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

Li Yichen walked around the precision laboratory building again to make sure all production lines were operating normally before picking up his car keys and heading out.

Just as I was looking up at the U8 as it drove out of the aerospace group's gate, my phone rang.

Ji Yanran.

"explain."

"Boss, there are a few things to finalize for the annual meeting tomorrow." Ji Yanran's voice came from the car speaker, her speech a beat faster than usual. "The lighting team wants to know if you want a spotlight when you speak on stage? The sound team needs to confirm your wireless microphone number. Also, have you written your speech?"

"The spotlight doesn't matter, the microphone doesn't matter either." Li Yichen turned the steering wheel with one hand. "No need to write a speech, just say a few words."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"Li Yichen".

Ji Yanran called out her full name directly.

"More than 50,000 people are watching, it's being broadcast live, and all sorts of media outlets are using their cameras and microphones. Can't you be serious for once? What if you say something and it falls flat?"

When have I ever had an awkward silence?

"When have you ever been serious?"

Li Yichen laughed out loud. "Alright, alright, I'll think about it when I get back. Don't worry, I promise I won't embarrass you."

"It's to avoid bringing shame to the company," Ji Yanran corrected.

"Yes, we don't want to embarrass the company."

Ji Yanran snorted and hung up.

Forty minutes later. Tomson Riviera.

As soon as Li Yichen inserted the key into the lock, the door was pulled open from the inside.

Miao stood barefoot in the entryway, hands on her hips, her face a picture of accusation that read, "I've waited for you for a hundred years."

"Brother! You're finally back!"

She grabbed his leg. "What fun things are happening at the company's annual party tomorrow? Is there a chance to win a big prize? I want to win that big villa! The one with ten million!"

Li Yichen pulled her off his lap, changed into slippers, and went inside.

"Children cannot participate in the lottery."

Miao Miao's face fell. Her lips were pouting so much they could hang two weights on them.

"Why!"

"Because you're not a company employee."

Miao Miao got anxious, shaking her head like a rattle-drum. "Then I'll come to your company to tighten screws! I'm very dexterous! I can fold origami cranes!"

Li Yichen squatted down and flicked her forehead. "You have to be at least eighteen to even tighten screws."

Miao Miao covered her forehead, looking aggrieved. After thinking for three seconds, her eyes lit up again.

"Well...can I go to a buffet then?"

"Buffet is fine."

"yeah!"

The little girl jumped up and slapped her bare feet on the floor.

dinner.

Zhou Dahai's signature dishes were laid out on the table: braised pork ribs, garlic shrimp, dry-fried green beans, and a pot of steaming corn and pork rib soup.

Li Niannian sat in the corner, her chopsticks slowly circling the edge of her bowl, her eyes slightly unfocused.

Ji Yanran picked up a shrimp with her chopsticks, glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, put down her chopsticks and asked.

"Niannian, why aren't you eating?"

Li Niannian hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Sister Yanran...it's not really appropriate for me to go to the company's annual party tomorrow, is it? I'm not a company employee..."

Ji Yanran raised her hand to interrupt her. "You are Miaomiao's guardian, so it's perfectly legitimate for you to take Miaomiao with you."

Li Yichen took a bite of rice from his bowl and casually added a comment.

"Besides, you're practically family."

The words had just left his mouth.

Li Niannian paused, her chopsticks barely touching the ground. A blush crept onto her cheeks, and she quickly lowered her head, frantically shoveling rice into her bowl until her head was almost buried.

Miao Miao was completely oblivious to these twists and turns, her mouth full of ribs as she mumbled incoherently.

"My sister's coming tomorrow too! She'll eat at the buffet with me!"

The atmosphere was disrupted by those words, and the table returned to its lively state.

Towards the end of the meal, Ji Yanran put down her chopsticks and stared at Li Yichen for two seconds.

He was a beat slow in chewing the ribs.

"What are you looking at?"

Ji Yanran picked up the soup bowl and took a sip, her tone indifferent.

"Just because I don't ask about some things doesn't mean I don't know them."

She put the soup bowl down.

"But I trust your judgment."

That was it. No further questions. No bringing up past grievances. Not even a single extra glance.

Li Yichen slowed down his chewing of the ribs in his mouth and glanced at her.

This woman is so clever it makes you feel uneasy.

"...Let's eat." He turned his gaze away.

10 PM. Study.

Li Yichen leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the computer screen for a while. Ji Yanran had prepared the entire agenda, seating chart, and security plan for tomorrow's annual meeting; all he needed to do was sign off on it.

The watch vibrated slightly.

Ling'er's holographic figure popped out, holding a virtual trophy in her hands.

"Bro! The final version of the lottery app is complete! It passed all 10,000 stress tests! Every round of drawing uses a quantum-encrypted random algorithm, and even I can't predict the results. It's absolutely fair, impartial, and incorruptible."

She paused for a moment, her eyes darting around twice.

"But speaking of which... should I secretly give some to certain people—"

"don't want."

"But--"

"I said no." Li Yichen glared at her. "Who wins the lottery is all about luck. If you dare to use any backdoors, I'll format you."

Ling'er shrank her neck and crawled back into the watch face.

"mean……"

The scene shifts to the other side of the city.

Xue Shanshan's rented apartment. The bedroom light is on.

The wardrobe door was wide open, and she had rummaged through the few clothes inside three times. Four outfit combinations were spread out on the bed, arranged in a row from formal to casual.

She stood in front of the dressing mirror, holding up a beige knit dress and holding it up against herself. She shook her head. (Change)

A black suit jacket. Too serious. Change it.

Jeans with a white shirt. Too casual.

When her roommate Lin Meng came out of the bathroom and saw this scene, she leaned against the door frame and laughed.

"With this kind of setup, anyone who didn't know better would think you're going on a blind date tomorrow."

Xue Shanshan's face flushed slightly, but she stubbornly retorted, "The company's annual party is very important, okay? Everyone gathers together, and there's even a live stream. It would be so embarrassing to dress haphazardly."

Lin Meng walked over and rummaged through the clothes on the bed, then casually pulled out a light gray professional short skirt suit.

"Wear this. It's appropriate without being stiff. It goes perfectly with those white sneakers."

Xue Shanshan took it and compared herself to the mirror. She nodded.

"This one will do."

Lin Meng tilted her head and looked her over. A smile spread across her face.

"You're not trying to pick up some leader at the company's annual party, are you?"

Xue Shanshan turned around and threw a pillow at her.

"What are you thinking about?!"

Lin Meng laughed and slipped away.

Xue Shanshan carefully hung the clothes in the closet, then turned and went to the bathroom to wash up.

While brushing her teeth, she looked at her face in the mirror for two seconds. The corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

The girl in the mirror had a light in her eyes.

The next day. Six o'clock in the morning.

It wasn't fully light yet. There was already noise coming from the living room.

Miao Miao sat on the sofa wearing a new pink down jacket, swinging her legs back and forth, humming an off-key song.

Li Niannian rubbed her eyes as she came down the stairs. When she saw her sister like this, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Are you going on a spring outing? You got up before dawn."

Miao said seriously, "It's much more important than the spring outing."

She held up one little finger.

"There's something delicious."

On the breakfast table.

Ji Yanran had already applied light makeup and looked sharp and capable in a black business suit. She stood in the entryway, holding a coffee cup, offering her instructions.

"Remember to arrive before nine o'clock. You're the boss, you can't be late. Your opening remarks must be no less than one minute and no more than three minutes. Don't tell me you can just say whatever you want."

Li Yichen mumbled a response while biting into a fried dough stick.

Miaomiao, holding a spoon, chimed in. "Don't worry, Sister Yanran, I'll keep an eye on Brother!"

Ji Yanran glanced at her, then shook her head with a smile.

"I'll be going now. There are still a bunch of people waiting for me to coordinate at the sports center."

Outside, driver Chu Feng had already started the Rolls-Royce. Ji Yanran got into the car in her high heels, and the car drove away smoothly.

7:40.

Li Yichen set off with Miao Miao and Li Niannian.

Miao Miao was strapped to the back seat by the seatbelt, and she kept talking for a second.

"Bro, will there be a clown performance at the company's annual party?"

"Won't."

"Is there a Spider-Man?"

"No, not at all."

"Oh, so what?"

"There's a buffet."

Miao Miao immediately perked up. "Alright then!"

Li Niannian sat in the passenger seat, trying not to laugh, her shoulders twitching.

Just as the car turned onto the elevated road, my phone rang.

Liu Bing.

"Brother Chen!" The voice on the other end was so loud it sounded like it had a megaphone, "Han Fei and I are security volunteers today! We can wander around freely without having to sit! All-you-can-eat buffet! It's awesome!"

Li Yichen was speechless. "Can't you two have some self-respect?"

"Having food and drink and freedom, isn't this the pinnacle of life? Brother Chen, you don't understand the happiness of us working people."

"Alright, alright, don't cause me any trouble. Bye."

the other side.

Xue Shanshan exited the residential compound and hailed a taxi.

"Driver, to the Shanghai Sports Center."

The driver glanced at her in the rearview mirror.

"Going to the stadium? It's really lively there today. I heard it's Future Technology's annual meeting, and it's a huge event."

Xue Shanshan raised her chin, her voice filled with undisguised pride.

"I am an employee of their company."

The driver turned his head and glanced at her, his eyes shining.

"That's a great company! I heard that even the cleaning staff there have a base salary of 8,000 yuan and a 17-month stipend. My daughter applied for the job right after graduating from university, but didn't get it, and she was upset for days."

Xue Shanshan smiled politely and took out her phone to browse the trending topics.

#FutureTechnologyAnnualConference# ranked third.

The comments section exploded.

"I heard the budget for this year's annual meeting is 10 billion? Am I seeing things?"

"Other companies are already generous with giving away phones, but this company is giving away villas and luxury cars."

"Are you still hiring? I can start screwing in screws today."

Xue Shanshan looked at these comments and a smile appeared on her lips.

She thought to herself: 10 billion is real. She heard it from Li Yichen that day.

The car stopped outside the sports center.

Xue Shanshan opened the car door, looked up, and froze.

A dozen traffic police officers were directing traffic at the intersection. Four police cars were parked on the roadside, and a dozen fully armed armed police officers stood beside the outer cordon. A huge crowd of employees poured into the entrance from all directions, forming a dense, dark mass.

On the huge LED screen on the exterior wall of the sports center, the words "Future Technology 2026 Annual Ceremony" shone brightly in gold.

Xue Shanshan took a deep breath.

She straightened the light gray business skirt she had carefully chosen.

Take a step and walk inside.