Chapter 779: Opportunity

Yang Qing's words were simple; many people lacked this concept, and books don't teach these things—it's the condensation of experience.

His words made many people suddenly enlightened, especially those whose brains had been addled by hard struggle and eager advancement; they had long wondered why, despite working so hard, life kept getting harder.

They had struggled and worked hard, but no one told them that effort must be directed correctly; they needed to fight for control and pricing power.

In this society, some people—especially those who control discourse—do not want them to know these things.

Because once you understand these, you are no longer a qualified beast of burden.

Yang Qing actually resents these people, because they rose on the backs of human flesh buns.

They got rich by swindling people.

Many also realize their sins are deep, so in recent years, more and more people have been transferring assets abroad.

If Yang Qing explained it clearly, could he change the world?

Not at all.

After many people had their eyes opened, they fell silent.

Because they realized that even knowing this, they might still be unable to act.

Choose the right direction? How? Poverty strangled their adventurous spirit.

Because one failure could ruin their whole life.

He might have a family to support, children demanding education—all requiring him to provide a steady income…

Countless ties made them dare not move.

Only those young people, whose eyes seemed to glow, could return home even after failure, and their parents would not let them starve.

So they dare to fight, strive, and take risks with vigor—this is also why the world belongs to the young.

Middle-aged people are cautious; young people just entering society lack direction, and everyone now urgently needs a hint.

They turned their gaze to the live broadcast room.

This old guy should know, right?

He spoke sensibly, yet still managed to eke out a living as a Yang family member.

The subtitles began asking Yang Qing where opportunity lay.

"Yang Lao, give us a direction…"

"Yang Lao, we kneel and beg for guidance…"

"Yang Lao, save the children; we also want to achieve financial freedom—we don't dare hope for great wealth and honor, only wishing for our food, clothing, housing, and transport to be worry‑free, unafraid of illness, marriage, or having children…"

Zhang Mingming watched the lower class's extravagant hopes; speaking frankly, he felt uneasy inside.

What he didn't care about was exactly what they desperately sought but could not obtain.

However, he did not want to relay this problem.

Because he knew that, for Yang Lao, this problem brought only harm and no benefit.

First, your words could greatly affect the economy; everyone rushed in that direction, but how many would succeed? Maybe one in ten? Perhaps not even that.

Especially for the lower classes, once they fail, the impact is enormous.

Mishandled, it could even cause social turmoil.

Second, it's a thankless task; if successful, others will credit their own effort, but if it fails, the blame falls on you, Yang Qing—such resentment could deal a fatal blow to the Yang family.

Finally, when Yang Lao voices that direction, he will offend many who monopolize the money‑making channels; speaking up will only bring them countless competitors—you're blocking their financial path.

Zhang Mingming chose to turn a blind eye.

He wanted to divert everyone's attention with red envelopes.

"Hey, everyone, look—it's about to reach thirty million, thirty million!"

"The third ten‑million‑level red envelope is about to be sent."

He thought he could divert these people's attention.

But he didn't expect ordinary people to crave an opportunity so desperately.

Subtitles begging for guidance filled the live broadcast room.

At that moment the subtitles were pure—they just wanted Yang Qing to give them a chance.

Even this clamor drowned out the appeal of the red envelopes.

Yang Qing saw Zhang Mingming's dilemma.

This question is indeed hard to answer—not because he can't, but because he must not.

The earlier argument for getting rich already touched some taboos; if he spoke without restraint and dared to incite the masses, the taboo would grow larger.

Yang Qing had no selfish motive, so it's fine to say—but what about those who set traps using the IoT platform?

(There are many like that; you should know who—hint: someone named something like Eagle. Not mentioning the distant past, just say in recent days the one who shouted in the live blind‑folded charge—many trusted him and suffered huge losses.)

Yang Qing told Ma Yun not to talk nonsense—this remark applies to him as well.

But seeing the surging public opinion, Yang Qing hesitated.

He thought of his previous life, a muddled half‑lifetime, and he too wished for an opportunity.

An opportunity to give it his all—success would be best, but if he failed, at least he would have given everything he had.

But the sky was like an iron dome; all he saw was despair, still despair.

Tanaka Yuko still didn't grasp what this meant, but Zhang Mingming did.

Seeing Yang Qing hesitate, Zhang Mingming became anxious.

He kept luring with red envelopes, constantly shifting the topic.

Even to prevent Yang Qing from being deceived, he redirected the topic onto Tanaka Yuko.

"Aunt Tanaka, your photo of Cixi is superb."

Tanaka didn't understand, but also sensed Zhang Mingming's oddness and began to awkwardly chat along with him.

Yang Qing heard their support.

He smiled at Zhang Mingming, telling him not to be nervous.

"Everyone urgently wants an opportunity to change their current economic situation; I understand this feeling."

"But have you really thought about what an opportunity actually is?"

"Those who have raised pigs in the village should know that someone became a billionaire by raising pigs."

"Someone else also raised pigs, yet lost everything."

"What caused this?"

Yang Qing pointed at his own head.

"The key lies here: someone who can reason logically can seize the opportunity."

"For example, last year a swine fever outbreak caused many pig farms to go bankrupt."

"Ordinary people think raising pigs is too risky, while others got rich raising cattle."

"But someone, based on the national situation, conducted a serious analysis and devoted effort to researching swine fever, gaining a clear understanding of it."

"Through logical reasoning, he concluded that pork prices would definitely rise next year."

"Today he not only did not reduce his pig farming, but even took out a loan to expand the scale."

"As a result, the following year pork prices indeed surged, and he made a huge profit thanks to his judgment."

"Meanwhile, others who switched their farming focus even caused cattle prices to fall."

"What is an opportunity? It is perceiving subtle signs, it is intellect, it is scarcity."

"It is the ability to judge and solve problems."

"Swine fever indeed strikes fear, but does it really have no solution?"

"Not necessarily; the means to prevent swine fever are actually quite mature."

"But most people, when faced with problems and difficulties, think of escaping rather than solving them."

"Others diligently study swine fever prevention and treatment techniques, solve the difficulties they encounter, and add their own precise judgment."

"If they don't get rich, who will?"

"Or is it those who go with the wind?"

"Those who rely on luck, even if they can get rich, it's only short-lived wealth."

"Others can solve problems, have their own judgment, get rich, and their wealth is long-lasting defeat."