From Zero-Dollar Loot to the Richest Man: Failing My Way to the Top in America

Waking up as the owner of a failing neighborhood bodega in America, Zheng Qian is immediately hit with a worst-case scenario: a "zero-dollar purchase" by local looters. Fortunately, he is bound to a Business Refund System with a twist—company profits belong to the firm, but accumulated losses go straight into his own pocket. Seeing an easy path to personal wealth, Zheng sets out to tank the business, only to accidentally revitalize the dying shop into a legendary retail sensation akin to China's beloved Pangdonglai. Things only spiral further out of control. Hoping for trouble, he places his store next to a notorious, high-crime block, only for a local Chinese eatery to turn it into an internet-famous landmark praised by the government as a model of community policing. Desperate to burn cash, he acquires a struggling beverage company, but his attempts to fail result in the accidental viral craze of bizarre Eastern herbal drinks across America. Facing a barrage of adoring journalists convinced his cycling to work and claims of poverty are signs of profound billionaire humility, a thoroughly exhausted Zheng can only maintain a silent, tearful grin as the reluctant world's richest man.