ALL NOVEL Chapter 40: The True Villain and the False Gentleman
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At the moment when Chen Qingbin swung his club, Long Aotian spoke loudly, "Chen's daughter, Chen Mengyun, announced on the spot that she will invest 12 billion into the shantytown renovation project."
"What the heck!?"
Crack!
Chen Qingbin was even more miserable than the two. He didn't fall, but upon hearing the news, he lost his grip, twisting his waist with great force, and the crisp sound of bones cracking could be heard by everyone.
Chen Qingbin hurriedly said with difficulty, "Quick, my... my waist..."
Lu Guanghong hurriedly said, "Old Chen, what's wrong? You're both a noble and wealthy, and your waist isn't working?"
Chen Qingbin was sweating profusely, "Quick! Help me up!"
Cold Tianhao quickly said, "No, I'm a dilapidated noble, and my own waist isn't great either. Haha, 120 billion, your daughter is amazing, I applaud you wealthy aristocrats!"
Xu Zhiyun could only support Chen Qingbin, "Damn, Old Chen, you twisted quite severely this time! 100 billion, is it necessary? In my opinion, anything less than 200 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, feeling better now, none of them were in the mood to argue with each other.
Xu Zhiyun himself leaned on his cue stick, watching the three of them happily.
"Hahaha, the three of you, blowing your horns loudly. One son is talented and promising, and one daughter is a peerless genius, Old Chen, you're the most exaggerated, and your daughter is usually quite well-behaved, why is she following along with this mess? Haha, now it's good, with you three wealthy households backing up the shantytown, I can sleep well tonight."
The three old men gave him a disdainful look.
Xu Zhiyun felt even more pleased with himself.
"Oh? All angry now? Oh dear, our old friendship of many years! Let me tell you, Old Chen, you really don't need to get worked up. 100 billion, although not a small amount, it's not a major issue! Look at Old Lu, his son built him 50 billion in one go, isn't he able to hold his ground? The most pitiful one is Old Leng, from what I know, he's going to invest nearly 5 billion, can your family recover from this? Hahaha!"
Cold Tianhao was infuriated, but just as he was about to retort, his waist began to ache badly.
Xu Zhiyun waved his cue stick a few times, "You see, four people come to play, three people get injured, only I remain unscathed, laughing at the changes in the world."
He turned around and began to gesture.
In a self-assured tone, he recited, "Regret for not matching the military exploits of Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi, slightly inferior to the literary talent of Tang ancestors, a peerless genius like Genghis Khan, only knowing how to bend the bow and shoot the great eagle."
Then he turned back, smiling mischievously at the three breathless old men, and said with a smirk, "All gone."
Then he turned to look into the distance and said loudly, "Appraise the heroes of the world, it all depends on today!"
With that, he, full of blood and enthusiasm, full of pride, full of ambition, with the spirit of swallowing the world, exerted his strength!
At the same time, Long Aotian calmly said, "Xu Xuejiao, on behalf of the Xu family, invested 20 billion."
"What!?"
Boom!
"Ah—! My waist!"
The four old men sat in a row.
Cold Tianhao nodded, "What did Old Xu just say? Saying 100 billion isn't a big deal, then what is considered significant?"
Chen Qingbin said, "He said 200 billion!"
"Oh!" Cold Tianhao said, "Old Xu, your family has met the standard! It's your daughter who has courage. I'm just a fallen noble, and I can't even come up with 50 billion."
Chen Qingbin said, "My daughter at least cares for me. She didn't invest as much as 200 billion. So, in this sense, Old Xu's daughter has more courage! I think Xu Xuejiao is a talented and ambitious person, a peerless genius!"
"Exactly."
Lu Guanghong took a deep breath, "This situation is tricky! What's going on with those four? Did they plan this together?"
Xu Zhiyun couldn't hold back anymore, and angrily said, "Bring me my phone, I need to ask that darn girl what's going on!"
The other three old men said together, "Then you lose! You answer the call first!"
"I lost 20 billion, do I care about winning or losing? What are you guys thinking? Which family isn't losing money!? Still thinking about winning or losing!?"
The other three old men were stunned for a moment, then realized he was right, and quickly asked their secretaries to bring their phones.
The four old men each called their children.
In the restroom, Lu Chengwen sat on an artistic sofa, very arrogant.
System female voice: "Congratulations, host, for investing in a magnificent project that could lead to the bankruptcy of the Lu family."
"Flattery, flattery." Lu Chengwen crossed his legs, "I've endured for three days already, it's time for a reward, isn't it?"
"Please wait, we need to verify it."
"Verify, verify, I'm not in a hurry."
Lu Chengwen felt invincible.
Why am I so talented!? How did I come up with this idea?
And the risk is completely controllable!
When losses reach a certain extent, instantly stop, take all remaining assets, and move the family elsewhere.
With my business acumen, I'll start over and continue making money.
Even if I can't become a billionaire like I am now, being a millionaire is no different!
No difference at all!
The most important thing is, that once I accomplish this feat, I'll completely disappear from Long Aotian's sight.
By then, do I still need to hide from him? He won't even bother to look at me!
System: "Host, after verification, the reward you can receive this time is limited."
"Oh? Why? I've done so much, can't I get a little more? You guys have to be reasonable, right?"
"Well, if you can bankrupt the Lu family completely, for every 100 billion bankrupted, there will be a reward of 1 billion injected into the real world, which you can claim after returning to the real world."
"What about now?"
"Currently, your pharmaceutical company's shares have evaporated by hundreds of billions, but the company is still operating, and the stock price could fluctuate at any time, so it cannot be exchanged."
"Then what about the shantytown renovation project? Can't that count?"
"Sorry, dear, the shantytown project hasn't officially started yet. You need to lose your family's
assets to get the corresponding rewards."
Lu Chengwen angrily said, "Then haven't I endured for three days without being beaten to death? Shouldn't I be rewarded now?"
"Yes, dear!"
"We offer you three choices. First, a copy of the Sunflower Manual. With this manual, you can designate it as a basic manual and continuously upgrade it with points. As the level increases, so will your strength..."
"Move on to the next one."
"Dear, this is our recommended package! If you choose the Sunflower Manual, we'll also provide you with ten beautiful women..."
"Next, next, next!" Lu Chengwen grumbled, "I've already upgraded the Sunflower Manual, what do I need beautiful women for!?"
"Oh, the second option is a Non-Moving King's Divine Power Experience Card. With this card, you have one invincible period, where you can defend against all physical attacks, with unlimited defense."
"This one's not bad."
Lu Chengwen rubbed his chin, "It's a pity it's only one chance. If it were unlimited, that would be awesome, and I wouldn't fear Long Aotian anymore."
"What's the third option?"
"The third one is a top-tier Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms Experience Card, limited to one use. With this card, you can instantly kill any opponent, and all the people you dislike can be instantly eliminated. Except for Long Aotian himself."
Lu Chengwen thought for a moment, what do I need the Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms for?
Except for Long Aotian? Besides him, there's no one else I want to kill. This one's useless to me.
"I choose the Non-Moving King's Divine Power."
"Okay, please take it. By the way, for every 100 billion in losses or gains in your assets, you can exchange for 1 billion in the real world. But we'll only calculate the total for you, and you won't be able to withdraw the rewards in both directions."
"So, I have to either make crazy money or lose crazy money, is that it?"
"Yes, dear!"
"Got it."
"But dear, you must pay attention to your actions. You can't do anything beyond reason."
"Such as?"
"For example, you can't directly transfer assets to strangers, that doesn't count; nor can you deliberately buy goods at exorbitant prices, that doesn't count either; you also can't deliberately damage valuable assets, such as destroying antiques, burning buildings, making high-priced insurance claims, etc..."
"Don't worry, I don't need such lowly means, I can still ruin a future without them!"
Lu Chengwen laughed.
For now, things seem to be progressing smoothly.
With my family having hundreds of billions in assets, if I keep losing at this rate, leaving tens of billions as capital would be enough, and the rest of the hundreds of billions could accumulate tens of billions in bonuses in the real world!
Tens of billions!
That's definitely a huge wealth that ordinary people can't imagine in their lifetimes.
But, I have to rely on losing money to accumulate bonuses, and I can't make money or do business.
I'm currently the fattest sheep in Xuecheng if I continue to make money... Long Aotian will eventually target me for the merger of the Four Great Families.
And my old man and old lady only have a son, no daughter to join Long Aotian's harem.
This is a dead end for Lu Chengwen.
The only way out is to make the Lu family collapse as soon as possible, and then Long Aotian will lose interest in me.
Moving the whole family south, willing to be a low-profile wealthy person, so that both myself and my family can survive.
...
Cold Tianhao looked at Cold Qingqiu, "Qingqiu, tell me, what are you thinking?"
Cold Qingqiu said, "Lu Chengwen won't make a losing deal, and Xu Xuejiao and Chen Mengyun have both invested heavily. I think this might be an opportunity. Our Cold family absolutely cannot fall behind."
Cold Tianhao frowned, "49 billion, are you sure? All of our cash, the future of our family, are you going to bet them all?"
"Yes." Cold Qingqiu said decisively, "The more desperate the situation, the more we have to be bold. I believe in my judgment."
Cold Tianhao slammed the table, "Then what about that piece of land? How are we going to deal with it? What are we going to use to get that land?"
"Choose one of two, I've made my choice."
"You don't even qualify to make a choice. You're just a CEO, you don't have that decision-making power!"
"You asked me to attend the meeting, and I represented you. The deal has been made, and we've signed a contract with the government. This money, we must invest."
"You..."
Long Aotian, at this moment, put down his glass and stood up, "Qingqiu, you've made a big mistake this time."
"What does it have to do with you?"
"Don't be rude! Little friend Aotian is now my advisor."
Long Aotian smiled slightly, "We can breach the contract, I can use my connections to minimize the losses. Then quickly take down that piece of land."
"I won't agree to breach the contract."
Long Aotian said seriously, "Qingqiu, why don't you understand? You know who Lu Chengwen is, he's just a cunning little man, how can you trust him?"
Cold Qingqiu looked at Long Aotian coldly, "I can see his heart, it's pure and clean, whereas you are a true hypocrite, a real villain."
Cold Tianhao said, "Enough! I've announced that next week, we'll have a board meeting, and I'll reappoint Long Aotian as the CEO of Qianfeng Group. As for you, be his deputy."
"What did you say!?"
Cold Tianhao snorted, "Also, your engagement with Lu Chengwen, is canceled!"
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