Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

In 2011, Twitter was not yet the global battleground for public opinion that Musk later bought and renamed X, but it was already a top-tier social media platform.

In just its fifth year, it has nearly 200 million registered users and about 70 million monthly active users, ranking behind Facebook and MySpace in the landscape of social media in the United States.

However, compared to the other two social media platforms, it has grown very rapidly and has a stronger public domain presence, with major news media outlets having accounts on it.

The Wall Street Journal's reporters tweet in real time, TechCrunch editors update it constantly, and even venture capitalists of all sizes use it as a platform for public opinion.

In 2010, a trending topics feature was launched, which scrolls in real time by region. If a tweet is widely forwarded and discussed in a short period of time, it will automatically enter the list and be seen by more people. Within half an hour, it will be reprinted by major media outlets.

In 2011, the tech community's engagement with Twitter was polarized, with older generations largely ignoring it.

However, some people took it too far. Netflix's founder was a big fan of tweeting. While Musk wasn't as extreme as he later became, he was still an active fan. Of course, the most outrageous was Twitter's own founder, who would post over thirty times a day, practically using it as a diary.

Chen Yiran registered on Twitter last year, and her first tweet was of Pidan sleeping on his back with his head spread out.

The rest of the story is almost entirely about dogs, food, and guns: what delicious restaurants they went to, what fun places they took Pidan to, and what guns they practiced at the shooting range.

The account remained relatively unknown, attracting only a small number of followers besides colleagues and friends.

Until the beginning of this year, Chen Yiran returned to China and took Pidan around to play. In particular, some photos of her in the mountains near her maternal grandmother's house attracted a small wave of attention, but she also gained more than 20,000 fans.

While it's considered a decent level within Silicon Valley circles, it's hard to say it's outside the mainstream.

What truly turned Chen Yiran into a minor internet celebrity was that live broadcast on CNBC. Although most of the viewers were professionals, the video went viral online, Chen Yiran's Twitter account was found, and her follower count skyrocketed to 170,000.

Although his content wasn't particularly special, not much different from that of an average nineteen-year-old boy, his identity made it seem quite different. Moreover, his background and the house he lived in could definitely be considered a luxury residence.

Chen Yiran herself has categorized her fans into three main types.

The first type is from the Silicon Valley tech circle; whether they are enemies or allies, they all keep an eye on Chen Yiran's movements.

The second, most common group consists of people who simply feel that Chen Yiran, as a billionaire with a net worth of over a billion, is very down-to-earth, and his daily tweets about his wits and battles with his dog are different from those of ordinary wealthy people, so they follow him.

The third type is simple: various women who covet Chen Yiran's body. After all, Chen Yiran is fairly handsome, very young, and most importantly, this self-made millionaire is a rare resource.

Many women who want to marry into wealthy families think that most rich second-generation men will receive anti-fraud education, making their success rate low. They think that tech nerds like Chen Yiran might be easier to win over, so they send Chen Yiran private messages like crazy every day.

On Monday morning, April 11, after four trading days of slow selling, Chen Yiran finally sold all three stocks he wanted to sell.

Baidu: 15 million invested, 29 million withdrawn. Sina: 15 million invested, 52.5 million withdrawn. Netflix: 15 million invested, 36 million withdrawn. 45 million principal invested, 117.5 million withdrawn, profit 72.5 million. Total return over nine months: 261%.

Chen Yiran blurred out the stock codes, leaving only the numbers, and then posted it on Twitter.

The caption reads: "I'm not bold enough. I can't even hold onto this little bit of profit. I don't know what to do with the money after I withdraw it. Sigh, the stock market is still dangerous. I'd better stay at a high-tech company in Silicon Valley."

At the end, a small American flag pattern was added.

Back in 2011, before Musk and Trump came to power, this highly topical tweet was immediately shared widely.

The quickest to react were the tech bloggers who had been following him.

The first to be affected is tech blogger Robert Scouber, an early opinion leader on Silicon Valley Twitter who now has over 200,000 followers.

He was practically a die-hard fan of Chen Yiran, praising Chen Yiran's every move. This time, he quickly reposted the message, added a helpless emoji, and wrote: "It seems geniuses succeed at anything. Xin Si, you'd better surrender quickly; Chen Yiran has unlimited ammunition."

Then came various news accounts, including TechCrunch, Silicon Valley's largest tech news account, which published a report titled "The Hand of Midas." The report claimed that Chen Yiran is an alchemist, and it's only natural for him to create better tech products; when he wants money, he can simply use the Midas touch.

CNBC, which had spoken with Chen Yiran, brought up the matter in their morning program, with several analysts demonstrating great professionalism. Although Chen Yiran concealed the stock codes, they still managed to glean from other information which three stocks he had sold off.

As expected, Sina, Baidu, and Netflix all experienced significant declines in one day.

Don't think Chinese stock investors are superstitious; American stock investors are even more superstitious, especially in their belief in authority. If billionaires are selling, wouldn't it be foolish not to?

Netflix founder Hastings was quick to speak out, immediately complaining on Twitter. He directly targeted Chen Yiran, making a slightly reproachful joke: "If the rented movie isn't good, please don't blame us."

After seeing this, Chen Yiran seized the opportunity to back down, saying that the Clash of the Titans game he watched yesterday was absolutely terrible. Netflix only stopped its decline within the next hour.

The comments section on Chen Yiran's Twitter is also highly polarized, with some people feeling that he is too boastful, and some venture capitalists in particular are criticizing him fiercely.

This is normal. From any perspective, venture capitalists would not like Chen Yiran. He does not rely on venture capitalists at all, and his company has never accepted any financing.

Chen Yiran didn't argue with them. He found that money was a really good thing. After showing off his wealth, his number of fans increased by more than 200,000 in one day.

Even more remarkably, a group of very aggressive young girls emerged, helping him to thoroughly humiliate a bunch of venture capital accounts.

Chen Yiran checked the time and then called Qiu Ciyun.

Qiu Ciyun answered the phone and immediately praised him: "Well done! I saw your tweet, and that's how you did it. But you're too amazing, is money really that easy to make?"

"There's nothing we can do about it, it's just a natural talent."

"Alright, let's take this opportunity to participate in some random activities."

"Okay, I'll go check what activities I can participate in. Sigh, SMIC didn't do all this messy stuff back then."

Qiu Ciyun was speechless: "Although you are technically skilled and can make money, you can't compare yourself to Zhang Rujing right now. Although I also dislike him a bit, I have to admit that his reputation is enough. Without his connections, we can only buy machines from the previous generation."

"Well, okay, I'll go all out for the new model."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yiran began to look up what activities she could participate in.

As time went on, it finally got morning in China, and then Sina and Baidu couldn't sit still any longer.