Chapter 228: The King of Traffic

These days, the world has changed dramatically.
The more developed the media, the more it resembles a chaotic battlefield, where the competition isn't about who has real talent, but who's best at grabbing attention and manipulating public opinion.
Especially social networks—they're practically a precisely targeted "human defense mechanism."
How many people, seeing the glamorous lives of others, suddenly feel their own lives suddenly lack appeal, their minds filled with the poetry and distant dreams of others?
As a result, comparison, jealousy, and all sorts of unreliable fake news have stirred up the entire online environment into a boiling pot of sour and sour soup.
What's even more frustrating is that, given the current trend, this pot of soup shows no signs of cooling down; it's as if the fire was just lit.
So the question is, looking at the world today, who is the number one "master of manipulation" and "king of traffic"?
"Well, the conservatives have finally come to power."
Liu Bo, one of Su Hao's subordinates, looked at the news headline on the screen, his tone carrying a "I knew it" kind of schadenfreude.
This conservative had long been a notorious "troll," criticizing everything and everyone.
But who would have thought that it was precisely this rabid dog-like ferocity, this unrestrained and unpredictable style of speaking, would make him successful?
His online pronouncements often stirred up a media tsunami.
His skill in "inciting conflict" was unparalleled, reaching its pinnacle.
And his unpredictable style, even more erratic than a husky's, was now being used to its fullest extent at the international diplomatic table.
The conservative's core ideology, loudly proclaimed during the election: The whole world is taking advantage of Emily! We've been terribly deceived!
To promote his theory, he even published a book, hundreds of thousands of words long, with the core idea being just one sentence:
"The whole world is a scam, send me money!"
And surprisingly, this alone garnered him a huge following of die-hard fans.
When he first started talking about building the "Great Wall," the whole world thought he was just putting on a stand-up comedy routine, waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
But what happened? The comedian turned around and produced construction blueprints, leaving everyone speechless.
However, all of this was just clamor from the sidelines.
"But the real trouble is," Liu Bo's expression turned serious, "that the conservatives are finally going to speak up about this chip crisis."
To be honest, these international events sound exciting, but they don't really concern Su Hao and Fang Huan Investment.
But chips—that's right on the mark, the very thing that could hold their lifeline.
"The conservatives were probably busy with other things before and hadn't paid attention to this.
But now things have blown up so much that tech companies worldwide are crying foul, and Emily Ka's side will likely have to intervene."
If it were any other leader, Jiang Jin Group and Fang Huan Investment would probably have been buried under a huge fine long ago.
It's all thanks to this key figure, who was busy chasing other hot topics around the world and hadn't focused on this, that Jiang Jin and Fang Huan had a precious window of opportunity to develop quietly and make a fortune.
But even the longest window of opportunity will eventually close.
In this technological wave hailed as a "supercycle," the absurdly unbelievable phenomenon of servers being unable to expand capacity occurred, all because of a shortage of a few tiny chips!
Even more bizarrely, due to the chip shortage, the "scarcity" of cryptocurrencies was amplified infinitely, causing prices to skyrocket and break through the $5,000 mark!
Thanks to this, Fanghuan Bitcoin Exchange, under Fanghuan Investment, experienced a business growth curve as steep as a rocket.
"Our last server expansion was a stroke of genius!" Liu Bo's tone was full of admiration.
"Chairman Su, you were so prescient! From day one, our exchange followed your instructions, piling on servers like they were free.
AMC and Jiangjin Group also prioritized giving us the best servers. Their service was impeccable!"
While they were reaping the rewards, their competitors weren't so lucky.
Previously, its most formidable competitor, the large exchange "Haibi," was overwhelmed by the surge in user traffic due to server issues; its website crashed instantly.
Not only Haibi, but other exchanges fared much worse. With even a slight increase in users, they became incredibly slow and unresponsive, resulting in a terrible user experience.
As a result, cryptocurrency refugees worldwide could only turn to Fanghuan Exchange, cursing and complaining.
"By the way, there's a rumor that many large institutions, both domestic and international, were considering starting their own exchanges.
Now they've all shut down. They don't even have servers; thinking of building an exchange? It's wishful thinking!"
Fanghuan Exchange initially had a lukewarm reception, but since the start of the Bitcoin bull market, its growth curve has been incredibly steep, like it's been injected with adrenaline.
It offers a complete range of cryptocurrencies, secure trading, and most importantly: no matter how turbulent the market, its servers remain rock-solid!
Whether it was the recent global WannaCry ransomware attack or the coordinated assaults by various hacker masters, Fanghuan Exchange's firewall remained as impenetrable as the Wall of Sighs.
Especially now, as the only exchange globally that can still expand its servers "at will," Fanghuan has practically become a mecca for the cryptocurrency world.
And so, Fanghuan Exchange has defiantly stepped over the corpses of all its competitors, striding forward like an invincible war god, crushing all challengers who dared to challenge it, and rightfully ascending to the throne of the world's number one Bitcoin exchange!