Gao Siming and Wang Zihe's acquaintance dates back to early spring in March of 4217.
In the years following his lottery win, Gao Siming continued to ride this wave of good fortune. First, he sponsored his brother-in-law, Huo Houming, to enter the building materials market. In an era of nationwide frenzy for building, hoarding, and speculating on real estate, it truly was as a famous person once said:
Even a domestic animal can take off if it stands in the right place at the right time, let alone a human.
Thus, Gao Siming and his brother-in-law took off with the help of this wind.
Unfortunately, his good fortune didn't last long. Although Gao Siming had unexpectedly gained wealth, he couldn't hold onto it.
Brother-in-law Huo Houming quickly kicked Gao Siming out of the small team, returned Gao Siming's initial investment and part of the dividends, and then never included his brother-in-law in his activities again.
At the time, Gao Siming was foolish. Taking advantage of his money and youth, he didn't argue much with Huo Houming. He just thought it over and went back to his old profession from university: selling Pu'er tea.
I must say, the market environment these past few years has been really good; everyone has money on hand and is willing to spend it.
Gao Siming's tea business gradually became quite successful.
A raw Pu'er tea costing just over two hundred yuan could be packaged and promoted, and given the name "a hundred-year-old tree from Bingdao," and it could be sold for a sky-high price of 24,000 yuan. The key point is that in those years, there were actually a lot of people willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.
Aside from the few Icelandic teas that generate huge profits, the rest of the Maojian buds, raw and ripe teas, with just a little packaging, can easily turn a cost of a few dozen yuan into a cash income of three to five hundred yuan.
In just two or three years, Gao Siming's initial bonus of over four million yuan had snowballed into a massive sum of over ten million yuan.
As his wallet grew thicker, Gao Siming's heart began to waver.
I spent 2.88 million yuan to buy a large villa with a floor area of more than 400 square meters in the newly built Lakeside Moonlight area. I also bought the small processing plant and warehouse where I often process and store tea.
On a whim, he even invested in a milk tea shop and became a hands-off owner.
In Gao Siming's own words, buying this shop means, "Now that I'm rich, I can drink one cup of milk tea and throw it away!"
With food and warmth in abundance, one begins to indulge in lust. Gao Siming gradually succumbed to this favorable environment and became lost in a world of extravagance and debauchery.
As he grew to be surrounded by more and more fair-weather friends, he gradually distanced himself from genuine friends like Li Nan, and they contacted each other less and less.
Time flies, and it was March of 2017 in the blink of an eye. Under the leadership of several large companies in Tanhua City, a large-scale investment promotion conference was held in Tanhua City.
At this point, the overall economic climate had already begun to shift, and many astute business leaders were preparing for the upcoming economic downturn, which led to this investment promotion conference.
Gao Siming, who was somewhat well-known in the tea sales industry at the time (regardless of praise or criticism), was naturally among those invited.
During the three-day conference, Gao Siming naturally came to know Wang Zihe.
"Mr. Gao, hello! Do you remember me? It's Wang Zihe! I've enjoyed quite a few of your fine teas over the years!"
I received Wang Zihe's business card: Tanhua City Chunyuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., General Manager: Wang Zihe.
"Hello, Mr. Wang! We recently received some new cakes of fine tea. Please come to the company for tea sometime!"
Gao Siming has gained a reputation in recent years, so Wang Zihe naturally came prepared. In just three days of investment promotion meetings, the two became very familiar with each other.
The conversation shifted from discussing real estate and tea to topics unsuitable for children, such as certain clubs, young models, or twins.
The two didn't just talk about it; in the days that followed, they frequently went to clubs with young models for a one-stop service.
To show off his nouveau riche wealth, Gao Siming usually paid the bill without hesitation.
At this point, Gao Siming was no longer the spirited and innocent young man he once was. After years of indulging in alcohol and women, the self-proclaimed "Prince of Nightclubs" was completely oblivious to the economic downturn and failed to detect even the slightest hint of conspiracy.
However, as he spent money like water, more and more club managers respected him more and more, and often invited him over to sit and chat (note that this is not a typo, you can figure it out yourself).
Then, a massive scheme specifically targeting these nouveau riche with money slowly unfolded.
On National Day in 2019, Wang Zihe gifted Gao Siming a high-end VR headset. Once fully charged and connected to the internet, it allowed him to freely explore the virtual world of the internet.
At this point, after several years of indulging in extravagance and debauchery, Gao Siming had gradually grown weary of this lifestyle.
The equipment that Wang Zihe sent was exactly what he wanted to hear.
Upon playing the virtual girlfriend game built into the VR headset for the first time, Gao Siming exclaimed, "My goodness! I never imagined that technology has advanced to this level. With this, why bother spending money on dating!"
Wang Zihe sat beside him and simply smiled, "This is nothing. The metaverse derived from these VR glasses is the real deal. I'll take you to experience it another day!"
Gao Siming, who became deeply engrossed in a game after just one session, now has VR, virtual reality, and virtual life on his mind and wishes he could stay immersed in it forever.
Even if other female club managers and friends of his were to ask him out, he would still feel no interest.
Where in the real world can you find the carefree and unrestrained feeling of virtual reality?
However, the virtual pleasure brought by VR glasses is only temporary, and there are still some flaws in both the visuals and operation.
After getting tired of games like virtual girlfriends, virtual roller coasters, virtual haunted houses, and virtual cinemas, Gao Siming felt a bit bored. However, the pleasure brought by virtual reality was like a devilish seed, deeply rooted in Gao Siming's heart and gradually sprouting.
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