Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan revealed to Zhao Haibo and Liu Gonglu that he was Flower's Di's largest shareholder, while the two learned he also owned Emperor Supreme Hotel. After collecting red-envelope money and speaking with Chu Yunyue about the company’s prospects, Lin Fan rested, ate, and went back out to drive Didi.

• Zhao Haibo thanked Lin Fan for helping Qingkong Company secure Flower's Di's Xianan Region general agency and toasted him over lunch with Liu Gonglu.
• Lin Fan said he was Flower's Di's largest shareholder, leaving Zhao Haibo and Liu Gonglu stunned.
• Zhao Haibo and Liu Gonglu learned from the waiter that Lin Fan was also Emperor Supreme Hotel's owner.
• Lin Fan collected 40,211 yuan from red envelopes and told Chu Yunyue that he had already eaten with Liu Gonglu.
• Chu Yunyue said Qingkong Company was a suitable regional agent and shared her hopes for Flower's Di to become a top world brand.
• After resting and having dinner at the hotel, Lin Fan drove his Santana and occasionally accepted Didi orders.

Lin Fan continued driving for Didi, reunited with Hu Tian, and triggered a task to learn the proof of the Collatz Conjecture. His latest passenger pulled a switchblade and tried to rob him, while a plainclothes detective followed their car.

• Lin Fan rushed two Jiangbei University of Arts and Sciences students to their dormitory gates before they closed and completed another special Didi order.
• Lin Fan visited Hu Tian, spent the night with her, and learned she was researching the Collatz Conjecture.
• Lin Fan received a task to browse five algebra books in exchange for the proof process of the Collatz Conjecture, but said he preferred driving for Didi for now.
• Lin Fan resumed driving and picked up a crew-cut man bound for Mafeng Forest Park, while a plainclothes female detective followed them.
• At a dark bend near the park, the crew-cut man ordered Lin Fan to stop and threatened him with a switchblade, and Lin Fan thought the robbery might count as a special order.

Lin Fan was held up at knifepoint while driving Didi, but criminal investigator Wang Ru subdued the robber and brought him to the Criminal Investigation Unit. After Chief Deng Jihu recognized Lin Fan and dismissed him, Lin Fan received the mission completion notice and drove off to open his five Golden Red Envelopes.

• A crew-cut robber threatened Lin Fan with a spring-blade knife and tried to take his car.
• Wang Ru arrived and swiftly subdued the robber, then asked Lin Fan to accompany her to the Criminal Investigation Unit for questioning.
• At the unit, Deng Jihu recognized Lin Fan, praised Wang Ru for catching the robber, and ordered investigators to interrogate him strictly.
• Deng Jihu told Lin Fan he could go home, and Lin Fan received a notice that he had completed five special Didi orders and earned five Golden Red Envelopes.
• Lin Fan drove away eagerly, while Deng Jihu returned inside to ensure the robber was punished.

Lin Fan opened five golden red envelopes, doubling his Tencent Group shares and receiving luxury cars, spirit tea seeds, and money. The next morning, he ordered workers to demolish a villa at Panlong Villa so he could plant tea trees, then drove to breakfast and headed for Jiangbei University.

• Lin Fan opened five golden red envelopes and received a Shares Doubling Coupon, ten Rolls-Royce Phantoms, spirit tea seeds, and ten million yuan.
• Lin Fan used the coupon on Tencent Group, increasing his ownership to 10% and his net worth by 250 billion yuan.
• Lin Fan checked in for another ten million yuan and went to sleep at Panlong Villa.
• Lin Fan let Wang Shengli and the construction workers into the villa complex and ordered them to demolish the villa at the back.
• Lin Fan told the stunned guards he planned to plant tea trees in the cleared space, then drove to breakfast and continued toward Jiangbei University.

Lin Fan arrived at Jiangbei University expecting class, then went to the library and completed a task that gave him the proof of the Collatz Conjecture. There, he reunited with Lu Ling, helped her with a math problem, and introduced himself.

• Lin Fan found that there were no classes that morning and headed to the library to finish an unfinished task.
• Lin Fan found five algebra books, and Lu Ling offered him a seat beside her.
• Lin Fan rapidly read all five books and received the proof process for the Collatz Conjecture.
• Lin Fan remembered that he had helped Lu Ling solve a problem during a previous visit to the library.
• Lin Fan gave Lu Ling a hint that helped her solve her problem, and they introduced themselves; Lu Ling said she was a physics major and did not know his name.

Lin Fan returned to the dormitory and revealed that the Rolls-Royce Phantom in the parking lot belonged to him, though his friends doubted that he had earned it by driving Didi. After Teacher Tian Tian invited him to her office, Lin Fan began writing a solution to the Collatz Conjecture, leaving her captivated by his concentration.

• Lin Fan rejoined Song Yi, Zheng Jinbao, and Ma Zhong in the dormitory and said he had used a Santana for Didi driving.
• Lin Fan put his Rolls-Royce Phantom key on the table and told his friends he had earned the car by driving Didi, but Zheng Jinbao did not believe him.
• Lin Fan and his friends attended Teacher Tian Tian's popular class, where she asked Lin Fan to visit her office afterward.
• Lin Fan went to Teacher Tian Tian's office, drank from her cup, and noticed a problem in her work on the Collatz Conjecture.
• Lin Fan began writing out a complete process for the conjecture while Teacher Tian Tian watched, increasingly absorbed in him.

Lin Fan completed a proof of the Collatz Conjecture in a day, and Hu Tian agreed to submit it to the Mathematical Yearbook. He planted spirit tea seeds at Panlong Villa, then accepted President Xiao Ma’s invitation to visit Tencent Group’s new Jiangbei City branch.

• Lin Fan finished writing a proof of the Collatz Conjecture, and Teacher Tian Tian celebrated with him.
• The next morning, Lin Fan let Hu Tian handle submitting the proof, and she chose the Mathematical Yearbook.
• Lin Fan planted spirit tea seeds at Panlong Villa, and they sprouted within two days.
• President Xiao Ma invited Lin Fan to visit Tencent Group’s new Jiangbei City branch the next day, and Lin Fan agreed.
• Lin Fan requested leave from Counselor Sun Yaodong, who approved it without asking for a reason.

Lin Fan received the Nine Provinces Bar from his sign-in reward and visited the Penguin Group Jiangbei Branch, where he reunited with his high school classmate Shen Liang. The visit left Shen Liang stunned when President Xiao Ma warmly greeted Lin Fan and then introduced himself to Shen Liang.

• Lin Fan claimed his sign-in reward, the Nine Provinces Bar, ate breakfast, and drove to the Penguin Group Jiangbei Branch.
• Lin Fan encountered Shen Liang, his former high school classmate, who offered to show him around the company.
• Shen Liang led Lin Fan through several departments and offered him coffee and QQ gummies.
• Shen Liang accidentally bumped into the technical director while President Xiao Ma and other executives were nearby.
• President Xiao Ma welcomed Lin Fan and shook his hand, astonishing Shen Liang and the executives.
• President Xiao Ma asked Shen Liang his name and shook his hand, leaving Shen Liang excited and overwhelmed.

Lin Fan reassured President Xiao Ma that his 10% stake in Tencent Group would not affect the company’s work, while Shen Liang’s visit with the executives led to a new career opportunity. The chapter ended with the Jiangbei branch’s general manager offering Shen Liang a supervisor position in the game department.

• President Xiao Ma welcomed Lin Fan to the Jiangbei branch and showed him around with the local executives, including Shen Liang.
• President Xiao Ma invited Lin Fan and the executives to dinner at Jiangbei Hotel, where Lin Fan praised the branch’s employee facilities.
• President Xiao Ma revealed that Lin Fan held 10% of Tencent Group’s shares, making him its second-largest shareholder, and Lin Fan said he would only collect dividends and not interfere with company work.
• After the meal, Lin Fan went to Panlong Villa for a nap, while President Xiao Ma returned to Yang City.
• The Jiangbei branch’s general manager praised Shen Liang’s promotion work and basketball skills, then offered him a supervisor role in the game department.

Shen Liang accepted a promotion to game supervisor, recognizing that Lin Fan had helped him earn the opportunity. Meanwhile, Hu Tian submitted Lin Fan’s Collatz Conjecture proof to Mathematical Yearbook, where the editors and Professor Jeffrey began examining it.

• The general manager offered Shen Liang a game supervisor position, and Shen Liang happily accepted.
• Hu Tian finished turning Lin Fan’s Collatz Conjecture proof into a paper and submitted it to Mathematical Yearbook under Lin Fan’s name.
• Feld received the paper, recognized Lin Fan’s name, and forwarded it to Editor-in-Chief Ryan.
• Ryan carefully read the proof and sent it anonymously to Professor Jeffrey for review.
• Professor Jeffrey opened the paper and became absorbed in its formulas, asking his assistant to bring him a sandwich so he could keep working.

After confirming that the police had dealt with the armed robber, Lin Fan visited the Nine Provinces Bar he had acquired and ran into Tan Shengyu. Tan Shengyu introduced him to the singer Ling Rou, whose beauty caught Lin Fan’s attention as she took the stage.

• Deng Jihu called Lin Fan to report that the robber had confessed, been handed over to the court, and would likely receive a sentence of more than ten years.
• Lin Fan drove his Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon to the Nine Provinces Bar after dinner and asked the waiter to arrange a good seat and bring him drinks and snacks.
• Tan Shengyu recognized Lin Fan at the bar and told him that the singer Ling Rou would perform that night.
• Ling Rou took the stage, and Lin Fan used the Eye of Truth to see that her appearance rating was 96.

At Nine Provinces Bar, Lin Fan heard Ling Rou perform and decided to hold a concert for her after a system prompt offered a reward for a concert with more than 100,000 spectators. He met the bar’s manager, Li Zhuang, and asked him to bring Ling Rou to a private room to discuss singing.

• Ling Rou sang several songs at Nine Provinces Bar, including her original song, “Sword Dance,” earning enthusiastic applause.
• Tan Shengyu praised Ling Rou and said she could become a major singer if she held a concert.
• A system prompt gave Lin Fan a quest to host a concert with over 100,000 spectators, and he decided to hold one for Ling Rou.
• Li Zhuang approached Lin Fan and respectfully identified himself as the manager of Nine Provinces Bar.
• Lin Fan asked Li Zhuang to bring Ling Rou to a private room, clarifying that he wanted to discuss singing with her.
• Lin Fan told Tan Shengyu that he was the bar’s new owner.

Lin Fan heard Ling Rou perform her original songs and offered to hold a concert for her at the City Gymnasium in about a week. He then sang a new song, River of Stars, and Ling Rou agreed to include it in the concert.

• Lin Fan asked Ling Rou about her plans, and she said she hoped to appear on a singing show or become a music teacher.
• At Lin Fan’s request, Ling Rou played guitar and performed four of her original songs.
• Lin Fan asked Ling Rou whether she wanted to hold a concert, and she said it was her biggest dream.
• Lin Fan promised to organize a large concert for Ling Rou at the City Gymnasium in about a week.
• Lin Fan performed his newly created song River of Stars, and Ling Rou agreed to sing it at the concert.

Lin Fan received 5% of ByteDance’s shares and began arranging the concert he planned to hold at Jiangbei City Gymnasium. His classmates learned about his song and the concert, then saw Tencent Group’s promotional message for the event.

• After spending the night with Qiu Ziqian and Huang Ling, Lin Fan checked in and received 5% of ByteDance’s shares.
• Lin Fan made several calls, then went to Jiangbei University, collected his noon red packets, ate lunch, and fell asleep.
• Song Jiaxin read management books while Tan Shengyu told the Future Group that Lin Fan had written and performed “Star River” and planned a concert for Nine Provinces Bar’s resident singer.
• Tan Shengyu said the concert was only a week away, and Zhang Bin worried that it had not yet been promoted.
• A WeChat news message announced a free concert at Jiangbei City Gymnasium on February 29, leading Lin Fan’s classmates to realize Tencent Group was promoting his event.

Lin Fan’s concert received promotion from Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance, astonishing the Future Group and prompting Jiangbei Leader Jiao Yang to worry about crowd safety. Lin Fan set a 100,000-ticket limit, then accepted Song Jiaxin’s invitation to dinner.

• The Future Group saw concert promotions appear on WeChat, UB Browser, and Today's Headlines, and marveled that all three giants were promoting Lin Fan’s event.
• Jiao Yang called Lin Fan to ask about controlling the concert crowd, and Lin Fan proposed 60,000 tickets for the gymnasium and 40,000 for an outdoor viewing area with display screens.
• After classes ended, Song Jiaxin invited Lin Fan to dinner, and he accepted as his classmates watched enviously.

Lin Fan and Song Jiaxin shared an elegant dinner at M+ Restaurant, then visited a guitar shop where Lin Fan sang for her. After walking her back to her dormitory, Lin Fan used the Eye of Truth and discovered her favorability was 89, just below the level at which he believed they could become a couple.

• Song Jiaxin chose an elaborate meal and Romanée-Conti for herself and Lin Fan at M+ Restaurant, and they enjoyed dinner together.
• Song Jiaxin asked Lin Fan to sing, and he performed “River of Stars” on a guitar at a nearby shop.
• The shop owner applauded Lin Fan’s singing and guitar playing, while Song Jiaxin praised the performance and offered him her concert ticket for the twenty-ninth.
• Lin Fan and Song Jiaxin chatted and laughed as they walked to Jiangbei University and reached her dormitory.
• Lin Fan used the Eye of Truth on Song Jiaxin and saw that her favorability was 89.

Lin Fan invited friends to the concert he had organized and offered Ma Zhong and Zheng Jinbao tickets. He left Xia Xue and Xia Bing wondering whether he would take part in their upcoming competition.

• Ma Zhong and Zheng Jinbao discussed the heavily promoted concert, and Song Yi revealed he had two tickets but had promised them to a girl from the finance department.
• Lin Fan told Ma Zhong and Zheng Jinbao he could get them into the concert, then invited Han Tian, who eagerly accepted.
• Lin Fan messaged Xia Xue and Xia Bing about the concert, but they declined because they were preparing for a competition.
• Xia Xue and Xia Bing returned to studying and privately wondered whether Lin Fan would participate in their competition.

Xia Xue and Xia Bing eagerly agreed to attend a concert with Lin Fan, who planned to pick them up. As Jiangbei grew crowded with concertgoers, Lin Fan headed out in his MD902 helicopter, first stopping at Jiangbei University.

• Xia Xue and Xia Bing replied that they wanted to attend the concert after Lin Fan invited them, and he said he would pick them up the next day.
• Lin Fan received his daily bank deposit and a 10-million-yuan check-in reward, then spent the day relaxing at home.
• Traffic around the Jiangbei City Gymnasium became heavily congested as concertgoers set out early to avoid the evening rush.
• Lin Fan remembered the concert as evening approached and went to his villa courtyard, where two pilots were waiting beside the MD902.
• Lin Fan told the pilots to fly first to Jiangbei University, and they lifted the helicopter into the sky.

Lin Fan arrived by helicopter to pick up Xia Bing and Xia Xue, who had waited all day without eating, and took them to dinner before the concert. At Jiangbei City Gymnasium, Wang Shengli organized security and began letting the crowds in.

• Xia Bing and Xia Xue told Zhao Ni they had waited outside the dormitory all day for Lin Fan and had not eaten.
• Lin Fan arrived by helicopter, learned the twins had been waiting for him, and apologized before taking them to get food.
• Lin Fan invited Zhao Ni to join them at the concert, but she declined after realizing she had misunderstood him.
• Lin Fan took Xia Bing and Xia Xue to Emperor Supreme Hotel, where he served them soup and pastries.
• Wang Shengli instructed security teams to prevent accidents at Jiangbei City Gymnasium and began letting the audience enter through its side doors.

Song Yi and Gao Lanwen entered the packed stadium while the audience wondered whose free concert they were attending. Lin Fan arrived with Xia Bing and Xia Xue, introduced them to his other partners, and the stage remained dark as a sound drew everyone’s attention.

• Song Yi and Gao Lanwen found their seats, and Song Yi learned that Zheng Jinbao and Ma Zhong were in the VIP section with seats arranged by Brother Fan.
• Zhao Peng and Zhang Xiaohai entered the stadium and wondered why the stage was still dark near 20:00.
• Lin Fan, Xia Bing, and Xia Xue arrived by helicopter and joined Hu Tian, Chu Yunyue, Qiu Ziqian, Huang Ling, Han Tian, and Song Jiaxin in the front VIP area.
• Lin Fan saw that the women were getting along and used Eye of Truth on Song Jiaxin, whose favorability toward him had risen to 89.5.
• As Tan Shengyu and the others wondered why the stage remained dark, a sound came from the stage and drew the audience’s attention.