Time flies, and more than ten days have passed. These days, the two of them have been living like a glue, and it is very sweet.
Especially Wu Fei, her face was rosy and her whole face was radiant, as if she had returned to her girlhood.
His temper is getting better and better, and he is becoming more and more gentle.
In reality, Li Mu, who had just graduated a year ago and was being severely beaten by the society, had never experienced such a situation, but he was still so beautiful and elegant. For a while, he fell into a gentle country and couldn't bear to miss his childhood.
Fortunately, the work was not left behind and everything went smoothly, even beyond expectations.
As virtual currencies continue to heat up, large sums of money are pouring in. BTC is large enough and has only increased by about 40%. Many of the smaller second-tier cryptocurrencies have doubled, and some have even doubled.
Several times.
Several cryptocurrencies held by Li Mu have nearly tripled on average. They were originally worth US$1.32 million and are now worth US$3.85 million.
Subtracting US$990,000 in leverage funds, the net worth is US$2.86 million.
Although the growth was thrilling, Li Mu knew that this was just the beginning. In the next month or so, he would experience a period of crazy growth.
In order to maximize his profits, he decided to add another lever.
Since it has nearly doubled, the leverage ratio has dropped to about 0.4 times.
After deliberation for a long time, Li Mu decided to increase the leverage to 1.2 times and borrow another US$2.4 million in leverage funds to buy.
After the operation is completed, the total value of the cryptocurrency held in hand is as high as 6.25 million US dollars.
As for why you didn't learn from last time, increase the leverage to 3 times, and lend out funds equivalent to 3 times the net worth at one time.
I really don’t dare to take this risk. This wave of market conditions just started a dozen days ago, and the market keeps rising. The fluctuations are not big, and the risk of increasing leverage is not big.
During this period, with the influx of large amounts of hot money, cryptocurrency has become more and more crazy. It has risen fast enough and fluctuated big enough. It is common for it to drop by dozens of percent at a time.
Li Mu is becoming more and more cautious, and 1.2 times leverage is the best plan he has come up with in order to maximize profits while minimizing risks.
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On the other hand, with his net worth rising significantly, Li Mu still works hard.
It’s a bit strange for a person who is about to have financial freedom. Shouldn’t he quit his job and enjoy life?
Li Mu did this for no other reason than because he admired Su Mingzhe's computer knowledge. Tsinghua undergraduates and Stanford graduates were no ordinary candidates.
What's more, in Silicon Valley, the world's technology center, we are involved in the most cutting-edge VR technology.
In this case, the efficiency is many times higher than that of self-study.
By working hard and participating in projects, you can not only broaden your horizons and learn many new things. When you return to reality in the future, you may even be able to bring back computer skills.
Even if you can't become a senior software engineer, you will always be useful if you have many skills.
As the old saying goes, "Knowledge is the greatest wealth!"
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In the blink of an eye, another two weeks passed, and the price of BTC exceeded US$7,000. The cryptocurrencies held by Li Mu more than tripled again.
The total value of virtual currency originally worth US$6.25 million increased to US$18.5 million, with a net value of US$15.11 million.
This time Li Mu was more cautious. Although the leverage ratio had dropped to 0.25 times, he only planned to increase the leverage to 0.8 times and borrow $8.7 million in leverage funds.
Most of these funds still buy several cryptocurrencies originally held, and a small part buys BTC to diversify risks.
In any case, BTC still has room to grow 2 to 3 times. If you enter the market now, you can still reap a huge wave of dividends.
After some operations, the total value of the cryptocurrency held reached 27.2 million U.S. dollars. Several times, a total of 12.09 million U.S. dollars of leveraged funds were borrowed, with a net value of 15.11 million U.S. dollars.
This is the last time Li Mu increases leverage. There will be a big rise in the future, but he does not dare to use it again.
It is true that the market is becoming more and more volatile and the risks are getting higher and higher. You should not be too greedy when you have already received a large wave of dividends.
How much you can gain in the end depends on how high it can rise next.
If you increase it several times, your assets may exceed 100 million, and your wealth will be free.
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Time passed quietly, and the company's layoff plan was officially announced, causing quite a stir. Even Wu Fei heard about it.
Not surprisingly, according to the layoff standards, as the company's technical backbone, he was not included in the layoffs.
As a technology company in the cutting-edge field, technology is the foundation for the company to establish itself in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, and it is also the basic condition for attracting capital investment.
Stanford graduate students are not cabbages, but they are still very popular in the Bay Area.
If no one had taken advantage of the situation, Su Mingzhe, as a technical backbone, would not have been laid off so easily.
As the technical face of the department, in a technology-driven technology company, the right to speak is not small.
Therefore, department heads David and Su Mingzhe still maintain a good relationship.
However, recently, since the news of layoffs spread, Li Mu clearly felt that David's attitude towards him had changed slightly.
There is a hint of alienation in the coldness, and even a bit wary.
Especially in the past two days, there have been rumors within the company that in order to cope with the crisis, not only will there be layoffs, but certain adjustments will also be made to middle managers.
The company's overall style is further Silicon Valley-like, paying more attention to technology and increasing the proportion of management with technical backgrounds.
Some managers who have no technical background or are not very skilled may be laid off or replaced.
The company's current situation makes it impossible to re-recruit management and can only promote them from the existing technical backbone.
As the technical face of this department, Su Mingzhe's technical strength is obviously many times better than that of department head David, who graduated from an unknown university and is proficient in workplace politics.
Judging from the rumors, Su Mingzhe did pose a slight threat to David.
Could this be the reason why he will be put on the layoff list in the future?
Li Mu shook his head, all this was just his guess, maybe he was really unintentional.
No matter what happens, whether accidentally or intentionally, there are system tasks, and if he is really on the layoff list in the future, he does not have to show any mercy and can repay the other party with peace of mind.
In this regard, Li Mu already has some plans.
The technology company he works for, Olkus, is a technology company focusing on VR virtual reality technology. It was established in 2012 and is relatively powerful in the industry.
Due to some differences from the real world, the overall VR technology here is still lagging behind, and it is not as popular with capital as in the real world.
Li Mu has also studied the reasons carefully. At first, the two worlds were very different in terms of VR, and the point of divergence was in 2014.
Real World In 2014, Facebook acquired a VR virtual reality company for a sky-high price of US$2 billion.
In fact, this company was established just over two years ago, with a total financing amount of less than US$20 million.
As a global social giant, Facebook's large-scale investment has attracted the attention of the industry and capital, and VR, a niche product, has entered the public eye.
Many capitals have begun to pay attention to this field, promoting the development of VR virtual reality technology.
In this world, without the social giant Facebook, it is naturally impossible to invest and bring large-scale attention. VR technology is still very niche and only popular in some small circles.
Perhaps it was some kind of butterfly effect between the two worlds. By 2015, with the upgrade of hardware, some scenes of VR technology amazed some investors and attracted a wave of investment boom.
Olkus, the company where Su Mingzhe works, also took advantage of this craze and raised a large amount of funds.
He joined the company in 2015 during the post-financing expansion phase, and it has been more than two years now.
However, although the product has amazing effects, due to the immature technology and extremely high price, it has always been a niche product and popular in small circles.
Capital investment requires a return. Since the return is far away, the popularity of VR virtual reality technology has gradually declined in the past year.
Financing is getting harder and harder.
Olkus, the company where Su Mingzhe works, can be considered a high-quality company in the industry, with technology and strength, and a strong accumulation in VR technology.
However, the capital market has always been so unreasonable. Although the valuation has dropped again and again, financing has not been negotiated, and layoffs are needed to alleviate the crisis.
It is said that the company's current valuation has dropped from a high of US$250 million in early 2016 to around US$100 million, which is still unsatisfactory.
Fortunately, in the past two years, the company took advantage of the peak valuation to conduct several rounds of large-scale financing, totaling US$80 million. Finally, it still had some financial resources to sustain itself.
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Based on real-world experience, VR virtual reality technology is a project with great potential. With breakthroughs in hardware, the market prospects are broad.
In the future, if the investment income from virtual currency is sufficient, Li Mu plans to use part of the funds to invest or acquire part of the company's shares.
If the employees are not allowed to do it, we will become shareholders.
As for whether he will be laid off, Li Mu doesn't care. This job is dispensable to him, and he will come back strong one day if he leaves.
As for David, if he is really on the layoff list in the future, he will have no choice but to let him go and complete the system task of "treating others in return".