In ancient times, a young lady met a poor scholar who was on his way to Beijing to take the imperial exam, seeking shelter from the rain. She discovered he was particularly talented and handsome, so that night, something happened between the two of them.

The next day, when the young lady saw the scholar off, she wiped her tears and told him, "If you pass the exam, please don't forget me," and she gave him silver for the journey.
The scholar immediately swore that he would repay her double in the future, then turned around and continued on his way.
The young lady watched the scholar walk away, then told her maid to record the scholar's name in a small notebook.
The maid, on the side, noted that this was already the 30th scholar.
The young lady said, "There's no way around it; one of them has to pass."
This matter is called venture capital.
Meanwhile, the scholar also asked the pageboy to record the young lady's name.
The pageboy also sighed, saying, "This is already dozens."
For the scholar, this is called financing.
The pageboy asked the scholar, "Since we left home three years ago, we've met over fifty women, walking back and forth on this road. Aren't we going to Beijing to take the exam?"
The scholar lamented, "Taking the exam to become an official is for money and women. I already have over fifty women now; what’s the point of taking the exam? That’s just a bubble."
Meanwhile, the maid finished recording the scholar's name and then took out a small personal notebook from her bosom, recording the name of the 30th pageboy.
The maid's action is called co-investment.
The pageboy reminisced about the taste of over fifty maids, weighed the silver in his pocket, and tightly followed the young master.
This is called matching the right platform.
Finally, upon arriving in the capital, the scholar used one-third of his silver to gamble at the casino, betting on himself not passing the exam.
This is called risk hedging.
Later, the scholar was favored by the princess and was directly appointed as her consort without taking the exam.
This is called a backdoor listing.
After becoming the prince consort, because he couldn't fulfill the promises made to the over fifty women earlier, their investments were lost, which is called a P2P bubble burst.
These young ladies waited for the scholar to become successful and then discarded him, feeling they had been scammed in their early investments, and went to the capital to protest.
This is called rights protection.
The emperor, upon learning this, was very angry and wanted to execute the scholar immediately.
This is called delisting.
Just as the execution was about to happen, a eunuch shouted for mercy, revealing that the scholar's mother had a relationship with the emperor.
The scholar was pardoned, which is called market rescue.
After the scholar was saved, the emperor issued an imperial decree, making all the over fifty women concubines of the prince, to bask in the imperial grace.
This is called debt-to-equity swap.
Because one of the young ladies carried a certain virus, it infected everyone, leading to an epidemic.
This is called systemic financial risk.
The scholar quickly sought a doctor and found he was not infected—just a false alarm.
To reduce future risks, he only dared to seek out noble ladies, and this move is called deleveraging.
Later, these concubines felt they had no use and started looking for new benefactors.
This is called an angel round.