I, the Dark Lord, will definitely be a good principal!

=?w?=

The streets of London in 1991 were very different from those thirty years later.

Well... actually, Xu Congwei didn't know what London would be like thirty years from now.

He had never been abroad, only seen it in photos, but in terms of feeling alone, it was indeed completely different.

"It's all because of the internet and mobile phones... It's very unfortunate, I can sense that you prefer London as it is now, but you are about to invest in the internet industry."

In 1990, the global internet industry was in the initial stage of commercialization.

The ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet, was abandoned by the military, marking the beginning of its transformation from military to civilian use and from scientific research to commerce.

(I will post the detailed version at the end of the article. It serves as a historical background and does not affect the word count of the chapter. You can take a look if you are interested.)

Angell had long understood that at this point in time, the internet industry was just starting out and had enormous potential.

Moreover, continuous technological innovation, such as the launch of the World Wide Web project, has provided investors with opportunities to participate in innovation and lead the industry.

As for the risks...

It's simply that the market awareness of the internet is currently low, the public has limited understanding of the internet, and cultivating the market requires a lot of time and resources.

At the same time, the technology is unstable, the development direction is unclear, and investment faces great uncertainty.

However, he has memories of the future and knows how to make investments.

For example, you could first invest in developing financial trading systems, risk management software, or financial analysis software...

At this point in time, if a software program could be developed that could quickly and accurately perform financial data analysis and risk assessment, Angell believed it would be a sure way to make money.

Unfortunately, the problem is that he can only invest and subtly guide the general direction; he can't actually do the work himself...

Otherwise, he felt that the question was no longer whether investing in this direction could make money, but whether it could directly lead the companies he invested in to stay ahead of the times and even form a monopoly.

Yes, he has studied programming.

Walking down the street, Angel could clearly sense that many people were watching him.

It's not a problem with his clothes; it's perfectly normal for kids his age to wear unusual clothes.

Compared to that, they were more concerned about why Angell was walking alone on the street.

Moreover, he really does look like he's lost...

"Little friend, why are you here all alone... Do you need me to help you contact your parents?" Angel was stopped by a kind citizen shortly after walking down the street.

Angell looked up at her, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "No need, I just came out to take care of some things. Could you help me hail a taxi? I ​​tried to call one earlier... but the driver didn't seem to see me."

Five minutes later, Angell sat in the taxi and said "stock market," which drew a surprised look from the driver.

Twenty minutes later, Angell stood at the entrance of the stock exchange and began... to look for young people who needed investment.

In investing, there is a type of investment called venture capital.

It roughly means actively seeking out and investing in promising internet startups.

Generally speaking, you can get to know entrepreneurs and learn about their projects by participating in entrepreneurial events, technology exhibitions, and other similar activities.

However... besides the methods mentioned above, there is another very unorthodox method, which is to block the entrance of the stock exchange to attract investment.

Angell stood there, pretending to be an innocent child waiting for his parents to come out, and quietly observed.

He didn't leave until 5 p.m., and on the way he bought all kinds of newspapers.

"Weren't you going to make an investment? Why did you stand at the door all day and do nothing? And now you're leaving?" Vold asked, somewhat puzzled, in the taxi on the way back.

While reading the newspaper, Angell answered in a coaxing tone, as if speaking to a child:

"Oh, my dear Vold, do you think—"

"Is it reasonable for an eleven-year-old child like me to be able to make an investment in a completely unfamiliar world and make the right investment after only reading newspapers for a few days?"

"If I really do it... well, then no one should doubt that I am the Dark Lord, or the son of that Demon Lord. They should think that Lucius actually instructed me to do all this, thus putting our allies in the spotlight?"

Malfoy's open and aboveboard investment in the Muggle economy... well, that's really... hard to explain.

Whether Lucius actually invested in the Muggle industry is unclear to Angel (he probably did), but he certainly wouldn't dare to openly admit it.

Because in the eyes of other pure-blood families, this is tantamount to betrayal.

"So you were just... looking for suitable investment targets? I saw several people at the door trying to attract investment; they were probably all software developers."

“I am indeed observing... but it’s not enough. Those people from before are no good; they are too self-centered. I need someone who can listen to me.”

"...You're really quite serious..."

Back at the Leaky Cauldron, Angor rummaged through the newspapers he had bought that day, took out his cauldron and magical materials, and continued practicing making potions.

It's not good to practice spells in the room—the spells he really needs to practice, if not controlled properly, will make too much noise, attract attention, and be impossible to explain. It's better to practice other spells.

He does have memories, that's true, but there's something called feel, and Angel is currently cultivating his feel for it.

—Ever since he started causing trouble in the wizarding world, he hasn't made any potions himself. Now it's not just a matter of declining proficiency, but a complete loss of the feel for it.

For the next two weeks, Angell maintained his habit of going to the stock exchange every day to observe. Although this was part of his performance, he did indeed observe some useful information.

Of course, he would occasionally wander into Diagon Alley.

His main task was to browse through books in secondhand bookstores—he specifically chose some obscure titles to look at, as if he were reading stories. Occasionally, he would also look at some rather dry "educational materials" to stimulate his hazy memories.

The side quest involves eating all sorts of desserts, and then mentally arguing with Vold over taste preferences.

"We have the same memories... I really don't know which memory made you so obsessed with strawberries!"

"Xu Congwei always bought strawberry ice cream at McDonald's before!"

"That was just a rare occurrence!"

Hmm, his mind was churning, but on the surface, he maintained a completely expressionless face.

And Angel's daily trips to the Muggle world became a topic of conversation for many people in the Leaky Cauldron.

Sitting in a corner of the Leaky Cauldron bar, Angel quickly finished his dinner.

“Angol, you’ve returned from…” A wizard in tattered black robes pointed to the door, “that trading center of yours. How was it? Any gains?”

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Background information (for educational purposes, not to affect reading comprehension)

In the 1960s, against the backdrop of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the United States began developing ARPANET to meet the need for its military command systems to maintain normal communications even under attack. In 1969, ARPANET was initially established with only four nodes distributed across four mainframe computers at four universities. Its purpose was to facilitate resource sharing among universities, and it was initially protected as a top-secret network by the U.S. Department of Defense.

As time went on, ARPANET continued to grow and expand, connecting over 100 mainframes by 1975. It then completed its network testing phase and was handed over to the Defense Communications Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense for official operation. In the 70s, in-depth research into network interconnection technology led to the emergence and continuous development of the TCP/IP protocol. In 1983, ARPANET officially replaced its core network protocol from NCP to TCP/IP. That same year, ARPANET was also divided into the military version, Milnet, and the civilian version.

By the late 1980s, the number of computers connected to the National Science Foundation network (NSFnet) far exceeded the number of ARPANET users. On June 1, 1990, ARPANET was officially dismantled, and NSFnet completely replaced ARPANET as the backbone of the Internet. This marked the beginning of the Internet's transformation from military to civilian use, and from scientific research to commerce. This transformation laid the foundation for the widespread adoption and commercial application of the Internet, subsequently sparking a global wave of Internet entrepreneurship and the rapid development of the Internet industry.