34: Mutant guppy, valued at 7899
Chen Kai, who was riding his little electric donkey to deliver food, parked his vehicle on the side of the road.
He glanced at the time—3:30 PM—it was about time for it to hit rock bottom.
He opened WeChat and checked the message from Tang Yunshu.
"Mr. Chen, Pop Mart's stock price has fallen to 224. However, according to news from my clients, people are starting to gradually buy this stock again. If you want to purchase it, I think now is the time to enter; it's low enough."
"Of course, you might still lose money if you buy it. Some experts are predicting a rise, but personally, I remain skeptical. The risk is very high."
"224? Still a bit expensive."
Chen Kai thought for a moment and replied, "Continue monitoring. Contact me again when it drops."
Then, he continued delivering food.
...
At 4:00 PM sharp, Chen Kai stopped accepting orders and waited for Tang Yunshu's message.
At 4:01 PM, Tang Yunshu sent a message right on time.
"Mr. Chen, it has dropped another ten yuan per share. It is now 214 per share. I still think it will continue to fall, so I do not recommend buying."
Chen Kai's lips curled up. She recommended buying when it was expensive, but advised against it when it was cheap.
This woman was quite contradictory.
He moved his fingers slightly and typed, "Buy. Go all-in at 214 per share."
According to the Intelligence System, 214 was the bottom price for the past week, and it would rise back up in half an hour.
"Are you sure, sir? I will go all-in then."
"Yes. Within 20 minutes, buy all 260,000 worth."
"Understood, processing now."
In less than ten minutes, Tang Yunshu sent him an emoji indicating it was done.
Only then did he feel relieved and continue with his deliveries, as if the 280,000 in net profit was already in his pocket.
...
On the other end of the phone, Tang Yunshu sat at her desk with a pretty face full of confusion; she simply couldn't understand Chen Kai's move.
It had fallen to 214 per share; there was basically no chance of it rising.
How could he be so confident? It was as if he were a financial tycoon controlling the entire situation, knowing exactly when to go all-in.
Could it be... that he's watched too many short video prediction bloggers?
"Master, did Chen Kai go all-in?" Chen Tao, sitting at the desk next to Tang Yunshu, asked with schadenfreude.
"Do your own work," Tang Yunshu said coldly.
Chen Tao immediately shrank his neck, picked up his phone, and sent a message to his mom, mocking him relentlessly.
...
At midnight, Chen Kai dragged his exhausted body home and opened the daily intelligence system.
【 Ding! 】
【 Today's intelligence refreshed! 】
Chen Kai held his breath, opened the system page, and refreshed today's intelligence.
【 Today's intelligence refresh: Among the Guppies sold at Yilin Aquarium, there is one with a morphological mutation. The genetic problem that the Ornamental Fish Research Institute is trying to overcome can be solved by this individual. Head there before 12:00 PM today to intercept it before other tourists. Recommended selling price: 7899 yuan. 】
Chen Kai's expression was a bit disappointed. Why only 7,900?
He had only had the system for a few days, yet he was already getting carried away. In the past, 8,000 yuan was more than twenty days of his wages.
It was also because the intelligence provided by the system over the past few days had been worth ten or twenty thousand; suddenly dropping to a few thousand made him feel a slight sense of disparity.
He thought about it. The Aquarium wasn't far away; he could get there in half an hour on his Electric Scooter.
The problem was that he couldn't identify a morphologically mutated Guppy.
He opened TikTok and searched for Guppy mutations.
The differences weren't big, and he couldn't tell the difference between the Guppy varieties fish keepers talked about, such as gull-wing, big-ear, or big-C...
"But this fish is actually quite pretty."
Chen Kai shook his head and simply put down his phone. "When in doubt, take a nap first."
The next morning, as the alarm went off, Chen Kai put on a suit and washed up.
He went downstairs, rode his Electric Scooter, and headed toward Yilin Aquarium.
In less than half an hour, he parked his Electric Scooter in front of the ticket booth.
Looking at the clearly marked ticket price at the Yilin Aquarium entrance, Chen Kai couldn't help but curse.
"Damn it, are they raising a dragon in there? How can the ticket cost 198?"
When he went to the Gym, he at least sold something worth over ten thousand; this Guppy was only worth seven thousand plus.
Moreover, he only had a few hundred yuan left on him, and a ticket price of nearly two hundred made his heart ache.
Complaining was one thing, but he still had to make money.
He parked his little electric donkey in the parking lot, paced around the entrance twice, gritted his teeth, and walked to the ticket area to line up.
While waiting in line, he took out his phone and searched for the Yilin Aquarium map.
He didn't have time to browse the jellyfish exhibit, the Aquarium, or the dolphin show; finding the exit was the priority.
Usually, Aquariums sell small ornamental fish at the exit, like zebrafish, Guppies, or small turtles that stop children in their tracks.
It was considered a major source of total revenue.
After searching and getting a general idea of the locations of the various venues and the exit, he "liked" the post and prepared to follow the map inside. The next moment, a full-screen ad suddenly appeared.
"Huh? This is... a group ticket?"
While browsing videos, an ad popped up on TikTok.
It was exactly for Yilin Aquarium group tickets, priced at only 88!
Chen Kai was delighted; saving was earning, he had just earned 110!
He quickly bought the ticket and went to the electronic scanning gate to scan the code.
He strode into the Aquarium. While there weren't many people, he wanted to Score a Bargain early before someone else in the know intercepted it.
Upon entering the Aquarium, the first thing that caught his eye was a sea of red in the jellyfish exhibit.
Chen Kai looked around, took out his phone, and opened the video he had liked earlier.
He followed the map and walked toward the exit.
In less than twenty minutes, Chen Kai reached the final exhibit of the Aquarium.
The Home Ornamental Fish Exhibit!
Many common ornamental fish were kept in various small glass tanks. The colorful display dazzled his eyes: butterfly-wing zebrafish, Guppies, and medaka.
The 100-200 square meter exhibit was filled with various fish tanks, and several Aquarium staff members wearing badges were holding landing nets.
"Mom! I want this zebrafish!"
He looked toward a child who was tugging on his mother's sleeve, pointing at a small zebrafish in the tank.
The Aquarium staff member used a landing net to scoop one up, added oxygen, and tied the bag.
"What the hell? They do this? It's a walking flower, bird, and fish market."
He had assumed the mutant Guppy would be sold at a stall in a small box or a small bag, and that if he looked hard enough, he would be able to find it.
He didn't expect it to be in the final exhibit; there were at least tens of thousands of fish in this hall!
Just looking at the Guppy variety alone, there were eight or nine tanks.
Each tank had at least over a hundred Guppies.
Chen Kai frowned and prepared to first investigate which tank the mutant Guppy was in.