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

The following days.

Under Liu Ruyan's leadership, Future Aerospace Group is operating at full speed. Components for twelve Aurora engines are being manufactured simultaneously. Welding sparks fly day and night in the final assembly workshop.

At the Future Technology headquarters, Ji Yanran single-handedly managed the company smoothly. Monthly chip production reached 30,000 units, delivered on time; the Lingxi office system had surpassed five million users; and the construction of the super battery factory and chip factory were progressing according to plan.

Li Yichen suddenly realized that he had some free time.

This feeling is very unfamiliar.

During this period, he hardly had a single day where he could completely relax. He was either working non-stop in the lab or spending money at the negotiating table.

Now, the two women under his command each hold up half the sky. He, the absentee boss, has finally become a true absentee boss in name and in reality.

Thursday morning.

Li Yichen leaned back on the living room sofa and scrolled through short videos for twenty minutes.

boring.

He tossed his phone onto the coffee table. Suddenly, something popped into his head.

The yacht I ordered a few months ago was completed a week ago, and Manager Wang called to say it was waiting for his inspection at Donggang Wharf. I was busy with aerospace matters at the time and hadn't gone yet.

Li Yichen picked up his car keys and went out.

Forty minutes later.

Looking up, the U8 is parked in front of its exclusive berth at the Shanghai East Port International Yacht Club.

Li Yichen pushed open the car door. The sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy smell, rushed in.

A row of white yachts of varying sizes were moored on the dock. They ranged from small sailboats a dozen meters to medium-sized yachts over thirty meters long, all neatly arranged.

But at the deepest part of the berth.

A colossal vessel, pure white with impeccably smooth lines, lay quietly on the water.

Fifty meters.

The two characters "Xinghai" are engraved on the side of the ship in silver chrome lettering.

Manager Wang from the yacht company was already waiting by the berth. He was in his forties, wearing a navy blue polo shirt, and holding a thick delivery manual.

"Mr. Li!" Manager Wang jogged up to greet him. "I've been waiting for you for days, and I'm so glad you've finally arrived today."

Li Yichen stood at the edge of the dock, looking up at the massive toy ship that had cost hundreds of millions.

Five decks. The pure white hull gleamed softly in the sunlight. The helipad on the top deck was clearly visible. The infinity pool at the stern shimmered in the sea breeze.

"Go up and take a look."

Manager Wang bowed and scraped as he led Li Yichen up the gangway to the ship.

The first level is the waterline deck. It contains cold storage, engine room, and cargo hold. The cold storage is kept at a constant temperature of -18 degrees Celsius and is large enough to fit an elephant inside.

The second floor is the main living area. The living room is over 100 square meters. Leather sofas are arranged in a semi-circle. Facing the living room is a five-meter-wide floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the boundless sea. Next to it is a constant-temperature wine cellar, containing more than 300 bottles of red wine and whiskey of various vintages.

Third floor. Master bedroom.

Li Yichen pushed open the door.

The entire wall is made of curved glass. You can see the sea and sky meeting from the bed. The three-meter-wide round bed is covered with Egyptian long-staple cotton bedding. The en suite bathroom features a round jacuzzi bathtub, directly opposite a glass porthole window.

Manager Wang followed behind, giving an introduction.

"Mr. Li, the glass in this master bedroom is electronically controlled and color-changing; it can switch from completely transparent to completely opaque with the touch of a button. The soundproofing is studio-grade."

Li Yichen nodded. He didn't say anything and continued walking uphill.

Fourth floor. Open-air deck. An infinity pool occupies most of the area. The bottom of the pool is covered with a mosaic starry sky pattern. Next to it are a bar and barbecue area.

The fifth floor. The top floor.

Helipad. A huge "H" logo is painted on the flat deck. Standing here, you can get a 360-degree panoramic view of the entire sea.

Li Yichen walked around once. He tapped his fingers twice on the railing.

"good."

Manager Wang's worries were finally relieved.

"I'm glad Mr. Li is satisfied! All the interior materials used on this Xinghai ship are top-of-the-line globally, and the total cost is—"

"I know," Li Yichen interrupted him. "The price was agreed upon when the contract was signed."

Five hundred and sixty million. Full payment made.

Manager Wang wisely kept quiet.

Li Yichen turned and walked towards the driver's seat.

Push open the door.

The scene inside made him pause for a moment.

The control panel was covered with a dense array of nautical instruments: radar screen, chart instrument, compass, steering gear controller, communication equipment, and power monitoring panel. Various buttons and knobs were crammed together, and indicator lights flashed incessantly.

Manager Wang came over.

"Mr. Li, this navigation system is the latest model imported from Denmark. It's quite complex to operate, but we can provide two professional captains free of charge—"

"Need not."

Li Yichen took out his phone.

"Ling'er".

The phone screen lights up. A chibi-style character pops out, tilting its head.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"Can you take over the control system of this yacht?"

Ling'er's little figure spun around in place.

"Brother, are you kidding me?"

She rolled her eyes.

"What's the difference between a firewall on a civilian yacht and a fence at a kindergarten? Give me three seconds, I wouldn't even have enough time."

The voice just fell.

All the screens in the driver's cab flickered simultaneously.

All the indicator lights on the control panel went out, then instantly lit up again. This time, they were arranged more systematically. A line of green text popped up on the power monitoring panel: System optimized, ready to go.

"Done." Ling'er's little figure made a peace sign. "By the way, I also rewrote the power output logic for my brother. The old one was too clumsy, wasting 15% of fuel efficiency."

Manager Wang stood to the side.

He watched as the system in the cockpit started moving on its own.

He froze on the spot.

Li Yichen put his phone back in his pocket.

"I've taken the boat. You can go back now."

Manager Wang nodded mechanically. He hadn't quite grasped the situation yet.

After inspecting the yacht, Li Yichen didn't go straight home.

He drove into an inconspicuous alley next to the Pudong Coastal Avenue. At the entrance of the alley stood a wooden sign: Deep Blue Fishing Gear.

The most professional top-tier sea fishing equipment store in Shanghai.

Push the door open and go inside.

The store wasn't large, but the items on the shelves looked expensive. Carbon fiber fishing rods, electric fishing reels, and various types of lures gleamed metallicly under the spotlights.

A middle-aged man wearing a fishing vest stood up from behind the counter.

"Hello boss, what would you like to see?"

"The most expensive one." Li Yichen glanced at the shelf. "For sea fishing, a complete set."

The middle-aged man—the shop owner, surnamed Ma—had his eyes light up.

"Are you going out to sea to fish for big fish?"

"Um."

Boss Ma rubbed his hands together. He turned and walked towards a standalone display case at the far end of the shop. Warm spotlights shone above the display case. Inside, there was only one set of equipment.

Full carbon fiber rod body. Electric fishing reel for deep sea use. Nanoscale braided fishing line.

"This is the prized possession of my shop." Boss Ma carefully opened the display case. "The rod body is made of Toray T100 carbon fiber. The entire rod weighs only 1.3 jin (approximately 0.65 kg), but it can withstand a load of over 300 kilograms. The fishing reel is a custom-made model from a Japanese white-label company, with only twelve units produced worldwide. The fishing line is a nano-grade eight-strand PE line with a rated tensile strength of 480 kilograms."

He paused for a moment.

"The whole set cost 1.28 million."

Li Yichen picked up the fishing rod. He weighed it in his hand. It was ridiculously light.

"A pulling force of 480 kilograms?" He put the pole back. "What if I encountered something weighing 500 kilograms?"

Boss Ma patted his chest.

"Mr. Li, the actual tensile strength of this line far exceeds the nominal value. It will absolutely not break even if pulled by 500 kilograms."

Are you sure?

"I guarantee it with my integrity!" Boss Ma stretched out a hand, fingers spread wide. "If you forcefully pull up a target fish weighing over 500 kilograms and the line breaks, I will compensate you tenfold. It will be written in black and white."

Li Yichen looked at him.

"Twelve million eight hundred thousand?"

Boss Ma paused for a second, then nodded vigorously.

"Yes! If it's broken, I'll compensate you with 12.8 million!"

He pulled a blank warranty form from under the counter. He quickly scribbled a few lines, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint on it.

"Look, this is a legitimate betting agreement."

Li Yichen took the paper, glanced at it, and stuffed it into his pocket.

"Swipe your card."

Boss Ma was overjoyed. A deal worth 1.28 million was enough to feed him for half a year.

After leaving the fishing tackle shop, Li Yichen went to the seafood wholesale market.

Tuna belly, Boston lobster, king crab, Hokkaido scallops, Australian Wagyu beef, along with various fishing baits and supplies, filled five insulated boxes.

They were all taken to Donggang Wharf and stuffed into the cold storage room on the bottom floor of the Xinghai ship.

Six o'clock in the evening.

Li Yichen returned to Tomson Riviera.

They sat down at the dining table. Zhou Dahai brought out four dishes and a soup. Miao sat next to him, her mouth stuffed with half a shrimp, her cheeks bulging.

Li Yichen picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth. He chewed it twice.

"I plan to go out to sea for some fun tomorrow."

Everyone stopped moving.

Miao Miao was the first to react. She slammed her chopsticks on the table.

"Let's go out to sea! On a big ship!"

"A fifty-meter yacht." Li Yichen looked at her. "Want to go?"

Miao Miao jumped up from the chair. Her two pigtails swung like propellers.

"I want to! I really want to!"

Li Nian put down her chopsticks.

Miaomiao has to go to school tomorrow.

Miao Miao's smile froze instantly. Her large eyes filled with tears. Her lips pursed into an inverted arc. She turned to look at Li Yichen.

That look in his eyes.

It's even worse than a puppy getting soaked in the rain.

Li Yichen reached out and ruffled Miao Miao's hair.

"Niannian, ask the teacher for leave tomorrow."

"But--"

"It's just one day off." Li Yichen picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in Miao Miao's bowl. "Kids need to relax sometimes."

Miao Miao's tears were still clinging to her eyelashes, but her smile had already burst forth.

"Yay! Brother Li is the best!"

Li Nian opened her mouth, but in the end, she just sighed. She couldn't fight city hall.

Ji Yanran, who had been silent the whole time, put down her chopsticks.

"Boss."

"Um?"

"I'll go too."

She crossed her arms and slightly raised her chin.

"If you don't take me with you, I'm going on strike starting tomorrow. You can handle the company's affairs yourself."

Li Yichen looked at her self-righteous demeanor.

"I was planning to give you a day off anyway."

Ji Yanran was taken aback for a moment. Then she pursed her lips.

"You're smart to know what's good for you."

Li Yichen turned his head to look towards the kitchen.

"Uncle Zhou."

Zhou Dahai poked half his head out from the kitchen doorway. His apron was still stained with oil.

"Boss, please speak."

"Come sail with us tomorrow. There's a kitchen on the boat; you'll be in charge of cooking."

Zhou Dahai's face fell instantly.

"Boss, I...I get seasick."

"A fifty-meter yacht is as stable as land." Li Yichen picked up the last piece of meat. "I won't get dizzy."

Zhou Dahai stood at the kitchen doorway. His lips moved several times. In the end, he could only nod resignedly.

"Then...then I'll prepare more seasickness medicine."

Li Yichen took out his phone and made a call.

The call connects in three seconds.

"Chu Feng, meet at the villa at 7:30 tomorrow morning. We're going out to sea."

Chu Feng's calm reply came from the other end of the phone.

"receive."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yichen opened WeChat.

He sent Xiao Yuqing a message: "Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, Donggang Wharf, heading out to sea. Are you coming?"

Three seconds. The other party is typing.

Xiao Yuqing replied with one word followed by three exclamation marks: "Come on!"

Then another message popped up: "I want to wear a bikini!"

Li Yichen's lips twitched slightly. He switched to Liu Xiaoyu's chat window.

Send the same content.

Liu Xiaoyu's reply was more than ten seconds slower than Xiao Yuqing's.

"Okay, Brother Li, I'll ask Sister Liu for leave."

It was followed by a shy emoji.

Li Yichen locked the screen and tossed the phone onto the table.

Miao Miao had already slid off the chair and was now hugging her teddy bear, spinning around the living room while humming an off-key tune.

"The ocean, the ocean, here I come—"

Li Nian shook her head helplessly. She got up to clear the dishes.

Ji Yanran leaned back in her dining chair, holding a water glass.

"Boss, does your boat have a swimming pool?"

"Yes. Boundless."

Ji Yanran's eyes lit up for a moment, then she quickly regained her calm and collected expression.

"It's alright. It's passable."

Zhou Dahai was rummaging through the kitchen drawers and cupboards, looking for seasickness medicine. The pots and pans clattered as he turned them over.

Li Yichen stood up and walked towards the stairs.

Miao Miao's sweet, childlike voice called out from behind.

"Brother Li! Can we go fishing tomorrow?"

"Sure." He didn't even turn his head. "Tomorrow I'll show you my fishing skills. I even bought a fishing rod worth over a million for this."

There was a two-second silence in the living room.

Ji Yanran's hand, holding the water glass, froze in mid-air.

"How many?"

"One million two hundred and eighty thousand." Li Yichen stepped onto the first step of the stairs. "I also signed a bet with the boss; if the line breaks, he'll pay me ten million."

Ji Yanran placed the water glass back on the table.

The rag in Li Nian's hand fell to the ground.

Zhou Dahai poked his head out of the kitchen, his mouth wide open enough to fit a whole egg.

Only the seedlings are still spinning around.

"How much is one million? How many popsicles can that buy?"

No one answered her.

Li Yichen's footsteps echoed up the spiral staircase, fading into the distance.

In the living room, Ji Yanran stared at the direction of the stairs, her lips twitching slightly.

I bought a fishing rod for 1.28 million.

This person's monotonous life is something ordinary people can't even imagine.

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