Rebirth: My Business Empire

Can you show me the Buddhist bead bracelet?
Just as the vendor placed the Buddhist bead bracelet on his stall, Ye Chen appeared in front of him.
"Hmm?"
At first, when someone asked to see the merchandise, the vendor was delighted, thinking that a potential buyer had shown interest.
But when he looked up and saw that it was the same Ye Chen who had been loitering around since morning without making a purchase, and who had been whispered about and criticized by other vendors, his initial joy quickly vanished!
"This is not an ordinary item," the vendor said impatiently, "If you're not planning to buy, it's best if you don't look at it, so you don't accidentally knock it and then claim I scammed you!"
"How can I decide if I want to buy if I haven't seen it?" Ye Chen replied calmly, not taking offense, with a faint smile.
The vendor was at a loss for words, and after a moment, reluctantly said, "Fine, take a look."
Although he was clearly unwilling, he had no choice but to hand over the Buddhist bead bracelet.
Ye Chen took the bracelet, carefully examining each bead and inspecting the craftsmanship.
As expected, just as he had thought!
His gambling friend in his past life wasn't lying or exaggerating!
The bracelet had exactly eighteen beads, each intricately carved with an image of an Arhat. The eighteen beads perfectly corresponded to the eighteen Arhats!
Although Ye Chen didn't know the full origin of the bracelet, the weight and feel of the item in his hands told him that it was certainly no ordinary trinket.
In his past life, as a wealthy mogul with four hundred billion in assets, Ye Chen had come across many valuable items, and while this bracelet wasn't quite at the level of the extraordinary items he had dealt with, in this chaotic antique market, it was definitely a notable find!
"Have you finished looking? Are you buying or not? If not, hand it back!"
As Ye Chen continued to examine the bracelet bead by bead, the vendor grew more impatient.
Ye Chen asked, "How much?"
The vendor was a bit surprised that Ye Chen was asking about the price, but shrugged it off, not thinking he would actually buy it. He said without hesitation, "50,000 yuan."
Ye Chen thought for a moment.
Eventually, he decided to test the waters, "Five hundred, will you sell?"
It wasn't unusual for such transactions to involve outrageous price negotiations in this antique market. Sometimes, an item priced at several thousand yuan could be bought for just a few hundred.
In his past life, Ye Chen had successfully purchased items worth tens of thousands for only a few hundred.
However, the vendor immediately snatched the bracelet back from his hands.
"Get lost!"
Ye Chen gave a dry laugh, neither angry nor surprised.
After all, in his past life, that gambling friend had bought this very same bracelet for thirty thousand yuan.
It was unrealistic to expect to buy it for five hundred, even though that gambling friend at the time was likely fleeced by the vendor.
With the vendor muttering curses under his breath, Ye Chen, now aware of the bracelet's location, decided not to linger any longer.
After spending most of the afternoon at the antique market, he leisurely left, having bought some bread and a bottle of water to make do for dinner.
At 7:30 PM, after finishing his meal, Ye Chen arrived at the entrance of the sports center.
By this time, the sports center was packed with people!
Posters of a popular young male celebrity were everywhere.
Countless fans were streaming in, checking their tickets to enter.
In his past life, Ye Chen knew that several of the die-hard female fans had bought tickets for 1,000 yuan each, even though the face value of the tickets was only 560 yuan.
But he didn't know who the scalpers were who sold them the tickets.
This didn't stop him from locking onto his target, however, as the scalpers were easy to spot.
Once the peak of the fan entry rush had passed, and the concert was entering its warm-up phase, Ye Chen began to pace back and forth around the ticket booths.
Time quickly passed, and it was nearly 8:00 PM.
Ye Chen was starting to feel anxious.
At this moment, in his line of sight, a man seemed even more desperate than him!
"Need tickets? I have them!"
"Seats in Zone 7, great view, high value, want them?"
"Hey, beautiful, need tickets?"
"Hey, handsome..."
The man was urgently asking everyone, his face a picture of anxiety.
He couldn't help but be anxious! He had heard that scalping tickets was profitable, so he had saved up a month's worth of salary and bought six tickets together when they went on sale.
But this was his first time scalping, and he didn't know the tricks of the trade. He was swindled by a fellow scalper who told him that as the concert got closer, the prices would go up, so he had refused to sell when others offered double the price, thinking he could make three or four times the value.
However, while the other scalpers had sold their tickets and left satisfied, he still had six tickets in hand. If these tickets didn't sell, he would lose not only the money he had spent but also an entire month's salary!
"Damn it, those bastards tricked me! What am I going to do now?"
He checked the time on his phone. The concert was about to start, but the six tickets in his hand still hadn't sold.
The rookie scalper was desperate, almost at his wit's end.
"Do you want to buy the tickets?" he asked again.
At that moment, a voice sounded in his ear.
The rookie scalper nearly cried out in relief.
"Yes, yes, I'll sell!"
But when he turned around and saw that the person was alone, his excitement quickly deflated.
"Just one person?"
"That means I can only sell one ticket. The other five will still be stuck with me!"
"Hey, buddy, how many do you want?"
Although his excitement had faded, the rookie scalper still clung to the hope of finding a savior.
"Hmm, you still have six tickets?" Ye Chen glanced at the tickets in his hand and asked.
Upon hearing Ye Chen wanted all six tickets, the scalper was first incredulous, then became excited.
Without hesitation, the scalper gave up any hopes of raising the price and didn't even dare to consider breaking even. He quickly said, "The tickets are 560 yuan each, so for all six, I'll sell them to you for 500 each. 3,000 yuan for all six!"
"2,800 yuan," Ye Chen said.
The rookie scalper nearly lost his mind. If he sold them for 2,800 yuan, he would lose the price of one ticket.
"Sell it or not? If you don't sell, I'm walking!" Ye Chen pressed.
It wasn't about bargaining. Ye Chen's current finances were tight. The 3,000 yuan he had earned from selling flowers had to cover his meals, taxi fares, and even buying McDonald's for Youyou and groceries for breakfast. After everything, he only had a little over 2,800 yuan left.
"Fine, I'll sell!" the rookie scalper said, gritting his teeth.
It was better to lose one ticket than to be stuck with all six.
"Okay, we'll use WeChat Pay!" Ye Chen said.
Without even checking if the tickets were real, he took them and immediately transferred the 2,800 yuan.
By then, the concert countdown was already echoing through the sports center.
As the rookie scalper hurried away, a group of students appeared behind him.
Seeing Ye Chen with tickets, they immediately rushed up, asking, "Hey, are you selling your tickets?"
"No," Ye Chen replied without hesitation.
If he wasn't mistaken, these were likely the same people he had bought tickets from in his past life.
As the students murmured and moved on, Ye Chen's eyes moved forward.
In front of him were six young women who looked well-off, their faces filled with urgency as they complained to one another.