The reward for this mission made Qin Tian rich once again.
First, it was system points.
After redeeming the cooking skill experience pack, he only had a little over a hundred points left. Now, he had gained another 2111 points.
According to the exchange rate between system points and money, this was equivalent to two hundred thousand.
Of course, what was even more precious was the opportunity to redeem any item from the Treasure Pavilion.
After opening the Treasure Pavilion page on the system, Qin Tian did not hesitate and directly redeemed the stock trading experience pack, which was valued at 2888 system points.
After the experience pack was successfully redeemed, his stock trading skill, which was already at level 3 in the system skill bar, was directly upgraded to level 5.
Subsequently, Qin Tian exchanged another 1111 system points for soul retention time, which was about 46 days.
Coupled with the more than ten days remaining from before, he would not have to worry about this matter for the next two months.
Qin Tian left the remaining one thousand points untouched for the time being.
After returning home for lunch, Qin Tian told a small lie to his mother, saying he was going back to school for a nap. In reality, he went directly to the only two securities firms in Yucheng with his ID card and bank card to open a stock investment account.
He had already passed his eighteenth birthday, so opening an account was not an issue.
Coupled with his experience from his previous life, he quickly got it done.
After leaving the securities firm, Qin Tian went to a bank opposite and transferred the promised three hundred thousand to Zhao Mingyuan's account.
Qin Tian had also considered using all of this capital for stock investment, but he dismissed the idea after some thought.
There were two reasons for this.
First, it was a pre-arranged matter. If he went back on his word, even if Zhao Mingyuan was willing to give him more time to raise the funds, there would still be some unspoken resentment.
Second, the stock market is risky, and entry requires caution.
Even with his stock trading skill elevated to level 5, Qin Tian dared not say that investing this sum in the stock market would guarantee profit without loss.
Judging from his level 5 clothing design skill, in the system's assessment, level 5 was already a professional level.
However, the stock market was different; both skill and luck were important.
As a reborn individual, he had the advantage of foresight, but he still dared not claim absolute certainty.
After leaving the bank, Qin Tian walked towards the school, taking out his phone to call Zhao Mingyuan.
After a while, the call was connected.
There was a harsh noise coming from the other end, as if renovation was in progress.
"Hello, Brother Qin."
Zhao Mingyuan's deep voice came through.
"Brother Zhao, are you still busy? Have you had lunch?"
Qin Tian asked with a smile.
"Yes, I'm at the renovation site. I'll be done soon and take the workers to eat!"
"You've worked hard, you've worked hard."
"What hardship is this? I don't have to do the work, I just have to watch. What is it, calling me today, is something the matter?"
"Nothing, it's just the thirty thousand that we agreed on before. I just transferred it to you. See if you've received it. I'll get the remaining seven hundred thousand to you as soon as possible."
"Alright, I'll check later. Brother Qin, you're amazing, you actually managed to raise such a large sum of money."
Zhao Mingyuan's tone was clearly surprised.
Having been in business for so many years, he certainly understood the tactic of delaying payments in business.
Even when he opened his internet cafe, he would delay payments for goods whenever possible.
He had already prepared to give Qin Tian more time, and if it didn't work out, he would find another partner.
He did not expect Qin Tian to have actually gathered three hundred thousand in one month.
Three hundred thousand was nothing to him, but Qin Tian was a high school student only seventeen or eighteen years old!
Of course, in his opinion, this young man was indeed extraordinary.
Zhao Mingyuan was indeed curious about how Qin Tian obtained this sum of money, but he did not ask.
Qin Tian did not bother to explain and changed the subject to discuss the progress of the internet cafe cooperation.
The three internet cafes that were planned to open simultaneously were all undergoing renovation. Their locations were all in the most prosperous pedestrian streets and commercial streets of Jiangcheng.
After each location was chosen, Zhao Mingyuan had also called Qin Tian to ask if he wanted to go to Jiangcheng to see in person.
However, Qin Tian declined, citing his busy studies, and stated that he absolutely trusted Zhao Mingyuan's judgment in site selection.
Zhao Mingyuan did not insist, but he also sent him some photos and videos.
Qin Tian expressed his satisfaction after viewing them.
"Anyway, before your college entrance examination, the renovation of the three stores will definitely be completed. After you finish your exams, we'll meet up, check the almanac for an auspicious date, and then we can open for business."
"Okay, I'll go to Jiangcheng to treat Brother Zhao to a meal after the exams. I've been a hands-off manager all this time, leaving everything to you, so I can't just not express my gratitude."
"Hahaha..."
Zhao Mingyuan's hearty laughter came from the other end.
"Alright, then I'll be waiting for your grand feast. You'll have graduated by then too, so we can have a good drink."
"No problem, it's a deal!"
"Then I won't talk to you anymore."
"Okay, okay, you're busy, I'll hang up!"
"Mhm, mhm!"
After that, Zhao Mingyuan on the other end hung up the phone first.
Qin Tian put his phone back into his pocket and stretched his arms lazily.
Apart from the three hundred thousand given to Zhao Mingyuan, he had also transferred one hundred thousand yuan to his stock investment account to test the waters first.
This one hundred thousand yuan was mostly the first dividend from the boosting store cooperation with Xu Hao, and a small portion was the fee for accompanying Wang Hao in games.
Qin Tian had indeed mentioned that they were friends now, so there was no need to give him the money.
But Wang Hao insisted that each transaction was separate, and he was not short of money.
After transferring these two sums totaling four hundred thousand yuan, Qin Tian was left with only over forty thousand yuan in his bank card.
Qin Tian calculated in his mind.
Next, there was the seventy thousand yuan for the internet cafe cooperation with Zhao Mingyuan, and the funds needed for his mother's clothing store.
His mother had some savings, but they were definitely not much, and he also needed to prepare some.
Raising his hand to rub his forehead, Qin Tian gave a helpless bitter smile.
"Still short on cash!"
In the following days, Qin Tian did not rashly enter the stock market.
Whenever he had time, he would use his mobile phone and computer to study the current stock market and some financial news.
It was true that he had the advantage of foresight, and he knew the general trend of the market.
However, he was pursuing short-term trading. Otherwise, he could directly invest in stocks like Moutai, Tencent, and Alibaba, and then wait for a few years to get rich.
Therefore, he needed to be steady and careful to consider which stocks could rise in the short term and by how much.
Having been a "leek" for many years in his previous life, he had lost some money, but it had also taught him some truths.
The most taboo thing in stock investment was blind impulsiveness; one must be steady.
After studying for several days, Qin Tian finally entered the market, investing all the funds in his account, one hundred thousand yuan, into a few stocks he had chosen.