Reborn with Consumption System-Chapter 470 - 221: Girl, You Have to Help Me!_4

Up close, Ruoxi’s looks weren’t quite as divine as the press releases made them out to be, with some noticeable flaws in her bone structure even with makeup on. However, her temperament was indeed excellent.

Both had a rare absence of the frivolity commonly found in the entertainment industry, which gave Han Lie a rather good impression.

Thus, Han Lie took the initiative to make a joke. "Last month, when Teacher Wu and Teacher Liu announced their relationship, the spectacle of Weibo crashing really gave me a scare. I truly admire both of your courage and envy your love. I offer my early congratulations and wish you both a harmonious union and a lifetime together."

Ruoxi blushed shyly with a reserved smile, while the old-timer Wu Qilong beamed with delight.

"Thank you for your kind words. When we have our grand wedding, Teacher Han, you must definitely come and have a drink," he said.

President Cai silently curled her lips at the side.

Right, the company’s top star had just reached the first tier and was already being whisked away—eight hundred thousand young lions were in distress. No wonder she was anxious.

Seeing they were engaged in lively conversation, President Cai beckoned two girls over with a backhand gesture.

She forcefully wedged herself in, introducing them to Han Lie with enthusiasm.

"Teacher Han, these are the newcomers from our company, Nazha and Bing Qing."

Brother Lie felt quite surprised—what was going on? Suddenly handing out perks?

Not afraid of... COUGH, COUGH!

"Nazha, Fan Bingbing, this is Teacher Han Lie—the guest of honor at today’s celebration dinner and the actual controller of Zhongcheng Investment."

President Cai’s attitude was hard to pin down. It wasn’t quite like she was trying to sell her artists, yet her enthusiasm was curiously pronounced.

Second Sister Jin glanced at the two young flowers, then at Wu Qilong, before suddenly breaking into laughter.

The two young flowers were very polite and greeted Han Lie somewhat timidly, "Hello, Teacher Han. I am..."

"Stop!"

Han Lie hastily waved his hand. "My field has nothing to do with yours. Please don’t call me teacher; just use my name."

It’s understandable for older people to call him Teacher Han as a form of politeness, but when girls of the same age do so... it feels like the next second a classroom.AVI scenario is about to start.

Getting a closer look, Han Lie discreetly appraised the two newcomers, inwardly marveling.

Bing Qing had a distinct, recognizable movie-star face, and her bone structure was even superior to Ruoxi’s.

But compared to Nazha... it was just too cruel.

Among all the women present, including Lü Shuli, Jiao Fangyan, and Liang Wu, none could match her. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

This girl, in person, was breathtakingly stunning.

Her on-camera beauty was aggressively stunning, but in person, she was soft and tender, exuding a mix of insecurity and charm. Moreover, her proportions were exceptional; her very presence transformed any spot she stood on into a scenic view.

But Han Lie was just looking; he was too lazy to chat.

In front of someone else’s CEO, what’s there to talk about? Tell her to focus more on her career and not be so love-crazed? Give me a break!

Brother Lie simply started communicating with Second Sister Jin instead.

It wasn’t hard to guess what was on Second Sister Jin’s mind; she was cozying up to Han Lie, undoubtedly because of his substantial cash reserves.

True enough, after a few words, she boldly proposed, "Make sure to leave enough space for me in your first private equity fund—at least 300 million. That won’t be a problem, right?"

Not a problem my foot! A private equity fund isn’t better off with more principal. Just considering China’s A-share market, a scale of 2 to 3 billion is the most cost-effective range. With large-cap stocks, you can make quick entries and exits. When trading trending sector stocks, you can effectively cover high-value targets. Furthermore, by diversifying to capture market leaders and trade speculative ’demon stocks,’ you can operate flexibly for high short-term returns. With the bull market still over nine months away, the current focus can only be on rotating small and medium-cap stocks. Starting with 2 billion, it’s easy to reach a 10 billion scale comfortably, ensuring efficiency without overworking for others. Upon reaching 10 billion, it would be time to close the fund; personal funds should be close to 3 billion by then. After that, the focus would shift to Private Equity Fund No. 2, based on personal capital, and Fund No. 3, for relationships and favors. That’s when the real money is made. So, the initial scale absolutely can’t be too large; if it is, there’s no way to leverage it properly. As things stand, Zhongcheng’s shareholders could contribute at least 800 million. If Second Sister Jin takes 300 million, that leaves 900 million from the 2 billion target. How should that be allocated? The key is, Han Lie wasn’t particularly impressed with Second Sister Jin’s resources. The entertainment business, the poultry industry, nightclubs, KTVs... where’s the core value in that? What’s the appeal? So, this was a door he absolutely couldn’t open.

"300 million might be difficult, Second Sister. My first product has a planned cap of 2 billion. If you take 15% of that, the remainder will be hard to distribute."

Their conversation left the new entertainers Nazha and Fan Bingbing in a daze.

One is practically forcing money on him, and the other is refusing it as too much—is this how the world of tycoons works?

The era of massive internet traffic hadn’t arrived yet, and the income of stars hadn’t exploded. This year, the highest-ranking female star on the Forbes list was Wang Fei, with 136 million, followed by Fan Xiaopang, with 103 million, while Tang Ren’s top star, an unmotivated loafer, wasn’t even on the list.

But here was a peer nonchalantly mentioning 2 billion...

Big shot, big shot, my apologies!

The two didn’t doubt Han Lie was bragging. After all, Second Sister Jin was the most famous broker in their circle, with a rather good reputation; she wouldn’t joke about such things.

The kids were clueless, old Wu showed some eagerness, while President Cai frowned in contemplation.

Second Sister Jin haggled with Han Lie for a while, but seeing the young man wouldn’t budge, she gritted her teeth fiercely.

"Let’s talk about this later. Anyway, I won’t shortchange you. You check out the gift I’ve got for you later and see if you are satisfied—then we’ll talk, okay?"

Han Lie wasn’t concerned; he just brushed it aside.

"Alright, we’ll talk later."

Afterward, he took Wu Qilong’s business card, symbolically added President Cai on WeChat, and Han Lie left.

Dealing with Liu Minghao’s side of things would be the most troublesome. Filtering out valuable, correct customers from the riffraff and local bullies was a big project.

And as soon as Han Lie left, Second Sister Jin pulled President Cai into a corner.

"Sister, you gotta help me!"