Reborn with Consumption System

Chapter 986 - 399: Bro Lie, Don’t Move—Let Me Handle This! (Part 2)

But at the very least he could feel that something was off—yeah, his Brother Lie is really strong, but in reality he and Fang Yuan are completely unrelated, their fields don’t overlap at all."Wei bro, what’s going on?"

Huai Huai was nosy by nature, so he started whispering with Wei Wei right there, trying to figure out what was happening.

"How come Fang Yuan suddenly got so scared of my Brother Lie? That doesn’t make sense, does it?!"

Wei Wei had a deep family background, and he’s someone who truly understands upper-level trends; he saw right through the core nature of this matter.

Seeing Yu Hang and Hu Yameng both come over, ears pricked up, he chuckled and started to explain.

"Fang Yuan’s arrogance and aggressiveness, at root, come from his father’s position. Too many people have to give him face, so when he’s doing normal intermediary deals, he basically never slips up, everything goes smoothly.

But from another angle, he’s just like us—there’s a limit to the resources we can borrow from our fathers.

Our dads have told us again and again not to go around using their names outside to do all kinds of shady crap. You and I sometimes will play a little fake-tiger-using-fox trick, but in the end we don’t dare blow things up and drag them into the spotlight.

Same goes for Fang Yuan.

So if you run into a key person who refuses to give face, a lot of things, relying only on our own Strength, simply won’t move.

Go to your parents—will they even bother with you?

If you don’t get scolded, that’s already pretty good.

And if your parents and that person can’t piss in the same pot, you think slapping everything on the table will help?

No, it’ll only get worse, got it?

Fang Yuan’s project is exactly like that—it’s stuck on that General Manager Hu.

The guy’s just been transferred in from out of town to the Magic Capital, doesn’t have any close ties with any side, and only listens single-mindedly to what his direct big BOSS says.

Everyone in Fang Yuan’s little circle, even if you tie them all together, can’t figure out the guy’s pattern, so of course they can only stew in anxiety.

And you need to think a bit further—Is Fang Yuan only anxious because of the project in front of him?

Looking to the future, as long as General Manager Hu stays in his post and firmly implements the top BOSS’s new strategy, Fang Yuan’s model of waving the tiger skin to pull a big banner is going to keep getting stuck there.

Re-review, right? However long the review takes is his call.

He can even pull out projects that are already done and redo an investigation—that’s literally his legitimate authority.

Past, present, future—three-in-one—there’s an uncountable amount of trouble and hidden risks.

If it were you, wouldn’t you be anxious?

Fang Yuan’s dying to get in with that General Manager Hu, it’s driving him crazy.

Same with Wang Jicheng. Even though he doesn’t really do projects in the Magic Capital and mainly focuses on several big cities in Zhejiang Province, when it comes to capital, the Magic Capital is a reef you can’t sail around.

So even though General Manager Hu’s position isn’t high, it’s extremely crucial.

It’s just that Fang Yuan and our circle simply can’t reach him.

But, as luck would have it, that General Manager Hu used to be half a student of Tang Xintian’s father, and after he came over to our side, the few friends he’s been hanging out with are all from Director Tang’s camp...

Uh, strictly speaking, they’re not any clearly defined faction. It’s more like a group of finance people with the same framework exchanging information with each other.

You should be able to understand the financial circle’s wariness towards local governments, right?

Anyway, up until today, Tang Xintian was theoretically the only same-generation person who could influence General Manager Hu, and Fang Yuan, who’s gone crazy with anxiety, has been pestering her nonstop lately.

That’s also one of the reasons Sister Tangtang suddenly exploded today—she’s really fed up.

Think about it: Sister Tangtang herself didn’t go work under Uncle Tang’s wings. She didn’t go back to the Imperial Capital, didn’t enter the central bank, didn’t join any ministry. With how competitive and wary of suspicion she is, she went to a commercial bank to start from scratch—so how could she possibly go pull favors from General Manager Hu just for Fang Yuan’s matter?

If Tang Xintian won’t reach out, Fang Yuan can only give up that project and completely let it rot.

Then he probably wants to solve the problem from the root—marry Sister Tangtang, join forces, and then he can naturally stir up storms in the financial sector in the future.

In previous years, our gatherings were basically all in summer break, to accommodate as many people’s schedules as possible.

But this year, they moved it up to America’s spring break instead, so a bunch of friends studying in other countries simply couldn’t come back. Now do you get the reason?"

"Fuck!"

Guo Yihuai understood, and a curse flew out of his mouth: "That dogshit Fang-face is fucking sinister! So he’s using us to warm up the atmosphere to help him pick up girls?!"

"That only counts if Sister Tangtang is actually willing to cooperate with him..."

Yu Hang covered her mouth and giggled. Her personality isn’t suited for entering the system, but with years of subtle influence, she’s very good at seeing the essence of problems.

"Yeah, it’s obvious she doesn’t like him and even really resents him."

Hu Yameng hit the nail on the head in one sentence, then asked curiously: "But why would they think Han Lie can influence General Manager Hu? Just because of that one line Han Lie said?"

"I don’t understand why they have that much faith in Han Lie..."

Wei Wei shook his head calmly and spoke frankly: he couldn’t figure it out.

But Fang-face, Kidney-Deficiency Kid, Wang Jicheng and the others knew perfectly well—because of that phone number!

Han Lie uses one of the first four-digit combo segments issued in the Imperial Capital, and Uncle Tang’s family is in the Imperial Capital, and General Manager Hu started directly from a central SOE—everything lines up!

Yeah, you guys know how to make associations...

Wei Wei kept his brain turning and offered a guess—

"Maybe it’s because that big project of Han Lie’s really did get handled through SPD Bank’s President Huang, and President Huang and General Manager Hu are quite close because of their shared background?

Judging from the connections, at the very least Han Lie has the kind of relationship where he can sit at the same table drinking with General Manager Hu. Who knows how close the two of them really are?"

Wei Wei’s guess made plenty of sense.

Guo Yihuai suddenly got excited: "My Brother Lie is fucking awesome! Fang Yuan’s been groveling like crazy and still can’t get General Manager Hu to spare him a single glance, but my Brother Lie? Heh, they’ve long since been calling each other brother!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Whether the girls liked Han Lie’s full-on scumbag vibe or not, they genuinely respected and even admired his ability.

He’s only 20!

An age where you still seem too immature for dating, and then look at Han Lie—what rank is he playing at?

Even though that bit of relationship was intentionally leaked from Han Lie’s own mouth, because it matches a real set of connections, it’s extremely believable.

You have to know, anyone can brag that they’re tight with General Manager Hu, but whether your circle and his circle even intersect is not some kind of secret.

You don’t even need to go check; this bunch of rich kids can judge it directly.

The funniest thing is, even after they’d already determined his words were true, Wei Wei and the others, plus people like Du Xiaoshuai and Gu Zicheng, still felt it was absurd and hard to believe.

Han Lie barely even counts as a proper adult!

This kind of network... is simply unbelievable!

"My Brother Lie has to be awesome!"

Guo Yihuai smacked his chest so hard it thumped, face full of pride, like he himself had become awesome along with him.

Yu Hang rolled her eyes, Hu Yameng lowered her lashes and sighed, and Wei Wei nodded in approval.

"He really is different.

Han Lie isn’t on the same track as us. We’re relying on our families, using face to conquer the world, while he’s already produced real results.

Huai, you did very well on this.

Our pocket money basically has hope of doubling.

I’ve been following Teacher Han’s moves lately too. Though I don’t know exactly which stocks he’s playing, the overall rise of that fund is vicious. In a bear market like this, that’s really rare.

And that’s exactly the key point that lets Teacher Han interact with seniors like General Manager Hu as an equal.

He has his own business, he has ability, his future’s bright—he’s worth investing in on his own, and what’s more, the industry he’s in can already help those big brothers right now.

With interest as the bond and future prospects as the bargaining chip, maybe he really can influence General Manager Hu’s decisions to a huge extent...

Look, Fang Yuan’s decided to start licking."

While Wei Wei and the others were still guessing, Fang-face had already concluded that Han Lie really was close with General Manager Hu.

The Land Development Company’s matter of re-reviewing and re-approving projects is a secret to the outside world.

The boot hasn’t dropped yet—if you’re not an insider, you have no idea this kind of change is happening.

Han Lie didn’t even know him before coming to the gathering, so how could he have done his homework in advance and specifically gone to ask about the Land Development Company?

The guy just mentioned the re-review offhand, which clearly means he’s more than just casually familiar with General Manager Hu.

Fang Yuan stopped clenching his jaw and forced a smile.

Compared to money, what the hell does a bit of face count as?!

Brother Lie, don’t move, I’ll handle this, I’ll handle this!

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I don’t really dare lay it on thick about Fang-face and the others’ background and the detailed causes and effects in the CT maneuvers. This wave of pretending hasn’t been pushed to its peak—an unavoidable loss...