Go into debt today, and the System pays you! Have money today, and you have to spend it all! Leak the secret, and your balance gets wiped out!
Shen Chuan was ecstatic: At last, he could lie flat and lose money!
Then a 25-year-old son named Shen He appeared out of nowhere, clapped him on the shoulder, and said, “Dad, I came here from the future. You’re going bankrupt! But trust me, I’ll show you how to make money!”
Shen Chuan: “Get lost. I just want to spend money.”
And so the grand spectacle of a loving father and son sabotaging each other began:
Shen Chuan opened an overpriced internet café hoping to lose money. Shen He turned it into a viral hotspot that brought in a hundred thousand a day!
Shen Chuan bought junk stocks hoping to lose money. Shen He turned them into industry darlings that hit the daily limit three days in a row!
Shen Chuan donated money hoping to lose it. Shen He turned the donation into a charitable IP that made a fortune!
Shen Chuan slammed the table in despair: “I really just want to lose money!”
Shen He clutched his forehead and nearly spat blood: “Germany 7:1 Brazil. Bet ten million!”
Even more absurdly, everyone outside was calling Shen Chuan a “genius contrarian investor,” and powerful figures in finance were lining up to work with him.
Staring at the seven-digit balance in his account, Shen Chuan fell to his knees before the System and wailed, “Dad! I haven’t spent all my money today!”
