A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Li Wei arrived a little early and waited for the other party in the booth where they had met before. About ten minutes after Li Wei arrived at the store, Jin Chengzhai Qianye, dressed in casual clothes, also walked in.

It has to be said that some people are born to be protagonists. Even when dressed in ordinary casual clothes, Jin Chengzhai Qianye still has an extraordinary charm. The maids in the maid cafe also remember this former colleague who only worked one day. When she entered, a maid greeted her warmly.

Jinchengzhai Qianye sat down opposite Li Wei and said in a low voice, "Li Wei-kun, you've come a little too early."

Li Wei laughed and said, "Aren't you the same?"

Li Wei had been waiting here for half an hour before the agreed time. He originally thought the other party would arrive on time, but unexpectedly, they were also early, just like him. However, Jin Chengzhai Qianye was only a few minutes early, still not as early as him.

Chapter 1. Ambition

Li Wei looked at Jin Chengzhai Qianye today. She was wearing a loose sweatshirt, shorts and stockings, and simple sneakers. Her outfit was very simple, but it still couldn't hide her charm.

When Li Wei chatted with Jin Chengzhai Qianye before, he discovered that the other party did not want to be a mere pretty face. Moreover, the other party also understood the saying "He who serves others with his beauty will lose love when his beauty fades," which showed that the other party had a wide range of knowledge. This made him even happier, because what he wanted was not a pretty face, but a friend who could support and understand him in life.

Just as Li Wei was sizing up Jin Chengzhai Qianye, Jin Chengzhai Qianye was also observing him. When she saw Li Wei, she remembered what her mother had once said: handsome men are the most deceitful. Her mother had fallen into the "trap" because her father was so handsome when he was young. Moreover, her father was practically penniless at that time. Her mother was an incurable looks-obsessed person.

Fortunately, because her father is a hardworking man, with his efforts and a bit of luck, her family is doing quite well in Sapporo, neither rich nor poor. Unfortunately, her father and mother are both quite traditional in their thinking. If it weren't for that, she probably wouldn't have come to Tokyo and wouldn't have met Li Wei.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye sighed inwardly, "Fate is indeed a wonderful thing. Two people who were originally completely unrelated will come together for some reason."

Li Wei said, "What would you like to eat? I'm not very familiar with this restaurant. Do you know what their best dish is?"

Jinchengzhai Qianye put her small bag aside and said, "I only worked here for one day, so I don't know much about it. But I heard from the other maids that apart from the fries, the other dishes here are just so-so."

Li Wei said, "It can't be that bad, can it? I know I shouldn't have any expectations for the food at a maid cafe, but apart from fries, there's nothing else to look forward to. Is the kitchen staff here half-baked?"

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "More or less. After all, he's not a professional chef. I went to the kitchen and saw that the previous head chef resigned for some personal reasons. The kitchen is now run by apprentices. I don't know if this restaurant has hired a new head chef yet."

Li Wei thought about it and realized that such a slightly comical thing was not unusual in Japan.

In Japan, many skills are passed down through apprenticeship. For example, cooking skills can be learned by simply buying a cookbook or watching tutorials on a mobile app. However, for professional-level cooking skills, you either need to attend a training institution or learn from a master chef.

Chefs graduating from training institutions follow a streamlined, mass-production approach, focusing on rapid learning, typically mastering the skills in two or three years. However, in Japan, a somewhat peculiar place, many artisans prefer to learn from master chefs. This learning process takes much longer, but it allows them to acquire skills that cannot be learned in training institutions, resulting in a much higher skill ceiling compared to the other route.

Li Wei has been in Japan for almost two years now, and he has gained some understanding of this country, which is as magical as the White Elephant Kingdom. However, most of his understanding is negative. In many ways, Japan is all show and no substance.

Jinchengzhai Qianye took a document out of his bag and placed it in front of Li Wei.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I've been working on this plan during my spare time these past two days. Because the economic environment hasn't been good these past few years, this plan is relatively long. But I believe you, Li Weijun, will have the patience to read it all."

In her knowledge, people who study art have exceptional patience. They can spend a great deal of time to complete a piece of work that satisfies them, and their focus and patience far surpass those of ordinary people.

Li Wei said, "That's kind of you. I do have experience in making money, but I still have a lot to learn about how to maintain it. I will study this knowledge systematically when I have more time in the future."

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Jin Chengzhai Qianye sighed inwardly. Being a professional financial planner wasn't easy. After all, people have the ability to learn. When clients lack professional knowledge in this area, they naturally rely on the financial planner's abilities. However, once clients learn the relevant knowledge themselves, the financial planner becomes a useless tool.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye comforted himself, thinking that monsters like Li Wei were a minority. The threshold for learning professional knowledge in finance was quite high. If you only had a superficial understanding, you could get by with those random crash courses online. But if you wanted to reach a professional level, you had to study in depth like at a university, which not everyone could do.

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Therefore, even if Li Wei no longer needs her abilities in the future, she can still earn her own income elsewhere, since most people do not have the time and energy to learn such complex knowledge.

To become a financial planner, one must not only have a deep understanding of various stocks and funds, but also of bonds, real estate, luxury goods, art, precious metals, and other wealth management products. Only in this way can one meet the unique needs of wealthy clients and ensure the safety of their assets as much as possible.

Originally, this kind of work was usually done by the butlers of the super-rich. However, as finance has become more and more complex, the butlers of the rich do not have enough energy to do this kind of work. As a result, this function was separated out, and the super-rich established their own financial analysis teams. This is the earliest prototype of the profession of financial planner.

Of course, ordinary moderately wealthy families do not have enough resources to build their own financial teams, and the main clients of financial analysts are these relatively wealthy, but not particularly wealthy, families.

Most affluent families with an annual income between 13 million and 20 million yen are the primary clients of financial planners, and there are quite a few of these affluent families, at least in Tokyo.

Chapter 1. Project Proposal

Li Wei opened the plan prepared by Jin Chengzhai Qianye and began to patiently browse through it. The plan was quite detailed and very honest, and it was made based on the actual situation that Li Wei had revealed during their conversations over the past two days.

In this plan, since Li Wei is an expert investor, he can naturally exclude assets such as stocks and bonds, so he focuses the majority of his funds on insurance and other assets.

Li Wei did not reveal that he was a being with extraordinary power, so Jin Chengzhai Qianye made the plan according to the needs of ordinary people. For relatively wealthy families who need to rely on their own labor to acquire wealth and have not yet been able to reach the threshold of making money from money, the most feared thing is that the breadwinner suddenly has an accident. Whether it is illness or accident, it is easy for such relatively wealthy families to fall back into poverty quickly. Therefore, necessary insurance is the best safety net.

Originally, Li Wei was not allowed to purchase insurance in Japan, but after Jin Chengzhai Qianye learned that Li Wei had already purchased property in Japan, she added insurance coverage for him.

Li Wei looked at the insurance package that Jin Chengzhai Qianye had arranged for him. It was very comprehensive, covering everything from critical illness to accidents, traffic accidents, and retirement. It even calculated the approximate cost. It was very thoughtful.

In addition to insurance, Jinchengzhai Qianye also suggested that he collect physical precious metals and buy gold in batches when the price of gold is right, as a "ballast" to preserve value.

As a finance student, Jin Chengzhai Qianye places great importance on information gathering. Unlike her peers who are engrossed in personal interests or romance, she has broadened her horizons to the whole world to observe how changes in the external environment will affect wealth.

According to her observations, the past few years have been incredibly chaotic, with several powerful empires scheming against each other and forcing smaller countries to choose sides. This situation, where no country can escape unscathed when the nest is overturned, has given her a sense of crisis and made her feel incredibly powerless.

However, her ability to foresee the crisis earlier than others and prepare in advance is an advantage. She wouldn't typically recommend that wealthy families stockpile gold, but Li Wei is her friend. So, while she can't directly tell Li Wei that the situation might change drastically in the next few years, she can subtly remind him and encourage him to prepare accordingly.

If the worst-case scenario doesn't occur, that's naturally the best thing. But if the worst-case scenario does occur, having enough physical gold in hand will give you a greater ability to withstand risks than most people.

Of course, Jin Chengzhai Qianye knew that Li Wei had a way out. Li Wei was a citizen of that vast empire, and even if the external situation changed, Li Wei could return home. But it was different for her. Being in Japan, she had no way to run away. So she worked twice as hard as she could to prepare, so that when things came to a head, she wouldn't be left without even the most basic ability to cope.

Li Wei quickly skimmed through the plan. If he were just an ordinary person, he would have to praise Jin Chengzhai Qianye's plan; it was indeed very comprehensive. However, as a transcendent being, some of the items were unnecessary. But this was, after all, the real world, and he didn't want to reveal his true power to Jin Chengzhai Qianye too early. Therefore, he would strictly follow the plan's contents. The plan itself was excellent, demonstrating that Jin Chengzhai Qianye had truly learned valuable skills at Ocha Girls' University.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye was eating fries when Li Wei flipped through the plan faster than she had expected, which made her a little curious. Did Li Wei have mastered the technique of speed reading? If so, then Li Wei was perhaps too "multi-talented".

Li Wei closed the plan and said, "It's quite impressive. As expected of a top student from Ocha Women's University, this is quite valuable. And you personally judged that the situation in the next few years might be unstable, right? I think I've realized your idea of ​​suggesting that I buy gold. In fact, I've already started buying physical gold, and I now have nearly a kilogram of gold in my hands."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye bit the fries in her mouth in half, the half-eaten fries, still covered in ketchup, falling onto the table. She thought she must have misheard—a kilogram of gold! That was a considerable fortune. Moreover, Li Wei also felt that the situation would be unstable in the next few years. She had always considered Li Wei a kindred spirit, but she never expected that their judgments would be so aligned on such a crucial matter. It was truly astonishing...

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Li Weijun, you're not optimistic about the situation in the next few years either? I didn't expect we thought of that so quickly. But how did you come to this conclusion?"

Li Wei laughed and said, "Every man likes to discuss politics; it's inevitable. When there's more information being exchanged, as long as you can find the real information and integrate it, you can see truths that ordinary people can't see. If the most extreme situation really happens, I think I can still provide you with some protection with my abilities."

It should be said that the world has never been peaceful, so people with the means will make preparations in advance to some extent. This is why wealthy people in Europe and America habitually leave themselves a way out.

Li Wei put the plan away and placed it in his small backpack, saying, "I will strictly follow the contents of this plan. However, I am not familiar with the insurance industry in Japan, so I will have to ask you to handle the insurance part. Of course, I will pay the due service fee, calculated according to the normal fee for a financial planner."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye was somewhat surprised. She hadn't actually thought about getting any income, since she hadn't graduated yet and hadn't obtained any relevant certificates or licenses. Strictly speaking, she wasn't qualified to work in the industry, so she wasn't qualified to charge any fees. However, Li Wei brought it up himself, not wanting to take advantage of her.

Jinchengzhai Qianye looked at Li Wei and said, "Li Wei-kun, are you serious? If we calculate based on the income of a regular financial planner, you would have to spend hundreds of thousands of yen."

Li Wei laughed and said, "This is what you deserve, please don't be so surprised. Besides, I'm not used to taking such a big advantage of my friends. If it were just to come to your place and freeload, I would have the audacity to do that. But this proposal is quite valuable. I personally estimate that anything less than 400,000 yuan would be a low price. I'll just give it to you for 100,000 yuan."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye was incredibly surprised. Li Wei was a man of principle, which made her like him even more.

Chapter 1. Visiting an Exhibition Together

After finishing their meal, Li Wei glanced at the wall clock. It was only a little past noon, and there was still a long time before sunset.

"Qianye, is there anything else this afternoon?" Li Wei asked, turning around.

Jinchengzhai Qianye was gently wiping the corner of her mouth with a napkin when she saw Li Wei's gaze and felt somewhat puzzled.

"I don't have any plans this afternoon, but I have to go to the convenience store to change shifts tonight and work until 10 pm," Jin Chengzhai Qianye said.

Li Wei nodded and said, "I have to work tonight, that must be really tiring. If you're free now, I'd like to take you somewhere."

Jinchengzhai Qianye looked curious and asked, "Where is it?"

Li Wei said, "The art exhibition at Dongyi University is a good option since I don't have anything else to do this afternoon. This exhibition isn't just about paintings; it also includes sculptures and new visual arts. Overall, it's quite interesting."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye also had some expectations. After all, she used to be a top student who focused on studying, so she didn't know much about art. And even if she knew about art, it wouldn't help her score a few more points in the national unified exam.

But now that she's a college student with relatively more free time, she should have some time to herself. Compared to going back to her rented apartment to rest, going to an art exhibition with Li Wei is also a pleasant experience. Being able to appreciate beautiful works of art and a handsome man like Li Wei at the same time is double the happiness.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye placed his hands on the table, slightly supporting his body, and smiled, "So when do we leave?"

"Now."

When it came time to pay the bill, Li Wei originally planned to split the bill directly, but Jin Chengzhai Qianye insisted on splitting the bill, so Li Wei had no choice but to comply.

After leaving the maid café, the two went to a nearby parking lot. Jin Chengzhai Qianye saw Li Wei's car and said enviously, "When I have savings in the future, I also want to get myself a nice car."

Li Wei said, "I think that day will come in a few years."

Japan has now entered a low-desire society, also known as a "lower class society." Due to limited income growth, young people have fewer and fewer opportunities to climb the social ladder, and the entire society has become highly stratified.

People like Jincheng Saisenya, who were admitted to a top university in Tokyo from a small town, can be considered lucky koi fish that have completed the process of "leaping the dragon gate" in their local area. As long as they graduate, they can begin to transform into dragons.

For graduates of Ocha Girls' University, as long as they don't do anything reckless, obtaining a job with a much higher income than others is not difficult. As long as they can successfully get through the first two years, buying a car is just a matter of time for Jinchengzhai Qianye.

Considering the situation in Japan, where you must have a parking space before you can buy a car, she would have to buy a plot of land in Tokyo to build her own detached house, or buy an apartment with a parking space. However, considering that apartments are quite expensive, a detached house is much more realistic for her.

The two got into the car, and Jin Chengzhai Qianye instinctively opened the back door, wanting to sit diagonally behind the driver's seat, but Li Wei stopped her.

“Just sit in the front passenger seat. If you sit behind me, it’ll make me look like the boss’s chauffeur,” Li Wei laughed.

Hearing Li Wei's words, Jin Chengzhai Qianye reluctantly sat down in the passenger seat.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "In a man's car, the passenger seat is a very special one. If a woman is riding in the car, she usually sits in the back, because the passenger seat is reserved for one's spouse."

"Is that so? I didn't know there was such a thing to be careful about, but it doesn't matter, I'm not Japanese." Li Wei pretended to be ignorant.

The two chatted idly on the way, driving for about half an hour. Li Wei parked the car in a parking lot near Tokyo University of the Arts. Japan is a place where every inch of land is precious, so parking spaces are naturally quite scarce. Therefore, the underground parking lots near Tokyo University of the Arts are double-layered parking garages with folding bridges. Li Wei spent some time parking the car on the first floor, and then left the parking lot with Jin Chengzhai Qianye.

Walking through Tokyo University of the Arts, Jinchengzhai Qianye curiously observed her surroundings. If the environment at Ocha Girls' University had an air of scholarly refinement, then Tokyo University of the Arts exuded a rich and tangible sense of art. Both the buildings and the plants showed signs of meticulous care. After all, architectural aesthetics is an integral part of art, and Tokyo University of the Arts also has an architecture design program. The various buildings on campus are the works of previous students.

"That's amazing! Oh, there's someone painting over there." Jin Chengzhai Qianye looked around like a curious child.

Li Wei followed the direction of Jin Chengzhai Qianye's gaze and saw several miserable people painting landscapes.

Li Wei said, "Those people couldn't get a studio, so they could only find any place to practice. The competition at Dongyi University is extremely fierce. The studios are always full. I'm already older now, and I've been here for almost two years. I've only managed to get the right to use a studio three times."

No success comes overnight, and art is no exception. Although it has been said that genius is 90% inspiration and 90% perspiration, and many people focus on the 90% inspiration, without the 90% perspiration, the 90% inspiration is nothing.

Even Li Wei himself was one of these involutionary monsters before he gained superhuman power. However, he no longer needs to push himself so hard as before, because there is no need for that anymore.

However, as painting is an important hobby for him, Li Wei still spends a considerable amount of time honing his skills, just like model making, which he will never give up.

Jinchengzhai Qianye exclaimed, "This is truly insane. But the library at Ocha Women's University is the same. People come to the library every day as soon as it opens. They practically want to live in the library."

Environment does influence people. In an excellent environment, people are unconsciously influenced by those around them who are equally excellent, and then they are inexplicably drawn together. However, it is precisely because of this atmosphere that these prestigious schools can be called prestigious schools and can produce talents with real skills.