirement: it must be better than all similar products on the market."

"So strong that they despair."

Ling'er wiggled her little feet on the screen.

"No problem, brother."

"Is two days enough?"

"That's enough," Ling'er said. "Actually, I can make it right now, but I need to work with Sister Ji on product design and testing."

Ji Yanran immediately responded.

"I'll assemble a product team right away."

"I want to see the prototype in two days," Li Yichen said.

"it is good."

Ji Yanran stood up, preparing to go out and make arrangements.

They reached the doorway and then stopped.

Look back.

"Boss, what's the name of this system?"

Li Yichen thought about it.

Let's call it "Lingxi" (灵犀).

"Telepathic connection".

***

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

It's time to leave work.

People started leaving the office building.

Xue Shanshan packed her backpack, said goodbye to her colleagues, and left the office.

She's in a good mood today.

There is hope for the assistance fund.

The rental subsidy has also increased.

Although the application results are not yet available, at least there is hope.

She walked to the elevator and pressed the button.

The elevator came down from the 28th floor.

The door opened.

There were several people standing inside.

They were all senior executives of the company. Xue Shanshan had met them in internal meetings, but she couldn't recall their names.

As she walked inside, she heard them chatting.

"Did you see the notice that General Manager Ji sent out today?"

"I saw it. The boss really went all out this time."

"That's a really big deal. With so many people in our company, giving each person a housing subsidy of 3,000 yuan will add up to 100 million yuan a year. There's also a hardship assistance fund, which is another 100 million yuan."

The elevator is going down.

Xue Shanshan stood in the corner, listening quietly.

The elevator stopped on the first floor.

Xue Shanshan followed the crowd out.

She walked out of the building and headed towards the subway station along the sidewalk.

One kilometer.

I need to walk for about ten minutes every day.

She's used to it.

I hadn't gone far when I heard a car horn behind me.

Xue Shanshan turned around.

A black Yangwang U8 slowly pulled over and stopped.

The passenger window was rolled down.

Li Yichen, sitting in the driver's seat, waved to her.

"Get in the car."

Xue Shanshan was stunned for a moment.

"Brother Li?"

"It's on my way, can I give you a ride?"

Xue Shanshan hesitated for a second.

Then he opened the car door and got in.

Fasten your seatbelt.

"Thank you, Brother Li."

"Don't mention it." Li Yichen restarted the car. "We're from the same company."

The car merged into the traffic.

She didn't notice.

Across the street, downstairs from the company building.

Several colleagues who had just finished get off work were standing by the roadside waiting for a car.

One of them pointed in the direction of Li Yichen's car.

"Was that Xue Shanshan just now?"

"It seems so."

"Did she get into the boss's car?"

"It looks like it to me."

The group looked at each other.

Even their eyes have changed.

"What's her relationship with the boss?"

"have no idea."

"But being able to get into the boss's car must mean you're not an ordinary person."

"No wonder she messaged President Ji privately today to ask about the assistance fund as soon as the notice was sent out."

"So you have powerful connections."

The discussion was very quiet.

But it was loud enough for several people nearby to hear.

Xue Shanshan knew nothing about this.

Xue Shanshan sat in the passenger seat, looking a little reserved.

She looked around at the car's interior.

Genuine leather seats, a large central control screen, and exquisite wood grain trim.

"Brother Li, your car... must be very expensive, right?"

"good."

"It must be over a million, right?"

"almost."

Xue Shanshan stuck out her tongue.

"When will I be able to afford a car?"

"Soon," Li Yichen said. "Work hard at the company, and buying a decent car in a year won't be a problem."

Xue Shanshan smiled.

There was no response.

She remembered the aid fund.

I wanted to tell Li Yichen, but I felt it wasn't appropriate.

In the end, I just asked one question.

"Brother Li, about the company's housing subsidy..."

"You saw it?"

"Yes." Xue Shanshan nodded, "I'll get an extra three thousand yuan next month."

"Are you planning to move here?"

"I'll go take a look this weekend," Xue Shanshan said. "If there are any cheaper apartments nearby, I'll move."

"Do you need any help?"

"No need, no need," Xue Shanshan quickly waved her hand, "I can handle it myself."

Li Yichen glanced at her.

He didn't say anything more.

The car drove to the vicinity of the subway station.

Li Yichen pulled over to the side of the road.

"arrive."

Xue Shanshan unbuckled her seatbelt.

"Thank you for the ride, Brother Li."

"It's nothing."

Xue Shanshan got out of the car.

Before closing the door, he bent down and waved into the car.

"Brother Li, drive slowly and be careful on the road."

"understood."

The car restarted.

Xue Shanshan stood by the roadside, watching as the U8 merged into the traffic and disappeared from sight.

Then I turned around and walked into the subway station, swiped my card to enter the gate.

I was still thinking about the aid fund.

The materials have been almost completely organized.

I'll hand it in tomorrow.

I hope it will pass.

If I could get this money...

My father will then have the opportunity to undergo a kidney transplant.

No more dialysis three times a week.

No more suffering.

Xue Shanshan clenched her fists.

The fingernails dug into the palm.

She took a deep breath.

Step into the carriage.

***

at the same time.

Li Yichen drove back to Tomson Riviera.

After parking the car, take the elevator upstairs.

Push open the door and enter the house.

Miao Miao was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons.

She turned her head when she heard the door open.

"elder brother!"

Li Yichen walked over and patted her head.

"Were you a good girl today?"

"good!"

Li Niannian walked out of the kitchen.

"Brother Li is back?"

"Um."

"The food will be ready soon, please have a seat."

Li Yichen sat down on the sofa.

The sound of stir-frying came from the kitchen.

A fragrant aroma wafted out.

Li Yichen stood up and walked to the restaurant.

Two dishes were already on the table.

Braised spare ribs.

Stir-fried seasonal vegetables.

He pulled out a chair and sat down.

Miao Miao ran over and climbed onto the chair next to him.

"Brother, I have an activity at kindergarten tomorrow."

"What activity?"

"It's a drawing competition," Miao Miao said. "The teacher said we have to draw what we want to draw the most."

"What do you want to draw?"

"Draw Brother," Miao Miao said, "and Sister, and Grandpa Zhou, and Sister Ji, and..."

She counted on her fingers.

I counted to the fifth one, but I couldn't keep up.

"Anyway, I have to draw a lot of people."

Li Yichen smiled.

"Then draw well."

"Yes!" Miao Miao nodded vigorously, "I want to get first place!"

Li Niannian came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of soup.

"Miaomiao, go wash your hands. We'll eat when your sister Ji comes back."

"good!"

Miao Miao jumped off the chair and ran into the bathroom.