Yao Hongguang

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Yao Hongguang (姚鸿光)
Alias(es)	“Searching for him thousands of times among the crowd” (Dian Niang username); Brother Yao 31 37
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Genius Investment Company — founder and director 186 272
Occupation/Role	Investor; angel investor; entrepreneur 150 159
Status	Alive 281
First Appearance	Chapter 20

Background / History

Yao Hongguang is the only son of a wealthy family and initially lives with considerable freedom, supported by family wealth. That freedom is conditional: six years before he reveals it, he signed an agreement with his father requiring him to earn 1.5 billion yuan within fifteen years or take over the family business. His desire to meet this condition drives his fixation on making money independently. 148 151

A devoted webnovel reader, Yao spends tens to hundreds of thousands of yuan monthly on reader rewards under the username “Searching for him thousands of times among the crowd.” He first notices Shen Qiong after their dispute in a novel’s comment section, then becomes engrossed in Master Shen’s Weibo posts and flies to Lingxi City to test the promised fifty-thousand-yuan divination. 20 31 37

His first visit to the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion fails because he arrives without an appointment and cannot bypass Shen Qiong’s rules, despite offering money. After returning from abroad, he investigates the pavilion’s mysterious history, follows Shen’s Recommended List, and seeks another meeting through Li Zhibin. 36 38 134 148 149

When Yao finally returns to the pavilion, Shen predicts his arrival and identifies his untapped potential as an angel investor. Yao admits that stock trading alone cannot earn him enough to preserve his freedom, accepts Shen’s advice to invest in people and emerging ventures, and proposes a company that would support everyone on Shen’s Recommended List. 150 151 152

Genius Investment Company

• Yao founds Genius Investment Company to invest in the people selected for Master Shen’s Recommended List, providing financing, professional guidance, promotion, career planning, and assistance with disputes when necessary. 159 293
• Shen Qiong is allotted a 15% stake in Yao’s proposed company structure. 151 152
• Yao is added as No. 5 on Master Shen’s Recommended List with a Recommendation Index of 90 and is described as a rising angel-investment talent. 159
• He purchases three shops near the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and leads a redevelopment plan for Shili Street. The plan distributes ten daily walk-in fortune-telling slots among the street’s twenty-eight shops. 172 186 187
• The company expands rapidly, but Yao becomes overworked while personally handling major decisions during its early stages. 190
• At the company’s annual meeting, he publicly introduces Recommended List talents and business figures, using the event to demonstrate the company’s growing network and investments. 230 231

Appearance

Yao Hongguang is 175 cm tall and keeps his hair short. At age twenty-six, Shen Qiong assesses him as healthy, with a Luck Value of 7 during a turning point in his destiny. 150

• Short hair 151
• Height: 175 cm 150 271
• His refined lifestyle includes a luxury villa with a swimming pool, gym, study, and private KTV room. 31

Personality

Yao is curious, competitive, and difficult to deter. Rather than being offended by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s strict appointment system, he becomes more intrigued and insists on visiting Shen Qiong directly. 36

Although he initially tests Shen with money and skepticism, he is capable of accepting criticism. Shen’s observation that his stock-trading path is only a “side path” prompts Yao to reconsider his future rather than reject the advice. 37 151

He values independence and dislikes relationships distorted by his wealth. His fear of losing control over his own life is the central motivation behind his ambition, but pressure from his company and family later leads him to drink heavily. 134 151 245

Abilities & Skills

Investment

Yao possesses strong professional investment ability and exceptional potential in angel investment. Shen identifies conventional securities trading as an inefficient use of that potential. 150 151

• Investor Skill: Level 70; Potential 80. 150
• Angel Investor Skill: Level 45; Potential 90. 150
• Invests in individuals rather than only their products or projects, funding their development and helping address practical career problems. 293
• Demonstrates strategic commercial judgment through the purchase and planned redevelopment of shops on Shili Street. 172 186

Financial and Life Skills

• Financial Management Skill: 60. 150
• Swimming Skill: 62. 150
• Cooking Skill: 55. 150

Relationships

• Shen Qiong / Master Shen — Fortune-teller, mentor, and business partner. Shen redirects Yao toward angel investment, while Yao builds a company around Shen’s Recommended List and repeatedly supports Shen’s projects. 151 159 185
• Uncle Li / Steward Li — Yao’s butler and attendant, who investigates the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion and accompanies Yao during his early visits. 33 36
• Yao Hongguang’s father — His father’s contract threatens to end Yao’s independence if he fails to earn 1.5 billion yuan within fifteen years; their later argument contributes to his father’s hospitalization. 148 245
• Mu Qingqing — A woman Yao meets while drinking under pressure. Shen identifies her as Yao’s destined partner. 245 266
• Li Zhibin — Author of Biography of an Ordinary God Cultivator; Yao encourages his writing, gives him reader rewards, and asks him for help reaching Master Shen. 149
• Lu Fanlei — Entrepreneurial senior whom Yao credits with helping him on his path; Yao later expresses admiration for him. 230 233
• Lin Haijie — Cruise companion whose disappearance becomes a lasting source of conflict; after returning home, Yao helps continue the search for him. 266 281 287

Major Arcs

• Fifty Thousand Fortune-Telling Storm — Travels to Lingxi City to challenge Shen Qiong’s fifty-thousand-yuan divination claim, but leaves without receiving a reading after Shen refuses to violate his rules. 36 37 38
• The First Investment — Returns to Shen, receives career guidance, and pivots from securities trading toward angel investment and talent development. 150 151
• Master Shen’s Recommended List — Becomes No. 5 on the list and establishes Genius Investment Company to support its selected talents. 159
• Shili Street Redevelopment — Buys three shops and develops a commercial plan that ties the street’s businesses to Shen’s limited fortune-telling appointments. 172 186 187
• Earthquake Controversy — Faces staff resignations and lost clients when Shen’s earthquake prediction damages the company’s reputation, but continues to trust Shen and commits to disaster-relief investment. 245
• Cruise Disappearance — Goes missing during a Lunar New Year cruise, prompting Shen Qiong and Gu Liming to mount a dangerous rescue; he is found alive and returns home afterward. 272 274 281

Notable Quotes

“I'm here to see if I can earn five million.” 37

“I need to make more money, and I must. Otherwise, I won't be myself anymore.” 151

“Time is money!” 152

Trivia

• Yao’s Dian Niang username is regularly among the top three reward-givers for any novel he follows. 31
• He is notably uninterested in pursuing the young models and internet celebrities around him, despite his wealth and status. 31
• Shen Qiong’s first reading of Yao’s profile identifies a Luck Value of 7 and labels it a “Turning Point in Destiny.” 150
• During his disappearance at sea, Shen finds Yao with a Health Value of 63 and a declining Luck Value of 4. 271