Song Ming

Biodata

Background / History

Original Timeline

In Jin Xia’s previous life, the Song family’s bankruptcy forced Song Ming to leave school and work to support his critically ill mother. Despite this setback, he became a celebrated Wall Street trader ten years later. Jin Xia remembers meeting him as a confident rising figure among the wealthy and influential; this knowledge motivates her to recruit him much earlier in her new life 17 19 20.

Family Collapse

Song Ming’s father built the family’s wealth through building materials, but falling steel prices caused substantial losses. He subsequently disappeared, leaving the family unable to contact him 17 19.

The crisis deepens when Song Ming’s mother develops breast cancer and the bank seizes their villa. His father had secretly borrowed against the family property and owed the bank twenty million yuan. Accounts of where the money went conflict: his mother mentions an unfinished new-energy project, while others allege gambling losses. His whereabouts and survival remain unknown 24 26.

With his mother ill and Song Li still attending university, Song Ming assumes responsibility for supporting the household. Ordinary internship offers of around three thousand yuan a month cannot meet those needs, making Jin Xia’s unusually lucrative employment offer crucial to him 26.

Appearance

• Gold-rimmed glasses: Song Ming wears them during his first trading session with Jin Xia 19.

Personality

Song Ming is cautious, meticulous, and initially lacking in confidence. Although market analysis immediately interests him, he hesitates to trade because he has no experience and fears losing Jin Xia’s money. Believing his first account is only a simulation briefly frees him to trade aggressively; after discovering it was real, he becomes more conservative and asks to handle no more than one hundred thousand yuan at a time 18 19 21.

His caution does not prevent him from challenging his employer. He warns Jin Xia against Bitcoin, questions her cosmetic-hospital investment, and repeatedly raises concerns about competing with Slowhand. He also declines her proposed twenty-percent commission, saying he would be satisfied with ten percent 24 26 43 44.

He is deeply protective of Song Li, transferring generous living allowances and shielding her from the worst of the family’s financial collapse. Professionally, he becomes increasingly deferential toward Jin Xia as her investments succeed, though he continues to misunderstand her foresight as evidence of extraordinary family wealth or connections 22 28 35 49.

Abilities & Skills

Trading and Market Analysis

Song Ming demonstrates exceptional financial aptitude despite entering his first trading session without practical stock-market experience 18 19.

• Recognizes the timing and short-term logic behind Jin Xia’s earlier transactions from her trading records and candlestick charts 18.
• Uses chart analysis, short-term buying and selling, and leverage to increase one million yuan to 6.7 million in less than half an hour 19.
• Subsequently maintains a run of profitable trades, earning Jin Xia’s praise for consistency rather than isolated windfalls 24.
• Proposes buying Bitcoin in batches to preserve flexibility during price fluctuations and account for the possible effect of a large purchase on the market 29.
• Executes Jin Xia’s investment instructions, but does not independently possess her knowledge of future market movements 24 33 34.

Company Administration

Song Ming develops from an individual trader into the startup’s principal day-to-day organizer 28 36.

• Completes company registration through an agency for twenty thousand yuan, with five million yuan in investment capital 28.
• Recruits accountant Hu Junyi and helps arrange staffing, computers, furnishings, and office operations 28 30 34.
• Coordinates the software-development team and reports projected costs and technical obstacles to Jin Xia 34 35.
• Assembles the marketing department and finalizes its staffing structure with notable speed 43 44.
• Serves as the company’s legal representative and general manager, while recognizing Jin Xia as its actual decision-maker 36.

Academic Assistance

• Sends Jin Xia her class schedule and offers help with her studies 23.
• Tutors her after class using photographs of the lecture material she finds difficult 24.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recruitment and First Trades

Company Formation and Bitcoin Investment

Technology and Business Expansion

• Sound Rhythm Jump development: Song Ming coordinates research and staffing but warns that a Slowhand-like app could cost at least one hundred million yuan. He doubts that a new competitor can overcome Slowhand’s established user loyalty 34 35 44.
• Jianjun Bank dealings: He arranges Jin Xia’s two-hundred-million-yuan transfer and bank meeting. When Lin Yi addresses him as the company leader, Song Ming explicitly identifies Jin Xia as the person in charge 35 36.
• Cosmetic-hospital investment: Initially skeptical of committing twenty million yuan, he reviews Jin Xia’s information on hyaluronic acid injections. She assigns him work connected to her proposed future hospital listing, and he asks whether further capital will be required 43.
• Marketing operations: He brings in Zhao Yiming and the marketing staff as Jin Xia develops an influencer-based promotional strategy 43 44.

Equipment / Items

• Alienware computer: A high-specification gaming computer bought for his previous birthday. Jin Xia refuses to let him rely on it for work, citing possible viruses or Trojans, and instructs him to buy a separate reimbursable work computer 19.

Relationships

• Jin Xia — Employer and investment decision-maker. She recruits him because she remembers his future Wall Street success, while he believes her confidence reflects exceptional judgment and a powerful background. His respect grows through their profitable investments, but he remains willing to voice concerns 17 20 24 35 44.
• Song Li — Younger sister. He gives her one hundred thousand yuan for university living expenses and continues supplying spending money despite the family’s debts. His protection initially keeps her from fully understanding their circumstances 22 28 49.
• Hu Junyi — Gaming friend and later colleague. Song Ming pays for his journey from Jinling to attend the accounting interview and introduces him as a good friend 30.
• Mother — Diagnosed with breast cancer. Her treatment and request that he keep Song Li in school become major reasons for his decision to remain with Jin Xia 24 26.
• Father — Missing businessman whose losses and secret borrowing leave the family bankrupt. Song Ming is left managing the consequences without knowing what happened to him 19 26.

Notable Quotes

“Can I ask you a question? This is our first meeting. Why do you trust me so much?” 19

“A twenty-percent commission is too high. I'll be satisfied with ten percent.” 26