Dog Brother GoKu challenges to survive in Hong Kong for 7 days using only cryptocurrency Recap

Day 1 Journey:

• 14:00 Start at West Kowloon Station: Goku met his friend Wang Fugui at West Kowloon Station, officially starting the 7-day digital currency survival challenge.

• 15:30 Starbucks: Inquired with the staff whether digital currency could be used, but to no avail. However, received a cup of hot water and discussed the plan for the first day at Starbucks.

• 16:00 Attempt at Apple Flagship Store in Tsim Sha Tsui: Arrived at the Apple flagship store in Tsim Sha Tsui, where Goku successfully held an online meeting for an hour using the store's high-speed Wi-Fi. However, he encountered failure when trying to purchase AirPods with digital currency.

• 18:00 Searching for a coffee shop: Based on clues from netizens, searched for a coffee shop that cooperates with Coffee DAO, but mistakenly entered Chungking Mansions. Later found the coffee shop next to Chungking Mansions and asked the owner, who said digital currency could not be used, so he did not get to drink coffee.

• 18:30 Setbacks at Chungking Mansions: In the famous Chungking Mansions, hoped to use digital currency for payment. Unfortunately, neither the light meal shop nor 7-Eleven could successfully use digital currency. Even the attempt to "crash" a meal at the Peninsula Hotel as an internet celebrity failed, and he could only taste a small piece of cheese at the supermarket downstairs.

• 19:00 Peninsula Hotel: Goku and Wang Fugui went to the Peninsula Hotel, trying to get some supplies through Wang Fugui's identity as a store explorer, but still failed. They rested in the lobby and drank water. Shortly after, on their way to the basement, they encountered a wine exchange. Goku entered to inquire if digital currency could be used for purchase, but to no avail, and continued searching for clues, only able to taste a small piece of cheese at the Italian supermarket downstairs.

• 21:00 Tribute to He Youbing: After arriving at a barbecue restaurant in Mong Kok, with about an hour left until the 22:00 reservation time, Goku and Wang Fugui went to a nearby McDonald's to discuss the next steps. During the discussion, they learned from some local second-hand websites that a merchant was willing to accept digital currency for exchanging bicycles, but bicycles are hard to use in downtown Hong Kong, so they did not adopt it. Considering that they had not found a place to stay on the first day, they tentatively decided to stay at McDonald's, also to pay tribute to He Youbing, who once challenged to survive in the mainland using Bitcoin.

• 22:00 Fugui's friend's barbecue restaurant: In the evening, they arrived at Wang Fugui's friend's barbecue restaurant, but it also did not support digital currency payments. Wang Fugui enjoyed an 800 yuan barbecue feast, while Goku stayed true to his original intention and started a live broadcast, remaining indifferent to the feast before him.

• 23:10 Successful dinner: After a series of attempts and failures, they finally successfully used digital currency for consumption at Subtle Island restaurant recommended by the #Rats community, spending 87U, equivalent to over 200,000 Rats coins, located on the 4th floor of the Yau Shing Commercial Center, 51 Sai Yeung Choi South Street, Mong Kok. ✅
• Staying at McDonald's: While sitting in McDonald's, Goku saw many people working or wandering in Hong Kong, lying neatly in a row on the tables, and found an empty seat to sit down, managing to rest through the night.

Day 2 Journey:

• 11:00 Unexpected joy: Goku woke up in McDonald's and was pleasantly surprised that the 80U dining fee from yesterday had earned him an additional 30U due to the rise in #Rats.

• 11:40 Anle Coffee: The next day, based on netizens' reminders, Goku found a coffee shop called Anle Coffee near Prince Edward, which is also a partner of Coffee DAO and accepts digital currency. They immediately walked to this coffee shop. Upon entering, they asked the staff, who initially said it was not supported, but then Goku directly asked the staff if digital currency could be used for payment, and the manager suddenly said they could. ✅

• 15:30 Booking a hotel: After working and editing videos at the café for an afternoon, Goku discovered a website where he could book a hotel and attempted to do so using digital currency. He used the travel booking platform @travalacom and successfully booked a hotel for 228 TRC20 USDT. ✅

• 14:40 A small episode: After arriving at the hotel, he encountered a small episode, having selected the wrong date when booking, which prevented him from checking in.

• 15:00 Successfully booked a hotel: After coordinating with the customer service of the hotel website, Goku successfully resolved the issue and booked a hotel in Hong Kong using digital currency.

Expense summary:

Spent 460U on @binance investment through @travalacom (of which 231U will be refunded in seven days)

Coffee expenses were 30U.

Day 3 Journey:

• 09:55 Breakfast: After getting up, he went to the restaurant for breakfast, everything went smoothly.

• 11:00 Check-out episode: Spent an hour drying clothes, preparing to check out, but due to the clothes not being fully dry, he ultimately could not check out successfully.

• 12:00: Facing the dilemma of wet clothes, Goku decided to go to the Pricerite store suggested by @Ru7 Longcrypto to buy daily necessities, which reportedly supports digital currency payments. ✅

• 14:30 A series of failures: After two and a half hours of effort, he encountered a series of failures. The hotel made another wrong order, resulting in a loss of 168U; he could not successfully shop at U Purchase and Pricerite; the new concept store was too far away; the massage shop and café also faced failures; meanwhile, the content of his video account was harmonized.

• 17:30 Meeting new friends: After finishing work at Anle Coffee, he met several new friends from the crypto circle, spending 80USDT. ✅

• 17:45 Walking to Ganba Restaurant: After finishing work at the café, they prepared to head to Ganba Restaurant in Hung Hom based on clues provided by netizens. This is a Japanese restaurant, and walking from Prince Edward to Hung Hom and back is nearly 6 kilometers. Goku and Wang Fugui walked all the way, with light rain falling from the sky. On the way, a Hong Kong big shot invited Goku to a dinner, but according to Goku's challenge rules, he did not go and continued walking to Hung Hom, experiencing ups and downs along the way, worrying whether this restaurant really supports digital currency.

• 19:16 Arriving at Ganba Restaurant: Upon arriving at Ganba Restaurant, the owner was very friendly and provided service, successfully using 0.00194 BTC for consumption. ✅

• 22:00 Wang Fugui's challenge ends: After walking back to the hotel from Hung Hom, Fugui's three-day challenge finally ended, and Goku would continue the remaining four days of the challenge alone.

Remaining funds: 970U

Day 4 Journey:

• 11:00 Cost-saving: Goku faced a tight budget. To save costs, he ordered a capsule room priced at 59U and started a new day. ✅

• 12:00 Coffee and work: After waking up, Goku urgently needed a cup of coffee and a place to work. To maintain elegance, he decided to use a desk at a trading company near Tsim Sha Tsui while enjoying coffee, while planning how to find transportation to Central.

• 12:40 Coffee shop encounter: While wandering the streets, he originally planned to go to the trading company's office but changed his mind due to the no-photography policy. Ultimately, he met a young guy at a coffee shop, spending 15U on coffee and experiencing the warm hospitality of the owner. ✅

• 13:40 Haircut: Through a friend's introduction @BoscoY6, Goku went to a nearby barbershop. The barber had been trading cryptocurrencies for years, and Goku successfully got a haircut for 52U, praising the use of the JPEX platform. ✅

• 15:00 Wang Fugui joins as a reporter: Wang Fugui came to Anle Coffee to meet Goku, and at this point, he joined Goku's challenge as a recorder.

• 15:30 Encounter with an Uber driver: He continued to work at Anle Coffee, determined to find a way to cross the sea to Central. After spending 26USDT at a coffee shop, his friend Ruki contacted Summer, a former Uber driver, successfully crossing the sea from Prince Edward to a bar in Central, with a fare of 50U. ✅

• 17:50: Coffee + snacks spent 26USDT ✅

• 20:00 Bar chat: Goku arrived at the upscale bar AOAO in Lan Kwai Fong, Central. Although the owner offered drinks, he insisted on paying the entire bill himself, totaling 350U. ✅ Here, he dined with friends, enjoying a bit of luxury under the challenge conditions. Two of Goku's other friends also joined, along with the bar owner and his girlfriend, totaling seven people, discussing the value of Bitcoin, sharing investment experiences, Goku's house-selling bottom-fishing, and their respective liquidation experiences, successfully preaching Bitcoin to the bar owner and advising him to stay away from contracts. This day was full of surprises and unexpected gains, adding more color to the digital currency survival challenge.

Day 5 Journey:

• 2:00 AM: He arrived at Kim Lun Building but encountered a "haunted house" incident that troubled him.

• 5:00: Arrived at McDonald's in Tsim Sha Tsui, starting a new day.

• 12:00 Balance warning: Goku's balance was only about 400U.

• 14:00 Enjoying traditional Chinese medicine: Spent 50U on traditional Chinese medicine treatment and chiropractic therapy, receiving excellent feedback on his health. Thanks to @OfficialYibi's support, over 50 merchants in Hong Kong now accept digital currency payments, and Goku chose to download YIBI and recharge to pay the owner. ✅

• 18:00 Balance zeroed: Went to a KTV that supports digital currency payments and offers billiards. In the billiards match, each game cost 100U, and he lost the first three games to the professional players there. In the last game, he successfully defeated his opponent with the remaining 50U, but lost all 150U in the subsequent challenges, bringing his balance to zero. ✅

• Late at night, Goku launched an online consulting service, charging 200U/hour or the equivalent in BTC. This day's challenge made him experience ups and downs, constantly facing various tests and opportunities. Goku still spent the night at McDonald's, where he scheduled a consultation with a client at a nearby Starbucks for the next day.

Day 6 Journey:

Day 6 of the digital currency survival challenge was a turning point for Goku.

• 08:26: After being awakened by McDonald's staff, he decided to head out to K11. On the way, Goku observed that everyone was weary and hurried, which brought a rhythmic experience. At this time, the balance was 300U.

• 10:35 Counterattack: After working for 7 consecutive hours, he received 4 fans coming for consultations and communicated with Master Gu Erfa from the Hong Kong project Yuliverse. After working at Starbucks for over an hour, he had already received five marketing growth consulting inquiries, showing signs of a comeback.

• The deposits from two consulting service fees received yesterday brought new opportunities. With only 27 hours left until the end of the digital currency survival challenge, the balance was 500U (deposit). Goku planned to use the earned money to book a hotel and take a shower. ✅

• 15:00 Meeting with Master Gu Erfa: Wang Fugui and Goku met at Starbucks, and based on Sunny's clues, the three of them, including Wang Fugui, Goku, and Master Gu Erfa, went to a nearby bar that supports YIBI's digital currency payments, where they enjoyed their fourth restaurant willing to accept digital currency.

• Ultimately, Goku successfully completed the goal of surviving for seven days using digital currency. This day was a turning point for him as he continuously faced challenges and ultimately achieved success.

Here are the scenes of successfully using digital currency over these 7 days:
Day 1:

1. 23:10 Successfully used digital currency for consumption at Subtle Island restaurant promoted by the #Rats community, spending 87U.

Located on the 4th floor of the Yau Shing Commercial Center, 51 Sai Yeung Choi South Street, Mong Kok. ✅

Day 2;

2. 11:40 Used digital currency to buy coffee at Anle Coffee. ✅

3. 15:30 Used the travel booking platform @travalacom, spending 228 TRC20 USDT to successfully book a hotel. ✅

Day 3:

4. 12:00 Purchased daily necessities with digital currency at the Pricerite store suggested by @Ru7 Longcrypto. ✅

5. 17:30 Finished working at Anle Coffee and met several new friends from the crypto circle, spending 80USDT. ✅

6. 19:16 Arrived at Ganba Restaurant and successfully used 0.00194 BTC for consumption. ✅

Day 4:

7. 11:00 Ordered a capsule room priced at 59U. ✅

8. 12:40 Met a young guy at a coffee shop, spending 15U on coffee. ✅

9. 13:40 Went to a nearby barbershop through @BoscoY6's introduction, successfully getting a haircut for 52U. ✅

10. 15:30 Met Summer, a former Uber driver, successfully crossing the sea from Prince Edward to a bar in Central, with a fare of 50U. ✅

11. 17:50: Coffee + snacks spent 26USDT ✅

12. 20:00 At the upscale bar AOAO in Central, spent 350U. ✅

Day 5:

13. 14:00 Spent 50U on traditional Chinese medicine treatment and chiropractic therapy. ✅

14. 18:00 Went to a KTV that supports digital currency payments and offers billiards, losing all 150U. ✅

Day 6:

15. Received consulting service fees the previous day, with only 27 hours left until the survival challenge ended, and a balance of 500U (deposit). Goku used the earned money to book a hotel and take a shower. ✅

In total, there were 15 instances of using digital currency.

During the seven-day challenge, there were an average of over 30 inquiries per day, totaling over 200 inquiries to merchants about whether they could use digital currency, of which only one was successful from a cold visit, while the rest were based on clues provided by netizens. The support rate accounted for 15/200 = 7.5%.

The "Goku's Challenge to Survive in Hong Kong for 7 Days Using Only Digital Currency" event has come to an end. After returning to calm, Goku wrote down his thoughts:

"This challenge has left me feeling a bit unsettled. Normally, I tend to procrastinate, but now I am very efficient in doing things, and speaking with strangers on the street feels very natural, even a bit socially adept. After dropping my luggage, I feel like I'm walking with the wind.

If this is a show, it is better defined as a journey of self-cultivation. In 7 days, while maintaining normal work, I averaged 11,100 steps per day, inquired whether digital currency was supported over 200 times, edited 21 videos, stayed at McDonald's three times, and walked over 35 miles.

What touched me the most was not how much digital currency can be applied, but those grassroots individuals who are busy just surviving. They may not have the time to learn about digital currency, nor the desire to understand new things; their only daily tasks are to work and survive, like walking corpses.

I enjoyed sleeping in McDonald's, where I saw many people, some losing hope in life, with purple legs from diabetes; others were young boys and girls enjoying the nightlife, taking a break at McDonald's after a few drinks; and even a lewd uncle who came to tip a female streamer and flirt, rushing back after receiving a call from his wife. These seven days felt like seven months, and I measured this city with my eyes and legs. Is digital currency important? It is very important to me, but for many, it is not that significant…

I feel like I won this challenge, but I probably won't continue challenging in the future. Firstly, because it is really exhausting, and secondly, I feel I am a small part of the preaching community. The greatest gain is not to try to force others to accept something, but what I truly learned is to accept and understand the operational logic of this world.

Do well in yourself, and wait for the flowers to bloom.

Finally, I want to thank all the brothers who helped me during this trip to Hong Kong. Thank you!"