Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Li Zhao had no idea what purchasing power nearly 130,000 represented in 2008.

All I know is that he's awesome.

But that doesn't matter anymore, because this money will be poured entirely into the stock market, completing an investment that is bound to make money.

In his haste to get there, Li Zhao hadn't eaten lunch yet. Looking at the crumpled hundred-yuan bill in his hand, he decided to eat out.

Chen Nian, your 100 yuan is still considered a valid investment.

Actually, there are many great restaurants near the school, but elementary school students don't see them; they only see the grocery stores that sell spicy strips and grilled sausages.

Li Zhao walked into a noodle shop.

After the pedestrian street became popular, this noodle shop also benefited. Because of its high-quality ingredients and delicious taste, it has become a representative of the food in the old town of New Taipei City.

Many tourists from other places lined up for a long time just to eat a bowl of ordinary beef brisket noodles. The signboard of "A-Long Noodle Shop" and the photos of people taking photos there filled various posts under the topic of "New Taipei City Food".

Now, there isn't even a sign here, and everyone calls the amiable owner "Fat Dragon".

Li Zhao recalled that Pang Long was so exhausted from the booming business that he emphasized in an interview that his beef brisket noodles were actually very ordinary, with ordinary bone broth, braising sauce, and ordinary beef bought early in the morning.

As a result, they became known for their "honesty," and their customer base actually grew even more.

This popularity lasted for ten years.

Afterwards, Fatty Long made enough money to return to his hometown to recuperate. He handed over the shop to someone else to run. The professionals tried their best to improve the recipe and make a deluxe version, but the shop went bankrupt within a year.

The surreal thing is that many people on the internet are trying to revive the store, constantly emphasizing how delicious and healthy it used to be. However, Fat Dragon clearly stated that he was too exhausted to open the store again, and so it became an urban legend.

In his previous life, Li Zhao had overheard the boss casually mentioning how delicious the noodles at this shop used to be, and he felt sorry for Li Zhao, who never had the chance to eat them.

"Boss, one bowl of beef brisket noodles, please."

"Okay, 18 yuan."

Is it expensive or not? Li Zhao didn't really have a concept of it.

The cost of living in the provincial capital has never been cheap, especially when it comes to food and drinks; the minimum price is never low.

Li Zhao slurped down his food, but still didn't understand what he had eaten.

It has a classic flavor; it's delicious, but also quite ordinary.

When it came time to pay, the shopkeeper examined the hundred-yuan bill in Li Zhao's hand for a long time before concluding that it was "genuine." He then spent a long time giving change.

Spend money as you wish, happiness +1, total 4

"Boss, do you have a secret recipe for this noodle?" Li Zhao couldn't help but ask.

"There's no secret recipe. I just don't know how to research it, so I can only give you the full amount. If I had a secret recipe, I could sell a bowl for 25!"

Li Zhao smiled.

His insistence on being ordinary became the reason for his outstanding achievements. Should we say that the times make heroes, or that there are too many people with crooked minds?

"But I'm not going to research any secret recipes, and I'm not thinking about starting any big business. A friend once said that bone broth doesn't need so many bones, and that adding more MSG and chicken powder would make it more flavorful. I said no, the taste of bone broth is just different. I'm not using any fancy beef or bones, so the cost won't be much higher. I'm cooking fresh ingredients, which is good for myself, and it's also good for you. Here, your change, 82 dollars, you count it."

Li Zhao stuffed it directly into his pocket. "It's delicious, thank you, boss."

Li Zhao had heard similar things from Fatty Dragon on many different occasions in his previous life.

Seventy percent of it is acting, twoty percent is self-deception, and only onety percent can be the truth.

A sincere conversation and a bowl of heartfelt beef brisket noodles: Happiness +1, Total 5

The boss and Li Zhao weren't even friends, but...

Meeting good people makes you feel good.

This kind of insignificant little pleasure is also happiness.

The prerequisite for experiencing this kind of happiness is to immerse oneself in life.

Take yourself as the subject.

Back at the school gate, Li Zhao strolled past the security booth with natural steps. The security guard raised his hand, but before he could ask anything, Li Zhao turned around and said, "My English teacher, Ms. Huang, asked me to come back to get my test paper."

The security guard nodded.

As long as there's a reason to give it to him, that's fine.

In the teachers' office, three Chinese language teachers were chatting around the coffee table again, discussing Sikoudao's response to Tian Suo.

However, at this moment, they are each sticking to their own opinions.

Team Leader Liu remained at the center of attention: "How can you say this isn't a response to the field? Every word is carefully chosen."

Professor Wu still disagreed with him: "I still maintain that the New Taipei Daily and the South China Weekly are not even in the same league. I suspect that this 'Four-Knife' didn't even see the article that Tadokoro published in the New Taipei Daily. The article has a very high level of intent, but I don't see any emotion in it. It opposes a viewpoint, but to say that it's a response to Tadokoro feels like turning an academic discussion into a personal grudge."

Teacher Wu, you've become more and more assertive in these conversations.

He Lin still chooses to brew tea at times like this.

Li Zhao didn't listen carefully; instead, he sat down next to Huang Keyun and started operating the computer.

Today was different from yesterday; there were more teachers in the office, making Huang Keyun seem a little uneasy.

"Teacher, your seat is already on the side, and there's a partition on the workstation. I can't see you unless I look carefully while I'm sitting inside, so don't be nervous."

"Who's nervous?" Huang Keyun answered instantly.

"Oh, anyway, I'm not the one who stares at the lesson plan cover for two minutes without turning the page."

"You brat, hurry up and use it, then go back and rest."

Li Zhao also wanted to use it quickly, as this crappy computer lagged for ages when logging in, and there was nothing he could do about it.

After much persuasion, Li Zhao managed to get on the platform. He entered the stock code, and the share price of Yuan Nong Hi-Tech had fallen below 14 yuan, reaching 13.75 yuan per share.

it's time.

Li Zhao simply took a calculator from the desk of a math teacher behind him and calculated that if he settled immediately at the market price, he could buy 9345 shares. Since the purchase quantity must be a multiple of 100 shares, Li Zhao could buy 9300 shares.

Enter and confirm.

"Entrusted to the client, contract number 08423".

finished.

The stock price, starting with 13 yuan, is close to its lowest point. Li Zhao doesn't remember the exact figure, but it's unlikely to fall below 10 yuan. This stock will reach its lowest point in April, and then surge all the way to its highest point in May. This means that as long as Li Zhao sees the K-line stop its downward trend and start to rise, it indicates that the lowest point has been reached.

Multiplying the lowest point by 4 gives you roughly the value of the highest point.

Li Zhao seeks stability; by multiplying the amount by 3.5, he can place an order.

If the lowest point is 13 yuan per share, then Li Zhao can increase his 12 yuan in assets by 3.5 times in just over a month without doing anything.

128500x3.5 = 449750

A simple math problem.

With nearly 450,000, Li Zhao returned 100,000 to the system, gave He Shuyao 12,000, Chen Nian 1,200, and was left with over 300,000.

That's enough to buy the old man's shopfront.

This is actually the principal for an even bigger operation in the future...

In Li Zhao's original plan, after completing the next step, by 2011, he would have already made a fortune of 600,000 yuan by relying on the nearly 20-fold increase in Ping An Optoelectronics. He never expected that the amount he invested in Ping An Optoelectronics would jump from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan.

He always knew that achieving financial freedom by taking advantage of this information gap wouldn't be difficult, but he never expected it to happen so quickly.

Li Zhao silently closed the software and found that his heart rate had not increased and his breathing had not become heavier.

A gamble that is guaranteed to win is not gambling.

"What's wrong with you?" Huang Keyun's voice rang out, "You suddenly stopped moving... Did you see something?!"