Reborn with Consumption System

No need to guess, tonight is bound to be a sleepless one.

But it's no big deal; for a trader, all you need to do is follow orders.

With me handling trading strategies, and trading techniques that even a pig could slowly learn, it's perfect for training newbies.

After the two subordinates left, filled with elation, Han Lie began planning the next step.

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Issuing a private equity product was the starting point for all of Han Lie's aspirations.

If things go well, I will surely become an incredibly wealthy magnate.

If things go poorly, it will seriously hinder my progress.

A major bull market isn't far off. According to my plan, I should issue three products before October 15, 2014, and then enter the PE field before June 12, 2015.

These two dates are critical.

The former is the day when margin financing and securities lending (margin trading) switches from pilot to full implementation, thereby opening the floodgates to a spectacular 'leverage bull' and 'financing bull' market.

The latter is the peak of this bull market and the day the stock market crash erupts.

My plan is to be fully prepared before the explosive growth period and then pivot to equity investment before the stock market disaster takes shape.

Once a stock market crash hits, the market can hardly accommodate funds of over ten billion yuan continuing to make a lot of money.

Note, making money is possible, but making a lot of money is difficult.

Therefore, transformation and going international are both inevitable paths.

Going international doesn't need too much thought for now. It will require another opportunity when the time comes. More importantly, it depends on who to partner with and how to cooperate.

Some naive online novel authors think that with the power of foresight, making a fortune in America's stock market is as easy as drinking water.

Quite laughable.

The certainty of making money does exist; for example, if I massively buy Apple or Tesla, I'm bound to make money.

But the problem is, after I've made a lot, can I successfully bring it back?

Do they really think Wall Street's financial thugs are running a charity?

After getting past the financial thugs, I still have to get through the authorities.

Do I know how many foreign executives have been thrown into jail by the American authorities?

From 2010 to 2020, a total of over 8,000.

And all for some trumped-up charges, not actual criminal offenses.

Those people were at least executives of large international corporations; if it's just a financial speculator like me...

Well, that would make it even easier for them to take care of me.

The Securities and Exchange Commission could simply find any reason to sue. The court would immediately freeze the account. Then the SEC would leisurely amend the complaint over and over, slowly messing with me.

Meanwhile, all the various departments and bureaus of the federal government would also be investigating me—procedures, channels, operations, taxes...

I absolutely cannot have any issues; otherwise, all I could do is pray.

Pray for what?

Pray that the prison I'm sent to is a private one, and that I still have a balance in my assets after paying all the fines.

That way, as long as I'm willing to spend money, life would be a bit easier. I wouldn't end up pinned down on a bed and repeatedly assaulted by foul-smelling brutes...

For Han Lie, making money in America is easy, but it requires quite complex groundwork and follow-up work to spend it.

In the short term, I won't consider making American money.

Essentially, my focus has to be domestic.

But the trouble is, after so many years of development, by 2015, there won't be many good industries or companies left worth investing in.

One is internet finance, where I can quickly make a fortune.

One is local life services, which I absolutely should not meddle with.

One is health and medical care, which is bound to make a killing but is a sensitive topic to detail.

One is the light of the future—new energy vehicles.

One is the mobile game industry, where I have to be willing to fight to win.

And the most critical one: short videos.

The number one target I most want to secure is ByteDance.

Realistically speaking, I'm unlikely to get much, if any, of ByteDance's shares.

But if there's even a crack, I can jam a crowbar in.

For example, MCN organizations like Wangting Entertainment, derived from live-streaming platforms and short videos, could easily reach valuations of twenty to thirty billion yuan. In the early stage, they can rely on the live entertainment model to attract money and accumulate 'consumption experience.' In the mid-stage, they can support the growth of online celebrities to monetize traffic. In the later stage, they can focus on e-commerce. Securing just one of the big names like Viya or Li Jiaqi would ensure peace of mind.

I can't remember any more details.

But it doesn't matter. As long as I have 'consumption experience,' I, Lie Lie, can learn anything.

Details are completely unimportant; whatever's missing, I can learn on the fly.

So, in reality, once my second pot of gold accumulates to over a hundred million yuan, the future is predetermined.

And it all starts with private equity.

Why not be a solo hot money trader or a prominent individual investor? Why not go it alone?

No need to explain the reasons further.

The only thing I should be considering now is how to design the company's top-level structure.

To issue fund products, first, I need a private fund manager—this isn't an individual, but a legitimate company or partnership.

Then register and file, and after that, I can start designing products.

There are many hassles involved, which I won't get into for now. What I need to figure out now is whether to use a 'company' or a 'partnership'.

What's the difference?

Basically, it comes down to how much responsibility I'm willing to take for this entity.

Through shrewd top-level design and multi-layered structuring, I can either manage a ten-billion-yuan company with just 100,000 yuan in limited liability, or I can step into the spotlight and assume unlimited joint liability.

The former, for example, is like the currently thriving Jia Xiaozhou. After a collapse, by law, he actually has very little debt to be responsible for.

There are roughly two types of debt—

First, the bankruptcy responsibilities of LeEco's parent holding company, totaling 100,000 yuan.

Second, some loans he personally guaranteed for the company.

So, all the money LeEco owes to suppliers, banks, and creditors actually can't be traced back to Jia Xiaozhou.