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You don't need day old rice to make fried rice. You can do it with fresh rice as long as you use a little less water and you cool it down before using it. Steaming the rice would give a better result as well.

Also the secret to a good fried rice is not to use too much sauce. The purpose of soy sauce is to flavor but not season the rice and you add the soy sauce to the side of the pan allowing it to evaporate to get the the smoky wok hei flavor. Season with white pepper and salt. Finish with spring onions and a little drizzle of sesame oil. You don't cook with sesame oil, it's a finishing oil not a cooking oil.