Countdown to Everything

In the summer of 2009, Chen Mo was twenty-five years old. He was laid off from his company, his girlfriend broke up with him, and his landlord sent him a text message urging him to get out at the end of the month. He drank beer on the overpass all night. At dawn, I rubbed my eyes and saw a line of light blue numbers floating on the iron railings of the overpass—— **23 days. ** He thought he had drunk too much. Until the twenty-third day, during heavy rain, the overpass collapsed in an accident, smashing three cars parked below. He stood outside the cordon, the hairs on his body standing on end. From that day on, Chen Mo found that his eyes had changed. A countdown will appear above any item. That number is the remaining time before this item undergoes **major changes**. The "312 days" on the lintel of the old house in the urban village is the day when the demolition announcement was posted on the wall. The broken bowl on the stall had its mouth opened, and the numbers showed "immeasurable" - it was a true masterpiece of Ru kiln. The "2 days" for the van at the gate of the community - is the deadline before the brake pipe bursts. The "47 days" on the "For Lease" sign below the office building - is the time it takes for a company that is about to be valued at one billion to move in. He began to take advantage of these countdowns. Starting from reselling antiques in the night market, to bargain hunting in the stock market, real estate market layout, and entrepreneurial bets - every step is based on the beat of time, and it is so precise that it is breathtaking. But the countdown only tells him when ** will change **, not when it will change for better or worse. Every decision is a gamble. And his bargaining chip is just a pair of glasses that can see secrets.