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Father Ye's eyes lit up: "Xiao Chen, did you make another investment?"
Ye Zheng knew that Ye Chen had made a lot of money trading bitcoin a while ago. Now that his son was speaking so confidently, judging by his tone, he must have made a fortune.
Ye Chen smiled: "Dad, before this, I already had over ten million in assets. Then I put all that money into garlic Futures, so I really don't have any cash on hand right now."
"However, once I close my positions in the Futures market, I can make several times that amount."
"How much can you earn?" Ye Zheng asked excitedly.
Ye Chen thought for a moment and said: "Tens of millions, I suppose."
He didn't reveal his full hand to his old man. If his father knew he was using twenty-times leverage, he would probably be scared witless.
Besides, Father Ye was already shocked enough by the mention of tens of millions.
If he said hundreds of millions, his father probably wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Tens... tens of millions?"
Sure enough, hearing Ye Chen's words, Father Ye started to stutter.
Ye Chen was glad he didn't mention hundreds of millions.
If Ye Chen really told his father he had made hundreds of millions, Ye Zheng would probably faint on the spot.
"It's true, of course. So Dad, with your son's support, you can go ahead and do it with confidence."
Ye Zheng nodded: "Since my son has said so, then what do I have to hesitate about?"
Ye Chen smiled: "I'll find some time soon to put together a plan for you."
"Mhm, I'll give it some serious thought. In a while, your mom and I will start the preparations."
With his son's support, Ye Zheng was finally no longer conflicted.
Tens of millions... Ye Zheng felt excited just hearing it.
He hadn't seen that much money in his entire life.
Moreover, not only was his son so wealthy, but he was also so supportive of him.
Ye Chen could have chosen to let his parents do nothing and enjoy a life of leisure.
But Ye Chen knew that his parents were the type who couldn't stand being idle.
Especially his dad, who had always dreamed of doing business.
Ye Zheng was full of confidence.
With his son's full support, what was he still hesitating for?
Ye Zheng was also looking forward to it now.
He wondered if his business path would be successful this time.
However, Ye Zheng had a feeling that with his son's assistance this time, he certainly wouldn't lose.
"Time to eat!"
At that moment, Mother Ye's voice drifted over.
"Dad, let's go eat."
Father Ye nodded: "Good, good, let's go eat."
At this moment, Ye Zheng was extremely happy to have a new goal in life.
When he spoke, he couldn't even hide the smile on his face.
"What were you two chatting about in the room? You seem so happy."
Mother Ye asked curiously.
Father Ye glanced at Ye Chen and grinned mischievously: "Wife, do you know? Our son has been giving me all sorts of bad ideas. He was just trying to persuade me to keep a few pretty female streamers for fun."
Seeing his dad sell him out, Ye Chen was speechless.
The older ginger is indeed spicier; his father's preemptive strike was too ruthless.
But the corners of Ye Chen's mouth curled up slightly.
Dad, do you really think Mom is that easy to fool?
Naive.
Sure enough, Mother Ye stood up expressionlessly and walked toward the kitchen.
A moment later, Mother Ye emerged from the kitchen aggressively, holding a kitchen knife.
Father Ye: "..."
"So, the reason you were so excited just now was because you can finally keep a few pretty female streamers?"
Mother Ye brandished the gleaming kitchen knife in her hand, her gaze staring coldly at Father Ye.
"No, wife, listen to my nonsense..."
"I mean, listen to my explanation."
Hearing Mother Ye's murderous words, Father Ye, who had been gloating a moment ago, immediately panicked.
Holy crap, am I freaking looking for death?
"Fine, go ahead and fool me, I'm listening. If you don't give me a proper explanation today, don't blame the kitchen knife in my hand for being blind."
Father Ye completely broke down.
"Son, save your old man!"
Ye Chen, however, kept his head down and minded his own business, eating the braised pork.
You just sold me out, and now you want me to save you?
Dream on!
...In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
Ye Chen had been following the price of garlic closely these past few days.
And the price of garlic did not disappoint him.
It rose every day.
0.80... 0.90... 1.00!
The price kept breaking records.
Yesterday, the price of garlic directly hit 1.20 USD.
Ye Chen knew it was time to sell all the Futures in his hands.
Although there was still room for the price of garlic to rise over the next few days,
The volatility would be huge.
He was worried about big players stepping in and disrupting the market.
Therefore, Ye Chen planned to close his positions early.
One shouldn't be too greedy.
Ye Chen understood the principle that a cup that is full will overflow.
Ye Chen tapped on the keyboard.
He finally sold all the Futures in his hands.
At 1.2 USD per kilogram of garlic, since Ye Chen had bought it at 0.30, it had quadrupled in value.
With twenty-times leverage, that meant an eighty-fold return.
The 2.85 million Ye Chen initially invested had now turned into 230 million USD.
This was even more than Ye Chen had previously estimated he would earn.
After deducting transaction fees, Ye Chen still earned over 229 million USD.
Ye Chen directly converted all these US dollars into chinese yuan.
In the end, Ye Chen obtained over 1.63 billion chinese yuan.
After deducting costs, he had earned over 1.61 billion.
Looking at the balance in his account, Ye Chen's face was filled with intense joy.
This time, both he and Li Sitong had earned over 800 million, and Xia Yingluo had also earned over 1.4 million.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for helping an investment target's assets exceed one million. You have received a system reward of 14 million chinese yuan and a special system reward: Intelligence Potion.]
Ye Chen was stunned when he saw the description of the Intelligence Potion.
Intelligence Potion: Can increase the host's intelligence by ten times and thinking speed by ten times.
Awesome.
Hearing the system's explanation, Ye Chen immediately realized how powerful the Intelligence Potion was.
Increasing both intelligence and thinking capacity by ten times—this buff could only be described as abnormal.
Keep in mind, Ye Chen's intelligence was already very high. What would another ten-fold increase even mean?
Ye Chen felt terrified just thinking about it.
He estimated that his intelligence level would already be at the ceiling for humanity.
Ye Chen happily sent a WeChat message to Li Sitong and Xia Yingluo.
"Time to split the loot, time to split the loot."
On the other side, Li Sitong was not at home; she was having a family dinner at her grandfather's house.
Li Sitong's grandfather lived in a Villa on the outskirts of the city.
Surrounded by mountains and water with beautiful scenery, it was a perfect place for retirement.
Besides Li Li, Li Sitong's grandfather had two other children.
One was the youngest daughter Li Yan, and the other was Li Sitong's eldest uncle Li Shuang.
Aunt Li Yan was the youngest, and her dad was the second child.
All three children were very outstanding.
Li Li was the chairman of the Tiancheng Group, the eldest uncle was in politics, and Li Sitong's aunt Li Yan was a teacher at a University.
The other families all had boys; Li Sitong was the only girl.
The family was sitting together for dinner. Li Sitong was chatting with several cousins when her phone suddenly dinged.
Opening her phone, she found that Ye Chen had sent a message.
When she saw the content of the screenshot, Li Sitong's face was filled with wild joy.
Heavens, that's so much money!
Ye Chen smiled: "That's right, it's a total of over 1.63 billion. We'll split it equally, 815 million each."
Li Sitong: "Just keep the money with you. It's quite a hassle to transfer it back and forth. In the future, when you invest, just help me invest directly."
Ye Chen: "..."
How much does this girl trust me? Over 800 million, and she just leaves it in my account!