The market was dead at the end of the year, and I wasn't in a great mood.

But I couldn't help but feel better after hearing friends say one was delayed in financing, another went public and then delisted... suddenly my mood brightened. Turns out no one is having an easy time.
My poker buddy also came to Beijing and was whining to me early in the morning. In this freezing weather, he still has to attend reading meetings every day, working non-stop for several days, making it impossible to play mahjong at night.
I comforted him happily: No worries, fifty is the age to take risks!