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Zachary's smile blossomed into a full grin after he placed his phone down on the table beside him. He was about to receive more than five million Norwegian Kroner. He even felt a bit dizzy trying to conceptualize such a vast sum of money. It was probably enough to last him an entire lifetime if he resorted to living a humble life back in DR Congo. With that amount of money, he could even put up a large building in Lubumbashi and live off the proceeds from its rent for the rest of his days.
But he first pushed his excitement to the back of his mind, deciding to work on opening the Twitter account before thinking about anything else. He didn't want Emily to keep bugging him about the issue. So, without any dilly-dallying, he rose from his seat—and then walked across the room to pick his new laptop up from a nearby cabinet.
He'd bought the computer only a week ago so that he could easily search for information on the internet at his own convenience. Since he was about to acquire some big money, he wanted to use his knowledge from his past life to acquire more assets and make himself wealthy in the process. He had learned the hard way during his previous life not to put all his legs in one basket. He wanted to remain self-sufficient throughout his entire life, even in case of the remote possibility that he got challenges in his career and lost the system.
Zachary had thought about investing for quite some time and came up with a few ways to make big money. First, he'd decided against touching anything related to gambling.
As a pro footballer, the eyes of the press would be on him at almost all times. So, if he invested in betting and continuously won big money, someone would eventually notice the abnormality. That would attract unwanted attention, which he didn't wish upon himself. Moreover, the press could tag him as someone involved in match-fixing if his winnings became too unreasonable.
With all that in mind, he'd decided to go with investing in companies that were about to go public or selling shares. Although he wasn't so much interested in IPOs and stocks during his previous life, he still had a bit of knowledge about the famous companies that'd gone public between 2008 and 2014. That was thanks to one of the web novel group chats he'd joined in his previous life. Zachary remembered one person in the chat listing all the companies he would invest in if he ever got the chance to go back in time.
From the chat, Zachary had obtained information about famous companies like Twitter and Tesla Motors, which had shares listed at low prices during 2013. For instance, Twitter would IPO later that year. It would perform well for a few years and cause a sensation due to its success. But then, its price per share would dip below its IPO prices in 2015, thereby disappointing the majority of its investors. So, he was planning on buying the Twitter shares and then selling them the following year—that's before the prices could start declining. On the other hand, he was well aware that the price per share of the Tesla Motors company would skyrocket over the next twelve years. So, he intended to invest most of his money in the company before other investors could start noticing its potential.
"Let's start by opening this Twitter account," Zachary mumbled, settling down back on his sofa and opening his laptop. He then quickly booted it up and connected it to the internet before going through the motions of registering a Twitter handle once again.
With the verification codes sent by Twitter, he managed to open the account without any hustle that time around. He managed to fill in all the required information within a minute. He then took a selfie and posted it as his profile picture to complete the registration. He'd finally opened his first social media account in both his lives. He sure hoped it was worth all the trouble.
Zachary was about to close his laptop and return to watching the TV but then stopped suddenly. Out of the corner of his eye, he'd noticed a lot of activity going on with his account. The notifications were populating his screen at the rate of bullets moving out of a machine gun's muzzle. A bit curious, Zachary leaned forward and clicked on the notification tab to view what was going on.
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Notifications (32)
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All Mentions
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* Nicki Nielsen and 20 others followed you.
* Marta Romano and 15 others followed you.
* Emily Anderson and 30 others followed you.
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* Emily Anderson sent you a direct message.
* Mina Rose sent you a direct message.
....
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For the following two minutes, Zachary watched with mouth agape as notifications flooded his computer screen. Within that short time, his followers had already increased to more than a hundred. He couldn't help but wonder whether Emily had put up an announcement somewhere that he would be opening an account that morning. Otherwise, he could not find a reasonable explanation of why he was gaining followers and receiving messages at an abnormal rate. But Zachary decided to first open Emily's message before thinking about anything else. So, he clicked on the message tab right away before opening it to view its contents.
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Zachary's smile blossomed into a full grin after he placed his phone down on the table beside him. He was about to receive more than five million Norwegian Kroner. He even felt a bit dizzy trying to conceptualize such a vast sum of money. It was probably enough to last him an entire lifetime if he resorted to living a humble life back in DR Congo. With that amount of money, he could even put up a large building in Lubumbashi and live off the proceeds from its rent for the rest of his days.
But he first pushed his excitement to the back of his mind, deciding to work on opening the Twitter account before thinking about anything else. He didn't want Emily to keep bugging him about the issue. So, without any dilly-dallying, he rose from his seat—and then walked across the room to pick his new laptop up from a nearby cabinet.
He'd bought the computer only a week ago so that he could easily search for information on the internet at his own convenience. Since he was about to acquire some big money, he wanted to use his knowledge from his past life to acquire more assets and make himself wealthy in the process. He had learned the hard way during his previous life not to put all his legs in one basket. He wanted to remain self-sufficient throughout his entire life, even in case of the remote possibility that he got challenges in his career and lost the system.
Zachary had thought about investing for quite some time and came up with a few ways to make big money. First, he'd decided against touching anything related to gambling.
As a pro footballer, the eyes of the press would be on him at almost all times. So, if he invested in betting and continuously won big money, someone would eventually notice the abnormality. That would attract unwanted attention, which he didn't wish upon himself. Moreover, the press could tag him as someone involved in match-fixing if his winnings became too unreasonable.
With all that in mind, he'd decided to go with investing in companies that were about to go public or selling shares. Although he wasn't so much interested in IPOs and stocks during his previous life, he still had a bit of knowledge about the famous companies that'd gone public between 2008 and 2014. That was thanks to one of the web novel group chats he'd joined in his previous life. Zachary remembered one person in the chat listing all the companies he would invest in if he ever got the chance to go back in time.
From the chat, Zachary had obtained information about famous companies like Twitter and Tesla Motors, which had shares listed at low prices during 2013. For instance, Twitter would IPO later that year. It would perform well for a few years and cause a sensation due to its success. But then, its price per share would dip below its IPO prices in 2015, thereby disappointing the majority of its investors. So, he was planning on buying the Twitter shares and then selling them the following year—that's before the prices could start declining. On the other hand, he was well aware that the price per share of the Tesla Motors company would skyrocket over the next twelve years. So, he intended to invest most of his money in the company before other investors could start noticing its potential.
"Let's start by opening this Twitter account," Zachary mumbled, settling down back on his sofa and opening his laptop. He then quickly booted it up and connected it to the internet before going through the motions of registering a Twitter handle once again.
With the verification codes sent by Twitter, he managed to open the account without any hustle that time around. He managed to fill in all the required information within a minute. He then took a selfie and posted it as his profile picture to complete the registration. He'd finally opened his first social media account in both his lives. He sure hoped it was worth all the trouble.
Zachary was about to close his laptop and return to watching the TV but then stopped suddenly. Out of the corner of his eye, he'd noticed a lot of activity going on with his account. The notifications were populating his screen at the rate of bullets moving out of a machine gun's muzzle. A bit curious, Zachary leaned forward and clicked on the notification tab to view what was going on.
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Notifications (32)
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All Mentions
----
* Nicki Nielsen and 20 others followed you.
* Marta Romano and 15 others followed you.
* Emily Anderson and 30 others followed you.
....
....
* Emily Anderson sent you a direct message.
* Mina Rose sent you a direct message.
....
****
For the following two minutes, Zachary watched with mouth agape as notifications flooded his computer screen. Within that short time, his followers had already increased to more than a hundred. He couldn't help but wonder whether Emily had put up an announcement somewhere that he would be opening an account that morning. Otherwise, he could not find a reasonable explanation of why he was gaining followers and receiving messages at an abnormal rate. But Zachary decided to first open Emily's message before thinking about anything else. So, he clicked on the message tab right away before opening it to view its contents.
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Zachary's smile blossomed into a full grin after he placed his phone down on the table beside him. He was about to receive more than five million Norwegian Kroner. He even felt a bit dizzy trying to conceptualize such a vast sum of money. It was probably enough to last him an entire lifetime if he resorted to living a humble life back in DR Congo. With that amount of money, he could even put up a large building in Lubumbashi and live off the proceeds from its rent for the rest of his days.But he first pushed his excitement to the back of his mind, deciding to work on opening the Twitter account before thinking about anything else. He didn't want Emily to keep bugging him about the issue. So, without any dilly-dallying, he rose from his seatand then walked across the room to pick his new laptop up from a nearby cabinet.He'd bought the computer only a week ago so that he could easily search for information on the internet at his own convenience. Since he was about to acquire some big money, he wanted to use his knowledge from his past life to acquire more assets and make himself wealthy in the process. He had learned the hard way during his previous life not to put all his legs in one basket. He wanted to remain self-sufficient throughout his entire life, even in case of the remote possibility that he got challenges in his career and lost the system.Zachary had thought about investing for quite some time and came up with a few ways to make big money. First, he'd decided against touching anything related to gambling.As a pro footballer, the eyes of the press would be on him at almost all times. So, if he invested in betting and continuously won big money, someone would eventually notice the abnormality. That would attract unwanted attention, which he didn't wish upon himself. Moreover, the press could tag him as someone involved in match-fixing if his winnings became too unreasonable.With all that in mind, he'd decided to go with investing in companies that were about to go public or selling shares. Although he wasn't so much interested in IPOs and stocks during his previous life, he still had a bit of knowledge about the famous companies that'd gone public between 2008 and 2014. That was thanks to one of the web novel group chats he'd joined in his previous life. Zachary remembered one person in the chat listing all the companies he would invest in if he ever got the chance to go back in time.From the chat, Zachary had obtained information about famous companies like Twitter and Tesla Motors, which had shares listed at low prices during 2013. For instance, Twitter would IPO later that year. It would perform well for a few years and cause a sensation due to its success. But then, its price per share would dip below its IPO prices in 2015, thereby disappointing the majority of its investors. So, he was planning on buying the Twitter shares and then selling them the following yearthat's before the prices could start declining. On the other hand, he was well aware that the price per share of the Tesla Motors company would skyrocket over the next twelve years. So, he intended to invest most of his money in the company before other investors could start noticing its potential."Let's start by opening this Twitter account," Zachary mumbled, settling down back on his sofa and opening his laptop. He then quickly booted it up and connected it to the internet before going through the motions of registering a Twitter handle once again.With the verification codes sent by Twitter, he managed to open the account without any hustle that time around. He managed to fill in all the required information within a minute. He then took a selfie and posted it as his profile picture to complete the registration. He'd finally opened his first social media account in both his lives. He sure hoped it was worth all the trouble.Zachary was about to close his laptop and return to watching the TV but then stopped suddenly. Out of the corner of his eye, he'd noticed a lot of activity going on with his account. The notifications were populating his screen at the rate of bullets moving out of a machine gun's muzzle. A bit curious, Zachary leaned forward and clicked on the notification tab to view what was going on.****Notifications 32----All Mentions----* Nicki Nielsen and 20 others followed you.* Marta Romano and 15 others followed you.* Emily Anderson and 30 others followed you.........* Emily Anderson sent you a direct message.* Mina Rose sent you a direct message.....****For the following two minutes, Zachary watched with mouth agape as notifications flooded his computer screen. Within that short time, his followers had already increased to more than a hundred. He couldn't help but wonder whether Emily had put up an announcement somewhere that he would be opening an account that morning. Otherwise, he could not find a reasonable explanation of why he was gaining followers and receiving messages at an abnormal rate. But Zachary decided to first open Emily's message before thinking about anything else. So, he clicked on the message tab right away before opening it to view its contents.****
