Thomas sat in front of the computer, looking at the display screen intently.

Of course, it's not image processing software that's on the screen – in the past, the only thing Thomas focused on was photo processing software. Of course, books and texts about mythology, archaeology, occultism, and so on are often given such attention.

On the screen to his left, rows of numbers pulsed and lined—mechanical and unaesthetically pleasing but something very important. This is the futures price.

The computer in the middle of him was connected to instant messaging video software. The video shows another computer on which someone is working and explaining.

Of course, there is also the right side, and the screen on his right shows a large number of web pages, all of which are all kinds of news sites, such as forums, Facebook, official websites, and so on.

Thomas's eyes are mostly focused on the screen in the middle, less on the left, and on the right by chance. But every time I watch it, it takes a lot of time, and I read it carefully.

Anyone could tell from Thomas's nervous and serious face that he was doing something very serious and requiring full attention. In fact, Thomas had already locked the door, there was a large amount of convenience food piled up in the corner of the room, and his face and hair were covered with the grease of not bathing for a long time.

He's learning.

Learn how to make money.

Thomas's family, even by world standards, can be regarded as second- or third-rate rich. Coupled with his big grin, bold and refreshing nature, not caring about the things around him, and of course, the good luck of his talent, he never thought about making money. In fact, he was never short of money.

Therefore, even if he was entrusted by his family to be fully responsible for the task of the foreign trade company, he still ran to Kunlun Mountain as soon as possible, and all the authorization of the company's affairs was lost to Director Gao. From this alone, it can be seen that he was not born to be a businessman.

Businessmen, no matter what kind of businessmen they are, are naturally sensitive to money. Anyone who is insensitive, no matter what kind of talent he has, even if he has pioneering and excellent ability, he can't open a company and be the boss.

In the last century, a pioneering talent appeared in RB, Osamu Tezuka. He is the kind of comic master recognized all over the world, and his ability can be said to dominate an era in the comic industry. But the company he started and ran the comic business lost a lot of money, and eventually went bankrupt, and he himself was burdened with hundreds of millions of debts. No one can say that Osamu Tezuka doesn't understand manga, but he just can't run a company in the manga industry.

If it weren't for the existence of Director Gao, then Thomas's company, although it has been in operation for less than a year, must have paid a lot of money at this moment, and even lost so much that it couldn't even keep the underwear.

But Thomas now needs to make money.

He was in dire need of a large sum of money.

This is because of the small research center he opened, which was used to decipher the retinal projection technology brought by otherworldly civilizations.

Originally, Thomas didn't think it was a difficult thing to do. All it takes is a research center, a group of researchers and scholars with a decent level, to be able to reverse the relevant technology. This is because, at least on Earth, retinal projection or something is no longer an unattainable fantasy. The relevant pre-technology has been basically completed, let alone theoretically.

Even people like Thomas, who are not very sensitive to cutting-edge technology, can recognize it at the first time, which in itself shows that although retinal projection technology is advanced, it is not a black technology by the standards of the earth.

In fact, Thomas is still relatively ignorant in this regard. After he left Kunlun Mountain, he could easily find that the relevant technology had already appeared. There are even related products already available. Of course, it's far from that kind of mature product from another world. But the difference, Thomas estimates, is the difference between a breech gun and a smoothbore gun.

In short, in a normal concept, he felt that it was not difficult, and the investment would not be very large. But it's enough to make a major change in the display devices on the planet. Just like when LCD monitors eliminated CRT displays. Of course, this level of change will not have a fundamental change or impact on the political and economic structure of the planet, but it will be enough to satisfy Thomas's ambitions.

At the beginning, things went smoothly, with the strong help of Director Gao, whether it was the site, equipment, personnel or other problems were quickly solved - this is normal, these years, as long as you are willing to spend more, you will be able to save time.

But as soon as the research center was operational, Thomas understood that it was not that simple.

The technology contained in that helmet is far more than a "retinal projection technology".

The first is the material, which is unheard of on earth, as if it were some kind of resin, lightweight, strong, breathable and yet warm. It can withstand high temperature and high pressure. The researchers quickly determined that a slightly thicker shell of 50 percent would make it a very good hard bulletproof material, better than a steel helmet. That is, it is not currently bulletproof (of course, it is already strong) solely because it was made too thin.

If you can understand this thing and interpret it backwards, it will immediately be a revolution in materials science. Changing the world is just a matter of flipping a finger.

Secondly, its energy source is unheard of. The energy source for this thing is not a rechargeable battery, but a disposable, non-replaceable battery that runs out of use. But this "one-time" time is far more than imagined. At a minimum, it has enough energy to last it for twenty to forty years. This kind of thing can make any kind of battery on earth kneel and call Daddy.

If this energy storage technology can be cracked, it is estimated that it will directly bring about a fundamental change in the economic pattern of the entire earth. Even directly knocking down oil, coal, or something to eighteen layers of hell.

And, of course, the unknown control chips. This thing is not the same technology as the earth's large-scale integrated circuits at all. To decipher it, it is no less difficult than asking today's ordinary foreigners who do not even know Chinese to read Oracle. If you want to interpret it thoroughly, even if you gather the most high-level scientists on this planet, it is not something that can be done in a short time.

As for what a small research center like Thomas wants to replicate...... I can only say that the weather is really nice today, haha.

A technical product contains not only a certain technology, but also a full range of scientific and technological progress. The more high-tech the product, the more so. Without this all-round support, things simply can't be made.

Even if the production lines of modern automobile factories were transferred directly to the Middle Ages, along with the production workers, production would still have to be blinded: plastics, tires, electronic systems, special steel, automotive glass...... I didn't make any cars!

It's no wonder that Thomas was too simplistic in advance. For example, a person like him, who is obsessed with myths, legends, alchemy, occultism, photography, exploration, and so on, can be proficient in mathematics, physics and chemistry at the same time, and stand at the forefront of the development trend of science and technology, it is incredible.

So he immediately sensed the pressure.

If you want to decipher this thing, this little research center simply can't do it - the personnel can't do it, the equipment can't do it. So the next step is very simple: either give up, or invest more. To achieve results, research centers need money to recruit more researchers, and money to buy more, more advanced research equipment. Money is even needed to expand the venue.

Thomas did not hesitate to choose the latter.

Thomas was an idealist in every sense of the word. At best, you can say that his ideals are naïve, but like all idealists, he will work hard for his ideals.

He needs money now, a lot of money.

Although the trading company is very profitable, Thomas is only the person in charge in the final analysis, and has no ultimate control. On the other hand, the opposite is true for research centers. Although nominally, the research center is a subordinate industry of the company, but what kind of research center you go to a trading company - anyone with a little brain knows that it is a complete joke.

The old man allowed Thomas to do so because of his remarkable earning ability. As mentioned earlier, the company's performance is so beautiful that it covers up all the ugliness. Whether Thomas went to photograph Tibetan antelopes, ignored the company, or even wasted a lot of money to build an inexplicable scientific research center, he could be forgiven in the face of such achievements.

But forgiveness is forgiveness, and if Thomas continues to throw the company's money, or the family's public funds, into this scientific research center project, which obviously will not make any profit, it will be resolutely not allowed.

So Thomas has to, and can only rely on, himself to make money.

This is the first time in his life that he has learned how to make money systematically - of course, the object of learning is none other than the mysterious and supernatural director Gao. Director Gao relied on futures speculation and grabbed several times the income in a short period of time, who is more suitable for a teacher than him?

By the way, in Thomas's mouth, Director Gao has unknowingly become "Teacher Gao". What's even better is that the other party didn't refuse, obviously it does have the intention of storing the door wall.

At this moment, Director Gao is showing Thomas his miraculous operation through remote video.

The futures market is a casino, but this gambling also has certain internal rules. To put it simply, in most cases, follow the basic logic of big fish eating small fish and small fish eating dried shrimp. Taking 10,000 yuan and entering the market with 10 billion yuan are completely different concepts.

However, financial advantages are not always useful. Because the "futures market" is a big concept, it should be subdivided into crude oil, gold, wheat, corn, steel and so on. The water in each pool is limited, so once the big sharks enter, the crocodiles in the pool will be the first to notice and unite to strangle them...... In short, just like the casino, the use of the trick, the same heart, the money has a better chance of winning, but it is not a sure win.