3: Famous rich man

Immediately after, a 3D virtual model of him wearing a graduation gown appeared before his eyes. It was surrounded by his information, and blue bubbles saying [+1 popularity] [+1 popularity] were popping above its head.

[Name]: Jiang Chuan

[Age]: 22

[Height]: 180cm

[Weight]: 70kg

[Endurance]: 83

[Charisma]: 94

[Constitution]: 82

[Current Company]: None

[Current Assets]: 4,379 Yuan

Jiang Chuan wasn't too surprised. He was someone who had died once before; he had already experienced rebirth, so what was a system in comparison?

"Only four thousand? That's not even enough to buy a bag for a little secretary!"

Jiang Chuan still felt a deep resentment over the idea of "dying before the money was spent." After all, in his past life, every one of his cards had at least tens of thousands on them. However, he soon realized he had complained too early... [Ding! Main Quest has been activated! Completing the Main Quest will reward you with ten billion in assets.]

[An excellent tycoon must have great popularity. Increase your popularity and become a widely known tycoon.]

Following that, the blue bubbles floating above his head slowly condensed to form a progress bar. At every hundred-thousand-point milestone, there was a light blue treasure chest, but they were currently dim and did not react to his touch.

[popularity: 0]

[For every 100,000 popularity points achieved, you will receive rewards including, but not limited to, money.]

"Wait, there are actually people with zero popularity? Not a single person knows me? Is this system bugged?"

[Starting from the day the system was activated, popularity refers to the degree to which the Host is known and understood by the public, excluding friends, relatives, etc.]

Jiang Chuan thought the system was quite intelligent. It was just a pity that in his past life, he was often on TV, short videos, and news; his popularity would probably have been overflowing then. Now, he had to start all over again.

"System! How do I quickly gain popularity, and what are the rewards for gaining it?"

[Becoming a celebrity will quickly gain you popularity. Gaining popularity will earn you generous rewards. Rewards are given for every 100,000 popularity points reached, and special rewards are given for every 500,000 points.]

Jiang Chuan took back his words. This system wasn't intelligent at all!

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for receiving a Newbie Gift Pack *1]

A light blue water sphere slowly emerged in the air. Inside was an exquisitely packaged gift box radiating a golden light.

Jiang Chuan touched the water sphere with his consciousness. Suddenly, the sphere burst, and the gift box inside jumped out, shook twice, and immediately opened.

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving a reward of five million yuan!]

[The assets are from legitimate sources; the Host may use them with peace of mind.]

[Reminder] Dear customer, five million yuan was deposited into your savings card ending in 3897 on June 7, 2014, at 10:21 AM. Your balance is 5,004,379 yuan.

"Why is it so little? What can five million even do?"

Jiang Chuan looked at the SMS notification on his phone. He opened his phone and found that the Tycoon Development Game had actually disappeared. He tried hard to recall if there was anything special about playing the game earlier.

"Ten billion? I had just collected exactly ten billion in game coins!"

Jiang Chuan was filled with regret. If he had played the game for just a few more minutes, he might have obtained the system much earlier. Because of those few minutes' difference, it had taken him over ten years to make up for it!

Without a doubt, the fastest way to increase popularity was to become a star. His singing was decent, but it couldn't compare to professionals. Although he knew which songs would become hits in the future, he didn't know how to write sheet music at all. PASS.

Next was being a Streamer. He didn't know the tricks of the trade, but it had low costs and fast returns, so it was an option.

Finally, there was the old path: starting a business! This was the simplest for him. Although he studied finance, what he was best at was management.

Moreover, he knew which companies had potential over the next ten-plus years. Combined with the experience he had accumulated over so many years, every investment would be a win. It was a guaranteed profit and would greatly boost his popularity.

However, the initial capital in his hands was too small. The return on investment for small companies was too low. He either wouldn't do it at all, or he would do it big!

"I'll look into the live-streaming market first, see what the system rewards me with, and then make a plan!"

While downloading live-streaming software, Jiang Chuan opened QQ. Looking at the two people leaning against the white fence in his profile picture, he felt a sense of nostalgia.

The phone was a bit laggy. It took a long time to enter the page. At the top of the messages was Zhang Linlin. He clicked on the messages to find countless red exclamation marks; she had been sending messages every day in the early morning hours.

“Damn! This simp is definitely not me!”

He immediately performed the triple combo: block, blacklist, and delete.

Jiang Chuan flipped to his homepage and saw the nickname 'Heart Cold is Fate.' Even with his vast experience, he almost dug a hole in the floor with his toes from embarrassment. It was simply too cringey.

But when he opened his personal signature, he found that the nickname wasn't entirely unacceptable by comparison.

[My Princess, this subject withdraws! This withdrawal is for a lifetime!]

"So letting me be reborn was just to make me suffer social death, right? This is too disgusting!"

Jiang Chuan's head throbbed at the sight. Dead memories flooded his mind from all directions.

If he had posted this kind of thing on his Moments before his rebirth, Old Fourth and the others would probably be saying in his ear every day:

"The Minister has arrived!"

"Oh! Which Minister is this!"

"Minister Bro~"

He quickly changed his signature and logged out of the QQ account he never wanted to open again in his life.

Looking at the school's terrible internet speed, Jiang Chuan estimated the download wouldn't finish even by tomorrow. He didn't stay in the dorm any longer.

He stood up and tidied the dorm, packing his clothes, shoes, and socks into a suitcase. Then he walked out of the dorm. Renting a house was too much trouble, so he planned to stay in a hotel for a while first.

He threw on a random tracksuit, walked out of the dorm, glanced at the door plate for Room 404, and turned to walk downstairs.

He carried the suitcase down to the first floor in one go, couldn't help but marvel that being young was great. No matter how tired he was, a short rest made him vigorous again. Compared to his 35-year-old self, his energy was infinitely better.

Perhaps this was the greatest benefit of rebirth; both he and his parents were much younger.

Jiang Chuan understood that money shouldn't be hoarded, or else you never knew when you'd kick the bucket. He hailed a taxi to the best five-star hotel in Falling City.

In his past life, he had rented a place here year-round. It was more convenient whether he was receiving guests or bringing a little sister over to stay.

Zhenyi Hotel

Jiang Chuan handed his suitcase to the staff and walked toward the front desk with steady steps.

"Hello, I'd like to book a presidential suite."

The female staff member had encountered countless wealthy guests here. She wasn't surprised and asked with a smile:

"Certainly, sir! How many days would you like to stay?"

Jiang Chuan handed over his ID card, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's start with a month."

The waitress was truly shocked this time. Since she started working here, she had never heard of a presidential suite being booked by the month.

"S... Sir, our hotel's presidential suite is 66,666 yuan per night."

Jiang Chuan looked at her in confusion and asked, "Is there a problem? Can't I book it for a month?"

The waitress nodded repeatedly. "You can! You can! Sir, please wait a moment, I'll process it for you immediately. Your spending has made you a premium member of our Zhenyi Hotel, and this transaction will automatically be processed at the member rate."

Jiang Chuan didn't wait long before the check-in was complete. A private butler wearing professional attire and high heels walked over.

"Hello, Mr. Jiang. I am your private butler during your stay. My name is Yang Xue. You can contact me for anything; I will be at your service 24 hours a day."

Jiang Chuan didn't pay much attention. He nodded and said, "Got it. Lead the way."

"Certainly, this way please."