Recently, I watched two major Chinese animation works, "Xian Ni" and "Fan Ren Xiu Xian Zhuan," and I found that the protagonists of these two works actually reflect two completely different investment philosophies, which is quite interesting.

First, let's talk about "Fan Ren Xiu Xian Zhuan." The early production modeling is average, but the storyline framework is solid, with a full cast of supporting characters, and the characters are fleshed out. Although the modeling became more refined in later stages, the plot quality declined significantly. However, the secondary creation ecosystem of this work is top-tier, which explains why it remains a leading Chinese animation.

"Xian Ni" is the other extreme. The production level remains stable throughout, with little fluctuation. The most conscientious aspect of the production team is that they never water down or drag out the plot. Although the later power-up settings are somewhat chaotic and the story pacing begins to repeat, the sense of excitement is always present, and its overall strength can be ranked in the TOP 2.

Interestingly, the protagonists of these two works are both very savvy about investing—just with completely opposite approaches.

Han Li follows the standard "value + conservative" route. His most famous nickname is "Han Pao Pao." When faced with uncontrollable situations (market frenzy or crashes), he never stubbornly fights but evacuates at the first sign of trouble. He never confronts top-tier bigwigs head-on, preferring to pick up bargains on the fringes, with low risk preference and a focus on long-term compound interest—that's his investment fundamental.

But there's a problem—ordinary people who only imitate Han Li will find it hard to improve quickly. The reason is simple: we lack the time advantage and external tools like the Heavenly Talisman. The essence of investing is a triangular balance of "win rate - odds - efficiency." Han Li can ignore efficiency and seek assets with the highest win rate and odds, but we can't.

Wang Lin is different. This guy is a pure contrarian, with a very high risk appetite. "Follow the trend in the mortal realm, oppose in the immortal realm." He has spent his life fighting against market expectations. When the whole world is bearish (extremely pessimistic expectations), he insists on surviving. This is true contrarian investing—seeing through the cycle of bull and bear markets, catching opportunities at the end of a dull bear market, and being alert to death at the top of a hot bull market.

The "Extreme Realm" setting is very interesting; it’s a metaphor for having an explosive risk appetite, being invincible at the same level, but always stuck at a certain stage (like large capital scale limiting freedom). In the end, Wang Lin still broke through by trading on the left side and continuously opposing the market.

To summarize: Han Li teaches how to survive—risk control first, maintaining low drawdowns, and gradually accumulating; Wang Lin teaches how to dare to act—maintaining contrarian courage in extreme pessimism.

One last word: don't believe in the protagonist halo. In reality, none of us are dead. As ordinary investors, surviving is the most important task. Being too aggressive often leads to disastrous consequences.