My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 385 - 258: Old Profession

Chapter 385: Chapter 258: Old Profession

After Wang Zhao Ping left, contented, Meng Lang returned home with a lot on his mind.

The vulnerability in Apple’s "iOS" system was given away as a favor, and its impact on the history of world tech was limited, after all, it was merely an IT technology worth around ten million, a trivial detail.

In a capitalist world, though money can’t measure everything, it can roughly assess its influence on the planet.

As long as it doesn’t involve key Artificial Intelligence technologies, and its value is less than one hundred million, Meng Lang feels no real pressure over leaking such tech.

However, this also revealed Zero’s incredibly strong ability to monetize.

Even Zero’s self-derived technologies could represent an information technology revolution to this world.

No wonder a single Zero could create a world-class IT powerhouse, even prompting some to proudly proclaim "unprecedented in history"...

Meng Lang walked into his study and began jotting down notes.

Although the recent significant discovery regarding "Singers" had distracted him, he had never stopped planning for the future.

Every message conveyed in his autobiography was an opportunity to adjust his life’s blueprint.

Meng Lang’s task was to not overlook any detail in the book...

At present, in the most critical area of biotech research, Changqing Biological was gradually realizing its blueprint under Gao Yuan’s leadership.

This was not something that could be rushed; only with gradual accumulation of advanced technologies while mentoring and filling in the gaps.

Money for money, personnel for personnel, boosting buffs to hasten the incubation of various technologies!

Now, it was the unintentionally nurtured Artificial Intelligence "Zero" that had become the most potent card in his hand...

Whether it was playing the rogue, passing missions, or farming reputation, Zero had proven to be exceptionally helpful.

However, as a Destructive Level "almost Boss", this was just the tip of the iceberg of Zero’s potential.

How to safely exploit Zero’s potential had become the focus of Meng Lang’s next phase of work!

According to "White Night," the other self in that world had first bought out the debt-ridden "Idol" car factory, before overpaying to take control of the Jurassic Period on the brink of bankruptcy under Hu Yifei’s name.

On this basis, by deepening strategic cooperation with Hua Wei and Jingdong and forming a tech alliance, his own IT empire was eventually built.

A global "Internet of Things"...

Meng Lang, chewing on his pen cap out of habit, sunk into deep thought.

Indeed, machine learning, autonomous programming, voice recognition, autonomous vehicles, smart cities... every one of Zero’s strengths was a key technology for pushing the great strides of the Internet of Things.

As for cooperation with big factories, of course, it’s nice to enjoy the shade under a big tree.

In that case, his own rise still faced various open attacks and hidden schemes, showing that the business world is indeed a battlefield.

Which of the world’s top 500 companies didn’t rise by stepping over the bodies of many competitors?

With limited global resources, the Thucydides’s Trap is unavoidable not only for nations but also for enterprises...

However, accelerating the Internet of Things across the world was not his ultimate goal, Meng Lang could vaguely guess what his "brother" was planning next...

In his mind, row upon row of cold-faced steel warriors marched in sync, clearing out hideous Mutants with terrifying numbers, while surviving humans found peace behind the safety of steel walls...

Terminators battling Zombies?

Yeah... that would definitely be a spectacle!

No wonder he specifically mentioned acquiring the "Idol" car factory.

What he needed was probably not an ordinary traditional car factory but a fully automated super car factory after upgrades and remodeling.

Once the technological accumulation in mechanical manufacturing was complete, all it would take was minor modifications, and that would indeed be a super robot factory!

If he could infiltrate human society with robots before the apocalypse of 2043...

Not to mention having a robot butler for every person, even if the ratio reached ten to one, their forces would not be much less in number than the Mutants.

By then, leveraging the power of the Internet of Things and Zero to control this potential robot army...

Using robots to defeat cyborgs is not a fool’s dream!

No matter how strong the Mutants’ physical strength might be, they’re merely two to three times stronger than humans.

Fists and teeth pose no threat to steel-framed robots.

Even the sound wave series, spiritual series, and biochemical system skills of the Night Demon Clan are almost completely countered by the Mechanical Race.

In a sense, the Mechanical Race is the natural predator of the Demon Race!

The opponent is a biological civilization, but Earth people are clearly a mechanical civilization!

Engaging in close combat would mean playing to the opponent’s strengths, not ours.

Sinking the enemy with a swarm of drones is the real deal!

Speaking of which, this idea was first put forward in "The Human Extinction Report" by himself.

And in "White Night," his "brother" partly "verified the feasibility" of this idea...

Meng Lang added a new task branch in his notebook.

The world’s destiny is so rich and varied; he doesn’t mind pushing on multiple fronts...

But this belongs to Zero’s later stages; for now, he should focus on Zero’s "junior applications"...

Right! Quant trading surely counts!

"White Night" mentioned that Zero developed "quant trading software" that easily made an annualized return of 100% in the capital market.

Looks like he needs to set up an investment company soon...

Why keep money in the bank when you’ve got idle cash? Even the interest from P2P savings can’t keep up!

When the time comes, set up a quant investment fund.

Buy it! Buy it! Just buy it and that’s it!

It’s a pity that despite having a substantial amount of funds, whether it’s for making movies, conducting research, or Changqing Biological’s short-term expansion plan, Gao Yuan is even seeking loans and leveraging from banks; where would he find excess funds to engage in quant trading in the short term?

The speed at which money comes in can’t keep up with the pace of his own thoughts...

Huh? Wait a minute!

A stroke of inspiration suddenly struck Meng Lang’s mind.

The stones from other mountains can be used to polish jade!

Xu Jingsong was facing a capital shortage, wondering how others would raise money in this situation?

P2P, of course!

Is there anything faster than internet financing when it comes to raising money?

Not to be greedy, but if I could raise 30 billion at a 10% interest rate, the yearly capital cost would be 3 billion, but I could make 30 billion from quantitative investments each year, netting a profit of 27 billion...

Hisss~

Meng Lang couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

Yan Weiwei was right...

"Dealing with finance... really damn profitable..."

Indeed, your enemy is your best teacher.

It was the same for the Night Demon Clan, and Xu Jingsong was no exception!

Moreover...

Meng Lang stroked his chin, pondering for a long time until a mischievous smile slowly appeared on his lips...

P2P financing is like the Absorption Star Skill; you can use it, so can I.

But there are only so many leeks in the market—if you suck more, I have to suck less.

This causes everyone who knows the Absorption Star Skill to use all their might to offer higher interest rates to suck more desperately!

Everyone wants to suck in more before the leeks are drained dry; this is the cause of the vicious competition.

So, just imagine what would happen if I enter the market with Zero City?

You can imagine, it would be like a tiger entering a flock of sheep!

You guys are using the Absorption Star Skill, while I’m using the advanced version of the Beiming Divine Skill!

Raise the interest rate? Even if it goes up to 50%, I’d not flinch—believe it or not!

Xu Jingsong, you want to rip people off with P2P financing, right?

If I draw all the idle capital from the market beforehand and dry up the pond, what will you use to rip people off?

Meng Lang, excited, opened his notebook and asked Zero to analyze the feasibility of his plan.

The first issue was the stock of market funds.

After all, absorbing too much capital would make the target too big and could easily attract the notice of the big capital sharks, running the risk of bursting oneself.

The results upon checking...

In 2018, the total amount of borrowing in the P2P online lending industry was 1.62 trillion yuan, a significant decrease of 40.3% from 2.71 trillion yuan in 2017.

In comparison to 2017, except for a year-on-year increase in the total amount of borrowing in January, the other months all saw declines of varying degrees.

Any sharp observer could see that the whole P2P industry was already on the decline, influenced by both policies and the market. The days for the big players to harvest the leeks were numbered.

But it’s always darkest before dawn; at this time, the greedy nature of capital is at its craziest...

Looking further at the data.

In March, the transaction volume of the P2P online lending industry was 113.095 billion yuan, decreasing by 15.64% month-on-month...

Hmm! Over 110 billion in funds; it might even be less after some time—the amount of water in the pond isn’t too much.

Sucking up 30 billion could probably cause a short vacuum period, right?

But after all, since I’m not from the finance industry, this is just a preliminary plan, and the specifics would likely require a professional...

Therefore, Meng Lang directly communicated his requirements for establishing a "quantitative investment" company to Gao Yuan through Zero City, including a brief explanation.

As to whether Gao Yuan, already burdened with N positions, would turn into a 007 with this added workload...

Sorry, that’s not a concern for the capitalist...

"Investment is simple, but the P2P company for financing..."

Self-financing is illegal, that’s the law.

Moreover, this sort of company might be sensitive due to possible JZ involvement, and Meng Lang instinctively didn’t want to risk his ace in the hole...

Even if something is useful, you can’t just fleece the same sheep repeatedly!

But apart from Gao Yuan, who else could he trust in his own circle?

Alas! So much for having three thousand warriors; it’s in times of need when one realizes the shortage!

Meng Lang frowned.

"Thump thump!"

At that moment, a knocking at the door suddenly broke the silence.

Meng Lang was startled and looked at the time—it wasn’t even mealtime yet?

He opened the door with a hint of puzzlement.

"Little Brother Meng!" "Brother Meng!"

Seeing the two burly figures with their simple smiles at the door, Meng Lang’s eyes immediately lit up.

Right! How could he have forgotten these two brothers!

These trustworthy fellows were right in front of his eyes!

Most importantly, they knew the ropes, having it as their old trade.

This P2P thing, rounding it off...

It’s probably equivalent to an internet version of usury, right?

Cheng Biao and Ah Xing were illuminated with anticipation the moment Meng Lang opened the door, examining them closely, which made them wonder internally.

This Master Meng... could it be that he was once again using his divine powers to see their fortunes?

With this thought, they exchanged looks and, as if connected telepathically, puffed up their chests.

And the smiles on their faces became even more servile...