"Dug up something fun?"
Wang Yi grew interested:
"It wouldn't happen to be Bitcoin, would it?"
"Yes, yes."
Lin Shu smiled sweetly:
"I heard a senior from the computer science department mention this thing and thought it sounded interesting. Coincidentally, besides the new computer, my family also had an old, idle computer, so I used it to mine a bit, and I actually dug some out! Hahaha."
Looking at Lin Shu's innocent smile, Wang Yi's expression was incredibly complex.
How familiar was this scene?
Many people in his previous life were like this too; initially, they had no idea Bitcoin would be very valuable in the future, so they mined it out of curiosity.
It was purely out of curiosity, just for fun!
Moreover, in early 2011, Bitcoin was still easy to mine; a home computer could do it.
A machine with good performance could mine one in 20 minutes, yielding seventy per day!
However, Bitcoin wasn't valuable back then, at twenty or thirty cents per coin, which was about one or two yuan each.
It wasn't until April or May that Bitcoin's price began to soar, rising to several dollars, then over ten dollars per coin.
Everyone saw Bitcoin's potential and entered the mining game, making Bitcoin increasingly difficult to mine.
Mining time also increased from 20 minutes at the beginning of the year to half an hour, forty minutes, or even over an hour...
In mid-June, Bitcoin's price rose to an unprecedented $32, over two hundred yuan per coin!
Just when everyone in the crypto community thought Bitcoin was about to explode, the largest Bitcoin exchange platform, MT.GOX, was hacked and completely went bankrupt.
Many crypto enthusiasts' fortunes vanished into thin air.
Bitcoin's security had major issues!
Most people in the crypto community thought Bitcoin was finished, had no future, and thus gave up and exited...
After all, if the exchange platform collapsed and the hard-earned Bitcoins were directly stolen by hackers, what was the point of mining anymore?
Bitcoin's price also began to plummet, dropping from over $30 all the way to over $20, then over $10, then $8 or $9, and it was still falling!
Therefore, after his rebirth, Wang Yi, seeing this price and this trend, was in no hurry to buy in; it would fall further!
For this wave, those who waited would not lose out!
By September, Bitcoin's price had dropped to six dollars and was still falling!
Wang Yi knew that in another two or three months, it would drop to around two dollars, which would be near its bottom, and then it would start to rebound!
At that time, the new exchange platform Bitstamp would also be established, making it a good time to buy at the bottom!
Bitcoin, just starting, encountered such a devastating blow, severely dampening the enthusiasm for cryptocurrency trading.
Those who had planned to make a big splash in crypto trading all left the market.
Those who mined for fun, after digging out dozens or hundreds of coins, also found it boring and simply gave up.
As time passed, many people even forgot about it.
It wasn't until six years later, seeing Bitcoin's price rise to over one hundred thousand per coin, that they remembered their accounts.
Then they dug them out, cashed in millions or tens of millions, bought houses and cars, and reached the pinnacle of their lives...
There were many such individuals, envied by all.
What Wang Yi hadn't expected was that Lin Shu was also one of them!
Truly a destined little rich woman!
"Xiao Shu, how many have you mined?"
Wang Yi was a little curious.
"I just started mining recently, over a hundred, I think!"
Lin Shu took Wang Yi's hand and led him to the north-facing study on the second floor:
"Look, it's still mining! Oh, another one just came out!"
Lin Shu beamed with joy; she didn't know the future value of Bitcoin, but she enjoyed the sense of accomplishment from mining.
It was like those who love to collect, often collecting things that have little value but which they personally like.
Purely for fun.
"Roughly how long does it take to mine one?"
Lin Shu looked at the records:
"This old computer has low specs, so it takes about two hours. If it runs all day, it can mine ten coins! If I used the new computer I got for you, it could mine one in less than an hour, over twenty coins a day!"
"Go ahead and mine,"
Wang Yi said with a smile,
"who knows, it might become very valuable in the future!"
"Yes, this thing can be sold for money!"
Lin Shu nodded:
"But the market isn't good lately; the price has been dropping, and it's already fallen to $6. I heard my senior say that three months ago, it was over $30 per coin! And the mining time is getting longer and longer!"
Wang Yi waved his hand:
"It's fine, ups and downs are normal. Just mine for fun, consider it a long-term investment. Anyway, it's still easy to mine now, and you won't lose money."
"Okay, I'll listen to Xiao Yi. The old computer is just sitting idle anyway. Maybe if I mine a bit more, I can buy a new computer, haha."
Wang Yi nodded:
"Wait for now. Sell when the market improves, no rush."
"Mm-hmm."
Wang Yi knew that Bitcoin was becoming harder and harder to mine.
Currently, one machine could mine one coin in an hour, yielding dozens of coins a day.
By 2012, it would take 2 hours to mine one coin, and a single machine would only yield 12 coins a day.
By 2013, it would take 13 hours to mine one coin, and a single machine wouldn't even mine two coins a day.
By 2014, it would take 23 days to mine one coin, and a single machine wouldn't even mine two coins a month.
At that time, the electricity cost to mine one coin would average five thousand yuan!
However, by then, the price of Bitcoin would have risen to twenty or thirty thousand yuan per coin.
After that, Bitcoin would become more expensive and even harder to mine, taking dozens, hundreds, or even over a year to mine one...
However, in 2011, mining Bitcoin was still quite feasible.
"Xiao Shu, how much spare capacity does your internet cafe usually have?"
"You want to use the internet cafe's idle machines to mine Bitcoin?"
Lin Shu's eyes lit up, instantly understanding Wang Yi's meaning:
"Yes, why didn't I think of that?"
"The internet cafe has high occupancy during the day, but at night, fewer people stay overnight, and even fewer in the late hours. Many machines are idle; if they were all used for Bitcoin, it would be no problem at all!"
Wang Yi nodded:
"Mine them. If Bitcoin skyrockets, you'll profit. Even if it becomes worthless later, you'd only lose a bit on electricity and machine depreciation."
"Great, Xiao Yi, I'll listen to you. The risk cost of mining coins is negligible, much lower than stock trading!"
Lin Shu was overjoyed and immediately issued instructions to her internet cafe managers.
When there were fewer customers, they were to clear out an area specifically for mining Bitcoin.
Of course, when it was busy, customers would still take priority!
Wang Yi knew that Lin Shu would profit immensely from this wave.
Normally, running an internet cafe was profitable enough, but using idle resources for mining at night would make even more money!
Of course, this was all small-scale, taking advantage of how easy it was to mine now, not a professional mining farm.
When it became difficult to mine later, they would simply stop.
Having a few hundred or a few thousand coins would be enough!
Neither Wang Yi nor Lin Shu were greedy, nor did they plan to go all out and become big.
As for Wang Yi, he planned to buy some Bitcoin in batches at the bottom in October and November.
At two dollars per coin, ten thousand coins would be twenty thousand dollars, less than one hundred thirty thousand yuan.
In 2011, the exchange rate was still 1:6.4588.
A few years later, when this batch of Bitcoins appreciated, Wang Yi planned to use them to import mobile phone accessories from Japan!
After all, Japan supported Bitcoin transactions.
And for Wang Yi to make phones, components like screens and batteries were inseparable from Japanese giants like Sharp, JDI, Toshiba, and Sony.
At Bitcoin's peak price, he would use Bitcoin to buy Japanese accessories, severely cutting into their profits!
Trading crypto without scamming his compatriots, specifically targeting foreign "bandits"!
In the evening, Lin Shu still cooked.
However, Lin Shu's cooking skills had improved greatly, and she had more dishes.
"Xiao Shu, have you been secretly learning?"
Wang Yi said with a smile.
"Yes, I was afraid Xiao Yi would get tired of just those few dishes, so I learned a few new ones,"
Lin Shu smiled sweetly.
Lin Shu liked Wang Yi, so she thought about how to treat him well, to make him comfortable and happy.
She wouldn't be like his exes in his previous life, who only thought about how to dominate Wang Yi, how to exploit him, and how to turn his wealth into their own.
Wang Yi was filled with emotion and pulled Lin Shu into his arms:
"Xiao Shu, you're so good!"
"Xiao Yi is also very good."
Lin Shu hugged Wang Yi tightly.
As for this boy, she didn't know when she had started to like him more and more!
Initially, she simply felt that Wang Yi, unlike Chu Chuanjun and others, wasn't so purposefully trying to please her or pursue her, which made her feel pressured and uncomfortable.
On the contrary, Wang Yi treated her like a normal friend, making her feel very comfortable and stress-free.
He even teased her and argued with her, not treating her like a goddess at all.
He also let her experience her favorite food and enjoy a very comfortable relationship.
But as they spent more time together, Lin Shu's feelings grew deeper without her even realizing when they began.
Fortunately, Wang Yi also liked her!
Originally, this relationship would have developed slowly, but her aunt's opposition led her mother to take her on a week-long trip, preventing her from seeing Wang Yi...
She thought this would cool their feelings and eventually lead to nothing.
Unexpectedly, over a week apart only made Lin Shu miss Wang Yi more and realize her true feelings.
Their relationship not only didn't cool down but actually intensified!
It was all about rebellion!
After learning all this, Wang Yi even wanted to thank Zheng Yun.
If it weren't for Zheng Yun's crazy idea to separate them, Lin Shu wouldn't have committed to him so quickly and firmly!
One could only say it was a happy accident.
The next morning, Wang Yi ate the meal Lin Shu had prepared and got ready to leave.
He had an appointment with an agent today to see industrial parks.
Lin Shu followed him, handing over the Porsche keys:
"Xiao Yi, take this car. It's inconvenient to take a taxi."
Wang Yi hesitated:
"What about you? You still have to go to school."
"It's fine, I picked up another Mercedes-Benz CLS!" Lin Shu said with a smile.
"Alright!" Wang Yi kissed Lin Shu and drove away.
Afterward, Lin Shu also drove the Mercedes coupe to school.
Today, Wang Yi had an appointment with agent Zhou Huiru to view industrial parks and understand the market in advance.
When he attended the industrial park's judicial auction tomorrow, he would have a better idea!
A quarter of an hour later, Wang Yi arrived at the agency.
Zhou Huiru was already waiting at the door:
"Mr. Wang, you're here."
"Get in, let's go to the industrial park."
"Okay."
Zhou Huiru immediately got into the car, doing her best to appear professional.
Soon, they arrived at the first industrial park.
"Mr. Wang, Ruixin Industrial Park covers 201.2 mu, 134,100 square meters, with a plot ratio of 1.5, and a total construction area of 201,150 square meters. The total price is 1 billion yuan. I've negotiated it down to 940 million yuan for you!"
Zhou Huiru introduced:
"On average, it's only 4,700 yuan per square meter, which is much more cost-effective compared to the surrounding office buildings that cost twenty to thirty thousand yuan per square meter."
Wang Yi nodded.
Industrial parks are industrial land, so the land price is cheaper, and a selling price of five or six thousand yuan per square meter is normal.
Office buildings, on the other hand, are commercial land, with land prices ten times that of industrial land.
Even with a higher plot ratio, their selling price is many times that of industrial parks.
Indeed, industrial parks are more cost-effective.
At 4,700 yuan per square meter, plus agency fees and taxes, it would be around 5,000 yuan, which is a good price.
If there wasn't a judicial auction for an industrial park tomorrow, Wang Yi would even be considering bargaining further and taking it directly.
Seeing that Wang Yi said nothing, Zhou Huiru continued to introduce:
"Ruixin Industrial Park was completed seven years ago, so it's still quite new!"
Wang Yi nodded:
"Completed seven years ago? That's quite new. But what year was the land acquired?"
Zhou Huiru's expression subtly changed.
Wang Yi had hit on the crucial point, and she said unnaturally:
"The land was acquired fourteen years ago, and construction began thirteen years ago. They encountered funding issues midway and stopped for two years..."
"So there are only 36 years left on the property rights!"
Wang Yi frowned.
Industrial land property rights are only fifty years!
"Yes."
Zhou Huiru nodded:
"The seller is genuinely motivated to sell. If you truly want it, 900 million yuan is also possible!"
"Another 40 million yuan less,"
Wang Yi sighed.
This agent lacked vision!
Did she really think that if she didn't mention the remaining 36 years on the property rights, Wang Yi wouldn't find out?
That she could save 40 million yuan in discount?
So the seller could earn 40 million more?
And Zhou Huiru could get a larger commission?
She lacked vision!
Wang Yi said nothing more:
"Let's go look at others."
"Okay."
Zhou Huiru sighed inwardly, realizing that although Wang Yi was young, he wasn't as easily fooled as the coal bosses she had dealt with before; she needed to treat him cautiously!
Before the capital's purchase restrictions, they sold many industrial parks and luxury homes to coal bosses, earning commissions from both sides.
Subsequently, they looked at several more industrial parks.
They were all in similar situations.
Prices ranged from 800 million to 1.1 billion yuan, unit prices were all four to five thousand yuan per square meter, and the areas were sufficiently large.
But Wang Yi showed no intention of buying whatsoever.
This made Zhou Huiru quite helpless:
"Could it be that my desire for a kickback displeased him?"
But the commission of tens of millions of yuan was something she truly didn't want to give up.
So Zhou Huiru said:
"Mr. Wang, if you're not satisfied with these industrial parks, I'll help you find others later. There are also a few good office buildings; I can take you to see them."
"That works too!"
Subsequently, the two headed straight for the office buildings.
Office building prices were much higher; the cheaper ones were over twenty thousand yuan, similar to residential properties.
High-end ones were over thirty thousand yuan per square meter, more expensive than nearby residential properties.
Wang Yi thought about it and concluded that industrial parks were more suitable.
Larger area, lower plot ratio, lower unit price, better privacy!
"Alright, I'll consider it. You've worked hard today."
Wang Yi said, then drove away.
"Mr. Wang, take care."
After Zhou Huiru said this, her expression immediately turned cold:
"Sure enough, because the quote for Ruixin Industrial Park wasn't honest, he lost confidence in me. This deal is probably dead!"
She had wanted to quote a slightly higher price, earn kickbacks from both ends, and make a few more million!
As a result, she didn't earn millions, and the tens of millions in agency fees flew away!
Greed knows no bounds!
After this incident, Wang Yi was even more determined to bid for Qianghui Electronic Industrial Park.
In the afternoon, Wang Yi returned to school and attended two Ideological and Moral Cultivation classes.
Wang Yi felt that his ideological and moral standards were already quite high and didn't need further cultivation, so he simply didn't listen and continued to work on the outline for "Mo Dao Zu Shi."
Once finished, he could hand it over to the Meiyou Editorial Department, and they could find suitable writers to write the novel.
Wang Yi didn't have time to write novels every day.
During this period, the Meiyou Novels department was also rapidly being established.
However, currently, they were mainly recruiting headhunters in the novel industry, to poach editors and top-tier authors from other platforms!
As well as the editorial department, whose main job was to scout authors, cultivate authors, acquire books, and build a book library!
For the top-tier authors they poached, they would directly offer high guaranteed payments and sign their new books!
At this stage, Meiyou Novels hadn't launched yet.
The poached authors only needed to write and submit their manuscripts on time, and after the editorial department supervised and reviewed them, they would be paid for the buyout according to the contract!
Furthermore, the recruited editors also brought some elite authors with them, who would also be offered certain guaranteed contracts.
Meiyou Novels was just starting, and authors lacked confidence in it, so they could only sign guaranteed contracts and receive advance payment for their manuscripts to feel secure.
Once Meiyou Novels officially launched, the books of these signed top-tier authors and elite ordinary authors could immediately go online, serving as the first batch of the library!
By then, Meiyou Novels would have established its framework and would gradually grow.
This was a long process, and Wang Yi decided to accelerate its development!
When he returned to Jizhou this weekend, he would go to the Meiyou Novels department to hold a strategic meeting, increase buyout prices, and accelerate manuscript acquisition!
As long as there were more books, the library was built, and a few blockbusters were produced, Meiyou Novels would be a success.
And then, by hiring someone to write "Mo Dao Zu Shi," a huge blockbuster that would sensationalize the entire female fiction network, Meiyou Novels would completely break out of its niche!
This path was entirely feasible.
Once Meiyou Novels succeeded, the user stickiness and usage time of the Meiyou App would both increase.
Meiyou's core barrier would become even stronger, making it difficult for others to replicate!
During the two classes, Wang Yi wrote a significant portion of the outline.
After class, Sun Tao came over again:
"Brother Yi, let's go back to the dorm and play games together!"
Wang Yi: "..."
Sun Tao was now completely obsessed with games.
CF was alright, but when League of Legends became popular later, he would truly play all day long!
In his previous life, several of Wang Yi's roommates would start playing games together right after waking up in the morning and continue until lights out at night.
They seemed completely tireless.
If they won, they had to press on, pursue the victory, and keep playing.
If they lost, they had to start another round to avenge their defeat!
In the two dorms, except for Wang Yi and a few others who had partners and went on dates, everyone else happened to form a team and play all day.
But for games, Wang Yi just enjoyed them for a bit; he wasn't addicted.
"You guys go play. I have something to do tonight."
"Alright, Brother Yi, we'll head back first."
With that, Sun Tao and the other two left.
Wang Yi also came downstairs, driving Lin Shu's Porsche directly to the CBD.
Once the company was settled, Wang Yi would also need to buy a car and property in the capital.
As for housing, currently, it could only be purchased in the company's name.
Unless Wang Yi applied for talent introduction and obtained a Beijing hukou.
This point might not be easy for others, but as the CEO of Meiyou Technology, Wang Yi should be thoroughly qualified!
Coincidentally, tomorrow's auction might involve contact with the Management Committee, and perhaps the talent introduction matter would also be settled!
Soon, Wang Yi arrived at the CBD.
He had an appointment with Yang Yan tonight, and Wang Yi needed to poach him and bring him under his wing!
If Wang Yi didn't act soon, Yang Yan would be poached by Meizu, become Meizu's product manager, and single-handedly create Flyme OS!
Initially, the UI interfaces of domestic mobile phone systems were mostly ugly and unrefined.
Meizu Flyme, however, stood out with its flat design style, elegance, and fresh aesthetic.
Later, everyone learned from it, and people were poached from Meizu's Flyme division to improve their own UIs!
In 2014, LeEco wanted to make phones and create a deeply customized system.
So they poached a Meizu vice president and many core talents from the Flyme division, quickly creating the EUI system, which was stunning from the start and immediately entered the first tier!
(End of chapter)
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