HUN Chapter 102: Selling Bitcoin and New Investment

Before returning to China, Lin Yu'an decisively sold all his Bitcoin at the high point of $50,000.

Initially, when Bitcoin was priced at $20,000, Lin Yu'an had boldly invested $900,000.

Now, when the price soared to the peak of $50,000, he unhesitatingly cleared all his positions.

The total amount of $2.25 million in his account made him excited, this was no different from picking up money!

But there was still one painful moment to endure! After deducting the federal and Montana capital gains taxes totaling nearly $400,000 from the massive profits generated by this transaction.

What he could ultimately hold in his hands was more than $1.86 million in cash.

$400,000 in taxes was enough to cause many people heartache for a long time.

That evening, Lin Yu'an shared the joy of high returns with Aliya, her eyes were full of admiration! Supporting him was indeed the right choice!

In front of the warm fireplace at the McKinley ranch, with the children already asleep, Lin Yu'an gently pulled Aliya into his embrace.

"Darling, I have a bold idea about this money."

Aliya lifted her head, those light green eyes filled with trust and curiosity in the firelight.

Lin Yu'an asked, "What do you think will completely change our world in the next ten years, like electricity and the internet did?"

Aliya pondered for a moment and shook her head, "I don't know, but from our mechanical engineering perspective, the combination of artificial intelligence and machinery will be the major direction of the future."

"Exactly, Aliya is amazing! It's artificial intelligence!"

"But those who truly strike gold are never the gold miners, but the person selling shovels and jeans."

"I want to use most of our funds to invest in that company that makes shovels and jeans."

"I plan to heavily invest in NVIDIA stock, putting in $1.8 million."

$1.8 million! This was almost all of their liquid assets.

She didn't question it, only asked softly, "Then... what about our living expenses and the Alaska construction plans? Do we have enough money left?"

Lin Yu'an gently stroked her hair, "I've calculated it. After the investment, we'll still have more than $160,000 in cash flow left."

"After buying land with the $500,000 advance from the 'Life Below Zero' production team, we have $400,000 remaining, which totals nearly $560,000 in cash."

"This money is more than sufficient for all our construction and living needs in Alaska for the next one to two years. Moreover, we'll have another $300,000 income from the production team at the end of the year."

"I just feel this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We don't need to use this money to earn 10% or 20% annual returns, that's too slow."

"I hope we have the most secure Roman road that only requires waiting, rather than a thorny path that requires constant attention to risks."

"I believe this investment can become the propeller of our family wealth, pushing us to a height that no storm can shake!"

Aliya looked into her husband's eyes, and once again unconditionally believed in his foresight.

She nodded and rested her head on his shoulder, "I support you, darling. I trust your judgment."

With his wife's support, Lin Yu'an's heart was completely at peace.

The reason Lin Yu'an dared to bet his family's entire fortune on this one company was naturally due to his undeniable information advantage.

First, he knew a secret that would soon shock the world but was still limited to a small circle of tech professionals in 2021.

A revolution called "AI" was about to arrive.

He remembered that a product called ChatGPT would, like the first atomic bomb, completely ignite a global technology race.

By then, all tech giants, from Google to Microsoft, and countless emerging unicorns, would go crazy buying one thing regardless of cost: computing power.

And one of the "arms dealers" in this computing power war was NVIDIA.

Second, he clearly understood how deep NVIDIA's moat was. It wasn't just hardware leadership, but also the CUDA software ecosystem they had carefully built over more than a decade.

This ecosystem was like a huge magnetic field, firmly attracting millions of engineers worldwide.

This meant that even if challengers created other chips, they couldn't shake this mature, massive empire in the short term.

In the coming AI gold rush, NVIDIA not only sold shovels, it monopolized all roads to the gold mine.

Finally, and most crucially, he clearly remembered a number.

At the time point when he was reborn, NVIDIA's stock price, after several stock splits and jaw-dropping surges, had steadily reached an astronomical figure.

He quickly made a calculation in his mind.

From May to July 2021, NVIDIA should have a stock split. Buying before the split at that time would probably be around $540 per share.

After the split, 3,518 shares would immediately become 14,072 shares!

In just two months, he could directly earn more than $800,000! If leverage was added...

And this wasn't even when the AI wave swept the globe. By then, each share he held would be worth dozens of times what he paid for it!

At that time, his $1.8 million investment would become a huge return of $40 million, even $60 million! More profitable than any financial product!

Lin Yu'an finalized his new investment plan and intended to buy NVIDIA stock at the bottom in May.

A weight had finally lifted from his heart.

A few days later, after more than ten hours of flying and various transfers, Lin Yu'an's plane landed in a reasonably prosperous domestic city.

Walking out of the airport, he was greeted by familiar air with a hint of moisture and the scent of daily life.

Lin Yu'an's first stop was to visit his teacher's wife.

The taxi quickly arrived at an old-style residential building that was quiet despite being in a bustling area, with the aroma of home-cooked meals wafting from neighbors' homes in the stairwell.

He skillfully walked to the third floor and gently knocked on that familiar security door.

The door opened, and an elderly woman with graying hair and a kind face appeared at the entrance.

The moment she saw Lin Yu'an, she was stunned, then tears of joy appeared in her eyes.

"Xiao An... you... you're back!"

"Teacher's wife, I'm back."

Lin Yu'an's eyes also grew warm as he stepped forward and gently supported her arm.

The teacher's wife pulled him into the house, constantly looking him over while muttering, "You've gotten thinner and darker, but much stronger. Sit down, sit down, I'll get you some water."

The furnishings in the room were the same as always, simple and plain, spotlessly clean.

His teacher's photograph still hung on the wall, the old man in the photo with piercing eyes, as if still watching over his most promising student.

Lin Yu'an respectfully bowed three times before his teacher's portrait.

The teacher's wife came over with a cup of hot tea, pulled him to sit on the sofa, and began asking about his recent situation.

Lin Yu'an didn't hide anything, telling her everything about participating in "Alone," winning the prize money, having children with Aliya, and preparing to settle in Alaska.

He took out his phone and showed her photos of Aliya and the two babies.

"Oh my, these two children are so handsome!"

The teacher's wife looked at Ethan and Olivia's light green eyes in the photos, smiling from ear to ear.

"Mixed-race children are so beautiful! You're so blessed, Xiao An. If your teacher's spirit in heaven sees that you've now started a family and have your own home, he would be very happy."

She asked with some concern, "That place... it's so cold, won't life be very hard?"

"Not hard, teacher's wife," Lin Yu'an said with a smile.

"Teacher's wife, is Big Brother Tian still out at sea?"

"Sigh, yes, he can't come back more than a few days a year. His daughter is almost forgetting what her father looks like."

"Teacher's wife, try to look on the bright side. This is Brother Tian's duty and mission. We just need to support him."

"Actually, besides visiting you, I have one more thing to do this time."

"During Chinese New Year, I was busy with the children's affairs in America and only called to wish you a happy new year."

He took out a bank card from his backpack and gently placed it on the coffee table in front of the teacher's wife.

"Teacher's wife, there are four million yuan in here."

The teacher's wife was startled by this number and quickly waved her hands, "That won't do, that won't do! Xiao An, you have your own family, children to raise. I don't lack anything here. Take it back quickly!"

"Teacher's wife, please listen to me."

Lin Yu'an held the teacher's wife's hand, his tone sincere and firm.

"Teacher's wife, I now have the ability to create a good life for myself and my family."

"This money is my filial offering to you and teacher. Teacher's greatest wish in life was to help more children like me who have talent but face difficulties."

"I know that like him, you've always had those children on your mind."

"So please take this money! Use it however you want."

"You can use it to improve your own life, send your grandson to a better school, move to a bigger house, hire a caregiver to look after you."

"Or use it to establish a fund to help children in need, continuing teacher's wishes."

"Everything is up to you. This is just a small token of your student's appreciation. You must accept it."

Lin Yu'an knew that given the teacher's wife's character, she would never use this money for herself.

These four million yuan would ultimately become donations flowing to where they were needed most.

This was also his best way to repay his teacher.

Seeing Lin Yu'an's firm gaze that brooked no refusal, the teacher's wife finally couldn't hold back her tears.

She wiped the corners of her eyes and solemnly put away the card, "Alright... alright... Teacher's wife thanks you on behalf of those children."

After eating a hot lunch full of nostalgic flavors at the teacher's wife's house, Lin Yu'an finally got up to leave.

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