I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

After chatting with Dongdong for a while, Chen Xi hung up the phone.

After thinking about how to deal with it, he got up and went downstairs again.

Inside a digital mall.

"Give me two ultra-thin laptops, the kind that are small in size and have high performance. Price is not an issue. Wait, I want to pick something else." Chen Xi expressed his purchase needs to the clerk, and then began to walk around.

Damn it, he actually dared to steal my money!

Chen Xi was still feeling indignant.

I was robbed in Russia, and my bitcoins disappeared when I returned. This is really bad luck.

After buying what he wanted, Chen Xi passed by the headquarters of the Returned Overseas Chinese Association. Looking at the brightly lit building, he hesitated for a moment but finally walked in.

"Hello, Vice President."

"Hello, Vice President."

Many people in the association still respect him. After all, Chen Xi is one of the most outstanding international students.

After greeting everyone, Chen Xi headed in an inconspicuous direction according to the information he had obtained previously.

There is a door here that requires a password and access card to enter.

Before I reached the door, I saw the door in front of me was opened and two young men walked out.

The other person had heavy dark circles under his eyes, which seemed to be caused by staying up late.

"What's wrong? You have such heavy dark circles under your eyes." Chen Xi stopped the two and asked.

"This one……"

"We played games all night, hahaha." The young man on the left didn't know how to answer, but the one on the right found a lame excuse to reply.

"Haha, LOL?" Chen Xi looked at the other party with a smile.

"Yes, yes, this game is too addictive."

"What version is the Chinese server now? What heroes have been released? I haven't played for a long time, but I remember that Sun Wukong was released before, and he's pretty powerful."

"Yes, yes, yes. I played Sun Wukong last night. It was so awesome. Vice President, you also play League of Legends." The young man nodded quickly.

"Well, I used to play it, but not anymore. What's in here? Why do I need a password to get in?"

"This is the Overseas Returnees Entrepreneurship Department. It's time to get off work now and we are all planning to go back."

"oh oh."

Chen Xi nodded.

The Chinese version of League of Legends is still in the testing phase, and there is no Monkey King on the Chinese version.

This guy can't even tell a lie!
Just as the two were about to leave, Chen Xi asked again: "What projects does the Entrepreneurship Department work on?"

"There are many, including the Internet, finance, foreign trade and everything else."

"How's the progress? The Overseas Returnees Association seems to have made a lot of money recently."

"The progress is good, but it's all the president's whim, and we're just following his instructions." When the young man said this, his face showed admiration for Lin Xi.

"Is Linxi in the office?"

"The president is on a business trip."

"Okay, you guys get busy." Chen Xi waved his hand.

A few minutes later, there was an empty corner of the association.

"People from the association have opened stores on major e-commerce platforms recently."

"Yes." Qian Jiajia answered the man seriously.

"What are you selling?" Chen Xi leaned against the wall.

"We have everything, special products from all over the world. Now the e-commerce platform has set up an overseas section, which is very popular."

"I heard that this project is very profitable. I just looked at the overseas products online and the prices seem to be much cheaper than those abroad. Can I make money by doing this?"

"I heard that the merchants negotiated the price with the suppliers, which means that the factory directly purchased in large quantities and the price was much lower than the market price. So the profit is still considerable."

"Okay, got it." Chen Xi didn't delve into it.

Suddenly remembering that young man just said Lin Xi wasn't there, he asked again: "I heard that Lin Xi was on a business trip, where did she go?"

Qian Jiajia thought for a moment and said, "I'm not too sure. I heard that he went abroad to discuss a project."

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I just came back from Russia on business and brought back some local specialties. You can take this." After Chen Xi finished speaking, he took out a small box from his pocket.

Qian Jiajia opened it with confusion, her eyes widened: "Wow, it's so beautiful! Thank you, Vice President."

There was an exquisite Russian Easter egg in the box. Girls all like beautiful things, and Qian Jiajia was no exception. She picked up the gift and looked at it left and right without letting it go.

"Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Okay, Vice President, take care."

Qian Jiajia waved at his back with a red face, her heart beating fast.

The vice president actually gave me a gift, and no one else got one, so he only bought one for me.

Does he have a crush on me?
Woohoo~ Hard work really pays off.

From now on, I will go through fire and water for the vice president.

The girl is at the age when she is just beginning to fall in love, and the other party is so handsome and outstanding, and he is also the object of her admiration. It is not difficult for Qian Jiajia's heart to be rippled and her thoughts to fly.

After returning to the hotel, Chen Xi couldn't wait to take out the computer, and then started operating it.

He was busy until the early morning. Seeing that the other party had not shown up yet, Chen Xi was tired, so he fell on the bed and fell asleep.

When I woke up the next day, it was already noon.

He turned on the computer, and soon after, a window suddenly popped up on the screen.

Hey, here you come!

"Hello, I'm Dark. I guess you must be very angry now."

A sentence appeared on the window.

"I guess you are very excited now. You have been waiting for a whole night and finally saw me online, so you can't wait to show off in front of me." Chen Xi replied immediately.

"I don't understand what you mean."

"The time difference between you and me is twelve hours. Isn't it already night time where you are now? You contacted me as soon as I turned on my phone, which means you have been wanting to ask me for a long time. You said you stay up late at night every day, which is not a good habit."

Chen Xi's words startled the man on the other side of the screen, and then he started typing again with a smile on his face: "You should have discovered that your bitcoins are missing." "Of course, I logged into my account yesterday, don't you know that?"

“Do you really want to get back the lost Bitcoin? You know, the current price is about 30 US dollars. After a while, it may not be 30, but 50, 60, or even 100 US dollars.”

"Oh? Currencies all go up and down, how do you know they won't go down in a few days?"

"Hahaha, falling? That's impossible."

"How about we make a bet?"

"How do you want to bet?"

“I guess in two months, the price of Bitcoin will drop below $25, and more likely below $20. If I lose, I will pay you the same amount of Bitcoin that I stole this time.”

"Okay, if I lose, I'll return your money in full!" Dark replied confidently.

fall?
How could it possibly fall?

I notified all the major underground forces around the world yesterday. They will definitely be eager to buy and mine coins.

The price of Bitcoin can only continue to soar!
Dark didn't believe Chen Xi's nonsense because what he said was totally unreasonable.

"Actually, I have a second bet I want to make." Just as Dark was thinking about it, another sentence appeared on the screen.

He couldn't wait to ask, "What is it?"

"Haha, let's talk about it after you beat me this time."

"it is good!"

Seeing the other party readily agree, Chen Xi knew that he had successfully aroused Dark's competitive spirit, so he turned off the computer with satisfaction.

Afternoon, Tianya Forum Headquarters.

Seeing Xing Tian's distressed expression, Chen Xi asked, "What's wrong? Did you encounter any problems with the game?"

"Well, to be honest, it is true. Domestic people play online games, and many 'players' want to make money from it. Our game cannot provide them with benefits, and can only allow some interested people to join, not to mention any studios, which makes the number of users not very large. However, the game has not been opened yet, this is just a questionnaire survey on our forum. But this also has an advantage, that is, it seems that no game company will imitate us, because it does not make money..." Xing Tian spoke slowly.

"I've thought about this a long time ago. Just keep going. I've already asked another company to develop another section of the game."

"what is that?"

“Simulated stock trading!”

"Ok?"

"What we are looking for are folk masters and data analysts. They want to make money, so we can set up bonuses for simulated stock trading from time to time. In addition, the players' stock trading data are also public, which can attract many users to come and learn and observe. Of course, it's not just simulated stock trading, other parts of the game can be deduced by analogy... The core of online games lies in social interaction and market transactions. If the market collapses, the game is almost doomed. Most online games go bankrupt for this reason. The reality is the same. The economy affects the direction of a country..." Chen Xi snapped his fingers.

He thought about it and realized that this was not the purpose of his visit today, so he continued, "Spread the news to me. Bitcoin is about to plummet because countries around the world are preparing to step up efforts to crack down on money laundering crimes. Some large trading platforms also have serious security loopholes, and user funds are at risk of being stolen, which has shaken the confidence of some investors. At the same time, it is said that some countries are considering implementing stricter regulatory measures on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, and may even directly ban their trading..."

"Huh? What do you want to do?"

"Just do as I say." Chen Xi didn't explain much.

He planned to let Tianya Forum handle it internally and Rogers handle it externally, so that both sides could cooperate. This way, he could complete the bet with Dark and also take the opportunity to speculate in cryptocurrencies.

Half a month later, a new device suddenly appeared in residential areas in some northern cities such as Huajing.

This device looks like a vending machine, but it is a little different.

In a residential area within the second ring road of Huajing.

"What is this?" an old lady muttered to herself as she stared at the machine in front of her.

"Doesn't it say here that this is a device for selling water?" The old man next to him said, pointing to the instructions on it.

"Nonsense, of course I know this is a water seller. Do I need to buy water? I can just connect it to the tap at home." The aunt rolled her eyes in displeasure.

"There's an ad here, saying that the water we have now is not safe to drink, it has too many impurities in it... This machine can purify the water, and you can order large barrels of water."

"Big barrels of water? The kind you get from water dispensers?"

"No, it says that traditional drinking fountains are also unhygienic because the inside of the fountain is not cleaned often and has a lot of bacteria."

"This is an advertisement. If the merchants want to sell goods, they can say whatever they want. Bottled water is so expensive. How much can this bottle of water replace the money I spend on tap water?" The old lady was calculating quickly in her mind.

"It doesn't seem to be that expensive. There are two kinds of water. One is cheap and the other is expensive. The cheap one seems to be no different from the price of tap water..." The old man looked at it again.

"Really?" When the aunt heard such good news, she immediately forgot everything.

"Well, it says here that the water quality in our north is not good. Drinking boiled tap water for a long time will harm the body..." The old man looked at the flashing advertisement and began to read the words on it.

Some industrial cities may have excessive levels of heavy metals in groundwater or surface water due to long-term mining or industrial production. Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury are harmful to human health, and long-term intake may cause various diseases.

Due to poor water source protection or inadequate water treatment technology, tap water may contain bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms. These microorganisms may cause drinking water safety problems, such as gastrointestinal diseases.

The water quality in northern China is generally hard, with high calcium and magnesium ion content. Although high hardness itself does not directly threaten human health, long-term drinking may increase the risk of stone formation in the body.

Chlorine is usually added to disinfect tap water, but the reaction of chlorine with organic matter in the water produces chlorinated byproducts such as chloroform, which are listed as possible carcinogens by the World Health Organization.

"Let's go back and get a bucket and try to fill one." The aunt couldn't wait to pull the boss home.

The actions of both of them were seen by Chen Xi, who was standing not far away smoking.

This project was something he had done in his previous life, and it was the water vending machines that appeared in all major communities back then.

This thing was actually designed for rural areas, but in order to make people understand the issue of water safety, he rolled it out in cities first.

But this project is not actually profitable. It relies on advertisements placed on equipment in cities and cooperation with bottled water factories to ensure that it does not lose money.

Finally, as mentioned above, at the request of some people, this thing became an advertising machine for loan products.

It is better for advertisements in this life to be more positive.

Looking at the water vending machine, Chen Xi sighed in his heart.

He is a businessman. His company is getting bigger and bigger, with more and more projects. Sometimes decisions cannot be made by him alone.

In this life, he wanted to change the way he lived and didn't want to be involved in lending anymore.

"Mr. Chen, thank you very much for saving our factory which was on the verge of bankruptcy. But for your sake, I am not very optimistic about this project. Even if there is advertising income to make up for the losses, we still can't make any money in the end." A middle-aged man with a short haircut next to Chen Xi hesitated for a long time, but finally said what was in his heart.

This is the factory owner who customized the water dispenser for Chen Xi. He has been making water purifiers for many years, but Chinese people don't seem to care much about drinking water. For those invisible and intangible harmful impurities, people are more inclined to believe in the traditional concept that boiling water can completely eliminate all germs.

"Thank you for thinking of me. This project does not seem to make money, but it will be of great use to me." Chen Xi looked at the man in front of him.

Many people I meet in the business world today are selfish, but I didn’t expect this guy to be so considerate of others.

Whether it's a polite remark or not, it's better than saying nothing!

"Let's go to the factory first. Let's discuss the next plan." Chen Xi patted the man's shoulder.

"What's the next plan?" The man was a little confused.

"Well, it's about improving the equipment and how to quickly recover the investment cost." Chen Xi said as he walked out of the community. (End of this chapter)