67: Chapter 67 A Passerby in a Prosperous World

The next day.

Shen Weiyue took a bus to Huaqiangbei; he had long been yearning for this hotbed of electronics.

It took over half an hour to get from the construction site to Huaqiangbei.

The moment Shen Weiyue stepped off the bus, he was overwhelmed by the sights.

Damn it, capitalism really does have its merits!

Not to mention the prosperous and bustling atmosphere, beautiful women were everywhere, all dressed in cool and sexy outfits.

Those fair, shapely legs and those swaying breasts could easily dazzle the eyes of any young virgin.

Fortunately, Director Shen was no longer a virgin; since his rebirth, he had inexplicably completed a double kill, so he had built up some resistance.

It is really nice.

He really envied the men here, having free legs to look at all year round.

Damn it!

Shen Weiyue followed the crowd toward the busier areas.

Along the way, shops and stalls were filled with a dazzling array of electronic products; cell phone batteries, universal chargers, data cables, and other gadgets were everywhere.

He walked up to a stall, looked at the pile of batteries compatible with various mobile phones, squatted down, and asked, "Boss, do you have a battery for a Lenovo i908?"

"Yes, handsome, do you want an original one or a knockoff?" The boss skillfully found two batteries and handed them over.

Shen Weiyue picked up the batteries and compared them carefully; not only was the design identical, but the knockoff's battery capacity was even significantly higher.

"How much for the original? How much for the knockoff?"

"The original is 120 yuan, the knockoff is 90."

"That's so expensive. It's already a knockoff, can't it be cheaper?"

"Then you name a price..."

"30."

"That won't work, handsome. At that price, I'd be losing money. Your bargaining is too ruthless; you can't get that price on the market."

Seeing the boss's face darken, Shen Weiyue knew his offer was way too low; he had truly lowballed him.

"Then 40 yuan."

"No way, at least 60 yuan."

"45. I came from another province, traveled thousands of miles, and haven't found a job yet. Make it cheaper, let's be friends..."

"Fine, fine, 50 yuan. I'll give it to you for 50, don't bargain anymore, I'm not making any profit."

"Alright then."

Shen Weiyue figured this was the lowest price the boss could accept, but even at this price, the boss wouldn't be losing money.

He bought a knockoff battery, swapped it into his phone, and turned it on; it showed 50% battery life.

Shen Weiyue prepared to test how long this battery would last and compare it with the battery he bought back home.

The battery he bought back home wasn't original either, but damn it, it cost 100 yuan, and that was only after wearing out his tongue haggling.

In just such a short time, Shen Weiyue had already discovered a business opportunity.

If he bought these 50-yuan batteries in bulk, he could push the price down even further, and selling them back home would at least double his money.

This was a profiteering venture with a profit margin close to 100%!

Shen Weiyue continued walking and slowly discovered more business opportunities; here, a mobile phone data cable only cost about ten yuan, and a universal charger could be bought for just a few yuan.

Everything was far cheaper than in the interior, and damn it, not just by a little bit.

"Damn, I've only walked half a street and found so many business opportunities. No wonder they say Shenzhen is paved with gold; it's making my Daoist heart a bit unstable."

Shen Weiyue cursed under his breath and continued wandering until he reached the computer section.

After locking onto a target, he chatted with the boss, spent some effort haggling, and finally bought a second-hand refurbished ThinkPad T61 with slightly upgraded performance for only 1800 yuan.

This laptop was sturdy and durable, enough to be used for a period during the transition.

Shen Weiyue needed to use his limited capital where it counted, adhering to the principle of saving as much as possible on production tools and pursuing cost-effectiveness.

Facing so many business opportunities, Shen Weiyue felt that opening a Taobao store specifically to sell various mobile phone accessories should also be profitable.

Unfortunately, he couldn't stay here too long, and once he went to school, there would be no one here to run errands and ship goods, so running an online store wasn't very practical.

For a moment, Shen Weiyue actually had the thought that he should attend university here, but the thought was decisively extinguished as soon as it arose.

Bai Youyou's unintentional act of kindness had once changed his fate; he could not watch her go down the same old path of being beaten to death by domestic violence, leaving behind the regret of being unable to repay her kindness.

Of course, Shen Weiyue wasn't thinking of pursuing her, he just wanted good people to be rewarded.

Isn't the meaning of rebirth to make up for regrets? Then this regret should also be made up for.

Shen Weiyue left the computer mall with the computer on his back.

He spent the whole day wandering around this area, focusing on mobile phone accessories for research, getting a rough idea of the prices and quality of various gadgets.

When he was ready to go back, he saw a securities company on the street and, on a whim, went to open an account.

So, by the time he returned to the construction site, it was already evening.

His parents weren't afraid of him getting lost, but they just urged him to be careful when out and about and asked if he had enough money to spend.

Shen Weiyue told them about making money at the Cement Factory, omitting the beginning and the end.

Shen Guofang and his wife were stunned for a long while, not knowing what to say, but they never thought about asking their son to hand it over because there would be many places to spend money once he started university.

Their faces were very weary; working hard at the construction site was quite exhausting, so they went to sleep early, just past eight o'clock in the evening.

Shen Weiyue made up his mind to make money as soon as possible, so his parents could return to their hometown early to live a leisurely life, without having to brave the wind and rain to survive in danger.

At night, the construction site still had machines roaring; the sound of the pile driver came from time to time, very rhythmic and powerful, but Shen Weiyue was not disturbed.

He created a new document on the newly bought second-hand laptop and began his path of novel creation.

Various tropes and plot points flooded his mind; Shen Weiyue couldn't even be bothered to write an outline and started typing directly.

Book Title: power and sex in officialdom》

Just by looking at the title, one could tell it was a political novel. In his previous life, as a deputy director, Shen Weiyue had his own understanding of the operational logic of officialdom.

He prepared to start with the field he was most familiar with, writing an urban rebirth-themed satisfying novel to test the waters.

The construction shed had no internet cable, so Shen Weiyue planned to go to an internet cafe to update, striving to write 500,000 words by the time university started.

He had no doubts about his typing speed; after all, on a construction site with no internet and no women, with all sorts of temptations and distractions removed, who the hell wouldn't be a tentacle monster?

The construction shed was still hot in the middle of the night.

A broken electric fan was blowing with a whirring sound, and Shen Weiyue, shirtless, had his thoughts flowing like a spring, his ten fingers dancing on the keyboard.

He had transformed into a land-based keyboard immortal, beginning his path to godhood.

...

Early the next morning.

Shen Weiyue headed straight to the internet cafe, registered a writer account named "Pen Name" on the Dian Dian novel website, and after the review was approved, he plugged in his USB drive and started creating his work.

An hour later, five chapters with over ten thousand words were posted directly by him; without waiting for the website's book review, he logged off and went wandering in the city again.

Shen Weiyue did not know that his book was approved very quickly.

And in less than two hours, an editor casually clicked on this novel titled power and sex in officialdom》.

"The title is pretty cocky, and it's direct-posted. Are newbies these days this confident? I hope it's not another piece of crap..."

"Hiss... wait a second, this writing style, the tightness of the plot, and the emotional high points... is this really a newbie?"

The editor read two chapters and was unexpectedly unable to stop; after finishing the remaining three chapters, he even clicked the "urge to update" button.

"Damn, this is written really well!" The editor excitedly recommended the novel to the editor-in-chief. "Editor-in-chief, sign it, sign it, we must sign it!"

"You're recommending it to me before it even has 50,000 words? Are you out of your mind?" The editor-in-chief grumbled and clicked on the first chapter.

"Holy sh*t..."

"Sign it!"