Recently, a special correspondent conducted an exclusive interview with the president of Tengda Group, Eric Bennett.
Tengda Group is currently valued at over 100 billion, with businesses spanning games, the internet, digital hardware, cultural media, catering, and many other fields, profoundly changing every aspect of people's lives.
As for Eric Bennett, he is regarded as a "peerless boss," an "unparalleled investment genius," and a "genius game producer," possessing "laissez-faire management skills" and "precise insight into industry trends."
Facing the reporter, Eric Bennett poured out his grievances.
"I'm really not some business genius!"
"My success is entirely due to luck!"
"My original goal was just to lose fifty thousand yuan..."
See, the life of a business prodigy is just this humble and low-key.
Chapter 1: Wealth Conversion System
2009.
Handong Province, Jingzhou City, Handong University.
"Eric, wake up, you're going to be late for class! Today is the vice dean's class, and he's taking attendance!"
Eric Bennett woke up from his sleep, rubbed his eyes, still a bit confused about who was calling him.
Didn't I rent a one-bedroom apartment? Who came into my room?
Opening his eyes, a long face almost filled Eric Bennett's entire field of vision.
"Brian Carter?"
Eric Bennett was stunned, almost thinking he was dreaming.
"Hurry up, I already woke you up. If you miss roll call, don't blame me." Brian Carter's long face quickly left Eric Bennett's sight, turning and rushing out of the dorm room.
Wait, dorm room?
Eric Bennett instantly sobered up, sprang up from the bed like a salted fish.
College dormitory, six-person room!
He was still on the lower bunk by the door, and he remembered that in winter the door didn't close tightly, always letting in a draft through a small gap. Because of this, Eric Bennett used to complain a lot back then.
The only two other guys left in the room were also packing up, about to head out.
"Hurry up, Eric, if you run you can still make it. Otherwise, we won't dare answer for you during roll call. If the vice dean catches you, you're doomed."
These two roommates also hurried out.
Eric Bennett couldn't help but slap himself twice.
Hiss... that hurts!
Is this for real? Isn't this back in college?
The vice dean's class... roll call... that means freshman year...
2009?!
Doesn't that mean I've gone back ten years?
Eric Bennett was nervous for a moment, but quickly accepted the fact.
After graduating from college in 2013, he drifted through two industries, switched jobs at several companies, encountered some truly terrible bosses, and experienced all kinds of workplace intrigue.
In short, just another corporate drone.
Encountering something as good as time travel, of course he was overjoyed. To go back ten years and start over—how many people dream of that!
Eric Bennett was now wide awake, sitting up in bed.
What to do next?
Should I report this to the Time-Space Administration?
Am I going to be killed on the spot, silenced?
Or... is the first thing after time travel to go to class?
Are you kidding me!
His memories from ten years ago were already fuzzy, but Eric Bennett could vaguely recall that in his freshman year he skipped a lot of classes, including the vice dean's, but never actually failed the vice dean's course.
Although the vice dean always said he'd take attendance, he never actually did.
Instead, there was a young male teacher who seemed very easygoing, never took attendance—until the end of the semester, when he suddenly did, and counted it toward the final grade.
"I'm not taking attendance, just want to get to know everyone."
That's what he said.
Even now, when Eric Bennett thinks about it, he still feels like he got played. After all, he was too young then, and trusted that easygoing teacher completely.
Just then, a transparent light screen suddenly appeared in front of Eric Bennett, with lines of text continuously appearing.
[Wealth Conversion System is binding to host...]
[Binding successful.]
[Host: Eric Bennett]
[Please read the user guide for this system.]
"What the heck?!"
Eric Bennett was startled, then fell into ecstasy.
Sure enough, after time travel there must be a system—this is the golden finger!
Calm down, calm down, this is all standard procedure, nothing to be surprised about.
Eric Bennett quickly composed himself and began to read the information on the light screen.
[Wealth Conversion System]
[Profit/Loss Conversion Ratio: To be determined]
[System Funds: 50,000]
[Personal Assets: 443]
This is the general template.
Below the general template, there was a dialog box-like area for displaying dynamic information—this must be the "user guide."
[Wealth Conversion Rules:]
[At regular intervals, the system will provide the host with a certain amount of system funds, which can only be used for normal business activities of the company and cannot be squandered.]
[After a period of time, there will be a settlement. The profit or loss relative to the system funds will each be converted into your personal assets at a certain ratio, which you can freely use.]