Chapter 40

Just as Chen Qingbin was about to swing his club, Long Aotian loudly announced, "Xu Jia's Xu Xuejiao has just announced on the spot that she will invest 12 billion yuan into the slum renovation project."

"What the hell!?"

Snap!

Chen Qingbin was even worse off than the other two. He didn't fall, but when he heard this news, he lost his grip and twisted his waist so hard that everyone heard the crisp sound of his bones.

Chen Qingbin hurriedly said with difficulty, "Quick, my... my waist..."

Lu Guanghong quickly said, "Old Chen, what's wrong? You're a noble and rich, but even your waist can't handle it?"

Chen Qingbin was sweating profusely, "Quick! Help me up!"

Leng Tianhao quickly said, "I can't, I'm a fallen noble, and my waist isn't in great shape either. Ha ha, 12 billion, it's still your daughter who's impressive. I give a thumbs up to you rich nobles!"

Xu Zhiyun had to support Chen Qingbin, "Damn, Old Chen, you twisted your waist pretty badly! Is 10 billion really that much? In my opinion, anything less than 20 billion isn't worth it. Look at you, take it easy, take it easy..."

The three old men with injured waists sat in a row, and now, none of them had any temper left.

Xu Zhiyun leaned on his golf club and laughed at them.

"Ha ha ha, you three, each of you boasts so loudly. One son is a great strategist, one daughter is a generation's pride, and Old Chen, you're the most exaggerated. Your daughter is usually quite well-behaved, why is she also causing trouble? Ha ha, this is great. With your three families leading the slum renovation, I can sleep well tonight."

The three old men glared at him.

Xu Zhiyun became even more pleased.

"Oh? You're all angry? Oh, we've been friends for so many years! Let me tell you, Old Chen, you really don't need to get so worked up. 10 billion is a lot, but it's not a life-changing amount! Look at Old Lu, his son gave him 50 billion in one go, and he remained calm. The most pitiful is Old Leng, who has to invest nearly 5 billion. Can your family recover? Ha ha ha!"

Leng Tianhao was almost furious, but as soon as he tried to sit up to retort, his waist hurt badly.

Xu Zhiyun swung his golf club a few times, "Look, four of us came to play, three of us got injured, and only I am standing here, laughing at the world."

He turned around and started to gesture.

He recited, "Alas, the Qin and Han emperors lacked literary talent; the Tang and Song emperors were slightly inferior in elegance. The great hero Genghis Khan only knew how to bend his bow and shoot eagles."

Then he turned back, smiling at the three angry old men, and said with a wicked smile, "All that is past."

He then turned to look into the distance and loudly said, "Count the great figures, and it is today's heroes!"

After that, he, filled with passion and ambition, swung his club with all his might!

At the same time, Long Aotian calmly said, "Xu Xuejiao has just announced that the Xu family will invest 20 billion yuan."

"What!?"

Snap!

"Ah—! My waist!"

The four old men sat in a row.

Leng Tianhao nodded, "What did Old Xu say just now? He said 10 billion isn't a big deal, so how much is a big deal?"

Chen Qingbin said, "He said 20 billion!"

"Oh!" Leng Tianhao said, "Old Xu, your family has met the standard! It's still your daughter who has the courage. I'm just a fallen noble, and I can only come up with less than 5 billion."

Chen Qingbin said, "My daughter at least still cares about me and didn't go as far as 20 billion. In this case, it's still Old Xu's daughter who has the bigger guts! I think Xu Xuejiao is the one with great vision and a generation's pride!"

"Sure, sure, sure."

Lu Guanghong took a deep breath, "This is strange! What's going on with those four? Did they plan this?"

Xu Zhiyun couldn't hold it anymore and said angrily, "Give me my phone, I need to ask this brat what's going on!"

The other three old men said together, "Then you lose! You take the call first!"

"I've lost 20 billion, do I care about losing? What are you guys thinking? Who isn't losing? Still thinking about winning and losing?"

The other three old men were stunned, thought about it, and then each called their secretary to get their phones.

The four old men, each holding their waists, called their children.

...

In the bathroom, Lu Chengwen sat on an artistic sofa, extremely arrogant.

System girl: "Congratulations, host, for investing in a project that could lead to the Lu family's bankruptcy."

"Too much praise, too much praise." Lu Chengwen shook his leg, "I've already held on for three days, shouldn't I get a reward?"

"Please wait, we need to verify it, dear!"

"Verify, verify, I'm not in a hurry."

Lu Chengwen felt that he was truly invincible.

How can I be so talented? How did I think of bankrupting my own family?

And the risk is completely controllable!

Once the loss reaches a certain level, I can instantly stop it, take all the remaining assets, and move to another place to live.

With my business acumen, I can start over and continue to make money.

Even if I can't become a billionaire like I am now, being a billionaire is no different!

There is no difference!

It makes no difference to me at all!

Most importantly, once I complete this feat, I will completely disappear from Long Aotian's radar.

Then, do I still need to go to great lengths to avoid him? He won't even bother to look at me!

System: "Hello, host, we have verified, and the reward you can get this time is limited."

"What? Why? I did so much, can't I get more? You have to be reasonable, right?"

"It's like this, if you can make the Lu family completely bankrupt, for every 10 billion lost, you will receive 100 million in real-world rewards, which you can claim after returning to the real world."

"What about now?"

"Currently, your pharmaceutical company's shares have lost several billion, but the company is still operating, and the stock price could fluctuate at any time, so it cannot be redeemed."

"What about the slum renovation project?"

"Sorry, dear, the slum renovation project hasn't officially started yet. You need to really lose your family's assets to get the corresponding rewards."

Lu Chengwen said angrily, "Then, after holding on for three days without being killed, shouldn't I get a reward?"

"Yes, dear!"

"We have given the host three choices. The first is the 'Manual of the Sunflower,' with this manual, the host can set it as a basic manual and upgrade it with points. As the level increases, your strength will gradually..."

"Next one."

"Dear, this is our recommended package! If you choose the 'Manual of the Sunflower,' we will also give you ten beautiful women..."

"Next, next, next!" Lu Chengwen grumbled, "I've already upgraded the 'Manual of the Sunflower,' what do I need beautiful women for?"

"Oh, the second choice is the 'Immovable Mingwang Power Experience Card.' With this card, you have one invincible moment, which can defend against all physical attacks with no upper limit."

"This is good."

Lu Chengwen rubbed his chin: Unfortunately, it's only one chance. If it were unlimited, I wouldn't be afraid of Long Aotian anymore.

"What's the third one?"

"The third is the top-tier 'Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms Experience Card,' limited to one use. With this card, you can instantly defeat any opponent, and all the characters you look down on can be eliminated instantly, except for Long Aotian himself."

Lu Chengwen thought, what do I need the 'Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms' for?

Except for Long Aotian? I don't have any other enemies I want to crush, so this is useless.

"I choose the 'Immovable Mingwang Power.'"

"Good, please keep it. By the way, for every 10 billion you lose or gain, you can redeem 100 million in real-world rewards. However, we will only calculate the total, and you cannot withdraw the rewards in both directions."

"Meaning, I have to either make a lot of money or lose a lot of money, right?"

"Yes, dear!"

"I understand."

"But, dear, you need to be careful with your methods. You cannot do anything that goes beyond reason."

"For example?"

"For example, you cannot directly transfer assets to strangers, that doesn't count; you also cannot intentionally buy items at exorbitant prices, that doesn't count either; and you cannot intentionally damage valuable assets, such as destroying antiques or burning buildings, and then getting huge insurance payouts..."

"Rest assured, I don't need such low-level methods. I can still lose my way to a future!"

Lu Chengwen smiled.

So far, things are going smoothly.

My family has several billion in assets. If I continue to lose at this rate, I can leave a few billion as capital, and the rest of the several billion can be converted into several billion in real-world rewards!

Several billion!

That is an enormous fortune that most people can't even imagine in their lifetime.

However, I must accumulate rewards by losing money, not by making money.

I am now the fattest sheep in Xuecheng. If I continue to make money... Long Aotian will eventually target me to merge the four major families.

And my parents only have a son, not a daughter to join Long Aotian's harem.

This is a dead end for Lu Chengwen.

The only way out is to quickly make the Lu family completely collapse, and then Long Aotian will lose interest in me.

Move south, be a low-profile rich person, and my family and I can all survive.

...

Leng Tianhao looked at Leng Qingqiu, "Qingqiu, tell me, what are you thinking?"

Leng Qingqiu said, "Lu Chengwen doesn't do losing deals, and Xu Xuejiao and Chen Mengyun have both invested heavily. I think this is likely a trend. Our Leng family cannot fall behind."

Leng Tianhao frowned, "4.9 billion, you have calculated that we have to bet all our cash and the future of our family, right?"

"Yes." Leng Qingqiu said firmly, "The more desperate the situation, the more we need to take risks. I believe my judgment is correct."

Leng Tianhao slammed the table, "What about that piece of land? What are we going to do with it?"

"Two choices, I made my choice."

"You don't have the right to make such a decision, you are just a president, not the one with the final say!"

"You asked me to represent you at the meeting, and I have already spoken and signed the contract with the government. We must pay this money."

"You..."

At this moment, Long Aotian put down his wine glass and stood up, "Qingqiu, you have made a big mistake this time."

"What does it have to do with you?"

"Be respectful! Aotian is now my advisor."

Long Aotian smiled, "We can breach the contract, and I can use my connections to minimize the loss. Then we can quickly acquire that piece of land."

"I will not agree to breach the contract."

Long Aotian said seriously, "Qingqiu, don't you understand? You know who Lu Chengwen is, he is just a speculator. How can you trust him?"

Leng Qingqiu looked at Long Aotian coldly, "I can see his heart, his heart is pure and clean, while you are the one who is hypocritical and pretentious."

Leng Tianhao said, "Enough! I have already announced that I will hold a board meeting next week and reappoint Long Aotian as the president of Qianfeng Group. As for you, be his deputy."

"What did you say!?"

Leng Tianhao snorted, "Also, your engagement to Lu Chengwen is canceled!"