Someone did the math: if five years ago, you had 1 million and invested it separately in A-shares and crypto, what would the situation be now?

First, let's look at the traditional market—China Merchants Bank is still holding up, with a book value of 940,000, a 6% loss; Moutai has dropped to 830,000; Ping An of China was cut in half to just 630,000; Enjie and SF Express fared worse, with 480,000 and 570,000 respectively; China Duty Free is down to 370,000; Haitan Flavoring is at 230,000; Vanke's performance was the worst, ending with 170,000.

Now, look at the crypto scene:
Bitcoin nearly quadrupled, reaching 3,914,000;
Ethereum performed even better, hitting 5,508,000;
A leading exchange platform token skyrocketed to 32,005,000;
Solana? An astonishing 80,024,000, enough to change lives.

With the data in front of us, traditional value investing faced almost total defeat against the A-shares of these five years; crypto, despite the rollercoaster, has long freed those who held on. Of course, this is just backtest data and doesn't predict the future—but it’s undeniable that choosing the right track can really save a decade of effort.