Chapter 205: Secrets Ordinary People Can't Understand

Su Hao's brows furrowed deeply.
In his spiritual vision, initially, only a few wisps of faint black energy extended from the document's entries, eventually all pointing to the word "Bitcoin."
Then, countless rays of vibrant color appeared out of thin air, frantically surging into that node, intertwining, merging, and finally converging into a chaotic nebula, spinning wildly as if to devour everything!
"..."
What on earth was going on?
His intuition had presented him with such a spectacular display of sound, light, and electricity; surely it wasn't just for him to watch?
What did it want him to do?
He tried to construct the thoughts of "buying Bitcoin" or "shorting Bitcoin" in his mind, but his intuition remained completely still, like stagnant water.
"Reporting to Chairman Su, it's said that Bitcoin trading volume is quite considerable overseas." The analyst timely provided new information,
"But in terms of scale, it's really just so-so, incomparable to the financial market.
Oh, by the way, there was some news recently about a major exchange being hacked; all the coins stored there were wiped out overnight."
Now!
That flash of inspiration! It's here!
"Wait!" Su Hao suddenly looked up, staring at the analyst who had just spoken. "You just said... an exchange was hacked?"
"Ah, yes, Chairman Su. This exchange was the largest in the world at the time.
The hackers stripped it bare; not a single customer's coin was left.
In the end, the exchange went bankrupt, and the CEO went to jail.
It's not just this one; other smaller exchanges also occasionally report being hacked."
Was it the word "hacker" that triggered the reaction?
No, that's not right!
Su Hao felt his heart pounding. This intuition didn't stem from "hacker," but from another, even more unexpected word.
"...Exchange?"
The moment the word left his lips, he saw the chaotic nebula burst into light!
"Are there any Bitcoin exchanges in China?" Su Hao pressed.
"There were a few, but later domestic policies tightened. So these companies all moved overseas."
Su Hao quickly scanned the information.
Sure enough, those so-called exchanges had either closed down or moved their companies overseas to cater to foreigners.
'Could it be... that I should acquire these exchanges?'
He pointed to the names of the exchanges on the list one by one.
No reaction. Utter silence.
The trail seemed to have gone cold at the "exchange" point.
Acquisition? No response.
Going long or short? No response.
What is this intuition trying to do?
"I can't possibly start from scratch and open a completely new exchange, can I?"
"...?!"
The moment this thought crossed his mind, it was as if a bolt of lightning had struck Su Hao's head, and with a "crack," the whole world lit up!
'Holy crap... I really have to start my own?!'
***
Fanghuan Group, at the board meeting.
Huang Fengwen was slumped in his executive chair, looking utterly hopeless.
Lately, he felt that his current position was more tiring than a donkey in a production team.
At night, his overseas subsidiaries would bombard him with incessant calls;
During the day, mountains of documents required his approval and signature, and meetings stretched from morning till night.
To be honest, given his current position, he could easily dump all this work on his deputy, become a hands-off manager, and live a carefree life.
But Huang Fengwen had a moral compass; he couldn't.
Because this enormous Fanghuan Group, this gleaming chairman's seat, wasn't something he earned through his own efforts.
It was all built brick by brick by that kid Su Hao, through countless battles and bloodshed!
Therefore, he dared not even entertain the slightest thought of becoming a hands-off manager and coasting along.
He had to work like a madman, contribute as much as possible to the company, and firmly safeguard this legacy.
That way, I can confidently package the company neatly and attractively and hand it back to Su Hao in the future!
"...But what is this thing?"
Huang Fengwen looked at the latest proposal submitted today, a question mark slowly appearing on his mind.
"A Bitcoin exchange? What's all this about?"
An executive respectfully replied:
"Chairman, this is a proposal submitted by Chairman Su.
He proposes to establish a new subsidiary overseas, specializing in fintech.
The first step is to open a cryptocurrency exchange."
"Okay, I understand. But what the hell is a Bitcoin exchange? Is it popular now?"
"Reporting to Chairman Huang, quite the opposite. Whether domestically or internationally, Bitcoin trading volume is... pretty dismal.
It was popular for a while, but everyone quickly realized it was unreliable, and now it's basically considered a scam; nobody pays attention to it anymore."
Huang Fengwen listened, stunned.
First, he was utterly shocked that someone would actually invest money in such a nonsensical thing.
Second, the fact that it was worth $400 each was a double blow!
But Su Hao, far from being deterred, was going even further, planning to launch a large-scale exchange himself?
"What's Su Hao up to? Why is he suddenly doing this?"
In the conference room, the executives stared at each other, their faces showing expressions of utter bewilderment.
Spending $400 on a string of virtual numerical code?
This just didn't sound plausible!
"Hiss… this kid's currently battling it out in the market, he's incredibly busy. Calling him over to ask about something so trivial isn't really appropriate."
Huang Fengwen clicked his tongue.
Although Su Hao was also a senior executive at Fanghuan Group, he never attended these tedious meetings.
Huang Fengwen granted him the greatest privileges:
All miscellaneous matters were handled by the upper management, allowing Su Hao to focus solely on making waves in the capital market and rake in money for the company.
"According to Chairman Su's proposal," the executive continued,
"He plans to collaborate with overseas partners, establish channels, and introduce hundreds of cryptocurrencies.
Then, he will build a massive global trading platform, equipped with a continuous R&D team.
The initial investment budget is close to one billion."
"Let's all speak up, what do you all think?" Huang Fengwen looked around.
"Excuse my bluntness, Chairman, but this decision... is a bit puzzling," another executive cautiously spoke up.
"If Chairman Su really believes in Bitcoin's future growth, wouldn't he just buy the coins directly? Why go through all this trouble to open an exchange?"
"Exactly, and right now one is selling for $400, the bubble is practically overflowing.
Trading volume is also starting to shrink. Isn't entering the market and building an exchange at this time a bit too risky?"
Huang Fengwen nodded; he thought so too.
Anyone with a normal brain and basic logical thinking would come to the same conclusion looking at the current market situation.
"But..." Huang Fengwen changed the subject,
"This is Su Hao. The Su Hao who never makes any demands of the board.
He even went so far as to set up a subsidiary specifically for this..."
If all these shrewd people here understand the risks, wouldn't Su Hao understand them?
Since he dared to do this, it means there must be some kind of trickery involved that these ordinary people can't understand!