Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 451 - 215 Really Came to the Door_3

However, Han Lie still didn’t change his mind.

"Let’s leave it at that! Do they have the guts to keep us holed up in here and wear us down?"

Jiao Fangyan was speechless as she looked at her young boss, feeling that this guy was utterly unreliable, but at times incredibly dependable in extraordinary ways. So... was this the capriciousness of a genius?

"Perhaps you should deal with it personally after all, considering it’s Zexi..." she finally advised.

These days, in the entire financial circle of the Yangtze River Delta, there weren’t many private equity peers who dared to ignore the grandmaster. Regardless of how dirty their tricks were, their reputation and scale were there for all to see—the unquestionable top dog in the scene, not tolerating any dissent from lesser players. Jiao Fangyan’s caution was fully justified; after all, her direct superior had always been extremely obsequious when dealing with President Xu, almost like coaxing a grandfather.

But Han Lie’s reluctance to deal with the issue also had its full set of reasons.

In this country, if you took the wrong path and refused to repent, who else but you should be cleaned up? Not only was he himself done for, but also the top three of the Ning City Expendables Team, later several senior executives of Zexi, and the chairpersons of associated companies... All were wiped out. Old Shu was considered lucky, as he made it until 2019 before being dealt with, but the fine still hurt his vitality greatly. Later, these people all vanished from the scene; whether they were tired of it all, could no longer keep up with the style of the new era, or had been taught a lesson by the market, nobody really knew.

In any case, Han Lie had personally witnessed the downfall of an original big shot from the Expendables Team. Let’s call this guy Mr. Qian; he had more than a billion in funds, occupied a large trading room by himself, had four traders under him, with the head of the brokerage checking in on him three times a day. Old Qian’s operation was straightforward and brutal—he would find a stock with a concept and momentum but not a leader, specialize in buying at the last minute, push it to the daily limit, and then exit after a 3% jump at the start of trading the next day. This approach wasn’t always successful, but the success rate was definitely over 70%, which made it seriously profitable. Later on, as soon as he started his end-of-day push, the exchange wouldn’t even bother issuing a warning letter; they would just come knocking—"Tomorrow, you’re only allowed to buy, not to sell. Have fun!"

Old Qian couldn’t play the game anymore and, disheartened, withdrew from the scene, buying two buildings on the inner ring and starting to collect rent. That happened in 2018, and Han Lie remembered it clearly. Old Qian had bought in at the peak, and by 2025, his net worth was slashed in half...

So you see, although Han Lie thought he wasn’t very talented, and without the system, he was just an ordinary corporate drone, in reality, the scattered information he possessed was enough to make him a superhero in this era.

"I don’t want to have anything to do with Zexi."

Han Lie firmly refused and pushed Old Zhao out. "Let Zhao Zhongshi wait; we’ll just see what he’s made of."

Jiao Fangyan really had no other choice, so she could only go and inform Zhao Zhongshi.

Upon hearing about this matter, Zhao Zhongshi immediately returned to his office and started preparing to face the big shot’s inquiry.

At 3:10 PM, before the Dragon Tiger List was even out, a call came in, just as expected. The caller was President Xu’s assistant, who got straight to the point, declaring, "Our President Xu would like to have a chat with President Han."

Zhao Zhongshi had considered many scenarios but had never anticipated this one. Not daring to take it lightly, he hurriedly noted down President Xu’s private number and turned to look for Han Lie.

"President Han, what do you think?"

Daxia and Stone had already come out of the trading room and, along with Lü Shuli, Yue Xiu, and Liang Wu, had all gathered in Han Lie’s office. The group of peers was sharing campus gossip and romances. Gossip came first, romance after, making it clear that it wasn’t any serious romance.

Zhao Zhongshi suddenly arrived with a troubled look, interrupting Han Lie’s entertainment. Han Lie wasn’t inclined to get angry over something so trivial, but he did start to become curious.

Just 300 million, and it actually got President Xu to personally "stoop to grace" to communicate with a newcomer like me? Surely not?! Ha, this is getting interesting...

Han Lie stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

Everyone present, whether they had heard of President Xu’s fame or not, instinctively quieted down, holding their breath and waiting for his decision.