A small road in the Qinglong District of Shenzhen.
'After working so hard for so many years, I've suddenly been thrown back to before the liberation...'
Lin Yun walked out of the law enforcement office and looked at the desolate street in front of him, a bitter smile on his face as he sighed lightly.
A few days ago, he had been arrested for counterfeiting those big brand electronic products.
Fortunately, he threw away all the money he had earned over the years and was not sentenced.
However, the money he had earned over the years was also completely gone.
Thinking about all the years of hard work, Lin Yun's mood was very complex.
Five years ago, when he was 18, he failed the college entrance exam. Because of his family's poor financial situation and his own limited abilities, he knew that even if he studied for another year, he would not be able to get into a good university. There were too many college students now, and not getting into a good university was not much different from not going to college at all. He didn't want to waste his family's money, so he resolutely chose to give up studying for another year and go out to work.
At the time, his parents were very opposed to this, because they were traditional people from a traditional place who believed that only by going to college could one find a way out and become successful.
He left home without telling anyone, and when he called back later, his father was so angry that he threatened to cut off his relationship with him if he didn't go back to school.
His character was similar to his father's, and he was very stubborn. He refused to go back.
He secretly vowed that he would go back only after he had made something of himself.
To this end, he also worked very hard, taking three jobs a day. He got up at 5am every morning and went back at 11pm every night. He was so tired every day that as soon as he returned to his accommodation, he would collapse onto the bed and fall asleep quickly.
His efforts quickly paid off, and he discovered a business opportunity.
In the Qinglong District of Shenzhen, a paradise for electronic products, he discovered that electronic products were extremely profitable. Some things that cost a dollar or two wholesale could retail for as much as ten or twenty dollars.
At first, he was wholesaling other people's goods and reselling them to wholesalers from other places.
He made only a small profit on each item, but the main thing was to sell a lot.
Because he was honest in his business dealings, he quickly accumulated quite a few customers.
In order to make more profits, he purchased some equipment, hired staff, rented a factory building, and began to produce some electronic accessories with low technical content.
As time passed, his business got better and better.
His monthly income went from tens of thousands to 20-30 thousand, then 30-40 thousand, 50-60 thousand...
Once he had earned a certain amount of money, he bought a better batch of equipment and started making better things.
Because his goal was not simply to make money.
He wanted to make good products that would win the approval of his customers. He believed that only in this way could his business go further.
The products he produced were better than most wholesalers in Qinglong District, but the price was not much higher, which was very cost-effective. This was the reason why he had accumulated many customers.
However, because of this, his profit was not high.
For five years, he hasn't been home... Some time ago, he called his mother and heard that the situation at home was not good.
Because of his father's relationship, the money he sends home is not used by his parents.
He feels a sense of urgency.
He knows that even if he can earn 50,000 to 60,000 yuan a month, he will not gain his father's approval.
He needs to be more successful.
Deep down, he was a little unwilling. The quality of the electronic products he produced was not inferior to some big brands. In fact, when some big brands were busy with orders, they would ask his small factory to help make the products and put their logos on them. However, because his products were not well-known, they had to be sold at a lower price, and the profit was worlds apart.
Finally, after repeated suggestions from some customers, he was tempted.
He decided to copy the electronic products of those big brands.
Just changing the appearance of the product would increase profits several times over. How tempting!
...
As it turned out, this method of making money was indeed faster, because of his strict requirements for product quality, coupled with the fact that the pricing was not high, his products quickly won many customers in the high-imitation market in Qinglong District.
The profit for the first month reached 80,000 yuan.
His customers are still increasing, and according to his calculations, in the second month, his profit could exceed 100,000 yuan.
He has a dream, which is to build his own brand.
However, this requires promotion fees, and they are not cheap.
In today's society, it costs hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of millions of dollars to get just one celebrity to endorse a product or just one advertising channel.
At his current rate of making money, perhaps he could soon realise his dream.
Unfortunately...before he could enjoy his dream for long...it was shattered...
Just as the second month began, he was arrested.
...
In a small supermarket, Lin Yun spent the last few tens of dollars he had and bought three bottles of white wine.
'It's all gone...all gone...'
In the evening, on a deserted street, Lin Yun had finished the three bottles of white wine, was completely drunk, leaning against a bench by the roadside, muttering drunkenly.
For five years, he had worked tirelessly to make money, hardly sleeping a wink, and he was really tired.
At the moment, he just wanted to get drunk.
Lin Yun looked up at the sky. In his drunken haze, he seemed to see a streak of light pass in front of his eyes.
'A shooting star?'
Lin Yun grinned.
He had heard that if someone saw a shooting star, it meant that the person had good luck, and if they made a wish at that moment, it would probably come true.
Before this, Lin Yun didn't believe in such things at all; in his opinion, such behaviour was childish.
But at the moment, Lin Yun couldn't help but make a wish.
If he could, he wanted to become the richest person in the world. He wanted to produce anything and everything, and he didn't have to imitate other people's products anymore. The things he produced would be famous brands, big brands.
'Hey? This shooting star... seems to be flying towards me...'
Suddenly, Lin Yun was startled.
'Shit...'
Soon, Lin Yun was startled, and his confused mind became a little clearer.
This shooting star was growing bigger and bigger in his eyes, as if it was really flying towards him.
It is not unheard of for a meteor to collide with a blue star. Although the meteor appears small after reaching the ground, it has a wide range of impact and produces great power.
Could he be so unlucky? Just when he had nothing, was he about to die a violent death?
Subconsciously, Lin Yun wanted to dodge, but he was too drunk and his body could not move at all.
In fact, if this meteor really fell in this place, even if his body could move, he would not be able to dodge at all.
In the end, a dazzling white light flashed in front of Lin Yun's eyes, and Lin Yun lost consciousness.
'Intelligent life form detected...potential matches...universal trading system...binding...'
An electronic voice faintly sounded in Lin Yun's mind.
...
Lin Yun had a dream.
In his dream, he obtained a universal trading system, in which he could trade with all the major civilizations in the universe.
All kinds of high-tech products...all kinds of resources...were at his fingertips...
Soon, he became the richest man in the world...
Even in the martial arts he had practiced since childhood, he soon became the world's number one.