I recently came across a very interesting人物 story, about the rise of a certain big shot in the cryptocurrency world. After reading it, I finally understood what a complete evolution chain from "top student to businessman to coin manipulator" looks like.

This guy scored just over 20 points in high school physics, originally far from being able to get into Peking University. But he used three tricks—hard studying, high school transfer, and a new concept essay contest—to force his way into PKU with a score of 650. This first step was crucial because once the PKU brand was established, the entire business world’s doors opened.

After entering PKU, he was thinking about how to expand his influence. In 2010, with his identity as a PKU student and winning first prize in the New Concept Essay Contest, he infiltrated Southern Weekly as an intern editor. This guy was pretty savvy—when publishing articles, he directly removed the words "intern editor" and changed it to "at Southern Weekly." At that time, print media still had influence, especially among businesspeople, and he used this to build a presence in the business circle. Later, he even appeared on the cover of Asia Weekly with a certain writer, instantly upgrading his identity to "Asia Weekly cover figure."

The real turning point came when, through recommendation letters from the PKU dean and venture capital bigwigs, he entered Hupan University, founded by nine big names including Jack Ma, Liu Chuanzhi, and Shi Yuzhu. After attending a few classes, his identity shifted again—becoming "Jack Ma’s youngest disciple." In that circle, he got in touch with true internet and business giants.

With this background and network, he sniffed out the blockchain opportunity. First, he became the CEO of Greater China for an international digital currency company, then realized this track was just too suitable for him. He found a few people, directly copied Ethereum’s code, and built his own public chain project—TRON.

Next came the classic crypto圈套路. First, hype—buy a certain amount of coins and give away luxury cars to attract retail investors. After the project launched, he developed over 500 applications, most of which pointed toward one direction: gambling games.

This is the core of the "Sun割" phenomenon in the crypto圈—one side harvesting韭菜, the other planting菠菜. As the project owner, he controlled over 90% of the chips, with a printing press in his hand. Price fluctuations were entirely dictated by him—more powerful than the super whales in the stock market, and with no regulation whatsoever. On January 5, 2018, when TRON’s price surged, he sold off 6 billion tokens in one go, cashing out $300 million in a single day.

Honestly, this guy is relatively "conscientious" in the crypto圈—at least after harvesting韭菜, he still fertilizes the project, rather than running away immediately. But this model is fundamentally a game of the house, with risks far bloodier than traditional financial markets.

After reading this story, you understand: from top student to businessman to crypto教主, each step is about accumulating discourse power and resources. PKU gave him an entry ticket, Southern Weekly and Hupan University provided credibility, and finally, blockchain gave him the tools to achieve financial freedom. The whole process is a game of asymmetric information—using identity and narrative to attract韭菜 into the game.