The Big Shot Makes a Move

Chapter 8: The Big Shot Makes a Move (Seeking Recommendations, Seeking Collection)

While driving, Fan Yu's phone on the dashboard chimed with a new message alert.

"Account ***3345 received a transfer of ¥4,000,000,000.00 on March 12, 20XX at 12:30. Current balance is ¥8,300,000,000.00."

"Account ***3345 received a transfer of ¥200,000,000.00 on March 12, 20XX at 12:31. Current balance is ¥8,500,000,000.00."

"Account ***3345 received a transfer of ¥1,400,000,000.00 on March 12, 20XX at 12:31. Current balance is ¥9,872,000,000.00."

The bombardment of three consecutive messages almost made Fan Yu, who was driving the Maybach with one hand, lose his grip on the steering wheel.

These three messages, if received by an ordinary person, would likely cause them to faint on the spot.

Billions in income were something he couldn't even dream of, yet it was happening to Fan Yu.

"The profits from China National Aviation, the 4S store's trade association, and the National Fitness Club?"

These were his three industries, and he hadn't received any transfer information from them until today.

This was the annual profit from all three of his businesses. While not as much as a single quarter's earnings from Financial Street, it was still a substantial amount of capital.

Coincidentally, he was planning to enter the competition for the internet and Bitcoin markets, and this money would sustain him for a while.

With nothing else pressing, Fan Yu decided to go shopping. Since he had money now, he naturally had to try the exhilarating experience of spending. Even if he wasn't a "diaosi" anymore, he still needed to try these things.

Magic City's commercial street was arguably China's largest shopping mall.

The commercial street housed all the world's top brands, and naturally, the prices were extremely high.

Inside the commercial street, shops lined both sides of the road, all featuring international luxury brands, a truly dazzling sight.

Fan Yu walked into a Rolex boutique.

Sales staff quickly came forward to greet him. Fan Yu was wearing a suit made of pure handcrafted fabric, and as a luxury goods specialist, the most important skill was having a discerning eye.

The sales associate warmly welcomed Fan Yu, and upon seeing the watch on his wrist, she was secretly astonished.

It was a Richard RM26-01, a watch for the ultra-rich, valued at 19 million.

Fan Yu had found this watch in his office villa on Financial Street and felt it suited him, so he wore it. He had no idea what kind of watch it was.

"Just show us around. If I like anything, I'll buy it."

"Certainly, sir. This way, please."

The sales associate couldn't help but feel a bit amused. He was wearing a 19-million-dollar watch and was here to buy another one?

However, she didn't understand the world of the super-rich and could only focus on providing service.

The Rolex boutique was very large and well-stocked with products, including Green Water Ghosts, full diamond dials, and more.

While Rolex didn't possess the same prestige as Patek Philippe or Vacheron Constantin, it was still a top-tier watch brand.

"Could you please take out that watch for me to see?"

Fan Yu asked the sales associate as he approached a display counter.

The sales associate's eyes lit up, and she carefully took out the latest model of the Green Water Ghost.

"Sir, this is our newly arrived Green Water Ghost. It's crafted with brand-new technology, and its internal components are made of top-tier materials. It's absolutely worth the price."

"I remember this Green Water Ghost being very popular online," Fan Yu said as he examined the watch.

"Sir, this Green Water Ghost isn't like the ordinary ones you see online. Those typically cost no more than a few hundred thousand, but this one is priced at 5.7 million."

Fan Yu nodded. He felt that the Green Water Ghost had high recognition, and people would know he was wealthy when they saw it.

Of course, Fan Yu was just joking; he was buying it on a whim.

"Not bad. I'll take this one."

"So extravagant, truly extravagant," was the sales associate's most honest thought.

He truly lived up to wearing a Richard; buying a multi-million dollar watch so casually.

She had seen many people come to buy Rolexes, but Fan Yu was the first one to be so decisive, especially when buying a watch worth 5.7 million.

Fan Yu casually took the bagged watch and left.

The sales associate really wanted Fan Yu to sign up for a membership card. If he did, she could get his contact information and perhaps add him on WeChat using his phone number.

Which sales associate in a luxury goods store didn't want to find a rich and handsome man? Meeting someone they truly liked was extremely rare.

After all, while there were many second-generation rich individuals, they weren't everywhere. Only places that sold luxury goods offered the highest probability of encountering them.

Unfortunately, she missed the chance for a fling with Fan Yu, or perhaps Fan Yu simply wasn't interested in such encounters.

Afterward, Fan Yu bought some clothes, Versace and Armani.

He threw the bags into the trunk and drove away from Shengda Plaza.

To be honest, it felt incredibly good. He had so much money now that he couldn't spend it all, and buying things could easily bring satisfaction.

No wonder so many women were shopaholics; they must feel the same way.

While driving, Fan Yu saw an unfamiliar phone number and answered it.

"Hello?"

"May I speak with Mr. Fan?"

Fan Yu nodded. "Yes."

"Mr. Fan, this is Liu Tianfeng. The stocks you asked me to acquire have been purchased. Please log in to your account to check."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

He opened the stock trading app on his phone and skillfully navigated to the stock interface.

He entered his newly created account and saw a list of transactions, along with the gains from the stocks he had bought.

The stock he had asked Liu Tianfeng to buy was Shanghua Securities Company.

Actually, buying shares of Shanghua Securities Company was just for fun, a way to test Liu Tianfeng's trading skills.

He was doing very well. Liu Tianfeng had acquired all the scattered shares using multiple accounts without alerting anyone at Shanghua Securities Company. He had even acquired shares from several shareholders who wanted to cash out, which made it easy.

"Good job, you've completed it perfectly."

"Next, I want you to help me acquire Bitcoin. However, you must not let anyone discover you're buying large amounts of Bitcoin, especially our identities. If you can manage this, then start. Otherwise, I'll find someone else."

Liu Tianfeng on the other end of the line pondered for a moment. "Mr. Fan, rest assured. I understand. I will definitely complete the task."

"Mm, Tianfeng, as long as you help me with this, I won't treat you unfairly. I'm transferring ten million to you now as an advance on your salary. Work hard, I have high hopes for you."

"This, Mr. Fan, it's too much."

Fan Yu said, "This is what you deserve. Acquiring Bitcoin is not a small matter; it involves risks."

Trading Bitcoin indeed carried significant risks due to the involvement of many major players. He wasn't sure if Bitcoin in this world would stir up the global virtual currency market as it had in his previous life, but it was better to be cautious.

Virtual currencies generally didn't hold their value well, but Bitcoin was different; it could multiply exponentially.

In a few years, the money he invested might return tens of times over.

It wasn't impossible to even create a trillionaire.

A trillion was a colossal number, he didn't know how large, but the net worth of "Er Ma" (referring to Jack Ma) would definitely not compare to his.

After hanging up the phone, he deleted the account and turned off his phone.