From Short Video Scrolling to the Rich List Tycoon

Wang Tao is from Xuchang, Henan. He is twenty-seven, a graduate of financial studies at Hua Li University, and has been drifting in Shanghai for five years. Just when he was about to get promoted, his company suddenly went under and his entire department was cut, so he returned to his rental room with his severance pay.

His parents farm at home, and his younger sister is promising—she got into Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and is a sophomore in accounting. One day, while he was frantically sending out resumes, his hand slipped and his computer leaked electricity, and he unexpectedly bound a random reward system.

It was extremely simple: just watch short videos. The very first time, he drew master-level braised pork skills, and even he was stunned. Later he discovered that this system could produce anything—skills, connections, money, property, company shares, even antiques and gold bars—and would occasionally spit out fragments of future information.

He began watching videos half-heartedly, and little by little, his life changed. Starting from a bowl of braised pork, by sheer chance and after a few years of stumbling along, he actually became a notable figure in Shanghai. Looking back, that layoff might really have been good luck.