Stock Market Tip
In the middle of the series, Fong Chin-bok receives a prophetic "Tip for Stock Market Invincibility" from his mentor Yip Tin, who has since become mentally unstable. The words are initially arranged in an incoherent manner and not decipherable. Not until the end of the series did viewers, and Fong Chin-bok, notice what the tip is.
The original "Tip for Stock Market Invincibility" is re-arranged into a poem and then translated to :
"The original intent of the stock market is to allow a place for people to gather capital, which leads to a prosperous society where everyone gains. However, human instinct tends towards the greedy, and many will go to no end to gain unearned wealth. Thus, a paradise turns into hell, complete with ceaseless violence and killing. Countless people become penniless, even lose their lives. The winners lose all conscience and become inhuman. I have been in the stock market for years, and I have never seen a true winner. A smart person should know that this is a battlefield where no winners will emerge. There is only one way to win: leave the market early."
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