Internet Cafe Wager

The girl looked utterly haggard, her golden hair a complete mess, as if she had been through something terrible.

Combined with her scream, it made the overnight users in the Internet Cafe turn to stare.

This was a misunderstanding!

Lin Qiye hurriedly explained, "Nothing happened. This is an Internet Cafe, and there are security cameras. Want me to pull up the footage for you?"

There was no need to check the footage. How could she not know what had happened to her herself?

Tian Nina instinctively tugged at her collar and glanced inside. Her face reddened slightly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to. It was a stress response. Oh, right, didn't you say you'd take me back to my dorm last night? Why am I here?"

Lin Qiye replied irritably, "You were drunk like a dead pig. Forget taking you back to your dorm—if I carried you around the school once, I'd have been hauled into the Security Room. I planned to let you lie down and sober up before going back, but you ended up sleeping the whole night."

"So my first night away from home was actually spent in an Internet Cafe!" Tian Nina stood up, looking thoroughly disappointed. The most wonderful opportunity she had imagined from novels had just been ruined.

She checked her phone and immediately panicked. "Oh no, I have an exam today."

Then, still disheveled, she hurriedly ran out of the Internet Cafe.

This scene happened to be witnessed by Li Xiongye as he walked into the Internet Cafe.

Li Xiongye placed breakfast on the Bar Counter. "Not bad, kid. You've already got yourself a girlfriend, and she even dyes her hair. You'd better be careful. Come on, have some breakfast Uncle bought you. Get some strength back, then we'll pick another stock that can double."

Last time, Li Xiongye had bailed after just one limit-up day, and he had regretted it bitterly.

But later, the stock had risen too high, and he hadn't dared to chase it. He could only watch helplessly as Lin Qiye made a fortune.

Once he learned that Lin Qiye had cashed out his profits, he had kept wanting to get another good stock from him.

How could Lin Qiye let him take advantage like that? He lowered his head to sort through his work and ignored him.

Li Xiongye looked a little awkward. "Kid, why are you so guarded? Uncle really wants to make money. Just tell me what I should do."

Lin Qiye looked up. "Uncle Li, there's no business in this world that guarantees profit without loss. The stock I bought last time was purely luck. Don't make things difficult for me."

"I'm not making things difficult for you. Don't think Uncle Li has no brains. You weren't buying blindly, and those analyses couldn't have been fake. How about this? I have over a million in my account. If you can help me make eight hundred thousand, this Internet Cafe is yours."

The offer struck right at the heart of the matter, and Lin Qiye was tempted.

Making eight hundred thousand with one million in capital was far easier than turning his own two hundred thousand into seven hundred thousand.

The time needed would also be relatively shorter.

The sooner he got the Internet Cafe into his hands, the more convenient things would be.

"I need to think it over. I'll give you an answer later."

"Fine. I'll be waiting in the office."

After Li Xiongye left, Lin Qiye handed over his shift. Then he put on his Bluetooth earbuds, slung his computer bag over his shoulder, and spoke quietly in an empty corner.

"Draft a 'Personal Entrusted Wealth Management Contract.'"

[It is recommended that you do not use this type of contract. Since you are a natural person, clauses guaranteeing returns or principal protection may not be legally enforceable.]

"What's your recommendation?"

[Based on Li Xiongye's big-data profile, he has demonstrated good creditworthiness. The amount you agreed upon is not large, and given his assets, it is not enough to make him breach the agreement. Furthermore, he has not said that you must compensate him if the investment fails. Not signing a contract is more beneficial to you.]

Lin Qiye was concerned about something else.

"How did you find that out?"

[To humans, Internet data is chaotic and vast. To me, it merely requires repeated calculations and searches. Big-data inference indicates that Li Xiongye has assets exceeding ten million. The Internet Cafe is merely a small investment for him. His family's primary business is mineral development investment, and their wealth is even greater.]

Well, no wonder Li Nanguang had gone so smoothly in the future and become a major figure on the Internet. It seemed inseparable from his family's formidable capital.

Since that was the case, there was nothing to worry about.

Lin Qiye walked straight into the office. "Uncle Li, I've thought it over. I can accept your terms. But you'll handle the actual operations, while I provide trading guidance."

"That works. Then there's no need to sign a contract. If you trust me, I trust you. Go back and prepare over the next couple of days. Call me when you're ready," Li Xiongye said.

The two shook hands, and that counted as reaching a verbal agreement.

Since he had decided to handle the investment properly, Lin Qiye took leave from both school and the Internet Cafe, intending to seriously study stock trading.

After all, Intelligent AI was only a powerful aid. It would not do for its owner to understand nothing.

He chose a quiet Library.

He found an empty corner and borrowed a pile of books on investment.

The books covered many schools of thought: value investing, trend investing, technical analysis, and more.

After skimming through them, Lin Qiye's head felt heavy and muddled, as if someone had stuffed a shot put inside it.

He took out his newly bought Laptop and typed.

"Can you give me a more concise understanding of stocks?"

[The stock market is a market full of risks and opportunities. Investors can earn profits through buying and selling trading instruments such as stocks and bonds. Their performance depends on market factors, the economic environment, political events, and more. Investors need strong analytical ability, market intuition, and decision-making skills.]

"How can ordinary people make money in the stock market?"

[Achieving long-term, stable returns in the stock market is a process requiring prolonged accumulation and continuous learning. Here are some recommendations ordinary people can follow.]

[First, learn the basics of the stock market and improve your own understanding.]

[Second, formulate an investment plan: define key factors such as investment goals, time frame, and risk tolerance; develop investment strategies and plans; avoid blindly following trends and making emotional decisions.]

[Third, diversify investment risk: avoid putting all your eggs in one basket; choose different types of stocks and asset allocations to spread risk.]

[Fourth, exercise strict risk control: follow the principle of balancing risk and return; control the number of stocks, position size, and holding period; regularly review your stock portfolio to reduce the risk of losses.]

[Fifth, choose stocks cautiously: select stocks of high-quality companies based on factors such as financial analysis, market conditions, and company operations; avoid speculative herd mentality.]

Lin Qiye immediately became angry.

"Bullshit. If someone can do all that, can they still count as an ordinary person?"

[Manager does not need to worry about these matters. I can provide all of the above services for you.]

Fine. Lin Qiye suddenly found it all dull. Why study at all? Intelligent AI was bound to him until death. Whatever it learned was the same as him learning it, wasn't it?

Then it was time to get down to business.

He tapped the keyboard.

"Pick a valuable investment target. Don't be too aggressive."

[Understood. Please wait.]

A short while later, a reply appeared.