Reborn with Consumption System

Chapter 972: Chapter 394: Where Is the Trust Between People? (2)

Square Face and the Northeastern King are undoubtedly the most badass ones.

For example, equivalent to Zhao Ruilong.

In Jingzhou, no one is allowed to be more badass than him. In all related fields, Zhao the Young Master gets the first taste of meat, and the leftovers are fought over by everyone else.

Han Lie’s ability in the financing field doesn’t compare to those two young masters; they’re not in the same league at all.

He has to rely on himself to win over key figures like Old Dou, Old Xing, and Old Qiu, while others just visit and are showered with attention from investors. How can you even compare?!

And the profits are vastly different too.

A single 2 billion CT debt deal, doing ten deals, 20 billion, with profits going above 5%, and in some special places, it’s so outrageous it can’t even be mentioned...

Han Lie makes only 0.4% from SPD Bank, thanks to a huge favor from Old Huang. Otherwise, getting only 0.2% would be typical.

So, those guys being cocky does have its reasons.

However, Han Lie knows all too well the traps involved.

Right now, it may be profitable, but a few years down the line...

If Han Lie remembers correctly, from ’21 to ’25, in this line of work, an average of over 1,000 big brothers went inside every year, with a peak year clearing close to 2,000 people.

They’re all like Square Face and the Northeastern King, who are now basking in their glory.

If they don’t have solid connections, they can’t do this work, right?

But even if the big shots are earning well now, eventually they have to give it all back. They can’t hold it back; they must spit it all out. Not just incompletely, but thoroughly. Spit out a couple of names above and below, and okay, you get to play smart.

Even pre-emptively fleeing abroad is useless, as people keep looking for them. Many can’t handle the pressure outside for years and eventually turn themselves in.

In Han Lie’s past life, next to his company was an agency doing similar projects. Oh man, half the project team members who ate, drank, and had fun together daily ended up inside...

From the leaders to the handlers, even passing dogs had to be investigated.

Surviving wasn’t about having super solid connections, but about being a meek, transparent scapegoat who only took a fixed salary and wasn’t very involved.

Do you understand how high-risk this industry is now?

Han Lie looked at Square Face playfully, suddenly feeling joyful; a feeling only those reborn could understand.

"Oh, I roughly understand how you guys play. I can’t really learn it, after all, my father is just an ordinary state-owned enterprise worker."

The few young masters were all shocked.

That ordinary?

Then, in sync, they turned towards Tang Xintian, their eyes filled with even more shock and awe than before.

With Han Lie’s family background being so ordinary, it meant Tang Xintian didn’t bring Han Lie to the gathering because of his connections or family acquaintances.

So, what was it for?

There’s only one truth!

And the dog of a man was terribly bad, deliberately hugging Tang Xintian’s waist and saying in a voice not too loud nor too soft: "Sister Tian, thank you for your help, but I’m afraid I can’t converse with these young masters; the fields are too different."

Fang Yuan’s face instantly turned pale, and any hope vanished from his eyes.

If it were just because of family background, wealth, or acquaintances that Tang Xintian was close to Han Lie, he still had a chance.

But if apart from all that, Tang Xintian was only taken by Han Lie’s looks, physique, and charisma, then how could he recover?

Look at the damned clear eyes, the tall posture, the stylish glasses...

It’s obvious he can’t compete!

The weakling was also anxious, his perpetually squinting eyes suddenly widened: "Sister Tian, you can’t be serious?!"

Today, Sister Da Tang’s main target is Gu Zicheng, so she will naturally support Han Lie unconditionally.

After all, it’s no loss to her, right?

She pulled her smelly brother’s hand away and held it in her palm, yet kept trying to clear things up with her mouth.

"Don’t misunderstand, Lil’ Lie is just my little brother. He has a fiancée, you should have heard of, Uncle Pan’s little princess, Pan Ge..."

Everyone collectively opened their mouths, feeling numb.

Whoa, crap!

Sister Tang, you are playing so lavishly now?!

You can’t even leave alone a beefcake with a fiancée?!

Move your hand away! When explaining, quickly move your hand away!

Square Face’s lips just trembled, deeply feeling the disparities of the world.

Is being handsome equal to being unscrupulous?

Does being handsome mean invincibility?

Does being handsome mean no sense of decency?

Is being ugly a crime?!!!

Gu Zicheng exaggeratedly covered her mouth, her gaze continually inspecting every detail of Han Lie’s face, chest, and fingers, with unprecedented seriousness.

The Tang Xintian in her memory wasn’t like this.

Unless...Han Lie knows magic!

Unable to detect anything meaningful, she got a sudden jolt, instinctively glancing towards the middle of Han Lie’s pants.

Can’t, can’t be?!

Tang Xintian... shouldn’t be that kind of woman...

Unless... Han Lie is just too... too skillful?

She didn’t know how to interpret it, her mind was extraordinarily chaotic, completely lost in thought.

Tang Xintian glanced at her sidelong, unable to hold back a blooming smile internally.

Indeed, Sister Da Tang’s psychology studies didn’t go to waste; she had a bit of a scheming trait in her.

Tang Xintian’s main goal was to arouse Gu Zicheng’s curiosity about Han Lie, and considering Gu Zicheng’s personality, she would be compelled to do something to prove her charm surpasses her own.

The result... would naturally be crashing headlong into Ji Lie’s bent orientation that’s more curved than a banana, crashing so hard it makes her question life.

Wakakaka!

Just thinking about it brings such joy and happiness!

Tang Xintian felt that the first wave of stimulation was strong enough. Next, she should let things be and wait for the fish to bite.

Seizing the daze of the others, she secretly gave Han Lie a tug, signaling with her eyes that it was time to go.