{"id":6733,"date":"2024-04-25T03:05:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/ive-been-reading\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T03:05:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:05:05","slug":"ive-been-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/ive-been-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"I’ve been reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m really enjoying this Chinese novel. It’s been machine translated to "Losing Money to Be a Tycoon." (The author name has been translated to "Inebriation-seeking Blue Shirt.")<\/p>\n

It’s 1717 chapters long, with some author notes here and there. And it’s a "guy wakes up 10 years ago with a system" story. Only instead of a magic finger, he’s given $50,000 with a promise of more if he follows certain steps.<\/p>\n

He has money to use to make money. THEN the system tells him that he can convert the unused portions and the used portions for money. Which immediately attracts his attention.<\/p>\n

So he starts reading the rules and things are flipped from what he thinks they should be. He finds out that used portions of the money will be bought back at a ratio of 1:1 while extra money will be bought back by the system at a ratio of 100:1.<\/p>\n

He thinks he can spend $50,000 and get $50,000 back.<\/p>\n

The only thing is: He can’t spend the money selfishly on himself. Which was one of his first impulses.<\/p>\n

The money can only be spent on different money-making ventures. And in the course of making money, there are employees and other venues where money should be spent.<\/p>\n

He is forced to be a humanitarian.<\/p>\n

And by forced, I mean he doesn’t want to lose the chance to make money and change his life.<\/p>\n

Because the system gives him a bunch of money and a time limit. It keeps track of its own money and his money. And after the session is over, it gives him a cut and takes the rest. Then it resets with a different amount of money and a different time limit.<\/p>\n

All he wants is to see his balance grow. And the best way to do that is to start a venture and fail.<\/p>\n

How hard is it to open a business and lose a bunch of money?<\/p>\n

Apparently: very hard.<\/p>\n

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SPOILER ALERT!<\/strong><\/h1>\n

He is aware of his own ineptitude with money.<\/h2>\n