This chapter opens with a flashback to a time when the protagonist was a child. He was fired from his job because his boss had told him to look for a new one. The protagonist tells us that his boss, Mr. wang-hong, is a "person with a fate" and that he can "get luck from him" . He tells the protagonist that he has lost his job, but that he still wants to find someone to work for him. He asks the protagonist to keep a "distance" from him, and the protagonist tells him that he is "quite wealthy" and will not be affected by his bad luck. He says that he knows the protagonist's name, and he can help the protagonist get rid of his "bad luck." The protagonist says that if the protagonist can "really" solve his problem, then the protagonist will be his boss and he will do whatever the boss wants. He promises that if he says he can solve the problem, other people will think he is useless, but he is different from them. He also says that the protagonist is looking for him because he is about to marry a woman. He apologizes and says he will need some time to talk to the protagonist. He wants to talk about the marriage, but the protagonist says he needs to get back to his room and clean up. He shows the protagonist the book, and she is convinced that the book is powerful.