After seeing Zhuang Xiaoting home, Fan Yu returned to his villa on Financial Street.
Fan Yu posted a job listing on a recruitment website.
He wanted to enter the internet industry, so he first needed to recruit some talent. As for whether online recruitment could find top-tier talent, he would leave the listing up for now. In fact, he already had a few ideas.
The best way to recruit talent was naturally through headhunting firms. Posting jobs online was just something casual.
However, he also wanted to visit universities. Some students nearing graduation were at a stage where they felt lost about entering society. Although college students varied greatly in quality, some were half-formed talents. As long as he discovered them, they could become his money trees in the future.
Before he knew it, it was nearly midnight.
A new day was about to arrive, and Fan Yu began looking through the Financial Street documents Liu Jian had sent over.
"Hmm? Bitcoin?"
Fan Yu could not help sounding surprised when he saw a document labeled Bitcoin.
Had this world only just started making moves on Bitcoin?
In his previous life, he knew how crazy Bitcoin speculation had been. It had created countless Forbes billionaires. Of course, those financial tycoons had manipulated things behind the scenes. The interests involved had been so enormous that they shocked the world. Only a small portion had been divided among others; the real big cake still belonged to those powerful financial conglomerates.
Although some people had discovered Bitcoin's enormous potential, they had not dared to delve too deeply into it. The waters ran too deep, especially with the manipulation by the market makers later on. It was impossible to see or grasp, making people feel afraid.
But in this life, since he had discovered it and had the strength to compete, why not fight those people?
He had been feeling bored, and now something this exciting had appeared before him. How could he possibly miss it?
In his previous life, the total number of Bitcoins seemed to have been somewhere between ten and twenty million. He did not know how many there were in this world, but that did not matter. He only needed to follow along.
Bitcoin had not yet fully emerged. There was only the faintest hint of it, and many outsiders might not even know what Bitcoin was.
After checking the time, Fan Yu did not rush. Instead, he waited for today's check-in.
"Ding, today's check-in has begun. Does the host wish to check in?"
This was the moment he had been waiting for. "Check in."
"Ding, check-in successful. The host has obtained twenty-five percent of Air China's shares in Hua Nation."
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Fan Yu could not help going blank for a moment.
Air China shares?
Recently, he had learned a little about some highly profitable enterprises in Hua Nation, and Air China was among them.
Air China was a state-owned enterprise, but with the system, it was not surprising that he had acquired shares in it. Air China controlled all the profitable flight routes, and its assets were absolutely enormous.
Roughly calculating it, Air China's annual profits should be in the tens of billions, right?
However, Air China generally did not have much private ownership. Had the system cleared out all private shares and given them to him?
This check-in reward was not bad. He was very satisfied.
After checking in, Fan Yu returned to bed and fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Fan Yu slowly woke up.
He had gone to bed too late last night, and it was nearly noon by the time he got up today.
He checked his phone and saw a call from Zhang Qian.
Zhang Qian was probably calling about work.
He returned Zhang Qian's call, and as expected, it was about the company. The three million yuan worth of products Shengda had delivered again had sold out, and she asked him to keep urging Shengda to send more goods.
He found Liu Jian's number and called him.
"Hello, Boss."
Liu Jian picked up as soon as the phone rang.
Fan Yu asked, "What was that Bitcoin thing in the document you sent me yesterday?"
"Bitcoin?"
"Boss, please wait a moment. I'll check."
Not long afterward, Liu Jian said, "It's like this, Boss. My nephew told me about it. I organized the information and thought it might be valuable to you, so I included it in the document."
"Your nephew? What does he do?"
Fan Yu asked curiously.
Logically speaking, Bitcoin did not seem to have attracted much attention in its early stages, right? Without a certain status, it would have been difficult to obtain such firsthand information.
"Oh, Boss, my nephew spent three years on Wall Street and only recently returned to Hua Nation. Our family had dinner together yesterday, and he mentioned it casually."
Liu Jian breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought the Bitcoin matter was useless information, and that sending it to his boss along with everything else had made his boss unhappy.
Judging from Fan Yu's tone, it did not seem to be the case.
"Then have your nephew come meet me. I have some questions for him."
Liu Jian hurriedly said, "All right. I'll bring him to see you right away."
Just after he finished washing up, the doorbell rang.
Fan Yu opened the door and saw Liu Jian standing outside with a thin, pale-faced young man.
"Come in."
Fan Yu let the two of them into the house.
Liu Jian seemed somewhat restrained, while his nephew was comparatively calm.
It seemed he was someone who had seen the world.
After the three of them sat down, Fan Yu asked, "What would you like to drink? Coffee?"
Liu Jian immediately rose to his feet. "Boss, no need to trouble yourself. Where's the coffee machine? I'll make it."
"Go left. It's in the kitchen."
Liu Jian got up and left. Fan Yu looked at the young man before him and asked, "How much do you know about Bitcoin?"
The young man pondered for a moment. "I don't know much, but when I returned to Hua Nation, there were already rumors about Bitcoin on Wall Street. It seemed to be some kind of virtual currency. I don't know the specifics."
"Are you a trader?"
Fan Yu continued asking.
The young man glanced at Fan Yu and nodded. "More or less, but I'm still some distance behind those top traders on Wall Street."
"That's fine. As long as you know how to trade. I'm interested in Bitcoin. Would you like to come work for me?"
"You can trust me?"
With trading, unless there was a great deal of trust, most people would not feel at ease. After all, one careless move could leave someone completely bankrupt.
"If I'm letting you trade for me, that means I trust you. What is there to worry about?"
Liu Tianfeng nodded. "All right. When do we start?"
"No rush. Before Bitcoin, help me buy some shares first."
Liu Tianfeng knew this was Fan Yu testing him, wanting to see whether he truly had real skills.
"Just say the word, Boss. I'll definitely get it done."
"Shanghua Securities. A small company with a market value of a few hundred million." Fan Yu spoke casually.
Liu Tianfeng memorized the name, preparing to put on a good performance.
At that moment, Liu Jian came out carrying three cups of coffee.
"Boss, your coffee."
Fan Yu took the coffee, drank a sip, and nodded. "The strength is all right, but it's a little too bitter."
"Understood, Boss. I'll make you another cup right away," Liu Jian hurriedly said.
Fan Yu shook his head. "Next time."
Liu Jian made a mental note that Fan Yu liked sweet coffee. He absolutely would not make the same mistake next time.
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