The Chief Economist is actually a very prestigious position, mainly focused on research plus PR/IR.

If your trading is average or terrible, but you have good looks (like Hong Hao), know what to say to attract attention (like Li Bei), or have excellent market interpretation skills (even if forced, like Zhang Yidong),
then you are inherently a top-tier figure.
The excellence of this track is still greatly underestimated by veteran players in the crypto circle;
theoretically, it’s relatively easy to achieve a “Base + Bonus + near-zero risk altcoin exposure.”
But the guys are still competing in the crypto trading arena, where the difficulty level is huge and the overall EV is heavily negative.
Traditional finance, although it has many somewhat abstract (Chief) Economists, such as flight attendant Rugger Professor, the opportunist Xiang Songzuo, the hair growth ambassador Ren Bo, the “most diligent” macro researcher Ming Shou...
But there are also outstanding figures like Peng Wensheng, Gao Shanwen (although he’s been silenced), Li Xunlei (though he’s full of gossip), Sun Guofeng (scholar and official, though he’s already in),...
If you can’t become a chief, working as a “analyst” similar to a chief in the crypto world is also a highly cost-effective choice.