Counterflow 92: Ditching the School Flower at the Start and Building a Trillion Empire

In his previous life, Lin Yifeng was tricked by his first love into going abroad, missing the period of rapid development in his homeland.

He finally managed to amass a fortune of hundreds of...

Chapter 23 Clay Figure

You're not allowed to sleep with your sister?

What kind of insolent and lewd words are these?

Lin Yifeng stared wide-eyed at Bai Yejin, who was tugging at his sleeve, her face flushed red to the roots of her neck, but she looked very serious.

"Please don't let them tempt you."

"Don't go with them to sleep with your sister."

"they?"

Lin Yifeng pretended to be confused, and Bai Yejin stomped her foot and explained in a very low voice:

"You're not allowed to sleep with those women who just hit on you."

clatter!

Lin Yifeng raised his hand and tapped Bai Yejin on the head.

"What are you thinking about all day long with that little head of yours?"

"I'm so handsome, even if those women paid me, I wouldn't go with them."

Lin Yifeng reached out to knock on Bai Yejin again, and Bai Yejin quickly raised her hand to block it.

"Let me knock!"

Bai Yejin pouted and moved her hand away. Lin Yifeng tapped her again before explaining, "I was looking at the stall in the distance. It looks like they're selling a Famicom."

Bai Yejin didn't know what a Famicom was, but she was definitely not her younger sister.

Bai Yejin immediately became happy. She skipped a few steps toward the radio stall and then skipped back.

"Let's go to that stall over there."

"Let's go check the radio first!"

Lin Yifeng waved his hand. Bai Yejin thought for a moment, then leaned towards Lin Yifeng and blinked: "Lin Yifeng, are you unhappy?"

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you just now."

"Please tap me again, and forgive me."

“...”

clatter!

Bai Yejin's ponytail swayed even more merrily.

...

The Famicom, also known as the FC, is a video game console manufactured by Nintendo.

Most people in China may be very unfamiliar with the Famicom, but they are certainly familiar with another imitation.

Little Tyrant Learning Machine

Last June, Subor spent 400,000 yuan to secure advertising during prime time on CCTV. Riding on CCTV's popularity, Subor's name spread throughout the country.

When Subor's sales exceeded 10 million yuan, the following year, in 1992, Subor's sales of learning machines exceeded 100 million yuan.

The biggest credit for increasing sales from tens of millions to over 100 million in just one year was the advertising on CCTV.

"In 1991, advertising on CCTV only cost 400,000 yuan."

"By 1995, you needed 30 million yuan to win the CCTV advertising bid!"

"In just four years, the cost has increased 75 times!"

The 1990s were a period of great change and an era of explosive wealth growth.

When Lin Yifeng saw a Famicom on a stall not far away, he suddenly realized that he didn't have much time.

"We need to hurry and try to secure the CCTV advertising slot in 1993, otherwise we'll have to pay a huge price in a few years."

In 1992, 1993, and 1994, CCTV's advertising costs continued to rise, but the increase was not exaggerated.

With some effort, Lin Yifeng still has a chance to win.

"Lin Yifeng, are you really not going to go look at the Famicom?"

Bai Yejin brought it up again. She had misunderstood Lin Yifeng because of the Famicom, so she naturally wanted to make amends to Lin Yifeng and go see the Famicom with him.

"There's nothing to see here. Putting aside whether the Famicom is real or not, even if it is, it's not as good as the Subor learning machine."

The Subor learning machine was actually a game console. This learning machine pirated many Sakura games such as "Super Mario Bros.", "Contra", and "Double Dragon", and is a part of the youthful memories of countless people born in the 80s and 90s.

These games are very appealing to young people in China today.

But for Lin Yifeng, who returned against the tide in 2025, it was all tasteless.

In this era, the only game that could keep Lin Yifeng entertained for a while was "Dynasty Warriors," which was released in 1999.

...

Sure enough, the radio was a fake.

Lin Yifeng only needed to weigh it in his hand to see the intricacies of the matter. He didn't expose it, but instead shook his head and prepared to put the radio back in its original place.

"Hey kid, just give it to me."

The radio seller was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He had a blade of grass in his mouth. When he saw Lin Yifeng shake his head, he immediately stood up and reached out his hand.

"Boss, let's change the target."

Lin Yifeng ignored the boss's hand.

After putting the radio back in its place, he didn't immediately let go and leave, but paused for a few seconds.

"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

The boss pretended to be confused: "I told you to just give it to me directly. You're so clumsy, if it falls down, who's going to be responsible?"

"It's on you!"

Lin Yifeng stared calmly at the boss for a few seconds. The boss, who was originally impatient, froze. He took a deep breath and forced a smile.

"Look at what you're saying, child."

"Just put it away properly, just put it away properly."

"Then I wish you great success in your business!"

Lin Yifeng released his grip, grinned, and left the stall with a bewildered Bai Yejin.

"Uncle, why aren't you doing anything with that child?"

A sleazy-looking young man, probably around twenty-three or twenty-four, walked over from another stall, twirling a fruit knife in his hand.

He stared in the direction Lin Yifeng had left, his face full of incomprehension: "That kid looked like a student. Why didn't we take advantage of him and extort a hundred or two hundred yuan from him?"

"You don't know anything!"

The middle-aged boss glared at the young man: "That kid's eyes are like a damn wolf's. If I cheat him, he'll definitely fight me to the death."

"Would he dare to fight to the death?"

The young man looked on in disbelief.

Lin Yifeng was fair-skinned and handsome, with hands as white and delicate as a woman's, without even a callus. He looked like a bookworm.

You'd say this kind of student has wolf-like eyes and is willing to fight?

Who would believe that!

"Don't you fucking cause trouble, just mind your own business and watch the stall for me."

The middle-aged boss immediately saw through the young man's thoughts. He quickly gave him instructions and looked uneasy in the direction Lin Yifeng had left.

He was actually lying.

Lin Yifeng's gaze just now didn't actually resemble that of a wolf.

His eyes were not fierce at all, but utterly calm.

Calm to the point of...

They didn't treat him like a human being.

He had only seen that look in someone's eyes once before: when a notorious criminal who had killed 19 people was arrested.

"Lin Yifeng?"

As soon as Bai Yejin opened her mouth, Lin Yifeng knew that there was a big question mark hidden in her little head.

"Why didn't you just give the radio to the boss?"

"Give it directly to the boss, and he'll deliberately let the radio slip and fall to the ground."

"ah?"

Bai Yejin wasn't stupid, she just hadn't experienced these things before: "So, is the boss trying to prevent us from leaving, extort money from us, or force us to buy?"

"You're so smart!"

Lin Yifeng suddenly stopped, and Bai Yejin, who was walking behind him, couldn't stop in time and bumped into Lin Yifeng.

The expanding numerical value stuck completely to Lin Yifeng's back. With a Q-like bounce, Bai Yejin looked up and found two mud figures blocking their way.

These were two dirty men with blackened faces. They blocked the way and then knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?!"

"Get up! Get up!"