To help his three adoptive siblings, Zhou Chen sacrificed his future, only for them to succeed. However, instead of gratitude, he was met with ingratitude, leading to a lifetime of hardship.
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Speculating in foreign stocks?
A glint flashed in Zhou Chen's eyes. It seemed that with no opportunities in China, he could only set his sights on overseas markets.
This is the only way.
However, making money in foreign stock markets is quite difficult for Zhou Chen.
Because he didn't pay much attention to stock market news in his previous life, most of it was just hearsay, and there was very little useful information. Basically, it was all about domestic stocks.
I only know a little about foreign stocks, and I don't remember them very well. I need to recall them carefully, since it's been too long.
Having previously traded stocks, Zhou Chen had already reviewed the relevant information in his mind, including some information about foreign stocks. However, in order to remember more, Zhou Chen had to learn about various foreign news.
This kept Zhou Chen up all night, searching for news from abroad, big or small, because even a seemingly insignificant news item might become crucial.
The next day
Zhou Chen felt this method was too slow, so he handed over the task of collecting recent news from abroad to Feng Tao, who would then organize it for him, saving him a lot of time and energy.
While Zhou Chen was struggling to recall the trends of foreign stock markets,
A war of words has broken out online.
The sudden emergence of negative information about the "Top Ten Touching Figures in the Country" has emboldened previously skeptical opinions, leading many uninformed netizens to join in and fuel the controversy.
This resulted in several of these ten good people being subjected to cyberbullying.
Others have turned their anger towards Zhou Chen and his companies, believing that it was all a publicity stunt by Zhou Chen and that he is the culprit. They have even called for Zhou Chen's businesses to go bankrupt and for people to stop buying his products.
Xu Dalong and Li Kaile both reported to Zhou Chen that some people were protesting in front of the chain stores, even throwing rotten eggs and other objects in a boycott.
Although the police have been notified and Uncle Hat took these people to the police station, some people continue to do this, which cannot be stopped and has affected sales.
Zhou Chen instructed Xu Dalong and Li Kaile that they didn't need to do anything; if someone caused trouble, they should just call the police.
These messy things didn't stop Zhou Chen from frantically browsing foreign news. Every day, Zhou Chen was immersed in the busy process of stimulating the memories in his mind.
Whenever he remembered a few words, Zhou Chen would write them down and then compare them with the timeline of events in the future to determine the accuracy of his memory. He didn't want to venture into foreign stock markets and wanted to minimize the risks of any mistakes.
The attacks on ten good people surfaced the following evening.
A media outlet suddenly reported on the "Top Ten Touching Figures of the Nation" gala hosted by the Love Foundation, praising the Love Foundation and officially recognizing the ten good people who received million-yuan awards. At the same time, it broadcast footage of an undercover investigation by a reporter, confirming that the negative information circulating online was completely unfounded.
This news went viral immediately, with five out of the top ten trending topics on Weibo being about it.
Because this media outlet holds a very special position.
CCTV-1, the most mainstream and credible television station in China, featured the "Ten People Who Moved the Nation" on its 7 PM news program every night, directly and publicly affirming their contributions and providing evidence for their good deeds.
"How did this kid manage to get the national television station to speak out publicly?"
In the living room, Sun Liancheng sat on the sofa, his face filled with shock, unable to calm down for a long time. He had guessed many of Zhou Chen's countermeasures, but he never expected that Zhou Chen's methods would be so powerful that the national television station would personally come out and publicly praise them, proving that this was no longer a trump card, but practically a nuclear weapon.
Who would have thought that the young man who once worked on his construction site would grow to such an extent in just two years?
"Supervisor Xu, your apprentice was on the news, he was praised."
"What? Really?"
"Absolutely true."
"You little rascal, you really made me proud, haha..."
As Xu Laoqi listened to his coworkers telling him that Zhou Chen had been praised by CCTV and featured on the evening news, a sense of pride welled up within him. He made no attempt to hide his pride and burst into laughter.
Besides Sun Liancheng and Xu Laoqi, Wu Yingjie, Lu Guoliang, and Zhou Chen's former classmates all knew about this. They were all happy for Zhou Chen and felt very proud of him.
Yenching University, men's dormitory.
Wang Rui, Zhang Hao, and Li Wei all looked excited.
They thought that the voices of those close to the ten good people would be a powerful weapon to defuse the public opinion and dispel the doubts.
But who would have thought that the national television station would also publicly address the matter and severely criticize those who were trying to smear China?
This trump card was far too powerful, completely exceeding the three of them's expectations.
"Brother Chen, how come you're so calm?"
Wang Rui noticed that Zhou Chen was just smiling, unlike the other three who were very excited and thrilled.
"Yeah, Brother Chen, you've been praised by the national television station in front of the whole nation. The whole country will know you now. Brother Chen, you're so quiet." Zhang Hao was completely impressed by Zhou Chen's composure. If it were him, he would have jumped three meters high to express his excitement.
However, Li Wei's immediate echo made Wang Rui and Zhang Hao's eyes widen again. Li Wei asked, "Brother Chen, you didn't already know that the National Radio would make a public statement, did you?"
Zhou Chen's expression flashed, and he glanced at Li Wei with some surprise before smiling slightly and not denying it.
And this smile,
In Wang Rui and Zhang Hao's eyes, this was undoubtedly an admission. For a moment, their admiration for Zhou Chen reached the level of utmost respect, and they could only worship him.
"Calm down, calm down, you'll have your chance to be on the news in the future too."
Zhou Chen waved his hand.
"Brother Chen, please don't be so kind to us. We don't deserve this kind of blessing."
"There's no need to belittle yourself. Good things may not make the news, but bad things can too."
The three of them: "..."
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"How could this be? The national television station actually praised him!"
"Why did he receive such an honor? That was the evening news broadcast."
"That bastard Zhou Chen, he only gave away some money, is that enough to warrant such a big TV station broadcasting about him?"
Zhou Ling, who had been hoping for Zhou Chen to fall from grace, was furious when she learned that the national television station had specifically praised Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen not only suffered no loss, but his fame actually soared, with even the national television station promoting him. How could this not infuriate Zhou Ling?
If she hadn't known Zhou Chen inside and out, and knew that Zhou Chen came from an ordinary working-class family, she would have been tempted to suspect that Zhou Chen might have some important relatives.
After this incident, not only did no one dare to easily demand compensation through fraudulent means, but even online public opinion was less inclined to attack Zhou Chen.
Damn it.
My wish has been dashed once again.
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