With no other choice, Jiang Ye had to personally investigate the news from the planetary trading market.
He began to think that if it really didn't work out, he would settle for a smaller artificial star system and not buy such a large one.
It felt like a young person enthusiastically going to buy a house, originally wanting a 200-square-meter luxury apartment. Upon entering the sales office, they found the price so high and their pockets so flat, they naturally started looking at smaller houses under 100 square meters, thinking that small and exquisite was also quite good.
Jiang Ye spent a full month investigating the planetary trading market.
He suddenly made a major discovery.
Over the past thirty years, the average price in the entire planetary trading market had been steadily rising.
Moreover, in the last five years, the rate of increase had been accelerating!
Jiang Ye was initially very cautious, thinking it was some kind of bubble.
However, after meticulously reviewing the development status of each transacted planet, Jiang Ye discovered something even more exciting.
There was no bubble at all.
In fact, the market hadn't fully taken off yet!
The reason was simple: the vast majority of transacted planets had developed extremely rapidly, with populations expanding swiftly.
Some planets sold thirty years ago had, on average, paid for themselves within ten years.
By the fifteen-year mark, most planets had even seen their economic scale multiply several times over. Those who had bought planets back then had made a fortune!
Jiang Ye didn't rush. He convened the economists under his command to study the planetary trading market.
The economists quickly divided into two camps.
One camp reached the same conclusion as Jiang Ye: the market was about to explode, and the prices of all celestial bodies would skyrocket in the future.
The other camp held a conservative view, believing that the current market curve was merely a small ripple in a grand economic oscillation and not representative.
Furthermore, the planetary trading market was too heavily influenced by macro factors. If the Galactic Empire grew stronger and expanded at a high speed, planets would become more valuable. If the Galactic Empire suddenly shifted to conservative development in a few years, the entire market would collapse overnight.
The economists from both camps argued endlessly, engaging in constant verbal battles, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
Jiang Ye was speechless and suddenly felt that employing so many scholars was of little use.
Relying on them for reliable advice was as likely as pie falling from the sky.
After careful consideration, Jiang Ye arranged to meet Huan Yunhe.
The meeting took place in a private conference room in the Exile Star Space City.
After shaking hands and sitting down, Jiang Ye got straight to the point. "I plan to spend one hundred trillion to purchase several planets that are stable, easy to resell, and have significant appreciation potential. I hope you can provide some recommendations."
Huan Yunhe was surprised by Jiang Ye's actions. "Mr. Jiang, you intend to... speculate on planets?"
"Yes," Jiang Ye nodded. "I judge that this market is on the eve of an explosion."
"I have a similar feeling, but I dare not guarantee it to you," Huan Yunhe shook his head. "Over the past few hundred years, the entire planetary market has been fluctuating, rising for decades and falling for decades. It's hard to say where we are now. It might continue to rise for a few more years, or it might enter winter within a month."
"I have reviewed the social development indices, the status of various planets, economic curves, and population curves for the past three hundred and thirty years," Jiang Ye said. "The situation this time is different from before. I believe in my judgment; the macro factors will not change."
"Alright, if it's purely for investment planets, there are indeed many choices," Huan Yunhe nodded.
In less than an hour, Huan Yunhe listed a large number of planets that could be invested in.
Jiang Ye didn't make a decision immediately. Instead, he spent two days considering everything, inquiring about each planet through various channels, and discussing with Feng Zhi Shuang and the economists under him.
Finally, Jiang Ye decided to purchase one star, one planet, and one moon.
The investment star he bought was very young, only two billion years old, slightly larger than the Sun, and very stable. If it were converted to cars, it would be like a Beetle – not luxurious, nor particularly practical, but certainly appealing to a specific clientele. He acquired it for 48 trillion.
The investment planet was a cold, desolate small planet. Ten billion years ago, life had once existed there, but later the star in its system perished, causing the planet to become utterly lifeless. He acquired it for 40 trillion.
The investment moon was slightly larger than Earth's moon, with rivers and mineral deposits on its surface, making it quite rich. It was also more expensive, costing 12 trillion.
The paperwork took a full half month to complete, and all three celestial bodies were transferred to Cen Yemeng's name.
Jiang Ye hadn't passed his exams yet and couldn't hold more planets.
Jiang Ye once again felt the pain of being a poor student, akin to not having received his degree certificate while numerous companies came for campus recruitment, all rejecting him due to lack of credentials. Cen Yemeng, on the other hand, was a laid-back classmate who never applied for jobs but repeatedly received offers due to her complete documentation, winning effortlessly.
After the paperwork was finished, Cen Yemeng was quite smug.
That evening, back home, sitting on the soft, large bed in the bedroom, Cen Yemeng began to wink and joke with Jiang Ye.
"These three planets are now under my name, so they have nothing to do with you!" Cen Yemeng raised her chin. "Husband, are you going to cry?"
Jiang Ye hugged her. "Don't do that, wife, you're bullying me."
"I'm bullying you, and when I bully you, I feel good," Cen Yemeng said softly. "To get these planets back, you have to work hard and redeem them slowly."
"I'll give you two hundred million a day!" Jiang Ye said, pushing his wife onto the large pillow.
Cen Yemeng blushed and giggled. "That's too much!"
Jiang Ye had originally planned to wait four or five years, until he had the opportunity to sell the investment planets. In four or five years, the major planets should have accumulated enough savings to buy a star.
He never expected that less than a month after completing the paperwork, the opportunity would arise.
One evening, Jiang Ye was lying comfortably on the massage bed at home, eyes half-closed, enjoying Cen Yemeng giving him an essential oil back massage.
His phone suddenly rang.
Jiang Ye glanced at it; it was Huan Yunhe. He immediately sat up and answered the call.
"Good news, a buyer has come forward," Huan Yunhe said. "Yan Guangyuan, a interstellar wealthy merchant. He's been busy for over a hundred years and is tired. He wants to buy a planet to become its 'planet lord,' transitioning from the vastness of the martial world to the order of the court. I recommended your investment planet to him, and he's interested."
"What's the price?" Jiang Ye asked.
"He says he can offer 43 trillion, which is the market price. I've gathered some intelligence on him, and I estimate he can offer more," Huan Yunhe said. "What's your expected price?"
Jiang Ye beamed, already ecstatic.
He had bought it for only 40 trillion a month ago.
In just one month, someone was willing to pay three trillion more!
The market was indeed heating up, and at a rather rapid pace!
"Ask him for fifty trillion and see his reaction," Jiang Ye said. "How much is your intermediary fee?"