Xu Mo spent thirty-two years in prison. On the day he got out, he was fifty years old.
The sunlight was blinding. Before he could make out the world around him, he was back at thirteen, just after his father had died in a mine accident, with his third uncle’s family eyeing the compensation money.
In his previous life, he’d been young and clueless. He was exploited until he had nowhere left to turn, then killed someone in a fit of rage and threw his life away.
This time, right in front of the mine’s management, he flat-out refused to be “taken in.”
His third uncle’s family left in disgrace. Every cent of the compensation was safely deposited in the bank, and his father’s job was passed on to him.
But Xu Mo wanted more than that.
He’d learned all kinds of skills from the people he met in prison.
He resold digital watches, opened a neighborhood service shop, started a repair and delivery business, and took on government contracts. While others were still hesitating, he’d already earned his first fortune.
After getting into university, he spotted a new business opportunity: the internet.
While others queued for their turn to use the internet in computer labs, he had already set up an internet cafe with a few computers in a small room.
Xu Mo didn’t have a golden finger. All he had was a mind honed over more than thirty years in prison, a mind that knew what would rise in value, what would take off, and what was worth a gamble.
This isn’t some legendary tale. It’s the story of a poor kid from a mining town who seized opportunities step by step in the 1990s, using his own eyes and hands to build a solid footing for himself.
This time, Xu Mo will live a brilliant life unlike the last.
It's a good book. I hope I'll read it in the future. If you want to eat, just eat the fattest piece of meat.
It's good. Although I always take the perspective of a prophet, I can understand it again after thinking about being in prison for decades.
When I look at it, no one makes a sound [laughs evilly]
I've read the third chapter. It's okay. I can keep reading it. It's relatively straightforward. I hope the following chapters will continue to be straightforward.