My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 138 - 114: What’s Different?

Chapter 138: Chapter 114: What’s Different?

The year is 2043, 25 years from 2018...

Meng Lang felt a peculiar sensation.

Life was like a game.

There were many "hostile NPCs," many "friendly NPCs," numerous "levels," various "endings," and far too many routes to choose from.

In the course of the game, you never knew when it might be Game Over.

It could be due to long-term unhealthy habits, a sudden illness, being KO’ed by an enemy, or even a plane crash.

Even an inconspicuous old lady could be an assassin hidden in the crowd, capable of delivering a fatal blow!

The only good news was that you always had the chance to Restart.

The rewind of life was Meng Lang’s "today."

No matter how many times he failed, he could always return to this save point "right here, right now."

Now, having battled through to level 25, Meng Lang suddenly realized that he couldn’t pass it even after dying twice.

The last time this situation occurred was when he faced the mini-boss, Yuan Li.

Clearly, he had encountered "super level" set by fate, and the offensive was indiscriminate, with nowhere to hide.

No! Rather than calling it a super level, it was more like a new expansion pack had been updated...

Meng Lang frowned as he strategized.

The extensive ad-hoc approach couldn’t keep up with fate’s endless assaults.

It was time to create a systematic "strategic development plan" for the company.

Unlike ordinary games, the levels in the game of his life were all connected, seamlessly leading into one another.

The choices you made at level 1 and the methods you selected to pass the levels could greatly affect your attributes, equipment, and the balance of power between friends and foes when attempting to conquer level 25.

A bit more confidently, could it even influence the global political landscape, etc.?

In ordinary role-playing games, a few hundred to a thousand side quests are already impressive, but his had theoretically no limit...

Before him, his notebook already had a rather complex relationship network diagram drawn on it.

There were three key cores in the relationship network.

One was "Changqing Biological," surrounded by factors such as "Gao Yuan (+)," "Xiao Yu (+)," "capital (+)," "the Xu family (-)," and other positive or negative influences.

This core involved investment in technologies from the future such as "Gene Deficiency Recombination Virus (Swine) Vaccine" and "Alzheimer’s prediction technology."

The goals directed by this core were swine vaccines, the X-virus vaccine, aimed at improving the living environment.

Another goal was to conquer personal "debuffs" such as "cancer" and "Alzheimer’s" in order to extend one’s own health bar.

The second core was "oneself," surrounded by a variety of personal skills like "medicine (basic)," "computational biology (basic)," "cooking (basic)," "gaming (basic)," and so on.

He knew a lot, but only superficially. Although they seemed of little use for now, they had amazing potential for development.

At any time, the best investment was always in oneself!

Extending from this core were plans yet to be determined, like "Asset Enrichment Plan," "Biological Simulation Lab (futuristic)," and other personal action plans.

The third core was "Berserk Disease," highlighted in bold red with blood-red font, but currently surrounded by an empty space.

The main issue was the insufficient knowledge about it; more intelligence gathering was required.

Only by understanding what it truly was could one find a way to prevent going Berserk; otherwise, all would be lost.

After some thought, he linked "Berserk Disease" with the "X-virus," "Changqing Biological," and "Biological Simulation Lab," and then wrote "neurological system" as a connection point next to them.

Thus, the three cores formed a complex network diagram that was interwoven and closely connected.

All factors appeared scattered, but when the timeline was extended, they were interconnected and influenced each other.

In the foreseeable future, they would clash among themselves, collectively determining Meng Lang’s life’s endpoint...

Having gone through the key factors in his life, Meng Lang realized the increasing importance of Changqing Biological!

Whether it was the X-virus, Alzheimer’s, or researching the cause of Berserk Disease, he needed to further invest in the field of life sciences, ensuring Changqing Biological’s stability.

Even if the apocalypse truly arrived, a powerful company would provide a strong survival backbone, protecting and escorting him, allowing his brothers to go further.

To build life’s "umbrella," one must start with Changqing Biological!

Looking at the various factors influencing Changqing Biological, among all the positive factors, the sole negative one was glaring.

The pen paused over "the Xu family (-)" before circling it firmly.

This character was indeed persistent, first Yuan Li took three of my lives, now episode after episode of traps and trickeries were set, mainly against Gao Yuan. But clearly, it had become a stumbling block for Changqing Biological.

It was a crucial lifeline!

Meng Lang, who initially didn’t want to get too involved in this grudge and escalate the conflict, began to consider whether he should shift from strategic defense to strategic offense and completely remove this stumbling block.

He was not incapable, just that his mentality hadn’t shifted in time, dulled by the inertial belief of "the enemy is strong, and I am weak."

In fact, with his current abilities, if he truly wanted to bring down a family, unless they were flawlessly consistent for decades without any vulnerability, he would surely grasp their weakness...

Like tax evasion?

Isn’t strategy about befriending many and reducing enemies to a few?

Hmm! The main target for the next episode, besides continuing to tackle Alzheimer’s and gathering intelligence on the "madman disease," is to send the brothers out on a mission to take a good look at the Xu family.

Even a clay figure has some anger, doesn’t it? Just because the tiger doesn’t show its might, do they really think I’m a sick cat?

...

After assigning the "sub-quest" to the next employee, Meng Lang continued to immerse himself in developing strategies.

Among all factors, "capital" is not a strategic core, but it undoubtedly connection to the network is the most critical "element." It is intertwined with every aspect and necessitates strong support.

This fully illustrates the saying, "Money isn’t everything, but without money, you can’t do anything."

Fortunately, Meng Lang won’t be short of money in the short term.

Just recently, he had registered multiple new addresses, then imported his private keys, and scattered all the Bitcoins from those 12 accounts into these new addresses, which only he knew about, securing them once and for all.

I just wonder what kind of expression that big shot will have when he gets out of prison and sees his wallet empty.

Let’s mourn for him for three seconds.

For Meng Lang, who has just become rich overnight, money isn’t the issue for now; the issue is how to spend this money most efficiently and where it matters most.

He slightly formulated a future investment plan in his mind.

Currently, his Bitcoin assets are about 370 million, with an additional 7 million in cash on hand.

He reserved 300 million for Changqing Biological, as it is his base.

The remaining 70 million... Hmm! It will soon turn into 100 million.

Using Bitcoin’s established price trend to form a stable, long-term wealth explosion strategy may not be viable, but taking advantage of it in the early stages, where it’s less influenced by him, to make a quick profit is entirely feasible.

According to the spoilers in "Back," at least the phase from 70 million to 100 million lacks soul...

That means there’s more than 100 million in funds available to use.

What should this money be used for...

This investment would ideally assist Changqing Biological’s development and generate long-term, sustainable benefits. If possible, it should also help with the impending "madman apocalypse," as that is the current biggest crisis.

Meng Lang’s gaze wandered back and forth over the relation chart he had drawn, and after a long while, it finally settled on a line of text.

"Gene Deletion Recombination Virus (for pigs) Vaccine"...

...

During dinner, Meng Lang was somewhat distracted, focused on a plate of greens in front of him.

"Don’t just eat vegetables! Have a chicken leg."

His mother couldn’t stand watching any longer and put a chicken leg into his bowl.

"What are you thinking about? Eat your meal seriously. Your mom even specially caught our home’s old hen to make soup today!" Mr. Meng sipped on the chicken soup and said.

"Oh! Nothing much, by the way, Dad, how is the pig farm doing recently?"

Mr. Meng gave him a strange look; this guy usually seemed to have no interest in the pig farm.

"It’s going okay, we’ve just expanded the number of piglets and are preparing to increase the breeding scale," Mr. Meng said offhand.

"Uh..."

As expected, in a few months, the second brother was going to face big trouble, and to expand their production now... Truly wise.

However, Meng Qingqing whispered at his side, "Dad is just reporting the good and hiding the bad. Big bro, you don’t know, Dad and Uncle Gen have been arguing fiercely these past few days. In my opinion, it’s troubles both inside and out!"

Mr. Meng’s pig farm was initially a partnership business. Besides Mr. Meng and Uncle Gen, the main shareholders, there were three smaller shareholders.

In Meng Lang’s memory, they got along at the beginning, but once the honeymoon phase was over, conflicts indeed grew.

This perfectly fits the standard "process" of running a business with relatives.

The movie "Country Hua Partners" has a line: never start a company in partnership with friends or relatives!

When business is good, everything is fine. But once it’s no longer profitable, conflicts among relatives tend to escalate more than between ordinary partners.

"What are you babbling about? Of course, there’s bound to be some bickering in a partnership business." Mr. Meng gave Meng Qingqing a glare, stubborn as a dead duck.

"Dad, it’s been a long time since I visited. Let me accompany you to the farm tomorrow," Meng Lang said suddenly.

When one person achieves enlightenment, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

That being the case, starting to save the second brother should begin with my own family!

It’s also a way to thank them for their many years of sacrifice for my education.

Mr. Meng was stunned for a moment, "You never wanted to go before, is the sun rising from the west today?"

"Times have changed!"

"What’s the difference?" Mr. Meng asked, puzzled.

Before, you wanted me to go to improve the second brother’s "living environment." Now I’m going to assess the investment environment; how could my mindset be the same?

As for what exactly is different...

Meng Lang took a bite of the chicken leg in his hand and thought seriously.

"Before, I had to treat them like God.

Now, when I go there, they have to treat me like God!"