Chapter 5

In the afternoon, Wang Zixuan stood in the study, checking the stock market online while writing down some of his future memories to avoid forgetting them later.

Of course, he didn’t dare to write too much detail, for fear that someone might discover it, so he only "predicted" some trends.

The prodigal son studied economics. Although he was wasteful in his lifestyle, he wasn’t an ignorant rich kid; he did well in his major courses.

He entered the stock market in 2007 during the bull market of the stock gods. The prodigal son gradually threw in a few million, and at the peak of his profits, he made over ten million. Unfortunately, he didn’t exit in time, and when the financial crisis began, not only did he lose all his profits, but he also lost most of his principal.

The prodigal son didn’t take it to heart and simply left it there without looking.

After the government launched a four trillion yuan economic stimulus plan at the end of last year, the stock market began to rebound, rising from a low of 1,600 points to 3,000 points.

Wang Zixuan opened the prodigal son’s securities account and saw that the account assets were over four million, but he was still down by about one million.

The prodigal son had chosen good stocks, and since he hadn’t entered the market too late, his losses were not significant.

As a person who had been reborn, Wang Zixuan naturally wouldn’t wait for those stocks to slowly recover.

However, it was Sunday today, and he would have to wait until Monday to sell the stocks.

If it were before his rebirth, four million would have been a large sum for Wang Zixuan, but now, as the prodigal son, he had only one feeling when he looked at the four million in the account: it was too little.

To make a hundred percent profit, the more principal, the better.

Wang Liangming had already said he would only give him 100,000 yuan per month, and it would be difficult to get money from Yu Suting. Moreover, Yu Suting had just paid off his 300 million gambling debt, and he could feel the dissatisfaction of his sister-in-law Liu Lin. For the sake of family harmony, Yu Suting probably wouldn’t favor him anymore.

So, he could only see what kind of inheritance the prodigal son had.

Savings?

The prodigal son didn’t even have the concept of savings. If it weren’t for the losses, he probably wouldn’t have left the four million.

What did the prodigal son have that was valuable but not very useful?

Alright.

There were too many of these. It could be said that the prodigal son didn’t have anything that wasn’t valuable.

However, most things would be heavily discounted if sold, and he couldn’t sell all of the prodigal son’s things at once, or Wang Liangming might think he was being wasteful again and confiscate everything, which would be bad.

Something valuable but could also make a profit.

Wang Zixuan thought for a moment and had an idea.

Watches.

Like many wealthy people, the prodigal son enjoyed collecting watches.

The prodigal son’s watches were all bought abroad, where the prices were much lower than in China. Moreover, the watches he bought were either old or had artistic value, and selling them to domestic tycoons would definitely make a profit.

Of course, he had to find the right buyer.

The best buyer would be another prodigal son.

This wasn’t difficult, as the prodigal son always had people around him who were also wasteful.

Wang Zixuan took out his phone, found the number of his friend Li Nan, who had helped him book a room, and called him.

It wasn’t that the prodigal son couldn’t afford to book a room; even without cash, his credit card could cover a million. He was afraid that using his ID would be traced by Wang Liangming, so he asked Li Nan to help him.

Li Nan was more like a lackey, but his family was worth a few billion.

The prodigal son had rarely returned to China in recent years and was unfamiliar with the people there. To integrate into various circles, he naturally needed a guide.

Li Nan hoped to follow the prodigal son into higher-level circles, so he was happy to run errands for him.

Li Nan was being intimate with a new acquaintance when he saw Wang Zixuan’s call and answered it curiously, “Young Master Xuan, you left the hotel?”

A few days ago, Wang Zixuan had to hide from his parents and didn’t dare to turn on his phone. He had used the hotel phone to contact Li Nan for any matters.

Wang Zixuan had thought Wang Liangming had found out his whereabouts from Li Nan, but now it didn’t seem to be the case. However, he didn’t care about this issue.

Wang Liangming had built a fortune of over a hundred billion from scratch, so he naturally had some means.

“Yeah, the Macau matter has been handled. But I’m a bit short on cash recently and want to sell my collection of watches. I can’t go out these days, so when you have time, come over, and I’ll have my bodyguard bring them to you.”

Li Nan wasn’t surprised. For the Wang family, coming up with 300 million wasn’t difficult, but they would definitely give Wang Zixuan some punishment. “Young Master Xuan, your watches are rare in China. Why don’t you pawn them first? You can redeem them later.”

Wang Zixuan naturally knew he could pawn the watches, but the price would be much lower than selling them, and he didn’t particularly like these watches, so he said arrogantly, “No need, these watches are a bit low-end. I’ll buy new ones later.”

Li Nan didn’t think Wang Zixuan was boasting and added, “Young Master Xuan’s watches are enough for an auction. If you’re not in a hurry, I can contact an auction company to hold one.”

Wang Zixuan knew he could auction them, but the auction company would need time for promotion, and he didn’t want it to be widely known. He shook his head, “No, auctions are too low-class. Just find someone in the circle to handle it.”

That’s the difference!

Li Nan nodded, “Young Master Xuan is right; I was wrong. But you know I don’t know much about watches. Young Master Xuan is an expert. Give me a rough estimate so I have a basis.”

The prodigal son had once taken his watches to a luxury watch collectors’ exchange, where experts had valued them at around 20 million.

Of course, how much these watches could actually sell for would depend on who bought them. If someone really liked them, they could fetch several times that amount.

Wang Zixuan knew this and smiled, “You decide. A little more or less doesn’t matter.”

Li Nan scratched his head, “Young Master Xuan, give me a total price? So I don’t sell them too cheaply.”

Wang Zixuan smiled, “Sell them if you get over 15 million.”

Li Nan heard that Wang Zixuan’s price was five million lower than the market rumor, and he immediately felt the task was easier. He nodded, “Now I have a basis. If it’s convenient for Young Master Xuan, I can come over now.”

“Alright, come over then.”

Li Nan hung up the phone, pinched the girl in his arms, and said, “Let’s go, I’ll show you around.”

The girl, having heard their conversation, was already itching with curiosity. When Li Nan hung up, she immediately asked curiously, “What watches are worth 15 million?”

Li Nan smiled, “15 million is nothing. If you were in the circle, you’d know Young Master Xuan lost 300 million a few days ago.”

The girl clearly wasn’t in the circle, and her red lips formed a perfect circle as she exclaimed, “Ah?”

Seeing the girl’s shocked expression, Li Nan felt a bit proud and raised his head, “Young Master Xuan can’t come out these days, but I’ll introduce you to him another day.”

The girl came to her senses, blinked, and hugged Li Nan’s arm, giggling, “Knowing you is enough for me.”

Li Nan, seeing that the girl was sensible, pinched her nose and smiled, “You’re good at talking. I’ll buy you a watch later.”

“Mwah”

The girl, having received her reward, immediately offered a sweet kiss.

Li Nan, with the new girl, arrived at the Wang family’s residential area and called Wang Zixuan.

Not long after, a bodyguard from the Wang family came out with a box.

Li Nan opened the box and saw the 36 watches that Wang Zixuan had collected. He nodded to the bodyguard and took the box to the car.

The girl, who had been sitting in the car, asked, “Just like that, he gave you the watches?”

Li Nan put the box in the back seat and smiled, “What, do you want me to write a receipt?”

The girl blinked, only able to think: I don’t understand the world of prodigals.

Li Nan called Wang Zixuan, and soon a bodyguard from the Wang family came out with a box.

Li Nan opened the box and saw the 36 watches that Wang Zixuan had collected. He nodded to the bodyguard and took the box to the car.

The girl, who had been sitting in the car, asked, “Just like that, he gave you the watches?”

Li Nan put the box in the back seat and smiled, “What, do you want me to write a receipt?”

The girl blinked, only able to think: I don’t understand the world of prodigals.